The Washington times., 1937-01-19
DEMOCRATIC
WOMEN HOLD
CONFERENCE
BY MARY PADGETT

WIFI IIlDIS ILldI1 oO NSACSe'O
registered from all over the United
States, the third affiliated cluo
conference of the Woman'S Ma
tional Democratic Club had most
auspicious start yesterday OF the
sessions which will last through
today at the clubhouse, 1926 New
Hampshire Ave. N. w.
Two major events took place yes
terday-a luncheon, with speakers
from the Democratic national COM
mittee, and the dinner with Secre.
tary of Labor Frances Perkins and
Senate Leader Joseph Robinson,
of Arkansas, as the guest speakers.
Mrs. Edward Meigs, president OF
the club, presided.
Others at the head table were
Mrs. Robinson, DR.. Meigs, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Hubbard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hamlin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Basil Manly and Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Herrick.
Congratulate Women
Miss Mary DewSon, vice chair
man Of the Democratic national
committee, at the luncheon con-
graduated the women on the fine
work accomplished during the past
campaign and served notice that
they are expected to continue TO
keep posted Oh the questions OF the
day. Miss DewSon was one of a
group of speakers at this forum
luncheon, which was presided over
BY Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller, ma.
tional committeewoman from Penn
Sylvania. She revealed plans Of
the woman'S division to send in
formation through its organiza-
ton, presenting both sides of con-
tested bills before Congress.
Other speakers at the luncheon
were Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross,
director of the Mint; Mrs. June
Fickel, who represented the
Prairie States and stated she
firmly believed the vote of the
Middle West in the last presiden-
tial campaign was attributable to
the women; Judge Marion Har-
ron. of the U. S. Board Of Tax
Appeals, who represented the
Pacific Coast States; Mrs. Cath
crime Connor, national commit
teewoman of Kentucky, who
reported a Democratic club in
every county in her State, and
Mrs. Julia Collins, of Concord,
New Hampshire, who stated that
the object of her organization in
New Hampshire was to educate
the Democratic women "out of
their inferiority complex" The
past campaign, she said, had
helped.
Mrs. Manly Presides
Mrs. Basil Manly was to pre-
side at the luncheon today, with
speakers to include Senator Hat
tie Caraway, Of Arkansas; Repre-
sentative Mary T. Norton, of New
Jersey; Representative Caroline
O'Day, of New York; Representa-
tive Virginia JenckeS, of Indiana,
and Representative Nan w.
Honeyman, of Oregon.
Members of the club and dele
gates will meet Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt and Mrs. John Nance
Garner at the tea at the club
house this afternoon at o'clock.
A group Of Cabinet wives will be
in the receiving line, headed by
the club president. Mrs. Cordell
Hull, just returned from South
America, plans to be present, as
will Mrs. Henry Morgenthau,
Mrs. Claude Swanson, Mrs. Daniel
Roper and Mrs. Henry Wallace.
Alternating at the tea tables
will be Mrs. Hamlin, Mrs. Her
rick, Mrs. Hubbard, Mrs. Emily
Newell Blair, Mrs. Joseph T. Rob-
inSon, Mrs. John Allan Dougherty
and Mrs. Burton K. Wheeler.
The club is keeping open house
at its headquarters tomorrow and
Thursday afternoons, with mem
bers and their friends invited.
Another Inaugural attraction at
the clubhouse to which members
are invited to bring their friends
and out-of-town guests is the de-
bate Thursday morning at IL
o'clock on the subject, Shall the
Constitution be amended to give
the President one term of six
years" Mrs. Charles Hamlin and
Mrs. Albert A. Jones will argue on
the negative side and Mrs. June
Fickel and Mrs. Joseph Howorth
on the affirmative.