The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-17
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the last convention Miss Murray has spoken at 57 various meetings of local leagues and has also addressed meetings of Business and Professi onal Women's clubs, W. c. T. U. meetings and meetings of the aPrent-Tea CTS association. In explaining her work Miss Murray said that she progressed along six lines: The actual work of the organization; speaking before aIl-
 ready organized groups; arousing public interest in connection with starting new leagues; personal inter- views; co-operadn to raise funds statement that 22 leagues had been | organized during the year brought great applause from the audience. Especially interesting was the re-
 port of Miss Mary Buckley and Mrs Florence L. c. Kitche.l of the Citizen. ship department. Miss Buckley sim ply told of the work of the depart
 ment, while Mrs. Kitchelt gave the figures which proved the statements.
 The latter speaker said that the com
 bined attendance at all meetings at
 the Citizenship school held at Trinity
 college several months ago was 5,911
 which was a considerable increase
 over the attendance at the Yale school the year before. The Trinity school differed from the Yale school in the fact that at Yale. each pro- lessor spoke on the subject of his de- partment at the college and its con- iACSl1OIl N4IAI puD1IC SOOsO, WIILie SL( Trinity where the faculty was much smaller the speakers were given 8 program of subjects from the State League headquarters and might se- lect any subject they wished from it.
 Miss Buckley who had travelled in to the far West during the summer was enthusiastic over the reception of Citizenship courses in those west everywhere" she said, flor being an officer of a League which had taken the first and foremost stand on such courses
 Government Department
 Collecting and distributing infor- nation and Investigating is the work of the Efficisncy in Government de- partrnent of which Mrs. T. S. Me Derrnott of New Haven is the chair man. She gave several incidents in which the department had taken a hand and mentioned as one the Ri- al:o fire after which the department search of the state fire regulations and finally sent to the local board and to the mayer five resolutions: Whether or not these resolutions will be needed will be proven soon when the board makes it's reports
 Mrs. McDrmott said that local lea gues could help there own Eff cicncy in Government committees by soliciting books and money for re search bureaus and libraries and by spreading the news of their work. She urged the cooperation of the Leagues with the Chamber of Com merce and other notable civic or ganizations.
 The Citizenship and Efficiency in Government departments work to- gether in training and sending out speakers to various clubs and meet ings which invite them
 The final report of the morning given by Mrs. Ruth Mcintyre Da- dourian, tEre executive secretary, ern- phazied the progress which the League of Women Voters in Con recticut has made since the last con women were elected to town officers. This is the largest number of women officials in any state. and is several more than the number last year when Connecticut was also in the lead.
 Miss Dadourian laid stress on the point which Mrs. McDerm ott had made in regard to broadcasting the news of the various local leagues ard reporting all activities to Hartford, tn headQua rters. In closing she said ''I
 s our duty to help all those wome in factories and in homes who haven't -ir1e to take an active part in thr astad in this citizenship work anE , ake a more active interest in poll tics as their vote is worth just O much ours"
 Welcomed by Ms Wilson.
 Mrs. Lynn w. Wilson, president Of
 he Bridger League. welcomed the women at the afternoon session whicy
 1pened about 2:15. Mrs. H. H
 Townshend of New Haven was mad"
 temporary chairman for the arter
 1oon and after many complimentary and pleasant remarks, introduced Mrs. Smith. the president of the league who in her address stressed he fact that primary system and caucuses were too complicated an6 should be siU2lihed so that the, would be understood by every voter. She urged the study by all local leagues of the direct primary svs-
 em with a view of improving the present caucus and convention sys- tem two years from now. The presi- dent set forth the three-fold object of the League: l. To tsach the fun voters; to make indifferent groups organize for study. nonpartisfaly ana unbiasedly, the political questions and to form good political habits from the start; and to make women-s ex- perience and ideal articulate in gov state.
 She described the work of tn- League of Women Voters as gro make women first visualize the public prob lens in their own field of interest and knowledce and then seek their solu- tion through political action. To make women realize that they have as much Of a contribution to make to publAC ll4S NAlSN nave lO tli6 IibIuS to help them to make that contribu- ton inteNigentlv and to help the men improve the political machin- cry.
 The attempt to teach the funda- of political action, the actual taking part in politics-has empha- sized certain defects which need to be remedfed Take for example the series Of caucuses and conventions we had this summer. I am speaking
 oz =Aa& ;- ,Jl well to urge women to go to the eau cuses to give them instruction abou, the caucuses. the time and the pur- pose. but If those same women feel that the party machinery is so com phcated that their vote does not reg ister their opinion directly. all feeling of responsibility and with it, all inter est vanishes.
 'If our political machinery were simpler" she continued. and one could register an opinion more di- rectly: and if women were as sensi- tive to the necessity for good hoEee- keeping in town state and nation as