Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20
ASK EQUAL ESTATE
R|CHTSFOR WOMEN
Legion Camps Join in Appeal
Before District Subcom.
nnittee Members,


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ford. of Georgia WAS sci for March
at 10 a m in order tn auow Nv Iane
ford an nnnnrtnni,y 70 e,,mmon VIM
Der Of witnesses
bianton B'ii Hearing
Al the request of James p. Schick.
secretary. and Robert l.. Mckeever.
representing the Washington Real
Estate, Board. the hearing on the
RIanton bill TO prevent Fraudulent
transactions in real estate was fixed
for March IL. The counsel for the
real estate interests Is absent from
the CITY and the hearing was set al a
time when he could TESTIFY.
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Eosha Meat Measure.
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meat Dill WERE set ioi iu'S
airy 20. o,.
e,ine Hill we're set for March |. Mr..
Blanton said this measure has the ap-
proval of the District Commissioners
the Citizens Advisory Council and the
Washington Board of Trade.
When the subcommittee started
hearings on the Reld Dill 10 equalize
women with men IN inheritance
rights 1t developed that an seven
members OF the subcommittee are
lawyers. Each member individually
expressed MS intention 10 support 'nis
leslsia tlon.
Asks neIay in Action
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d;s,,;h,,ion ~ includa tho amend.
,a,,,s reonr,,,e,dad Nv ,ha wnna.n's
H. .sson,ation NJ the District
eoua1izinc the rights az between thu
sexes b,Ir also cleaning IN RI. Who'll.
nuostion Of Iineal descent
II was RECOGNIZED bv the members
OF the committee who are lawyers
thai there is great need for correcting
the existing law In many respects,
diTidIal,t i''@ nrnp,ise ~ NJ Gnhept t,air
support. especially Mr.. Blanton.
biahtoh In faVor
Mrs Lucian Grea thouse. 1884 Har-
ward street. assistant District attor-
nev and q member of the Women's
Bar Association. said that this meas
ure is along the Iines of progressive
legislation in the Distric, to give
women equal rights. Mr.. Blanton
expressed himself as heartily in favor
Of the bill. Mrs. Greenhouse empha.
sized that the principal aim under this
LEGISLATION is that a mother shall have
equal rights with the father under the
inheritance law.
Miss Pearl Rellman Klein. mem
her of the executive council of the
Women's Bar Association. discussed
particularly the real property features
of the bill In reply to question
from Mr.. Blanton if any members of
the mems bar association objected to
this legislation. she said that she
knew of none. and that the Citizens
Advisory Council had reported favor.
ably on the bill In reply to a cues.
ton by Representative Rathbone. she
said that laws on the subject of in
heritance need A great deal of change.
Onnns.d 10 a,,a
mnen MI. Gfloerl announced ms
amendment covering the whole Iaw
Of descent and distribution, Mr.. Reid,
sponsor OF the bill under considera
ton. protested that the friends OF
this legislation do not want it bur
dened with an amendment covering
revision OF the whole inheritance law.
Judge Mary - 1ooie OF the Munich
pal Court strongly Endorsed the meas
IRE.
MISS Marie ;. Ruth presented an
lndorsement from the department of
tne american Legion representing &C
tinh oE al VI me camps IN me Dls-
'rct IN iaVof "' 'nis measure. she
resd ietler "t Enforcement from
JuIlns l.. feNser.
IN repiS 10 questions from mar
man Mcleod. 1t was testified that the
Womens bar Association Of the Dis
trfct mas IL members.
ol1ve r. Garger. representing the
legal sororletN. Kappa Fetta Thi. in
doreed the keia bill. Mrs. Le-are