Evening star., 1934-07-03

ton headquarters in the Washington
Auditorium all day Thursday. Mean
while, a heated campaign is being
conducted for each candidate. Posters
have been placed about the auditorium
and in the Mayf1ower Hotel, where
large number of the delegates are
stopping.
Miss Jessie Gray. Philadelphia school
teacher. is now president. She is not
eligible to succeed herself. The preSi-
dency of the association is alternated
between a man and a woman.
Eleven vice presidents a treasurer
and State directors will be nominated
later this afternoon. Ballots for their
election also will be cast Thursday.
Eleven Seek Vice Presidency.
Eleven persons were nominated for
vice presidents. All must be elected,
since the association has vice presi-
dents in that number.
The nominees are L. Fraser Banks,
Birmingham, Ala; Harriet H. Gordon,
Kansas City. Kans Matte S. Dore-
mus. Paterson. N. J.; Ernest w. But
terfield, Hartford, Conn; c. K. Reiff 7,
Oklahoma City; Rae Kemp, Kansas
City, Kans.: C. A. Rice, Portland,
Greg; Charles Carroll. Providence,
R. l.: w. D. Nixon. Tucapou, S. C.;
Caroline S. woodruff. CaStleton. Vt,
and Charles E. Hulten, Sheboygan,
Wis.
The following were nominated for
the office of treasurer: r. E. Often
hauer. Lima. Ohio: G. w. Wanna
maker. Griffin, Ga, and w. T. Long
shore. Kansas City. Mo.
Fifty State directors were nominal
ed representing the 48 States, the DIS
trict of Columbia and Hawaii. Named
as director for the District was Edlth
Louise Grosvenor, teacher at Cen
trail High School, who lives at the
Iowa Apartments.
Wisconsin U. Head Speaks.
Dr.. Glenn Frank, liberal president
of the University of Wisconsin, spoke
last night to a capacity audience in
the Washington Auditorium on the
subject, THE Alternative to Revolu-
ton"
THE destiny of democracy on this
continent will depend entirely upon
our success or failure in solving the
economic problem" he declared. II
we can now move with reasonable
rapidity towards a soundly based and
widely distributed economic we'll
being. essential democracy is not
likely to be seriously challenged dur
ing the generation But whether we
are to succeed or fail in solving the
economic problem is still on the lap
of tine gods For all our brave
whistling in the dark. we are still far
from out of the woods
ANYTHING less than complete
thawing out of the fountains OF en-
terprise. more or less frozen for the
past five years. will put the American
tradition of democratic Self-govern-
ment in definite jeopardy. II when
the roaring mountain stream OF Fed
eraI spending and Federal subsidy be-
gins to dry up at its source, the basic
enterprise of the Nation remains slug
gish or stalled, the American millions
will lend a ready ear to drastic alter
natives. If recovery comes too Slowly,
a growing impatience with the tradl-
tional forms and functions OF Gov
eminent will manifest itself. II we
achieve a fair measure OF recovery,
but, in the achieving, perpetuate the
old iniquities and inefflciencies OF the
pre-depreSsion order. recovery will be
transient and insecure, popular satlS-
faction will be short lived and de-
mocracys Judgment day will be but
postponed"
Venture in Madness"
Frank called the current swing
towards self contained nationalism
a venture in madness"
Support of brain trusters' in Gov
ernment came from Daniel A. Pollng,
president of the worlds Christian
Endeavor Union. who shared the
Educational Associations platform
with Frank.
Your are the brain trust of Amer
ica," he told the educators. And l
am for brain trusts. have no
enthusiasm for a certain hue and
cry against the trained mind IN
Washington"
Newton D. Baker, former Secretary
of War, is scheduled to speak at a
general session tonight. Others on
the program are Jessie Gray, presi-
dent of the Education Association.
and Merlin H. Aylesworth, president
of the National Broadcasting Co.