The Washington times., 1929-09-13
President of National Woman s Party
Sails In AnsUer to Call of Mike =
Mrs. Q, Il. p. Belmont
Will Open Series Of
Radio Talks Early in
October

ndu4O 1aIhS LdFIy III
October.
Mrs. D. d. p. Belmont,
''sugar mamma Of the
National Woman's Party, is
returning soon from France,
where she has been sojourn-
ing for the last few years.
During this time If mem
bers of the. Woman's Party
wished to see her, they had
TO travel to Paris. For it
appeared that Mrs. Belmont
had decided to Live there
permanently.
However, she will be on
hand early in October to
open the radio program in
itiated by her followers. In
fact, she is crossing the At
lantic just for this purpose.
Great Help
There was the report that
Mrs. Belmont was not financing
the party any more-having
established headquarters for the
organization in the "Old Capitol"
several years ago and having
aided this militant group Of
women in other ways favorable
10 the exchecquer.
This may be true. And it
also may be true that the party
does not need monetary. assist
ance, as goodly profit was
realized from the sale Of the
formers headquarters in the
historic building opposite the
Capitol to make way for the
new building to house the
United States Supreme Court.
At any rate the party can
sponsor q nationwide radio
hook-up weekly until party
material Is exhausted.
Other Speakers
Following Mrs. Belmont before
the nicrophone win be Senator
Gerald Nye. Of North Dakota, who
win speak on the equal rights
Amendment-the main purpose and
pursuit Of the Woman's Party.
10
ator Arthur Capper, Of Kansas,
who viii tell about ''Women's
Place in Rural Life": G. Bascom
Slemps whose topic win be "Oppor-
tunities fer Women in Govern
ment"s Raymond, Clapper, Of the
United Press, who will sketch
THE Growing Importance Of
Women in the News" and Mrs.
Harvey Wiley. who win speak on
women as Home.Makers."
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Al White House
President Hoover had dining
with him last evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Brisbane, of New
York, who remained overnight at
the White House.
Senator Jesse Fl. Metcalf enter
1ained at dinner last evening at
the Terrace Sans Souci at the
Carlton Hotel.
Miss Virginia Peters will return
hext week from Herkimer. N. Y,
where she has passed the summer
ut the country home of former
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Douglas Robinson; as
the guest Of Miss Helen Robinson.
The latter viii accompany Miss
Peters to Washington and will be
with her at the home Of Miss
Peters uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eldridge Jordan, at Silver
Spring for some time.
Eugene M. Hunkel, third secre-
tary Of tha: American embassy at
Constantinople, who has been visit
ing at, his home in Southport,
Conn.,, after an extended stay in
Washington, has sailed on the s.
s. President Roosevelt of the
United States Lines en- route to his
post. u
Mrs. Arthur Bliss Lane with her
mother, Mrs. w. Barton Baldwin,
Is at the st. Regis Hotel in New
York.
At Tuxeden
Mr.. and Mrs. walter r. Tucker.
man have closed their cottage at
Southampton, Long Island, and
have returned. to Tuxeden, their
home at Edgemoor. Md. During
their absence Tuxeden was
occupied by q, group Of Senators
detained in town by the tariff
hearings, among them. Senator
David Aiken Reed, Senator Wal.
ter Evans Edge, Senator Frederic
Walcott and Senator Hiram Bing-
ham.
Mrs. e. 3. Whiting has re-
turned from Paris. where she
passed the summer as the guest
of her brother-in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Benet.
Maj. and Mrs. Willis Hale. son.
in.law and daughter of Mrs.
Whiting, have returned to Wash
ington from ,Rehoboth Beach, Del,
where they had a cottage for
the summer.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ash will
spend the weekend at the Tray
J more in Atlantic City, returning
to Washington on Monday.
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Mr., and Mrs. Henry Parsons
Erwin and the latter's aunt, Mrs.
Charles @! Matthews, who have
been abroad for some time, are
now motoring through the cha.
teaux country Of France. They
viii motor in Spain and En-
gland before returning to Wash.