Evening star., 1946-12-10
WOmen's Federation Praises
I Truman for Coal Strike Acti1,,
By Gretchen Smith
Womsns Club Editor.

Appreciation of the Presidents
handling of the recent coal strike
was expressed by the District OF
Columbia Federation of Women's
Clubs yesterday in resolution
passed by the organization at its
December meeting.
The resolution presented by Mrs.
Leslie Wright, legislative chairman.
was passed with but one dissenting
vote, the latter voiced by a member
who expressed her view that the
matter was controversial and should
not be brought up for consideration
by the Federation.
The resolution sent to President
Truman in day telegram reads:
''The District Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs most respectfully pre-
sents it's congratulations to the
President for his successful termina-
ton OF the coal strike, whereby the
sovereignty of the Government OF
the United States and the economic
welfare Of the Nation has been pre-
served:
"It commends the firmness with
which the President refused any
compromise but steadfastly de-
nanded that the law of the land
be obeyed.
"The District Federation Of
Women's Clubs respectfully urges
that permanent constructive legis-
lation be made part Of the pro-
gram for the Eightieth Congress
so that the country may never again
undergo an economic crisis of the
type just settled"
A resolution giving unanimous
support to a program launched BY
the Washington Committee for Con-
sumer Protection urging consumers
not to "buy high was adopted by
the Federation.
Mrs. Minnie Frost Rands, chair
man Of the Committee on Consumer
Problems explained that members
of the Federation were asked to re-
fuse purchase of goods being sold
at excessively high prices. She also
asked that inferior goods be re-
| jected at this time and be allowed
| to stay on the shelves
IF you do not abstain from buy
ing poor merchandise being sole
at high prices" she declared. "wher
good stuff comes into the stores
the prices will be still higher as the
merchant can well argue, If we sole
| inferior goods for such a price, we
can get even more for better goods.
Mrs. Rands wore a button which
read Don't Buy High The but
tons, she said, are being distributed
by the District Committee for Con-
sumner Protection which argues that
one of the best means of combating
imitation is refusal to buy at exces-
sive prices.
| The consumer problems chairman
also asked the clubWomen to pay
cash for purchases.
Don't take advantage of the new
| credit laws and go into splurge
Of credit buying" she warned.
An appeal for volunteers for work
in numerous civic projects was
voiced by Mrs. Elizabeth Sherman,
director of the Volunteer Office, 1126
Vermont avenue NV
Mrs. Sherman explained the need
for volunteers in hospitals, day nur-
series, settlement houses and in
boys and girls clubs. She also tolo
of the nunber of volunteers who
have been placed in community
work in the past 10 months through
the volunteer Office Men arle
women with a few idle hours avail
able each week can find volunteer
occupation to their liking, she de-
clared, by communicating with the
Volunteer ONCE.
Over 1.5O0 volunteers were placed
by the Office in the past 10 months,
Mrs. Sherman said. Their volun-
teer services represented in cash
value to the District approximately
$4,000, she pointed out, based on
the services receiving compensation
at a minimum clerical pay of 50
cents per hour. The speaker said
that many more volunteers are
needed for work at Glenn Dale Hos
pital and with day nurseries.
A visitor from overseas, Mrs. Mar
garet Jungstedt Of Stockholm,