The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-27
Miami Greets
Federation
Tomorrow
= BY MARY PADGETT

CA Nkubo WAA4CA1 ORCAAo bOAA40A4OW
in Miami, Fla, bringing together
representatives of more than
10000 member clubs.
Mrs. Roberta Campbell Lawson,
national president, has as the
keynote of her administration,
Education for Living" and this
will be emphasized in the pro
grams to be presented at the con-
vention by the nine departments
of the General Federation.
Education and patriotism will
be stressed in the addresses Of the
distinguished guest speakers at
the meeting. DR.. Frank L. NC
Vey, president Of the University Of
Kentucky, will discuss Drifts in
National Living; DR.. Frank A.
Balyeat, professor Of Secondary
Education at the University OF
Oklahoma: Miss Gracr Elmore
Gibson, prominent attorney Of Tul-
sa, Okla, and Miss Marta Steuve,
student at Rollins College, Winter
Park, Florida, will participate IN
a symposium, What Patriotism
Means to Me-"
There. will be an hour broadcast
of the session on Wednesday. At
11:45 q. M, Eastern Standard
Time. over the Columbia Broad
casting Company Red Network,
messages from Mrs. Lawson, and
chairmen of the nine major de-
partments and Of special commit
tees, will be heard. Also on this
program will be Mrs. Albert
Powers, Of Powers, oregon, vice
chairman TO the Department for
Junior Club Women and herself q
Junior.
Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle, president
of the District Of Columbia FEEDER
alton, and Mrs. Ernest H. Daniel,
first vice president, are attending
the convention. which ends May /.
'The Social Security Program:
What Does It Mean?"
A conference meeting discussing
this subject under the auspices OF
the Calvert County League Of
Women Voters will be conducted
Wednesday afternoon from 1880
to 4:30 o'clock in the Court
House, Prince Frederick, Md.
Mrs. Clarence Davis, district d.
rector Of the Maryland League Of
Women Voters, will preside. An
invitation is extended to all inter
eSted persons.
At this meeting the plans for
the State and Federal social Sc
curity program will be analysed
and discussed. Among the prob
lens to be taken up will be "Secur-
1 ty in Childhood" Security In
Old Age and "The Emergency
Financial Program and Future
Planning"
Speakers will include Paul T.
BeisSer and Henry Watson, of the
Children's Aid Society; Mrs. Isa-
bel Carter, district director Of the
Board of State Aid and Charities;
Miss LAWNS Engle, director Of
Maryland League Of Women Vot-
erS, and Mrs. Arthur w. Dowell,
chairman Of the Calvert County
Welfare Board.
Activities of the Washington
Branch, American Association Of
University Women, for this week
are announced today as follows:
Walter E. Myer, director Of the
Civil Education Service and editor
of American Observer, will speak
on current economic and political
events, today when members Of
the club gather for tea at 4
o'clock in the clubhouse, 1884 I
st. N. w.
The Drama Study Group will
meet Wednesday morning at II
O'Clock, with Mrs. Horace Torbert
as leader. Mrs. Torbert will give
q resume of the years study
and will direct a discussion
which will be participated in by
members Of the group.
Mrs. Edward A. Chaplin will
read and discuss the poetry of
C. Day Lewis at the meeting of
the Martha MacLear Poetry
Group. Thursday morning at II
o'clock.
This group is sponsoring a club
poetry contest and those inter
eSted will submit poems not
longer than 40 typewriter lines.
Mrs. Inez Sheldon Tyler, 1884 I
st. N. w., is chairman of the
contest. She will accept entries
not later than the afternoon Of
May II. Others on the contest
committee are Mrs. Frank H.
Smell, Mrs. Horace Torbert and
Mrs. Richard Hogue. Mrs. Elinor
Cox KarSten, director Of the
Voice Speaking Choir at Pierce
Hall, will read these poems at a
dinner May 10 and the audience
will sit as judges.
The Women's Democratic Club
Of Bladensburg District will hold
its second annual ball Friday,
May 1, at the Beaver Dam Country
Club. Guests of honor will include
many distinguished persons, in
Guiding Sumner Welles, Assistant
Secretary Of State.
Members Of the Women'S Auxili-
airy Of the Federation of Architects,
Engineers, Chemists and Techni-
clans gathered in Rock Greek Park
near Miller Cabin yesterday for
their annual "spring fever" picnic.
The group had a full day Of fun,
what with delicious food and