Evening star., 1954-01-20
COP Group
Ends Session
Todoy
BY Mory |. Vouehon

Leaders of the National Fed
Grafton of Republican Women
turned their attention to pre-
liminary plans for their biennial
convention as they wound up
their annual threc-day board
meeting today at the Sheraton
Park Hotel.
Today's agenda included the
selection of a site for the bien-
nial convention in September.
Mrs. Carroll D. Kearns. fed
erati6n president. is presiding
at the meeting here, which is
Tor members Of the board OF
directors and executive COM
mittees.
United States Ambassador
to the United Nations Henry
Cabot Lodge addressed the
women yesterday at their
morning session.
Speaking in support Of United
States participation in the United
Nations, he said that organiza-
ton serves this country as a
place lin which to work to avoid
wars, to develop allies, and to
present the United States cause
for human freedom.
In a discussion Of Korea, Mr..
Lodge charged the actions OF
"some very stupid men" in
Washington prevented three ma
tions from sending troops to the
United Nations command to fight
| in Korea.
In the Korean war, he said.
this country did not follow the
pattern of World War II in help
ing other nations equip their
own troops.
Instead, Mr.. Lodge said. the
United States required allied ma
tions to pay back in dollars for
clothes and transportation and.
when nations didn't have suff1-
cient dollars. they couldn't par
ticipate.
This was a mistake" he said.
1t was the fault of some very
stupid men here. I can't mention
names, but I know of three
nations that would have sent
troops"
| Last night the women joined
Republican members of Congress
and their wives at a reception
in the Sheraton-Park Hotel for
Vice President Nixon, Speaker
Of the House Martin and Repub-
lican National Committee Chair
man Leonard w. Hall.
The executive committee and
board members later were guests
at an informal dinner in the
Mayflower Hotel given by the
Business and Professional Wom-
ems group of the League of Re-
publican Women of the District.
Guest speaker at the latter
event was Senator Carlson of
Kansas, chairman of the Post
Of1ces and Civil Service Com
mittee.
Senator Carlson said that
while there will be necessary ad-
juStments in this country's eco
nomic life because of a transfer
from a war economy to one of
peace. "the picture for high en-
ployment and prosperity is very
good This. he said. is evi-
denced by the recent trends in
the stock market, which is
usually a barometer of future
economic conditions"
Thanks to the determined
emphasis on economy in the
Congress and the institution of
sound fiscal policies by the exec
utive branch, we have checked
the devastating fires of inf1a-
tion." he added.
Earlier, DR.. Floyd E. McCaf-
free, director of Research of the
Republican National Commit
tee. told the delegates there is
some slide-off in employment
and that personal income is 60
ing down a bit"
However. he treasured the
women that the present admin
istration is developing economic
policies to meet this challenge
OF a "sliding-off" economy.
DR.. McCaffree spoke at the
morning session.
Highlights of yesterdays pro-
gram included a reception at
the White House at midday.
when the Republican women
leaders were greeted by Mrs. Eli
senhower. and a tea given by
Mrs. John Foster Dulles, wife of
the Gecrotorv NJ Cfofo Of hor