The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-18
Rv MRS. CHARLES G. DOAK,

By Mrs. CHAhLA1o ~
The Youth Conservation program,
the major project of the General
and State Federations of women
clubs at this time is successfully
launched and supported by many
of the nations leading citizens.
This is evidenced in the personnel
of the national advisory board Just
announced by Judge Anna M.
Kross of New York City, VINO Is
chairman of the General Fedora
tion's Youth Conservation COM
mittee.
Serving on the board are tn e
Governors of ten states, Connectl-
cut, Georgia, Missouri, Montana
Nebraska, Wyoming, west vlr-
ginia, Maryland, Minnesota, Cali
fornia and South Carolina; United
States Senators Fulbright, Salston-
stall and Pepper; Congresswomen
Emily Taft Douglas and Chase Co.
ing Woodhouse; such notable wom-
en- as Eleanor Roosevelt, Dorothy
Thompson, Fanny Hurst, Anna M.
Rosenberg, Mrs. Oswald Lord and
Mrs. Harper Sibley, president OF
the United Council of Church Wom-
en-.
Representatives on the board
from the field of education are DR..
Frank Porter Graham, DR.. George
D. Stoddard, New York State Com
missioner OF Education, d
George Hecht, president, Parent S
Institute. From the sports world,
there is Col. Larry MacPaail, pres
ident of the Yankee Baseball club.
Rex Stout and Norman CorWin, au-
thors, are members; and from lab
or organizations are Matthew Vol,
Walter Reuther, william Green,
Philip Murray; and from business
are William L. Chanery, publisher
of Crowell-Colliers, Harry A. Bull
lis president of General Mills, and
James Lewis, vice-president of
Squibbs & Sons.
The Federal Council of Churches
of Christ in America is represented
by its president, Bishop G.. Brom.
ley Oman; the American Friends
Service Committee by Clarence
Pickett, and Binai Birth by Henry
Monsky, it's president.
Judge Kross has announced also
the acceptance of membership on
the state advisory board for North
Carolina, to date, the following
Mrs. Karl Bishopric, president Of
the North Carolina Federation;
Mrs. ]. Henry Highsmith, chair.
man of the Federation's Youth Con.
servation Committee; Mrs. w. T.
Bost, DR.. Ellen Winston, Mrs. Ed
ison Davenport of Mackeys, Mrs
R. H. Latham of Asheville, DR.
John S. Broadway of Duke Univer.
sity and DR.. I. G.. Greer of Thomas.
vile.
Mrs. Highsmith says that she is
deeply gratified at the work al.
ready done by clubs in this state on
Youth Conservation, and at the
number OF surveys that have been
completed and questionnaires re-
turned. She is asking that all Sur
veys be completed and question
nariers sent in by December stu.
Arrangements are being made for
the sociology department of North
Carolina college to tabulate and
evaluate the findings as to the
yough situation, facilities, ETC., in
the various communities. Upon
these findings recommendations
will be made to a statewide con-
ference on Youth Conservation to
be in Raleigh early in January.
Governor R. Gregg Cherry has
commended the federation for its
effort in behalf of the youth of the
State and has expressed his willing
ness to aid the program in every
way possible. He has already ap-
pointed members of the Recreation
Commission authorized by the last
Legislature, and in letter to Mrs.
Hlghsmith he states that he will
be pleased to cooperate with the
officials of the North Carolina Fed
GRAFTON in the appointment of fur
Their agencies along this line if they
deem the same necessary"
A practical suggestion from Mrs.
Highsmith to clubs is one received
from Stewart Woodland, Field rec
reation representative of the Fed
eral Government. He has supplied
a list of buildings that were erected
in various towns and cities for the
USO which would prove adequate
for community and youth centers.
Mr.. Woodward says that the Gov
eminent is offering these buildings
to communities at less than halt
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