The Washington times., 1939-01-21
Var Cure PMIey Tonight
1000 ClubWOmen
Are Expected
To Attend
By MARY PADGETT

The fourteenth conference on
the Cause and Cure of War
opens tonight at the Washing
ton Hotel. with representatives
of IL national women's organi-
cations attending
One thousand visiting club
women are expected. Several
local clubs are planning to en-
tertain the delegates represent
ing their organizations.
Members of the American AS
sociation of University Women
from all over the country who
have arrived for the conference
will be guests of the Washing
ton Branch this afternoon at
4:30 o'clock for tea in the head
quarters. 1900 block I st. N. w.
DR.. Kathryn McHale, gen.
eral director If the University
Women, and the members OF
the national international rela-
tionS committee, which is hold
ing its semiannual committee
meeting, will be principal guests.
RECEIVING LINE
Mrs. Robert Olesen, president
Of the Washington Branch, and
Mrs. Durward Sandifer, first
vice president, will head the re-
ceiving line. Other guests of
honor include Miss Elizabeth
Fackt assistant to the director
of the Foundation for the Ad-
vancement of Social Sciences,
University of Denver; Miss
Bessie Randolph, president OF
Hollins College; Dean Margaret
Corwin, of the New Jersey State
College for Women; Miss Meta
Glass, president of Sweet Briar
College; Miss Shirley Farr, of
Chicago, former national preSi-
dent of the Women's Overseas
Service League: Mrs. H. G.
Hymer, chairman Of the COM
mittee on marathon round tables
of the Committee on the Cause
and Cure of War.
Washington members of the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union. headed by the president,
Mrs. Ida w. Ramsey, will enter
tain for their delegates at tea
today from 4 to S o'clock at
their headquarters, 500 block
Sixth st. N. w. Guests of honor
will include Mrs. Ella Boole,
president of the world w. C. T.
u; Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, of
Chicago, national president;
Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin, of New
York, national vice president,
and Mrs. May Belle Harper, OF
Connecticut, director for inter-
national relations and peace.
ENTERTAIN DELEGATES
The Business and Professional
Women's Club of Washington,
Of which Miss Nina Kinsella is
the president, also will enter
tain national delegates this aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock in the Wash
ington Hotel. Mrs. Nettie
Simms, chairman of the inter
national relations committee for
the National Federation of Busi-
ness and Professional Women,
will speak.
The General Federation of
Women's Clubs is the largest
of the participating organiza-
tions, and it is sending 100 Off
cial delegates. Other member
groups are the National Board
Of the Y. w. C. A., the National
League of Women Voters, the
National Committee of Church
Women, the National Council OF
Jewish Women, the National
Home Demonstration Council,
the National Woman'S Trade
Union League and the National
Women's Conference Of Ameri-
can Ethical Union.
Sessions of the Cause and
Cure of War Conference will
continue through Wednesday
night.
In addition, local club women
are preparing to do honor to
delegates from 40 national pa
triotic organizations who will
come to Washington for the
Fourteenth Annual Woman'S
National Patriotic Conference
on National Defense. opening
Tuesday for three days session
at the Mayflower Hotel.