Evening star., 1938-01-04
Women Hear
G.O.P.Talk
ByOfficial
Miss Martin Says
Trends Causing
Nation Wide Alarm.
IS 4 MERICAN women resent the
~ recent emphasis on class
~ distinctions. They are dis
u tI,rhed nv the threat NJ

~ distinctions. They are dis
4 \ turbed by the threat Of
war now, as they were just before the
World War, and they refuse to accept
the view that the present business re-
cession' Is inevitable and must be so
accepted. This state Of mind is gen..
eral in all parts Of the United States"
said Miss Marion Martin, assistant
chairman Of the National Republican
Committee, at a meeting Of the League
of Republican Women, yesterday AFTER
noon at the Mayflower.
Scorning repeated reports to the ef-
feet that the Republican party is dead.
Miss Martin insisted that Republican
women's clubs were active and ener-
getic. She announced a plan to fed
crate the isolated units throughout the
country, had been drawn up and ap-
proved by majority of the State COM
mitteewomen. Such a Federation"
she explained, would provide a means
through which ideas and programs
could be exchanged and would make
possible co-ordinated plans which
would be of great help to the party.
One of the important functions Of
these clubs is to get out the vote"
She suggested one of the best ways to
keep club members interested was to
keep them active in the work of the
club. and said that every member
could make some contribution to club
progress.
Benefit Bridge Set.
Miss Martin, who has charge of
women's activities for the National Re-
publican Committee travels around
the country helping in the plans and
organization of womens clubs. She re-
ports women are alarmed about pres
ent trends. "They have an issue now
in which they can subordinate per-
sonalities to principles" she said.
Liberty and freedom are being
threatened as never before. Women
realize that continual emphasis on the
"haves" and have nots" will builo
up class distinctions that will rob their
children of the opportunities to which
they are entitled. They will fight to
correct this situation"
Miss Martin was introduced by Mrs
James A. Wentz, chairman of the Pro-
gram Committee for the league. Mime.
Cantacuzene, the president, presided.
Reports were heard. It was an
nounced the plan for a reception had
been abandoned and that in its place
. benefit bridge party would be held
in the near future. Increase in men,
bership was reported, and it was stated
that Miss Daisy Prentice had given the
clubhouse a complete set of the works
and papers of President Hoover.
A meeting of the Study Group Of
the league will be held next Tuesday
at II am. at the clubhouse, 1901
Seventeenth street NV. The speaker
will be DR.. j. R. c. Dorsey, who will
discuss Communism in Labor"
Pan-Hellenic Meeting.
The Women's Pan-Hellenic Associa-
ton of Washington will meet tonight
at 8:l5 O'Clock at the Shoreham Hotel
Delegates are requested to bring names
OF honor guests and hostesses chosen
by their sororities for the annual
luncheon next month. Miss Helen
Marteu, president, will preside.
X X X
Capitol Ceremony Held.
Coincident with the opening Of Con-
gress, members OF the National Wom-
ans party and representatives of ma
tional organizations of professional
and business women held a ceremony
In the crypt of the Capitol yesterday
at 4 o'clock, laying a wreath at the
base Of the Adelaide johnson Statue
OF the suffrage pioneers, in commence
ration Of the birthday anniversary of
one OF the group-Lucretia Mott-for
whom the proposed equal rights
amendment to the Constitution Is
named.
Representing the national organiza-
tions were Elsie Hill, member, National
Council, National Woman's party;
Laura Berrien, vice president, Ma
tional Association of Woman Lawyers;
Aurelle Burnside. National Federation
Of Business and Professional Women's
Clubs; DR.. Rosalind Moore Balm, for
mer president, Association Of Amer
lean Woman Dentists; Mary Catherine
Lewis. former first vice president,
American Federation of Soroptimist
International; DR.. Lulu I. Waters,
Osteopathic Women's National Asso-
ciAtion.