Evening star., 1938-01-09

of the federation, who has spent the
wishing to join the group are asked to
call Mrs. H. Finder.
According to the news letter issued
by the League of Women Voters, the
following recommendations for tax
system in the District have been ap-
proved by the board Of the organiza-
ton and were presented by Mrs. e. F.
Parkinson to the Citizens Advisory
Committee on Taxes:
First, a special effort to secure ade-
quate Federal appropriation. Second,
establish an income tax and abolish
the intangible tax and the personal
property tax, with certain exemptions.
Third, levy specific commodity taxes
when additional revenue is needed. As
a fourth recommendation, the league
condemns q general sales tax.
Although the entire tax program
was studied, the leagues recommends
tions touch only that part Of the tax
program that is controversial. Sup.
port for any tax program meeting the
approval Of the majority of the ciu-
zens Of the District is pledged by the
league.
Dr.. William Boyd Carpenter. who
will discuss the contrasts between
Oriental and Occidental culture at the
meeting of the Business and Profess
sional Women's Club tomorrow eve
ming at the Powhatan, Is the professor
Of Asiatic history and languages and
political science at Georgetown Uni
versity.
As colonial adviser to the British
government, he spent many years
studying conditions not only In the
large cities Of the Orient, but also in
the more remote sections of Man.
chukuo, Mongolia, China and India
He has lectured in the Universities of
Pekin and Toxic. as well as in Eng
land and Scotland and in many Amer
ican universities.
Election of officers will be held at the
annual meeting of the board of the
woman's clinic tomorrow night. The
Nominating Committee is composed of
Mrs. H. E. Rogers, chairman; Miss
Laura Berrien, and Mrs. Frank J.
Ham. Reports will be made by the
physician in charge, DR.. Lauretta E.
Kress; by the retiring president, Mrs.
Frank Birgfeld, and the other officers,
who are Mrs. Edgar T. Brown. treas
urer; Mrs. Ruth Snodgrass, recording
secretary, and Mrs. E T. Trott, CORE
spending secretary.
A luncheon is being planned by the
board. to be given for the benefit of
the clinic January Is at the Fairfax
Hotel. At this time, Mrs. Lloyd w.
Biddle will be the guest Of honor.
DR.. Kress will soon leave for a trip
to Florida. In her absence the clinic
hours will be maintained by DR.. Isabel
Reith. The clinic is located at 4707
Georgia avenue NV.
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A dinner meeting. at which the
proposed reorganization of the Dis
trict Of Columbia government, will
be discussed. Is in prospect for jan
uary ~, under the joint auspices of
the League Of Women Voters and the
American Association Of University
Women, at the A. A. q. w. clubhouse.
E. Barrett Prettyman will discuss
the report Of the Citizens Efficiency
Committee. submitted to the Commis-
sioners. Hearings on this report will
be held by the District Committee in
Congress, at which citizens may ap-
pear, in the near future.
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Resolved, That the aNtional Labor
Relations Board should be empowered
to arbitrate all industrial disputes"
is the subject to be debated by teams
representing the University of Mary
land and George Washington Uni
versity, at the dinner meeting Wednes-
day at the Women's City Club. Votes
cast by the audience will decide the
winning team.
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DR.. Will French, who will speak at
the meeting Of the Education Com
mittee Of the A. A. U. w. Thursday,
Is professor Of education at the
Columbia Teachers College in New
York. His subject will be, Training
for citizenship" Walter E. Meyer,
editor Of the American Observer, will
present q review Of the tissues of
Secondary Education" on which he
has been conducting forums through
out the country.
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Members of the Curley Club are in
Wted to attend the second annual rally
Of the washington Retreat League of
Women Tuesday. at 8:15. in the May
flower Hotel. The guest of honor will
be Archbishop Michael j. Curley of
Baltimore.
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The Hebrew Travellers Sheltering
Society met Monday at the headquar-
ters, 407 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Judge Joseph Fromberg, special as
sistant to the Attorney General, gave
an account Of the current Jewish
problems, In which he stressed the
need of organization.
Other speakers were A. L. Schiller,
Simon Belod and Mrs. A. Shulman.
The group also listened to q detailed
report of the meals and lodgings
furnished by the organization during
the past month.
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A bingo party is being planned by
the Executive Committee of the Curley
Club. January 81, at the Continental
Hotel. Miss Dorothy E. Barrett, presi-
dent, entertained the Chronicle Com.
mittee last Wednesday evening at her
home.
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Ohacers will be installed and a din
ner dance held at the shoreham Hotel
next Friday by Beta Chapter Of the
Sigma Gamma Delta Sorority. The
new Officers are: President, Miss
Blanche Seigal; vice president, Miss
Beverly Leder; secretary. Miss Marion
Lazarus, and treasurer, Miss Judith
Werble.
The Wheel of Progress, which has