Evening star., 1925-01-13
CLUB WOMENSEEK
PRESIDENTS HELP
General Federation Heads to
Ask Coolidge for Git
zenship Farley.

Projects for general Improvement
of standards of American life espe-
cially in the home and among wom-
en- in industry will be discussed to-
morrow at the opening session Of the
meeting of the board Of directors of
the General Federation of Womens
Club. which is authorized TO trans
act business for the 100000 mem
bers of the organization throughout
the country.
The meeting will be held at the
federation headquarters. 1894 n
street Sixty-five members OF the
board, including the national officers,
state and territorial directors, as well
as heads Of departments of the fed
GRAFTON, are expected TO attend. In
addition, each state federation presi-
dent has been invited to attend the
sessions as an associate member of
the board of directors.
Asks Presidents Aid.
Outstanding in the projects to be
brought before the board by Mrs
John Dickinson Sherman, president
Of the general federation. is the sit
uation respecting the conference pro-
posed for citizenship training. This
proposal has been placed before Pres
ident Coolidge with the request that
a committee be called by him. 1t is
fostered by the general federation
and is regarded as so closely related
to immigration as to be worthy OF
a presidential conference to work out
It's problems.
The federation also places it on
the same plane in Importance with
such subjects as farm economics, un-
employment and recreation. Conflict
in methods and principles adopted
by organizations engaged in citizen
ship training activities is signaled out
by the federation as one of the chief
reasons for the necessity of appoint
ment by the President of a conference
committee on this subject
Home improvement gene rally. child
labor and other subjects will be
topics of discussion at the meeting.
Today was devoted by the arriving
members to various committee rAeetinge
and TO making arrangements for the
transaction of business at the session
tomorrow. The program tomorrow
morning calls for reports from Mrs
John Dickinson Sherman, president, and
from the two vice presidents, the treas
urer and from the executive committee
During the afternoon tomorrow reports
from the director of headquarters, and
from the headquarters and house com
mittee. as well as from the membership
The board will be entertained at tes
by Mrs. John y. Speel. local president
tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock. and
tomorrow night reports from depart
ment chairmen on The American
Home" American Citizenship" and
International Relations" will be made
Thursdays session and the greater
part of Fridays will be devoted tc
other reports. The board members
will be dinner guests Thursday of Miss
Helen Norris Cumming at Alexandria
Among those expected to attend the
session are the six national officers
including Mrs. Sherman, president
Mrs. Edward Franklin White of In
dianapolis, first vice president; Miss
Florence Dibert of Pennsylvania
second vice president; Mrs. James f
Hayes of Georgia, recording secre-
| tary; Mrs. Jean Allard Jeancon OF
Denver, corresponding secretary
Miss Ida Haffard. local director OF
general headquarters, and the State
direcors as follows:
state Directors in Attendance.
Mrs. Lewis A. Neill. Alabama; Mrs
]. B. Beeson, Alaska: Mrs. T. H. Cure
ton, Arizona; w. d Jones, Arkansas
Mrs. Aaron Schloss, California: Mrs
T. A. McHarg, Colorado; Mrs. Fred
erick NJ Peasley, Connecticut; Mrs
H. NJ. Waller, Delaware; Mrs. Eugen'
Pitcher Of this city; Mrs. William F
Blackman, Florida; Mrs. Alonzo Rich
ardson, Georgia; Mrs. L. B. Green
Idaho; Miss Jessie l. Spafford, Hi
nois: Mrs. W. J. Torrance, Indiana
Mrs. Z. F. Armstrong, Iowa: Mrs
Charles F. Miller, Kansas; Mrs. H. G
Reynolds, Kentucky; Mrs. Charlie
| Vernon Porter, Louisiana; Mrs E. J
Danforth. Maine.
Mrs. j. Wesley Brown, Maryland
Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole, Massa
chusetts; Mrs. Dorian NJ Russell
Michigan; Mrs. C. J. Allen, Minnesota
Mrs. Robert Ralston. Mississippi; Mrs
Henry y. Ess. Missouri; Mrs. I. E. o
Pace, Montana; Mrs. Edgar B. Penney
Nebraska; Mrs. c. P. Squires, Nevada
Mrs william B. Fellows, New Hamp
shire: Mrs. Clayton D. Lee. New Jer.
! sey; Mrs. Grace T. Bear. New Mexico
Mrs. John H. Booth. New York: Mrs
| Sydney P. Cooper, North Carolina
Mrs A c. Strand. North Dakota; Mrs
| Charles R. Fox, Ohio; Mrs. J. r
| Frazier, Oklahoma.
| Mrs Saddle Orr-Dunbar. Oregon
Mrs. John B. Hamme, Pennsylvania
Mrs. Howard w. Farnum, Rhode Is
land; Mrs. L. n. Jennings, Soutl
Carolina; Mrs. z. r. Buck, South Da
kota; Mrs. George A. Washington
| Tennessee: Miss Anna Shelton, Texas
Mrs. E. o. Leatherwood, Utah; Mrs
| Henry A Slayton, Vermont; Mrs
Henry e. Parker Virginia: Mrs. A. E
Larson, Washington; Mrs. John B
Garden, West Virginia; Mrs. Joshu'
Hodgins, Wisconsin, and Mrs. w. 3
Gage, Wyoming.