Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06


which has led several of the promi-
ent national women's organizations to
advocate principales of bills rather
than the bills themselves.
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A LUNCHEON will be given at
Z the headquarters of the Nation
al Womans Party on Tuesday, Feb
ruary Is, the anniversary of the
birthday of Susan E. Anthony. The
State branches of the Woman's
Party in every part of the country
are having some form of observance
of Miss Anthony's birthday. The
National Council will meet in Wash
ington on the afternoon of this day.
On Sunday afternoon. February
Is, at o'clock. a tea will be given
at national headquarters, at which
the subject of discussion will be suf-
frage for the women of the Philip
pines. The bill amending the organic
act Of the Philippines to give suf-
frage to the Filipino women was re-
Gently introduced in the House by
Representative Charles Underhin OF
Massa chusetts. Resident Commits
sioner and Mrs. Pedro Guevara will
speak concerning the activities OF
the women of the Philippines. All
House on insular affairs and their
wives have been invited by the Ma
tional Woman's Party to attend.
Margaret Lambie, a member of the
bars of the District of Columbia and
New York and member of the Ma
tional Council of the Woman's Par
ty, who drafted the bill which Repre-
sentative Underhill introduced, Will
preside.
Of AN
necticut introduced this week a bill
amending the organic act granting
suffrage to the women of Porto Rico.
He did this at the. request of Mrs,
Gladys Reynold Dwyer of the Wom-
ans Party who served as an Army
nurse under Col. Bingham in France.
This bill was drafted by the Nation
al Woman's Party at the request of
| DR. Marta Robert, secretary of the
| Suffrage Association of Porto Rico
| an organization of 10000 members
which is affiliated with the National
! Woman's Party of the United States.
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| MISS IRENE wITTE of Berlin,
W Germany, an engineer trained in
scientific management and sent to
1 America by the German Engineering
Society, Berlin, was In Washington
| this week comforting with Miss Alice
I Edwards, executive secretary of the
/ Home Economics Association, and
| Miss Helen Atwater, editor OF the
! Journal Of Home Economics, III con-
4 nection with a study OF household
! management in America. which Miss
/ Witte is making on behalf of the so
ciety.
An international exhibit Of home
/ and technical equipment is to be held
/ in Munich in September. 1928, and
/ Miss White hopes TO interest .Ameri-
cans in this. She reports that keen
! interest already has been expressed
| among the organized clubwomen of
| Germany, especially among the
! members of the Agricultural Society
and the so-called housekeepers' So
cieties.'
Former Senator Robert owen of
oklahoma spoke at the forum supper
of the National Women's Democratic
Club, held at headquarters. 500 Con
necticut avenue. last night. His
subject was, What Is a LIBERAL"
Mrs. Mary T. Norton, Democratic
! Representative from New Jersey. win
| address the members OF the Womans
| National Democratic Club on "Presi-
Dental Standards" tomorrow after
noon at the weekly program luncheon
| 10 be held at the clubhouse. 800 Con-
| necticut avenue. The luncheon com
! mittee has announced that the lunch
| coll hour is set at IL: - instead of
| ! o'clock the original hour set last
/ Fall
Mrs. Maggie w. Barry of Texas,
chairman of the American Homes
Department of the General Fedora
ton. paid a short visit to Washing
| ton the past week to confer with
Mrs. John d. Sherman, president of
the organization, on the general work
of her department. Mrs. Barry spent
Tuesday and Wednesday at head
quarters, 1894 n street.
Miss Julia K. Jaffray of New
York. chairman of the Division of
Delinquency of the Public Welfare
Department of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, was another
visitor at headquarters recently.