Evening star., 1947-06-27
CIubwomen FACING
Another Fight Over
Plan 10 Admit DPS
BY Frances Lide
Siar Stoff Correspondent

the General Federation OF women S
Clubs in opposing the Stratton bill
for admission of 100000 displaced
persons to this country was under
way today as federation delegates
prepared to wind up their 56th an
nual convention tonight.
Although resolution supporting
principles of the pending legislation
was defeated Wednesday. some Of
the proponents have refused to drop
the issue.
The subject could be reopened on
the convention floor if member
who voted against the resolution
should move to reconsider. accord
ing to Mrs. Horace r. Ritchie of
Athens, Ga, resolutions chairman.
Total Was Not a Majority.
A proposed emergency resolution
asking individual members to write
members of Congress in behalf of
the bill is being circulated by a
group of delegates who point out
the total vote cast on the original
motion-341 for and 556 against
did not represent majority OF reg
tstered voters.
Introduction of the new reSolu-
tion, however, is opposed by some
of those favoring the Stratton bill,
on the grounds the federation can
not afford to take conflicting stands
on the same issue.
Delegates were voting today in a
second run-off election for record
ing secretary after naming other
officers in balloting yesterday.
Other Officers Elected.
Mrs. j. L. Blair Buck of Rich
mond was unopposed for president
and others voted into Office in
cluded Mrs. Hiram c. Houghton,
jr.. Red Oak, Iowa, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Oscar A. Ahlgren, Whit
ing, Ind, second vice president and
Mrs. Charles L. Fuller, Brockton,
Mass, treasurer.
Mrs. Earl B. Shoesmith of San
Leandro. Calf, and Mrs. Volney
w. Taylor, Brownsville, Tex, were
still in the running for recording
secretary. There were four candi-
dates for this post, Mrs. Gustav
Ketterer of Philadelphia and Mrs.
w. M. Rennie of Chicago having
been eliminated in earlier voting.
The growing interest of the fed
Grafton in party politics was empha-
sized again yesterday when Mrs.
Robert w. Macauley, assistant
chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, and Mrs. Charles
w. Tillett, Democratic National
Committee vice chairman, were
among speakers discussing, How
Can More Women Reach the Top?"
Mrs. Tillett deplored the fact that
few past officers of women's organi-
cations are willing to take part in
political organizations. She said
that clubwomen who have tested
leadership In civic groups are un-
usually we'll equipped for public
service, but too many bury their
talents under the old familiar
chant: I'm nonpartisan.'
Lack of d. C. Suffrage Noted.
Mrs. Tillett also said women must
learn to take their part of the
political load "at the bottom" il
those struggling to reach the TOP
in government and politics are te
achieve their goals,
At the conclusion of her address
the presiding officer, DR.. Helen
Dwight Reid of the American AS
sociation of University Women
called attention to the fact that
District residents are without the
vote.
For all of you who don't live
in the disenfranchised District OF
Columbia, there's a definite chal~
lenge to Mrs. Tilletts message" she
declared.
Mrs. Macauley said women are be-
ginning to realize that independence
of party aff1liation simply hasn't
paid Off
When they achieved suffrage,
many women thought they were go
ing to change the rules and exert a
purifying influence, she recalled.
I'VE have learned the hard way,
that the rules have remained the
same and the purifying influence,
so far as wholly feminist moves are
concerned is embodied mostly in
copious resolutions" she said.
Miss Arden Gives Beauty Hints.
A lighter touch was added to the
panel when Elizabeth Arden gave
the delegates a few beauty hints
and said: "A woman easy on the
eyes is a potent argument for any
cause"
Representative Katharine st.
George. Republican, Of New York,
in an address on Current Legisla-
ton" charged that the Truman
doctrine upsetS the Monroe Doc
trine. criticized the high cost of
Government as the major factor in
the high cost of living, and promised
that in 1913, you'll get tax cut, no
matter what"
Declaring President Truman's ad-
dress to Congress on Greece and
Turkey may be considered the
greatest turning point in the Ma
tion's history, she said. IF We are
going to keep communism out OF
Greece. Russia has the right tc
hold the line for communism ir
Cuba, Mexico and other South
Aooericap repuhljcc