Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
WOMEN GIVEN HIGH
COMMITTEE POSTS
Take Part in Every Conven-
ton Activity With ExCep-
ton of Resolutions.

BY the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, June 2T.-The four i'm
portant Democratic committees have
gone into action and with them their
allotment of woman members, whose
position, while not one of great i'm
portance, is at least felt '
r. Only the time-honored masculine
committee on resolutions which will
formulate the platform with which the
Democratic nominee will go to battle
in November, has no women on its
roster Never has woman served on
this committee, and this year is no ex-
ception.
Work Late on Credentials.
But the ladies stayed up late last
night with the credentials committee
and were due to participate in the
meetings today of the committees on
rules and order and permanent organ
ization.
The festive air of the first night ses-
sion of the convention was only slightly
disrupted by the need for the business
of committees, for the two woman
members of the credentials committee
and the two outstanding woman con-
testants all appeared at the late meet
ing in even frocks. ....
Mrs. Genevieve Clark Thomson, for
mer national committeewoman from
Louisiana, wearing Light green chiffon
frock with large fringed shawl of
matching shade thrown over her shout
der. was there to help conduct the
fight for her chosen delegation.
Mrs. Pollock Wages War.
Mrs. Lester j, Pollock of the Dis
trict of Columbia, who suffered defeat
before both the subcommittee and the
national committee, appeared in she'll
pink chiffon and lace gown to wage war
against John Costello, national COM
mitteeman.
Representative Mary j. Norton of
New Jersey and Jean Springstead
Whittemore of the Porto Rican delega-
ton were the two women who sat on
the credentials committee.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation boosted four woman members
Miss Grace Massie New Mexico: Alice
Campbell Good, New York; Mrs. Lillian
d. Bergey, Pennsylvania, and Mrs.
Frank Gilbert. Utah
Mrs. Dwight r. Reed, Florida, and
Mrs Joseph C. Cantrill. Kentucky, were
the two women appointed on the rules
committee.
Five feminine names appear on the
roll of the committee to notify the
presidential candidate of his nomira-
tion-Mrs. Eugene Cox, Arkansas; MRS.
Mary Fitzwilliam Carney. Kansas Mrs.
w. w. Hamilton, Montana; Mrs. JOS
ephine M MCGOWAN, Ohio, and Mrs.
Percy Byrd. West Virginia.
The greatest number of women will
serve on the committee to notify the
vice presidential candidate-MrS. Amy
Phi!bin. Colorado; Mrs. Martin L. Game.
Connecticut; Mrs. Fred Mooney, Flor
ida; Mrs. Harry l.. Hubbard, Kansas:
Mrs. II. K. Bourne, Kentucky: Mrs. E. l..
McNulty, Minnesota Mrs. Alice NJ. Fer
ris, Missouri Mrs. r, C.. Battey, Nom
tant: Mrs. Evelyn Regain. Nebraska:
Adeline Y. Lawfence. New Jersey; Cath
crime M. Carriers Ohio; Mrs. Writ RAN
dolph, Oklahoma. Mrs. j. T. Lambert,
West Virginia; Mrs. w. O. Kenny, Geor-
gia and Mrs. r. j. Quealy. Wyoming.
Mrs. Wilson Distinguished Guest.
While the woman committee workers
and the newly appointed national COM
mitteewomen took the spotlight OF fefni-
nine activity during the first day and
nioht of the convention. the two leading
distinguished guests, Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson and Mrs. Alfred E. Smith, came
In for their share of fame.
Mrs Wilson took her seat in the front
row of the platform seats at an early
hour and didn't leave the hall until the
gavel had been pounded for the last
time, while Mrs Smith arrived late and
left early She sat in secluded box
half way back in the hall.
Mrs Wilson, respondent In white
chiffon gown lavistly embroidered In
silver and an orchid taffeta cape,
clapped vigorously at all the high points
in Claude Bowers keynote speech. ex-