Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Arlington Wreath
Ceremony 10 Open
Patriotic Conference
Women's Defense Role
Will Be Discussed at
Three-Doy Session

More than 500 women will 60 to
Arlington Cemetery at 2 pm. today
to open the sixteenth annual Wom-
ems Patriotic Conference on Nation
al Defense by laying wreath on the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
After a brief address by Mrs.
Louis j. Lemstra, of Clinton. Ind,
chairman of the three-day confer
ence. the delegates will return TO
the Pan American Union and be
welcomed by DR.. Leo S. Rowe, direc-
tor general
The conference proper will be at
tended by 1000 delegates from all
parts of the country. representing
more than 100000 women. During
the sessions they will discuss wom-
ans probable part in the national
defense program. Questionnaires
will be filled out by all members
by March IS. listing their qualiflca-
tons for national defense Jobs such
as flrst-aid workers, chauffeurs and
nurses
Mrs. Lemstra will open the con-
ference formally in the ballroom of
the Mayflower Hotel at $50 o'clock
tonight, after a concert by the
United States Marine Band. Mrs.
Betty Bassett of Pleasanton. Calf,
first vice chairman of the confer
ence and national president of the
United Spanish War Veterans Aux
Hilary. will give the response.
Warner and Fuller to Speak.
Speeches will be made by Milo J.
Warner, national commander of the
American Legion, who will discuss
the veterans part in national de-
Tense, and Walter D. Fuller. presi-
dent of the National Association of
Manufacturers. who will discuss in
duStrys part in the defense pro-
gram.
Mrs. Edmund P. Ellis. 4534 Middle
ton lane, Bethesda, Nd, will lead
the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
Tomorrow, starting at $50 am.
the delegates will hear addresses
by Rear Admiral John w. Green
slade, Senator Hill. Democrat, of
Alabama and Representative Mas,
Republican, of Minnesota: L. R.
Pennington of the Federal Bureau OF
Investigation, and Carl E. Milliken
of the Motion Picture Producers and
Distributors of America, Inc.
The Right Rev. James E. Freeman.
Bishop of Washington, will speak to-
morrow afternoon, followed by Niles
Trammel. president of the National
Broadcasting Co.: Allan Webb. gov
ernor of the Virginia Boys State:
John w. Stacks of the United States
Maritime Commission. and Brig.
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, deputy d.
rector of the Selective Service Sys-
tenn.
Banquet Tomorrow.
Sir Willmott Lewis, Washington
correspondent for the London
Times, will speak at the banquet at
8 pm. tomorrow, followed by Paul
v. McNutt, Federal Security Adj
mlnlStratOr.
The banquet will be preceded by
a reception at 7:30 pm. in the east
dining room. Music will be fur
nished by the United States Marine
Band Orchestra.
The conference will close Wednes-
day morning with an invocation by
the Rev. Ignatius Smith of Catholic
University, and addresses by Miss
Mabel T. Boardman, national di-
rector of the Red Gross volunteer
service, and the Rev. Edmund A.
Walsh. vice president of Georgetown
University.
1t. Col. Stuart Johnson of Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute, and Will
liam c. Pfeiffer, winner of the
Pershing medal for the best record
in the Civilian Military Training
Corps, also will speak.