Evening star., 1928-02-26


Jewish Board Of Guardians.
In a resolution adopted attention was
called to the fact that representatives
OF the group which sponsored the estab-
fishing of the institution agree that
there is a great need for special en-
phasis upon the spiritual rehabilitation
Of the inmates. 1t was further agreed
that the representatives Of the organi-
zation present should submit to their
boards of directors the plan for COM
mittee representing all the organiza-
tions which should endeavor to raise
the funds necessary for the chapel, in
small sums from many hundreds OF
citizens The work of the committee
vill be guided by: Chairman. Mrs. Wal
ter McNab Miller; secretary. Miss Julia
K Jaffray; treasurer. Mrs. Otto witt
penn.
UNHAT Do Women's Clubs Do?" is
the title Of an article by Mrs.
John Dickinson Sherman. president OF
the General Federation OF Womens
Clubs appearing in the March issue of
Scribner's Magazine. The more than
1000. 900 members Of the organization
are interested in this recital Of the
influence of the wonans club on COM
n1unity life generally and of specific
cases Of remarkable accomplishment.
Mrs Sherman says:
What would be the loss TO YOUR
town II the woman's club ceased TO
exist? is a question I frequently ask
representative men in the different
towns visit. The answers have been
varied. but the tenor of them has been
the same-that activities for commu-
nifty betterment would lose leadership
or impetus. or cease altogether
"Cne man said. The bottom would
fall out of all our town Improvement
work: another said practically the
same thing and added. you see, when
there's any job that seems too much
Tor Cur chamber Of commerce to han
Gle. We get the wonan's club to tackle
It. for they can put over anything they
want to-
Mrs Sherman recently sought
through a questionnaire sent to the
thousands of clubs composing the fed
Grafton 70 assemble evidence and proof
OF the wo.thiness OF the wonian's club
movement. Cubs were asked 70 recite
srv notable achievement of a civic. edit
cationai- legislative or welfare char
scter which they had initiated or put
over Records OF enormous and re-
f,1s-Eable accomplishment soon flooded
Mrs. Shern1an's Office. and from these
she has eu.led few of the most strik-
Ing and colortul. This she follows with:
The question. What would be the
loss 10 the members OF your club and
TO the life of your community should
your club cease TO exist?' was answered
with painstaking conscientiousness
Occasionally some one else-the mayor
the superintendent Of schools or the
head OF the chamber Of cor7merce-was
asked 10 answer because the women
ofd not like 10 say what calamity the
dissolution o! their club would mean
10 their town.
The general character Of the an
syers. b. both men and women. was
n the small towns. practically the same
that organized, cooperative effort
toward cs:ic and community improve
rneTi would lcse impetus and leader
sh,p or stop altogether: in many cases
tha. the library would cease 10 exis,
or the free kindergarten stop. that
school work, such as health nurses
milk. hot lunches. etc. would have tG
fnd r1e@ sponsors. and that the SociAl
intercourse and stimulation from meet
ing and working with other women anc
men would be lost"
Pointing o,it the value and power oi
united effort. hrs. Sherman says, The
pie.ec by the general federation aoulc
not have been possible without the co.
operation Of individual clubs. yet DC
orr club OF State could have either in..
tiate6 or carried out this gigantic TN
oertak.ng.
Another project o! the general fed
Grafton Was the establishment Of the
Federal prison for women a. Alderson
W. Va, slationa! achievement con.
ce:ged and Jed by the federation and
brought 10 fQl6llulent By the club.
women Of the country.
IT can. through i,s department
heads. bring before the State !ecsra.
tions and individual clubs. the result:
og research. Of study and of worf o!
the leading men and women IN the
fei6s covered ny the Yar!olls depart.
yne1tS The passage cf the pure fooc
snt drug sct was unhesitatingiY cred.
tied by the scientists most closely con.
Ylected with IL. " the nationwide IN
sistAnce u tie sonle,is clubs
The American ci1bYonen have at.
tsa4ed their present position by ibel,
rafl efforts. As long rs ylr wonner
have the desire they now have ~:
xnos1e6ge. self-,rnpFopem~n and ths
best int can be had for their children
their homes ard their community,
think there is not the slightest cbanes
of Our WoEnen's ciuDs c@aAing ~ b.
mediums through which women vi!
ser lI.s ends they wish.
~ long as the women keep tneii
ihesiA f3gn and their aims pure, just "
long vii ne vonsa's clubs continue u
GogtlsA sId make thor influence fel
t1fGlfA1tlt the country Compared
with ttfsF fields of human endeayof
tile cI]b movement shows d minimum
Of fa1s0es sia6 a long roll VI successes.
aS
TIE gain both In the number o
branches ana IN the SUM total O
TIE nifBasefklalp ~ t}ls National IIeagu'
E American Per Women during In
mast two years hICa.steE that the biefi
piai convention ~ tie organization u
he ilel1 tom kgrii II " April Is, III
elusive, viii be one Gf the largest eve
staged by ihe lfa9t4e u viii Ee heis
nj the Wilisrc Eotsl III tnig city. tn
historic tFacltioTs of this hotel xhef
tlae national ieadQuartefs of lEe leagsi
sYe now IocateG form particularly III
ting background foy tnis ssAeinblsge q
yfofasn writers, artists snd EDfnp,sers
The retiring Diehlo.ni Mls Graz
Tf1rnpson seton whose Lxo-yesT tern
ef offleS automatically eHp!fes III,
1nr)J will preside both st the session