The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-26
BY MRS. CHARLES G. DoAK

The request to clubWomen made
last Sunday by Mrs. LaFell Dick
inson, president of the General Fed
GRAFTON of Women's clubs, and Mrs.
Karl B~ishopric, president of the
North Carolina Federation, that
they contribute a Marathon Mound
of Cloth for the ragged children of
Greece, met instant and hearty
response. The big Raleigh club,
headed by Mrs. R. L. Mcmillan,
promptly went into action and ev-
cry member was notified of her
opportunity to contribute 7 to this
most worthy undertaking. The c4uo
house of the Raleigh Woman's club
will be the depository, and any per-
son having a yard or more of cot
ton flannel, unbleached muslin,
heavy wool or cotton material. or
dress material, is urged to take it
to the club house. There it will be
carefully stored and included in the
total mound to be sent to Greece.
Early Monday morning a woman
In the country telephoned to Fed
Grafton headquarters and said: 81
have some lovely cloth, sent to me
by a realtive and I do not need it.
Where may I send it? This plan
seems to me so practical, the send
ing OF cloth something easy to
pack. l have wondered why this
sort OF thing has not been under
taken before, since it will give en-
ployment to the women who make
the clothes for their own Children
With the clubhouse open 10 re-
ceive cloth, Mrs. Mcmillan ap-
proved the suggestion of Mrs.
Frank Smethurst that food might
be received there also. So persons
gong there to deposit a bundle of
cloth are urged to take along cans
of food. They will be placed with
the proper shipping center and will
go to feed the starving peoples of
Europe.
What the Raleigh club is doing,
other clubs throughout the State
Federation r either doing or
planning to do. That hundreds of
yards of CLOTH will be taken by
clubWomen to the convention in
Greensboro, (meeting next Wednes-
day and lasting through Friday or
reported as having been collected
and ready for shipment to the Chi
cago convention, is a certainly. 1t
is such a satisfying piece of work
for clubwonen to do as their last
big effort of the club year!
Always at the Federation con-
vention the important business of
resolutions becomes a feature Of
interest to the general public. This
year there is particular interest in
the sbuject of resolutions because
it is the first full convention the
l.ledel alton has been able to hold
since 1914 and an unusually large
ltun:her of subjects must be cor
siGered. Among the most important
resolutions will be those concern
ing International relations, public
health, public welfare. eoucatioe1,
and the overall program of the
Stale Legislative Council.
Resolutions were sent to clubs
one month before the convention
date. They will be read before the
convention and will be posted for
study. To have the State Fedora
ton of Women's clubs endorse a
proposal or measure is something
devoutly to be wished by every So
clal agency or individual sponsor
ing the proposal and out to get ap-
proval of any considerable number
of influential citizens.
1t seems certain that the Fedora
ton will give its approval 10 the
medical care and disqualification
idea, to the proposal that the State
finance cancer control clinics under
the State Board of Health; t,lat
continued support be given the pro-
gram to provide for enforcement
OF compulsory school attendance.
and m +ho offo-+ IL