Evening star., 1946-05-22
W WOmen Voters Ask
Food Ratioming
Be Reconstructed

the VOteleSS District League OF
Women Voters is on record today
in favor of the reinstitution of food
rationing "in order to share our
food with the rest of the world and
at the same time assure equitable
distribution of the domestic supply"
The action was taken yesterday
at the local organizations annual
meeting when it approved a resolu-
ton adopted by the national league
at its recent convention In Kansas
City.
The local league also authorized
its president. Mrs. Robert F. Leon
ard, to appoint a special committee
to prepare a plan for immediate
action by the District league to
help meet the food emergency"
Mrs. Leonard promptly named a
group to serve in that capacity, in
Guiding Mrs. Walter Laves, local in
ternational relations chairman, who
presented the notion Mrs. Sidney
Sherwood, Mrs. Robert Fisher, Mrs.
John L. Taylor, Mrs. James Bourne,
Mrs. E. C. Bray, Mrs. Basil Manly,
Mrs. William G. Stewart and Mrs.
G. Walter Monroe.
In another action the organiza-
tion indorsed a resolution for Gov
ernment action to stop the march
of famine" sponsored by Food for
Freedom, Inc.
| The meeting, which was held in
Pierce Hall of the All Souls Uni
tartan Church, also paved the way
for league action on a number of
national and local matters and
elected a group of officers to serve
two-year terms. Under the system
observed in the league, Mrs. Leon
ard, is just completing the first year
| of her tWo-year administration.
The new officers include Mrs.
Donald c. Blaisdell, first vice presi-
dent: Mrs. James F. Clarke, secre-
tary; Mrs. Earle Simrell, Mrs. Mil
ton Dunn and Mrs. Robert G. Will
son, directors for two-year terms,
and Mrs. Maurice S. Goodman, di-
rector for a one-year term.
| A broad program on 'reorganiZa-
ton of the District government so
that it may be more democratic and
efficient" was adopted at the ses-
sion, giving the board authority to
act on specific legislation as it is
proposed.
The program called for suffrage
for the people of the District, Fed
eral City charter commission and a
number of proposals designed to
improve the composition and clear
ly define the responsibility of public
departments and personnel" Under
the latter category the organization
voted to work for welfare de-
partment, with an advisory board,
as an integral part of the District
government; health department
''reorganized and expanded" a new
basic school code and a centralized
department of labor.
The league also voted to work
for an increase in the annual Fed
eral payment to the District and a
tax program designed to provide in
creased revenue.
In other fields, it urged interna-
tional control of atomic energy
through the United Nations and
domestic control under a civilian
agency Ito insure full development
in the public interest" and accept
ance by the United States of its
full share of responsibility for
Strengthening the United Nations"
A reorganization of Congress and
governmental economic policies de-
signed to prevent imitation and de-
f1ation and to stimulate maximum
production and employment also
were advocated.
Three past presidents of the
league were honor guests at the
luncheon held during the recess be-
tweell the morning and afternoon
sessions. They were Mrs. A. j. Nc
Kelway, Miss Elizabeth Eastman
and Mrs. Louis Gutenberg.