Evening star., 1935-10-07

Cordell Hull, Will receive the
Executive Committee OF the
l. National Federation of Busi-
ness and Professional Women, which
8pened a tWo-day conference in Wash
npton today, at the State Depart
pnent tomorrow afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
rhe Secretary will discuss with the
executives ways in which women can
help in better international under
standing.
This afternoon the Secretary OF
Labor. Miss Frances Perkins, will be
one of the honor guests at the tea
which will be one Of the features OF
the conference. The tea will be held
at thes Confessional Country Club
from 5 until $50 o'clock, with Miss
Charl Ormond Williams. president Of
the National Federation, acting as
hostess.
Among those invited to preside at
the tea table are Mrs. Thomas Cos
ling, wife of the director Of the Jun
for Red Cross; Mrs. John L. White
hurst chairman of the department.
of education of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs of Baltimore:
Mrs. Henry Grafton Doyle, chairman
of the Board of Education, Washing
ton: Mrs. Ellen Woodward, director
of women's work of the P. w. A.;
Mrs. Willard E. Givens, wife of the
executive secretary of the National
Education Association; Mrs. Nellie
Tayloe Ross. director of the Mint:
Mrs. Benton Mcmillan, member of the
Civil Service Commission: Miss Mabel
r. Boardman, American Red Cross;
Miss Mary Lindley, manager of the
Dodge Hotel; Miss Mary Anderson,
chief of the Women's Bureau, United
States Department of Labor; Judge
Annabel Matthews, member OF the
United States Income Tax Board;
Miss Jessie Gray, past president, Ma
tional Education Association; Miss
Grace Frysinger, Department of Ag-
riculture: Miss Bess Goodykoontz, as
sistant commissioner of education
Department of the Interior, and Mrs
Carol Willis Hyatt of Chicago. pub
licity chairman of the National Fed
Grafton Of Business and professional
Women.
Many Guests From
Afar Will BE Present.
Among those who will attend the
tea from other cities are Miss Isabelle
Claridge, president, West Virginia Fed
Grafton of Business and Professiona,
Wonen's Clubs. who is flying tc
Washington: DR.. Eleanore Arthur OF
Atlantic City. N j.: Mrs. Mildred
Kahler Geare and Miss Phyllis Daw-
son Row of Baltimore, Miss Winifret
Wilson. New York; Miss Charlotte
Dillingham;, Charleston, S. C.; Miss
Laurane Nance of Delaware, Mrs
Harry Bernton, Blue Ridge Summit
Va; Miss Edith Thomas, Hood Col
iege. Maryland; Miss Mary Jones
Hopper Harrisburg, Pa; Miss Eliza
beth Lenfestey, past president, In
diana Federation of Business and Pro
f&ssional Women's Clubs, and Mis-!
Nina Rae Swift of Indiana.
In the receiving line with Miss vii.
iiams will be Miss Earlene White O.
Washington, first vice president; Mrs
Rosa E. Cunningham of Des Moines
Iowa. second vice president; Miss Amy
Lewellen of Pullman, Wash, third vice
president; Miss Verna De Almond oi
Tulsa, Okla, recording secretary; Mrs
E. Pearl Warwick of Champaign. Ill.
treasurer, and Miss Emily R. Knel
Buhl New York, executive secretary
Assisting informally will be Off
GERS and committee chairmen OF th
Washington Business and Profes
sional Women's Club. Miss Mae Muir
ray. president; Miss Martha Edwards
Miss Coye Sigh. Mrs. Pauline Ever
hart, Miss Emily E. Clark, Miss Flor
ence Enes, Miss Laura V. Hanson
Miss Faustine Dennis, Miss Nina Kin
sella, Miss Lucetta w. Stockbridge
Mrs. Riethel Grim, Mrs. Stella L.
Roux. Miss Elizabeth Mann ant
members of the Washington Club, in
cluding Mrs. Cora Beterweg, Mis-
Norma L. Hughes, Miss nellie Ingels
Mrs. M. B. Berryhill, DR.. Florencu
Everthart, Mrs Brownie Kerr. Mis-
Clara Beetle. Miss Ruth Robinson
Miss Elizabeth Haney. Mrs. Katherin
Slaves, Mrs. Dorothy Dunn, Miss Eff
Ross and Miss Penelope Cobb. Ais
members of the staff of the Nationa
Education Association, including Mrs
Frances Van Liew, Miss Harriet Chase
Miss Mary Winfree, Mrs. James Kirk
patrick Brown. Miss Virginia Neel
members Of the staff of the Nationa
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Miss Alice Sewers. Miss Eleanor Twiss
Miss Ruth Bottomley and Miss Is;
Compton.
Others assisting will be Miss Glady
Jones, secretary of the department
of deans of women, National Edu
cation Association; Miss Eva G. Pink
ston, secretary, department of ele
mentary school principals, Nationa
Education Association; Miss Mar,
Leeper, secretary, Association TO
Childhood Education; Mrs. S. Q
Shankland, wife of the executive sec
retary Of the department of super