Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

RS. JOHN +. SIPPEL, preSl-
NH dent of the General Fedora
V ton Of Women's Clubs, has
4 ' L announced the federations
international relations pro-
gram. which has the unanimous APP
proval of her executive committee and
the entire board Of directors. Mrs.
Sippel says:
'The program is essentially a great
organizations declaration of faith that
different nations, like different families,
will live together in secure and enduring
friendliness only when permanent in
tercourse has created appreciation of
and respect for the multiple influences
which keep nations apart in character.
1t is a declaration of faith that these
same influences draw nations together
in the need and desire for exchange OF
the cultural and material products pos
sesSed by some nations and lacked by
others. 1t is a declaration of faith that
from more intimate knowledge OF the
distinctive national characteristics will
grow a truer value of and respect for
national entities and more effective-
because more nformed-considerat
for international ethics.
The General Federation has started
its campaign by taking steps to build
up permanent contacts among women
of the Western Hemisphere.
THE first International Relations
Bulletin of the l929-l930 series is issued
as an aid to the clubs calling in in
creasing numbers for literature in line
with the new program. The bulletin is
confined to study outlines and book
lists designed to afford intimate pictures
of the home and community life of the
Latin nations in the Western Hemis-
phere. The subject matter of this first
bulletin was thus restricted because the
largest number Of calls for literature to
date have come naturally from clubs in
the United States Of America, which
has the overwhelming majority of the
member clubs in the General Fedora
ton.
"In thus combining the first bull
letin to meeting the needs of the largest
number CT calls for literature there is
no oversight of the fact that there is
corresponding need and desire among
like-minded women of the Latin nations
in the Western Hemisphere to know the
home and community life of the Anglo
American nations. The calls coming
even now for information as to how this
or that is done or looked upon in the
United States Of America furnish re-
minder that home and community life
of the one Western Hemisphere nation
however large that nation may bulk
economically-may be more or less of
closed book to other nations on the same
half of the globe.
obviously corresponding study out
line and list in appropriate language
for use by women in Latin countries
of the Western Hemisphere, want
ing to know more about Anglo Ameri-
can women. must have as early a place
in the series of International Relations
Bulletins as resources and the progress
OF the whole program will permit.
1.-THE program and book list were pre-
pared by the late Amy Robbins Ware.
vice chairman and director Of research
of the department of international re-
lations of the General Federation.
While the course of study has been
constructed with two-club-year period
in mind, local clubs can easily expand
or condense the course to meet local
conditions. 1t has been prepared in this
form because of many requests for
definite course Of study in club pro-
gram ready to wear It Is designed for
Anglo American clubs that want to be-
come familiar with the home life. ciyics
and culture of Latin American nations. |
Eight meetings are provided for each
year, the first year being devoted to a
general survey Of Latin America and the
second year being given over to a more
intimate acquaintance"
~ y y ~
MISS BELLE SHERWIN, president
A'A of the National League CT Women
Voters and Miss Gwen Coach, congress
sional secretary for the league, were
guests Of honor at q luncheon meeting
Women's City Club, Friday, November l.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle presided.
Others attending were Mrs. Ben Nc
Relway, Miss Fay Bentley, Mrs. Edna
Johnston, Mrs. Clara M. Boyer, MRS.
Lyman B. Swormstedt, Mrs. William c.
Harllee, Miss Edna Sheehy, Mrs. Har-
wood Read, Mrs. Louis Gutenberg, Mrs.
Clara Wright Smith, Mrs. F. B. Croxton,
Mrs Harry Lee Parkinson, Mrs. Graf
tan Kerans. Mrs. Cloyd II. Marvin and
Mrs. II. F. Cameron.
Miss Sherwin explained the work of
the league from a national standpoint
and noted bills in which members OF
the league will be and are especially
interested. Since the tenth anniver-
sary of the leagues life will take place
in 1880, at that years convention the
league proposes to establish a memorial
fund with fitting exercises and there
after erect a tablet in Washington, so
that subsequent workers and the world
at large may have always before them
a reminder of women who turned
dreams for humanity into realities for
today" The plan contemplates the es-
Enlistment Of a permanent national
roll Of honor, on which shall be record
ed the names of leaders whose work
and whose influence have brought to
the women of this country new day
of partnership in its public life.
A fund is to be raised in honor of
each name submitted and approved by
q national advisory committee on the
selection of names, in no case to be less
than 81 900 for each name presented by
the various leagues throughout the
States. Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt Is
chairman of the anniversary and me-