Evening star., 1927-03-20
LEAGUE OF WOMEN
TO TEACH POLITICS
Republican Organization to
Open School With Party
Leaders as INSTRUCTORS"

| A novel school of politics, with
prominent Government officials, Re
publican leaders and public spirited
citizens as instructors" will be in
augurated in Washington under the
auspices of the League of Republican
| Women of the District, from Tuesday,
| March %, TO Saturday, March 26,
| inclusive.
| Any man or woman interested in a
constructive program of government
| is eligible to register for the classes,
which will be held three times daily
during the political course in the VIII
| lard Hotel Mrs. Virginia White
Speel, president of the League of Re
publican Women, will greet the politi-
| cal students at the opening session,
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, when
| the purpose and aim of the movement
| to stress the value and meaning Of
citizenship will be outlined.
Secretary Wilbur Listed Speaker.
Secretary of the Navy Curtis D.
Wilbur will be one of the principal
speakers during the course, and will
deliver an address on THE Navy" at
the Thursday evening session. Heads
of other departments and bureaus of
the Government will explain the func-
| tioning of the Government. while
other speakers will stress the work of
| women in the fields of politics and
| industry. Those desiring to do so
may register for half the course. The
morning classes meet at 10 o'clock,
the afternoon classes at 2 o'clock and
the evening sessions at o'clock.
A feature Of the classes will be the
public forums at which there will be
general discussion of the topics under
| consideration. Education and patri-
Otism, in addition to the theory of
government, will be emphasized.
Republican Party as Topic.
Senator James E. Watson of In
diana will be one Of the speakers at
the opening afternoon session when
the Republican party will be the gem
eral subject. Another important event
on this program is the lecture by DR..
John Wesley Hill. chancellor of Lin
coin Memorial University, on If Lin
coin Were Here"
Assistant Attorney General B. M.
Parmenter will be one of the speak
ers at the opening evening session
and will discuss "Upholding the Con-
stitution." Another interesting fea-
ture Of this. session will be the talk
by William p. MacCracken, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Aviation,
whose subject is Aviation An Aid to
National Development.
Mrs. Alvin T. Hert will preside at
the Wednesday afternoon session,
which will be devoted to the aims of
women in politics. At the session that
| evening Anna G. M. Tillinghast, the
first woman ever to be appointed COM
wis cufo Of irS1t,1 1icrHs a N ~
portant a port as Boston, will speak
| on ''Women's Work In Federal Serv-
ice" Miss Mary Stewart, director of
the junior division, United States EN-
ployment Service, and Miss Mary An
derson. director Of the Women's Bu-
reau, Department of Labor, also will
speak on this general subject.
Important Subjects Scheduled.
Four important subjects will be
taken up at the Thursday afternoon
session. Speakers will be w. w. Hus-
band, Assistant Secretary of Labor
former Republican leader of the
House, on 1.-THE Tariff; r. w. Dun
lap Assistant Secretary of Agricul'
ture, on Farm Relief" and Brig.
Gen. Herbert M. Lord, Director of the
Budget, who will speak on "The Ma
tion's Business
Maj. Gen. c. p Summerall. chief
of staff, will discuss the Army at the
Thursday evening session, and f.
Trubee Dawson, Assistant Secretary
of War, will talk on aviation. At this
meeting, also, Secretary Wilbur will
deal with matters connected with the
Navy.
"The United States Diplomatic
| Service and What 1t Stands For" will
be the subject assigned to J. Butler
Wright, Assistant Secretary of State
and newly appointed Minister to Buda-
pest, who will be on Friday after
moons program. DR.. Leo S. Rowe,
director general of the Pan-AmericaD
Bureau, will analyze Pan-Americanism.
Program Closing Day.
The closing day of the political
school will be devoted to reports and
examinations.
i Many Washington clergymen are
offering their services and a group of
young society women, headed by Miss
| Suzette Dewey, will constitute the
| junior committee. Mrs. May ID. Light
| foot is director Of the school.
The clergymen who will give the
| invocations at the various sessions are
| Rev. DIR. James Shera Montgomery
| of the Metropolitan M. E. Church,
Rev. DIR. Ze Barney Phillips of the
Church of the Epiphany, Rabbi Abram
Simon of the Washington Hebrew
| Congregation, Rev. DIR. Joseph r.
Sizoo of the New York Avenue Pres
| byterian Church, Rev. y. G. B. Pierce
| of All Souls Unitarian Church, Rev.
DIR. William S. Abernethy of Calvary
Baptist Church, Right Rev. James E.
Freeman. Bishop of Washington Rev.
Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., regent of
the Georgetown University School of
| Foreign Service, and Rev. DIR. Moses
r. Lowell of the Mount Pleasant Con.
gregational Church.