The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-10
Is YEAR old BOY GETS $500 AWARD
CONVENTION AT
CHICAGO OPENS
National Federation of
Business-Pr Professional
WOmen's Clubs
MANY DELEGATES THERE

The present economic status oil
women will be the immediate con-
Germ OF the thousands Of delegates
fiocking into Chicago for the Bien'
NAL Convention Of the Nationa
Federation Of Business and PROBES
slonal Women's Clubs, which open
cd at the Hotel stevens to-day.
Authorities In 80 vocationa
fields have been summoned from
all parts of the United states e
address the delegates. They VII
discuss the progress women have
made In those fields, how they have
been affected by tho depression and
what the prospects will DO wher
conditions normalise.
The two.day Institute OF Occupa'
lions, tho most elaborate expert
ment Of this kind which tho Fed
Grafton has attempted, Will close
with a dinner Tuesday evening
July II, of which the theme is Vo'
cntionai Trends. Miss Mary Stewart
OF Washington, y. c., assistant d.
rector of indian Education In the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, U. $: De-
pnrtment OF the Interior. Educa'
ton Chairman, OF the Federation,
will preside, and reports Will be
made Of the findings from each
vocational round table.
The Institute OF Occupations
S M,s, ds" IN novelty and Interest.
The Discussion Panel method will
be frequently used for the presefi-
tntion OF topics OF the day. DR.
iva Lowthor Peters, distinguished
economist, educated at Syracuse,
Columbia and Clark universities
and In England, Germany ana
Switzerland and n Fellow or inc
Royal Economic society OF Greet
Britain will conduct such q panel
at q staff dinner Monday evening.
July 10, under the direction OF
Miss Emily II. Kneubuhl OF New
York city, executive secretary. INC
theme Will DO THE Contribution
Of Women TO tho Coming soc'a'
Order"
Tho question Of what 10 to be
done with tho new leisure when
will come as q result OF the short
encd working day and shorter work
week will be given much attention:
DIR Arthur Bestor. president OF
ChautauQua Institution, Will 90.
liver an address on that topic at
tho close OF tho morning session
Thursday, and three widely known
writer's Will debate q sim lar theme
at an Authors dinner "wednesday
evening, at which Hiss Margaret
Shuler, New York city, NationaI
Publicity chairman Will DO toast.
mistress. The speakers are; Mrs
Frances Parkinson Reyes, member
OF tho STAFF OF Good housekeeping;
Oglesby, associate. editor
OF the Ladies' Home Journal, ana
Mary synon, short story and fea-
turo writer for many leading maya.
DISTINGUISHED foreign guests will
Luncheon Thursday. July 70, at
which Miss Josephine schain OF
New York city, International Rola.
tions chairman, will DO toastmis:
tress. Among those thus honorcd
viii DO Miss Dorothy A. Heneker
Of Canada and Geneva, Switzorland,
executive director Of the 1nterna::
tIonal Federation Of Business ana
Professional Women; Prof diovan.
ma Dompo OF Romo, italy: pr
Marie Munk, who was not only the
fIrgt woman to practice law IN
Berlin but the first to BIO appoint
cd q civil judge In Prussia, Miss
Elsie Bennett Of Australia ana
Mira Cecilia HaBseistrom, noted
Journalist. Many other
foreign women VIII
be- in this country TO attend the In.
Iornationai Council or Women on
Inc succeeding week, and they arc
also being Invited TO attend tho
luncheon.