Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-14
Won1en's
Clubs
Portios WMOpen
Two Conventions
Here Tomorrow

Portals from all parts of the
country were gathering in Wash
a1ngton today for the meetings of
Ftwo women's legal organizations
(which will formally open tomor-
row.
Delegates of the National ASso-
,ciation Of Women Lawyers will
istart registering this afternoon at
1.-THE Carlton Hotel for the associa-
stion'S 51st annual meeting sched-
suled for tomorrow through Sun
day.
The biennial convention of Phi
Delta Delta, women's interna-
itional legal fraternity, will be held
ION the same days, with pre-con-
Vention dinner honoring officers
land past presidents to be held to-
might at the Metropolitan Club.
Phi Delta Delta delegates will be-
Sgin registration tomorrow at the
Shoreham Hotel, official head
quarters for the meeting.
Both women's groups tradition
ally meet just before the sessions
of the American Bar Association
which will meet in Washington
next week in a joint convention
with the Canadian Bar Associa-
tion.
| DR.. John r. Steelman. assistant
to President Truman, and Com
missioner Frieda Hennock Of the
Federal Communications Commits
sion, will be the principal speakers
tomorrow before the National AS
sociation Of Women Lawyers. Miss
Hennock will address the dele
gates at luncheon at 1890 pm.
on the subject, THE Free Air
waves: An Administration Diem
ma" Greetings at the luncheon.
which will follow the opening OF
the council of delegates at 10 am,
will be extended by 10 v. Morgan,
president of the District Bar As
ISOLATION, and Mrs. Olive Fair
cloth, president of the Women's
Bar Association of the District.
DR.. Steelman will speak at a
dinner meeting tomorrow night.
One of the highlights Of the
association meeting will be panel
discussion Saturday afternoon on
the Problems Of Adoption Law"
in which a panel Of authorities
from various parts of the country
will participate. In addition to a
group Of judges. the speakers will
include Miss Katharine F. Len
root, chief of the Children's Bu-
Yeau.
Attorney General j. Howard Nc
Grath will address the annual
banquet Saturday night at which
the association president, Mrs.
j. Helen Slough, will preside.
The election of officers is sched-
uled for Saturday morning.
Phi DeIta DeIto Luncheon
A luncheon tomorrow featuring
a talk by Mabel Walker Willie
brandt will launch a series of So
cial events arranged by Phi Delta |
Delta as a part of its convention |
program. The luncheon, to be held
at the Shoreham Hotel. will be
followed by a dinner tomorrow
night lat the Belle Haven Country |
Club which will feature a skit by |
local chapter members entitled
Judge for a Day."
Saturdays program will include
q luncheon at the Congressional
Country Club at which Miss Cath
crime Falvey will be the speaker
That night the legal fraternity
members will hear a discussion of
Legal Aspects of the Bridges
Trial. by F. Joseph Donohue, the
prosecutor of the Harry Bridges
perjury trial in San Francisco and
a member of the Washington Bar.
National officers will be elected |
Sunday morning and the new |
president will speak at the con-
Guiding event, a luncheon Sunday
at the Shoreham Hotel. The retir-
ing president is Mrs. Bernice c.
Merrill of Detroit.