Evening Star Newspaper, July 14, 1929, Page 43

CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION Stimulating Addresses Feature Convention of Business and Professional Women—Junior Feminists Entertain. Open Door Organization Formed. BY CORINNE FRAZIEE. MONG the highlights of the tenth anniversary convention of the National Federation of Business and Profestional Wom- en held at Mackinac Island, Mich., last week were the stimulating 2ddresses of speakers rTepresenting & | variety of interests, both on this and the other side of the Atlantic. None had a more vital message to leave with the great conclave of clubwomen than their own Fresident, Miss Lena Made- sin Phillips, and Miss Charl O. Wil- liams of Washington, national educa- tion chairman, whose report on the objectives of her group and the work 80 far accomplished was both interest- ing and enlightening. ‘Among the other speakers of note were Representative Ruth Hanna Mc- Cormick of Illinois, Miss Bessie Q. Mott, well known in the banking world; Alvin Dodd of Chicago and Dr. Maria Castellani of Rome, Italy, founder of the Business and Professional Women's Clubs in Rome and Milan, whose vivid rsonality and impassioned plea for {;e immediate organization of an in- ternational federation of business and professional women made a deep im- pression on all who heard her. “Such an alliance would help women greatly in their own work,” Dr. Castel- lani declared. “They are crippled now | for want of an international inter- mediary. Today many businesses and professions are directly connected with | the international relations fleld. But thus far the men have all the ad- vantage in such professions. All the most impertant international positions are held by them. Very few women | are in the international relations field and they hold only the smaller posi- tions in international bodies. | “If business and professional women | need international help they have to | g0 to assoclates other than their own, | because, even If the federation is very | powerful in their own country. it has no international standing. “This could and should be remedied. As women get a wider acquaintance internationally, as they learn more about international affairs, they are| | going to make themselves felt in all| these international organizations. | “I do not meed to tell my audience | of tonight how rapidly the Federation : of Business and Professional Women's Clubs is growing in the United States.| It is growing rapidly, too, in Italy,| elthough it is an infant movement— a little less than a year old. Its im-| portance in these two countries is an index of how successful an interna-| tional federation will be. This great| federation in the United States is s0| powerful and well organized that I} wish all the world of business and| professional women to have relations with vou. The commanding position| of the United States among nations puts vou in a position to spread this great idea as no other nation could at the present time.” | e Rmnmc to the National Federa- tion of Business and Professional | Women as the one clear voice to speak for united business women, and | recommending the formation of a pra: tical national reciprocity rogram | whereby women may help each other systematically in gaining success in the | business and professional world, Miss | Lena Madesin Phillips, national pres 4 dent, told the delegates at the conven- tion: “It is our job to champion the advance of womankind wherever oppor- | tunity may offer.” “It is generally admitted by ex- perienced ~feminists,” Miss Philli added, “that the entire woman move- | ment has struck an impasse. There * is a deadline in business. in the pro- fessions, in politics beyond which many | men, ever more consciously, determine we shall_not pass. An occpsional | woman, the unusval, the aceigeatal the accessory wife or daughter of go ernor or corporate director. may prove | an exception, But for the rank and | file of us there i8 neither equal oppor- | tunity nor equal pay. “Certain it is that a part of our fune- tion as a federation is to deal with this situation as best we may. Principles are in my opinion more vital than per- | sonalities, but when no economic or po- | litical prineiple is involved. the success of every woman is the obligation um'lJ opportunity of every other woman. And | when we, &5 a group, rise above envy, | jealousy, our fear of feminine compe- tition, and are ready, even eager, to| push forward rather than trip up an-| other qualified, aspiring woman, then I Delleve: we will have overcome our| greatest obstacle to equality. & “The barrier which I help to break | down that my sister may pass can no | longer stand as the wall which limits | me. Some faint glimmer of her glory will fall in reflection upon us all. “I unhesitatingly advocate patronage of women by women. This atatement will be criticized on the ground that