Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-03
CATHOLIC WOMEN
PREPARING TODAY
TO NAME OFFICERS
Assistant Labor Secretary
Predicts Quota Law Ex-
tension to Mexico.
CONVENTION WILL CLOSE
WITH BANQUET TONIGHT
Rev. John A. Ryan Makes Attack
on Principles of National
Woman's Party.

Following series of addresses earlier
in the day, the National Council Of
Catholic Women began preparation this
afternoon for the election of board
members and adoption of resolutions,
to conclude the final business session OF
the ninth annual convention of the or
ganization in the Mayflower Hotel. The
convention program will be brought to
a close with a banquet in the hotel to-
night.
The board of directors will choose
the officers tomorrow.
w. w. Husband, second assistant Sec
rotary of Labor, was one of the prin-
cipal speakers on the morning program.
His topic was Present Status of I'M
migration Legislation"
Touching on various phases of the
immigration question, Mr.. Husband pre-
dicted that Congress soon will extend
the quota law to Mexico, which he in
Dictated would result in keeping prac-
tically all MexicanS from entering the
United States
The present laws forbidding the re-
entry into the United States of any
body deported offer a considerable hard
ship in many instances, Mr.. Husband
said, pointing out that under an old
agreement persons were sent out of the
United States with the understanding
that they could return when they COM
piled with certain regulations. The
speaker praised the medical inspections
of immigrants before they leave their
own countries, pointing out that few,
if any. are turned down over here after
passing examinations abroad.
Miss Mary Carey Speaks.
Addresses also were delivered at the
morning session by Miss Mary w. Carey,
representative of the National Cath
Ollie Welfare Conference. bureau of i'm
migration Miss Mary O'Callaghan
executive secretary of the Cleveland
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women,
and Miss Anna Kerwin, executive sec
rotary. Newark Diocesan Council OF
Catholic Women Reports were made
at the morning session by Miss Martina
A. Pleace, National Council of Cath
Ollie Women field representative. and
Miss Anna Dill Gamble, who reported
on international Conference"
The proposed amendment to the, Fed
eral Constitution, sponsored by the Ma
tional Woman's Party, providing for
equal rights to men and women, vas
severely criticized by Rev. John A. Ryan,
fare Conference Social Action Depart
ment, who was one of the leading
speakers at the session of the conven-
ton yesterday afternoon.
After going into detailed accounts OF
what the amendment as proposed
would mean, the speaker said: In
stead of striving to provide women with
those conditions, economic. social, leg
islative and others, which will assure
them reasonable opportunities for living
their lives and performing their func-
tons as women, the feminists would
have them become merely bad imitators
Of men,"
DR.. Ryan added: ut would mean the
destruction of the family and of the
race"
Other Addresses Heard.
Other addresses delivered at sessions
late yesterday afternoon and evening
were as follows: BY Miss Gertrude Nc
Nally, secretary-treasurer, National
Federation of Federal Employees; Miss
Elizabeth Morrissy, professor of ecc-
Monies. College of Notre Dame. Mary
land; Rev. Daniel A. Lord, the Right
Rev. Mgr. Frank A. Thill. Miss Mary C..
Duffy. supreme regent, Catholic Daugh-
tiers of America; Miss Alice Conway
of the Girl Scouts of America. Rev
William L. Kerby and Rev. Karl j.
Alter, director of the National Catholic
School of Social Service.