Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
BRITISH FEMINIST
/ WILL SPEAK HERE
Miss Dorothy Evans to Talk
at National Woman's Party
/. Lawn Fete.

b Lawn Fete.
Miss Dorothy Evans of London.
z British feminist header. is to be the
: principal speaker at the garden tea
-to be given at Washington headquar-
s@ters of the National Woman's Party
next Sunday afternoon before the de-
t=parture of the Eastern delegates to
Ethe Colorado Springs convention. July
- to 10.
q Miss Evans. member of the Inter
national Advisory Council of the
s-Womans Party. has been sent as
delegate to the convention by the
1.-TWO leading feminist organizations of
Great Britain, the Six-Point Group
land the Woman's Freedom League,
Eand Is bringing messages from fem
s mist leaders from 90 European coun.
t-tries. In England she has worked
E-closely with Lady Raondda, Mrs. T..
-Pethwick-Lawrence and Elizabeth
Robins for the program to secure
s-equal rights between men and Wom-
s-en. The British and continental
groups through Miss Evans, are ask
ling the active cooperation of Ameri-
s-can equal rights advocates in their
r-efforts to secure the advancement
r=of women throughout the world.
Many Leaders to BE Here.
s The meeting in honor of Miss
Evans and convention delegates from
1.-THE Eastern States will bring to
EWashington many of the leaders of
Ethe Woman's Party. This will be
Zone OF the last national functions TO
s-be staged in the garden back of the
.e-Woman's Party headquarters, which
, Unjust soon be RACED to clear the site
s.for the new United States Supreme
ECourt Building.
: The committee in charge of the
Etea, headed by Mrs. Andrew Stewart,
Eacting chairman OF the District of
Columbia branch, has sent invitations
Ito Government officials and to men
e-and women interested in the equal
rights" campaign. which will be the
keynote of the national convention.
Harvey Wiley, assisted by Miss
Jessie Dell. civil service commits
@sioner; Miss Margaret Whittemere,
8 Mrs. Abby Scott Baker and other
z Washington members Of the COM
-mittee on arrangements.
= Mrs. Wainwright to Be Present.
: Among the prominent leaders Of
s-the Woman's Party who will be pres
cent are Mrs. Richard Wainwright Of
EWashington, Mrs. Frances G. Rob- !
Eerts OF Long Island. Mrs. Issac H. |
DlXOu OF maryland, CHAIRMAN Oh the |
EARN Women's Council: Miss Laura |
Z Berrien of Washington, Miss Mar
ggaret Whittemore of California, ma
3 tional vice president; Mrs. Burnita |
E Shelton Matthews of Mississippi, !
Echairman Of the legal research de- |
apartment; Mrs. Mary Murray Of
8 Brooklyn, chairman Of the Industrial |
ECouncil, and Miss Anna w. Penny |
E packer Of Philadelphia, vice chairman |
e Of the PENNSYLVANIA branch
= The recently announced program |
8 for the Colorado Springs convention |
s. stresses: The immediate passage Of |
the Curtis-Anthony, or equal rights" |
!. amendment; charging the influence |
: and strength of the National Wom- |
FANS Party Industrial policy by in |
: creasing the membership in indus |
Z trial and professional groups. and al
& discussion OF plans for increased CO. |
operation with European groups hav- |
s ling similar aims, through the me.
-dium Of the International Council.
= Miss Evans brings reports at |
: Washington headquarters OF the Ma |
< tional Woman's Party from a num- |
Der OF European countries which |
state that the feminist groups of |
: Europe are closely watching the Col |
!. orado Springs convention and are ex- |
3 pecting the American women to take |
e the lead in a worldwide movement to |
secure eQuaI rights.
: Will Report on Tour.
The convention will hear a report
2 by Miss Anita Pollitzer, national Sec
-retary, on her recent 13-month tour
E-of England and the Continent, where
4 she has worked with the members
of the International Advisory Coun.
ell Of the Woman's Party.
A significant proposal will be put
before the convention by Miss Evans
ION behalf Of British and European
Equal Rights" Groups. This pro-
Eposal Is for the assistance Of the
National Woman's Party Of America
Ito affiliate with European organiza-
E2tions in establishing a lookout"
COMMITTEE of prominent women at
Geneva. The purpose Of this COM
Emittee would be to keep the coop
s.erating organizations informed Of re-
ports issued by the League Of Ma
Etions through its international labor
S@office. and to prevfent action which
Knight lead to additional disabilities
for women in the form Of "pro-
s-tective" or special legislation.
= The officers OF the National WON.
ANS Party are taking the matter I'M
der consideration and expect that the
convention will take some action on
this proposal. While the welfare in
Investigations and recommends lions of
5the international labor Office at
Geneva do not specifically affect
American women, it is pointed out
E=that they may have q most unfortu-
= nate effect on the status Of women
everywhere, as they tend to create
= a code Of "unwritten regulations"
limiting the rights Of Industrial wom-
Ian workers.
z VIII Speak Sunday.
e The Colorado Springs convention
will consider the most recent reports
las compiled by Mrs. Matthews on
legal disabilities of women In the
various States. and will elect national
E3offcers. Mrs. Matthews will speak
ION this subject at the garden party
Sunday.
6 The committee in charge of the
tea consists Of Mrs. Andrew Stewart.
s-chairman; Miss Jessie Dell, Mrs Wy
Emond Bradbury, Miss Grace Osgood
Miss Vivian Simpson, the Misses
Hooper, Miss Maxine Townsend, Miss
e Mabel Van Dyke. Miss Eunice Brad
bury, Mrs. Nina Alender, Mrs. Jen-
g ME Berliner, Mrs. Henry Lockwood,
MRS. Mary Macarty, Miss Emma
EWold, Miss Margaret Whittemore.
r Mrs. Abby Scott Baker, Miss Kath
Carfne Fisher and Mrs. Harvey Wiley