Evening star., 1936-02-28
GOV. NICE HAILED
/. BY c. 0. P. WOMEN
Tells Group There Is No
LONGER Political Distinction
Between Men, Women.

Governor of State on the door.
sill of the. White House." Harry w.
Nice told several hundred Republican
women yesterday that fortunately
for our party. fortunately for our
country, there is no longer any polit-
ical distinction between the Repub-
lican women and Republican men,"
Acknowledging an introduction by
Mrs. William Fitch Kelley, president
of the League Of Republican Women,
as the principal speaker at q Defend
the Constitution" luncheon and SYM
postum at the Mayflower Hotel yes
terday. Nice declared that women
have a peculiar interest in the issues
created by the so-called New Deal"
Attacks New Deal.
His address, which attacked the
New Deal administration, followed in
PRODUCTION Of a dozen prominent Re-
publican women present. among
whom. Mrs. Kelley ventured. is ''our
next First Lady of the Land"
Mrs. william e. Borah, Mrs. Charles
McNary. Mrs. Arthur Vandenberg,
Mrs. Lester J. Dickinson. Mrs. Bert
rand Smell, Mrs. James w. Wads-
worth and Mrs. Nice were applauded
as they bowed to the meeting. Others
introduced included Mrs. Murray
Boocock, Mrs. Wallace White. Mrs.
Virginia White Speel. Miss Bertha
Wolfe. and three from Baltimore: Mrs.
Margaret D. Unger. Mrs. Lula Powell
and Miss Grace Harnett.
President Roosevelt's policy of ap-
pointing women to important Govern
ment positions is smart political
move" Mrs. Delley declared, and
urged Republican women to become
politically conscious by seeking seats
in county. State and national elec-
tions. Her plea was reiterated in ad-
dresses by Mrs. Felix Parker, vice
chairman Of the Virginia Republican
State Committee: Mrs. Murray Cogge-
shell of New Jersey. Mrs. Frank
Payne Of Annapolis, Nd. and Mrs.
Walter Tuckerman, chairman of the
Montgomery County Federation of Re-
Mrs. Parker Speaks.
Mrs. Parker spoke on Platforms
Red, White and Blue" comparing red
to subversive communistic and social
istic activities, which, she said. have
been carried out under the New Deal
Blue, she said. is for the real Demo.
Gratis who have been dismayed by
Roosevelt's rejection of his platform
and white, she said. represents ths
Republican party. While the lattel
platform is not free from stain, she
asserted, with small deductions it /.
pure and the "best" that has beer
devised to make the Government tn,
agents and servants Of the people.
Mrs. Coggeshell predicted that ir
the Forthcoming presidential cam.
paign the most convincing criticism
against the Roosevelt administration
was going to be made by the Demo.
Gratis. Unless the people arise and
take charge of the Government" she
said, they will find that the Govern.
ment has taken charge Of them"
Mrs. Payne, who is from Maryland
declared that the Republican need &c
no further than "our State House" in
selecting an able candidate for the
presidency.
Discusses Three C's."
Mrs. Tuckerman, whose subject was
the Three C's." said that the first
three are children. charity and cook.
ing" Charity should handle the relief
problem in this country, she asserted.
and as for budgets. women. who, a.
cooks" are trained to balance their
own, know that it can be done. The
new three C's, she said, are county,
clubs and the Constitution"
Nice drew applause from the audi
ence when he quoted from Calvin
Coolidge, mo matter what any one
may say about making the rich and
corporations pay the taxes, in the end
they come out Of the people who toll. Z"
He was also applauded when he de-
clared that the country was beginning
to emerge from the depression in the
Summer Of 1882 and that had the
opposition at that time thought more
OF country and less of party advantage
the improvement which had
already begun would have continued.
and many Of the narrowing scenes of
misery we have since witnessed been
avoided"
The luncheon, staged in the ball
room OF the Maydower, was colorful
In detail. Over the speakers table
an elephant PLAGUE, hanked by flags.
symbolized the Republican party. At
the conclusion Of the speeches small
colored stickers were thrown, like
confetti, from the balcony. Slogans
urged defense of the Constitution and
Elect a Republican House, a Re-
publican President and get out of the
alphabet by Christmas"