Evening star., 1940-03-22
Delta Kappa Gamma
Convention Studies
Pay Discrimination
Head Of Society, Hurt
In Accident, Attends
Sessions on Clutches

Several hundred delegates to Delta
Kappa Gamma Society's llth ma
tional convention started business
sessions this morning as the con-
vention opened at Wardman Park
Hotel
Discussions of unjust discrimina-
tons" against women because OF
marital status. and in the matter
of smaller pay to women holding
Jobs OF equal Responsibility with
those of. men, were scheduled for
this afternoon. The inequalities in
pay between teachers of different
grades also may be taken up.
The society, a national honor
fraternity for women, was founded
II years ago in Texas in the in
terests of improving teaching stand
ards and conditions for women.
President Attends on Clutches.
Among those here for the sessions
are DR.. Maggie Southall of Peabody
College, Nashville, Tenn, president
Of the group, who came by plane
on crutches and with one leg in a
cast from injuries received in an
accident earlier this month, and
DR.. Annie Webb Blanton, founder
and first president of the organi-
zation and sister of former Repre-
sentative Tom Blanton of Texas,
one time chairman of the House
Appropriation Subcommittee ham
ding the District budget.
Highlight of today's program is
the presidents dinner at pm, at
which DR.. Mary Beard, historian.
will speak on contributions of
Woman Teachers to Democracy"
Several Washington women are
among those to be initiated at a
program tomorrow at 6 pm, in
cluding Senator Hattie Caraway of
Arkansas and Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, president of the Board of
Education, who will be made hon.
orary members.
Alpha to Initiate Five.
Initiates into Alpha Chapter here
will be Miss Anna Cumpston, Miss
Mildred Coates, Miss Roberta Shew-
maker, Miss Madeline Padgett and
Mrs. Inez r. Taylor.
Those to be initiated into Beta
Chapter are Mrs. Mildred Gropp,
Miss Louise Veihmyer, Miss Kath-
crime Doonan, Mrs. Undine Fitz-
gerald and Mrs. Eleanor Milsilk.
A ceremony starting tomorrow at
ii am. will feature presentation to
the National Council of dolls rep
resenting outstanding women in
education who have died. Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey has been
chosen of the local women to be
honored in this memorial program
and her fgurine will be presented
by Miss Hazel B. Nelson, one of
the founders of the local chapter.
Symposium at Luncheon.
A birthday luncheon will follow,
at which symposium on social i'm
plications of present-day discrimina-
tions against women will be held.
Speakers will include Charl Will
hams OF the National Education
Association, Frances Speek of the
American Association Of University
Women, Mary N Winslow of the
National Womens Trade Union
League, Helen Atwater of the Amer
lean Home Economics Association
and Katherine Lenroot, director of
the Children's Bureau of the Labor
Department.
Further emphasis on the question
of equality with man will be given
at the Founders Day dinner to-
morrow at pm, concluding the
two days of sessions. Senator
Caraway will speak on The New
Women on Trial" and Florence
Reynolds will talk on Divided We
Suffer" Avis Stevens will speak
on Married Women Lead Three
Lives" and Virginia White James
on Inequality Is So Unnecessary
Debbie Shaw will have for her
topic Our Responsibility to Other
Women and Rose Parker will dis
euss Women Earn Equality"
Dr. NJ Margaret Stroh of Wilson
Teachers College is head of ar
rangements for the convention,
aided by Miss Margaret Patterson
and Miss Louise Moore.