Evening star., 1938-01-30

eral, club women are alert to what
Is going on in their own localities and
In all parts of the world, and, in the
aggregate, they make up a powerful
force for civic and social betterment.
An example of this is to be seen in
the wise spending campaign"
launched at the time of the board
meeting. Its object is to combat the
current depression. The services of
the federation were volunteered to
President Roosevelt to promote this
campaign in the hope of increasing
the velocity Of the dollar. This, as
Mrs. William Dick Sporberg, chair
man of legislation, explained, is not
. matter of legislation, but of educa-
ton. With the help of other feder-
Ated groups, the current Situation will
be brought to the attention of women
everywhere in an attempt to show
them how they can help to solve the
economic problem.
Service Given Buyers.
A less spectacular but valuable
service was rendered women buyers
last year through the establishment
Of the ruling requiring that all fabrics
made of rayon must be clearly labeled
as such. This ruling was promulgated
by the Federal Trade Commission, but
the preliminary work which showed
the difficulty of understanding fabrics,
was carried on by the New York State
federation.
A project, of quite a different type,
recently undertaken by the federation
for the benefit of study groups is the
sponsoring of the publication of
book on Basic American Treaties"
This book is being compiled and edited
by DR.. Herbert Wright of Catholic
University in cooperation with the
State Department. The intention is
to make material on the subject avail
able to the membership In form
that can be readily grasped.
The federation is trying to stimu-
late the interest of members in the
political and economic causes of war
An encouraging result of this action
is to be seen in the fact that "a clubs
In foreign countries have joined the
federation in the treaty studies.
Commenting on the manifold ac-
tivities of the federation. Mrs. Roberta
Campbell Lawson, the president, said:
In looking forward to the future goal
of the General Federation through
the activities of more than 100000
women it is well to look upon the
achievements of the past. Each State
possesses some monumental evidence
of womens clubs accomplishments as
more than 80 per cent of the libraries
of today bear witness, and also the
more than 10000 boys and girls who
have been assisted in furthering their
education through the loan funds,
scholarships and fellowships amount
ing to around million and a half
dollars. leadership in the cancer
crusade, intensive cooperation in the
social disease battle and great activ-
lty in safety education and crime
control, besides the other work carried
forward through the nine depart
uents Of work with their more than
l25 activities. adaptable to any and
0Slk dll JloNC VIC Va UiCdoIll
and scope OF interest.
Activities Not Declining.
Are WOmen's clubs declining in
activities? Most decidedly, no. A
study of the vital questions of today
is most emphatically evidenced by
requests for information from Cen
eral Federal headquarters along
the lines of economic adjustment,
taxation, the problems of youth, in
ternational affairs, the "isms" OF today
and child training for citizenship, to
mention few. In applying the great
subject, education for living, which
Is our present theme to everyday
living, clubwomen are thinking
through. as voiced by their vote on
the proposed Supreme Court change.
They have also concerned themselves
with restricted immigration, civil serv-
Ice and the tndoctrination of alien
philosophies
The federation Is in close touch
with international thought through
It's clubs in other lands, and it is
our Arm belief that could the women
Of all countries know each other from
hearthstone to hearthstone, world
peace would be assured. Believing so
thoroughly in individual responsible
ity, the federation is instituting a spe-
cial program for the study Of treaties
among the major countries with the
idea that If individual laymen better
understood these agreements nations
might more quickly bring about
Peace on earth, good will toward
men,"
DR.. Walter Bauer was the speaker
at the last meeting of the Deutscher
Lterarisher Verien at the home of
Miss Anita Shade, president. He
spoke on "Maerchenoper and Volk-
sleid." Scenes from "Hansel and
Gretel" were presented by Miss Helen
Perry and Miss Myrtle Barnes, with
Miss Marjorie Barnes at the piano.
Miss Irene Lerch, pianist, played three
movements Of the ''F Minor Sonata"
BY Brahms.
At the meeting on Febduary 10, the
Schubert songcycle, Die schoene
Nuellerin" will be heard.
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The Professional Writer'S Club of
the Y. w. c.. A. Is carrying on a
'Save Decatur House" campaign to
preserve as national shrine Com
modore Stephen Decatur's historic
home on Lafayette Square. The home,
now occupied by Mrs. Truxtun Beale,
must be sold to settle an estate.
Conceived originally by Miss Myrta
Cawood, president Of the club, the
campaign was launched December 8
with radio broadcas. over Station
WJSv. Since that. time almost a
hundred organizations have passed
resolutions favoring the preservation
Of the house. A larger number of
individuals have written commencing
the clubs efforts. 81.
II believe every organization ap-
preached has acted favorably on the
project" Miss c. Virginia Diedel, De-
catur House Committee chairman, said