Milford chronicle., 1922-07-14
MRS. WALLER HEADS
STATE FEDERATION
DELMAR WOMAN CHOSEN PRESIDENT
OF DELAWARE ORGANIZATION OF
WOMEN'S CLUBS.
MRS.AD. WARNER HONORED
mrs. SAMUEL C. EVANS, R., OF MIL
FORD WAS ELECTED SECOND VICE
PRESIDENT OF FEDERATION.

CACNSC0 PACoAACAl VI Tic OIclIC Il CASA
alton of WOmen's Clubs, at the clos
ing session of the Federation at Re
hOboth Beach last Saturday. She sue
ceeds Mrs. H. D. Boyer, of Smyrna
There was a keen contest for the of
flee between Mrs. Waller and Mrs. E
c. Sudler, of Georgetown. Mrs: Wal
Ter received 55 votes and Mrs. Sud
Ter, 45.
There were also contests for all thu
other officers and those elected wert
as follows: First vice president, Mrs
T. c. Alexander, of ClaymOnt; sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Samuel G
Evans, of Milford; third vice presi'
dent, Mrs. Ella c., Emery, of Seaford;
recording secretary, Miss WinifreC
Morris, of Dover; treasurer, Mrs
James N. Ginns, of Wilmington; au-
ditor, Mrs. A. M. Chamberlain, of Mid
dletown; director to General Fedora
tion, Mrs. H. D. Boyer, of Smyrna
the retiring president.
At the closing sessions resolutions
were offered and adopted expressing
the appreciation of the federation to
Pierre S. du POnt for what he has
done for the public school system of
the State and to Senator T. Coleman
du Pont 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.
Holiday, of Dover, a member
board of directors the past yea
is ill at her home.
To petition the Governor al
Legislature for an appropriation I'd
teach the baby blind, the money to
be used through the State Board of
Education.
Endorsing the suggestion of Miss
Marie Lockwood, for the establish
ment in the State of a Child Welfare
Department with four separate divis-
ions.
Thanking the Rehoboth Club, the
press and others who assisted in MAX
ing the annual session of the fedora
tion success.
Another resolution adopted thank
ed Mrs. A. D. Warner, who recently
by a personal gift increased the con-
tribution of $500 of the Delaware |
State Federation to $1,000 to the fund
for the erection of federation head
quarters in Washington.
Other resolutions adopted are sum-
married 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 a standard course of study .
for the elementary and high schools IN
the State.
Urging the observation of the Fourth
of July as citizenship day in accordance
with the plans of the General Federation.
That each club shall include a study Of
in its program for the com
ing. year to comply, as near as possible,
with the one furnished.
Urging the women to use their int1u-
7nce for better music in the home, school, X
,heatre, Sunday school and dance hall.
Urging them to see that proper reVer-
.nce be shown the 18th amendment and
he laws of the land.
Urging the women to circulate petit
ion for kindergartens in the public
chools. =
Placing themselves on record as in |
avor of an immediate attempt to Sc n
ure such amendment to the Delaware n
hid labor law at the next session of ~
he Legislature that might bring the -
tate law up to. the federal standards. o
Urging individual clubs to cooperate
hat consideration be given to the de- n
truction of trees and greens, depicting =
orests, favoring- small Christmas trees VI
hat may be used afterWard for planting, W
nd suggesting the planting of Christmas te
'ees in community centers. II,
The bylaws of the Federation were "
mended to allow the election of officers NJ
large from any part of the State and w
!so providing for each club to name nj
lrector, regardless of whether or not ~
lat club is already. represented by an y
ticer. 1t has been the custom for clubs in
presented by an officer not to get di- m
'ctor, but this is now changed and ev- NJ
y club in the Federation will have a -A
rector.
Mrs. James N Ginns gave the report ad
citizenship and Americanization' m,
hich was discussed at the Biennial Fed - ~
alton meeting held last week at Chau- III
uqua, N Y. In part Mrs. Ginns sug-
sted that civics and citizenship should IT.
taught to all children in schools from -
e kindergarten through the university. -
his study should be aided by all the
ID women of the State.
She reported that in Delaware (accord-
9 to the 1920 census) there were 2,295 ar
tive born white and 400 native negro er!
terates. Mrs. GinnS suggested this 1o+
mber of unfortunates in the State ~ ~
ould not exist. They only exist she IOl
Id, because in the past laws were nei- pu
er made nor enforced to compe1 them ON
attend school.
Mrs. T. Coleman du Pont spoke on the icy
rk at Delaware Colony for the feeble TIC
nded which is located at Stockley. She glli
d there are at the colony % women on
/ girls and boys ranging from the q Sn
of four up into the teens. At present Una
re is but one building which is occu- WO
py the women ana girls, the boys ers
4 Mrs % 5 Pont said ONE Se 6f FSe lik
ious problems of the colony is the TIM
e of negro patients At present there
no quarters for the negro cases, and n
Y are having many calls to aid the II
,red children of the State.
[rs, du Pont pointed out that daily Y
ooT is held for the inmates and that T
le are able to help on the farm but -
avs had to be under observation. The IOI'
atest question of the future, she said, boy
that of proper buildings, in which avs
boys and girls would be kept sepa- Tv;1
rs du Pont thanked the club women the
their generous support in helping in Con
ines at the colony. She told in an en- of .
aiming manner how she had become VI q z
leeply interested in the colony work. LaDl
attention to the unfortunate chill men
was f ateTafte9 stst Wen se was [1Gg n of
for TIJI Ponf was first plan1ing to die
the State Highway through Della of
:. Mrs. du Pont feels that the colony bred
had a very successful year during O- W
initial period of existance.
unanimous vote, Mrs. A. D. War
who has been the mother of Wo-
s Clubs in the State, was elected ST
president of the Delaware -,o1S
> Federation of WOmen'S Clubs, Aldh