Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15

the sessions of the conference on the |
C3r~a and Cure Of War. opening to- /
night.
Miss. and Home Culture Club OF
Hyde Park. VI
4 word Of praise was accorded the |
new Federation News. the revised or
, gan Of the association, in Mrs, Sher
mans report. as we'll as commenda
ton fer the Home Equipment Primer
soon tn he released by the federation.
with its labor saving for home makers.
In closing, Mrs sherman urged the
women 10 choose their leaders and
representatives. both outside and in
side the fedora ton. upon the basis OF
their fitness for the service which they
Will he called upon to render.
Not only should we demand that
Government executives appoint adj
visers and assistants on the basis 81
fitness for the work TO he done she
said. but YOU, as members and lead
erS in club and federation groups.
should stand on the same ground ami
consistently choose your leaders and
depa rtmen;, division and committee
chairmcn for special fitness.
THE real burden Of my message In
vau is that the most important lesson
which the women of the federation
learn anew or over again IN the re-
Sponsihility IN choose their leaders ana |
the solemn obligation Of the leaders 10
choose their chairiQen with long-VlS'
Toned care.
"If one thing more than any other |
has been driven into my consciousness
during the hast three years. II Is that
If This great orgn nfzation OF ours is 70
achieve a reasonable measure Of the
service Of which II is capable. we VIII
have 10 achieve greater sense Of re- :
sronsibility in the choice Of leaders
and assistants.
over and over again has it been
demonstrated "a me. during the last
three years, that the success or fail |
ure Of any project has depended upon
the State leader TO whose charge the
work has fallen. Il has happened that |
evidence Of the interest Of women
I'm "A line Of work has been ample and
indispuiable. yet nothing WAS doG".
either because the leader failed to
grasp. on refused TO recognize, the re-
sponsibuit.es of leadership
CpECIAL significance WAS given fine
legislative report made by Mrs.
Duncan - johnson of B3l;imoge.
chairman uf the department. Of iegis'
Intion hy word received from the CEN
iioI that both the House and Senate
agricultural committees had reported
fsvo!abiy upon the cappcr. ke'cham
! bill with tho General Fedora tinn's
home economies extension amendment
attached.
In addition 10 fostering this bill. the
legislative program as reported by
Mrn. Johnson urges amendment OF the
census bin 10 include authorization for
| the collection and publication of data
on home equipment and the listing Of
| housewives Us "home.makers. under
occupations She reported that the
I House census committee had promised
/ the bin would not he reported out uu
! III the federation should have an oI,.
I p0ftunity 10 present its two requests
/ formally.
/ Several bills viii he sponsored this
session by rho department ~ ed,ca.
/ tion. according to Mrs. Johnson. They
| incude:
| The curtis.fteod education BIN III.
/ r., IS. 1880. which IN now in com.
/ niittee II both House and Senate
] Two conservation bilis~~the Mc%nry.
| Woodruff bin III r.. Sis. 1850 and
{ me .slft - M = "sb1t' sweeney ig4E I'll IL
I G03i $50 r. 1850 we support III principle
! The former, PROV iding for the pur.
! chase Of lands on waterrtleda Of n8gi.
] gable streams, has had "A recent hear.
| ing before the committee Of ngrie,l.
/ turc, has bpen repoyted out fuyotut,lv
and In now on the Seuate cf,trndar
In the House This Lili IN still in cam
! tiffee.
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known az the forestry research I'm a.
in committee If both lIu,tsc and x..n.
ate. with the IfntJss. committee h.a,t,,r
sci for F,ei,rtIarp - q"
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