Evening star., 1947-10-19
Women 'sCIubs
Back D. {. Vote,
Food Economy
Board Members Plan
To Aid District Drive
For Representation


For Representation
The board of directors of the
5000 000-member General Fedora
ton OF Women's Clubs will begin
leaving Washington today for their
homes throughout the Nation with
appeals to support the Presidents
food campaign. and national rep
resentation for Washington.
Pledges to support the food-sov-
ing campaign came during the two
day session of the board at the
Hotel Statler. A formal resolution
Friday calling for a voluntary
rationing program by women was
followed by speeches from the floor
yesterday, pledging cooperation.
Mrs. j. L. Blair Buck of Richmond.
Va, federation president. asked the
directors to 60 back to their homes
and do all they can as clubwomen
and individuals to help save food
for Europe.
| The plea to put pressure on Con-
gress for national representation
| for Washington was sounded yester-
day by Mrs. Leslie B. Wright of this
city, national legislative chairman
for the federation.
Letters to Congress Urged.
To implement the entire legis-
lative and food-saving program of
the federation with its 1,70O con-
St1tuent clubs, Mrs. Wright told the
group she soon would furnish to
each State headquarters the names
of their members of Congress and
the committees to which these men,
bers are assigned.
She asked women to write to their
Representatives and Senators indi-
vidually, in behalf of the projects
favored.
On national representation for
Washington, Mrs. Wright declared:
Il was born in the District, but I
now vote in Massachusetts,. 1t is
dreadful that people here in the
Capital have no vote for President
and Vice President of the United
States
you have officially indorsed
national representation, she re-
minded her hearers, "and 1 now
appeal to you to ask your Congress-
man or Senator to support it in
Congress"
Explaining that residents of the
city have no voice in their own af-
fairs, Mrs. Wright said the President
appoints the three District Com
missioners, who are not responsible
to the people.
Protest Made to Buck.
She said she recently went to
Capitol Hill to protest against an
appointment here by the Distric5
Commissioners, which she and d
certain group characterized as a
bad" appointment She did not
name the person.
When she protested to Chairman
Buck of the Senate District Com
mittee against the appointment,
which was not subject to confirma-
tion by the Senate, she quoted Sena-
tor Buck as saying to her: IF you can
do anything with the District Com
missioners, it is more than I can do"
1--WE need national representation
in Washington" Mrs. Wright told
the board members. Il hope you
will all go back to your home States
and fight for it,
Will Support Food Drive.
The food saving campaign for aid
to Europe came up on both days OF
the session and is to be supported
strongly by the federation, leaders
promised.
The federation. in addition to
adopting resolutions Friday on the
food campaign, and calling for a
buyers strike against unnecessary
articles with high prices, took action
yesterday on two other matters.
1t decided to support move for
more appropriations to enable the
Bureau of Human Nutrition and
Home Economics of the Labor De-
partment to develop its home pro-
gram; and called for the Library OF
Congress to make more widely
available its Education Reference
Section in the General Reference
and photography, Division.
Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, ad-
ministrator of the Federal Works
Agency, addressed the federation's
board at luncheon yesterday in his
capacity as chairman of the, Presi-
dents Highway Safety Conference.
He asked the women to do what
ever you can to reduce the death
toll which annually takes the lives
of so many men, women and chill
dren in highway accidents" Anne
Livingstone, student at Montgom-
ery-Blair High School in nearby
Maryland, explained the operation
of the automobile driver training
program there.
Many Reports Heard.
Among many reports on fedora
ton activities during the three ses-
sions yesterday was one on public
health. A motion picture, CLEAR
Water" on the subject of stream
pollution control, was screened. 1t
is to be used by clubs throughout
the country.
Among reports we're those on war
veterans. Indian welfare, public well
fare, child welfare. mental hygiene,
conservation of natural resources.
motion pictures, radio, mothercraft,
and others
The sessions closed with Gen
eral Federation Workshop pro-
gram last night.
FPC Lists Electric Rates
In D. {. as Among Lowest
Washington electric rates were