Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1929, Page 48

CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION Mrs. Dunbar Represents General Federation on White House Conference—New Voters’ Service to Be Inaugurated. Mrs. Wiley Broadcasts. BY CORINNE FRAZIER. RS. SBAIDIE ORR DUNBAR of Portland, Oreg., chairman of the department of public welfare of the General F:d- eration of Women's Clubs and dean of department chairmen, who has been chosen to serve on Presid:nt Hoover's committee for the White House conference on child th and protection, declared, upon a recent visit to Washington, that the work of this group will include the most sweep- g study of child welfare that has 2ver besn made in the world. “The purpose of the conf:rence is to study what is being done for the child,” said Mrs. Dunbar. “Each section or sommittee unit will report its findings to the conference and will make recom- mendations as to the future. Mrs. Dunbar has bren made a mem- ber of the public health service and administration section of the confer- ence, of which Surg. Gen. Hugh S Cumming, head of the Federal Public Health Service, is chairman. Mrs. Dun- bar is peculiarly fitted for her work on the committee, and General Federation officials have expressed themselves as confident that their organization could not have been more ably represented. In addition to heading the D-part- ment of Public Welfare in the feder- ation, Mrs. Dunbar is a past president and General Federation director for the State of Orsgon, and was for two years | | elected national chairman of the en- tire organization, declared that the failure of the ‘modern home to func- tion properly is due in at part to the inferior position ven married women in the laws. Mrs. Wiley gave | her radio talk over a nation-wide hook- | up under the auspices of the Woman's |Pnr§(y Thursday evening of the past week. | “In some States the mother is not | legally the parent of her child,” Mrs. | Wiley sald. “In practically :vurx' | State there is a legal double standar | of morality between husband and wife. In other States the property of the wife is entirely within the control of | the husband, and some even the | earnings of the woman belong to her | husband. Laws of divorce and sepa- | ration discriminate against the wife and mother. The laws of inheritance |are flagrantly unjust to the woman. | “Fmally, the married woman who | needs to seek gainful employment finds | herself hampered by the so-called wel- fare laws which actually prevent wom- | en from holding many jobs and mili- tate against them unfairly in their | competition with men in the labor mar- | ket. These laws prevent open contract | for the labor on the same footing with | men, and while fencing women in as a class, prevent their growth and power | of achievement. “The failure of the modern home to | function properly is largely due to the THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. inferior position given the married woman in the laws. These laws do not, | of course, affect the best of husbands, but are taken advantage of by the| worst of men. The National Woman's Party {8 working to remove such unjust legislation by the 1 rights amendment stitution providing that men and wom- en shall have equal rights in the United | States and every place subject to its Jurisdiction.” Mrs. Wiley said that another hin- | drance to the functioning of the home is the fact that there is no economic | value placed upon the wife's services in the home. | “If a definite economic value were attached to all the various jobs which homemakers accomplish, such as would aid outside the home, the upper limit for homemaking might be al $3,000 a year. In many instances the husband does not earn enough to pay his wife in money an adequate sum for her services without his becoming dependent. It seems, therefore, that the only wise principle to be followed in this difficulty is for the husband and wife to pay their joint expenses | and then share the surplus evenly. If | marriage is a real partnership and | husband and wife have entered into | an agreement to maintain a home, each has labors to perform, each has ex- penses to meet, and the profits should be enjoyed equally.” chairman of the tuberculosis division | of the Department of Public Welfare of | the General Federation. She has served | for the past 14 ycars as executive secre- tary of the Oregon Tuberculosis Asso- ciation, during which time she has written a handbook for tuberculosis workers and has conducted institutes for volunteer workers in different parts of the United States. She is a ber of the faculty of the Universi Qregan, teaching community organiza- tion in the School of Social Work, and is a past president of the Oregon So- cial Workers’ Association. ‘The whole problem of child health and protection is divided into four sections. The first of these is medical service, which is to be headed by Dr. Samuel McC. Hamill of Philadeiphia, eminent authority on child health