Woman's enterprise., 1922-11-24
REPORT OF PRES. A. G. REED.

10 the members of the Louisiana Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs;
| have the honor to submit the fol
lowing report of the work done b,
me during the year 1922.
Immediately upon taking office
mad a conference with the retiring
president in regard to the work of the
organization. We went over the de.
partmental work and retained as fa1
as possible the chairmen already ap.
pointed. Those who had to be re.
placed were named after consultation
with Mrs. Storm.
The first thing demanding my at.
tention was the publicity work, at
that time in the hands of the New
Orleans Illustrated News as our Of
flclal organ. Mrs. Wasey Of Lake
Charles was employed by the News
as federation editor and together we
mapped out plan Of reports on club
work and departmental work and
wrote many letters to club presidents
and department chairmen to organize
this work efficiently. Unfortunately
the News met with financial ruin and
after suspension for a month or so
had to be reorganized under such diff
ferent circumstances that Mrs. Wasey
and I felt it necessary to sever fed
eration's connection Herewith.
Mrs. A. M. Herget was appointed
state chairman Of publicity and with
some help from me in the way Of
furnishing federation news, has sent
letters regularly to the New Orleans
press and has forwarded my reports
on the federation work from time to
time to the district press chairmen.
~ In January spoke TO the Home
Demonstration agents Of NE state at
their annual short course. During
the spring months ! attended the con-
ventions Of the sixth, eighth, third,
seventh and first and second districts.
Owing to high water conditions l
was unable to go to the meetings IN
the fourth and fifth districts. l
spoke to the Home Economics Divis-
ion of the State Teachers Association
in New Orleans in April and to the
State convention Of the American
Legion Auxiliary in Baton Rouge IN
August,
appeared before the House Com
mittee on appropriations, when the
legislature was in session, IN behalf
Of an appropriation for Mothers Pen
sions, in behalf Of an appropriation
for the Louisiana Industrial Home tor
Girls and in behalf Of an approprla-
tion for the Louisiana Library Com
mission, all Of these being measures
endorsed by the federation. No one
of these measures passed the COM
mittee, except the appropriation Tor
the Industrial Home. After consid-
erable work on the part Of Mrs.
Trousdale Of Shreveport, represent
ing the child welfare committee OF
the federation, this appropriation
passed both houses, but was finaliy
vetoed by the Governor.
l appeared with Mrs. Weaver and
q committee Of women from ,Shreve7;
port before the Education committee
of the house in behalf Of the fedora
tion kindergarten bill which passed
the committee, but was defeated in
the House. With Miss Hill, OF the
Library commission, I appeared BE-
fore III. Senate Committee on III
nance in an effort to get an appro-
nriation for the commission added TO
the House bill on Appropriations
The committee added the item wn'cn
afterwards cut out by the Senate and
house conference committee. ! ap'
peared before the committee OF the
House on Education to protest a
eainst a bill. abolishing the LOUIS
ana Library Commission. Here w
were successful, as the committee
refused to report the bill favoraoiy
/ appeared before the Senate commit
tee on Public health in behalf OF tne
Shepard -Towner Maternity bill wniel
had passed the House, but was una
ysrably reported by the Senate com
mittee and finally defeated IN sn' N
Senate. made it an u1ai1erap,, !.
rule not to publicly support any Oh,
which had not the backing Of the fed
.rations .s expressen in > vote At
..4;r~ AZ TIA fnu body. Sevefs