Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06
CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION
National Council of Jewish Women Celebrate Ihlreth
Annversary-Pen Women Conduct Prize Contets-News OF
League Woman Voters Joint Party

ton system. Woman voters are con-
stantly on the watch to protect and
improve the features of the primary
and their vigilance will have its re-
ward. she predicted.
Miss Wells also brought reports that
were UNQUALIFIED assurances that each
of these five States would match the
Federal allotments for the operation
of the maternity and infancy act for
another two years.
Passage of the4 woman jury service
bill by one house, of the South Dakota
Legislature spellstprogress, Miss Wells
pointed out The Montana Legisla-
ture is being asked to approve A SINH
lar bill, while women in Minnesota,
North Dakota and Iowa are now. ELI
gible to jury service.
The number of women accepting
public Offices is on the increase, Miss
Wells said. All the States in her re-
gion, with the exception of Iowa,
which Just amended its constitution
to permit women to serve in the Legis-
lature, have woman legislators. Min
nesota has its first woman Senator to
share honors with threevWomen in the
lower house.
THE final meeting of the Women's
for this season was held last Monday
at the A. A. u. w. Club, followed by
symposium luncheon. Unless a
special session is called this Spring
to finish up subcommittee work, the
orga nization will not meet again until
November 2s, 1927.
Word has just been received by the
American Home Economics Associa-
nomics Association has completed It's
affiliation with the American group
Delegates from Hawaii are expected
to attend the Pan. Pacific Conference
on Education Rehabilitation, Recla-
nation and Recreation, to be held in
Honolulu April II to 16,
Forum suppers at the Women's Ma
tional Democratic Club headquarters
have been discontinued until after
Easter, but a series of Ienten teas
will be given during the next six
weeks. the first one being scheduled
for Thursday afternoon, March 10,
from to 6.
Senator Alben w. Barkley of Ken
lucky will speak at the program
luncheon tomorrow afternoon. con-
tinuing the presidential standard Sc
ries of talks.
A tea will be given this afternoon
at headquarters of the National Wom-
ans Party in honor of the special
committee from the organization
which assisted in steering the jury
service bill for women of the District
through the Senate. The bill was
passed with other last-minute lects-
lation during the closing days of the
session and was signed by the Presi-
dent subsequently.
Mrs. Emile Beriner is chairman of
the committee, composed of Mrs. wy
mond Bradbury. Mrs. Bernita Shelton
Matthews. Mrs. Pearl Bellman Klein,
Mrs. Harvey Wiley and Miss Grace
Osgood.
DR.. Henry r. Hazard, chief nat
uralization examiner of the Depart
ment of Labor, will talk on citizen
ship laws affecting women. Miss
Emma Void, a local attorney, who is
an authority on citizenship and nat
uralization. will preside, introducing
the speaker.
Miss Margaret Lambie will pour tea
assisted by members Of the national
council residing in Washington and
members of the District branch.
Miss Maud Younger, national CON
gressional chairman Of the National
Woman's Party, arrived in Washing
ton from her home in California last
Monday to present at the next coun-
Gil meeting the plans Of the California