Evening star., 1926-10-17

| en- in effective protest against the i'm.
| prisonment by Austria Hungary of
Miss Alice Masaryk. daughter of the
| present President of CZechoslovakia.
Miss Lathrop is expected in Wash
| ington on November s for brief con-
ference at headquarters.
! THE new department of the League
of Women Voters, known as the
| department of public welfare, has just
acquired secretary. Miss Julia Mar
garet Hicks of Connecticut, formerly
| of Columbus. Ohio. has been appoint
| ed to fill this position. The welfare
department was created to embrace
| the work of the committees on child
welfare education, living costs, So
cial hygiene and women in industry.
Miss Hicks comes to the National
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sional training and practical league
experience. For two years she was
executive secretary of the Connecti-
cut League of Women Voters, and edi-
tor of it's Bulletin, a monthly publica-
tion devoted to reports of league work.
Her early education was received at
the Columbus, Ohio, School for Girls,
and in 1921 she was graduated from
the Ohio State University. For a
short time she was instructor at the
Columbus School for Girls and also an
assistant in the English department
in the Ohio University.
When she went to Connecticut to
become executive secretary of the
connecticut League of Women Voters,
she became interestd in law. Before
very long she was a student at the
Yale Law School from which she was
graduated in June. 1926.
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4 GENERAL review of the political
situation in nearby States was
given by members of the Woman's s
National Democratic Club in the SYM
postum of brief talks which featured
the first of the Wednesday luncheons
held at the clubhouse on Connecticut
avenue throughout the Winter season.
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman, president,
introduced the speakers and herself
talked on the situation as she saw it
in New York. Mrs. Hartman de-
clared that she thought Gov. Al Smith
practically sure of reelection. barring
unexpected developments. THE one
great dominant issue in New York, -
said Mrs. Hartman. "outside of Gov.
Smiths extraordinary ability as an
administrator. is the liquor question" ="
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contrast in the policies of Gov. Smith
and Ogden Mills with regard to
financing state projects Mr.. Mills
pay as YOU go policy, she said, was
a weak link in his campaign. in the
opinion of many.
Mrs. Rose Forester, who spent
a large part of the Summer in Penn
sylvania. discussed the campaign is
sues of the keystone State. She de-
clared that there was not sufficient
unity among the Democratic factions
to insure stable machine. In addi-
ton, the rise of a third party split the
labor vote in the primaries but Pin
chOt'S decision to withdraw his name
might result in a large increase in the
Democratic ballot on election day,
according to Mrs. Forester.
One thing stands out with particu-
lar emphasis in reviewing the situa-
tfon in Pennsylvania, Mrs. Forester
declared 1t is the apparently COM
plete indifference of the people to dis
honesty i'm public life.
''CitiZens who themselves are above
reproach-whO would never consider
dishonest act in their personal af-
fairs. said. the speaker, seem to ac.
cept without protest f1agrantly in.
fated slush funds and all of their
attendant evils
In concluding, Mrs. Forester said
that in her opinion the Democratic
senatorial candidate William r. VIII.
son. has good chance through sun.