Evening star., 1926-06-01
LEGISLATIVE GROUP
VOTED BY WOMEN
Federation to Establish Bu'
reau-Approve Dry Law
Unanimously.
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY. CORINNE FRAZIER.
Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., June l.
A resolution vitality affecting the op
Grafton of general federation business
at Washington was brought before the
general session of the eighteenth BIZ
ennial of the General Federation OF
Women's Clubs this morning and
passed unanimously. The measure
provides that the board of directors
take action looking toward the estab-
lishment at Washington of a perma
nent Legislative bureau in order that
the federati ton president may be re-
lieVed of irkSome Legislative duties,
specifically in connection with con
gressional hearings and the routine
duties incident to cooperative work
with the joint congressional body.
The resolution also provides that
the federation adopt trial policy for
one year OF indorsing principles of
Federal measures rather than the
bills in entirety.
Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abrahms Of
Washington. vice chairman Of the
Legislative department and fedora =
ZION representative on the joint con-
greSSional body, who urged the adop-
tion of the resolution at recent
meeting Of State chairlnen, issued a
statement following her address
which she declared this morning she
desired to have emphasized. The
passage of this resolution" said Mrs.
AbrahmS, does not in any way in
dicate a withdrawal from the joint
congressional body by this organiza-
ZION. There are delegates who seem
to have gotten this impression, but
1t Is erroneous.
May Act Independently.
The federation intends to continue
Its work in close cooperation with
the joint congressional body for mu-
tual benefit. OF course there are
measures upon which we may act
independently as we have done in
the past. but we have not the slight
est intention of withdrawing out sup
port from the committee at Wash
ington or of denying ourselves the
benefit of it's support"
For the first time in the history of
the general federation, a motion was
seconded simultaneously by every
State in the Union. The resolution
reaffiITning the faith of the organiZa-
tion In the eighteenth amendment
and pledging loyal and uncompromis-
ing support of the Volstead act was
given a unanimous second and an
uproarously approving vote.
When the resolution was presented
by Mrs. Gilbert +. Davis, chairman
of the Legislative department, Mrs.
second. Forty-eight women rose to
their feet. Fortyeight voices said,
l second the motion"
Seconded Unanimously.
DO you desire that the secretary
record a unanimous second" said
Mrs. Sherman with a smile.
Eve DO" came the response.
The unanimous second was recorded
followed by a vigorously expressed
unanimous vote.
Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
bishop of Washington, will be the
main speaker on the program Of the
evening session of the convention to-
night. Bishop Freeman will be in
troduced by Mrs. John d. Sherman,
president Of the general federation.
Advocating the encouragement Of
special Saturday morning motion pic
ture programs for children. Mrs. Har-
riet Hawley Locher, delegate from
Washington, spoke before a special
session of the motion picture division
of the department OF applied educa-
ton yesterday afternoon.
Urges Children's Movies.
Every local club in the country"
said Mrs. Locher, could establish
Saturday morning programs for chill
dren and could make success of
them if the cIubwomen show the thea
ter managers that they are in earnest
in their desire for them.
Developing the many uses OF mo-
ton pictures is one Of the most i'm
portant tasks before us today, and
the women of the federation are in
a position to do this better than any
other organization. One of the chief
uses to which the pictures can be put
is as an educational and cultural fac
tor in the lives of our children"
Continuing the discussion, members
of the committee brought out the
point that it was particularly vital
in small towns to guide that selection
of pictures for the juvenile audience,
as the movies frequently are their
only recreation and play a large part
in their lives.
Plan List of Films.
It was decided that the motion pic
turs committee should prepare a clas-
sified list of pictures, rated according
ligence, beauty and moral value, to
be sent out to each State chairman
and to any other federation members
who should ask for it.
The State chairman in turn will be
advised to distribute the list to the
various clubs in her district, to be
used as n guide in the selection Of
suitable films for children's programs
and in the supervision Of the general
type of pictures being shown in the
community. 1t was the consensus Of
opinion that the theater producers Of
the country are willing and eager to
raise the standard of pictures released
and are guided in their selection en-
tirely by public opinion.
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, presi-
dent Of the District Of Columbia Fed
Grafton, attended the conference and,
work of this department Of the fed
Grafton attended the conference and
In a brief address, paid a glowing
tribute to the work of Mrs. Locher
in Washington, where she has inau-
gurated the Saturday morning pro-
grams.
OFFICERS RENOMINATED.