Evening star., 1953-01-17
6. 0. P. Must Bring
Peace, Martin Tells
Women S Group

Women S Group
The Republican Party must
bring this country into a posi-
ton where it can have peace,
House Speaker Martin last night
told a dinner meeting of the
National Federation of Repub-
lican Women in the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Mr.. Martin emphasized that
the new administration is faced
with the task of building pros
perity on peace rather than war"
The "stalemate war in Korea
cannot continue indefinitely
without having ruinous effect
on the United States" he added.
He lauded President-elect
EiSenhower's Korean trip, adding
that information obtained by the
general will be invaluable in
the months ahead in endeavor-
ing to achieve a solution to the
Korean war"
Mrs. KearnS Feted.
Last nights dinner was an in
auguratiOn affair for the swear
ing in of Mrs. Carroll Kearns,
wife of the Representative from
Pennsylvania. as president of the
federation.
Mrs. Kearns is we'll known in
Washington as the president of
the District League of Republi-
can Women, a post she will con-
tinue to hold until April.
The retiring president. Mrs.
Joseph r. harrington. wife of
the Hawaiian delegate, also was
present.
Mrs. Katherine Kennedy
Brown. president Of the Ohio
Federation of Republican Wom-
ems Organizations and Ohio ma
tional committeewoman, admin
istered the oath.
Among those sworn in with
Mrs. Kearns were: Mrs. Peter
Gibson of Monroe. Mich, first
vice president: Mrs. Raymond w.
Wheeler of Boston. second vice
president: Mrs. Jean Fuller of
Los Angeles, third vice president;
Mrs. Ruth Gaddis Jeffries of
Tucson. Ariz., fourth vice presi-
dent; Mrs. John E. Wise of Mad
ison. Wise. secretary and Mrs.
Dan Kirkbride of Meriden. Wyo..
treasurer.
Social Functions Planned.
The four-day meeting of the
Federation's executive committee
and board Of directors will con-
clude its business sessions today.
Social functions then will take
over and will blend with inaug-
uration activities climaxing in
a reception for Federation repre-
Sentatives Wednesday at the
White House.
This afternoons social agenda
calls for a luncheon-faShion
show at the Hotel Statler when
honor guests will include Mrs.
Richard Nixon, wife of the Vice
PreSident-elect, and wives of in
coming cabinet officers. 1t is
sponsored by the District League
of Republican Women.
At yesterdays opening ses-
sion, Senator Margaret Chase
Smith, Republican, of Maine ex-
pressed regret that President
elect Eisenhower had chosen a
Democrat (Mrs. Oveta Cup
Hobby for the post of Federal
Security Administrator.
While stressing she did not
want her statement to be in
terpreted as a criticism or re-
flectlon on either Gen. Eisen-
hover or Mrs. Hobby. Mrs.
Smith said, Surely there are
plenty of Republican women
eminently and capably quail
fled for that position. She
added the designate for FSA ad- !
"is good friend of |
mine"
Executive Group Elects.
Yesterdays business also in
cluded the election of three
at large to the fedora
tion's Executive Committee.
They are: Mrs, Henry L. Mat
son Of Avoca, Mimi, president Of
the Minnesota Federation of Re-
publican Women's Clubs; Mrs.
Brown of Ohio, and Mrs. Ann
r. Becker of University City, |
Mo-. president of the Missouri |
federation.
Mrs. Kearns told the more
than 200 guests at last nights
dinner that her future Fedora
ton plans will include the or
ganization of neighborhood study
clubs throughout the Nation.
The purpose of these groups,
she explained. will be to inform
the women members of legisla- |
ton being considered by their |
city councilmen, State legisla-
tive bodies and the United States