The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-09
General Federation Of Women's
Clubs Holds Meet In WASHINGTON
,,s CHARLES G. DOAK

By mo-" hoard Of directors of the
inc I'll Federation of Women'l
General len. meeting in Washington De:
euD 'ssr /, made Resolution No. ]
ss1l0sa. orssement OF full participa'
Us eh y" the United States in the
ion -. y Nations Organization and
tnl's scisl agencies for internation-
IN s lpso,eraion in fields including
d e .tion, health, relief. and
pss resolution further urged
1nI = ratification by the United
p' s.a. Of: Coz stitutions Of such in
sa ss organizations as may
'ssssblished by the United Ma
d. DE-. e. adequate financial support
tl0'. 81 SUCH agencies; active par
',.. VI in their work. The reso-
,'.ipn was signed by Mrs. LaFell
iu'luu president OF the General
D D.asration, and Mrs. William Dick
s ssu its chairman of Inter
] NATIONAL Relations
..,ointnent of a qualified wom-
Ap ~ one Of the five members
a. a. , ~ the United States Of
70 s, l, in the General Assembly
n .. .he United Nations Organization
y; ~ ,slled for in resolution two, the
as,,Ssreaso of which points out
~, s4' under Article 8 of the charter
Ir.e United Nations sha nplace
tine United Nations shall place
- ~, r.strictions on the eligibility Of
Nv. ~ and women to participate In
INV capacity and under conditions
NJ equality in its principal and
.ubsidiary organs"
Nine other important resolutions
usre adopted by the board of d.
,e,tors, all to be submitted to the
wooO clubs of the organization for
.adv and action. They will then
h. presented at the convention OF
tbe General Federation where they
viii be adopted or rejected, the
,,ton taken to be the organi-
,atjon's position with reference to
each resolution.
Other resolutions are: One de-
claring "that the worldwide mont
toring service formerly conducted
nv the Foreign Broadcast Intelli-
eence Service OF. FEC should not
bp dropped but should be con-
! tinued by the Federal Government
as an essential step in the con-
duct Of its postwar affairs" and
the State Department is petitioned
to ensure continuance of such
service. !
Another resolution commends
the State department for its &C.
ton in recommending the'creation
Of an Opium Advisory Commission
to report directly to the Social and
Economic Council of UNO indie
pendently Of the health, welfare or
other section, and the Department
is urged to continue its effort until
the creation of such a commission
as tunctioned successfully for 20
years under the League Of Nations
Is accomplished.
The idea was re-endorsed Of Hv-
Ing memorials to service men and
women Of World War 1I-such as
parks, Fairgrounds, pools, forests,
recreation grounds and commune
ty centers-"for use in building
character and physical fitness so
essential for the preservation of
the American way of life for which
our service sorces fought" Clues
our service forces fought" Clubs
are asked to lend. full cooperation
In planning such memorials, and
70 give the General Federation
power to take appropriate action
In securing the cooperation of ma
tonaE, state and local officials and
groups in carrying out the intent
Of The resolution.
Mrs. John D. Robinson's reso-
tuition calling for support and aid
70 the governments, federal, state
and local, in the rehabilitation of
war veterans, was adopted. Also,
resolution offered by Miss Mar
!vfe ilhg, chairman of Public
health committee, calling for a
new executive department headed
wa member Of the President S
s!aOlhet, to promote the national
interest In health, welfare and ed
ueaslon, Was adopted. Such a de-
pal,ment would take over the
'v.k OF 50 agencies in these fields.
MISS llllg also offered the reso-
aaon which calls for continuance
VI NE Social Protection Division
vi, me Federal Security agency
NM Nun me necessary status to per-
I'LL. .l,: It to work effectively, and for
WI s.i'l m of the principles of
t ss.! May Act in laws designed to
~ ,alLsh Similar protection in times
,,a,,. resolution was adopted ap-
living the establishment of a
,'uohal policy for the creation of
Ss sAillum opportunities for en-
n msment in order through it to
s sa all, a high level of produc-
,o n ana purchasing power with
ss" .s4; machinery supple
sssa'ng free enterprise if or when
H. ss v. also, one declaring
ss ' ~, m no war in the history of
n s united States has the general
t tSS.e been protected so success
rsns.. rom runaway prices and
s S,s' IL and serious initiation as