Evening star., 1924-04-06
ENFORCEMENT PARLEY
INDORSED BY WOMEN
Mrs. Coolidge and Three Former
Mistresses of White House
Among Patrons.
SESSIONS OPEN APRIL 10
Mrs. Herbert Hoover Named as
Convention Chairman.

The first lady of the land. Mrs Cal
vim Coolidge, and three former mis-
tresses of the White House-Mrs.
Warren G. Harding, Mrs. William
Howard Taft and Mrs. Thomas J.
Preston. jr.-are among the patrons
of the women's national convention
on law enforcement to be held here
Arril 10 and II.
Mrs Herbert Hoover is chairman
OF the convention and Mrs. Robert
Lansing is secretary. The incentive
for calling this congress. it is stated.
is the realization of the women that
respect for law has reached dan
gerously low ebb.
Arrangements have been made for
special cars from different sections
of the country to bring various
groups to Washington. New Eng
land. under the leadership Of Mrs.
Herbert Gurney of Boston, will come
with a strong representation, New
Hampshire alone having thirty dele
gates. The southern delegations are
beaded by Mrs. W. =. Jennings OF
Jack sonvilIe, Fla, who has been for
years Z leader III women'S club work
IN the south.
Reports indicate large groups from
| Illinois. Wisconsin, Indiana. Ohio,
Michigan, West Virginia and Mime
| sofa. Already the California dele
cation is on its way, headed by As
3emblywoman Eleanor Miller, who is
in Pasadena. The largest delegation
will come from New York, under Mrs:
Gordon Norrie, though Maryland will
follow with a close second.
Following is the program OF the
convention to be held at the Wash
ington Hotel:
THURSDAY.
1000 a.m.-Opening session.
1890 p.m.-Convention luncheon,
hall of nations, Hotel Washington.
,, presided over by Mrs. Herbert
Hoover. Address by Mrs. Kathleen
/ hllated organizations.
$3.50 p.m.-Mrs. Coolidge will re-
ceive at the White House.
! 7:4o p.m.-Pageant, Liberty in
Law, partial cast. for delegates, in
the hall of nations; for the public,
on the Treasury steps. directed by
Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest.
S:45 p.m.-Addresses.
FRIDAY.
1000 am.-Forum and institute,
hall of nations, Hotel Washington.
Report of findings committee.
ls.SU p.m.-tOH1SGen lunCneOn,
Mrs. Robert Lansing, presiding, in
Spanish garden. Addresses by lead
ers of state delegations.
$3.50 p.m.-Drive to Arlington and
| Rock Creek Park Courtesy of Wash
ington committee).
500 p.m.-Mass meeting, hall of
nations.
List OF Patronesses
A partial list of patronesses in
| clude the following names: Mrs
Charles Evans Hughes. Mrs. John W.
Weeks, Mrs. Curtis D. Wilbur, Mrs
Hubert Work; Mrs. Henry c. Wallace,
Mrs. James ]. Davis, Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, jr, Mrs. Henry NJ. Dawes,
! Judge Mary O'Toole. Judge katherine
! Sellers, Miss Grace Abbott, Mrs.
! George Otis Smith, Mrs. Henry w
keyes, Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman, Miss
Gillett Mrs. Henry Dimock, Mrs John
+. kendrick, Mrs. William Corcoran
Eustis, Miss Janet Richards, Mrs.
Charles Hamlin. Mrs. Anthony Wayne
Hays Hammond, Mrs. George Suther-
land, Mrs. Henry White, Mrs. Wallace
Radcliffe.
Miss Ida Hafford is local executive
chairman of the convention.
Local committees for the woman's
Law Enforcement Confederation fol-
low:
Arrangements. chairman. Mrs. Will
liam l.. Darby; vice chairman, Mrs.
w. F.. Chamberlin.
Subcommittees - Program. chair
man. Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly.
Hospitality, chairman, Mrs Charles
w. Richardson; vice chairman. Mrs
William c. Gorgas. Hotels chair
man, Mrs e. c. Dinwiddie; vice chair
man, Mrs. e. c. Criswell. Luncheons
chairman, Mrs. F. E. Edgington; vice
chairman, Mrs. Harris Baldwin.
Pageant Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews
Mrs H. Foster Bains Miss Bessie
Schreiner. Credentials and badgcs
chairman, Mrs. William H. Terrell:
vice chairman, Mrs. J. Harry Gun,
@ @nInsham. Ishers and decorations.
cna: :rman, Mrs. Frances Carter: yice
chairman. Miss Marion Park hurst
Music; chairman, Mrs. Wayne