Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

versity Women, National Council Of
Jewish Women, American Nurses AS
sociation, American Home Economics
Association, National Women's Trade
Union League and Young Women'S
Christian Association, joined with prom
inent mems organizations in making Z
strong plea before the House committee
en- interstate and foreign commerce
last Thursday for the Newton bill
creating a child welfare extension
service in the United States Children's
Bureau.
In addition to the women's organ
iZationS, proponents Of the measure
who appeared with the group represent
ed child health, labor and farm organ
izations and the State public health
administrative agencies. Mrs. Maud
Wood Park of Portland, Me-, former
president of the National League OF
Women Voters, introduced the speak
erS.
In urging passage of the bill, which
seeks reduction of the infant and ma
ternal death rate, the speakers empha-
sized the termination on June 80 of the
Sheppard Towner maternity and in
fancy act and the great need for con-
tinuing legislation. While the Newton
bill differs in detail from the provisions
of the present act, it is designed to
carry on the educational program in
behalf of maternal and infant hygiene.
The five principal speakers before the
committee were DR.. S. j. Crumbine OF
New York City, general executive,
American Child Health Association; DR..
A. T. Mccormack of Louisville, KY,
State health officer; Miss Hazel Corbin
of New York City, general director,
Maternity Center Association; Miss
Mary E. Murphy of Chicago, director
Elizabeth Mccormick Memorial Fund,
and Mrs. Maud Wood Park of Portland,
Me-, former president, National League
of Women Voters.
Among the other speakers represent
ing organizations were: DR.. Ennion G..
Williams of Richmond, Va, State Health
Commissioner of Virginia for the Con-
ference of State and Provincial Health
officers; Chester H. Gray, American
Farm Bureau Federation: Mrs. Percy
Walden, New Haven. Conn, chairman
of child welfare, National League of
Women Voters: Edward McGrady,
Washington, D. c., American Federation
of Labor; Miss Alice Edwards, American
Home Economics Association; Mrs. Glen
Levin SWiggett, American Association
of University Women; Mrs. Arthur c.
Watkins, National Congress of Parents
and Teachers; Miss Ethel M. Smith,
National Woman's Trade Union League;
Mrs. E. E. Danley, national board,
Young Woman's Christian Association;
Mrs. Leonard SchloSs, National Council
OF Jewish Women; Mrs. Florence Kelley
New York City, National Consumers
League; Miss Elizabeth Noyes, American
Nurses Association; Miss Selma Bor-
chardt, American Federation of Teach
ers; Mrs. Henry F. Baker, Baltimore,
Service Star Legion.
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A INVOLVEMENT 81 made that the
annual meeting of the general
council Of the National League of Wom-
en- Voters is to be held in Washington,
April % to 26, inclusive Tentative
plans for the meeting were formulated
last week by national officers in confer
ence here at league headquarters.
AS the league is organized under a
biennial convention system, the council
meeting is the only national gathering
of the league in the odd-numbered
years.
Attendance at the meeting will be
limited to the members of the board of
directors, chairmen of national commit
tees, presidents Of affiliated State
leagues and one officially-appointe
State delegate. 1t is expected that the
group will consist of approximately 1875
such officials.
1.-THE Paris Peace Pact-What 1t Is
and How to Use IT. will be the theme of
the voters Service" program to be
broadcast Tuesday, January 20, under
the joint sponsorship of the National
Broadcasting Co. and the National
League of Women Voters. The program
VIII be on the air from to 1880 pm.
II VIII be broadcast from Station WEAF,
New York City.
HIGH tariff on products of the Philip
pine Islands is seen as a menace
to the United States by Representative
Henry T. Rainey, Democrat, of Illinois,
who discussed the tariff question with
members of the Woman's National
Democratic Club last Monday at their
weekly forum luncheon held at the
clubhouse.
"a tariff on Philippine Island sugar
would force the Philippine Islands to
telf elsewhere" said Mr.. Rainey, refer
ing TO the bill now pending in Congress
70 stop the free importation of sugar
from the islands. Japan is ready to
buy-.-and to take the Philippine Islands
along with her sugar purchases. Then
Dur troubles will begin.''
Citing the fact that raises in tariff
had been followed often in the past by
business panic, Mr.. Rainey declared
that the Democratic tariff policy is as
much protective tariff as the Republi-
can high tariff: that low tariff en-
courages and protects competitive manu-
facture, while high tariff protects the
monopolist
representative Rainey was presented
70 the club by Mrs. George NJ Eckels
chairman of the entertainment commit
tee, who presided at the luncheon.
Mrs. Eckels announced that tea will
be served at the club TO members and
their friends every afternoon until fur
Their notice. She announced also that
Mrs Frank B. Freyer, who gave an
illustrated talk on Peru before the club
recently, will be at home this afternoon
10 the Democratic women at her home,
It'll Massachusetts avenue.
FOR the second time since the first of
January, 1929, Uncle Sam has
named woman as trade commissioner
to a foreign port.
Miss Gundrun Carlson, who has Just
been named United States trade COM
AHlSSloner 10 Oslo, Norway, and Is
spending a month in Washington be-
fore departing for her pest, will be the
speaker at the weekly forum luncheon
OF the Woman's National Democratic
Club tomorrow afternoon. Last Tues
Gay MISS Carlson was the guest of the
Women's National Press Club at its
weekly luncheon.
Miss Elizabeth Hunes is the othe,
new appointee to the highest post in
the diplomatic service of this country
held by a woman. She was elevated
from an assistant commiSSionerShip to
that of United States commissioner tc
Rome early in January. Miss Viola
Smith, who has served some time in
the same position at Shanghai, was the
first woman to be appointed commits.
sioner.
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