Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-12
DELAWARE WOMEN AT
BALTIMORE MEET
State League Of Women Voters
to be Represented at Con-
vention and Exhibition.

~ Ant fNnibiiltn room tho con-
vention OF the National Lceguc of
Women Voters in Baltimore. April
20 10 %. an exhibition OF the work ac-
comphshed by each state league will
he shown. 80 that other leagues may
see what has been done elsewhere
The Delaware League Will b~ repre-
sented by the following report, which
outlined the work accomplished in
the legislative program since 1920:
An important bill. actively sup
ported by tho State League. which
passed the State Legislature IL that
on Child Welfare. The bill created a
Child Welfare Commission. with
broad powers, provided for child
| health centers throughout tho State
and for travelling child health center
II provides for an appropriation OF
100000 annually for two years. which
enables Delaware 60 accent tho PRO
visions OF the Sheppard Townor bill
bill haa been passed providing State
supervision Of children placed by
agencies. as well as a bill requiring
the use of prophylsctlvs In the ewes
OF new born, use TO he stated on birth
certificate. also kind designated The
Mothers Pension law waa amended 10
allow 81 10 tie for one child and 81 10
! 81 for each additional child and 10
provide pensions Cor grandmothars
ana others In loco PARENTS and also give
pensions 10 wives OF prisoners The nd
/ mlnlsvative appropriation was in
creased from 81 900 10 $4,000
n bill In the interests OF American
citizenship was passed providing for a
class In immigrant education IN every
school district in the state where ten
or more immigrants request Il. and
! arproTsistins teS 900 Tor two wears
/ They also actively supported a BIT 20
extend suffrage TO women. OF the
state in all municipal election. az
well es bills making appropriation for
+ free diphthcria antitosin and immuni-
ration serum. and bgli requiring thu,
the minimum educa tton.i equipment
FOR nurces in training be one year IN
High School and tho minimum for
state reRis.a lion, two years in a
general hospital
The following hills wore actively
opposed ny the state League and
We're defeated \ state school bill
witch would have placed the schools
under political domination and on At
tempt 20 abolish the direct primary
The two bills that were actively
supported by tho state League which
failed to pass were an amendment 60
the Mothers Pension Law. increasing
the amount ~ state and county fund.
available for pensions. and a bill pro
vidins for a separate building for
l.. 4.
o. The League Endorsed. but DID not
actively support. several hills which
, were enacted one repealed the law
, allowing the binding out OF children
p, Another provided legitimizat,on OF
p, children born out ~ wrdlock either bS
b subsequent marriage 80 parents or rs
written acknowledgment Of parontas.
filed in the parliamentary Once. Tn,
p marriage law was revised, prohihitins
= marriage OF FIRST cousins. those with
! communicable diseases. persons or
probation or parole. except with per
= mission and raising tho rnhrriasca hI'
age with parents consent. for Eirli
b to 10, boys to IS. An appropriation wa,
J. paessd for supervising nurse for mid
wives Of state under control ~ Stat
Board Of Health. The League in6orse,
: the bill creating tho seven msnbe
j Board Of Education for this city. q
e be elected at large. II also indorse,
. amendments TO the Sanitary Law 70
Female Workers including trsnspor
tstion in the establishments covered
making the owner of building respon
sible FOR improvements which bccom
part OF the building; allowing tn
Labor Commission 20 make rules an
r regulations TO carry out existing pro
visions Of the low.
Bills which they Endorsed whicl
failed Of passage were larger appro
priation for the care 81 the feebl
Y minded: appropriation for the Societ
for the Prevention Of Cruelty 10 Chi
dren; eight-hour day and 4s-hou
week for women in industry: prihibi,
ing OF employment OF women for tw
n weeks before and Ave weeks afte
child birth and providing for com
pensation for care OF mother and chill
when such should be deemed neces
. sary by Mothers Pension Commission
: increasing the appropriation Of IN
y State Labor Commission and allowin
. the commission 10 set the salaries an
define the duties Of its employees
e amendments 10 the Child Labor Law
g, "A joint legislative committee be
:, been formed with the following OF
= CARNATIONS represented: Delawar
il League Of Women Voters; Republica
y women's Committee; Democratic VIZ
mems Committee; Delaware stat
V Federation Of Women's Clubs: Dels
ware State Grange. Women's Commit
tee: Parent-Teacher Association
. Delaware: Consumers League Of DE
. aware; Womsn's Christian Temper
ance Union; Delaware State Teach
- ers' Association: Delaware Associate
Of College Women"
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