Evening star., 1928-03-25
CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION
Convention Plans Hold Attention of Cubwomen- Counc
OF Womans Party to Meet-Discuson of Peace Problems
In Baltimore This Week.

eight major departments: American
citizenship, chairman. Mrs. William r,
Alvord, Detroit; American home, chair
man, Mrs, Maggie w. Barry, College
Station. Tex; education, chairman,
Mrs. William F. Blackman. Orlando,
Fla; fine arts. chairman, Mrs l.. A.
Miller, Colorado Springs; international
relations, chairman, Mrs w. X James,
ST. Joseph, Mo: legislation. chairman.
Mrs. Duncan S. johnson. Baltimore:
press and publicity, chairman, Mrs,
Frederick w. Weitz. Des MoineS. Iowa
public welfare, chairman. Mrs. Walter
McNah Miller, New York City.
These subjects will be discussed by
nationally known women and men. and
there will also be round table discus
sionS on achievement, past and pro-
/ lected. The Fine Art of Living:
Making the Federation Function in
Daily Life is the general theme of the
! biennial and an effort will be made to
present the. practical everyday aspects
( Of club work and their value In enrich
ing family and community life.
/ The department OF education will
/ sponsor a school Of methods in adult
/ teaching for clubwomen. This work
IS in line with the illiteracy survey
which the federation has been conduct
/ ing at the instigation of the commits
Sloner Of education. Dr. John J. Tigert
MRS. Elizabeth c. MorriSS of AShville.
n, C., national authority on adult
education. will conduct the school and
there viii be lectures by DR.. Lewis r
Alderman. specialist in adult education
IN the Bureau of Education of the
Federal Government.
unusual interest attaches to the clos
ing evening OF the convention. as that
Is PRESIDENTS Night" and Mrs. Sher-
man viii be in charge of the program.
the closing feature Of which will be
the presentation of the new officers
All sessions will be held in the munich
pal auditorium, erected by the citizens
OF San Antonio at cost of more than
S@,ooooOo as q war memorial Because
o. the unusual opportunity for exhibits,
IT is expected that the displays from
the several departments will be more
comprehensive than ever before. The
department Of the American home.
which has been the keynote of this ad-
mnlsJracion, will offer an exceptional
eNnioit For the purpose of complet-
ing arrangements for this Miss Bertha
Weinberg Of the Industrial Research
ana Survey Service of Washington is
now in San Antonio.
Social functions will have A consider
able place on the program the opening
one being a dinner given by the Texas
board TO honor the general federation
board. A large reception will also be
neid. The several States will hold din
ners and luncheons and there will be
one day designated as play day." when
the delegates and visitors will be taken
on excursions and picnics to points of
interest.
"A @AFn~nNA1
several thousand women, including rep-
resentatiVes from every State in the
Union and from many foreign countries
where there are clubs of English-speak-
ing women holding membership in the
general federation.
The national council Of the woman's
Party will meet at national headuuar-
ters on Capitol hill next Friday. March
80, at IL O'Clock Mrs. Jane Norman
Smith Of New York. chairman of the
council. will preside at the meeting
Mrs. Smith has Just returned from
two months stay in Florida and
Havana where she was one of the rep
resentatives OF the Woman's Party at
the Pan-Americsn Conference. DR..
Orestes Ferrara, Cuban Ambassador 10
the United States, was one of the
speakers at the Pan-Anerican dinner
gwen Uy the NhIOna1 WOn2NS s PArIE
at the Ambassador Hotel In New York
City Thursday night, March %.
Other speakers were Or. Victor Maur-
tua. Ambassador from Peru TO Brazil:
Doris Stevens Of the National woman's
Party committee on international
action: Mrs. Jane Norman Smith. chair
man Of the national council. and Mrs.
Valentine Winters. chairman OF the
Ohio branch of the National Woman'g
Party. All of the speakers dealt with
the work Of equal rights which was
done at the recent Pan-American Con-
ference In Havana and with plans TO
carry forward the movement In the 81
American Republics.
Miss Marie Futer of York. Pa, is
spending some time at national head
quarters OF the Woman'E Party, study
ing the work In the feminist movement
which is carried on from this center.
Miss Futer recently graduated from
Swarthmore College. where she majored
in political science.
Representatives of 10 national wofn-
ems organizations will meet at the
Southern Hotel Of Baltimore. Friday.