Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-01
URGES BETTER
ENFORCEMENT
OF DRY LAW
Mrs. Felix T. McWhirter De-
pIores Laxity Before COUn-
Gil of Women.

"If the people who are making
reat hue and cry over the lack OF per
sonal freedom in the United States ana
who are so loud in their praises OF
Frances glory do not care to abide by
the laws Of this country. why do +haF
MT get out of it?" asked Mrs Felix Nc
W-hirter, at the meeting Of the CounclI
Of Women yesterday in the Board OF
Trade building, following the discus
sion lncheon in the dining room
eve have laws and the Volstead law is
inst as much a law as those we have had
for a century, and open ridicule and
brazen breaking of the law should be
stonned." Mrs. McWhi continued She
urged the women of the council to take
up their eudgels against the local stu
alton in regard to "fagrant uncontrolled
violation Of the dry law.
Mrs. McWhirter also extended to the
women an invitation to join the Chamber
of Commerce saying that the men We're
anxious for the women interested IN
municipal affairs and betterment Of IN
dianspolis to affiliate with the organl-
COMMITTEE ON CITY
HALL REPORTS.
Following Mrs McWhirter's talk the
meeting was turned over to the city hall
committee Of which Mrs. Thomas W.
Demmerly is chairman, who in her IN
troductory remarks made the suggestion
that school Of instruction for city offi-
ciaIs would be an excellent thing FOR the
city.
CITY council committee She said that
she had spent a large portion Of her
time hunting the city charter to find
ont inst what the council should be,
and after a search of several dfys she
located 1t and found that it called for
i council of twenty-one members. Miss
Sickler declared that an upto-date 1922
model of the charter should be in the
sity files.
WEIGHTS INSPECTOR
ADDRESSES COUNCIL.
&frs I, T Riddle, woman inspector Of
geights and measures Of the city, re-
norted from the council weights and
measures committee She said that the
women themselves were the real factors
in putting an end to short weight orders
that no city department or board could
have ery great effect without the active
cooperation Of the housewives. She sug-
gests that the women weigh their gro
series and keep a monthly record OF
such. then at the end of the time IL they
and . steady shortage of weights, report
it to the city department.
nTf ALI the women in the city would
follow such a plan the short-weight
trouble would soon be ended" she said,
..but as it is. there are hundreds Of com
pIaints. but very few facts, it is up to
the women to act. not merely talk"
Mrs. Martin Reiffel Of the board Of
safety committee, asked the women to CO.
operate with the Original South Side
woman's Club Of which she Is president
in cleaning up the comfort station on
Kentucky avenue, which the club investi-
gated and found to be harbor for wom-
en- of unsavory reputation to smoke
cigarettes, and drink liquor.
Mrs. Walter ,Geisel of the photoplay
committee, Mrs. Wolf Sussman of the
market committee and Mrs. II. E. Won
Grimmenstein of the park board commit
tee and Mrs. Alta Delaney with a list Of
the mayors duties, read their reports.
Preceding the program, luncheon was
served, covers being laid for ia guests,
Mrs. Allen It. Fleming, president Of the
council, presiding.