Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25
CALIFORNIA CLUB
WOMEN In FAVOR
OF WRIGHT ACT

Reiterating the stand of the pow
rrful national organization of which
they are part. members of the
California Federation Of Women 5
Clubs and the California Congress
of Parents and Teachers nave,
through their executive bodies, call
ed their members to rally to the
support of the Wright Act, repeal
Of which is sought through an in,
itiativc petition on the November
ballot.
The local groups working against
the repeal are part of the s.ate wide
committee of women organized to
preserve the law toward the enact.
mcnt of which they contributed SO
signal a part in the campaign Of
1922 when the Wright Act was plac-
ed on the California statute books
II a three day convention held al
the fairmont hotel, San Francisco.
last April, simultaneously with the
convention of the woman = nation
al committee for law enforcement
meeting in Washington The womaas
committee of five Thousand, a.
which Mrs. Paul Raymond is chair
man, became the northern California
unit of state committee re=ia.
forced by the organization of the
Southern California womans COM
mittce for law enforcement with
Mrs. j. G. Urquhart as chairman.
Represented in the national com
mittee are the General Federation
of Women's Clubs, the Nationai
Congress of Parents and Teachers,
the y. ". c. A., the Federation OF
Women S Boards Of Foreign Mis-,
sions of North America, the Coun-
ell Of Women for Home Missions,
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, the Kings Daughters, and
the National Council Of Women.
with combined membership Of
more than 100000 women. Mrs.
Henry W. Peabody of Boston is
chairman.
Dr.. Bertola Approves
Dir. Mariana Bertola, president Of
the California Federation of Won
IN : Clubs, saws in reference to the
;;titude Of that body, II am happy
= report that the state executive
loard of the California federation
II is meeting held Sept % went on
@,.a~'l - fully endorsing the Wright
, !; - nj WI work for it through,
art ~ st4tc~
>t:tr ami natiaatl i.adcrs Of the
tt.2 = ~ rar-9, Teachers mite
ii eHraat..' cNarr>si u II taeir
>c"timu rt"1rl.nr III, Wight
dr= an1 the at .aap' t. rcpeal it.
Ms. Ei'>h,- n II! On. national
cl1.rA-aH - - >'atiaa. raS 4eifed
/ tAc statr ,+f;."-. .. Ns,i"-,aI H,rau.
Teachers As>ociation stand, for un.
/ m3romi>;ng enforcement ot uro.
! hi5i-ioH. Thus i >t1nl~ agains: an
I Weakening Of S-1te codes. Hon
sta'n P.T.N. acrivr against rcpcal
o. Wright law. Ms. +. B. Mr..
tin. stat" chairman Of !egisl;ftion.
says in r6>r"Hs~ :, ttj, Telegram,
Il m Wtitins &H district rhairmeu
to oroa.i"s>t tho fart that the P.T.A.
j. #f"fi1G Ne. ~ No. Q.
n ~" l1rotjag of n" state board
II he California Congress If Par
~ aG1 Teach - hold oct. y. it
IA, vptcd ;hat the California con
2Ic~s stand fpr the enforcement OF
prohibition AND against amendment
| N". ., and that I'll Parent Teachers
meetings b" open to speakers
a@ain,t the amcnImrnt.
The California Federation o,
| Women : Clubs has membership
OF 10000 and the Parcnt-Tcache e.
Association $4,000. With these
moro than 100000 women actively
campaigning against the repeal, aug
nented by the women Of the other
groups mentioned above a, enlisted
! in the state and national commit
tees for law enforcement, II il
clearly indicated that the women of
California are united against any
weakening of the states coop"ra
ton in th" enforcement Of the con.
+ II, L., Il.