Evening star., 1954-10-13
CIVIC
Agendu
Announced
.By Erances kide

Cyprus issue are expected TO be
taken up In emergency resolu-
tions TO be presented this week
at the annual fall board meeting
of the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs.
Although 1t has been on record
in favor of statehood for Alaska
for many years. the federation
apparently through an oversight
never has acted ON statehood
for Hawaii, Mrs. Theodore 3.
Chapman, GFWC president, dis
closed yesterday.
Mrs. Chapman said the ex-
planation may be that clubs In
Alaska are organized into q ter.
ritorial federation. while those In
Hawaii are not.
On the Cyprus question, the
federation has been asked to sslp-
port Greece's claim to the island
which is now o British crown
colony and an important NATO
base, Mrs. Chapman told q press
conference. The United Nations
has agreed to consider the issue.
Supports Greek Position
Mrs. Chapman said she per-
sonally supported the Greek po4
sition In q letter to Ambassador
Henry Cabot Lodge, jr.. chief
United States delegate to the
u. NJ. basing her support on the
right Of self determination.
She pointed out the General
Federation long has had q spe-
cial interest in Greece where
1t has approximately $4,000
members.
Mrs. Lima Tsaldaris, president.
of the Greek Federation Of
Women's Clubs, has been ap-
pointed to the Greek delegation
to the United Nations and re-
Gently visited General Fedora
tion headquarters here.
Mrs. Tsaldaris is not expected
ip Washington for the CIVIC
board meeting because she Is
not a member of the board.
This year for the first time.
however. the federation has two
members from. foreign countries
on the board. They are Mrs.
Benito Legarda of the Philip
pines, vice chairman Of the
Council of International Clubs.
and Mrs. Carlos M. Kohly Of
Cuba, a co-chairman of the
councils Program Committee.
Both are expected here for the
board sessions.
Meeting at StotIer
The three-day meeting, to be
held at the Hotel Statler, will be
attended by members of the
Executive Committee. depart
l11ent and division chairmen,
leaders of Junior organizations
and the State presidents. A total
Of about $50 are expected.
The formal opening session is
scheduled for 2:15 pm. tomor-
row and adjournment will follow
q dinner meeting Saturday
night.
Mrs. Chapman announced
yesterday that she has accepted
the invitation of the American
Heritage Foundation to join a
large group Of organization lead
ers on q trip to Germany. start
ing october 20. The group will
inspect the operation of Radio
Free Europe in Munich and Ber-
lin and also will spend a day in
Paris before returning to New
York, october 20.
Comments on Coffee
Mrs. Chapman, who was one
Of four federation representa-
tives to visit Brazil last winter
to look into causes of soaring
coffee prices, was asked If she
had any comment to make on
the Federal Trade Commissions
report this week blaming the
price increases, in substantial
part, on New York coffee traders.
The federation delegation, on
its return, attributed high coffee
prices to the shortage caused by
frost.
Mrs. Chapman speculated yes
terday that coffee may have
been stored somewhere IN this
country. But she expressed the
opinion it was not in Brazil at
the time of their inspection
tour.
I'VE went into several large
warehouses where I am sure we
were not expected and found
them empty, except for some
empty sacks lying on the floor. I"
she reported
The clubwomen were guests OF
the Brazilian Coffee Institute
but took the trip only on the