Evening star., 1927-09-18


ocratic Club. which opened on
September IA. Many slogans
a,readv have been received by the
committee at headquarters.
According to word received from
headouarters. the contest will not be
halted because of the difficulty which
arose when the postal authorities
called attention to an infringement
of regulations in the rules of the CON
test, one of which provided for an
entry fee, to be used for defrayinG the
cost Of the contest.
AS soon as the matter was brought
to the attention of the clubwomen TINS
clause was removed and the matter
adjusted with the Post ONCE Depart
ment.
A second group of rules has been
sent out. omitting the entry tee. it Is
said, and the contest will be carried
through as originally planned, with
this exception.
The national contest was inspired
bv the popularity Of the local slogan
contest held at the New Hampshire
avenue clubhouse last Spring. inns
first affair aroused SO much comment
throughout the country, according TO
club officials, that the board OF gov
ernors decided upon ma aion-wlde
contest this Fail.
Prizes of 500, $50 and SIS, reSpec'
tively. are being offered by the club
for the best three Democratic cam
paign slogans for use by the party
during the coming presidential cam
paign.
The contest will close on october 81.
All entries should be mailed to the
Slogan Contest Committee, woman
National Democratic Club, 1926 New
Hampshire avenue, before that date.
No limit has been put upon the
number of slogans which may be sub
mitted by one person, nor is any spe-
cial form prescribed. They may be
offered in verse or limerick form. as
notices. or in any original fashion
that the imagination may decree.
X X X
MRS. JOHN DICKINSON SHER-
4NA MAN, president of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs, has re.
turned to federation headquarters
here after a Summer spent in Colo
RADIO and California. After business
conferences in New York and Chicago,
Mrs. Sherman will go to Sheridan,
Wyo., where she will be the principal
speaker at the annual convention or
the Wyoming Federation OF Women s
Clubs September 26. On september
&
ton of the Colorado Federation OF
Womens Clubs in Canyon City, and
will be the principal speaker at the
annual convention of the New Mexico
Federation of Women'S Clubs, to be
held in Las Vegas October and 5.
She will also address the convention
of the Louisiana Federation OF Wom-
ems Clubs in Natchitoches November
il, Is and 16.
I'm this, the closing year of my
administration, shall direct my ef-
forts to stabilizing and rounding out
the work which initiated when was
elected" said Mrs. Sherman. Every
thing possible will be done to stimu-
late interest throughout the country
in the follow-up campaign OF the
American home department, and all
assistance will be given the States
undertaking this great project, which
has for it's object the raising Of stand
ards in American home life. ] am
also especially interested in the prob.
lens now before our department OF
American citizenship, and shall give
my personal efforts to some Of the
more vital phases of this important
work"
In line with the efforts of the Gen.
eral Federation to promote all
movements looking toward the better
ment of life," the State federations
throughout the country are adopting
various methods of raising standards
of American home life. The Missis-
sippi Federation of Women's Clubs,
Miss Susie V. Powell president, will
hold a three-day better American
homes congress" October II. Is and
10 at Vicksburg in connection with
the Mississippi State Fair.
90 fLa fnf will h0
used as texts" and Laboratories"
There will be tours to the commercial
and educational exhibits of modern
equipment for heating. lighting, cook
ing and water supply. Demonstra-
fions will be given by specialists and
experts. Each day at 3 o'clock pro-
grams will be presented in the wom-
ans building, the general topics for
successive days being: October II.
Building and Equipment Of the
Modern Home; October IS, Health
Problems of the Modern Home" and
October 10. THE Fine Arts in the
Fine Art of Living"
Mrs. Sidney Johnston Of Vicksburg,
chairman of the department of the
American home in the Mississippi Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, is in gen.
eral charge Of the congress. Club
women from all parts Of the South
are expected to attend.
A million and half dollars goes up
In smoke every time the clock runs
around. Americans burn up prop
erty at the rate of $1,000 minute,
according to statistics being presented
to the General Federation Of Women's
Clubs by Mrs. Dolly Dean Burgess of
Helena, Mont, who is urging that
each Of the $4,000 clubs in the fedora
ton observe National Fire Prevention
week, October 7-15.
OF the $685., 100000 worth of prop
erty destroyed by fire last year, it is
estimated that 1886 100000 worth
might have been saved by the eXer-
else Of ordinary care.
THE greatest causes of unnecessary