San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-27
District Federation Would
Increase Community
Rights Of Women.
FOR MOVIE CENSORS
Convention Adjourns With
Thanks to Hostess
Club.


Grated. Clubs of Texas will attempt TO
change several Of the laws of the
state, according TO resolutions adopt
ed by the convention in Its last bust
ness session Thursday morning. Per-
haps the most pronounced change that
may result from this action of the
Fifth District will be an adjustment
in the, statutes regulating foreclosures
on community property, as the Fifth
District decided to secure legislation
that will prevent the seizure of COM
munity property as accommodation or
surety obligation unless the surety has
been signed and agreed TO by the wife
of the contracting debtor.
Whereas the marriage relation in
its financial aspects is similar to a
business partnership in which neither
partner can sign away community
property without the consent OF each
partner in the transaction. be il re-
solved that the laws Of Texas shall
be changed SO that community prop
iprty' wil1 not be liable for accommoda-
ton or. surety obligation unless joined
in by the wife of the contracting
party"
That Is the substance of the resolu-
ton MS adopted, and the motion TO
send it at once to the legislative COM
mittee so that the wrong alleged in
present statutes regulating this mat
ter can be righted, was also passed by
the convention.
Endorse Child Labor Law.
Other resolutions regarding iegisla-
ton were also presented to the meet
ing, and several adopted. A resolution
was passed endorsing the Federal
Child Labor Law amendment, and a
resolution regarding the control OF
tubercular patients in the homes OF
the state of Texas. which would con-
troll even personal treatment In private
homes. was referred to q committee
for consideration for presentation at
the next convention.
The resolution regarding the proper
care of tubcrculars in Texas created
so much discussion that it was de-
cided, because of limited time. to refer
the matter TO consideration during the
next meeting of the fifth district.
However. the idea will be worked out
and studied in tine meantime. and the
bill in some form will probably De
presented within a short length OF
time. The resolution in its present
form follows. in substance:
Regulate Care in Homes
"Whereas the state of Texas. in the
Southwest especially, is becoming
Mecca for tubercular people, and hos
pital facilities have become inadequate
to care for a great many of these
people. be it resolved that the fifth
district go on record to petition leg
islation for the proper care of tubeT..
culars and to secure segregation OF
these people and proper care in the
home during the malignant period OF
the disease"
Resolutions expressing the apprecia-
ton of visiting delegates for the hos
pitality extended by San Antonio dur
ing the meeting were passed. and tn"
vote of thanks included the follow
ing: Mrs. Wheeler Pettus. district
chairman Mrs. j. X. Beretta. presi-
dent Of the City Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, which is the hostess club
during the convention: Mayor John
Tobin: Mrs. Henry Redmond and her
institute; to musicians who contribut-
ed their bit toward the pleasure of
the visitors; TO the press. speakers.
hostess clubs and committee chairman
who made the convention the success
it was declared TO be.
Resolutions were also passed to in
clude the following issues: the en-
dorsement of good motion pictures,
and the creation of motion picture
boards in each town; the distribu-
ton of copies of the minutes of the
convection among federated clubs; the
changing of the name of THE Scrib-
bier" the federation organ. to "Satur-
day Night" the limiting of terms OF
office of district chairman TO four
years each; the petitioning of the Leg
islature to secure the publishing of
an official guide to Texas plant and
bird life; the adoption in each club
Of fire prevention programs; the rec
ommendation of a peace plan as pro-
posed by the district peace chairman:
and that the meetings of the Fifth
District shall be confined more TO dis
trict affairs. including reports of dele
gates. than formerly has been allowed
this item.
Impressive Memorial Service.
1t was with a mixture of sadness
and exaltation that the audience re-
ceived the beautiful and impressive
memorial service that was conducted
BY Mrs. W. L. Stoner of Victoria.
The service is conducted each year for
members who have died in the interval
between annual conventions, and this
time names such as those of Miss
Eleanor Breckenridge Of San Antonio
were on the list of honored dead. Mrs.
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