Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1928, Page 41

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THE. EVENING STAR., WASHINGTON, D. €. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17. 1928.° 4T LADY ASTOR URGES MORAL REFORNS Member of Parliament Tells Women Hope of World Is in Molding Children. In a speech sparklin? with wit Lady Astor, Virginia-born member of the British Parliament, yesterday told women that their great opportunity lay in “social and moral reform” and in their “moral courage” to scourge “hypocrites” from public life. Hi was the guest of honor of national Association of Police- women, of which she is international chairman of sponsors, was the drawing card for at least 400 persons, who crowded three dining rooms and the kalcony. More than 200 additional ap- plcants for seats were turned away for lack of room. She spoke in two different dining_rooms. Lady Astor left last night for Boston, and expects to sail a week from today for England. She was the honor guest of the Canadian legation while in the Capital At the luncheon table Lady Astor appeared to enjoy her conversations with Secretary of the Navy Wilbur and Attorney General Sargent. keeping up a running fire of comment t: ‘oughout the meal. She joked with the dignified Attorney General, and at one point she was so delighted that she playfully was to poke the Secretary of the Navy, next her, with an elbow. Want Betier Voters. ‘There was no use of into public life or politics, s in her address, if they were only going to follow the example of the men. “What we want is not more voters,” the declared, “but a better quality of voters. If we are going to have a new world, a moral d,” as had been promised, the s r declared, “then women have got sav ‘Not my party, rizht or wrong,’ but they have got to in their party and sce what's wi correct thaf n in the democ- s having superior should and, fol- aster who to drive lowing th ~ondemned n hypocr] ," shz declared. en Get Chance. ar, she said, that brought e fore in public life and x n_to realize that women could accomplish much more than they had been given an opportunity to ac- complish before. It was this way in the development of policewomen's work, she explained. Touching on the work of the police- women during the war and immedi- ately after, especially at Army camps, Lady Astor «deglared that there was no danger in expos! evil; the real dan- ger was in “hiddeén ‘evil,” which should be exposed and cured. At the close of the war, she said, the people of Germany asked that the Eng- lish policewomen be kept about the Army camps until the German police- women could be organized, which was chortly accomplished. “The Germans,” sh‘e1 said, “now have a splendid women’s police.” Urges More Policewoffien. “Hope and pray for more policewomen and better policewomen,” sald Lady Astor. “Don’t cold feet. women of the world stick together on social and moral conditions for the sake of the children.” e Bishop James E. Frecman 6f Wash- ington paid tribute to Lady Astor, de- claring she represented American ideals “on the other side.” In her own per- sonal life, the bishop declared, she “exemplifies. the.glory of motherhood.” Mrs. Mifia® C. Vanwinkle, head of the Women’s Bureau of this city and president of the International Associa- tion of Policewomen, presided. Other speakers were Dr. Valeria H. 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Georgia Ave. & Upshur St. N.W. 7th & S Sts. N.W, Silver Spring, Md. GULF REFINING COMPANY

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