Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-07
GERMANY AND RUSSIA
KEEPING j. s. OUT
Status of League Of Nations
Told to Women's Clubs by
Dr.. Watohorn.
Special Correspondence Every Evening.

Rehoboth Beach, July THE ar
roxance of defeated Germany and the
insolence OF tho power swollen Boil
shevists of Russia is the direct cause
of the failure OF the United States TO
enter into the League OF Nations with
the other Allied countries. The des-
| tiny of tho United States In that of n
world power and AZ long as this coun-
try fails to indorse tho actions OF the
Allies, both Germany and Russia will
treat with contempt any proposals
made by the Allies. for their states
men we'll know that the United States
today occupies tho position of almost
a supreme arbitrator of world peace"
DIR. John Watchorn. pastor of the
Halves Avenue Methodist Church of
Norristown, Pa, declared last evening
at the Path annual convention OF the
Delaware Federation OF women's Clubs
In session here. DIR. Watchorn took
for his subject Our National Des-
tiny"
Following the session the delegates
were guests ut a fine moving picture
on at the Blue Hen Theatre. ns the
guests of Charles s Horn. the owner
The delegates are being delightfully."-
entertained by the Village Improve
ment Association OF Rehoboth Beach
of which Mrs IA. T. Rumbold is prcsi-
dent.
Following the Afternoon address of
Warden NJ S. Plummer OF the New
Castle County Workhousc. the women
pledged themselves for separate
prison FOR female prisoners and a
parole law for worthy prisoners.
Today's Session,
The morning sessions hcaan at $50
Reports from tho departments were
read Miss Marie Lockwood. OF MID
dletown. chairman OF Child Welfare
presented a carefully prepared report
In which she showed a wonderful i'm.
provement in Child Welfare work II
Delaware. few years ago there was
no effort at all to save the early lives
of The children while today there ar,
four centres in SUSSEX county. thrc,
III Kent county; five In New Castl,
and five in Wilmington Twenty
three trained nurses are at presen
employed in the State who visit tn,
: homes and SEQ that every child /.
weighed and properly looked after n,
matter how poor tho family may he
Miss Lockwood warmly recommends,
: that under the work Of the Child Wei
fare Department. divisions b,
created with departments devoted {,
T hygiene. prevention of cruelty
r mothers pensions and children
. guardians. III accepting her repor
; the members of the Federation CAV,
. their aoquiescenoe 10 her recommen
dations and next year 1t is very prob
, able that such departments will h
created with heads OF each depart
ment.
Mrs, a. II. Warner of Wilmington
presented greetings firm the Leagu
81 Women Voters OF the State Sh
also reported ms a delegate 70 IN
biennial convention tf the nationa
= Federation of Women's Clubs and lai
, particular stress on the address mad
by VIII II. Hays. who at present rep
resents the motion picture interest
; OF the United States. Mr.. Hays, wit
: whom Mrs Warner il acQuaintec
stated that ne intended 10 do hts VI
. most 70 present clean moving picture
, 10 the public and that II was his he
. lief that high grade pictures woul
. have wonderful influence. After IN
public began 70 help with the pI,ope
demand for such pictures 1t would /
Of but littl difficulty TO persuade III
!, moving picture interests 10 turn O,
: high grade movies
The report Of Mrs Henry ID. Boye
=. president. WAS - very interesting on
=, showing al Increase OF two clubs
Delaware during tho year, the ne
- clubs being those Of AiarshaIlton an
: mon Gardens, both in New Cast
I county Membership In the Federatio
has Increased from 5000 10 near
: $500. At present there are 38 clul
III the Federation. An importar
q work that has been done by II
y Federation during the past year n;
= been the leaning Of money TO po<
n girls who wished TO take q collea
IS course. Two thousand, one hundrt
o dollars was loaned this year 70 cir
l. who are taking college work. Tn
q money - TO De repaid after the gtr
y are through school and teaching II
d debt being divided into small pa,
fnents so that each girl can east
i meet them.
> a most interesting report was tn.
i of Mrs II. q Waller OF Delmar wi
l gave a digest OF Sussex county club
10 a part Of the State where membersh
&c ha,s Increased TO a great extent ar
- where wonderful work is being done
IL the clubs.
III ID