The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-11
IS
ALREADY
RAISED
Committee Favors Placing
Total Fund at Half a
Million Dollars. |


By GEORGE FRANKLIN.
Destined to become the In
eernationaI headquarters of WON
ems clubs, one Of the most pre-
tentious civilian executive build
ings in Washington will be added
20 the Capitals architectural
treasures. The realization will
come when the plans for the
new General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, 1724 N street north
west, are carried out in the near
future.
Big Building Fund.
While no official action has been
taken by the general committee
On annual session at headquarters
90 increase the building fund from
$4,000 to half million dollars,
the increase is favored by practt-
cally each member of the commit.
- tee. At present the building fund
10 subscribed in the sum Of $113,-
600, while q tentative goal OF $780,
900 has been set. This amount, it
was conceded at headquarters to-
day., viii prove insufficient To carry
out the expansion plans in connec-
ton with the general headquarters
and q resolution authorizing the
collection OF the large rsum, it was
said, win unquestionably be intro
duced and passed before the con-
Vention adjourns on Saturday.
Associated women's clubs hav-
ing an active membership Of more
than two million women, scattered
from Maine to California, are affil-
lated IN the general federation,
which stands toward its members
much In the light OF clearing
house from where information of
al movements and conditions effect
ing Women's interests are broad
cagted throughout the country. In
addition women's organization In
eighteen foreign countries are mem
bers of the federation. Women's
clubs in England, Scotland, France,
/. Germany, Sweden, South Africa.
Australia, Canada, Mexico, Hawaii,
the Philippines, Cuba, Isle OF Pines,
New Zealand. China, Japan, and
(the Canal Zone, are active factors
In the organization, thus raising
It to the Importance Of one Of the
most highly organized agencies In
international relationships.
Effective Organization.
ganization OF the units composing r.
the federation from its headquarters
here 10 able to place In the hands
Of the individual members OF affil.i
lated women's clubs any infort
nation relative to activities affect
ing women's or general interests
within q few days. Although 1t was
denied at the federation headquar.
tiers that the central organization
a. I'm any sense designed to inf1u.
ence political issues or national or
State legislation, it was admitted
that on several occasions action
taken through general federation
headquarters had resulted in the
defeat Of Congressional bills con-
eidered prejudicial to national in
ferests. An instance in illustration
Of the effective campaign which
can be carried on through the fed
Grafton is seen In the fate Of the
bin passed by the Senate disposing
Of land claims on the Pueblo Indian
reservation. When the bill went
20 the house, it encountered a bar
rage delivered by women club mem
bers that practically buried it..
Credit Is also given the federation
Tor the organization Of the Chill
0ren'g and Women's Bureaus OF the
Department Of Labor, and while
members attending the present con-
ferences were reticent in admitting
1t, the understanding prevails that
the Women's Industrial Conferences,
opening here today under the aus
pieces Of the Women's Bureau Of the
Department of Labor, was inspired
by the federation.
It n to provide suitable head.
quarters for an alliance of women's
clubs capable Of influencing the at
titude Of more than two million
women voters in the United States
and its dependencies that an effort
Il being made to secure a building
fund sufficiently large to insure ac-
QUESTION Of the needed quarters.
As understood, the plan for general
headquarters includes the develop
ment Of the building now occupied
by the federation at 1924 n street
northwest.
Rooms for Guests.
Incident to the new headquarters
will, be accommodations capable Of
entertaining from forty to sixty
visitors. Furnishing of rooms has
been undertaken by the women's
clubs Of different States. Massa-
chusetts clubwomen have just con-
tributed $4,000 for furnishing and
decorating an auditorium. The
Philo- Museum Club, Of West Phila-
0elph1a, has subscribed $1,000, to
be used in furnishing a room. The
New Century Club, of Philadelphia,
mas also contributed TO the furnish
ing fund. Other women's clubs are
subscribing to the fund. In time,
1t Ii said. each guest room In the
federation headquarters will be des-
tgnated and known as q State or
affilated club room.
the international Importance NJ
the General Federation of Wonnen's
CLUBS was foreseen, federation mem
oere say when the central organ
1zanon was named. The pronosal
that IL be known as the National
Federation Of Women's Clubs was
voted down In favor of the broader
designation which made II nossihIe
10 erect active relations with Eu.
ropean women's clubs.
Washington is destined In ha-
come the headquarters Of the club
women of the world" said Mrs
Thomas @. Winter. of MinneanoIis
president OF the general federafjn,,
today. ut has already become snch
70 q greater extent than is eener.
ally recognized through the men,.
bership in the federation of Won.
ems clubs in eighteen Euronean
countries. Certainly the American