Evening star., 1946-03-17
Career Women
Meet Saturdap
In Joint Session
District Club
Sponsors Party
By Gretchen Smith
Woman's Club Editor

Unusual interest will be offered
to career women, old, middle aged
and young, at the State federation
meeting of the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia all day Saturday
at the Statler Hotel, when the
general theme of the meeting will
center on Career and Education in
the Atomic Age"
1t will be the first time in the
19 years history of the local B and
r Club that such a meeting will be
held, with presidents of the Vir-
ginia and Maryland State Fedora
ton OF Business and Professional
Women, including Alexandria, Ar
lington, Falls Church, Fairfax,
Prince Georges County and Silver
Spring, invited, as well as repre-
sentatives from over 80 various
Women's organizations in the Dis
trict.
Speakers Listed.
Speakers will include feminine
authorities on a variety of sub
jects of interest to career women.
with Fannie Hurst, nationally
known author, principal speaker at
the luncheon, following the morn
ing session. In addition to her
Well-known publications, Miss Hurst
has Travelled in Russia, has served
as president OF the Authors Guild.
secretary to the New York Worlds
Fair Commission, chairman of the
Women's National Housing Com
mission and on many civic boards
and commissions.
Problems of the Federal woman
worker, the woman veteran and the
woman in industry will be discussed
during the morning session. DR..
Katherine Frederic, Civil Service
Commission; Capt. Dorothy c..
Stratton, former director of the
SPARS, now with the Labor De-
partments Retaining and Re-em-
ployment Administration: Miss
Mary v. Robinson of the Women's
Bureau, Department of Labor, and
Mrs. Elizabeth w. Perkins, personnel
manager for one of the city,s largest
hotels, will speak on the morning
panel on the subject Current
Career Problems of Women"
Opening Session.
The morning session will open at
1880 am, with Judge Lucy S. Ho-
worth of the Veterans Administra-
ton, presiding.
The afternon session will feature
discussion of "The New Era in Edu-
cation" when emphasis will be laid
on problems of girls and younger
women now training for place in
the new atomic age. Participants in
the afternoon panel will include
Miss BERTHE Backus, principal of the
Alice Deal Junior High School; Mrs.
Opal Cookery, principal, Anacostia
Senior High School, and DR.. Esther
Strong, dean of women and assistant
professor of sociology at American
University. Each speaker will pre-
sent the particularapoint of view of
q specific age group in the different
levels of education.
Miss Marjorie Webster, president
OF the Marjorie Webster School and
past president of the B and p
Club, will preside at the afternoon
panel.
Following both panels, opportunity
will be given to ask questions.
The Education and Vocations
Committee, with Miss Margaret
Hargrove as chairman, is in charge
OF the program. General arrange
ments are being made by Miss Isabel
Peterson and the Research Com
mlttee, cooperating with the Pub
licity, Hospitality and Decorations
committees. Luncheon will be
served at 1890 pm, with the after
noon panel starting at 2::30 o'clock.
Reservations may be arranged
through Mrs. Peterson, Wisconsin
1854.