Show I WOMANS LEAGUE PLANS FOR YEAR Ml Standing Committees Are Ap Appointed Appointed Appointed pointed to Carry Out Work of Improving Conditions An enthusiastic meeting of the Wom Worn Womans Womans ans league was wa held yesterday after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon In the library building and plans for the he work of the year were formu formulated formulated Besides the regular business three addresses were given and many helpful suggestions resulted Dr T B Beatty was the first speak speaker er He advocated a stricter observance I of health la I s and a s more active cam campaign campaign campaign for measures that would tend to preserve the public health Dr Beatty said that the men were too busy with their affairs to take the proper steps for the care c re of their dearest possessions their children and unless the women I make the effort there will be no such care taken He spoke especially of a stricter supervision of the schools of the need of fresh air and precaution precautionary ary measures in regard to contagion John D Spencer followed with a talk on what the women could do with the he cooperation of the business men Frank B Stephens gave practical sug suggestions suggestions suggestions for the methods to be used In righting whatever evils evUs may m y exist He advised conferring with the Civic league and helping in the movement started last year to have havea A a general houseclean housecleaning ing day A crusade against cigarette smoking and the enforcement of the ordinance against selling cigarettes to minors and against minors purchasing them is he said a much needed action Mr lIr Stephens spoke at some length on the local option law claiming that the majority should Judge whether or not they would have a license issued He asked that the women stand together I Ifor for this law The speaker made ade a i strong plea for public playgrounds and stated that in his opinion only a small amount of work would be needed to establish es establish establish and maintain them Committees Are Named Among the business transacted was the appointing of the standing commit committees committees committees tees to carry on the work of the league The following committees were appoint appointed ed the chairmen of each to form a gen general g n eral or civic committee to be members of the executive board Ordinance Mrs P A Simpkin Mrs P N Cook Mrs George H Sanitation Dr Alice Houghton Mrs Letcher Mrs Irs Starkweather Detention Home Mrs W V V Rice Mrs Hal Brown Mrs A T Moon Consumers League Mrs W A Wright Mrs W C Jennings Mrs L LH LH LH H Fitzgerald Isolation Hospital Mrs Irs A J Gor Gorham Gorham Gorham ham Mrs Warren Bengamen Mrs Irs C CR CR CH R H Pearsall Legal Miss Margaret Connell Mrs Byron Byrn Cummints Mrs Frank B Ste Stephens Night School Vacation Schools and Playgrounds Mrs Silvia Slivia Cohn Mrs Fred Ered Wey Mrs Clarence Post Mrs C C Slade Mrs Irs Ed Moore Pure Food Miss Lucy Van Cot Cott Cott Miss Jane Howat MA W H Child |