and | former president of th: American Pediatric Soclety. The second section will be that of public health service and administration. Serg. Gen. Hugh abncummlrm will preside over this sec- Section 3 will be devoted to education and training. Thus it is shown that the study is to be much broader than mere- 1y one of *health in the usually accepted sense. This section is headed by Dr. F. J. Kelly, president of the University of Section 4 is devoted to the handi- eapped child, considering prevention, maintenance and protection. At its head is C. C. Carstons, director of the Child Welfare League of America. The chairmen of these sections and of the several sub-sections and many of the members of the committees have al- ready been chosen. In all some 500 outstanding authorities will be mar- shaled for the work. It is believed that it will require more than a year to gather all necessary facts and prepare a report. The conference will not be held until all studies have been completfd. These findings are intended to set up the picture of what has been done and to point out the way to future action to the end that oncoming generations may make their maximum contribution to the citizenship of the nation. ) NA'HONAL League of Women Voters will inaugurate a new Voters’ Serv- ice on the air Tuesday evening, January 7, at 6:45 o'clock, when Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of Interior, speaks over WRC and a nation-wide network on “Education by Radio.” The league's programs will be broadcast every Tues- day evening at this same hour by the National Broadcasting Co. A notable group of speakers is belng lined up for this series of talks by Miss Belle Sherwin, president of the ieague, ‘who promises a program of vital inter- est to all voters which will rival all previous series :ponsored by her group. i ¥ IN 8 New Year message to members of the National League of Women Yoters, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, the norary president of league, , pro- poses a goal for the next decade of the organization. On the tenth anniver- sary of woman suffrage and of the league itself, she urges a look straight into the future. “Usually organizations make annual plans,” she says. “Why not fix a glo- Tious goal to be attained in a decade? ‘Why not indicate the steps to be taken in each year and keep a record of the Pprogress made, step by step? “No organization has ever done this. They only go ahead by the year. Why not make it a decade and do something bigger and finer than anybody ever did before? One great man said recently that he credited votes of women as one of the five great influences bearing m the future of our nation. Why 1d we not make it one of two great influences—women's votes and men’s Votes? I suspect that when the peace of the world is finally established, and 1t is coming fairly soon, it will honestly be written that women have had fully :;gtth! responsibility for bringing it * ok ok x MRS. Harvey W. Wiley, chairman of the homemaker's council of the National Woman's Party, and recently BY BERTRAM BENEDICT. | If you live in Washington, you are | more likely to drive an automobile than if you lived elsewhere in the United | States. | Washington has one motor vehicle | for every 4.5 men, women and children | in its population. In the whole United States there is one motor vehicle for every 4.9 persons, so that the average of moter vehicles here is higher than the average for the whole country. As the average family consists of 4.3 persons, there is almost one motor vehicle, on the average, to every family in Wash- ingten. . These are some of the semi-official findings on the motor car registrat in the United States, recently collected and compiled. The figures apply to the first part of the nt year. The term “motor vehicle” is used to describe both commercial and passenger cars, while “cars” means passenger automobiles only. 25,000,000 Motor Vehicles in 1. S, In the whole United States there were registered at the beginning of 1929, 21,400,000 passenger cars, 3,100,000 trucks and 92,000 busses. Washington had altogether some 112,000 cars, 14,000 trucks and 300 busses. Los Angeles, with 672,000 cars, has more than any other city in the couns try. New York has 514,000; Chicago, 361.000; Detroit, 354,000. The 10 cities nearest to Washington in population, as estimated by the Fed- eral Government, five larger and five smaller, the average is one car to every six people, as against five for Washing- ton. In other words, Washington has about 20 per cent more cars per capita than the average city in its population group. - Two cities in ‘this group had more cars per capita than Wasl n, one had about the same, and seven had fewer. With respect to other cities in the same territory, as t one car for every five persons here, Baltimore has one for every 10 persons, Philadelphia one for every nine persons, Wilmington, Del.. one for every 12 persons, and Nor- folk one for every 12 persoms. Two to Family in Los Angeles. In Los Angeles the average is car for every 2.1 persons. In New York it is one for every 11.7 persons; in Chicago, one for every 8.7 na, and in Detroit, one for every 3.9 per- &0 ns. More than half of the cars in the United States are in cities of less than 10,000 population. * If your car should be stolen, you have more than 9 chances in 10 of | recovering it. If your car is about the average be- tween a light four and a heavy six, its total cost to you for each mile you drive it through the year should be 6‘41? !;nu. O{lnf-:dl only lbuu!rg ce‘n:J wi operal expenses. e fol- lowing table shows how the cost varies per mile with the type of car. Four Gasoline . 