Evening star., 1940-03-10

Womep's Bar Told
To Throw OF
Inferioriir Complex
Workus Citizens.
NOT feininine Groups,
Members Are Urued

Members Are Urged
Two hundred members Of the
Women's Bar Association last night
heard plea for women to throw OF
the "shackle Of an inferiority COM
plex" and recognize stleir uns
limited opportunities because they
are people, as well as woGnen."
Miss Mary N. Winslow. repre-
sentative Of the United States on
the ter-American Commission on
Women, told the gathering at the
associations 23rd annual banquet at
the Mayfiower Hotel that the next
forward step for women was for
them to see themselves Is people
citizens Of . democracyin instead of
as groups Of women"
Dressed in evening gowns and
wearing corsages, the women mem
bers of the bar-a bit more pleasing
than usual, as Judge Fay Bentley
of Juvenile Court put it-had Chair
man Summers of the House Judici-
ary Committee, leading male jurists
and attorneys and other high on
cials in the District Government as
their guests.
Others Make Talks.
The distinguished assembly, gath
cred in a fiag-bedecked hall that
had lighted model of the Capitol
behind the speakers table, also
heard talks by District Court Justice
James w. Morris and Miss Helen
Hironimus, warden Of the new Fed
eral Reformatory for Women being
constructed at Dallas, Texas.
In discussing how women work
under traditional handicap"
Miss Winslow called attention to the
featuring by the papers" the testi-
mony of women lawyers for the
National Labor Relations Board
before the Smith Committee re-
Gently. She said their part in the
hearing was featured "just because
they were womenp-terming such
"a drag on women's work"
The speaker said that objections
to the employment of married
women present one of the most
serious problems for womens con-
sideration. Expressing her belief
that women. as citizens in democ-
racy, do have the right to work,
whether married or not, Miss Wins
low remarked:
Nobody objects to married wom-
en- working, but they object to
women working and drawing pay
for it,,
Judicial Proof . Problem.
Justice Morris posed the problem
OF improving the technique Of judi
cial proof, declaring that the initi-
ative' in such q step rests outside
the courts.
IT do think, however," he said,
"it can be fairly said that the mem
bers of the legal profession have
not, as such, explored that fleld to
the extent that they have others;
nor have they called to their aid
in this. connection the various
sciences to the extent that other
professions have"
Justice Morris emphasized, how
ever, that much Improvement in
evidence presentation has been
made and that present methods,
though "slow and laboriolaz" do the
job very thoroughly"
Miss Hironimus, discussing "Wom-
en- Prisoners" told of a rev attitude
of prison officials toward inmates in
their charge. She said that q three
point program is carried out in the
prison for women at Anderson, w.
Va, and will be inaugurated also in
the new Texas institution. She listed
the points as attention to health,
teaching inmates the kind of work
they are fitted to do, and giving
them the will to carry the useful
enterprise with them when they
leave prison.
Associations Record Reviewed.
From Mrs. Helena D. Reed, presi-
dent Of the association, who pre-
sided, the gathering heard a brief
history of the association and an
outline Of the objectives for which
1t has fought. .-- .----. .----
In introducing Judge Bentley as
toastmistress, Mrs. Reed referred to
her liable and tireless" efforts at
Juvenile Court. The assembly
greeted the remark with loud
applause.
Judge Bentley introduced the
honor guests of the evening, includ-
ing Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen
and United States Attorney David
A. Pine, referring to the latter as
the most endorsed man in the
District"
Guests at the dinner included:
Abbott, Miss Hazel Alexander. Miss g.
Adams. Miss Lois Anderson, Miss s.
xdEEins: zdEins; Justice JUST e ): ''''' MISS H. o.
Bentley. Judge FL. Brooks, Miss G.
Berard, Miss B. Brooks, Charles 3.
Bigelow. Miss N. T. Brooks Mrs. Ruth c.
Blaine, Miss R. L. Brown. Miss n. A.
Boyle. Miss Anna Burckell. Miss M. h.
3rookley, Miss z.
Carloss, Miss II, r. Cox Mrs Elizabeth
Carusi, Ugo Craig, Miss Addie
Cavis. Miss Mary Critchdeld, Miss E.
Chandler, Henry Crosetto, Miss Vena
Chandler, Mrs. H. Culhane Mrs. Helen
Clephane, Miss B. Culhane. Paul ].
Coeswen, Theodore CunninSham ]. K.
Coon. Miss Clara Curoe. Miss 2.
Coulston, Mrs. c. K.
d.
Dawson, Mrs Grace Doherty, Miss K.
Day, Mrs Claire Dolan, Miss G..
De Haas. Miss NJ Dolan, Miss Helen
Dickhaut, Mrs. B.
e.
Farley. Miss NJ. H..
r..
Fairburn. Mrs. julia Folsom, Prof. II. D.
Faircloth, Mrs. o. q. Freer. Mrs. Olive
Fern, Miss Ruth Fuller, Mrs. L. N.
Floyd, Miss P. N.
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