Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19

| legislation. gave a report on her work
and said that copies of the legislation
the general federation was sponsoring
had been sent to the legislative chair
Jnen of all the clubs i'll the county
She requested that the clubs express
their desires, to her so that she might
carry out the wishes of the clubs. She
specifically pointed out that she was
merely the agent to get the legislation
to the clubs and If they did not respond
and let her have their ideas. she must
necessarily 60 ahead on the assumption
that they approved. She urgently re-
! uuested clubs to communicate with her
| Mrs. Josiah w. Jones' newly appoint
cd chairman of resolutions requested
that all resolutions be in ner hands by
March l. And Mrs Rogers State
chairman of resolutions. said that her
committee also requested that rcsolu-
tlons be IN her hands by March Is, in
order that the State might act on them
at their next annual meeting III April.
| Mrs. Earl w. Chafec reported on the
endowment fund and said that of the
81 clubs IN the federation. only had
not supported this fund. In the State,
Montgomery County is ahead. having
supported the endowment fund 70 per
cent.
IN her report on conservation, Mrs.
Elmore said that American forest
week was April 1928 and urged that
the clubs would plant trees during that
week. She also said that the National
Arboretum in Washington was now an
| assured fact for the near future, and
that. in regard to national flower. DR..
| Whcrry had chosen the phlOX rs being
more nearly national flower. being
capable of being grown in any part of
this country.
Mrs. Young. chairman of internal
tional relations. reported on her attend
ance at tho conference on the cause
and cure Of war. She found the meet
! ings insplrational and both the speak
! crs and subjects Of tremendous interest.
In her report on motion pictures,
Mrs Nina C. Brann said that Gov,
Carl Millikcn told Of 10 organizations
Of volunteers who had been working
/ four months on children'S matinccS and
said that a list of 200 tested pictures
viii be sent from 469 Fifth avenue,
New York City. He spoke Of hundreds
Of letters asking how may we help,
ana his reply was. Get III touch with
YOUR theatcr managers. They will be
glad to welcome your interest, Look
at the pictures. tell the managers what
you want. The opcn-door policy well
comes you You may determine the
kind of pictures you have if you will
work for them And then further
said: Pictures are a new form of cX-
preston Art is beauty when founded
on good taste. namely ar, governed by
self-restraint and art with an ideal.
Mrs. William J. Peters. subcharman
for drama. reported on her play con-
test. and Miss Annie Wilson, chairman
Of art gave her usual charming report
which was an inspiration to the whole
meeting. Frightening and lifting 1t out
Of the dry details OF this everyday
life
In the report Of the rcbudgcting
committee, was recommendation that
be increased so cents per delegate. IN
order 10 enlarge the fund of the fed
Grafton for carving on n9edtul work ii
the county This was TO be taken back
20 the clubs by tho directors and dis
cusSed b. their clubs and reported back
az 4 future meeting Of the federation,
Mrs William c. Dennis, chairman Of
rcVisiOns, presented her report III the
form Of revised constitution and by
laws. which il TO bo printed and sent II
each club III tho federation. Only one
section o. the revised bylaws came up
for dlsCussloi3. and with a few remarks,
il was recommended that they be sem.
10 tn clubs. 10 bc returned 10 the fed
Grafton for action at the annual meet
ing IN May,
Mrs II. = Humphrey. chairman Of
the American Homo Department, asked.