The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-07
Ten Year
Plan TO Be
Suggested
By Times special

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RICHMOND, Ca, July Hum
dreds Of business women were here
today. the second day Of the six-day
biennial conference OF the NationaI
Federation Of Business and Profes-
sional Women. Representatives
from nearly every state in the
Union are here and ages range from
20 to 10.
Monday, opening day, was occu-
pied with registration and an infor-
NAL getogether.
Today, during business sessions,
and round table discussions, unem-
ployment was to be the chief con-
Germ. Miss Marion McClench, Ann
Arbor, national president, in her
presidents address tonight, will dis
cuss 1t, and will suggest a ten-year
objective for the national organiza-
ton, which will challenge the or
ganization to leadership in economic
and social thinking with a view to
a%chieyinga higher measure of justice
for all"
Miss Phillips on Program
The objective marks a forward
step in the evolution Of the or
ganization and in the thinking of
the modern business women who
hitherto have made self develop-
ment their most intimate concern.
1t definitely will urge the appli-
cation of science and scientific
methods to the problems of gov
eminent and even suggests COM
missions of experts to supplement
the functions of the legislative
branch Of the government.
Wednesday afternoon Miss Lena
Madesin Phillips, New York City,
international relations chairman OF
the federation, will present to her
committee a petition calling upon
the international disarmament con-
ference in Geneva in February, 1882,
to put into immediate effect the
pledges already made for the re-
duction of ornaments.
Invited to Farley
1t is hoped that signatures of
$4,000 business women will be OBJ
tanned. This is a part Of the cam
paign being conducted by organiza-
tons connected with the cause and
cure of war conference to secure
100000 feminine signatures for
presentation at Geneva. Miss Phil
lips also is president of the Inter
national Federation of Business and
occasional Women.
Women from sixteen countries
rsp resented at Geneva last August
when the international Federation
was formed, have been invited to
uss international problems at an
Sns irrational relations banquet and
mass meeting scheduled for Wednes-
night.
line. Mary Laudner, president
n9 founder of the French fedora
aa, who has been the guest of
lbs in the United States during
last several weeks, will bring
.tings from the women of her
anization.
Report to Be Given
thursday morning, Miss Phillips
will present her committee report,
recommending policies for the COM
Ing year.
Community projects on I'M
employment will be discussed at
breakfast Thursday morning, when
Miss Katherine J.. Magoun, Chicago,
will speak. Mrs. Matte Joy, San
Jose, Cal, will report on a state
wide prosperity campaign" de-
signed to encourage intelligent and
systematic buying, started by the
California league. DR.. Lillian M.
Gilbreth also will speak.
Miss Jennie Rae Hersch, Port
land, Ind, will give a report at the
public relations luncheon Thurs
day noon, on her work as chairman
of the state committee, and will tell
of civic projects inaugurated by the
Indiana clubs.
Thursday night, Walter J. Willard.
Cincinnati, authority on civic and
governmental problems, will speak
on Next" a challenge to business
women of the future, at a mass
meeting at the Acce Temple Mosque.
DR.. Susan M. Kingsbury, director
of the department of social economy
and social research at Bryn Mawr,
will speak on Economic Insecurity
and Our Responsibility"
Elections will be held the last days
of the convention, and it is expected
that Miss Bonnie K. Robertson,
Hammond, a former state president,
will be placed on the ticket for a
national Office.