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Pome Poel. . . BL te ‘. 7 “7s... A folder was presented tp the writer by Informant T-1, and this ‘.; states that the United States Section of the Momen’s International: League i ae set up in state branches, in turn divided into local units, which carry on - a , ,. &etive legislative and educational work, It skates that legislative work 4g -- - vei i largely directed from Washington by iliss DO. EPZER,/ the national executive J.. secretary. Study groups, church activity, public Weetings, radio talks, . > . - | :personel service, are carried by local groups. \ eh wo oo. 7 wt) + fl advised that the activities of the ‘group include the spread~ Soosnek “+ ing in-various ways of propaganda to promote peace, She stated thet one of =... " their projects is to campaign to get the department stores to sell toys to 7. _-.+ .¢hildren which are of a constructive peacetime nature and to discourage the ~*~. .)' i+ ,s- > Selling of war toys. .She said that the local group has study clesses which™ © | ~’ meet twice a month and regular meetings are beld once a month, She advised . that the local group had a membership as large as 500 within the past five’ © . "years but at the present time the group is dow to.a membership of-about 200, |; - She stated that since the war they have lost a great number of their Jevish | '. . ; members. She said that in western Pennsylvania there are two additional — eae 3 ‘branches, one in Erie, Pennsylvania, and one in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, She” -.. --, Stated further that the price to be a member is $l a year for 4 local member~ >... >= *. ship and $6 a year for an international membership. She stated that there are - ot ". Mo restrictions as to color, religion, or race, and although the majority of .. | ;the members are Pacifists, this is not a prerequisite, One of the projects -." -. ‘tinder way by the local group, according to T=1, is a project to get money tone. _ bring over to this country a refugee German family which is now stranded in +.’ fed C20) Another recent _project,: according to TH1, was a lobby in ‘the Penn-- tp -s *pylvania ‘legislature to get relief for aliens, T+] stated that at the present = ° ivi: time the league takes the position that this country is committed to a course™>- .°. ‘+> -*.0£ action which the league ‘can not oppose, ‘and they are now looking forward to “7. ", @rganization after the war. She stated that one thing that they will surely :* ” -..: “i. oppose is the conscription of women. She stated that they would be in favor . |). © = rll of registration of women but not Conscription. She said thet one of their Os projects is to propagandize for the maintenance of American democracy through:.-. |. J he protection of civil iliberties, during the period of the war. According to..' > | ‘T-1 and according to literature given to the writer. by Tl," the ‘entire orgeniza-* |. . tion is supported by membership dues and contributions... In addition to this, 0: | ‘the local organization has an annual musical to raise funds, At this musical” “? (dm presented typical music of. differenthationality groups, and “it is shown by nae “this that the ‘arts and culture are internetional and are not local... > : ; : oa 7 eo ’