Evening star., 1927-11-27


Il and active interest in the Sew
entieth Congress. which vii
convene December 5. as many legis
lative measures whose principles
have the Endorsement of the genera
federation will he introduced.
Flood control legislation, nation
wide in scope and adequate to prevent
a recurrence of the Mississippi Valley
disaster, the greatest peace time
calamity in the history of the United
States" has the unanimous support of
the federation. The comprehensive
plan formulated by Senator Newlands
was indorsed by the federation during
the lifetime of the Senator. At the bi-
ennial council meeting Of the fedora
tion. last May. the federation reaf'
frmed it's belief in the soundness of
measures based on the Newlands plan.
The education bill, to establish a de.
partment of education. with its secre-
tary in the Presidents cabinet, will
continue to have the active support of
the federation.
The waterway to the Atlantic from
the Great Lakes through the Gulf of
ST. Lawrence has the hearty indorse-
ment of the federation.
The federation, through its depart
ment of the American home, which
has been emphasized during the ad-
minstration Of Mrs. John ID. Sherman.
is particularly interested in the act for
the cooperative extension work in
agriculture and home economics, pro-
Niding for men and women extension
agents in equitable proportion in the
counties of the different States" Only
with this clause will the Capper-
ketcham bill meet the demand of the
federation.
The general federation is asking that
in the taking of the next census the
designation home maker" be given
TO every woman caring for home and
family in the capacity Of wife or
mother. and that data concerning
home equipment be collected and pub
l1shed in the census report.
The Cooper bill to regulate interstate
commerce in prison-made goods will. it
is urged. expedite the abolition of the
prison contract system by enabling
the States to protect their public mar
kets from prison products. State laws
to this end having been declared un-
constitutional, the federation during
the next Congress will give its fun
support to the proposed Federal law
The establishment in the Public
Health Service of nurses corps as
one provision of a bill for the co-orli-
nation Of the public activities of the
Federal Government had Endorsement
at the council meeting of the fedora.
ton last May.
The uniform marriage and divorce
law provided in the Capper bill, in
order that it may be constitutional,
must be preceded by an amendment to
the Constitution, such as called for in
the Capper resolution.
Legislation which concerns the
American Indian will have the interest
of federated club women, according to
resolutions adopted at the last council
meeting. In one of these the fedora
ton reaffirmed its support of legisla-
ton designed to give to the Indian his
rights as citizen under the Consti.
tuition, including the right to due proc.
ess OF law. peaceful assembly. religious
liberty and an accounting of the acts
of his guardian. Senate resolution
S4l was indorsed as a step toward the
ultimate solution of the Indian prob
lem. Endorsement was given to the
aVowed policy of the Secretary of the
interior to place some of the RESPONSE
blllty for the conduct of Indian affairs
IN the states where the Indians reside.
MRS. CLARENCE VI. BUSCH. for.
mer national first vice president
OF the National League of American
ZEN women and now president of the
Miami branch of the league. in one
of her addresses of greeting to the
membership of the body she heads
spoke briefly on the subject of the
league motto. "One for all and all for
one" So charmingly phrased were
her words that they have been quoted
IN part in the National Bulletin.
the official organ of the National
League. This quotation from Mrs.
Busch runs as follows: "Our motto
is One for all and all for one a
beautiful ideal, and, if lived up to, it
Will be the tree upon which our
branches Will grow and bear fruit
Livery blossom means more beauty
for the whole tree and every bud
should he nurtured by the organiza- :
ton. We are not rivals or competi-
tors, but cOtemporaries; there is no
necessity TO weed our garden TO
make room for other flowers. What
we need is the intensive cultivation
of all the varieties we have. We are
one for all and all for one and there
Is plenty of room for all"
The fact that circumstances have
enabled the national president of the
National League of the present ad-
ministration, Mrs. Grace Thompson
Seton, 10 visit a large number of the
branches in their own cities and sur
rounded by their own environment
has knit together with unusual close
ness the various branches of the or
sanization, making the president
more familiar with the special prob
lens of The local organiZa tions, and
giving to those bodies better ac-
Quaintance with the duties and re-
sponsibilities of the national head,
besides adding that touch of in
estimable N Nvalue-personal contact.
Consequently the league motto means
more today to the members than it
meant perhaps is months ago. Since
coming into office in April, 1926, Mrs.
Seton has visited branches already
formed and in some instances found
ed branches in Buffalo, \. Y; Syra-
cuse, \. Y; New York City: Green
wich. Conn; Philadelphia, Pa; Pitts
burgh. Pa: Indianapolis, Ind; Chi
cago, Ill; Baltimore. Md; Cincinnati,
Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio; Knoxville,
Tenn; Boston, Mass, and Newport.
r I.
Leaving Greenwich, Conn, the lat
ter part Of TINS week, Mrs. Seton
plans again to visit Cincinnati,
where she will be entertained at a
luncheon at O'Clock Sunday. Decem- :
her 4. by the Cincinnati branch, Ma
tional League Of American Pen
Women, Of which Mrs. Clara keck
Hefehower is president.
While in Ohio, Mrs. Seton VIII he
one of the speakers before the Mont
gomery County Council Of the Ohio
branch of the National Congress OF
Parents and Teachers. giving an illus
trated lecture on India, in connection
with discussion of the subject: The
Educational Value of Travel"
From Cincinnati she will 20 on to
Dallas, Tex. stopping en- route 10 visit
the league branch in st. Louis. Mo
of which Mrs. S Louise Marsh Is
president. In Dallas. Mrs. Seton viii
he entertained hV the Dallas branch