there should be no sex discrimination. True, but such discrimination already exists, and & drastic method of eliminat- ing it is to be found in the promotion | of women by women. We speak glml' of freedom and equality and our lacl of them. Within ourselves, individually and as a group, lies the only power to bresk our chains. When women have plumbed the deg'hn of this truth, then, and not until ti reality of equality. | “It has often been said that women | will not help each other. This we em- | phatically deny. There is an earnest desire upon the part of the many to | be helpful, but there is much indeci- sion and confusion as to how this may done. The failure is largely of method, not of intent. Therefore, I pro- s special committee to submit to oour clubs a practical business reciprocity program. An experiment in this was tried successfully last Autumn by the exposition of. women's arts and indus- tries in New York. Each member of a ip of volunteers selected from her own acquaintance five women whose product or skill she considered worthy of the patronage of het friends. 8he systematically promoted these for a pe- riod of three months and proved that astounding results may be thus ob- tained. One of our clubs in Mississippi | also used the plan with real success. “There is a field, I believe, for doing this on a Nation-wide scale. 1In con- en, will we realise the | pared these national committees have re- | center in New York has been offered our members who seek broader markets for products which they can manufac- ture.” R MPROVED facilities for vocational guidance will be assured in more than 1,000 communities in the United States during the next year if the ob- jectives of the educational committee of the National Federation of Business| and Professional Women are achieved as outlined by Miss Charl O. Williams, chairman, in" her annual report en at_the Michigan convention. Miss Williams recommended a con= tinuation of the survey of vocational guidance resources in communities in which there are federated clubs, which has been conducted during the past year. Two hundred and seven clubs of the federation completed this' sur- vey this past year, and 120 ¢lubs also reported on_conditions of their local libraries with reference to vocational- guidance literature. Miss Willlams' report recommended the continuance of this work, for a pe- riod of two more years at least, until all of the 1,050 clubs in the federation have had an opportunity to particl- pate. She urged, further, that when the surveys are completed the clubs should use them as a basis for improving vo- cational guidance and placement f cilities in their communities. An increase of the organization's| scholarship fund from $7.285 to $10.000 Was advoeated by Miss Willlams, The en in Journalitm.” fund is to be used for research into| the problem of business and profe: sional women, Miss Willlams recom- mended that the interest from the fund, if increased as her committee gmpocod. be used to maintain a rescarch fellow= ship at a university of high standing. Bhe urged that in taking steps to promote the establishment and im- provement of vocational guidance pro- grams in the smaller communities, the clubs emphasize especially the needs of the rural girl in the country school. Since the education committee of the | federation was established it has taken #s one of its major projects ““the estab- lishment of a sane and adequate stand- ard of general education as a basis for technical training for business.” In the furtherance of that progr: scholarship funds have been established to enwuuge f‘m to complete at least a high achool course before entering business. Records have been compiled this year showing that more than 400 such funds exist in local clubs, besides informal fts or loans for educational purposes. he total number of girls who have recejved or are receiving aid from clubs reporting (aside from those who have| just established funds) is 999. The| amount of money disbursed probably | runs to $155.425. Besides these local funds there are 14 educational funds| administered by State federations. { “Our tenth ‘anniversary year.” Miss Williams said in her final recommenda- | tions, “should mark the beginning of | an increasing emphasis upon our own vocational problems as business and | professional women. Time and thought | should be given to discussing what these problems are in the various occupations | represented in our membership. Dis- cussion of these should be provided for at local club meetings, State conven-| tions and reglonal conferences, in order | that all our members may make full use | of the opportunities for success jn their respective callings. { “One can predict with assurance that | woman in business is here to stay,” she | said in closing. “Adjustments will have to be made, for this world is largely| geared to man's activities. Helping | woman to