Evening star., 1941-01-12


session of the organization.
Mrs. Miller's influence IN the [
fact that she has been a delegate
to four national conventions ana
has "stunped" in four preSldentlal
campaigns. She made Seconolhg
speeches for Al Smith in 1924 and
1928, and for President Roosevelt IN
1892, 1886 and 1910
The only other Democratic COM
mitteewoman who is also an elec.
tor is Mrs. William H. Good OF
New York who will be present.
Mrs. Good has been director OF
the Womens City Club OF New
York and its acting president Tor
several months. She has been
delegate-at large to the Democratic
national conventions since 1924.
Georgia's Democratic committee
woman, Mrs. Virginia Polhlll Price
Is one of the partys most acIlve
members. For q years her edl-
torial Office at the Louisville (Gao
News and Farmer, has been a gath
ering place for townsmen and Visl-
tors alike. Mrs Prices editorlal
career began in 1918 when she pur-
chased the 5O-year-old News ana
Farmer to use in her battle Tor so
cial Justice" In 1888 she was
awarded the H. H Dean Trophy Tor
her editorial on what the Ru-
raj Electrifcation Administration
means to Georgia farmers. Inc
trophy goes annually to the best
editorial in a Georgia daily or
weekly.
Committeewoman Helen Gahagan
Expected to be Present.
All of the % women who TOOK
their seats on the Democratic Ma
tional Committee for the first time
at the post-convention meeting IN
Chicago last July are expected 70 De
on hand for the electors dinner:
Among them is Helen Gahagan OF
California. wife of Melvyn Douglas,
moving picture actor. The Cali
fornia committeeWoman has sung
in opera, toured Europe and the
United States in concert and en-
loved stage success. At the Chi
cago convention, Mr., Douglas was
delegate from California and MS
wife, his alternate.
Mrs. Lennard Thomas OF Alabama
has the distinction OF being tne
youngest Democratic committee-
woman.
Mrs, John Garland Pollard, ma
tional committeewoman from Vlr-
einia. was successfully executive
secretary to four Virginia Govern
ors. Mrs. Pollard is now IN charge
of the extension division OF Vne
Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts.
Mrs, James H. Wolfe of Utah is
well known in Washington, Where
she was director of the woman S
division of the Democratic National
Committee, 1934-l936 In addition
to being Utah's new committee
woman, she is active in the new
Civic Art Center, the Red Cross,
parent-teacher work and in the
Women's Legislative Council in Salt
Lake City, where she makes her
home.
Committeewoman Corinne Barger
Is Resident of Capital
Among the committeeWomen who
reside here is Miss Corinne Barger,
national committeewoman for the
Virgin Islands. Miss Barger is ex-
ecutive secretary to Senator TydlngS
and for some time has been clerk of
the Committee on Territorial and
Insular Affairs. She has been a
Capitol Hill secretary since 1923.
Another of the Democratic COM
mitteewomen. Mrs Edward J. Col
gan of Baltimore is we'll known for
her direction of the Presidents
birthday ball in Baltimore.
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman, United
States Ambassador to Norway, now
in the United States, is expected to
be at the dinner in her capacity as
Democratic committeeWoman of the
District. Mrs. Evelyn Condor, who
was acting committeewoman for the
District at the party convention last
summer, also will be present.
Another interesting woman who
will attend the dinner is Mrs.
Charles Harwood, wife of the new
Governor of the Virgin Islands. who
is known as the flying grand
mother" The Harwoods are now
in Miami and will fly up for the
event.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. An
thony j. Biddle, jr., wife of the
United States Ambassador to Po-
land: Mrs. Louis McHenry Howe,
Senator Hattie Caraway, Miss
Katharine Lenroot and DR.. Martha
Eliot are among others expected,
Mrs. Irving Berlin, whose husband
will conduct the Navy Band for the
occasion. also will attend,