Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

ana pubic welfare prog diiS VA I.ic
General Federation of Women's Clubs
at the Midwinter meeting of the board
| of directors which closed yesterday at
/ national headquarters in Washington.
| President Hoover himself, stressed
the importance of the work of the de-
partment of international relations when
he told Mrs. Sippel, president OF the
organization, upon the occasion OF his
reception to the entire board, that the
| time will come when he will call upon
| the battalion of the general federation
| for assistance in the work of establish
| ing or stabilizing world peace" This
| conversation resulted In the passage OF
! a special resolution by the board pledg-
| ing the support of the federation to the
| President in his international program.
| Mrs. Sippel, in her address. further
| emphasized the general federation's in
ternational relations program when she
said I'VE seek through our interna-
| tional relations department, better I'M
derstanding of our neighbor nations and
! of all the nations in the world. We
should use all available means to that
end and guard jealousy against ham
perine the growth of this understanding
by accrediting to one method or to one
agency of bringing it about. the devo-
| ton we owe only to the ideal itself. AS
| YOU all know, have been deeply inter-
ested In promoting among the clubs. the
study of the life. literature and culture
of nations on the Western Hemisphere.
! Underlying the promotion is the convic-
| ton that more knowledge of the normal
ways of life of other peoples on this
half of the globe is essential to the I'M
Outstanding which is in turn the only
secure base of continued peace"
Mrs. Ben Hooper. chairman of the
department of international relations,
summarized the present objective OF her
department and its work OF the past
wear briefly: Last year our work was
for the ratification of the multilateral
! treaty. This year. the councii meetlIg
at Swampscott voted that the duties OF
This department would be to work for
the STRENGTHENING of the machinery OF
Government through which we may be
able to obviate future wars. Therefore,
our definite piece of work at present is
to secure our entrance into the World
Court
Her department also has done much
to forward Mrs. Sippefs project OF gam
ing a better understanding OF the west,
ern nations through most SUCCESSFUL
Pam American program.
Prediction of an imminent study OF
prison problems by all governors ana
state Legislatures, with consequent re-
organization of prison methods in many
States. within the next legislative pc
Rod. and the announcement OF an I'M
dertakine to aid the Alaskan Federation
of Women's Clubs in its effort TO pro-
vide adequate care for delinquent women
and girls in that territory made by MISS
Julia K. Jaffray, chairman OF the dlVl-
sion of correction, was salient feature
of the reports from the department OF
public welfare, Of which Mrs. Sadie Orr
dunbar is chairman. Mrs. Dunbar ner-
self made no report, but called upon ner
division chairmen to outline the work
of this comprehensive department, one
of the largest in the federation.
Mrs. Daniel Coonan OF Minneapolis
Mimi. chairman of the division OF pup
lie health, reported that her DIVISION Is
concentrating upon two thlngs-the
support of the program of Mrs. Dunbar,
chairman of public welfare, in her work
as general federation representative on
the white House conference on child
health and protection. and the COM
| munity health study campaign, wnlcn
has two detectives, acquaintlng iocai
clubs with existing health conoltlons
and furnishing basis for securing ana
sunportinc a health service under
qualified health officer.
Mrs. w. e. Miner. Oakland, Nebr..
chairman of the division of community
service. reported on the newly tnaugu-
rated program of community planning,
| framed since Mrs Sippel sounded com
munity service" as the keynote OF her
administration.
"Because community service is the
KEYNOTE of Mrs .Sippers administr alton
cur program has grown Nationwide IN
! scope" said Mrs. MINER. Several
/ States that up until now have not nao
such a division of work have created
| their own State divisions of community
service and we have framed program
| devoted to a brand.new subject for
| clubwomen &C ON m ty planning.
| Along with it we have sent out two
pamphlets, one on city planning ana
! the other on coming. Both have had
| good reception"
The necessity of increased appropria-
tions for the Indian Service was
| stressed by Mrs Joseph Lindan Smith,
| Dublin. N. H. in her report on the
| division of Indian welfare, department
of public welfare, who declared that OF
! next importance to the work done by
| her division in this direction was that
| of assisting State and Government ON
| Gals whose duty it is to care for the
Indians in the complex situation re-
garding education and health. She
| urged all of the clubWomen residing in
| the vicinity of reservations to make
personal contacts with the Indians and
! try through this means to assist in
health and educational projects.
Urging the clubwomen to keep them
selves informed on public affairs and
to devote ten minutes of each meeting
! to current affairs rather than one spe-
cial program year on citizenship,
Mrs. j. C. Pearson of Marshall, Okla,
chairman of the department of Amefi-
can citizenship said citizenship is q
continuous affair and should have ouI
constant attention. We can deal much
more successfully with problems nea,
us than with those far off. I want 10
warn you, therefore, against criticism
of our Congress. 1t destroys respect fol
our Government to aSsail Congress as a
whole
Mrs. Clarence Fraim. chairman of the
department of legislation, reported eight
bills introduced by the Seventy first
Congress which will receive the support
of the General Federation and two to
be opposed actively. They follow. Those
approved: The Jones bill embodyina
the principles of the Shepard-To
act OF previous Congresses; Robson
Capper bill providing for the creation
of a Federal department of education
the Shipsts ad Newton Nolan bill fol-
the preservation of the natural water
levels of the boundary waters between
Ontario and Minnesota and their tribu
taries: the Gibson bill providing for thc
establishment of woman's bureau ir
the Metropolitan Police Department oil
the District of Columbia; the Engle.
bright bill authorizing appropriation fol
the construction and maintenance Of
! improvements necessary for the protec.
ton of the national forests from fire
the Cramton bill exempting certain In.
dian lands from taxation for a period
, of rs years; the Leavitt bill authorizing
the Secretary of the Interior to adjus
reimbursable debts of Indian tribes, ant
the King bill for relief of Indians.
The bills opposed are the equal right:
} amendment to the Constitution and thu