The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31
SOCIE TY
AAUW Meeting
 Held Tuesday

A round table discussion, based on Miss Kirchwey's address, was led by Dr. Margaret Head, associa- ton curator of anthropology of the American Museuh of National History and author of Keep Your Powder Dry"
 New committee chairman for the local chapter were elected.
 Executive officers serving the second year of their two-year ap- pointments are Miss Geneva Page, president; Miss Ethel Baird; treas urer, Mrs. William H. Wells, secre- tary; and Mrs. Earl Pierson, vice. president.
 The committee chairmen are Education, Miss Mildred Goudy; program, Miss Alice O'Neill; so- cial, Mrs. Ellery Kilbourn; inter national relations, Miss Elizabeth Kane; legislative, Mrs. E. E. Eis- enwtnter; membership, Miss Alma M. Eaton; fellowship and endow- ment, Mrs. Forrest G. Purinton; student loan, Miss Kathryn Hayes; publicity, Mrs. A. w. Anderson, historian, Mrs. Walter Upson; economic and legal, Miss Marion Rhodes and arts. Mrs Helen Jack son Steck.
 Assisting Mrs. Butler as hostess were: Mrs. Forrest G. Purinton, Miss Emily s. Brown, Miss Margaret Bull, Miss Hilda Camp, Mrs. Ern- est Hull, Mrs. Henry E. Stough- ton, Mrs. Levi Wilcox, Miss Isobel MacKarracher, Miss Ruth s. Sperry and Miss Pauline Moor.
 The Waterbury branch of the American Associati of University Women met Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Joel I. Butler, Buckingham street as pjart of a nationwide convention without travel. The group heard, by transcription, ad- dresses by the president of the as- soclation and other convention speakers. The theme of the con- tion, "The University Women's Responsibility in This Time of Crisis" was discussed by local AAUW members following the re- cording.
 Miss Margaret Croft, Miss Geor- gianna Clark and Miss Inez Clough, branch delegates, who have been appointed by the usual convention procedure, will cast votes by mail for the election of national officers and other convention business.
 Tabulation of the votes will be made by committee of tellers at Washington, D. C., and results will be announced from AAUW head quarters there.
 "The very form which this na- tionwide meeting takes is evidence Of our resolution Tot only to meet the necessities of our times but to make the most of them" said Dr. Helen c. White in opening the con- vention transcription. Dr. White, well known author and Professor Of English at the University of Wis consin, is national president of the American Association of University Women.
 Miss Freda Kirchwey, editor and publisher of The Nation, was prin- cipal speaker. In a fascist society, Miss Kirchwey said, women can function only within the limits as- signed to them. Tt is easy to for get'', she stated" that the very existence of body like the AAUW, indeed all the interests and activ- ities of the 75,OOO individual Wo- men who comprise 1t, would have been oblitered if the struggle of the last six years had ended-as it so easily might have-in Axis victory. Women afford to let democracy go down.
 T believe" the speaker said, that a primary task for American women lies in mastering the facts concerning our foreign policy and then making determined effort to democratize it. Only a security or ganization founded in democracy the real thing-can possibly main- tain peace in the world.