The Washington times., 1935-03-26
800 DELEGATES
DUE At. PARLEY
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By MARY PADGETT

Delegates from clubs through
out the United States, affiliated
with the Woman's National
Democratic Club o. Washing
ton, will gather here as guests
Of the local group for a three
day session next week, begin.
ming Thursday, April 4, with
sessions to be held at the club
house, 1928 New Hampshire
Ave.
More than 100 affiliated
clubs will be represented and
some 300 delegates are expect
ed. The Minnesota Woman'S
Democratic Club has chartered a
car to accommodate its dele
gates.
Many social functions are be-
Ing planned by the local com.
mittee, headed by Mrs. Samuel
Herrick. Delegates as we'll as
local members will be the
guests of Mrs. Roosevelt at the
White House on April S.
Outstanding Democratic wom-
en- of the Administration will
be especially honored during
the conference. Guests of honor
at one luncheon will include
Representatives Mary T. Nor.
ton, Virginia Jenckes, Isabella
Greenway and Caroline O'Day.
Guest speakers at another
outstanding social event of the
conference, a dinner, will in
clude the Speaker of the House,
Joseph w. Byrns; Senator Jos.
eph T. Robinson and Senator
Edward P. Costigan.
The closing function will be
a dinner given at the Washing
ton Hotel on April 6, to honor
the so women who have re-
ceived appointments under the
present administration. Secre-
tary of Labor Frances Perkins,
Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Josephine Roche, Di.
rector of the Mint Nellie Tay-
loe Ross and Miss Mary Dew
son, honorary chairman of the
Women's Division of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, will
be the principal speakers.
This is the second national
conference held in Washington
by the Democratic women, the
first being held in 1882 immedi.
ately after the Inauguration Of
President Roosevelt.
Urging an immediate de-
ficiency appropriation of $15,.
020 for the Children's Hospital,
a resolution was adopted yester-
day by the Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs at a meeting in
Barker Hall, Seventeenth and K
SITS. N. w., to be transmitted to
the Senate subcommittee of Dis
trict Appropriations Committee.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, presi-
dent, discussing the action,
stated:
"This is an appeal for help in
q situation which threatens the
very existence of Children'S
Hospital"
An adequate budget in future
years was urged also to avoid a
return to the present situation,
pointing out that the pre-pa-
tient-per-day payment for chill.
dren is now far below cost.
The Federation also urged a
substitute provision for one now
in the District bill. The pro-
vision at present gives the Com
missionerS absolute power over
the annual issuance of permits
for hospitals and similar organi-
cations, but the Federation pro-
posed this be lessened so as to
have the Board of Public Wei
fare recommend in such cases.
A request for a social service de-
partment at Gallinger Hospital
was Endorsed.
Mrs. Wiley urged the club
women to take these resolutions
before their individual clubs, so
that they might be studied and
approved by the separate fed
Grated groups of women.
After the business of the meet
ing was over, the program was
presented jointly by the De.
partment of International Re.
lations, of which Mrs. George
Oliver Gillingham is chairman.
and the Department of Press
and Publicity, of which Mrs.
Ruth H. SnodgraSS is the chair
man.
Mrs. Gillingham introduced
as her speaker Walter E. Myer,
editor Of the Weekly Review
and the American Observer.
The other speaker was Mrs.
Genevieve Forbes Herrick, past
president of the Woman'S Ma
kioOo1 preSc T1uh