Evening star., 1938-03-29

" " selves, IN the opinion OF
Miss Ruth Woodsmall, in
ternational general secretary of the
Y. w. c. A., who was speaker and
honor guest at a luncheon yesterday
in Barker Hall.
Women in democratic countries
should have the same degree of COM
mitment to their principles as the
women of the totalitarian countries"
she said. 'They should think, study
and express themselves as fully par
ticipating citizens. Women's move
ments are wonderfully organized and
have great powers. but the exercise Of
these should not be left to few lead
ers. Mass will is the determining fac
tor"
Speaking particularly of the increas-
ing political and economic importance
of Chinese women, Miss Woodsmall
said the position of women has ad-
vanced in most of the countries of the
world in the last few years.
In describing the work being done
at Geneva, the speaker said the
League of Nations Is not dead but is
ready to function when the people are
willing to put spirit into it. The world
Y. W. c. A. headquarters at Geneva
are now in the rooms formerly used
by the League Council for secret ses-
sions.
Miss Woodsmall will return to
Geneva on May l. She Is in the
United States to attend the biennial
convention of the Y. w. c. A., April
1928 in Columbus, Ohio.
The speaker was introduced by Mrs.
Edwin B. Parker, chairman of the
luncheon and head of the National In
depreciation Committee of the Y. w.
c. A.
Among those present were Mrs. VIII
liam Lee Corbin, president of the Y.
w. c. A.; Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Mark Bristol, Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Daniel B. Devore, Mrs. Beale R. How
ard. Mrs. Bancroft Davis, Mrs. w. E.
Barker. donor of Barker Hall; Mrs.
j. j. OConnor, Mrs. Keith Merrill. Mrs.
Henry Alvah Strong. Mrs. Corrin
Strong, Mrs. Arthur Vandenberg, Mrs.
Merle Thorpe, Mrs. William S. Culbert-
son, Mrs. j. L. Houghtelling and Mrs.
William Hurd Hill.
Vocational Leader
Addresses Federation.
Vocational education has had to
start in the cellar" according to l..
H. Dennis, executive secretary of the
American Vocational Association who
spoke yesterday before the D. c. Fed
Grafton of Woman's Clubs at the
Roosevelt Hotel, with Mrs. Lloyd w.
Biddle, president, presiding.
The older concept of vocational
training was that it was for the
problem boy or girl who was a misft
in high schools" he explained. People
have slowly and reluctantly arrived at
the point where they are willing to
face the fact that the majority of our
youth do not go to college and they
must be trained for some sort of life
work before leaving high school.
Studies of the youth Of the country
show that there must be special ar
rangements for the different ability
groups, such as the retarded children,
the specially gifted and others"
Mr.. Dennis asserted that vocational
education was being increasingly |
studied both because of better under
standing of the needs and because of
the pressure Of youth for training, |
vocational guidance, placement and |
work opportunities. AS an example |
of this pressure, he cited the recent |
demands of the American Youth Con-
gress.
Raleigh Gilchrest, chairman of the
Department of Education for the
federation.
Revision of the bylaws was dis
cussed by Mrs Arthur Charles Watkins,
who also directed round table on the
mutual relationships between the clubs
and the federation at the afternoon
session.
The TWENTY-FIVE" Club, a philan-
thropic group with limited member
ship, was admitted to the federation.
Miss Eta Taggert is the president.
A resolution, introduced by Mrs. Sid
ney Jacobs, deploring what was de-
scribed as misleading statements in
street car and bus advertising as to
food values in alcoholic beverages was
discussed and referred to the member
clubs.
Mrs. Alfred F1enming, president of
the Marietta Park Club, called atten-
ton to the hearings on the correct
labelling Of wool being held by the
Federal Trade Commission and urged
members to attend.
Musical numbers were given under
the direction Of Mrs. Leon Truesdell,
president of the Rubenstein Club.
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Mrs. Roberta Campbell Lawson, pres
1dent Of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, will receive 400 club
women from the Eastern Shore District
Federation OF Women's Clubs today at
the headquarters, 1874 N street NV.
The delegation, under the leadership
OF Mrs. Harry Harcum of Salisbury,
Will make tour Of Washingfton to-
day. The ladies will visit the White
House and lunch at the Press Club be-
fore calling at the federation head
quarters. Later they will visit Con-
gress. This evening Mrs. Lawson will
leave for Lynchburg, Va, where she
Will speak at luncheon tomorrow on
The Art of Living" This luncheon
Is part of meeting on world eco
nomic cooperation and peace to be
held under the auspices of the Wom-
ems Club of Lynchburg, Va.
BOYS CLUB ACTIVITY
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