Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16
CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION
Clubwomen Actively Urging Voters Discharge Duty-Per
Women to Resume Monthly Meetngs-Feminists Indorse
Hoover-Other Club Notes.

candidates for President and Vice
President. because, of all the candidates
before the country. these were the
only ones whose election offers any
hope to the movement for equal rights
between men and women
The Republican vice presidential
nominee, Senator Curtis" the resolution
pointed out, introduced the national
equal rights amendment in Congress
and stands unqualifiedly for the issue"
while the Republican presidential
candidate has not yet gone as far as
his colleague with regard to the equal
rights amendment" the resolution con-
tinued 'he has agreed to support the
principle of equality between men and
| women"
1T is not possible to support the
Democratic presidential nominee" the
document concludes. because he OPP
poses equal rights for women in
industry"
/ Among the widely known feministS
who attended the conference held We'd
neSday afternoon, and who also formed
the delegation which waited upon Mr..
Hoover in the morning, were: Mrs. Jane
Norman Smith of New York City.
chairman of the national council OF
the Woman's party; Miss Maud Younger
of San Francisco, chairman of congress
Sional committee; Miss Gail Laughlin
of Portland. Me, Florence Bayard Hilles
of Wilmington, Del, Anita Pollitzer of
Charleston, S. c.. national vice chair
men; Mrs. Richard Wainwright of
Washington. D. c.. national secretary;
Mabel Vernon of Wilmington, Del, ma
tional executive secretary; Miss Emma
Void of Portland. Greg, treasurer: Bur-
nita Shelton Matthews Mississippi:
Mrs. Dora G. Ogle of Gainesville and
Baltimore. I'D; Mrs. Stephen H. P.
Pell. New York; Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley
of Washington. Mrs. Minnie S. Karr of
Newark treasurer of New Jersey
branch; Mrs. George T.. Vickers of Jer-
sey City, N. j.; Mrs. Mary Brown, Will
mington, Del. Mrs. Joseph Dixon, Mrs.
Zilla M Sanford and Mrs. Jack Selig
of New York City; Senorita Clara Con-
zalez, Panama; Miss Carrie Harrison.
Iowa; Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Hobbs and
Miss Sara Hobbs of Gainesville, Ga.
Mrs. Irene L. Mccoy of Syracuse, N. Y.
Mrs F. Isabella Proctor Miller, Massa-
chusetts; Mrs Legare Obear, Georgia.
DR.. Minerva Blair Pontius. Indiana
Mrs. c. l.. Blackburn, Miss Rebecca L.
Blaine, Miss Virginia Blunt. Mrs. Wy
mond Bradbury, Miss Sheldon Jackson,
Mrs. Harriet H. King, Mrs. Pearl Bell
man Klein. Miss Addie Lyons, Miss
Madeline McCandless, Mrs. Hugh AM
brose Murray. Miss Mabel Van Dyke,
all Of Washington, D. c.. Mrs. Elizabeth
Byers Mrs Herman Gasch, Mrs. George
Plaster Mrs. Gertrude James Robey,
Mrs. F. c. Roe. all of Virginia. Mrs.
G. H. DePue, California; Mrs. Grace
Miller. Oregon; Mrs. Margaret Hopkins
Worrell, Ohio; Katherine E. Smith, Gin
cinnati, Ohio: Mrs. Shields and Elsie
Ross Shields of Cuba; Mrs. Charles
Fisher Taylor. North Carolina; Miss
Mary Moss Wellborn and Miss Louise
Wier, Mississippi; Miss Fannie Wolfson.
New Orleans, and Mrs. Helena Hill
Weed of Connecticut
A luncheon was held at headquarters
Wednesday in honor of the visiting del
egateS to the conference.
Miss Mabel Vernon. executive secre-
tary of the Woman's party. returned
from her vacation in time for the meet
ing of the national council, held Tues
day at headquarters, and will resume
her duties for the Fall and Winter on
Capitol Hill.