Evening star., 1927-04-03

which she is vice president for North
America. She is also president of the
National League of Women Voters.
Miss Sherwin reminded the presid'
ing officer of the Senate that in grant.
ing the vote TO women Porto Rico
will at once place itself in a posi-
tion of leadership in the Western
Hemisphere and viii serve as an ex-
ample for countries OF Central ana
South America where the movement
for enfranchisement is increasing IL,
hope and vitality"
Miss Sherwin's letter follows:
1T gives me pleasure to support the
petition of the women OF Porto Rico
and the recommendation of your gov
ernor in behalf Of the measure which
| understand is now before you TO eX-
tend the suffrage TO women.
This petition is not based upon
abstract principles of right and JUS
tice of women alone The desire of
women for the privileges and respon'
sibilities of voting citizenship follows
naturally upon their increasing
participation in community actlV1ties'
I'm Porto Rico women have DEM
onstrated their capacity to share in
economic, professional and civil al
fairs and have shown public-spirit-
ed and intelligent interest in ques-
tions affecting the general welfare:
In the establishment and building up
of the public school system, when is
responsible for the rapid reductlon
of illiteracy and has contributed
more than any other one factor TO
the capacity for self government
women have had the leading part
The majority of the teachers of the
public schools are women. ana
among the pupils girls and boys en-
ioy equal opportunities for educa-
ton and preparation for citizenship.
1.-The Inter-American Union OF
Women. in addition to its general OBJ
iect of promoting understanding ana
friendship among TIC American ma
tions. has the more specific purpose
of advancing the status and Wenare
| of women. Particularly 1t seeks TO
obtain their full civil and political
| rights.
Porto Rico will at once place itself
| in a position of leadership in the
Western Hemisphere and will serve
as an example for countries of Cen
| tral and South America, where the
| movement for enfranchisement is in
| creasing in hope and vitality"
| X i X
MRS. HARRIS BALDWIN, chair
| IVA man of the living costs committee
| of the League Of Women Voters, Will
| address members of the Woman
National Democratic Club at the f1nal
| Lenten tea Thursday afternoon at
| the clubhouse on Connecticut avenue.
| Her subject will be Electric Power
and the Public Welfare"
| Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunningham
spoke at the tea last Thursday AFTER
noon on "Education's Debt to De-
mocracy." Members of the A. A.
lU. w. attending the convention In
session here at the time were guests
/ Of honor.
Railroads" will be the topic dis.
cussed by Leslie Garnett, chief
| speaker on the program for the
weekly luncheon tomorrow afternoon
at the Democratic club headquarters.
Word that the Irish Free State
/ government had introduced a bill
depriving women of jury rights was
received at National Won1an's Party
headquarters last week in q radio
gram from Hanna Skeffington, member
of the international advisory council.
Miss Skefflngton's message urged
that the party do all in its power to
discourage the passage OF this legisla-
ton discriminating against the women
of Ireland. In response to the appeal.
party officials have gotten in touch
with Irish American groups Of both
sexes, securing their aid in sending
protests to the Free State government.
1.-THE position of the Woman's
Party" said Miss Mabel Vernon, in
discussing the question, ''is that wo-
men should be summoned for jury serv-
ice on equal terms with the men.
Women are equally capable and equal.
ly responsible
Honoring the delegates to the Amer.
lean Association of University Wo.
mems Convention, the National Wo.
mans Party served tea at headquar-
ters Friday afternoon from 4 to- 6
o'clock.
Among the hostesses were Mrs.
Mae Fuller Curran Of Santa Barbara.
Calf, Smith College graduate and
member of the A. A. u. W.; Mrs.
Emma Void, representing the Uni.
versity of Oregon branch. A. A. u. W.;
Blanche Nevins Keel, president of the
Michigan branch and founder of the
Woman's Party: Mrs. Robert Walker
of Baltimore and Miss Mabel Vernon,
delegates to the convention from
Swarthmore and members Of the ma.
tional council OF the Woman's Party.
Mrs. Herman Gasch win speak at a
meeting of the Woman's Party to be
held at headquarters Thursday night,
April z, her subject being "Reminis,
cences of Old Washington"
Mrs. Gasch has gained a wealth of
local color" and interesting tales OF
life in Washington during her career
as journalist and author since she