Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08

groups in Washington ar
faced by a busy season. nov
~ that the holiday relaxation i.
pleasant memory.
General Federation heads will b,
completely absorbed during the ,om
in. week in the meeting of the boart
Of directors. to be held at headquar
tiers: members of the Women's Ma
tional Democratic Club have a full
calendar in connection with the meet
ings of the Democratic national com
mittee. and the League of Women
Voters is busy with the launching OF
voters. project which promises tC
be as successful as 1t Is novel.
Delegates are pouring into fedora
ton headquarters on y street for the
sessions OF the hoard. the first OF
which will be held tomorrow after
noon. Each State in the Union will
be represented by its director and
State president.
A reception will be held Tuesday
evening at the clubhouse. honoring
the delegates. at which Mrs. John ID.
Sherman. president. and her corps of
national officers will be hostesses.
This being the final year of Mrs.
Sherman's administration. the routine
business of the board meeting will he
In the nature of review and a round.
les cri q programs already initiated,
rather than concerned with the inau.
gurat;cn VI any new projects. This
latter work will be left to the incoin.
ing administration, taking Office after
the biennial elections.
An interesting group of speakers is
expected 10 address the evening ses.
sions. incl,'dinS Merlin H. Aylesworth,
president o. the National Broadcasting
Co. of New York: Lieut.. Col. II. Ed.
mund Bull,s, who will speak on the
plan for q new calendar with IS
months in the year and IS days in
each month: Rev. Edmund 4. Walsh.
head of the foreign service school of
Georgetown University, who viii dis
cuss the Communist situation in Rus
sia in its rela lion TO America. and
Grace Abb OFT. chief Of the Children g
Bureau. who mas not YET announced
her subject.
THE New Hampshire avenue club,
house of the Democratic women
win be q center of activity between
sessions of the national committee
meE. Luncheons. teas, receptions and
dinne2S are on the calendar in honor
Of the visiting delegates.
Tomorrow afternoon the weeks pro.
gram will be inaugurated with a pro.
gram luncheon, et which Representa-.
tive Henry T. Rainey will give the
third OF series of talks on IF I
Were Writing the Platform In 1922
A reception In honor Of the commit.
tee win be held at the clubhouse on
Wednesday, January IL. The MEM
berShip committee Of the club is plan
ming a luncheon for the 50 national
committeewomen on Tuesday after.
noon. and Mrs. Emily Newell win
eSA@tain at dinner Tuesday evening.
THE Voters Service, the novel
method designed to aid voters by
Information on current public ques-
tons. cas- brought over the radio
this last week TO the easy reach of
millions of people by the National
League Of Women Voters. telling the
radio public OF issues and PERSONAL
ties likely to predominant in the presi.
dental campaign. It went to the
country over network of Is broad.
casting stations. The service will be
on the air every Tuesday night At Z
O'Clock.
The inaugural program Tuesday
night brought 10 the microphone Mer.
lin H Ayiesworth. president Of the
National Broadcasting Co.: Miss Belle
Shefwin. president of the National
League Of Women Voters: Theodore
z. Burton. member Of the House of
Representatives from Ohio, and Dean
lege, Columbia University. The Paul
list Choir, under the direction of
Father William Finn, opened and
closed the hours program with
Christmas carols. At the close the
chorus Of s5 voices sang a special ar.
rangenent Of The Star Spangled Ban.
ner." The program was broadcast
from the National Broadcasting Co. q
studios in New York City and Wash.
ington.
Speaking from New York, Mr..
Aylesworth gave the service an aus.
picious start with the prediction that
u would not only prove Of real value
but that "the League of Women
Voters voice win he more comma nd.
ing during 1923 than the voice OF
athletics. business or parfisan poiI-
tics" Nr. Ayesworth in Offering the
facilities Of his broadcasting system
FOR the dissemination Of all sides of
ali questions declared he did no in the
conviction that all the average Amer.
lean man and woman needs 70 secure
rational action relative TO our many
national problems IL information
Miss Eherwin, speaking from sta.
ton WRc, in Washington. explained
In detail the object and general scope
of the service. which will be admins.
tered by the league. Miss sherwin
urged the radio public 10 talk back
~ Us" 50 that the value Of this new
course In adult political education
NAV be doubled.
Fl 10 my privilege" Miss gherwin
said. TO announce the prospectus OF
this new citizenship school on the air. -
The voters Campaign Information
Service OF 1928 will he non.partisan. Ii
win supplement and round out what
the political parties give. presenting
IN If programs men and women who
are recognized specialists I'm important
phases Ut domestic and foreign poll
tics. They viii endeagor TO show the
various sides Of controversial 4ues.
tons and 10 give 20 these questions
that background Of history which %
largely tends 20 explain siI questions.
The speakTrs In the yoters' Service
VIII talk rather than deliver lectures.
They viii address themselves to show.
ing the common interest Of all In gov.
eminent. 70 making palmer the reia.
ION III government 10 daily lives.
Among their number will be men in.
tifnat<Iy identified with government
and political parties.
"Au speakers viii discuss subjects,
not debate them.'' Misc Sherman con,
hnued They will aim to suggest
ideas, not 10 argue for them. They will
raise questions and not always snswer
them, We hope you who listen viii d.
tssf. among yourselves or by taking
back 10 us, and II last answer them
win f1stuFer judgment ~ the polls.
want 10 know In o guiding
phrase IN the citizenship schools Of the
League Ut Women Voters We hone
BsteDerstn an the Vote = Service will
wee The phrase often, sop.et ines IN the
Few Engta ndsF's sense, expressing