Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06
Biennial Convention Opens
Here With Three Subjects
on Calendar.
OPENING MEETING GETS
REPORTS OF DELEGATES
Action to Be Taken on Nationality
Laws, Women in Industry
and Rights Treaty.

With complete equality for women
as their WatchWord, members of the
National Woman's party met here in
biennial convention today to formulate
their official recommendations with ref
erence to three feminist questions which
are being agitated in many countries.
Establishment of independent ma
tionality for married women through
out the world by international agree
ment, of equality for women in indus
try, and of an equal rights treaty, are
the three subjects on which the party
convention plans to take definite action.
The opening session of the conven-
ton was held this afternoon in the
Grace Dodge Hotel to hear reports of
various delegates on State and national
work for equal rights. Jane Norman
Smith of New York, chairman of the
national council, presided; Mrs o. H
P. Belmont of New York, president of
the Woman's party, is in Paris.
Nationality Laws Topic.
The nationality of married women
Will be one of three topics considered
at the first conference on the codifica-
ton OF international law to be held at
The Hague next March. Women's or
CARNATIONS in the United States and
Europe are asking that nationality laws
and conventions be the same for men
and women. A draft carving such a
proposal will be submitted to the con-
Ventlon tomorrow by the party's COM
mittee on international action, of which
Doris Stevens of New York is chairman.
ana the national council. and represent
CatlveS VIII be chosen to present the
draft to The Hague conference.
Another matter for consideration is
whether the party will affiliate with
tne open Door International. an or
ganlZatlon OF women in 80 countries.
whlch has presented to the League of
NatlonS the demand that laws and reg
ulatlons governing conditions for work.
ers snail be based on the nature of the
WORK and not on the sex of the worker,
Ceremony Scheduled Sunday.
An equal rights treaty, in support of
which the convention is expected In
plan campaign, first was presented
10 an international gathering at the
pan american conference in Havana
the same terms as the Kellogg pact
ana mas as its object the establishment
oy treaty agreement of the principle of
equality between men and women.
feature Of the convention program
is the ceremony arranged for Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, when officers and
delegates will meet in the crypt of the
Capitol Building to hold memorial serv-
ices IN honor of Emmaline Pankhurst.
the suffrage leader of Great Britain.
various social events have been
planned for the delegates. This evening
at $3.50 o'clock the District of Columbia
branch of the party will entertain at
reception in honor of the visitors. The
young women's council of the party will
entertain at tea in honor of the dele
gates tomorrow afternoon at 4 O'Clock
and in the evening at 7:30 o'clock offi-
GERS and delegates will meet at dinner
at the Willard Hotel.
The reception this evening, to which
all members of Congress and their
wives have been invited, will mark
the first formal gathering in the
partys new headquarters at l44 B
street northeast.