Evening star., 1928-11-11
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

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wv of for the time being club
women of the country will
turn their attention once
more to their individual organization
concerns. which will include in most in
stances study of the legislatr e issues
to be backed b. them during the ccm-
ing administration.
Undoubtedly the outstanding club
organizations, including the General
Federation of Women's Clubs, the Ma
tional League of Women Voters. the
Women'S National Democratic Club.
Federation of Business and Professional
Women, League of Republican Women.
the Woman'S Party, ETC., which have
definite legislative program, will con-
tinue to support legislation for inter-
national peace, prohibition, depart
ment of education, and with the ex-
ception perhaps of the WomanS Party,
for protective legislation for women.
This last-named organization. of course,
viii continue to work primarily for the
equal rights amendment to the Con-
stitution, which forms the central plank
in its legislative platform at present.
This amendment would eliminate pro-
tective legislation.
In addition to the issues which are
universally of interest to the women of
the Nation, there are certain immediate
legislative measures which will be
fostered by various organizations. In
this class come the legislative meas
ures which will be foStered or actively
opposed by various interests. In this
class comes all legislation concerning
copyright laws protecting the work OF
authors, which is of special interest 20
the Pen Women, and the two opposing
bills in Congress providing for legisla-
tion concerning the Great Falls region
Of the Potomac, in which the General
Federation of WomenS Clubs is ac-
lively interested. Several of the State
federationS already have pledged their
support to the bill introduced by Sena-
tor Capper of Kansas providing for
the preservation of the region to be
oppose the Norris bill, which would
permit the promotion of a power prof.
ect that would entirely obliterate both
the falls and the upper gorge of the
Potomac.
1t Is rumored that the entire fedora
alton will be asked by State groups in
this vicinity to back the Capper meas
ure as part of the legislative program,
but this cannot be done before next
Spring, when the Biennial Council
meets.
The woman voters will concern them
selves chiefly with the multilateral peace
proposal, with which they are in hearty
accord, and with the Newton bill for
the extension of child welfare work, also
backed enthusiastically by them. This
latter measure If passed will be in the
nature of a "follow-up of the maternity
and infancy act" which expires next
June 1t will carry out the provisions
of that act under an enlarged appropri-
alton.
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MRS. NINA REED, chairman of the
A'A celebrity breakfasts. a series of
which will be given this Winter by the
National League of American Pen
Women at the Willard Hotel, announces
as the dates of the events November 80,
January 25, February %, March 29 and
of the breakfasts will be added to the
building fund which the National
League is annassing for the erection of
it memorial clubhouse on the Potomac,
on the site of the old Georgetown home
of Mrs. E. D. E. NJ Southworth.
Mrs. Bonnie Busch, national preSi-
dent of the league. who is now in Flor.
ida will return to Washington the last
of November and will preside at the
first celebrity breakfast on Friday, No
vember 80. AS the celebrities to be pre-
sented on that date are all authors, the
guests including Mrs. Minnigerode An
drews, Mrs. Frances Leslie Warner and
Paul Wilstach, short reviews of their
most recent books will be given by Mrs.
Nina Reed, who is editor of the Ma
tional Bulletin of the League and who is
widely known for her pithy comments
on current books over the radio and be-
fore numerous organizations
A large and representative committee
is being named by Mrs. Reed to assist
In the promotion of the breakfasts, and
members Of it to date are: DR.. Mary
Meek Atkeson, first vice president of the
National League; Mrs. Daniel c. Chace,
national recording secretary; Mrs. Vic
toria Faber Stevenson. national treas
urer; Mrs. Eugene E. Collister national
historian; Mrs. c. w. Allen, national
registrar; Mrs. Aaron D. Newman,
president of the District branch of the