Evening star., 1942-09-20

new residents and visitors.
Personal Stake
In City Government.
"The campaign of the District OF
Columbia League of Women Voters
In behalf of suffrage for the District
comes during a time when the eyes
of this country are focused upon
Washington" Miss Wells declared
Literally thousands of people
elsewhere who never before aroused
themselves to an interest in District
suffrage have friends and members
of their families in Government
service here. This means a personal
stake in the city government.
During the period that the Dis
trict League intensifies its longtime
campaign, September 21-25, leagues
all over the country will be calling
attention to it through distribution
of the broadside. Washington: Our
National Home Town hope every
member of Congress will eventually
be convinced by constituents that
suffrage for the District is some
thing they care about, though they
live elsewhere"
Mrs. Eugene Callaghan, president
Of the local organization, pointed
out yesterday that the issues dealt
with in the broadside are not new
to the District League.
"Our league, since it's organization
% years ago, has deplored the stu
alton in Washington; has been con-
cerned about the slow, indirect and
irresponsible system of local govern
ment," she said.
Brought Into Focus
BY War Conditions.
Mrs. Callaghan reiterated that the
Nations Capital is now one of the
focal points of interest throughout
the country-a point of interest
brought into sharp focus by war
conditions"
While the local campaign will be
designed to interest voters temporar-
lily residing in Washington, she
pointed out, the national league
will place the leaflets in the hands
of thousands of American citizens
throughout the country.
"Only when we have Nation of
Informed voters" she concluded.
'can anything be done for the local
government situation"
Hand to-hand distribution in pub
lie buildings such as the YWCA and
door-to- calls in various neigh
borhoods will be among the meth
ods employed by the local league in
distributing the broadSide.
Some of the circulars will be de-
posted at educational and civic
centers, while several church groups
have agreed to cooperate.
League members maintaining a
voting residence in other States will
call on their Representatives in
Congress.
Political science instructors In
several universities will discuss the
text of the broadsides in their
classes.
Twenty-Five neighborhood groups
composed of league members will
start a series of meetings Tuesday
to launch the neighborhood can
Vass.
Campaign Expected
To Involve 1000 Women.
The entire campaign is expected
to involve about 1000 women.
Campaign operations are being
directed by a committee headed by
Mrs. Eugene Dufield, suffrage
chairman of the league, Serving
with her are Mrs Oscar Chapman,
Mrs. Harold Stone, Mrs. Louis Of
tenberg, Mrs. William C. Johnstone,
Mrs. w. S. Wharton and Mrs. B. M.
McKelway.
Assistants include Mrs. Donald C.
Blaisdell, Mrs. r. F. Leonard, Mrs.
Basil Manly, Mrs. Charles H. Wes-
ton. Mrs. Horace Dawson, Mrs.
Victor H. Evjen, Mrs. Elmer Stats,
Mrs. Edwin Lahey, Mrs. Wiley
Rutledge, Mrs. Kenneth Morrow
Miss Gertrude McNally, Mrs. Terry
Foster, Mrs. Ray c. Wakefield, Miss
Leslie Clark, Mrs. E. w. Spaulding
Mrs. Harold w. Krogh and Mrs
Harry Carlson.