Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1927, Page 26

New Year Messages of Club Leaders Sound Optimistic Note. Better Homes and Better Politics Are Chief Aims of Club- women—Joint Congressional Committee to Meet. THE SUNDAY | those charged with crime are put on BY CORINNE FRAZIER. 4 | trial and handled after conviction and EW YEAR messages sent out by national organization presi- dents- are unanimous in their| (1% < sentence: and to learn the output of to find out how many rged with crime, how many s | g expression of satisfaction over | .onvicted and acquitted, what sen- the accomplishments of club. ‘women during the past 12 months bear optimistic prophecies for the year | ,otyat that made its bow vesterday The American home has been ac. cused of “going to the dogs” hy co- temporary writers in flippant mood. 1Its complete disappearance even has heen prophesied by som: can clubwoman — herself maker—is of the opinion that the imposed, what bail allowed, what_proportion of those sentenced committed and what terms they serve. This information, gath- ered entirely by club_women, is al. ready bearing fruit. Publicity” given to conditions in certain localities has |brought about needed reformation, The Amer- | with promise of mich more good to home | come. An intensive campaign among Ainerican home has always been and |joth men and women to get out the s will be the very heart of tl Nation. Three million of them, work- 4ng on this theory, have adopted the attitude that any activity which does not spring from the home and lead ‘back to the home deserves no place in the program of the wdman's club. Art, music, education, Industry, pelitics and law all are seen in their relation to the home by the General Federation of Women's Clubs, accord- ing to Mrs. John D. Sherman, presi- dent, who in her message summarizes the work of the several million women ©f her organization in behalf of the American home this past year, and outlines future activities which she hopes will to ‘'much improved home conditions in America. “The year 1927 witnesses in the ‘General Federation of Women's Clubs a ‘greater and more powerful force than ever before,” says Mrs. Sherman, *‘the use of which is jealously guarded that it may bé exerted only for the &reatest good for the greatest numbe: towanrd the conservation of our human mnd material resources in the home end in industry, toward effective health measures for the development of our human energies and efficlency, toward the improvement of our educa- tional systems, and toward an in- creased consciousness of individual and national responsibility for world pea “The American home has. during ‘the past year and a’ half, been the ¥ocal point of the federation’s activity, the chief work being the nationwide survey of the equipment of the Amer- ;Im home—the workshop of 25,000,000 ome makers. The urban survey is completed, revealing reliable. and ac- curate information—often it was most ling too—of more than 32,000,000 ns living in 2,228 towns located in 48 States and the District of Co- lumbia. That the picture may be com- plete the survey is bel omes and from these al smere than 40,000 returns have received. “A. survey of criminal courts cover- ing the entire Nation has been con- @ucted for the purpose of acquainting women with the methods by which vote, the organization of citizenship councils for the study of civic and governmental affairs, and a practical and far-reaching service in volunteer instruction of the foreign born, are high lights in the accomplishments of the department of American citizen- ship. ‘“‘America First,’ might well have been the slogan of the Department of Fine Arts, which has at all times em- phasized the use of American music, the reading of American books and the purchase of American art objects. A circulating music library, player piano rolls, records, bibllography and addresses available to clubs in cities of less than 00 population served hundreds of clubs. We cannot supply the demand for this library. A cir- culating art library has taken the in- spiration of beautiful pictures and statuary into communities quite bar- ren of the finer things of life. “‘Our federation has been chosen by Scribner’s Magazine as the channel through which it will award $1,000 in prizes, as well as several valuable books, for the best list of 200 books, the best list of 100 records and the best essay on art. “More than a half a million dollars has been raised in the several States during the past year for scholarship loan work—Iloans to worthy girls who would otherwise be unable to have a higher education. Thousands of girls have thus .been aided. During the E:,ul year thousands of dollars have en added to this fund, which is the major. work of many State federations. could go on: indefinitely enu- merating our accomplishment, but we cannot exist on past achievement; if we continue to justify existence we must look ahead to even bigger and better things. “For instance, the great wealth of information now in hand concerning the American home, interesting as it is, will'avail nothing except as it is used as a basis for improving the con- ditions found in these homes and these ‘communities. The federation has defi- nite plans for suggestive programs for decreasing the waste of human energy and material resources, so prevalent in the home today, which it hopes to see carried out through co-operation of the extension service of State col-, leges, with the heads of public utilities and supply organizations, with engi- neers and experts in various lines, | through which there will be offered in- | formation, assistance, demonstration {and publicity to the home makers con- |cerning the manifold ways In which the home equipment may be improved | jand concerning special problems of | Individual localities. ! “In an effort to create a national {morale for Letter equipped homes, the | general federation .is asking the Gov- ernment to recognize home making as |an occupation and to classify, in the | next census, every woman who is en- gaged in running a household, as a home maker, and to gather informa- tion periodically concerning the equip- | ment of American homes. “In an effort to become even more inclusive and far reaching in our| work, our extension committee is of- fering a new competitive program for bringing into the federation, by the next biennial convention, many new clubs of both city women and farm women. Competition will start in the individual club, with members speak- ing on the value of the federation; winners will compete in county, dis- trict and State meetings; State