Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
WOMEN'S PARTY
TO PLAN ACTION
Biennial Convention Next
Month to Draw Many
Prominent Delegates.

Plans for national and international
| work In behalf of equal rights for
women will be considered at the biennial
convention of the National Womans
party, which will be held In this city
| December 6 to Q, In the garden house
of the Dodge Hotel and at the newly
acquired headquarters of the party,
144 B street northeast. Prominent
women from all parts Of the country
are expected to attend.
Features of the convention will be
reception ct the new headquarters,
known as the Alva Belmont House, In
| honor OF Mrs o. II. p. Belmont,
national president of the organisation;
an international dinner IN the pail
room. of the willard Hotel, ana q me-
mortal meeting In honor OF MRS: Einne-
line Pankhurst, British feminist, IN the
Capitol.
The business sessions Of the conven-
ton on the afternoon of Friday. De-
cember 6, and the morning and after
noon of December 7, will be held in
the garden house of Dodge Hotel. The
reception will be on the evening OF De
cember by the District OF Columbia
branch of the party. 1t also WIZ De IN
1t will be the frSt public occasion o.
the use of the new headquarters.
To Preside Friday.
Mrs. Jane Norman Smith of New
York. chairman of the national coun-
Gil of the Woman's party, will preside
at the first session on Friday afternoon
at which national work is to be the
subject under consideration. The prin-
cipal national undertaking OF the
Womans party is the equal rights
amendment providing that men ana
women shall have equal rights IN the
United States and every place subject
to its jurisdiction.
Miss Maud Younger OF San FRANCISCO,
congressional chairman of the WomanS
party, will report at this session on
the work being done in Congress for
the amendment. Chairmen OF the
State branches of the party Will report
on the work being done in their states.
The sessions Saturday morning and
afternoon will deal with international
work for equal rights; MISS DOTS SIC
vens, chairman of the committee on
international action, will present her
report dealing with the proposed equal
The newly acquired headquarters here
was formerly the residence of Senator
Porter Dale of Vermont and Is one OF
the oldest houses in Washington. MRS.
Emile Berliner, chairman Of the District
branch, will head the receiving line on
the night Of the reception.
To Preside at Dinner.
Inez Haynes Irwin, chairman OF the
Authors Council of the Women's Party,
will preside at the dinner at the Willard
SATURDAY. evening. December Z, when
the report of the decisions made by the
convention regarding international work
will be made. The speakers at the din
ner will be Ambassador Ferrara OF Cuba,
Senator Capper of Kansas, Doris stevens,
Olive Stott Gabriel of New York, presi-
dent of the National Association OF
Woman Lawyers; Mile. Fanny Bunand-
Sevastos of Paris, Jane Norman Smith
of New York, Gail Laughlin OF Portland.
Me, and Mrs. William Kent OF San
Francisco.
The memorial to Mrs. Pankhurst will
be held in the Capitol on sunday after
noon. December 8. Miss Christabel
papkhurst, who was her mothers chief
aide in the British militant campaign,
will attend the service. The Marine
Band Orchestra will play and q quartet.
under the direction Of Ruby Smith
Stahl. will sing.
Inc SO-Caicu nHI1auC haS Va puhpAS'
green and white, which has been sent
from London, will lead procession OF
Womans Party banngS carried by
members of the Young Women's Coun-
ell of the Women's Party. The banner,
IL is explained, led many a demonStra-
tion of the English militantS In the days
when they were fighting for suffrage.
Mrs. william Kent will preside and
Mrs. Edith Houghton Hooker OF Balti-
more will make the speech OF tribute
to Mrs. Pankhurst. A representative OF
the British embassy, 1t Is announced,
will attend the ceremony. Mrs. Marie
Moore Forrest, pageant director, N
chairman Of the committee in charge OF
the memorial service.
The concluding event OF the conVen-
ton will be the visit Of delegation 10
President Hoover at noon on Monday,