Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1927, Page 30

DAY STAR. WASHI National Council of Jewish Women to Celebrate Thirtieth Anniversary—pen Women Conduct Prize Contests—News of League of Woman Voters, Joint Congressional and'Womans Party ME. PEARL V. METZELTHIN,, internationally known Jewish'| club woman and lecturer, will | ve an illustrated ta on conditions in China at the agsembly of the National Council of Jewish Women, celebrating the o ganization's thirtieth annive . to be held in the Jewish Community Cen ter Auditorium Tuesday afternoon.| March §, at 2:15 | Mme. Metzelthin spent 12 years in China, the wife of a German diplo mat on duty there, and is thoroughly familiar with the conditions in China in regard to the position of women. general customs and life at the former impe: court. She will relate many of her colorful experiences prior to the revolution as well as during the first chaotic days when the imperial | government was overthrown. Drawing her material from a wealth of personal experience such as comes seldom within the life of one person Mme. Metzelthin brings a distinetly novel and compelling_contribution to | the lecture platform. During her in the Orient she was on intimate, terms with the ruling classes and | through her close contact with medi-| cal mission work also became famili with the struggle of the masses. Her lecture program tive revelations concerning Chines home life, official and political events in China, as well as personal experi- ences as the wife of a diplomat during the regime of the dowager empre: and through the stirring days of the | revolution in 1911, and interpretatio: of the rare and exquisite art symbols of China. | Her own personal collection of Chinese costumes, gifts to her from | distinguished personages in China, | and her collection of Chinese em: | broidedies and other objects of art | will be used to illustrate her remarks | on this phase of Chinese life. She herself will appear in the gorgeous| robes of a Manchu princess. | Having seen the horrors of revelu- tion both in China and in Europe (she | was in Germany during the revolution | of 1018), having viewed the pitiful attermath of war, Mme. Metzelthin {s attempting through her lectures and her clubwork to do all that is possible to promote international understand: ing and fellowship of nations. Mrs. Leonard B. Schloff, president | of tbe District of Columbia section of the National Council of Jewish Women, who will preside over the mssembly, has announced additional features of the program, to include Chinese melodies, sung by Mrs. Her- man Shapiro, and the final appea ence in Washington of Sylvia Altman, child pianist, who has won considera- ble local fame for her advanced per- formance. Miss Altman. who, at the age of 13, has graduated from high school in addition to having advanced beyond her years with her musical education, expects to leave Washing- ton in the neer future to prepare for | concert work. A reception and tea in honor of Mme. Metzelthin wiil follow the as- sembly. Junior members of the coun- cll, dressed in Chinese costumes, will mssist in serving tea. | * ok Ok K FOR the stimulation and encourage: ment of its members, the National | League of American Pen Women is conducting at the present time six prize contests—short story, art, musi- cal compositions, book, drama and poetry. The first three contests will be ciosed and prizes awarded this Spring, while the last three il be continted to November 13, 1927. Con testants must be members of (he ZLeague of American Pen Women and work submitted must have been pub- Jished or produced within the current year of the holding of the contest. The date for the conclusion of the musical contest has been extended from March 156 to March 24, after Which the compositions will be sent to the judges, all o whom will be professionals chosen from outside the Jeague. One hundred dollars, which has been contributed by a patron of music, will be the prize award for the composition which achieves first place, and in addition there will be honorable mentions. The prize-win- ning number, as well as those receiv- ing honorable mention, will be ren dered during the Authors’ Congress | in this city in April. To be eligible, a composition must have been “pub- lished or produced or sold for pub! cation or production between 1826, and March, 1927.”7 Preferably the number should have had a concert rendering. Only work of a highly pro- fessional standard will be considered. Mrs. Gertrude Martin Rohrer, re- céntly appointed national chairman of music for the league, is chairman of | the musical contest. She is president of the Western Pennsylvania Branch of the League and her home is in Pittsburgh. _Entries in_the contest should be addressed to Mrs. Rohrer, care of the national headguarters of the league, Mayflower Hotel, and should bear an assumed name, With the correct name enclosed in a sealed envelope. A prize of one hundred dollars will be awarded to the best short story published or sold for publication by a league member between March 15 1926, and March 15, 1927, and sub- mitted in the contest, under a nom de plume, with the real name of the writer in a sealed envelope. The winner of the art contest will be chosen from