win- ners will be banqueted at the biennial, at which a cash prize of $50 will be awarded to the club bringing in the largest number of new clubs and a prize of $25 will be awarded to the in- dividual bringing in the largest num- ber of new clubs. “Our junior membership, which now numbers 75,000 girls and young wom- en, whom we are training to carry on the work that we must eventually lay down, occupies a conspicuous place on ‘our program for 1927. -1 would urge that every club organize a junior department. Not only does such a de- partment insure trained leadership for the future, but the association of youth with maturity is always mutual- iy pleasant and benefictal. “Surely this is a program to chal- lenge the undivided loyalty and sup- port of .club women everywhere, and so I bespeak for our millions of mem- bers scattered all over the world, a year of happiness in service, for only in service is real happiness found.” * Kk X “THE League of Women Voters greets the New Year with ex- pectation justified by the recognition it has won in 1926, declares Miss Belle Sherwin, president of the league, in her New Year message. She says: “The league has invented new methods of political education and experimented with their use. Within the past few months the value of these methods has been certified by those who speak with authority—lead- ers In education, men in public life, STAR, WASHINGTON, and the press. In 1927, the league will seek to establishi them more widely. “Particularly we hope to reach women in rural districts with a quick- ening sense of their importance and responsibility as citizens. We hope to promote among all women a keener realization of the responsibility of citizens for the foreign policy of their country as a factor for war or peace. We hope to see the United States finally a member of the Permanent Court of International Justice. We hope to see the life-saving benefits of the Sheppard-Towner act extended by a renewal by the Congress, and by the various State Legislatures, of the necessary appropriations. We hope to make more secure, for all children, the right of education and of pro- tection from premature and injuri- ous labor. “Looking forward to the general elections of 1928, the league will en- courage the study of election proced- ure and voting habits with a view to increasing the number of informed voters at the polls. \We hope to see more responsible participation by women in the activities of the politi- cal parties, especially in policy-mak- ing committees. We hope to see more women qualifying for public office, both appointlve and elective, with recognition always of the prin- ciple of like reward for like merit, D. C., JANUARY -2, personnel of these committees were made, with the exception of the Shep- pard-Towner committee. Mrs. E. B. Costigan was appointed chairman of this group, relieving Mrs, Kate Tren- holm Abrams, and Mrs. Mark Lans- burgh was appointed secretary. The first measure to be pressed by the Joint Congressional group this year will be the extension of the Sheppard-Towner act. This probably will be the only measure. actively urged by the committee during the present session of Congress. Mre. K. T. Abrams, director of the National Information Bureau of the League of Non-Partisan Associations, left Washington Thursday, December 30, for New York, to attend the an- '1927—PART 1. NOTRE DAME SINGERS’ RECITAL HERE FRIDAY College Glee Club Will Give Con- cert at Mayflower Under Alumni Auspices. A college gles club that not only sings its varsity foot ball team to successive victories, but chants the music for a solemn high mass, will make its maiden appearance here this week when the Notre Dame Gles Club which the their thousands are ac- customed to chorus at their team when the play is hottest for Knute Rockne's foot ball men. Following the Washington concert the club will sing a mass at one of the city's leading Catholic churches on the morning of Sunday, January 9. President Coolidge will receive the Notre Dame singers at the White House at noon the day of their con- cert. Senator James E. Watson of Indiana, a long-time patron of their university, wil introduce his fellow- Hoosiers to the President. A distinguished list of patronesses Mrs. Alvin T. Mrs. Milton E. Alles ‘Thomas H. Carter is chairman of the concert committes and the vice chairmen are Mrs. David K. McCarthy, Mrs, D\ C. Stapleton and Mrs. Wililam Kearney Carr. Wi hostesses . Many Washington have takén boxes for the eonoert. Says Tall Men Ave Hungrier. That a tall thin man requires more w0d than a short one, even though both are the same weight, is the con: tention of a Japanese doctor. He d flle.pr::am" m& amount of food needed: s on the total weight of the body. iyl nual meeting of the league and the celebration of the seventh birthday of the League of Nations. The league sessions will be held January 10 and The birthday celebration will take the form of a dinner to be held at the Hotel Astor, January 10. R Mrs. Abrams’ expects . I et ot Catiar 20 | social set of the Capital will follow board meeting of the General Federa- | the concert. tion of Women's Clubs, scheduled for , 13 and 14. * OMEN will continue to be active in politics during 1927, accord- ing to facts revealed in a recent sur- vey taken by the League of Women Voters. One hundred and twenty- two women will be seated in the Legislatures of 34 States. &leven of the 122 women were elected to the State Senates. In the entire group, Republicans outnumber the Democrats by a large majority— 86 Republicans, 31 Democrats, 1 Non- partisan, 1 Independent and 3 with no party designation. With 16 women in its law-making body, Connecticut will lead all other States in 1927. ming, the first State to grant suffrage to women, will have only one woman legislator. Eastern Legislatures will have more women seated than those in the West. At least flve or more women are members of the Legislatures of Con- necticut, Illinois, Maine, New Hamp- shire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania. and Vermont. Members of the Women's Joint Con- gressional Committee will hold their regular monthly business session to- morrow afternoon at the clubhouse of the American Association of Uni- versity Women, 17th and I streets, Miss Helen Atwater, the new chair- man, will preside. Following the annual meeting of the Joint Congressional in December, at which officers for 1927 were elected, all subcommittees met for reorgani- zation. No_changes in_the officer equal pay for equal work.” z * % K 215 B e West 87th Bt.. 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