Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-06
WILSON LENDS AID
Writes Paper for Democratic
W0men'S Convention.
SESSIONS BEGIN TOMORROW
Headquarters for the Registry of
Delegates Are Opened.
ELECTION ON WEDNESDAY
Mrs. Steven B. Ayres Prominent
Candidate for Presidency.
Pages Are Chosen.
SESSIONS BEGIN TOMORROW
ELECTION ON WEDNESDAY

Headquarters for the registry Of dele
gates to the first convention Of the Wom-
ans National Democratic League were
opened this afternoon on the mezzanine
floor of the New Willard Hotel The Gre
dentials committee assembled to arrange
for the approval OF credentials Of dele
gates. The committee met in the parlors
Of Mrs. Charles c. NcChord in the New
Willard Hotel. Mrs. John E. Raker,
chairman. presided.
The hrst session of the convention will
be called to order at 1880 o'clock tomor-
row morning in the New Willard Hotel
The president. Mrs. John Sherwin Cros-
by OF New York, will WELD the gavel.
Her arrival in Washington is expected
some time this evening.
jackson day" will be observed Wednes-
day. and II is planned that annual con-
ventions shall always include this ami
versary Of the birth Of one Of the found
ers of democracy. A paper from Pres
ident-to-be Wilson is to be read as the
browning event of the day.
Theme Of Mr.. Wilson.
Principles Of democracy, it is said, will
be Mr.. Wilson's theme. Mrs. Steven B.
Ayres Of New York. corresponding Sec
retary, Will IcdQ the paper.
Election Of officers will also take place
Wednesday. Mrs. Ayres is a prominent
candidate to succeed Mrs. Crosby, who, 1t
is understood, finds her other interests
too numerous to allow her to stand for
reelection.
Among those who are expected In
Washington to attend the convention is
Mrs. Julia Holmes Smith. NJ. d.. Of Chi
cago, president OF the Illinois Woman's
Democratic ha
that she will be accompanied by q large
Illinois delegation.
Mrs. Joseph Berry. president. and Mrs
William Morris and other representatives
of the Bronx section OF the league in
Greater New York have announced they
will arrive in Washington today
The executive board will hold a meeting
at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. We'd
nesday afternoon between and O'Clock
the delegates will be received and enter
tanned by Mrs. Perry Belmont Chairman
Of the reception committee, at her resi-
dence. 1918 New Hampshire avenue
Pages for Convention.
The pages for the convention are to be
in charge Of Mrs. Morris Sheppard, wife
Of the senator-elect from Texas The
pages chosen are Miss Genevieve Clark,
Miss Janette Ayres. Miss Agra Bennett.
Miss Frances Brooks. Miss Carrie Lee
Chamberlain, Miss Anne Ferris, Miss Nell
Fletcher, Miss Frances Finley, Miss Ruth
Hitchcock. Miss Helen Hardy, Miss Nancy
Johnson. Miss Anne Seymour Jones. Miss
Ethel Lloyd. Miss Mary Bacon, Miss Mary
Macon. Miss Margaret McChord, Miss
Lucy Hoke Smith. Miss Agnes Shackle-
ford. Miss Sophie Sweet, Miss Barbara
Stephens. Miss Frances Saunders, Miss
Olga Sheppard, Miss Ruth Tribble and
Miss Sallie Williams.
The following committees have been an
nounced:
Program-Mrs. Grace Porter Hopkins.
Mrs. Thomas P. Gore, Mrs. Phillander
F. Claxton. Mrs. James Easily Smith,
Armes. Mrs. c. s. Swords, Mrs. I.ouis
Bennett and Mrs. Beverly Buchanan.
Ways and Means Body.
Ways and means-Mrs. Claude A.
Swanson, Mrs. Hubert Dent, jr.. Mrs.
Robert n. Harper. Mrs John NJ. Culp
Mrs. William b. Sanford Mrs. J. Charles
Linthicum and Mrs. James W. Ragsda,s
wife Of the representative-elect from
South Carolina.
Badges-Miss Katherine Montgomery
Dabney. Mrs. w. d. Reid. Mrs. c.
White and Mrs. E. r. Saul
Information-Mrs. Benjamin Micou
Mrs. Duncan U. Fletcher, Mrs. George
A. Armes, Mrs. Stephen B. Ayres and
Mrs. Beverley Buchanan.
ger, Mrs. Leonard Hoffman and Mrs.
| Etha Patterson Grimm.
Press-Mrs. Leigh Chalmers, Mrs
James Pryor Tarvin. Mrs BeyerIev
| Buchanan. Mrs. Clifford X. Bergman
| and Mrs. Thomas Dawson.