Evening star., 1926-05-27
District President Given Hearty
a Reception at Atlautic City.
aft CORRESPONDENT of The Star.


Reception at Atlautic City.
Nv STAFF Correspondent of The Star
ATLANTIC CITY. y. j.. MAY Ii
A cordial reception was accorded Mrs.
Virginia White Speel. president ol
the District of Columbia Federation
Of Women's Clubs. when she address
ed the open session of the eighteenth
biennial convention of the General
Federation last night.
Z The highest ideal of a clubwoman n ''
:Said Mrs. Speel. lis an honest will to
sserve-a real devotion TO good causes
(which will enable her to endure dis
appointment and still maintain high
courage and the will to carry on.
Upon this must depend the success of
sher efforts. And this one thing is Ger
atain-if in the beginning of her work
she fails to establish her ideals. and
having established them, to maintain
Them; If she does not combine sanity
with common sense. no great work
need be attempted. for without these
Two essentials no success is possible p"
: Lofty purpose, clear underta ndinc
and unselfishness make achievement
always possible to the clubwoman, she
said
Two things also are needful for the
woman III organization work." Mrs.
Speel concluded. She should have a
clear understanding Of any cause
which she advocates on it's real merit
and not merely accept il on faith,
walking blindly in another's foot
prints. e,5-
Second. she must assume full re
sponsibility in her club work. giving
TO it the same measure Of thought and
care she would accord to such other
dutleS as life presents 10 her."
Mrs. Speel carried an armful of
white carnations and pink Spring
blossoms. therSift Of her own dele
gates. She wore dinner gown of
silver lace.
In an interview with the Star staff
correspondent after the session Mrs.
Speel stated that the sratest am
bitior of the local organization at
washington was 10 become a sane
force in the civic life of the District
One of the objects toward which the
3S member clubs are working with
1untirinG efforts, according 10 the
president. is to obtain suffrage for
District Of Columbia citizens. No
stone will be left unturned by local
federation members in their campaign
40 secure a constitutional amendment
which will give the voiceless District
a s;ght to express itself politically
.ai,G1e remotest hamlet in the Union
is privileged to do.
Mrs. Frederick w. WetiZ, chairma n
Of the headquarters news service at
Washington. in giving her report on
the press and publicity department be-
fore the general session this morning,
said that the news bureau has taken
for its purpose in the beginning the
Interpretation of the aims and prog
ress of the federation to the reading
E--ublic, and that as the esta ablishment
Of the general fedora ton headquarters
at Washington has more definitely
fixed the status of the organization as
an institution among other national
,institutions, so also will the news serv-
ice establish il in the minds of publish
ers as belonging among the makers
Of public opinion.
She added that what the news serv-
ice is to general federation. so should
the club reporter be TO her individual
club-the link between her club and
dhe world at large.
Miss Charles o. Williams Of Wash
sngton, field secretary Of the National
Education Association. made a special
address this morning before the legis
iatiVe session of the convention, urs
fng renewed Endorsement of the edu
cation bill now pending before Con
gress, which provides for the esta blish
ynent Of a separate department of edu
Ca ton under a cabinet officer.
/ BY special request of the depart
anent of legislation, Miss Williams of
washington, field secretary of the
Educational Association. spoke briefly
this morning on the Curtis. Reed
educational bill, providing for
separate department Of education,
resolution indorsing the principles Of
(which. will come before the conven-
tion within the next few days.
I After reiterating her assurance made
at the department Of legislation tea
TUESDAY afternoon, to the effect tina t
the bill would in no way interfere
with States rights. as no Federal
Srlause appeared in il. Miss Williams
answered the only other serious. oh
nection which she had heard expressed
TO the proposed lesislation--that it
would cost money.
Most assuredlr. it will cost money
ssaid Miss Williams. but are not
s25,ooo,0 900 school children worth ex-
pending a little money upono"
Miss Williams said she felt conf
adent of the hearty support of the fed.
Grafton to the resolution which is
soon to come before them, in view of
sehe fact shat this was the first great
sEoman's organization to advocate the
sAlevation of the Bureau of Educa ation
sto a departmental status.
Speaking for the 1000. 900 teachers
sover the country Miss Williams ex
pressed the profound appreciation of
sthe National Education Association
flor the intelligent interest and sup
port being given by organized Wom-
sanhood to problems of public educa-
stion. "A special vote Of appreciation"
concluded the speaker. 'should he
jglven your splendid president. Mrs.
f,Ichn d. Sherman. and your legisla-
stive department, headed by Mrs. Gil
bert F. Davis, chairman, and Mrs.
Kate Trenholm Abrahms. vice chair
man, and Mrs. Frederick Bagley. leg
ssslatave advisor. for the unwsvesins
gsurpcst they have accorded this
fnaea1s1rA Ia Washington"