The Washington times., 1937-10-09


Notices of meetings, social &C.
tiUitieS, club aims and cam.
pdignS, sorority GctiDitieS and
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column.
BY MARY PADGETT
A record attendance marked the
opening of the seasons activities
of the District League Of Women
Voters yesterday at a luncheon in
the Y. w. C.. A., when the work to
be taken up by the various study
groups during the year was ex-
planned to the membership.
Mrs. Louis Gutenberg, president
OF the grour, in greeting old and
new members, urged them to carry
on the detectives Of the league
through education, so that the
women could do their part in gov
eminent.
PLAN FOR SERVICE
"We here do not enjoy the
representation we should have
through voting. Thus our field
is limited but we can prepare
ourselves for service to the city,"
she asserted.
Chairnen of six major depart
ments announced their work for
the year. Mrs. M. o. Lorenz, of
the Government and Foreign
Policy departme en- t, told the
women:
collective action is the only
way to handle the Far Eastern
situation"
Mrs. Lorenz's department will
study the Far Eastern situation
and the collective peace system.
Two groups are already organized
to study along these lines and
there will also be organized small
neighborhood groups throughout
the city for study Of the peace
situation. All persons interested
may join in these discussions.
NEEDS OF CAPITAL
Mrs. R. Gordon Wagenet, chair
man Of Government and Child
Welfare, told the women that
Shocking needs" for Washington
included adequate provisions for
the Juvenile Court, as well as ma
ternal and infant welfare aids in
order to blot out the "black spot"
IN the Nations Capital because
Of the high maternity and infant
death rate. Through study groups
set up by this department, and
by visits of league members to all
institutions involving children, the
league plans to take active part
in getting legislation to remedy
or better conditions affecting chill
dren.
Mrs. David Cushman Coyle,
chairman of Government and Eco
nomic Welfare, advised the mem
bers that the problem of her group
is to find out and get all informa-
ton Of the relief and unemploy-
ment problem, coordinate it, and
then present its findings to the
Senate committee appointed to
study relief and unemployment
during the coming session of Con.
greSS.
STUDY OF PAROLES
Lack Of proper medical and
nursing equipment in penal insti-
buttons was pointed out by Mrs.
Pearl B. Klein, chairman of the
Government and Legal Status of
WON en-, in announcing her
groups work for the year. Mrs.
Klein said the parole system
would be studied to find out if
it were functioning efficiently and
her group will find out what can
be done to obtain better provisions
for women offenders at Occouuan.
Pointing out that washington
has about 100000 citizens who
cannot vote anywhere, Mrs,
Charles weston, of the Govern.
ment and It's Operations Depart
ment, declared:
Strange as it may seem, there
are some natives of the District.
About 40 per cent are either
natives Of Washington or can
claim no other residence in the
United States. Many others,
for various reasons, cannot go
to vote in their own States. Be
sides, going home to vote else.
where does not have any bear
ing on things in the District"
Mrs. William H. Savin, of Gov
eminent and Education, will have
her department make a thorough
study to see how schools in Wash.
ington rate compared to general
education systems throughout the
United States. Also the women
will study the school budget to
see If adequate and fair appropria.
ton is allowed District schools by
Congress.
POLES TO DANCE
Approximately 1000 guests are
avIoantad Of thu forY,ooI dioror a,.I