Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-04
BY NORMA GAUHN
Associated Press Writer


hnsbands-might not think
50.
But delegates at the 67th
annual convention of the
General Federation Of
Women's Clubs get UP early
every day during sessions
here for an hours work on
public speaking.
Their teacher is Mrs. Jessie
Haver Butler of Pomona,
Calf After IS years Of
listening to women try to say
what they mean, Mrs. Butler
says:
Women are so terribly
self conscious in public
they're not able to share
all they know. I build up
their self confidence so they
can get their message
across"
At her crowded conven-
ton classes, students get
assigned topics to be delivered
of the cuff.
Easy a. Baking Cake
practice makes perfect"
said Mrs. Butler. They find
it's Just as easy to talk in
public as it is to bake a
cake"
Delegates have been putting
theory into practice at the
five-day meeting here. with
State federation presidents
reporting on projects cover
ing such diverse activities as
civic Identification and pro-
yiding community hospitals.
A highlight of tonight's
session will be awards in the
$4,000 community achieve
rnent contest, cosponSored
with the Sears Roebuck
Foundation. Eight State
finalists have been chosen by
a screening committee, which
then inspected each COM
fnunitv to determine the or
der of awards.
Contest Finalists
State finalistS were junior
women's clubs from Payson,
SAriz.; Homewood, H.; Gin
ton, Iowa; st. Helens, Greg,
and Roanoke, Va. Others
were the Ray IN. Dak0 Study
Club, Lawton (Okla0 Wom-
ans Forum and the Wild
Rose CWis.) Woman's Club.
international winners will
be chosen from the Panda-
can Junior Woman's Club OF
Manila; Ladies Civic Club,
Puerto Rico, and the Wom-
ems League of the Virgin
Islands.
At today's session in the
Ford auditorium, which over
looks the international bound
airy between the United
States and Canada, interna-
tional aspects of club work
were emphasized with re-
ports from foreign delegates
on their home projects.
Some so international dele
gates are attending, including
women from Argentina,
Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Czechoslovakia. England,
Greece, India. Israel, ia
maica, Korea, the Philip
pines, Puerto Rico, Formosa,
Germany and Peru.
Three Speakers
Speakers included Charles
Sigh, jr. Of Holland, Mich.
executive vice president Of
the National Association Of
Manufacturers; Lady Read
ing, founder of Britain's
Women'S Voluntary Services,
and Richard w. Reuter-, ex-
ecutive director of Care.
Mr.. Sigh noted that there
are three million more wom-
en- voters than men in this
country but told delegates in
prepared remarks: your
votes are valueleSs unless you
cast them at the polls" He
urged their more active in
terest in politics.
Lady Reading said women
in public service should know
their work "is not for our
selves or for each other. In
its manifold SmallnesseS our
work is to help the youth Of
tomorrow"
Mr.. Reuter- reported on
Care projects in which wom-
ems clubs took an active
share, including pilot prof.
ectS in Korea and the Phil
ippines to aid the needy. He
told delegates:
Women conventioners re-
mind me of backseat drivers
who have gone up front to
do the actual driving, and
have kept on doing more and
more"
Urge Bill Passage
BY unanimous vote yester-
day, delegates at the general
federation agreed at the 9th
annual convention to wire
their Congressman urging
passage of the Alaska state
hood bill.
In between formal business
sessions at the Ford audito-
rum and hotel room elec-
pioneering for national Offices.
IT'S A DATE
TOMORROW
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