Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14
CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION
Stimulating Addresses Feature Convention of Business and
Professional Women-Junor Feminists Entertain
Open Door Organization Formed

ing organizations in this countr- repre-
senting commerce, industry, science,
educa and other national activities,
are in favor of the participation of the
United States In such a conference.
Eminent industrial leaders, college
presidents. scientists, legislators and
Government officials believe that the
time has come to determine whether
our present archaic and defective cal
endar cannot be successfully replaced
by new one adapted to modern needs"
The speaker described the advantages
of a 13-month, fixed calendar, the one
preponderAntly favored in the United
States as the best method of reform.
And don't be bothered by that num-
Der 49," he added. This country grew
great on the number IS. There were Is
original American colonies, there are IS
stripes In the American nag, there are
eagle. What country has been luckier?"
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THE Young Women's Council of the
National Woman's Party will give
an entertainment in the garden OF the
headquarters of the organization, on
Capitol Hill. Tuesday evening, July %.
at 8:l5 O'Clock.
Mrs. Rebecca Greathouse, assistant
United States attorney, will direct
burlesque by members Of the Women's
Bar Association of the District of Co
lumbia, entitled 1T Might Have Been"
Miss Ruby Black. national president
of the Theta Sigma Phi, the national
honorary and professional fraternity for
woman journalists, will speak on "Wom-
en- in Journalism"
Other features Of the program will
be dancing by girls from Kathryn
Dunkhorst5s studio and piano selec-
tions by Maxine Townsend, vice chair
man OF the Young women's Council.
Miss Townsend Of Washington, D. c.,
will be accompanied by cellist and a
violinist. Arthur Roehrer OF Washing
ton will sing.
All arrangements will be in charge Of
Miss Mabel Van Dyke, chairman OF the
Young Wonfen's Council.
HostesSee at the meeting will be Miss
Laura Berrien, member Of the national
council Of the Woman'S Party, and Miss
Sara Grogan of washington, D. c.
MRS. RUTH vANDEER LIT of
N New York, a member OF the ma
tional council of the National Woman's
Party, has been elected treasurer OF the
board of governors Of the newly formed
international organization of women to
work for economic equality between men
and women, known as the Open Door,
which was organized at q gathering in
Berlin June IS and is.
A charter of economic rights for
woman workers was adopted at the
organization meeting. This charter de-
clares that women shall have equality
with men IN every phase OF economic
life. It recognized a won1an's right to
decide for herself at all times the oc-
equations she shall enter and the hours
she shall work. Resolutions were drafted
protesting against the present wide
spread tendency to prohibit the employ
nent of women by reason OF marriage
in government and local government
service. Strong protests we're entered
against the international r1assed attack
wage-earrler, by which restrictions we're
placed upon her that were not placed
upon her male competitor.
Miss Doris Stevens of New York,
chairman of the committee on interna-
tional action Of the National Wonan's
Party, has returned to the United States
after attending the conference in
Berlin.
Muna Lee of Porto Rico will arrive In
Washington next week to assist in the
work Of the Inter. American Commission
Of Women. Miss Lee took an active
part in the work of this commission
last Summer. She Is the wife Of DR..
Munoz de Marin, professor In the Uni
versity Of Porto Rico, and is well known
in Porto Rico for her work in poetry
and fiction.
Miss Mary Gertrude Fendall Of Balti-
more. we'll known as a feminist. for her
active work for suffrage and later for
equal rights, is at the National Wom-
ans Party headquarters. For the past
year Miss Fendall has been in France
with Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont, president
Of the National Womanis Party.
DR.. Emma Void of oregon, attorney
at law in Washington, D. c., and legis-
lative secretary of the National Won.
ans Party, will address the institute OF
public affairs of the University of Vir-
ginia on the subject of Nationality"
August S. The institute Of public af-
fairs finds this subject of especial in
terest at this time, since it Ia one Of
the topics to be discussed by the next
conference on codification of interna-
tional law.
Fifteen-year old Jack Harris recently
Jumped, fully dressed, into a canal at
Oldhill. England, and rescued 5-year-
old lad from drowning, then found he