Evening star., 1923-06-22
SAY ND. WOMEN
SEEK LEGISLATURE
Miss EngIe of Montgomery
County and Others Dis
cusSed at Conference.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 22.-Dele-
gates and alternates of the Maryland
League of Women Voters met here
for a legislative conference. At
luncheon at Carvel Hall it was ru-
mored that a number of women Will
be candidates for the Maryland legis-
lature. Miss Lavinia Engle of For
est Glen is being urged to run for
Montgomery county.
Mrs St. George Barber Of David
sonville, first vice president of the
state organization, presided at the
luncheon, at which the principal
speakers were Col. Claude Sweezy,
warden of the Maryland penitentiary,
and II. L. Varain, expert on police.
Col. Sweezy devoted his talk to the
improvement of penal institutions and
urged that the one now located AT
Baltimore be transferred from that
city to the country. Mr.. Varaln
fiayed the sheriff system of the coun-
ties and advocated the abolition of
that political plum and the extern
sion of the trained state police for
efficient protection of the rural dis
tricts.
Road Police Discussed.
At the morning session a resolution
was adopted faroring the passage by
the next session of the legislature of
such laws as will make the state road
police state conStabulary, ana
clothe them with authority Ia pre-
serve order in any and all parts OF
the state. That their jurisdiction be
statewide and not restricted to the
state highway and the infringement
of traffic laws.
Mrs William Milnes Maloy of Bal
timore stated that $4,000 annually is
paid the board of police examiners of
Baltimore which it does not earn, and
that 1t would be practicable to abol-
ish it and apply the sum to finance
additional state police. resolution
was adopted that each political party
be urged at its next state convention
to insert in it's platform plank
pledging the abolishment of the
above mentioned board and the plac-
ing of this work under the state or
city service commission.
Favor ZoninE Commissions.
In spite of the Prince Georges county
deiegation's opposition, it was voted
to secure support for legislation em
powering the municipalities and
counties of the state to create COM
missions with authority to promulgate
and enforce coming, city and county
planning. Protection against hap
hazard growth and building adjacent
to Baltimore and Washington were
cited as examples 1t was also voted
to encourage the Washington-to
co-ordnating with the plans of
Washington.
There was much discussion on re-
introducing the bill for health GER
tificates for marriage licenses, the
aim of such certificates to prevent
marriage of the insane and spread OF
tuberculosis and social diseases. Miss
Harriet Freely of Forest Glen, prac
titioner of law at Washington. want
ed the bill amended to allow rich old
men to marry feeble old maids. Mrs.
Gervin Peters of Edgemoor asked the
chair for recognition and said that it
was an unheard-of thing for a rich
old man to desire to marry decrepit
old maid.
Montgomery Representatives.
Montgomery county was represent
ed at the conference by the following
delegates and alternates: Miss La
vinia Engle of Forest Glen, state
manager; Mrs. Lavinia Engle, Mrs.
Gervin Peters of Edgemoor. Mrs. Gill
bert II. Grosvenor of Bethesda, Mrs.
Neyle Colquitt of Edgemoor, Mrs.
Nicodemus of Frederick, Mrs. ]. Dar-
by Bowman, Mrs. Harry Dawson, Mrs.
]. II. Jones and Miss Rose Dawson, all
of Rockville.
On Tuesday, June 26. at 1880 am.
at the Rockville clubhouse, will be
held the annual league convention
for the election of officers for
Montgomery county.