Evening star., 1928-11-25
BY CoRRINE FRAZIER.

W0menS National Press Clup IoI
a farewell luncheon at the Willard
Hotel Tuesday Mrs. Coolidge gave
fresh evidence of the sincere inter-
est in the affairs of the woman jour-
nalists as well as other cluhwomen which
has marked her cordial relations with
these groups throughout her residence
in Washington both as first lady OF the
land and as wife of the Vice President
of the United States.
While Mrs. Coolidge has never been
connected formally with any CLUB
groups other than her sorority, Pi Beta
Phi. and as an honorary member OF the
American Women's Club OF Paris, She
has watched with interest the activities
of many of the. national club groups
Frequently since she has been mistress
of the White House she has received
members of various ones among these
organizations, including the General
Federation of Women'S Clubs, the
Daughters of the American Revolution
and the League of American Pen
Women, hearing with keen interest OF
their varied programs. Among the
junior club organizations Mrs. Coolidge
has shown herself interested paECcu-
larly in the Girl Scouts of America OF
which she is an honorary member.
Each year she has entertained az
tea or in other ways for members OF
the Women's National Press Club, who
in turn have entertained her at lunch
con, this last affair being one whlcn
will linger long in the memory OF each
of her hoSteSseS as q new reVeIatlon
of the charm and informal cordiallty
which have won place in the hearts
of the women of the Nation for Grace
Goodhue Coolidge that few women In
ofticial life have held.
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THE approaching art exhibition by
the artist members of the National
League of American Pen Women and
the national music contest now being
conducted are engaging the attention
of many Of the members OF the league
whose creative work lies in these fields.
Mrs. Ethel Heaven Hamilton, chair.
man of art for the New York City
branch of the National League, is again
Chairman OF the art exhibit, which will
be held at a date to be announced later
at the Barnard Club Galleries, Fifty
seventh street, New York City. The
coming exhibition will be the third to be
held by the league and Is expected to sur
pass in quality even the two very sue
cessful showings already held, one In
1925 and the other In 1927. Portraits,
landscapes. flower studies, Still-ltfe
paintings, in oils, water colorS and
pastel, will be included in the exhibition,
as well as miniatures and sculptures.
Two prizes of $100 each are being
offered, one for paintings and the other
for sculpture, and there will also be hrst
and second honorable mentions in both
these classes, the awards to be made
by judges selected outside Of the league
membership.
The national music contest Is drawing
70 a close, as all entries must reach the
chairman of the contest, Phyllis Fergus
(Aars. Thatcher HoyO OF 1406 North
state Parkway. Chicago, by January 81.
Only unpublished compositions, written
since January 1, 1928, will be accepted,
and these may be songs. piano num-
bers, violin pieces and ensembles for
voice and instruments together or alone.
Only one entry under each OF these
classihcations may be made by the con-
taGtant, and no composition shall be
shorter than two pages or longer than
fifteen. Nom de plumes only VIII be
allowed on the manuscripts with the
correct name Of the contestant In
sealed envelope.
The first prize will be 500. with first
and second honorable mentions for the
second and tnird~awards. The judges. |
who will be chosen from outside the
league. will announce their decisions
shortly after March /, 1929.
Phyllis Fergus, who is herself COM
poser Of constantly increasing fame,
In the leagues contest last year. Tor her
piano number entitled Blind"
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CLUBWoNTEN will find much food
~ for thought In the new bulletin Of
the Woman's Bureau on "The Effects
Of Labor Legislation on the Employ
naent Opportunities of Women which
Is Just OF the press, as the majority
of the national women's organizations
have a legislative policy Of one sort or
another concerning special legislation
for women. -.
Laws that regulate women's work
benefit working women and raise the
standardS OF working conditions OF
male employees. according TO the bulie-
tin. written after a careful two-year
survey of the situation by experts OF
the Women's Bureau, made in an effort
to clear UP some Of the disputed points
In the acute controversy which has been
waged for many years between the two
groups Of woman leaders--the one
composed largely of the organizations
of working women themselves and their
supporters among club organizations,
etc.) holding out for the popularity
termed protective legislation for
women" and the other, the ultra-fem-
inists, asserting that any law not ap.
rlying equally to men and women is q
handicap to the women.
So important has the issue become in
the minds of women that it was intro
duced into the recent presidential cam
paign.
To show the importance Of the study,
the Women's Bureau has issued q few
concise findings; namely, that over S12
million women are gainfully employed.
and that they are to be found in all
but 35 Of the 572 occupations listed in
the 1920 census, with about one-third
of the 812 million covered by special
labor laws. Smau wonder that the
question has enlisted the interest of
practically every national womans club
organization in the country.
The General Federation Of Women's
Clubs, National League Of Women
Voters. National Council Of Jewish
Women, National Women's Trade Union
League and Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union are among the support
erS of the protective legislation side OF