Evening journal., 1922-07-08
MRS. WALLER
Heads STATE
CLUBWOMEN

| berlain, of Middletown; director tc
General Federation. Mrs. II. d
Boyer, OF Smyrna, the retiring presi-
dent.
Mrs. A. d. Warner. Of Whining
ton, hailed as the mother of Wo-
mems Clubs in Delaware, was elect
ed honorary president of the -Eeder-
Directors were elec ed from the
| veri, US clubs. who, wt'h the officers,
will .. Ike up the board If directors
o. t.-e (, ieration. as follows:
Belefoate Civic Club, Mrs. Will
liam Liverm IRE; Blue Rock Com
mrnlty Club. Mrs. John Kellum;
Bridgeville Tuesday Night Club, Mrs.
IC. Leon Cannon; Claymont
Women's Club, Mrs. T. C. Alexan-
der; Clayton Century Club, Mrs.
Harvey Boggs; Delaware City Cen
tury Club. Mrs. IT. j. Whlteman;
Delaware Division. International
Sunshine Society. Miss F.. May
Bacon; Delmar New Century Club,
Mrs Arthur II. Brewington; Dover
New Century Club. Mrs. r. IL.
VanDyke; Elsmere Civic Club
Mrs. w. B. Johnson; FELTON, Avon
Club. Mrs. w. Hargadine; George
town New Century Club, Mrs. o. d.
Robinson: Lewes ZwanT endoel Club
Mrs Jacob Morris; Middl, % Wn New
Century Club. Mrs. c. c. VI = v
ford New Century Club. Ms. =. G.
Evans: Milton New Century Club,
Mrs. Sarah Erwin: Newark New
ark New Century Club, Mrs. c. o.
Houghton; New Castle New Century
Club. Miss Bertha Lambson; New
port Women's Club, Mrs. W. l.. Duff;
Rehoboth Women's Club, Mrs. John
McCabe; Richardson Park Civic
club. Mrs. Samuel II. Caussman;
Seaford Avon Club. Mrs. W. L.
Longedyke; Selbyville Home Max
ers' Club, Mrs. Ia'ison Moore;
Smyrna New Centu.y Cub. Mis-,
Emily Spruance: Wasf ION Heights
New Century Club, Ars. r. d. Weir
VIII. National order Retail Druggists.
Mrs. c. F. Young: Wilm.neton New
Century Club, Mrs. = der.ck Bring
hurst: Wilmington Section Council Of
Jewish Women Mrs. Henry Jacoby;
wyoming Round Table, Mrs. Laura
T. McKeown; Garden City Club, Mrs.
.C. Wescott; Marshallton Civics Club,
Mrs. l.. b. Guest. Several clubs did
not propose members for election
to the board today but they will oe
selected later.
Mrs. Boyer, the retiring president
installed Mrs. Waller. the new presi-
dent, and the latter installed the
other officers.
At the closing sessions resolutions
were offered and adopted expressing
the appreciation of the federation to
Pierre s. DUPONT for what he has
done for the public school system Of
the state and to Senator T. Coleman
dupont for his generosity in building
good roads the length of the State.
other resolutions adopted were one
providing for the Federation to CO.
operate with the Board of Trustees
OF the University of Delaware when
the campaign is started to raise
funds for the erection of library
building at the university, Newark.
Extending sympathy to Mrs r
l.. Holiday Of Dover a member OF
the board OF directors the past year
who is IN at her home
To petition the Governor and next
Legislature for an appropriation to
teach the baby blind, the money to
be used through the State Board OF
Education.
Endorsing the suggestion OF Miss
Marie Lockwood. for the estab-
Hshment in the State OF a Child
Welfare Department with four sep
arate divisions.
Thanking the Rehoboth club, the
press and others who assisted in
making the annual session of the
federation a success.
Another resolution adopted thank
ed Mrs A. d. Warner, who recently
by a personal gift increased the con
trlbutloD OF $500 OF the Delaware
State Federation to $1,000 to the
fund for the, erection OF a federation
headquarters in Washington.
other resolutions adopted are
summarized as follows:
Favoring separate prisons for men
and women. also that prisoners be
given instruction in regard to health
and the parole law be encouraged.
Endorsing standard course OF
study Tor the elementary and high
schools in the state.
Urging the observation OF the
Fourth of July as citizenship
day in accordance with tn e
plans of the General Federation.
That each club shall include q
study of citizenship in its program
for the coming year to comply, as
near as possible. with the one fur
nlshed.
Urging the women to use their in
fuence for better music in the home
school. theatre Sunday school and
dance hall.
Urging them to see that proper
reverence be shown the 18th
amendment and the laws Of the
land.
Urging the women to circulate pc
tition for kindergartens in the pub
lie schools.
Placing themselves on record
as in favor OF an immediate at
tempt TO secure such amendment
10 the Delaware child labor law at
the next session of the Legislature
that might bring the state law up
to the federal standards.
Urging individual clubs to coop
crate that consideration be given to
the destruction OF trees and green's,
depicting forests, favoring small
Christmas trees that may be used
afterward for planting. and suggest
ing the planting of Christmas trees
in community centers.
The bylaws OF the Federation
were amended this morning 10 al
low the election OF officers at large