Evening star., 1946-02-10
Trumans Head Guests
Al Annual Dinner Of
Women's S Press Club


The President and Mrs. Truman
were the guests of honor last night
at the Women's National Press
Clubs annual dinner at the May
flower Hotel where DR.. Lise Neither,
whose research contributed notably
to the release of atomic energy, was
named "the woman of the year."
Ten other outstanding women in
various fields were given achieve
ment awards.
In recognition of her outstanding
service to science, Dr.. Neither,
former German physicist who now
is on the staff of Catholic University,
was presented with Paul Revere
silver bowl. Miss Bess Flrman of
the New York Times read citation,
saying In part:
"On the basis of her CDR.
Meitner's) faith and her findings,
backed up by the work of other
experimentors, President Roosevelt
launched the project which brought
forth the atom bomb and ended
the war.
World Can Control Atom.
I'VE contend that a cooperative
world will control the awful destruc-
ton made possible through atomic
energy, and will make possible the
freeing for humanity of its construc-
tive might. We therefore honor DR..
Neither and present to her this
award as Woman of the Year"
President Truman spoke briefly to
the assembled newspaperwomen and
their guests, but his remarks were
not for quotation.
Ten achievement awards were
made to the following:
Dean Virginia Gildersleeve, of
Barnard College, the one United
States woman delegate to the United
Nations Conference in San Fran
cisco, in the field OF education,
Agnes de Mile, creator of the bal
lets in "Oklahoma!" and "Carousel,"
In the field Of ballet and music,
Representative Mary T. Norton, of
New Jersey, chairman of the House
Committee on Labor, in the field of
Government,
Ia. R. Wylie, novelist, in the field
of literature,
Ruth M. Leach, vice president of
international Business Machines, In
the field of business,
Georgia OKeeffe, landscape
painter, in the field of art,
Anne O'Hare Mccormick, of the
New York Times, in the field of jour-
nalism,
Margaret Webster, authority on
Shakespeare, in the field of drama,
Margaret Cuthbert, National
Broadcasting Co.'S director of pro-
grams for women and children, in
the field of radio, and
DR.. Esther Loring Richards, of
Johns Hopkins University, world
known as psychiatrist, in the field
of science.
Monologist, Pianist Entertain.
Cornelia Otis Skinner, monologist,
Eugene List, pianist, and the Marine
Band Orchestra entertained the
President and Mrs. Truman, Miss
Margaret Truman, club members
and their guests.
Miss SINNERS sketches included
the favorites of many audiences
Nurses Day Out; Hotel Porch;
"Times Square" and Homework"
Mr.. List, who played for President
Truman at Potsdam, presented three
of the Presidents favorite numbers:
Chopin's waltz in A Flat" and
''Waltz in G Sharp Minor; and
"Soiree de Vienne" Concert Para
phrase, Strauss-Gruenfeld.
Notables introduced.
Doris Fleeson, Washington COL
umnist, introduced notables Of the
national capital, including:
Lily Dache; Mrs. LIE Fell Dickin-
son, president, General Federation
of Women's Clubs; Helen Gahagan
Douglas; Justice William o. Doug
las and Mrs. Douglas; Federal Re-
serve Board Gov. Mariner S. Eccles;
Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower; 1t. Gen.
Harold G. George and Mrs. George;
the Earl of Halifax and the Countess
of Halifax; Postmaster General Rob-
ert E. Hannegan and Mrs. Hanne-
gan; White House Secretary William
D. Hassett; White House Social Sec
retary Mrs. James M. Helm; DR..
Thomas Parran and Mrs. Parran;
Secretary of War Robert r. Patter-
son and Mrs. Patterson; Mrs. Gif-
ford Pinchot; David K. Niles; Re-
athel Odum; Philippines High Com
missioner Paul v. McNutt and Mrs.
McNutt;
Marion B. Martin, vice chairman
for women, Republican National
Committee; Associate Supre
Court Justice Stanley F. Reed and
Mrs. Reed; Mrs. Ogden Reid, pub
Usher, New York Herald Tribune;
Inez Robb; Mrs. Edith Nourse Rog-
ers; Charles G. Ross, White House
secretary and Mrs. Ross; Associate
Justice Wiley Rutledge and Mrs.
Rutledge; Secretary of Labor Lewis
Schwellenbach and Mrs. Schwellen-
bach; Mrs. Ruth B. Shipley; Repre-
sentative Margaret Chase Smith;
DR.. John r. Steelman and Mrs.
Steelman;
Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone and
Mrs Stene; Representative Jessie
Sumner; Miss Margaret Truman;
Secretary of the Treasury Fred M.
Vinson and Mrs. Vinson; Mrs. Henry
A. Wallace; Jean B. Wallace; Nine.
Wei; Emily wilkins, dress designer;
Mrs. Ellen S. Woodward, Federal Sc
curity Agency Board member; Mrs.
Frances Parkinson Keyes; Vice Ad-
miral Emory S. Land and Mrs. Land;
Herbert H. Lehman and Mrs. Leh-
man; Patricia Lochridge; Mrs. Mich
olas .Longworth; Col. Oveta Culp
Hobby; Mrs. Cordell Hull; Maj. Gen.
Pat Hurley and Mrs. Hurley; Repre-
sentative Clare Boothe Luce; Secre-
tary of Agriculture Clinton P. An