Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

held in Washington last week
calls have gone out urging meetings
of State groups for the purpose OF
forming closer alliances and in some
cases of organizing formal State fed
erations similar to the ones already
formed in California, Maryland anC
Michigan.
Massachusetts is one of the States
in which the Republican women are
seriously considering a federation
! Pennsylvania already has a council OF
26,000 members, and is one of the Il
States boasting Republican women's
magazines. New York recently con
tributed the latest woman's State
publication, the Guidon.
According to Mrs. Alvin r. Hert
vice chairman of the Republican ma.
I tional committee, who presided over
the recent conference, the IS women
who gathered here representing "a
States came with open minds to learn
the principles of party organization
and to gain inspiration from their ma
tional party leaders, and they left
Washington with a clearer vision and
understanding of the need of perma-
nent cooperation among the local and
State groups.
1.-The Washington session proved to
be the impetus needed to release the
cork unbottling their enthusias SIN.
which already has begun to flow
through the States to which they have
returned" said Mrs. Hert. This is
evidenced by the promptness with
which SO many of them are calling
together their club groups in order
that they may impart the valuable
things learned by them during their
three days at headquarters"
Harmonious cooperation with the
men of their party, with emphasis
placed upon the need for permanent
party organization was the keynote
of the conference. Mrs. Hert. in her
opening address, stressed this when
she said
Nothing can stop women's progress
in politics if they affiliate themselves
with permanent party organizations
devote themselves to the principles of
their party and work tremendously
with one another and with the men of
their party. Permanent local and
State organization of both men and
women of the Republican party is es.
sential to party harmony, to party de-
Velopment and to party success in
maintaining the principles of Repub.
licanism in government"
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EFFORTS of the National Woman's
Party to obtain suffrage for the
women of the Philippines were re.
warded last week by the introduction
of a bill in the House by Representa-
tive Charles Underhill of Massachu.
setts providing for equal voting priv.
leges for men and women in the
Philippines.
Mr.. Underhill, it is said, formerly
was a stanch anti-suffragist but fol-
lowing a recent visit to the Philip.
pines, declared himself in favor of
I11c he af kIne s.f., s15e I he
franchise. He proved the complete
ness of his conversion by introducing
the bill providing for it on Thursday,
January 10.
The Woman's party has been work
ing for the passage of suffrage
measure in the Philippine Legislature
as well as on Capitol HILL Should
tive law makers it would have to be
approved by Gov. Gen. Wood,
who has pronounced himself in favor
of it, according to officials at the
Woman's party headquarters.
In 1920 Commissioner Pedro Guevara
of the Philippines advocated q wom-
ans suffrage bill which has since
passed the lower House of his Legis-
lature and which he predicts will pass
the Senate this Summer.
Commissioner Guevara and his wife
are expected to be the guests of honor
at a tea given by the Woman's party
at their quarters on Capitol Hill Sun
day, February 10. Mrs. Guevara is
the president of one of the prominent
woman's organizations of the islands.
In Porto Rico an organization of
women said to number 10000, which
is affiliated with the National Wom-
ans Party. has applied to the Ameri-
can group for aid in securing the fran
chise According to word received
from headquarters recently. letter
has been sent to Gov. Towner of
Porto Rico asking his approval of a
bill providing for the women's vote
to he introduced in the Porto Rican
legislature At the same time it is
said that efforts will be made to have
these women franchised by an amend
ment TO the existing laws laid down
by Uncle Sam.
The third round table tea will be
held this afternoon DIT the Woman's
Party headquarters. Mrs. Henry
Lockwood of Virginia will be the
hostess. All members of the organi-
zation are cordially invited to bring
their friends and TO toin in the infor-
NAL discussions which will be held
over the teacups.
Miss Mabel Vernon and Miss Mar
garet Lambie went to New York to at
tend the meeting of the National
Council of the Woman's Party, which
was held Friday. Preceding the bust
ness session a luncheon was held at
the Womens City Club, Thirty-fifth
street and Park avenue. The council
met after luncheon with Mrs. Loring
Pickering, No. Sniffn court, to dis
cuss general business and preliminary
plans for the convention to be held in
San Francisco next Summer. At 4
O'Clock officers Of the New York City
branch had tea with members of the
council at Mrs. chickering's.
Mrs. Edith Houghton Hooker of
Baltimore, chairman of the National
Council. spoke yesterday afternoon at
a tea and reception given at the home
of Mrs. stephen Fl. r. Pell of TT Mad
ison avenue Mrs. Pell is the daugh-
ter of Col. Robert Thompson of this
city.
Mrs. Kate Winston of Austin, Tex
treasurer of the Texas branch of the
Wonan's Party, is spending the Win
ter in Washington with her husband.
Mrs, winston is interviewing Texas
members of Congress in behalf Of the
equal rights amendment and other
measures removing determinations
against women.
MRS. REDWOOD VANDERBILT
AFI prominent Washington clubwom
an and member of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, has offered
a prize Of $50 for the best advance
news story written by clubwoman
nertaining TO a federation project
within her State, the prize to 90 tc
The club of the successful contestant
There still is time. according to OF
ficials at federation headquarters, be
- oo,,ncil meeting 3f Ora No