orient herself in her new sphere and formulating and interpret- ing the ideals of her group are the work | of our federation.” * ok ok ok A STRONG plea for the support of » the business women of the coun- try in the campaign for calendar sim- plification was made by Meredith Stiles of Rochester, N. Y. in another inter- esting convention address, in which he pointed out the advantages of the pro- posed 13-month calendar. “The international movement to sim- plity the c=lendar is momentum that a world congress on | the subject next year is practically cer= tain,” Mr. Stiles said. "It took great forces like the International Chember of Commerce, the International Astro- nomical Union, the League of Nations an’s Party, will address the institute of and groups of our own business and | public affairs of the University of Vir-| scientific leaders to start the move- ment, and it will take more than these to stop “Germany, France, Holland and Hun- gary have now formed their nation: corresponding to the national commit- tee for the United States. In South America national committees are func- tioning in Peru, Ecuador and Salvador, and other Latin American governments are studying the question. “Steps to form a Canadian natjonal committee are nearly comnleted. " The | movement has strong, leadership in En‘hnd. where the trades unions have declared for calendar reform, and in other countries public opinion is being educated. “The League of Nations, the logical body to call an international confer- ence to change the calendar, is pre- to do 80 as. soon as enough of ported. The national committee for the United States, of which George Eastman is chairman and Dr. Charles F. Marvin, chief of the United States Weather Bureau. vice chairman, is al- most ready to make its report to our Government after a year of investiga- on. “1 may say that the report will show that a formidable number of the lead- Egyptian Tea Room 1210 G St. N 2nd Floor. M P Luncheon 60c Dinner 75¢ and §1.00 BRIDGE PARTIES A SPECIALTY junction with this, a merchandising oA Sale of Dresses For Hot Weather Exceptional Values : $8.95 am many | | Party, has been elected treasurer of the | athering such | gitn Mre, O. H. P. Belmont, president 1| the topics to be discussed by the next | committees on calendar simplification | conference on codification of interna- | ing organiations in this countr- repre- senting commerce, industry, science, education and other national activities, are in favor of the participation of the United States in such a conference. ., “Eminent industrial leaders, college presidents, scientists, legislators and Government offici believe that the time has come to determine whether our present Archaié and defective cal- endar cannot be successfully replaced by a new one adapted to modern needs.” The speaker described the advantages of a 13-month, fixed calendar, the one gnponflerllmy favored in the United tates as the best method of reform. “'And don’t be bothered by that num- ber 13,” hé added. “This country grew great on the number 13. There were 13 original American colonies, there are 13 stripes in the American fiag, there are | 13 feathers in the tall of the American | eagle, What country has been luckier?” | * ko * THE Young Women's Council of the National Woman'’s Party will give an entertainment in the garden of the headquarters of the organization, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday evening, July 23, at 8:15 o'clock. Mrs. Rebecca Greathouse, assistant United States attorney, will direct a burlesque by members of the Women's Bar_Association of the District of Co- lumbia, entitled “It Might Have Been.” Miss’ Ruby Black, national president | of the Theta Sigma Phi, the national honorary and professional fraternity for | woman journalists, will speak on “Wom- 'Other features of the program will| be dancing by girls from Kathryn | Dunkhorstds studio and piano selec- | tions bi' Maxinie Townsend, vice chair- | man of the Young Women's Council. Miss Townsend of Wi , D. C, will be accompanied by a cellist and a violinist. Arthur Roehrer of Washing- ton will sing. All arrangements will be in charge of Miss Mabel Van Dyke, chairman of the Young Women'’s Council. Hostesses at the mepting will be Miss Laura Berrien, member of the national council of the Woman's Party, and Miss Sara (Brogan of Washington, D. C. * ok x % MRS, RUTH VANDEER LITT of| tional council of the National Woman's | board of governors of the newly formed international organization of women to work for economic equality between men and women, known as the Open Door, which was organized at a gathering in Berlin June 15 and 16. A charter of economic rights for woman workers was adopted at the organization meeting. This charter de- clares that women shall have equality with men in every phase of economic | life. It recognized a woman's right to| decide for herself at all times