The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

J. H. Wideman for the league. They are receiving the cordial cooperation of the management of East Pake park, of the Birmingham Electric company, of o. l.. Bum and the Chamber of Commerce and many others.
 National Convention
 The mass meeting of Saturday eve ming at the Buffalo convention was a wonderful demonstration of the leagues sincere unpartisanship, except that the reception given the address of Mrs. Richard Edwards of Indiana, former first vice president, whom everybody missed at the 1923 convention, was possibly shade more enthusiastic than that given the other speakers. Gov ernOr Ritchie of Maryland had "A Re- organization of Public Employment" as his subject, and added a declaration of democratic faith. Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania took "A Reconstruc- tion of State Finance" as his topic and make a moving plea for clean hands in high office. He is a republican. The league women who listened have reasoned partly affiliations and equally strong league views. All of them did not agree with everything the two speakers said, but as an bipartisan league they gave applause generously when applause was due. They gave even more generous applause when Mrs. Park, radiant with delight, read a telegram announcing that the House had passed the child labor amendment by vote of 297 to 69. Mrs. Sumner Mcknight made the good news the text for her successful appeal for. financial thank offering.
 As this is written the convention is still in session, but reports from the election polls indicate that the new officers chosen are: Miss Belle Sher- win, president; Miss Julia Lathrop, first vice president, and Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunningham, second vice presi- dent. The only changes in the regional directors make Mrs. James D. Chees- man director in the first region and Miss Adele Clark in the third.
 Postscript-by wire.
 Resolutions adopted at the conclud- ing sessions went through with little difference of opinion, except in con- nection with the one on law enforce ment, and the difference here was one ot degree. Feeling was very strong for the strict enforcement of law, with speclai reference to the eighteenth amendment. The resolution passed as- serted that 'laxity in the enforcement of the eighteenth amendment is not only scandal and dishonor to our nation, but tends to weaken the regard for law in general" and called unon the President, Congress, governors and other high officials of the various states to preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States and to enforce the law of the land"
 Among the other resolutions was one expressing to President Coolidge annre- clatlon for his service in indorsine the world court and in stating his intention ot calling another limitation of arma- l. ment conference at the earliest moment practicable. A hope that the question or Japanese immigration might be so settied as to carry out the domestic poncy Of the United States without offense to a friendly power" was em- bodied in another resolution. An in. tenslve campaign to get out the vote was lndorsed--a campaign by use of radio, motion picture, telephone. house- to-house work, etc. A constitutional amendment for support of suffrage in the District of Columbia was supported And the league was authorized to send delegates to a conference of all wom- en organizations that have made pro-