Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION
Christmas Spirit Pervades Club
Temperance Heads Meet in January-Mrs. Seton
Returns From Western Trp-Other Notes.

all are sealed together s. the effective
pledge by which to prevent war, and
all together have agreed to protect one
another against the aggressor nation.
In Uncle Sans stocking there
should have heen a membership in the
great World Court at The Hague. hut
there is still a reservation to a reser-
walton which must he adjusted before
! a nations hope can he realized. The
President of the United States. in his
constitutional right and duty Is Chief
Executive of the country, is hearing
the Christmas. plea that he find q way
TO bring the United States member
ship to pass. His present action per-
mits this. though it will only he done
in answer to our wishes.
Last Summer the women of Eng
land marched to London. asking for
arbitration of all disputes instead of
war. and the women Of France re
ceived German students into their
homes that they might talk peace
together.
las Americans let us remember
that we belong to the great human
family. AS we are rich and power
full let us be brave-brave alike to
protect ourselves and to befriend
others Good fortune has made
many towards, but not at Christmas
time. Let us take courage and re-
joice together in the good Of each.
Remember, with the old New Eng
lander, to look out and not in. to
look up and not down, to look
forward and not back and to lend a
hand.
I COOKING; forward to the 1927 club
- programs. two important meet
ings appear on the local calendars in
the near future. On January II, IL
and IA the board of directors OF the
General Federation Of Women's Clubs
will meet at headquarters. 1884 n
street northwest, while conference
Of the national general officers Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Is listed for January 25 to q, inclusive.
The federation leaders composing
the board Of directors include the ma
tional officers, State directors, depart
ment chairmen and members of the
board Of trustees. Special subjects
which will be discussed in addition to
the routine business of the board in
clude the Federation Foundation. the
enlargement of the Federation News
and the propaganda Of various types
now being employed and directed to-
ward wOmen's organization
Preceding the opening meeting of
the board Wednesday morning, Janu-
airy IL, there will be an executive com.
mittee meeting and meeting of the
board of trustees on January 10, SEES
sions of department chairmen and
State presidents on January II and
meetings of the policy. house and re-
ception committees also on Janu-
airy II.
Social features will include the re-
ception of the board by President and
Mrs. Coolidge, tea in honor of the
board by Mrs. Herbert Hoover and a
luncheon given by Mrs. Virginia
White Speel, president of the State
presidents.
The w. c. T. L. gathering on Janu.
airy 25, with headquarters at the May
flower Hotel will be more in the
nature of a conference than a board
meeting. No program has been an
nounced yet, but it is understood that
many prominent speakers, both from
the organization itself and from the
ranks of national executives, will ad-
dress the assembly. A general pro.
gram of activity for 1927 will be
mapped out by the temperance lead.
ers in the course of the three-day
session.
THE field for the woman writer of
the Middle West seems to be
greatest along journalistic lines, ac-