1.14 Jon ..... 17 . .65 Running expenses..1.96 Maintenance . . Depreciation . B Other Items*. | Total cost per mile.6.42 *The “other items” in the above table are license, garage at $4 a month, in- tersst at 6 per cent and insurance, | Gasoline is figured at 20 cents a gallon. What Do You Know About Washington? If Your Family Haen't a Car, It's the Exception, in Washington. t the Rule Among the other interesting facts brought out by the report is the esti- mate that the gverage car runs for six and three-fourths years before its ulti- mate owner finally junks it. If you drive your car more than 11,000 miles a year you are gettins more than average use out of it. I you average less than that it should hold up better and longer than the average for your model. ‘The average number of miles per gal- lon of gasoline is 17! for a four, 14!3 for a light six and 13 for a medium six. ‘You need, have no feeling of chagrin about buying a car on partial pay- ments. About six out of every ten new cars are sold that way. About seven out of every ten people who buy a new car trade in an old one for it. About 10 per cent of these trade-ins are im- mediately junked. Of all the cars built last year, almost 90 per cent were closed models. About one in every five cars made was a coupe and one in every four a coach or twe- door sedan. The registration of new motor cars in the whole United States in the first six months of 1929, in round numbers, m‘l:'l&‘)m;d the following: rd, 000; Plymouth, 45,000; Chrysler, 45,00 Studebakes, 40,000; Hudson, = 40,00 Graham-Paige, 35,000: De Soto, 35,000, (Copyright, 1029.) st SUGAR INDUSTRY STUDIED Royal Commission Opens Inquiry in-Jamaica. KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 328 (#)—A royal commission to inquire into the assistance necessary for the sugar industry in the West Indies is at work here. If is headed by Baron Olivier, Wwho was colonial secretary here from MISS MARTHA Whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles The State Historic committee met December 19 at Continental Hall. All papers were postponed by request to allow for a brief meeting. Mrs. Grove, State historian, reported a recent con- ference with Col. Grant and his ex- pressed interest in the milestone ques- tion, adding that Miss Glassy's desired bus tour for visitors, touching each milestons, is really in project—as a boulevard circling the original city. He was delighted at the interest shown by the sponsoring chapters in repairing and renovating these historic markers and offered his sincere co-operation. Miss Harvey spoke of the cost of the marker on the Marshall residence, ‘and of Mr. Lamb's generous reduction, urg- ing all chapters to report as soon as ssible what each wishes to share in he memorial—what will be given and when. Sixteen chapters have already shared in this, Historians were asked to attend the ceremony in Rock Creek Cemetery, the marking of the grave of our past State regent, Mrs. Willey, and two prizes mentioned for the marking eontest— $50 to the State giving most generously to the markers, and 828 to the State marking the greatest number of places. {oric spot in e District by Miss Lin- ric o o - coln lnpg Mrs. James Caldwell, The '?h vice nggu Miss é-x‘umon, was guest speaker. She acgented es clally the vital importance of lnurl::; in histary, Dolly Madison and uel Gorton Chapters reported contributions to Kenmore and to markers, and Miss Mary Durham spoke for the gift from cont‘}:xenm Chapter. Mrs. wun’fi: report as corresponding secretary of 75 postals mlm. several letters and 1809 15 1904 and acting governor for three years of that time. He said he thought bananas would remain the staple product of Jamaica, but was sympathetic toward govern- |wi mental assistance to the sugar indus- | C. try so as to afford additional employ- |] ment to the native population. Thy Tails or Tux? +« « for holiday parties! 0 ts L ‘rfi.le;mm« by phone in regard Capitol Chaj as gald at a:" honu. Deg:m% B\em"!edn Goodwin with Mrs. J. Fleming and ting ho Which—or both? Something a chap may decide for him. self these days. But whichever it is, tails or tux, you can be sure of its correctness when you choose at The Hecht. Co. C., LOUISE BURCH, L. Burch, announce her engagement to Mr. Alexander McDonald Walker of Washington and Wilmington, N. C. —Underwood Photo. present. 