pictures or sculpture exhibited at the fine arts anfl sculp- ture exhibition of the National League American Pen Women the latter part of April in New York City. This is the first exhibition of the work of the league artists from all branches under auspices of the national league, and is being looked forward to with keen interest by the art divisions of the various branches. Portraits, land- scapes, still life, flowers, etc., in oil, water colors or pastel may be sub- mitted, as well as sculpturé. A prize of $100 will be the award to the artist submitting the best piece of work in the exhibit. i ACTWITIES at the headquarters of the National League of Women Voters during the last week have been concerned with the closing of the Con- gress and several conferences relative to plans for the general council meet- | ing at the Mayflower Hotel in April Among the State and national le ers who have been in conference with Miss Belle Sherwin, league president, during the week were Miss Elizabeth | J. Hauser, fourth vice president, from | includes authorita- | i MME. PEARL V. METZELTHIN, Who will lecture on China at assem- bly of National Council of Jewish Women, celebrating thirtieth anni- versary of organization, March 8. Photo by Cornish-Raker. s step in the right direction” to- ward hetter enforcement of the eighteenth amendment, the National League of Women Voters declared in | commenting upon the passage of the prohibition unit reorganization hill. Miss Elizabeth J. Hauser of Girard, Ohio. vice president in charge of the league's department of efficiency in government, declared the league has always supported the merit system in civil service as the most effective means of securing an able corps of workers in Government service. The league believes the civil service rem edy is one most likely to improve en- forcement at this time, Miss Hauser stated. “The knowledge that the eighteenth amendment and th Volstead act are not bheing adequately enforced is so general that no statistics are neces- sary to convince any one on that Miss Hauser sald. “It is enough to say that both sides to the prohibition controversy recognize that enforcement of the law up to the pres ent time has been far from complete, Almost_every one would agree, also, that enforcement of prohibition has become one of the major tasks of the Federal Government, and that we are passing through a recognized crisis with reference to prohibition. Nor does it require much marshalling of evidence to convince any thinking per- son that in too many cases politics has entered into prohibition."” “Though the direct primary system of nominating candidates has been as- sailed by old-line politicians, it is with- | standing all attacks on its structure n the States of Minnesota, North Da- kota, South Dakota, lowa and Mon- tana.” Miss Marguerite M. Wells of Minneapolis, a director for these five States, brought this word to Miss Sherwin when she arrived In Wash- ington last week. Miss Wells reported that a well de- fined sentiment for the retention of | the direct primary nominating system in these five States has succeeded in blocking the efforts of a small minor- ity to return to the discredited conven- G Street at Eleventh Girard, Ohio; Miss Marguerite M. ‘Wells of Minneapolis, a director of the national league; Mrs. Henry G. Sher- | rard of Detroit, president of the Mich- | igan league; Mrs. George H. Crooker | of Providence, president of the Rhode Island league; Mrs. Arthur G. Rotch; of Boston, former president of the| Massachusetts league, and Miss Nora Houston of Richmond, a member of the Virginia league board. Mrs. Sherrard hastened back to Detroit to answer the call for service H on a Federal grand jury. It is Mrs.| Sherrard’s first experience as a juror, | and she is anticipating it with great interest, particularly because of the | league's support of jury servige for women as “a part of citizenship.” | FEleven State leagues are working for | jurors’ bills in pending ses slons of State legislatures The placing of prohibition enforce- ment officers under civil service rules b tion system. Woman voters are con stantly on the watch to protect and | improve the features of the primary, and their nce will have its re- ward, she pr ted. Miss Wells also brought reports that were unqualified assurances that each of these five States would match the | Federal allotmants for the ‘operation of the maternity and infaney act for | another two yea Passage of the: woman jury service | bill by one house,of the South Dakota Legislature spellsiprogress, Miss Wells pointed out. The Montana Legisla- ture is being asked to approve a siml- Jar bill, while women in Minnesota, | North Dakota and lowa are now. eli: gible to jury service. The number of women accepting public offices is on the increase, Wells said All the States in her re. gion, with the exception of lowa | Which just amended its constitution to permit women to serwe in the Legis. lature, have woman legislators. Min- nesota has its first woman Senator to share honors with threevwomen in the lower hou * % X ¥ | THE final meeting of the Women's | Joint Congressional | for this season was held last Monday at the A. A. U. W. Club, dollowed by a symposium luncheon.” Unless a | special session is called