Evening star., 1951-10-19

Women Asked
ToSpread News
|0f Mobilization
Federation Votes to
Give Wilson Hand
In Public Relations

bilization director, who is facet
with a serious cut in his, informa.
tion and public relations person.
mel in a pending appropriation.
bill, today called on the Genera
Federation of Women's Clubs tt
help him spread defense mobiliza.
ton in formation.
Speaking before the federation
board of directors meeting in the
Statler Hotel. Mr.. Wilson said hi
believes getting the American peo-
pie informed on the Why's" OF
mobilization is one important Job
that still needs doing.
Stressing his belief that develop
|ment of Americas productive
might is the sure way to prevent
q third World War. he said this
will call for sacrifices.
Mr.. Wilson said sacrifices ane
help from uninformed person.
who don't understand the why
of what is being done cannot be
expected.
I'VE need your help" he tolc
the board.
We're not getting very much
help from Congress-" he added.
Board Promises Aid.
On the heels of Mr.. Wilson's
speech. the board approved Its
Executive Committees recommen-
dation that the federation Offer
to aid Mr.. Wilson in the dissent
nation of information.
Mrs. Hiram Cole Houghton
federation president, said the
technique used would be a weekly
newsletter prepared by the Office
of Defense Mobilization and dis.
tributed by the federation to it.
more than 16,000-member clubs
Other business today was to in
clude a club institute, with Mrs
Clarence j. Goldthrope heading
the leadership clinic; Mrs. Theo
dore S. Chapman, program plan
ming; Mrs. John j. Perry, fedora
ton extension. and Mrs. R. I. C
Prout and Miss Ethel Foster
finances.
Mrs. Claude S. Steele will Civ
the report of the nominating
committee, and Mrs. Horace e
Ritchie will introduce resolutions
Mrs. Houghton will give her re
port. and additional reports vii
come from Mrs. Oscar A. Ahlgrer
first vice president; Mrs. Chap
man, who is second vice presi
dent; Mrs. L. J. McCaffrey. re
cording secretary: Mrs. Prout
who is treasurer: Miss Foster, VIII
is chairman of the budget: Mr.,
E. Lee Ozbirn. dean of chairmer
and Mrs. John j. Kirk. dean o
State presidents.
Tea at Blair House.
Other business today was to in
clude presentation of honor guests
counsel chairmen and hosteSse
at luncheon session; greeting
from DR.. You Chan Yang, Am
bassador from Korea, in connec
ton with the CARE for Korea
campaign; a message from Nine
Yang. an address by May Crail
of the Portland (MeJ Press
Herald. and a discussion led b!
Richard w. Reuther. assistan
executive director of CARE, Inc
Mrs. x. L. KleinpelL Miss Stells
Scurlock and Mrs. Ruth Gray will
discuss youth problems. Addi.
tional remarks will be made BY
William c. Hammer, director Of
Consumer Information. Celanes.
Corp. of America. Participants II
an American home department
discussion will be Mrs. j. L. Lush
Mrs. Samuel Levy. Mrs. MAY
Dickinson Kimmall and Mrs. Euls
Montgomery, with Mrs. Bilse j
Robinson as consultant. Tea a.
Blair House. with Mrs. Harry s
Truman as hostess, will climax tn,
day.
Eric Johnston Speaks.
Principal speaker last night wa
Eric Johnston, administrator O
the Economic Sterilization Agen
cy. He discussed the reasons TO
freezing prices and wages. H
said that. before January 26, tn
cost of living had gone UP Ia pc
cent month, but since the freeze
the rise only has been eighteenth
OF / per cent. This, he said, in
dicates that fairly good job ha,
been accomplished in controllin,
the cost Of living.
Mr.. Johnston explained tina
controls may be lifted within tw,
years, because increased produc
ton Is creating a supply tha
should meet the demand.
He urged the women, as house
wives and consumers, to lend thei
full support to the fight agains
imitation. even If it requires dis
cipline and self-sacrifice.
A panel on the national Defens
Department, with Miss Alma n
Preinkert as chairman, included
as participants, Mrs. Edward M
Anderson, discussing saving
bonds; Mrs. 'Wilber L. Shultz, talk
ing on recruitment of women; Mrs
"a. William Jones, housing; Mrs
Gilbert F. Loebs. speaking on tn
consumer. and Miss Preinkert, dis
cussing civil defenses.
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