'The historian, Mrs. Snell, re- ported that Mrs. Grove, State historian, was much pleased with Capitel Chap- ter’s donation of $5 toward the marker for the Justice Marshall home. Mrs. F. E. Upton read a letter pertaining to the Ellis Island work and reported that members would be given until Feb- ruary 20 to make contributions for the box to be sent. The patriotic educa- tion committee, under chairmanship of | Mrs. E. C. Rittue, reported a eard party gven with the co-operation of Mrs. ‘atherine Nagle at latter's home and $25 cleared for this work. They had also packed boxes for the school at Crossnore and one for the Helen Dunlap 8chool. After some discussion of the proposed budget system it was voted to have Capitol Chapter make its appropriations to the committees fense and the regent, Mrs, G. A. Mar- tin, announced that Ellis Island, Emi- grants’ Manual and Student Loan would receive the usual appropriations. The treasurer was instructed to pay to the national society the per capita tax. It was also_vo that should the neces- sary 25 chapters approve and take action on raising an emergency fund for patriotic education Capitol Chapter will give $2.a year for the next five years. Mrs. €. E. MacDonald of the national defense committee gave a report of a recent State committee meeting, and read editorials from various parts of the country in defense of the D. A. R., which had been so criticized by Rev. ‘Willlam R. Stidger of Boston. Miss Lucille Hardesty was received into membership. .néml‘x of “The Star Spangled Banner,” a Christmas ling | by Miss Bertha Moore and the | of Christmas carols closed the m 8. Manor House Chapter held its De- DECEMBER 29, 1929—PART THRER. cember meeting at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Chenoweth, with Miss Lilllan Chenoweth, Miss Helen Montgomery and Mrs, Eleanor Collins assisting hostesses. The meeting, which was well attended, was omed bg' Mrs. N. D. Hawkins in the absence of the chaplain, . Jesse Anthony. The reading of e minutes and the re) of officers followed. Miss Mamie Hawkins of the student loan fund committee announced the date and place of a card party to be given for the benefit of the commit- tee. Mrs. Calvin Hassell made a report on the meetings of bbth the Sons and Daughters of the Republic and the his- torical committee. The regent brought to the chapter the outstanding features of the last executive committee meeting, among which were the three bills now before Congress, which are of especial interest to the D. A. R., making flag day a legal holiday, making the “Star Spangled Banner” the official national song and establishing a destinctive flag for the District of Columbia. Miss Goddard spoke of the annual card party to be given in February for the benefit of the chapter house fund. She also spoke of the bronzé doors to be given for Conatitution Hall, in which the Dis- trict daughters will have a part. Mrs. I. B. Mullis was elected vice regent of the chapter to fill out the term of Mrs. Jane Hooker, who was ‘called to Missis- sippi and will not return this Winter. Mrs. David Caldwell, State regent and honor guest of the evening, gave a talk on the budéeb recently adopted by the District of Columbia D. A. R., and men- tioned the 22 States where it is now being used to such advantage. Mrs. John M. Beavers, charman of the na- tional committee on buildings and grounds, spoke on Constitution Hall. Mrs. Richard Claughton told of her recent trip around the world. During the social hour that followed the meet- ing the custom of lighting a Christ- mas tree and lfinlh;z of carols was ob- served, led by Mrs. Maud Emig Murphy. A group of songs by Mr. Frank San- derson, accompanied by Mrs. Sander- son, and songs by Mr. Irving Bucklin, accompanied by Miss Minerva Bailey, concluded the program. Constitution Chapter.—For its De- cember meeting the chapter was enter- tained at the heme of Mrs. Walter Miles, hostess, assisted by Mrs. 8. H. Cunnlnghun. Mrs. Jesse Cunningham, Mrs. Charles C. Galloway, Mrs. C. H. Fisher, Mrs. Theodore Tiller, Mrs. H. A. Brooke, Mrs. L.-G. McElhammon. Mrs. Robert H. McNeill, regent, pré- sided. The officers’ and chairmen’s re- ports were read and approved. The annual St. Distaffs day tea will be held January 7 at the residence of the regent, Mrs. R. H. McNeill, 3212 Gar- fleld street, from 4 to 6 o'clock. Miss Mae Helm, candidate for correspond- ing secretary of national soclety, will receive with Mrs, McNeill and officers of the chapter. The memorial services at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington, will be held January 29, at 3 o'clock. Upon conclusion of routine business the members were entertained by Mrs. Arthur 8.'Greenwood, wife of Repre- sentative Greenwood, Indiana, and Miss Elizabeth Mullen, soloist, honor guests. Appropriate to the advent of the Yule- tide season, Mrs. Grenwood told the story of the “Other Wise Man,” b; Henry Van Dyke, ' Continental Chapter held its Decem- ber meeting on Monday evening at the Washington Hotel. The regent, Mrs. M. C. Peterson, presided. The chapter’s budget for the year was arranged and voted upon. 