this Spring |to fi up suhcommittee work, the tion will not meet.again until | November Word has just been received by the American Home FEconomlics As: - tion that the Hawaiian Home FEco- nomics Association has completed its affiliation Delegates from Hawaii are expected to attend the Pan-Pacific Conference on Education Rehabilitation, Recla- Honolulu April 11 to 16. Forum suppers at the Women's Na tional Democratic Club headquarters have been discontinued until after Easter, but a series of Lenten teas will be given during the next six weeks, the first one heing scheduled for Thursday afternoon, March 10, | from 4 to 6. Senator Alben W. Barkley of Ken- | tucky will speak at the program | Tuncheon tomorrow afternoon, con- | tinuing the presidential standard se- ries of talks. A tea will be given this afternoon at headquarters of the National Wom an's Party in honor of the special committee from the organization which assisted in steering the jury service hill for women of the District through the Senate. The bill was passed with other lastminute legis Jation during the closing days of the session and was signed by the Presi | dent subsequently. Mrs. Emile Berliner, the committee, compoSed of Mrs. Wy- mond Bradbury, Mrs. Bernita Shelton Matthew . Pearl Bellman Klein, Wiley and Grace chief nat the Dep: : B. Hazard, uralization examiner of ment of Labor, ship laws affecting women. Emma Wold, a local attorn Vi is an authority on citizenship uralization, will preside, jntroducing the speaker. Miss Margaret Lambie will pour te asgisted by members of the nationa council residing in Washington and members of the District branch. Miss Maud Younger, national con- gressional chairman of the National Woman's Party, arrived jn Washing- ton from her home in California last Monday to present at the next coun- cil meeting the plans of the California Phone Main 8780 mation and Recreation, to be held in | chairman of | Miss | Committee | with the Ameérican group. | | Women's City Club, | Mount Pleasant 21-YEAR LEGAL AGE | SCORED BY GEORGE| | Founder of Junior Republic Says| at Age of 16 Boys and Girls Are Ready to Govern. | | Declaring that the unrest and irresponsibility of vouth- was caused by the law prescribing 21 as the legal age, W. S. George, founder of the George Junior Republic, in a slwm‘h‘ | hefore members of the Women's City | Club Friday, sald that until a toy |is 16 he may be a Boy Scout and get | &00d civie ‘training, but that from 16 to 2 Ithough fully grown, men tally, ph: lly and blologically, he is | still an infant in the eyes of the law. | The George Junior Republic v organized, according to Mr. George, to | give young men and young women | from the ages of 16 to 21 some train ing in economic and efvic responsi-| bilitv. The parent organization is at | Freeville, N. Y. where 123 young| people live in a village which they | themselves govern. They hold elec- | tions, make laws, enforce the laws and earn their own living. The con stitution of this republic is framed on that of @e United States, and the | laws are those of the State of New York, together with any they make themselves, Chil en of poor families, orphans, those who are hard to control and such young folk are taken into | g h for the Junior Republic to handle,” said Mr. George. “One of the toughest hoys in Boston came to the republic, and after being put in jail and otherwise straightened out he finally hecame president of the republic, and is now a very prom- inent man in the affairs of the | Nation.” | According to Mr. George, sons of very wealthy families aiso have bheen members of the republic. They get no more than the others, however, he explained, for every one is paid for what he does, and if he is starves and goes without clothes until he earns enough in the coin of the realm to buy what he needs. There are several junior republics | as such,” said Mr. George. ‘‘They are | located "in California, Pennsylvania, | onnecticut, England and France. | | The movement growing, and we | have self-government creeping into | colleges, high schools and the like, Miss Maude Frances presided at the meeting, which was given under the | auspices of the child welfare and | public health committees of the | 1 HOLDS PRAYER DAY. Woman’s Interdenominational Mis- | sionary Federation Meets. | Prayers for all the nations of the world were offered by the Woman's Interdenominational Missionary Fed- | eration of the District of Columbia an vielnity in its “world day of prayer" | the Mount Vernon Place Methodist piscopal Church South Friday. A dozen brief appeals for prayerful assistance, called in the service pro- | & ble requests,” were recited by the members of the federation and this was followed by the prayer for the nations. Rev. 8. B. Daughert pastor of the First United Brethren in- Christ Church, gave the address of consecration, and Mrs. C. E. Haw- thorne, a member of the Wallace Me. morial United Brethren Church, re. cited the prayer of consecration. Mrs. D. Townshend of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and Mrs. John Newton Culbertson, president of the federa. tion, presided over the first and latter half of the services, respectivel ushers included Mrs. J. B. 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