The Washington times., 1935-12-28
WOMEN PLAN
PARLEY ON
DEFENSE
BY MARY PADGETT

BY MARY PADGEIT
Mrs. Harriet Vaughn Rigdon,
Of Wabash, Ind, national presi-
dent of the Danes of the Loyal
Legion, who is chairman Of the
eleventh annual Womens Patri.
otic Conference on National De
tense, arrived at the Mayflower
Hotel yesterday to begin prelim-
mary plans for the National De
tense Conference, which will be
held at the MayfloWer, January
a.. %, and 20.
Local women play an impor-
tant part on the national COM
mittee, and among those sched-
uled for the early conference
are Miss Helen G. O'Neill, past
commander of the National Yeo-
men; Mrs. Howard C. Boone,
national president of the Ameri,
can War Mothers; Miss FauStine
Dennis, past national president,
Women's Overseas Service League.
Local members on the advisory
board include Madam Cantacu'
zene and Mrs. William Sherman
Walker.
Keynote of Conference
According to Mrs. Rigdon, the
keynote of the conference is to
be "a United Front for Patriot
ism" She said;
"Tn past conferences, we have
made demands for an adequate
Army and Navy. In this con.
ference we will urge that our
defenses be brought up to
strength permitted by current
treaties and the National De-
fenSe Act.
Il eve also will devote part Of
\ this conference to an analysis
of the dangers lurking within
our nation that may prove a
menace to our national de-
tense unless Americans are
fully awakened to these dan.
gers. It is a wise general who
understands the tactics of the
enemy"
Forty national organizations,
bringing together more than 900
delegates and representatives from
every State in the Union, Alaska,
Hawaii, the Philippines and the
Virgin Islands, will be in Wash
ington for the conference.
Eight of these national or
ganizations have their presidents
living in the Capital. In addi-
ton to Mrs. Boone and Miss
Dennis, local presidents who will
participate include: Mrs. Carroll
j. Mcclure, American Women S
Legion of the World War: Mrs.
Sophie Pearce Casey, Guadalupe
Club of 184S: Mrs. Irma Vogel,
National Auxiliary, United Span
ish War veterans; Mrs. Noble
Newport Potts, National Patriotic
Council; Mrs. Thaddeus M.
Jones, National Society, Daugh-
ters of Founders and Patriots
of America, and Mrs. Robert L.
Howe, Society of the Daugn-
ters of the U. S. Army.
Reception at Mission
Following a custom Of recent
years. Superintendent and Mrs.
John S. Bennett will hold a public
reception at the Central Union
Mission at 2 o'clock on New Year
Day, with members of the Women's
Guild and the board of directors
participating.
Heading the receiving line with
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett, will be E. H.
DeGroot, jr., president of the
board of directors, and Mrs Will
liam Ramsey president of the
Women'S Guild.
There will be music by a string
ensemble and the event will be
broadcast at 8 o'clock. A feature
of the afternoon will be the inspec
ton of the mission and the Chill.
dren's Emergency Home, giving
those attending an intimate
glimpse behind the scenes OF a res
cue mission.
Penwomen to Dine
The Chevy Chase branch of the
National League of American Pen
women will hold a dinner at the
home Of Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson,
103 Newlands ST., Chevy Chase,
Md, on Sunday, January IL,
at $50.
Funds derived from this dinner
will be used for the clubhouse.
Mrs. Lucille Foster Mcmillan,
president Of the branch, and Mrs.
Hester Walker Beall Provensen
will each present reading. There
will be musical numbers by a quar-
tet.