Evening star., 1933-04-21
effectively squelched for this year at

effectively squelched for this year at
least. :.
Amelia Earhart addressed the congress
on development Of Aviation" declar-
ing women should not advocate arma-
mentS unless they arc willing to carry
arms. -,
Equality with men Is essential in all
lines" the woman flyer said, adding that
women should be drafted in war as well
as men. She told the delegates that
DEVELOPMENT of commercial flying Is
Just as important as Army and Navy
aviation. She pointed out there are
ls. 900 commercial men flyers, while
there are only 600 licensed woman
flyers. -.
Mrs. Brousseau then arose and said
she wanted to clarity her stand on the
vote taken on the resolution. I votea
to sustain the policies OF the natlonai
society,"" she said. Il did not vote on
the personal position Of any member. !
understand that the president general
is willing for each daughter to cooper
ate personally with other societies as
she chooses, and that it is the law OF
the land for individuals to assume per-
sonal positions on any question.
Before the congress prepared 70 ao-
iourn to attend the White House recep-
ton at 2:30 o'clock, when Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt, now q life member OF the
D. A. r., was to receive visiting national
officers and delegates, newly elected wee
presidents general, State regents ana
vice State regents were installed.
Headed by Miss Helen Harman, Tor
mer State regent of the District OF Co.
lumbia, the seven candidates were
elected at yesterdays bailoting Inc
others installed today with Miss Har-
man were Mrs. James F. Trottman,
Wisconsin; Mrs. Howard Bailey, Mis-
souri; Mrs. John Carroll Coulter. South
Carolina Mrs John w. Kirkpatrick,
Kansas; Mrs. Victor L. Warren, Maine,
and Mrs Lue r. Spencer. Nebraska.
Two honorary vice presidents general,
also elected yesterday. were formally IN
stalled. They are Mrs. John Laidlaw
Buel Of Connecticut and Mrs. James T.
Morris Of Minneapolis.
Mrs. Magma this afternoon was to
present to Mrs Roosevelt an embossed
certificate Of life membership in the
D. A. r.
Florida Group Blocked.
Another flare-up over the issue Of
"entangling alliances" occurred when
Princess Cantacuzene and Mrs. Robert
w. Sims of the Florida delegation were
squelched in an attempt to bring up an
other resolution. Ruled out OF order OF
the floor, they resumed their seats With
whispers of gag rule" Princess Canta-
cuzene later made public to the press
the resolution which she had been de-
MED the right to read from the floor.
It asked that Mrs. Magma be respect
fully" requested to explain to the Con-
gress why the D. A. R. did not partici-
pate oficially in the anti-recognition-
of-Russia meeting held last Tuesday
night.
More than 1000 State, local and city
organizations participated In this meet
ing the resolution stated, whereas the
D. A. r. did rot. A great many D. A.
r. delegates. however, attended as indi-
viduals.
The princess insisted from the floor
that she had given the resolution to the
committee IS minutes before the 8 am
deadline today. but the COMMITTEES
spokesman replied 1t had reached their
hands only fve minutes in advance OF
the time limit. Anyway. we voted
unanimously not to bring 1t before the
Congress" she added.
Second Controversy.
A second controversy ensued when
Mrs Frank Fuller sought to force from
the floor q resolution calling on the D
| A. r. to express an opinion that all the
| graduating class Of midshipmen at An
! napolis be commissioned In June. Shit
did succeed, however, in explaining hel
resolution. but no action was taken on it
She pictured the plight Of the grad
uating class, so per cent Of whom vii
not receive their commissions because
Of the economy cuts.
The resolutions chairman, in reply
read . report from the Navy Depart
| ment, explaining the Navy already wa!
''over-ofncered" by several thousand
| and she said 1t would do no good fol
the D. A. r. to protest against the cut
Appeal by Miss Perkins.
From the first woman cabinet oficer
Miss Frances Perkins, Secretary o
Labor, the congress last night hears
sympathetically an appeal on behalf o
the working man, and the return Of 9TH,
| ideal Of mutual service Of one to an
other"
Secretary Perkins told the Daughter.
that the safety Of American business in
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