'As liberal contributions as ible were made for the work ‘of patriotic education and other causes, in addition to the fixed assessments of the chapter, s Delegates, with their alternates, to the next Continental Congress were ap- pointed, as follows: Mrs. M. C. Peterson and Mrs, J. MacDonald Stewart, dele- gates; Mrs. Howard E. Middleton, Miss Mary W. Durham, Mrs, Merrick Williams. Mrs. 8. H. Beasley. Mrs. Sallie The Chinese Antique Shop 1808 Connectieut Avenue Exquisite Chinese Furniture Art Treasures of Ancient China Every Plece Guaranteed Genuime B. Cook alternates. and Mrs. . J. J. Manion, American Liberty Chapter was enter- tained at its December muun‘,hy Mrs. Samuel Herrick, assisted by . L. H. Hannah and Mrs. G. S. Newcombe. Mrs. W. M. MacKellar, t, presided. She reported that the State executive committee had adopted the budget sys- tem, to be effective in 1930, and also indorsed the legislative bills before Con- s:eu to make June 14 a national flag y; “The Star Spangled Banner” the national anthem; to adopt an_ individ- ual flag for the District of Columbla. She also said the Chapter House corpo- ration had on hand $14,116.49, of which $600 was interest gained during the past year. Mrs. W. L. Bruckart, treas- urer, reported a nice balance on hand and announced that the founder of the chapter, Mrs. Edgar Allan, had corl '{lhu\‘ed $250 for a book unit tn Co: stitution Hall in memory of her hus- band, Gen. Edgar Allan. Mrs. James C. Lombard of the finance committee reported on the benefit card party given at the Roosevelt Hotel. Miss Lola Allan of the magazine committee gave a brief report. It was reported that the D. A. R. State student loan fund was now $2,000, and a card party would be held this Winter for this work. The chapter donated money for the Christ- mas box to be sent to the Grace Net- tleton Home for the mountain orphans, and Mrs. Allan and Mrs. Lombard were appointed to take charge of it. Mrs. G. S. Newcombe of the Ellis Island committee gave a list of articles need- ed and asked for donations to be sent in February. Mrs. Hannah of the girl homemakers’ committee reported that Mrs. Lombard had contributed enough ‘books and magazines to be a nucleus for a library. The chapter voted a donation to the Chapter House,corporation for a bio- graphical sketch of our past regent, Mrs, H. 8. Ridgeley, to be inserted in the Chapter House Memory Book. The regent announced that she would en- tertain the chapter on its February birthday. District of Columbia Daughters of the American Revolution held its Decem- ber State executive board meeting in the auditorium of the United States Chamber of Commerce Building. Mrs, David D. Caldwell, State regent, pre- sided and made a report indicative of the patriotic work being accomplished by the 59 local chapters along every line of service indorsed by the national soclety. Especial stress was placed upon the operating programs of the commit- tees on patriotic education, work amo the Southern mountain folk, American- ism work among the foreign-born and uneducated adults in our city, Sons and Daughters of the Republic (those nét eligible for membership in the Children of the American Revolution ang yet are anxious to learn how hest to love, honor. and obey the laws of the landw “The District of Columbia Daughters of the Revolution lead all other Daugh- ters in thelir its for thess S e S e ?.:. now "1"" ut-:‘w‘ ’gn other were inaugurated an anced first the District of Columbia, under the auspices of this committee, Mrs. Earl B. chairman.” Miss Mae Helm, chairman of the leg- islative committee, reported the indorse- ment of the following bills now pending in the United States Congress: That Flag day be made a national holiday; that “The Star Spangled Banner” be made the national anthem, and that an individual flag be adopted for the Dis- trict of Columbia. Every D. A. R. in the country was urged to support these bills, especially that providing a Distrier of Columbia State flag. The budget system of financing its activities was adopted by an almos: unanimous vote of the meeting, repre- nting a membership of nearly 4,000 District of Columbia D. A. R. Mrs. John M. B 3, former State ice president gen- : Miss Janet Richards and Mrs. A. E. T. Hansmann led the discussion in favor of the resolution. $40,000,000 FOR BORDER. PARIS, December 28 (#).—France will spend 1.000,000,000 francs or about $40,000,000, in 1930, to fortify the fron- tier along the Rhine, in Alsace and Lorraine. A bill for that e was passed last evening as the 1920 session of Parliament was drawing to a close. The engineering section of the army will have three-quarters of the appro- priation. It earlier had been agreed that 3,000,000,000 francs would be spent on the frontiers between 1930 and 1934. e er— BEACON INN 1801 Calvert St. N.W. 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