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the Endorsement of Federal legislative

the Endorsement of Federal legislative
measures.
1t provides that the board of direc-
tors take some action looking toward
the establishment in Washington Of
permanent legislative bureau that
the president may be relieved of irk-
some legislative duties"
The resolution algo carries the fol.
lowing very interesting clause which,
1t 10 understood, will be heartily in
dorsed by the executive staff:
Whereas, the legislative schedule
of measures already indorsed by the
| therefore, be it resolved that the
General Federation of Women's Clubs
in the future guard it's Endorsements
even more strictly, adopting the trial
/ policy for one year at least of indors-
ing the principle of new measures
rather than the bills in entirety"
Mrs. John D. Sherman, in her
presidents report this morning, in
dicated her approval of a plan for
establishing such a bureau as will be
suggested by Mrs. Davis. After
briefly outlining her heavy duties in
connection with routine legislative
business, Mrs. Sherman said, this
work is of vital importance and must
not be neglected. but it is difficult
matter for the president to do justice
to the work of her office and give
attention to the detail legislative work
at the same time. A remedy for this
condition should be worked out"
Art Gallery i'm ID. C. Sought.
Miss Josephine Junkin, director of
national headquarters at Washington,
has arranged an interesting and in
structive exhibit of headquarters work
which occupies prominent place on
the Steel Pier. The many ways in
which the Washington Office can be
of service to the member clubs
throughout the country as well as to
individual members are illustrated
graphically.
Miss Jean Frazier of Washington
is in charge of the booth. 1t is eX
pected that the department of fine
arts will stress it's drive for the es-
tablishment of a national art gallery
in the Capital City, which was unan-
imously indorsed at the January
meeting of the board of directors held
in Washington.
The general opinion of federation
women is that millions of dollars a
year in rare art gifts of statuary and
paintings are lost to the Government
simply because of lack of a place to
keep them. The erection, through
congressional appropriation, Of suit
able gallery. such as all other large
capitals of the world possess. would
be actual money in Uncle Sans pock-
ct as well as a great step toward max
ing Washington one of the outstand
ing art centers Of the world, it Is felt.
Council Idea Indorsed. =,
The most important feature of the
meeting of the official board of the
federation yesterday morning was the
statement from the National Council
of Women reviewing the work Of it's
committee on inquiry. 1t was pre-
sented by Mrs. Glen Levin Swiggett
of Washington, corresponding secre-
tary of the council, of which the gen
era1 federation is a member organi.
Zation.
Mrs. Swiggett stated in her report,
which was received most cordially by
the board, that the council idea, if
it could be made to function under
present conditions in the country, has
no rival in potential possibilities of
united influence of women of light
and leadership.
The special work of the council. as
seen by Mrs. Swiggett and her COM
mittee, is to establish a clearing house
a close relationship between the mem
ber groups of both the national and
international organizations, which
latter circles the globe
Clearing House Extolled.
The committee on inquiry. accord.
ing to Mrs. Swiggett, strongly recon-. 1
mends that each member orga nization
give careful attention to the proposed
plan for distinctive service by the
council through an defective clearing
house service. \
Among the prominent Washington
clubwomen who attended the open
ing session of the convention last
night were Mrs. Virginia White Speel.
president Of the District federation;
Miss Josephine Junkin, director of
headquarters: Mrs. Kate Trenholm
Abrahams, vice chairman of the joint
congressional: DR.. Marian Parkhurst,
Mrs. Augustus knight of the Colum.
bia Heights Art Club. Mrs. Harriet
Hawley Locher, Mrs. Henry Churchill
Cook, Mrs. Eugene Pitcher, Mrs. Glen
Levin Swiggett, Mrs. Frederick Weitz,
director of headquarters publicity
service; Miss Jean Frazier. Mrs Ed
gar B. Merritt, Mrs. c. M. Wilkes
and Mrs. L. J. Pettijohn, who is. rep
'esenting Kansas. |