Evening star., 1926-06-20

nrst honors at the iris show held at
the Mayfiower several weeks ago,
while a mixed bouquet of flowers from
tne garden was awarded the prize for
the most unusual flowers at the Wash
lngton Hotel flower show last week
Miss Genevieve Allen was chairman
or the entertainment committee
Among the hostesses and guests Of
the afternoon were Mrs Emil O. Eer-
liner. Mrs. LegAre II. Obear, Mrs. II.
}. Purcell. Miss Aline Sullivan. Miss
Sara Grogan. Mrs. l.. p. Snow. Miss
Ruth Crocker, Miss Edith Hall; Miss
Grace Miller and Miss A1va c. rhbmp-
son.s
Hostesses for the evening included
Miss Mabel Law, Miss Mary Del.
Miss Laura Berrian, Mrs. Lucy
Cooper Shaw, Mrs. Harvey Wiley. Mrs.
Andrew Stewart. and Mrs Mary Ma
Carty.
Among the guests in the evening
were Mrs. Emma Woid. Miss Helen S
Rapley. Mrs. Samuel Clemmons, Mrs
A. NJ. Taber. Mrs. Edith Ainge. Miss
Emma Jensen Mrs Blanche liam
mond, Mrs. j, J. Peyser. Miss Marl
Gertrude Fendall, Mrs Eleanor Marsh
and Miss Underwood
In an effort 70 impress upon Ameri
can voters the very real danger cor.
interest in visiting he polls on election
day and to reawaken in every citizen "a
proper sense Of his or her individual
responsibility in the matter. the Ma
tional League Of Women Voters has
arranged an effective and instructive
exhibit az part Of the giant Sesqu
centennial Exposition at Philadelphia
The League exhibit viii he shown
in Il house on the famous High street
which will no nTanGH ypf+}t
Mrs. Boyd Nixon Of Bryn Mawr
Pa. in charge.
Fifty years ago when the United
States celebrated the centenary Of its
birth. 81 per cent OF the qualified
voters cast their ballots.
Today. though there has been vast
increase in the number Of qualified
voters. there has been Q serious de
crease in votes. Only 81 per cent oC
those having the right 70 vote do 50.
/ This means that just a little more than
half the people select the leaders AMI
! Legislators Of the Nation.
The exhibit prepared BY the %a-
tional League OF Women Voters is an
effective presentation of voting sta
! tistiCs. in addition TO complete dis
/ play of publications. all Of which SHOW
the inquiring voter how she Tor hel
may become an informed voter Ore
section illustrates the contrast in yot-
| ing percentages of the United States
and five foreign governments. The
| percentage of the United tSates is tho
| lowest. The illustration is provided
| by dolls the larger sized 6nes indica'-
| ing the greater voting percentage.
! Czechoslovakia is represented by the
| largest doll. Ninety-one per cent OF
| it's qualified voters go to the polls and
cast ballots. Germany and SWitzer-
| land come next with SJ per cent.
! France 81 per cent: Great Britain SO.
and the United States .! per cent.
Another interesting section OF the
Leagues exhibit shows What One
Hundred Citizens Do on Election Day
Fifty-One Of them take an interest in
i the election. The other 40 are de
picted as vote slackers who prefer
golf, picnics, the movies and other
diversions TO exercising their rightful
voice in the conduct of government
A third section depicts the "Vanish
ing American Voter and the shrink
age from the 81 per cent vote in 1876,
the centennial year, TO little more than
so per cent today.
There will he an attendant at the
house daily, and the delegations from
State Leagues all over the country
are expected before the exposition
closes.
Assisting Mrs. Nixon in the arrange
{
| in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Roger
II. Wells of the Department OF Eco
nomcs and Politics at Bryn Nawr
College assisted in checking up on
the accuracy Of all details OF the eX-
hibit.
a reunion of group Of nationally
known clubwomen was held this week
which brought back scenes of more
than a year ago when Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait, Mrs. Mary Garret Hay and
members Of the little cabinet and
woman's joint congressional committee
might have heen seen daily carrying
their luncheon trays UP the stairs of =
certain popular cafeteria to an upper
room where they exchanged views
over their teacups in informal meet
ings of The Little Club Around the
Corner"
For ten or twelve months the Little
| Club has held no rendezvous but on
Tuesday evening of this week mem
bers of the organization gathered at
DR.. Taylor Jones farm on the road
| to Fairfax. Va. to renew their ties
at an open-air supper.
Among the charter members Of
the club who attended the picnic We're
Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abrams, Miss
Clara Noyes. Mrs. Clara. Sears Taylor.
Miss Marion Parkhurst, Mrs. Alvin
Dodd. Mrs. Mary Anderson, Miss Ethel
Smith. Mrs. Raymond Morgan, Miss
Elizabeth Eastman and Mrs. Nina
Van Wrinkle.
Mrs Mabel Walker Wilebrandt.
Mrs. Gait and other prominent mem
bers were unable 10 attend because
Of sbSaOcp from tho CITY