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should be put into force.  "A thorough system of physical education for all children up to the 
age of 19, including adequate health supervision and instruction, would remedy conditions
revealed by the draft and would add to the economic and industrial strength of the nations. National leadership
and stimulation will be necessary to induce the states to adopt a wise system of physical training."
Mrs. Lincoln moved that the League of Women Voters endorse the Republican platform
plank concerning physical education.  Dr. Kate Harpel seconded -- carried.
Mrs. Mayer moved that a copy of this resolution be sent to senators and repres-
entatives at Washington at the proper time in the near future by the chairman of 
the Child Welfare department.  Seconded by Mrs. Hunter.  Carried.
Miss Opal Boling -- chairman of Committee on Unification of Laws in her report
showed that many laws need to be made uniform thro' the length and breadth 
of the land and can only be made so thro' the action of state legislatures since
the constitution of the United States -- our federal laws -- deal only with the great
fundamentals.  Since concerted effort has been made for unification
of laws relating to business interests but uniform laws relating to social welfare
such as uniform marriage and uniform divorce laws are still to be enacted and are very much needed
since marriage in one state is not legal marriage in another state and a like situation holds regarding divorce.
Delegates who go to the National Convention at Cleveland are Mrs. Max Mayer, our state chairman
of Citizen ship who has been given a place on the programme.  Mrs. Dante Pierce who will re-
present Mrs. Devitt as chairman of Women in Industry.  Miss Hunter of Iowa City who
will represent Miss Boling as chairman of Unification of Laws.
Dr. Zella White Stuart will represent Dr. Margaret Mills as chairman of Social Hygiene.

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should be put into force. "A thorough system of physical education for all children up to the age of 19, including adequate health supervision and instruction, would remedy conditions revealed by the draft and would add to the economic and industrial strength of the nations. National leadership and stimulation will be necessary to induce the states to adopt a wise system of physical training." Mrs. Lincoln moved that the League of Women Voters endorse the Republican platform plank concerning physical education. Dr. Kate Harpel seconded -- carried. Mrs. Mayer moved that a copy of this resolution be sent to senators and repres- entatives at Washington at the proper time in the near future by the chairman of the Child Welfare department. Seconded by Mrs. Hunter. Carried. Miss Opal Boling -- chairman of Committee on Unification of Laws in her report showed that many laws need to be made uniform thro' the length and breadth of the land and can only be made so thro' the action of state legislatures since the constitution of the United States -- our federal laws -- deal only with the great fundamentals. Since concerted effort has been made for unification of laws relating to business interests but uniform laws relating to social welfare such as uniform marriage and uniform divorce laws are still to be enacted and are very much needed since marriage in one state is not legal marriage in another state and a like situation holds regarding divorce. Delegates who go to the National Convention at Cleveland are Mrs. Max Mayer, our state chairman of Citizen ship who has been given a place on the programme. Mrs. Dante Pierce who will re- present Mrs. Devitt as chairman of Women in Industry. Miss Hunter of Iowa City who will represent Miss Boling as chairman of Unification of Laws. Dr. Zella White Stuart will represent Dr. Margaret Mills as chairman of Social Hygiene.