Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24

OF distinguished speakers VINO
i addressed the assembly of more
than 700 men and women al
the fourth and last Of the series OF
celebrity breakfasts sponsored by the
National League Of American Pen
Women at the New Willard Hotel
Friday noon.
Mobile de Martina, Ambassador from
Italy; Representative Ruth Bryan
Owens and Mrs Elinor Glyn. each
paid high tribute to the progress and
achievement of women-especially here
in Manufacturing the last half GEN.
tury
Il have always admired the women
OF America for the part they have
played and are playing in the life of
their country" said his excellency,
speaking first 1T is due to the activi-
ties of American women, largely, that
this country of yours has reached its
great level of culture during its COM
paratively brief national existence. A
great responsibility rests upon you
women in the participation in affairs
of your Nation, and l am confident
that you are equal to 1t.
Mrs. owens, declaring that she
looked forward to the day when the
question of service would completely
eliminate the question of sex in the
selection of those to fill positions of
responsibility stressed the progress
made by women in the past so years
as suggestion of the advancement to
be expected within the next so years.
1.-THE most striking achievement of
the last so years is the way women
have learned to organize" said Repre-
sentative Owens. 1T is long step
from the time when the first womens
club group In this country met to dis
cuss the Question, Is it better to be
good than to be beautiful and the
present day, when every town and city
in the Union has its organized group
of women doing intelligent and con.
structive work for its community. II
that has been the achievement in the
past SO years, womans place today
resulting from this progress LIS but
glimpse into the achievement and OPP
portunities Reckoning to our sex In the
future, I believe. We have learned
the place of woman in the community
now we are to learn her place in the
Nation: and I can see a time in the
not far distant future when it will
not be a question of sex, but OF the
service one is capable of bringing to
an Office that will be the sole con-
sideration for their selection"
Mrs. Owens declared in conclusion
that a double responsibility rests upon
every woman who assumes public
office today-responsibility to her own
district from which she is appointed
and responsibility to all women who
might come after her. Every failure
puts an obstacle in the path Of wom-
ans progress" she declared. Every
success is step forward for all
women"
Mrs. Glyn urged that women think
more of the building of character than
of any one thing in their quest for
independence. She hopes the day viii
come, she said, when women's new
enthusiasm for accomplishing some
thing worth while will lead to
merging of so-called class lineS-from
the standpoint of professional or So
cial status-and the best of aristocracy
will be the test of character and cul-
t,ire, not of birth or position.
Character is the only thing that
stands the test Of time" said the
famous novelist, who is perhaps one
of the keenest students of character
today. What profit it person to be
born to culture and with inherited
talents If she does not make use OF
her heritage to develop her talents or
do some Job well. 1t should not be
who you are or what you do, but how
you do it! When this becomes the
standard by which we are judged,
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tocracy-the aristecracy OF character.
It cannot be inherited, it must be
achieved by each for himself"
Following the addresses the program
was turned over to the book review
committee. Mrs. Bonnie Busch, ma
tional president of the league, presided
at the affair.
X
1.-THE American Merchant Marine"
will be the subject of an address by
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher OF Flor
ida before members of the Women's Ma
tional Democratic Club tomorrow at
heir weekly forum luncheon. The speak
er will be the honor guest. Members
wishing to attend the affair are asked
by the secretary of the club to make
their reservations in advance, stating
the number Of guests they will bring.
Luncheon will be served promptly at
1890 in the dining room OF the New
Hampshire avenue clubhouse.
Willmott Lewis, Washington repre-
sentative of the London Times, was the
guest-speaker at the luncheon last Mon
day, at which Mrs. George Eckels pre-
sided. Mr.. Lewis talked on Foreign
Affairs" as seen from the angle Of an
observer from the press. Rarely has a
stronger plea for international under
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audience than that made by Mr.. Lewis.
Basing his talk On an old French
proyerb, which, translated, says, III you
understand everything you can forgive
everything" he pointed out large per-
centage of international difficulties in
the past which had arisen from an in
complete understanding, and ventured
to say that, in practically every in
stance, there would have been no dis
agreement had there been no misundsf-
standing.
Deploring the small number Of people
who are keenly interested in tRterna-
tional affairs, Mr.. Lewis urged more
general attention to the subject
IF we give our attention to foreign
affairs-to the problems and accom-
plishments of our neighborS-we would
learn to know them better, and con-
seouently to understand them better.
This is the only solution TO the war
problem, am convinced" he declared.
Among the guests at the luncheon
were Mrs. Lewis, Miss Bertha Boiling,
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman, Mrs. Charles
Hamlin, Mrs. John Allan Dougherty,
Eckels, Mrs. Harry N. Hickey, Mrs,
Frederic Delano, Miss Lillian OFT, Miss
Emily Storrer, Mrs. Julian j. Mason,
Miss Caroline Graves, Mrs. A. Z.
Spangler, Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abrams,
Mrs. George H. Hewitt, Mrs. Charles
Warren, Miss Clara u. Smith, Mrs,
Frank Bright, Mrs. Joseph Penn, Mrs
o. NJ Spencer, Mrs William II. King
Miss Bogardus, Mrs. Shafroth and Mrs
Hugh Nelson.
X
NTOMEN in industry and the probes
w sions, and the club women working
for the advancement of these groups
will be interested in the views expressed
by Miss Mary Anderson, director OF the
womens bureau, in her talk made 9
fortnight ago at the Y. w. g. a, lnsn'
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