Evening star., 1934-01-15
DEFENSE MEETING
SPEAKERS CHOSEN
Women's Patriotic Confer.
ence Will Hear Army and
Navy Officials.

Sponsored by the American Legion
Auxiliary, the ninth Women's Patriotic
Conference on National Defense Will
meet January "a, rs and 26 at the
Mayflower Hotel to hear problems Of
defensive preparation discussed BY
prominent speakers. Delegates from
50 national Women's organizations will
attend.
The program, announced by Mrs.
William H. Biester, jr., OF Phila.
delphia, national president Of the
American Legion Auxiliary, lists as
speakers high Army, Navy and Marine
Corps officers, members OF Congress
and American Legion leaders. The
conference Is expected to draw about
500 delegates.
The opening mass meeting Wednes.
day night, January "a, will begin at
cession Of the colors and Mrs Biester
viii call the session to order, and give
the address of welcome
The principal speakers will be Lieut..
Col. U. s. Grant, Sd; Edward A. Hayes,
national commander of the American
Legion; Admiral w. H. Standby, chief
OF naval operations, and Senator David
A. Reed of Pennsylvania, who will
speak on THE Price of Peace" Music
will be furnished by the United States
Navy Band
Speakers at the second session.
Thursday morning, January 25, will be
Brig. Gen. Henry j. Reilly officers
Reserve Corps; Rear Admiral E. J,
King, chief of the Bureau of Aero-
nautics; Harry W. Woodring, Assistant
Secretary of War, and Senator PARK
Trammell Of Florida
| At the third session. Thursday aft
ernoon, the speakers will include Mai.
Gen. Amos A. Fries, retired. chairman I
OF the Legion's National Defense Com.
mittee; Maj. Gen. George s. Simonds,
commandant Of the Army War Col.
lege: Rear Admiral c. H. Woodward,
member Of the General Board of the
Navy Department; Brig. Gen. c. H.
Lyman OF the Marine Corps, and Prin-
cess Cantacuzene, formerly Julia Grant,
who is chairman Of the auxiliary's Ma.
tional Defense Committee. The meet.
ing Will be conducted as an open forum
on national defense.
The conference dinner will be held
that evening with Representative James
M. Beck of Pennsylvania as the speaker.
The speakers at the final session. FRI
day morning. January 26, will be Rep
resentative j. J. McSWain. chairman Of
the House Military Affairs Committee;
Maj. Gen. Hugh Drum, deputy chief
OF staff, and Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Henry L. Roosevelt
After adjournment of the conference
ceremonies will be held at the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Nae
tional Cemeterr
Participating organizations in the
conference will be: American Gold
Star Mothers, American Legion Aux
iliary, American War Mothers. Amer
ican Women's Legion. Auxiliary to
| Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil
| War, Danes Of the Loyal Legion,
Daughters of Defense of the Republic,
Daughters of the Union Veterans of
the Civil War, Gold Star Mothers of
the World War, Ladies Of the Grand
Army of the Republic, National Aux
iliary of the United Spanish War Vet-
Grams, National Society of Colonial De-
scendants, Danes of the Court of Hon.
or, Daughters Of Founders and Patriots,
Daughters of the Revolution, Daughters
Of the Union 1861-65. National Society
of New England Women. Patriotic
Women of America, National Society OF
Women Descendants Of the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery Company, New
York City Colony of the National AS
sociation of New England Women,
Rhode Island Association of Patriots,
Service Star Legion, Society of Spol-
sors of the United States Navy, Society
for Constitutional Security Government
Club, Inc; Guadalupe Club of 1849,
National Patriotic Council, Women's Re-
lief Corps, Westchester Security League,
Wheel of Progress, Womens Patriotic
| League of America. Women'S Naval
Service, Women of the Army and Navy
Legion of Valor. WomenS Overseas
Service League, Womens Constitutional
League and National Yeoman F.