Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-18
BY MARGARET HART,
Star Society Editor

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CHICAGO, July 1s.-The Demo-
cratic National Convention session
last night was an orchid one, fiorally
speaking. The boxes were filled with
snartly dressed women. Almost
every feminine member OF the ON
cial assemblage was wearing at least
one orchid-some were displaying
sprays Of the exotic blossoms.
Never have seen such q crowd
or as many orchids. The rows and
rows Of bright red chairs In Chicago
Stadium were filled and even the
aisles were packed with spectators.
Outside there was a seething mob,
some with tickets, others trying to
crash the gate. Those with tickets
were pushed aside-the law appar-
emily has no regard for tickets
when there is Q mob milling about.
1t was all very poorly managed and
I believe the Chicago police became
bit too dazed to handle the situa-
ton with ease and understanding.
Capitals Citizens Suffer.
Ofhcials Of the convention were
pushed aside at various entrance
doors, and saw some Of the Cap
itals distinguished citizens ignored
and treated bit rough by the
police stationed at the convention.
The District Of Columbia might
justly feel proud of its acting ma
tional committeewoman, MIS-. Arthur
Condor. AS the newly appointed
member of the Platform Committee,
she made good showing for the
Capital yesterday. She was the
second of the newly appointed wom-
en- of the Platform Committee to
speak and there were several
changes and recommendations she
made that were supported by the
gentlemen members. She was sue
cessful IN returning to the platform
a clause advocating District suffrage.
which previously had been stricken
out. Mrs. Condor also took part in
the foreign policy debate.
7 Also on Committee.
Among those serving on the Plat
form Committee with Mrs. Condor
are Mrs Edna Munger of Arizona,
Miss Henrietta D. Stonestreet of
Maryland, Miss Marion Dickerman
Of New York, close friend of Mrs.
Roosevelt: Mrs. Josephine A. Al
mond Of Virginia, Miss Elizabeth
Pellet of Colorado, Miss Kate In
man of Florida, Mrs. L. L. Patton
of Georgia, Mrs. Emma Alexander
Simmons of Idaho, Mrs. Elizabeth
A. Conkey of Illinois. Mrs. Nellie
Baughn of Kentucky, Mrs. Mar
garet E. Kilduff of Massachusetts,,
Mrs. Alice Moss Ferris Of Missouri,
Mabel Gillespie of Nebraska. Repre-
sentative Norton of New jersey.
Mrs. Charles w. Tillott of North
Carolina, Mrs. Alice Wagner of
North Dakota, Mrs. Nan Honeyman
OF Oregon, Mrs. j. Henry Shields of
Oklahoma, Mrs. Fannie Campbell
Womack of Texas.
Women are taking much of the
spotlight at this convention and
from all appearances the men ap-
pear to give their consent.
The convention may have been
slow In getting into action but there
certainly is one thing that is not
slow out here and that is traffic.
After a taxi ride to the Chicago
Stadium, Washington cabs will seem
like the good old horse buggy
days. I am amazed that have
seen no traffic jams and not even
an incident Of bumped tenders.
, I realized that ! never really tray
eled in a four wheel conveyance
until I made my return trip from
the stadium in Chip Roberts on
cial car. What faith We occupants
had in the lone motorcycle police
man who wove his way through