Evening star., 1922-04-09
Women and Public Affairs
Hearings Johnson's immigration Bill Closely Fol-
lowed by Feminine Leaders-Mixed Opinion as
to Afiliation With League of Women Voters.

stands for the removal of all dis
ordinations against women, is
strongly in favor of an amendment
of the present law to provide for the
separate naturalization of married
women and to permit American wom-
en- married to aliens to retain their
citizenship, of which at present their
marriage automatically deprives
them.
Views Somewhat Mixed.
Recent reports that republican
women generally are as opposed to
the woman's party as are those of their
number who have resented the action
of President Harding in consenting
to attend the dedication of the new
headquarters of the party on Capitol
Hill next month, and have tried in
vain to persuade him to retract it.
have caused a ripple of amusement
through the ranks Of organized wom-
en-, in view of the fact that the invi-
tation in question was extended to
the President by Mrs. John Gordon
Battelle of Ohio, who is one of the
most prominent republican women in
the state. and that scores of republi-
can women are included in the men,
bership of the woman's party.
Among the officers, members of the
council and founders who are repub-
licans. all of whom voted, and many
Of whom campaigned for President
Harding, are Miss Gail Laughlin,
first vice president. who Is a men,
Der of the republican women's ex-
ecutive committee Of California; Dr.
Gillette Hayden of Ohio, second vice
president; Mrs. James Rector of Ohio,
finance chairman; Miss Eleanor
Brannan of New York, treasurer;
Miss Maud Younger of California,
legislative chairman; Mrs. Battelle,
one of the founders of the National
Women's Republican Club and state
officer Of the Ohio Women's Republi-
can Club; Mrs. r. J. Caldwell Of New
York, Mrs. Sophie G. Meredith Of Vir-
ginia, a leader among the republican
women of her state; Mrs. Gertrude
Robey Of Virginia, Mrs. H. o. Have
myer Of New York, Mrs. F. r. Hazard
and Mrs. William Fl. Blauvelt, two Of
the most prominent republican women
in northern New York; Mrs. Victor du
Pont. sr., of Delaware; Mrs. julius
Rosenwald Of Illinois, Mrs. Lucius
M. Cuthbert of Denver, Colo: Miss
Ada James of Wisconsin, president
Of the Women's Progressive League,
one of the largest groups of repub-
lican women IN Wisconsin; Mrs. John
Carey Of Indianapolis, Mrs. Arthur
Kellam of New Mexico, who cam
paigned for Senator Bursum; Miss
Mary Philbrook, an active republican
party worker in New Jersey; Mrs.
Margaret Laird. formerly treasurer
of the New Jersey branch Of the
women's party, who is a republican
member Of the New Jersey legisla-
ture. and Mrs. Oliver H. Shoup. wife
Of the (republican) Governor of Col
orado.
Organising Republican Section.
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, presi-
dent Of the Woman's Republican Club
Of the District OF Columbia, already
is organising a republican party Sec
tion in the pageant which, under the
direction of Mrs. Marie Moore For
rest, will be a feature, OF the dedica-
tion ceremonies. Not to be outdone,
the democratic members of the party
also mean to have democratic party
group in the pageant. Mrs. Harvey
Wiley will head the home makers,
Mrs. Inex Haynes Irwin the writer's
and Mrs. Nina Allender the artists
section.
Neither the woman's party nor the
League of Women Voters is popular
with certain prominent republican
women.