Evening star., 1934-01-21
THE Women's Patriotic Conference
on National Defense will be held
/ at the MayfoWer Hotel January
"a 25 and 26 under the Spon-

Auxiliary.
Delegates representing the District O.
Columbia are: Mrs. Edythe M. O'Con'
nor, department president; Mrs. Marie
Dyer, national executive committee.
woman; Mrs. Helen McCabe, nationa
defense chairman, and the following
members of units: Mrs. T. v. Walker
and Mrs. Viva Doleman, Victory; Mrs
Roselle Thomas and Mrs Julia Brown
James Reese Europe; Mrs. Ruth Turney
Nash; Mrs. Roberta Fawcett and Mrs
Jessie Thomas, Spangler; Mrs. Ola D
Lee and Mrs. Louise Goodacre, Sergt
Jasper; Mrs. Margaret Franklin anc
Mrs. Gregory Cipraiani. Costello; Mrs
Irene Arnold and Mrs. Blanche Buscher
Killeen; Mrs. Julia West Hamilton and
Mrs. T. Edward Jones, james E. Walker
and Mrs. Glenn Newell, Stephen P
McGroarty.
1t is expected more than 1000 dele
gates from every State will attend
High Government officials and officers
of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps
will be among the conference speakers
Open Forum Planned.
The conference will open with a mass
meeting Wednesday night. Session;
will continue through Thursday anc
Friday, with an open forum on national
defense Thursday afternoon and ban
Quet Thursday night.
Mrs. William H. Biester. jr, of Phila.
delphia, Pa, national president of the
American Legion Auxiliary, will serve
as conference chairman, with Mrs. Will
liam E. Ochiltree, national president Of
the American War Mothers, as first vice
chairman.
The following chairmen will attend
u
president of the Auxiliary to the Sons oi
Union Veterans of the Civil War: Mrs
Mae G. Lincoln, national president ol
the Women'S Relief Corps; Mrs Eu-
gene j. Grant, president general of the
Daughters of the Revolution; Mrs
Henry Bourne Joy. national president
of the Daughters of Founders and Pa
triotS of America Mrs. Percy Young
Schelly, national president of the Danes
Of the Loyal Legion; Miss Faustine Den
mis- national president of the Women's
Overseas League. The Advisory Boaro
is composed of Mrs. Edward S. Moulton
president of the Rhode Island Associa-
ton of Patriots; Mrs. George E. Parker
jr-, president of the Women of the
Army and Navy Legion of Valor, ano
Mrs Henry Pogue, president OF the Ma
tional Society, Danes OF the Court o1
Honor.
Army Officers to Speak.
At the mass meeting Wednesday night
the speakers will be Lieut.. Col. Ulysses
S. Grant, Edward A. Hayes, national
commander of the American Legion
Admiral w H. Standlev, chief of naval
operations, and Senator David A. Reed
OF Pennsylvania.
Among the speakers at the session
Thursday morning will be Brig Gen
Henry J. Reilly of the officers Reserve
Corps; Rear Admiral E J. King, chief
OF the Nays Bureau OF Aeronautics,
and Harry w. Woodring Assistant Sec
retary of War. Thursday afternoon an
open forum discussion will be led by
Maj. Gen. George S. Simonds, COM
mard"-t of the Army War College;
PRIV less Cantacuzene. chairman of the
Auxiliary's National Defense Committee
Rear Admiral c. H. Woodward. member
OF the General Board of the Navy De-
partment; Brig. Gen. c H. Lyman Of
the Marine Corps. and Maj. Gen Amos
A. Fries. chairman of the Legions Ma
uonal Defense Committee
Henry L. Roosevelt, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy; Gen Hugh Drum and
Representative j. ]. McSwain, chairman
of the House Committee on Military
Affairs, will be the speakers at the final
session.
Victory Unit, No. 4, met Thursday
evening at the Mayf1ower Hotel. with
the president, Mrs. Catherine August,
presiding. The department president,
Mrs. Edythe O'Connor, presented the
national citation awarded to this unit
by the national organization for out
standing unit activities last year.
Mrs. Edith c. HatheWay has been ap-
pointed Ways and Means chairman and
is making tentative plans for a dinner
to be given for the benefit of the unit
Mrs. P. E. Doleman, National Defense
Chairman, will represent the unit at the
National Defense Conference, January
"a, 25 and 26 at the Mayfower Mrs
T. V. Walker has been appointed by
Mrs. August as the units other dele
gate to the conference.
The department president, Mrs.
OConnor and her staff will make their
official visitation to the unit at its meet
ing February 8.
The last meeting of the George E.
Killeen Unit was held at the home Of
the president, Mrs. Mary Killeen, 3117
N street.
Mrs May spedden, Hospital chair
man, reported on the Christmas party
given to the veterans at Mount Alto
Hospital. The gifts were furnished by
the Department of the District of Co
lumbia. American Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. Edith Donovan, Child Welfare
chairman. made her report on Christ
mas cheer and baskets to children of
veterans.
Mrs. Rose Ward, Defense chairman
and Mrs. Blanche Buscher were ap-
pointed delegates to the Women's Pa
triotic Conference on National Defense
Mrs. Mary Killeen and Mrs. Ada Riley
are alternates.
Mrs. Blanche Buscher. Membership
chairman, is making arrangements for
Killeen Post and Unit to have a joint
meeting in February.
The Killeen Unit birthday party ban
quet will be held January 81 at 7 pm,
dancing at pm, at the Colonial
Hotel. Reservations may be made
through Mrs. Killeen or the committee,
Mrs. Margaret Carroll. Mrs. May Sped
den or Mrs. Blanche Buscher.
The department president, Mrs. Edythe
O'Connor, will present Mrs. Leon Ar
mold with a national citation for out
standing unit activities for 1888" This
citation was won by Killeen Unit, under
the able leadership of Mrs Arnold, then
president.
A meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the Department of the District
of Columbia will be held next Thursday
night in the board room, District
Building Department Comdr. Rice w.
Means will preside.
Frank A. Connolly. chairman of the
Department Membership Committee,
announced that Bunker Hill Post is
leading the local department with 202
paid-up members for the year 1894.
Other posts in the order of paid-up
memberships for the year follow Sergt.
Jasper, 174; Vincent B. Costello. 174;
Jane A. Delano. 1852; U. S. S. Jacob
Jones, 152; Fort Stevens, $50; Wash
ington Police, 90; Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. go; Victory. 81; Quentin
Roosevelt IS; George Washington 49,;
Kenneth H. Nash, 70; Augustus P.
Gardner, 60; Lincoln, 81; Stuart WAL
colt, Sc; National Press Club. 49,;