Evening star., 1927-11-06
CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION
Mrs. Sherman Presde Session of Conference CrmePen
Women,s Branch Formed-Business and Professional
Women Heads Visit City,

wiI, support must have back Of it the
,Iractical restoration of the prisoner.
we believe that honest work Is the
cure for crime We are not inter.
ested in maudlin sentiment which
provides pardon, probation and parole.
with the only opportunity offered that
OF becoming q bootlegger.' We want
the training Of the individual prisoner
stressed and opportunity offered for
honest work upon release. l hear you
saying that the methods Of training
and the overcoming OF opposition by
the lack of right sentiment toward
the ex.prisoner makes the job impos-
sible We are calling for your organ.
of the training system, and IL you do
this it will be our task to change pub
lie sentiment"
THE many friends of Mrs. Thomas
G. Winter in this city will be in.
terested to know that she has &C.
cepted the presidency of the newly
formed Minnesota branch of the
League of American Pen Women.
wk.en held its preliminary organiza-
ton meeting recently in Minneapolis.
At the invitation of Mrs. Winter, 20
woman writer's from various parts of
the State gathered at luncheon at
the Minneapolis Club and became the
charter members of the new organiza-
ton. Prominent in the group were
Mrs. Margaret Culkin Banning Of Du.
luth, well known short.story writer;
Miss Hester Pollock of st. Paul; Mrs.
Bess M. Wilson. until recently owner
and publisher Of the Redwood Falls
Gazette. and Mrs. Amy M. Birdsall Of
st. Paul, all of whom were elected as
officers of the preliminary organlza.
tion-Mrs. Banning and Miss Pollock
as vice presidents, Mrs. Wilson secre.
tary and Mrs. Birdsall treasurer.
The permanent organization will be
take up as it's work the assisting Of
young women entering the field Of
writing, will conduct short.story con.
tests. and will encourage the work of
groups and individuals interested in
authorship. Mrs. Winter, who is a
contributor to the magazines of the
day, is also State vice president for
Minnesota. National League of Ameri-
can Pen Women.
OFFICERS of the Woman's Ma
tional Democratic Club entertained
between 300 and 400 guests Wednes.
day afternoon at the club headquar.
ters. 1926 New Hampshire avenue, in
honor Of the pioneer women Of Amer
lea. Twelve paintings, the originals
of the prints which appeared on the
covers Of the Woman Citizen maya.
zine recently, symbolical of the
achievements of these women, were
on exhibition.
Mrs. Andrieus A. Jones, president Of
the club, assisted by the board Of gov.
ernors, received the guests. At the
tea table were Mrs. Atlee B. Pome.
rene, Mrs. Ollie James, Mrs. C. S.
Thomas and Mrs. Thomas F.. Bay
ard, jr.
Miss Lena MADISON Phillips, ma.
.tionAl president Of the National Fed.
Grafton Of Business and Professional
Women's Clubs, was in Washington
this week with Miss Martha Connole,
legislative chairman. and Mrs. Stone,
national treasurer. for the purpose of
appearing before the ways and means
committee in connection with the
legislative program of the federation.
Lowering the income tax for single
persons was one Of the things espe.
cially stressed by the business and
professional women's representatives.
Members Of the local federation en-.