the oc-| cupations she shall enter and the hours she shall work. Resolutions were drafted protesting against the present wide- spread tendency to prohibit the employ~ ment of women by reason of marriage | in government and local government service. Strong protests were entered | against the international massed attack | on the righte of the industrial woman wage-earner, by which restrictions were laced upon her that were not placed upon her male competitor. Miss Doris Stevens of New York chairman of the committee on interna- tional action of the National Woman's Party, has returned to the United States | after attending the conference in| Berlin. Muna Lee of Porto Rico will arrive in | Washington next week ¢o assist in the work of the Inter-American Commission of Women. Miss Lee took an active | pet dn the work of this commission | ast Summer. She is the wife of Dr.| Munoz de Marin, professor in the Uni- | | versity of Porto Rico, and is well known |in Porto Rico for her work in poetry and fiction. Miss Mary Gertrude Fendall of Balti- more, well known as a feminist. for her | active work for suffrage and later for | equal_rights, is at the National Wom- | an's Party headquarters. For the past| year Miss Fendall has been in France | of the National Woman's Party, Dr. Emma Wold of Oregon, attorney at law in Washington, D. C., and legis- | lative secretary of the National wem-‘ ginia on the subject of “Nationality” | August 5. The institute of public af- fairs finds this subject of especlal in- terest at this time, since it is one of tional law. s Fifteen-year-old Jack Harris recently jumped, fully dressed, into a canal at Oldhill, England, and rescued a 5-year- old lad from drowning, then found he had saved his broth = e LA Price complete with Radiotrons E.F.D 1300 “Gee” St. the local associations are in recess, the Rafter, at a suubepubllcny bulro!etl‘ deper:lm.s1 on tthe\ Tuesdayt:;exdu.r:g. l(r; Marrs ;l g: !h!t‘ . Y .| members of the assoclations for | way to attend the conference of the In- New York, a member of the na-| ;G iNion Tsend all interesting Parent- | ternational Federation of Home and Teacher news to State Office, Room 101, | School in Geneva, Switzerland. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. WEDDING LAST MONTH MRS. THOMAS MUDD Before her marriage, June 29, was Miss Frances Finotti, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Finotti, —Cl Parent-Teacher Activities the Summer months, when of the State president, Mrs. Giles Scoft dinner in the Arts Club Durin inedinst Photo. | concert next Tuesday, Burlington Hotel, by Wednesday of each week. Dr. William €. Ruediger, dean of evening for the weekly Parent-Teacher radio program. The District of Columbia Su'mncgl | Mothers will give a concert July 16, an there also will be a talk by Mrs. !g}"fl“ L. Norris, leader of the chorus. or this program Station WOL has given an additional 15 minutes, beginning at 6:45 o'clock and continuing until 7:10 o'clock. Mrs. Cecil Phelps Clarke, the president of the Maury P.-T.A., will be the ac- companist for the Singing Mothers at the radio concert. Every Tuesday eve- ning throughout the Summer there will be a Parent-Teacher program broadcast over Station WOL. In addition to the Mrs. C. R.| Speaker, secretary of the Langdon | P.-T.A., will speak on the vacation ac- | tivities of that community as sponsored by the Langdon School Association. | Mrs. 8. M. N. Marrs, president of the | National Congress of Parents and Teachers, who has been in Washington | for a few days of conference with some | of the national chairmen, was the guest ' Mrs. Finis D. Morris, past president ! ts: Keene Assoclation, 11 | members of the tion, George Washington University, deliv-| at a luncheon at her %on‘n:.upé'rteg ered a talk over the radio last Tuuday‘ haven,” on Riggs road, July 9, Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. president, and Mrs. | J. M. Saunders, first vice president, of JULY 14, 1929—PART 8. thé District of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers. e luficheon was followed by a called by the president, Mrs. J. C. , to make final arrange- ments for the lawn fete which was held ha:‘wlu at Riggs and Blair roads mee! Secrapbooks belonging to the follow- ing associations are in the State office: ter, Edmonds, Van Ness, Smallwood- Bowen,. Greenleaf, Stanton, Jacl , n, Randle Highlands-Orr, Peabody- iton and Powell Junior High. The president or some member of !he 8380~ ciation is requested to get these books. ‘The State president of the District of Columbia, Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, has sent & letter to all State bulletin edi- tors asking them the following questions concerning their bulletins: How do you finance your bulletin? Is it self-sup- porting? How do you put over the circulation. How often do you publish it? 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