Evening star., 1927-05-15
WOMEN TO HONOR
EMMA G|LLETT
0 III
Memorial Services 10 Be Held
in Capitol This After
noon at 3 O'Clock.

women's organizations Of the coun-
try and the District will unite in pay
ing tribute to Dean Emma Gillett,
founder Of the Washington College Of
Law and pioneer feminist, at memorial
services to be held in the Capitol this
afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The choir of the First Congrega-
tional Church, Ruby Smith Stahl,
director, and the Marine Band, VIII
s.srrish the music. Speeches WIZ pe
aeliyered by Judge Kathryn Sellers
At the Juvenile Court or the Dlstrict
Of Columbia, on behalf OF the
Woman's Bar Association of the DIS
trict of Columbia; Dean Grace Hays
RiIev of the Washington College OF
Law. on behalf of the college which
Miss Gillett founded and OF Wh.ch
she was dean until shortly before her
death last January; Mrs. Donald
Hooker. chairman of the National
Council of the National Woman
PARTY. and Mrs. Harvey w. whey
chairman of the memorial committee,
who will preside at the ceremonies
Groups Taking Part.
Tho nraver will be read by Rev.
rohn Oueallv of the Church OF the
Reconsideration of Washington. Inc
invocation will be pronounced by MIS-
IT IT Reach, The meeting will open
With a professional, led by the choir,
Of the most distinguished repre-
sentatives of the prominent national
uonen's organizations. First in line
will be the American Legion AuXlllary'
carving the American nag.
The organizations taking part IN
clude: ~
National Education Association, Ma
+;onaI League of Women Voters,
American Bar Association, General
Federation Of Women's Clubs, Wom'
ans Universal Alliance, overseas
League. Women's City Club, Councii
of Jewish Women, Sisterhood of the
Temple, District Federation Of Wom'
ems Clubs, Howard University. repre-
sentatives, Zonta Club, League OF
American Pen Women, Petworth
Woman's Club, Woman's Single Tax
Club, Young Women's Christian AS
sociation, Young Women's Hebrew
Association, Hadassah Society, Phyi-
lis Wheatley Y. w. c. A, eastern
Star, Women's Bar Association or
District of Columbia, League of Re
publican Women. American Associa'
ton of University Women, Graduate
Nurses Association of District of CO.
lumbia, Susan 3. Anthony Founda-
ton, Gospel Mission. international Re
form Bureau, Medical Society, District
W. c. T. u. Parent Teacher Associa-
ton, Catholic Daughters of America
and National Woman's Party.
VIII Carry Banners.
Twenty young women of the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION, Miss
Gillett's church, and so members
of the National Woman's Party, in
which Miss Gillett headed the law
yer's council, will carry banners to
the strains of Forward Be Your
Watchword.'
Marie Moore Forrest is chairman of
arrangements for the memorial. AS
sisting her are Mrs. Wiley, Mrs. Re
becca Greathouse, assistant district
attorney; Mrs. Charles Ruth, Mrs.
Burnita Shelton Matthews, Miss Ida
Mae Movers of the Woman's Bar As
sociation, Mrs. Thacker Walker of
the American Legion Auxiliary;
Emma Void, National Wonlan's
Party: Dean Riley and Miss Pearl
Mccall, assistant district attorney,
for the Washington College of Law;
Helena Ducey Reed, Washington
College of Law Alumnae, and Miss
Margaret Lambie of the League of
Republican Women.