Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
Patriotic Conference Objects
to Leaving Out Army Ca
reer in BiCentenniaI.
WANT TWO PROGRAMS
ADDED TO OBSERVANCE
Women Would Include Service
Both Before and During
War of Revolution.

Strong objections were voiced by dele.
gates of 40 women's patriotic organiza-
tons at the closing session of the sixth
Women's Patriotic Conference on Ma
tional Defense yesterday at the failure
OF the official program for the George
washington bicentennial celebration
70 bring in the military career and
achievements of the first President.
Although every phase of Washingtons
life is depicted in the IL programs sent
out in the official program Of the
George Washington Bicentennial
Commission, it was pointed out that
there was conspicuous omission of
George washington, the soldier, and
that as little emphasis as possible was
laid upon his military career.
Programs Planned.
The IL programs for the Nationwide
200th birthday anniversary, to be cele-
DRAFTED in 1882, appear In the official
booklet sent out by the commission
under the following titles:
1. Family Relationship Of George
Washington.
2. Homes Of George Washington.
3. Youth and Manhood Of George
Washington.
4. The Mother of George Washington.
5. George Washington, the Man Of
Sentiment.
s; George Washington, the Man Of
Action.
z. George Washington. the Christian.
3. George Washington, the Leader Of
Men.
8. The Social Life of George wash
ington.
10. George Washington. the Builder
Of the Nation.
IL. George Washington, the President.
az. The Homemaking Of George and
Martha Washington.
A report of the several titles was
made by the chairman OF the Resolu-
items Committee, Mrs william s.
Walker. and a resolution was unani-
mously passed that the 40 women's So
c1eties represented at the conference
demand that military life of Washing
ton be depicted in two important pro-
grams, and that two such program
titles be added to the official program
for the celebration of the Washington
Bicentenn1al, the programs to include
Washington's career as a soldier prior
to the Revolution, as well as during the
Revolution.
Adopt Eighteen Resolutions.
In all, ID resolutions we're adopted
by the conference.
by the women's patriotic organizations
to all legislative bills and other meas
ureS now under consideration in Con-
gresS to diminish or prevent in any
way the continuation of military train
ing in the educational institutions Of
the country.
A resolution was also adopted to
bring every influence to bear for the
carrying forward Of the naval program
provided in the London naval treaty.
More vigorous efforts are to be car
ried on to combat the ever-increasinR
ccmmunistic and Soviet propaganda,
which was described as "a mortal
enemy within our country aiming to
destroy cur republican form of govern
ment, cause civil war and bring about
revolution in the United States"
Other Matters Considered.
The requirement for teachers in
American colleges and schools to take
an cath of allegiance to the United
States, the restriction and limitation
of immigration, the support of the
American merchant marine by the
patronizing of American ships, provi-
sion of more adequate area and equip
ment for the United States Military
Academy at West Point, more adequate
provision for the continuation of the
annual two weeks training for menu
bers of the Of1cers' Reserve Corps and
an opposition to "the commitment of
our country to entangltng alliances
which could operate to limit our full
liberty of decision in international af-
fairs" were among the resolutions con-
sidered and unanimously passed by the
conference.
The three-day program was con-
cluded with visit by the delegates to
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Several busses took the visitors to
Arlington, the pilgrimage being con-
Quoted under the direction of DR.. B. @.
MacNeil. commander of the District of
Columbia American Legion, and Mrs
Amos A. Fries