The Washington times., 1934-07-31

correct these inequalities,
through the efforts of the or
ganization, already have been
introduced in various State leg
islatures. The Equal Rights
Amendment, which would estab'
lish equality in this country,
reads:
"Men and women shall have
equal rights throughout the
United States and every place
subject to its jurisdiction"
This being one of three i'm
portant measures before Con-
gress, all of which are of the
utmost importance in immedi'
ate and practical consequences
for women, the District branch
of the National Woman's Party
will devote a great part of its
efforts toward having the
amendment passed at the next
session of Congress.
The members are nearly GER
tain the measure will pass.
Also before Congress Is the
equal rights reservation to
World Court adherence by the
United States. This reservation
would require that the code of
law to be administered by the
World Court should be free
from all inequalities based on
sex.
The third measure is the
equal rights nationality bill.
This bills purpose is to re.
move all the remaining dis
examinations against wome n
from the nationality laws of
the United States. In partic.
ular, it would permit an Ameri-
can woman to transmit Ameri-
can nationality to her child
born abroad III the same way
that an American man may
now transmit his nationality to
his child born abroad.
It . would permit an alien
woman to naturaliZe her alien
child through her own natural.
Zation just as an alien man
now naturalizes his alien child
through his naturalization. It
would also remove inequalities
of a minor nature in the mat.
ter of nationality. In other
words, the measure would ex-
tend to women the laws already
applicable to men in the field
of nationality.
During the present recess of
Congress, numerous members of
the organization are writing,
and persuading others to write,
to their Senators and Represen.
tatives in support of these three
measures.
Tremendously interested and
active in these measures, the
District of Columbia group is
headed by the following out
standing and well known club
women:
Mrs. Lucia Hanna Hodley,
chairman; Miss Clara Mander-
chied, first vice chairman; DR..
Edith L. Allan, second vice
chairman; Mrs. Lucy Cooper
Shaw, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Andrew Stewart, recording
secretary, and Miss Sara r.
Lerch, treasurer.
The chairmen of the various
committees are as follows:
Mrs. Reoekah Greathouse,
Congressional; DR.. Edith L. Al
Ian. finance; Miss Mabel Van
Dyke, membership; Mrs. Paul
Myron Linebarger. hospitality;
Mrs. Warner j. O'Leary, ways
and means; Mrs. E. j. Hurdle,
publicity; Miss Clara Mander-
chied, assistant publicity chair
man; Mrs. H. Ernest Daniel,
international hostess, and Mrs.
Homer Jordon, chairman of the
"at home Sundays"
The District group holds its
meetings in the national head
quarters, housed in the beauti-
full Alva Belmont House on
Capitol Hill.
Not only is the organization
interested in legislative mat
ters, but it also engages in
benefits and social affairs.
At present arrangements are
being made for an elaborate
benefit party the evening of
August 10 in the garden of the
headquarters. Miss Mildred
Curran will be in charge of
the entertainment program, at
which 00N nersnns are eYnected