Evening star., 1952-07-15
Democratic
to View
Convention

The Woman's National Demo-
cratic Club is making plans for
keeping its door open for members
and friends interested in watch
ing the television proceedings of
the Democratic National Com
mittee Convention next week in
Chicago.
They will have a special interest
as their president, Mrs. Charles
F. Brarihan. will take an active
part in a program being staged
by the Women's Division of the
Democratic National Committee
next Tuesday and Wednesday.
The wife of the Secretary of |
Agriculture will be the first speak
Ter on the program which will take
the form of an animated edition |
|of the Democratic Digest, official
publication Of the Women's Divi-
lsion Of the national committee.
1T is the first time that the publi-
cations editors have tried the
unusual gimmick Of replacing the
July issue Of the magazine with
Ia live discussion of campaign is
sues. Topic of Mrs. Brannan's
15-minute talk will be Farms
with a Future"
Two other members of the
club. Mrs. Oscar Chapman and
Mrs. Philip S. Owen, will also
take part in the digest program.
The contributors" will be intro
duced by publisher" India Ed
wards, director of the Women's
Division. Dorothy Girton, editor
of the Democratic Digest, will be
editor on the program. Mrs.
Chapman is the wife of the Sec
retary of Interior and Mrs. Owen
Is director of the Volunteer Re-
search Division Of the Democratic
National Committee.
Other contributors to the
digest will be Mrs. G. Mennen
Williams, wife Of the Governor Of
Michigan, and Mrs. Stella Werner,
who will describe the living room
campaign that won her the Demo-
cratic nomination for the House
of Representatives from Mary
lands sixth district.
Two other members from the
local Democratic club also plan
ming on being in Chicago are Mrs.
Jesse M. Donaldson. wife of the
Postmaster General. and Mrs.
Dale Doty. second vice president
of the club. They expect to be
on hand for the convention ses-
sions and several social events
planned for the convention Wis
Iitors.
Among the parties on the con-
Ivention agenda are a supper to
he given on Sunday night in the
lgrand ballroom of the Palmer
House by the Chicago Committee
and a breakfast on Monday at the
Conrad Hilton.
Mrs. Ernest L. Ives, sister of
lGov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois,
will be hostess for the breakfast,
which will be chairmanned by
blanche Fritz. chairman of the
Illinois Democratic Women's
division. The event will honor
wives Of Governors and State vice
Ichairmen.
Back home, Women's National
Democratic Club members not 60
ling to the convention, are max
ling sure they'll not miss any Of
the proceedings. For their con-
venience, the club, located on
cool. tree-shaded New Hampshire
avenue, will serve buffet lunch
leon every day.
! On Monday, the night Of the
convention keynote address by
lGov. Paul A. Dever of Massachu-
Isetts, a special buffet supper will
be served.
l Last night, plans for the COM
ling week got under way during an
informal discussion held by club
members following a supper hon.
oring outgoing committee chair
linen.
Mrs. Brannan could not be on
hand for the supper as she few up
to New York to keep a speaking
engagement before the Women's
Democratic Club of Brooklyn. She
: did fly back in time, however. to
Ipreside at the discussion, which
was temporarily emceed by Mrs.
Irwin Hoff, new program chair
man, and Mrs. Joseph Casey.