Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
WOMEN ARE URGED
TO SUPPORT HOOVER
Law Enforcement Plea Made
at Convention of Mary
land Federation.


BALTIMORE, April 24.--President
Hooyer's law enforcement speech in
New York was ecnoed yesterday in adj
dresses at the opening session OF the
thirtieth annual convention OF the
Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs.
More than 300 women, representing
clubs in all parts of the State, are at
tending the sessions, which are being
held at the Belvedere Hotel and Will
continue tomorrow.
The foundations of the peace OF the
world depend upon better understand
ing among the women of the world, &C
ording to Mrs. John S. Sippel, preSi-
dent of the General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, who declared that "Ameri-
cas- club women could do no better
than to adhere to and back Hoover's
request for observance and enforcement
Of the country's laws"
International Program.
Mrs Sippel, who was the principal
speaker at the initial meeting, said that
the international relations program of
the women's clubs had been approved
by the State Department. Its purpose,
she said, is to prompt better cultural,
social and domestic understanding
among the home-makers of the world.
THE diplomats" she said, have had
their opportunities, the medical units
have had theirs, but never has this
group, the clubwomen of the country,
the backbone of the world, been given
an opportunity to promote better inter-
national relations.
Had there been better understand
ing among the people OF the world"
the national president went on, many
catastrophes would have been averted.
There never would have been railroad
built beside a cemetery in China, nor
would packages have been sent to a
South American country wrapped in a
color that was sacred to the people OF
that land"
Letter From Mrs. Hoover.
A letter from Mrs. Herbert Hoover
to Mrs. Earl Chaffee of Chevy Chase,
chairman of the junior membership
denartment of the Maryland Fedora
ton of Womens Clubs, was read at
the meeting. Mrs. Hoover spoke OF
her interest in the project OF enllstlng
the sympathy and support Of the feder-
alton in the activities of the younger
girls and expressed the nope tnat
3Maryland's efforts would meet with so
great a success that its example would
be followed by other States" .
DR.. Mary B. Harris, superintendent ol
the Federal Industrial institution 1or
Women at Aldersons, w. Va, was Ine
principal speaker at the AFTERNOON Ses-
sion and took INSTRUMENTATION VI
Treatment" for her subject.
"There are over 800 women between
the ages of IS and IS at the FeoeraI
Industrial Institution for Women" she
said: "75 per cent are drug addlctS, the
others are violatorS of the postal ana
Mann act" They are from all parts
of the country, and they represent
variety and social background.
Zach one receives individual treat
ment and every effort is mace 10 III
them TO be useful members OF the COM
munitv. We teach them to COOK, sew
and to do all kinds OF houseWork'
nursing and home-making. i;
DIR. Harris said that many OF tne III
mates are Young girls and that the num-
her of first offenders is increasing.
Reports Presented.
Reports we're presented by Mrs. Earl
Chaffee of Chevy Chase, program COM
mittee: Mrs. John L. Whitehurst, CORE
snonding secretary: Mrs. John G. Price,
ir. budget committee: Mrs. Frederick 1.
Mosher. motion pictures committee;
Mrs. Kerner F. Brown, endowment COM
nittee: Mrs. w. w. Edmonston, Jr., hos
pitality committee; Mrs. j. w. Abirett-
Thomas of Cumberland, State director,
and Mrs. George A. Hax, club extension
committee.
A reception in honor of Mrs. Sippel
and Mrs. Alcock was held last night at
the Hotel Belvedere and was followed
by the presentation of an operetta, The
Link of Notions" by the music section
of the Womens Club of Chevy Chase.
Mrs. j. Harry Cunningham is the au-
thor and it was presented under the
direction of Mrs. T. w. NorcroSS.