Evening star., 1946-10-27
In Annual Session

Friends of a rapidly knitting
zone world" might we'll hope tina
a happy omen is attached to the
coincidental opening of the annua
board meeting of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs in New
York last week with that of the
United Nations Assembly not fal
from the metropolitan city of Flush.
ing, Long Island.
For while 1t also was a coinci-
dence, the subject of international
relations which brought the dele
gates of 81 nations to Flushing was
the high light of the important
+ three-day program OF the fedora.
tion board which concluded its ses.
sions yesterday at the Waldorf AS
toria HOTEL
While considerable thought and
discussion was attached to import
ant domestic issues such as public
welfare and postwar planning with
emphasis on the federation's par
ticular pet" youth conservation
and with the American home and
American citizenship featured by a
special panel, the all-absorbing is
! sue of international relations never
assumed more important proper
tions than in discussions featured
Friday.
An urgent appeal was made by
the first vice president of the gen.
eral federation, Mrs. j. L. Blair
Buck, for support of Secretary of
State Byrnes' foreign policy.
Addressing the 46 State presidents
assembled, as well as the board, Mrs.
Buck, unopposed candidate for the
Office of president at the next
election, said "We must accept the
advice of Mr. Byrnes on foreign
policy just as we would the advice of
a family physician in case of illness.
Today, the world Is sick and we
must take the advice of Mr.. Byrnes
without questioning"
Mrs. J. L. B. Buck Speaks.
The urgency of meeting world
problems today is SO great, Mrs.
Buck declared, that international
mindedness" should be the most i'm
portant consideration in voting for
members of Congress next month.
THE Eightieth Congress will be
the most important Congress the
Nation ever has had" the speaker
added. "You must vote November 5
and put into Congress men who are
internationally minded"
Mrs. La Fell Dickinson, president
general of the federation, made
strong appeal for patience and toll
erance in relationships with Russia.
One of small group which visited
Russia last summer at the invita-
ton of the Soviet government, Mrs.
Dickinson presented glowing &C
count of the warmth and friendli-
ness of the Russian people and their
desire to be pleasant TO Americans
In their country.
81 am not a Communist" Mrs.
Dickinson declared, land do not
want to see communism In this
country. Communists who do not
like our Government should go back
to Russia. But I do think" she
added, that at the present time,
the Soviet form of government is the
best for the people. do not think
it will always continue and ! belleve
the Russian people will eventually
emerge from their present form OF
government.
Mrs. Dickinson concluded her ad-
dress with an appeal for further aid
for Russian relief, particularly the
children.
"There are 100000 war orphans
being cared for by the Soviet gov
ernment," she said. These poor Ut
tie children should not have TO-
suffer for what they could not help.
One of the greatest things we can
do this winter is to see that these
Russian orphans have warm CLOTH
ing"
Brief Talks Given.
Brief talks were given by Mrs.
Ruth Kelso Renfrow, extension sec
retary for foreign and territorial
clubs, and Mrs. Trinidad F. Legarda,
president of the Federation OF Wom-
ems Clubs of the Philippine Islands.
Mrs. Renfrow told of the great sue
cess which has characterized the
general federations cloth collection
for Greece. Approximately 10000
children will be clothed by winter
through the federation's gift OF
cloth. which was made into gar
ments by the women of Greece, thus
providing work for the women and
girls as we'll as clothing for children.
Mrs. Legarda brought sheetings
from the 600 clubs in the Philippine
federation.
An emotionally stirring drama
was presented all day Thursday
preceding the opening session of the
board that night, when women from
approximately "a different nations
from every corner of the globe par
ticipated in panel discussions on
1.-The World We Live in and the
World We Want"
The discussions concluded the
conference of the international as
sembly of women which has been
meeting since October II at South