Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1940, Page 26

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Millinery—Main Floor THIS CORRECT RIDING OUTFIT MAY BE HAD FOR JUST $24.95 If your hobby is a horse, then by all means trot down to our Turf Shop and see the town’s outstanding collection of blue ribbon winners. This outfit in- cludes (1) All-Leather Boots or jods, (2) Wool Breeches or Jods, (3) Tweed Riding Coat, (4) Pepperell Sport Shirt, (5) Soft Felt Hat or Derby, (6) Leather Riding Crop. ed ‘ Charge Accounts Invited a i | i 1% | the services to be held at Grant's THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1940. Women at 40 Discussed as Job Problem University Group Hears 4 Speakers Tell of Obstacles Employment problems of the wom- an over 40 were the subject of dis- cussions before the American As- sociation of University Women last night by a legislator a counselor, an educator and # newspaperwoman. Senator James A. Mead declared . | the situation facing the worker over | | 40 seeking employment was so ser- ous as to justify special investiga- tion and legislation by Congress; Dr. William Downs, president of the Americans Over 40 Club of Wash- ington, stated his experience showed that women over 40, seeking em- ployment, were faced with an ex- tremely difficult problem; Dean El- mer Kayser of George Washington University, while admitting the sit- uation is serious, asserted his view that much of the success of women over 40 seeking employment de- pended upon themselves, while Helen Essary, columnist, gave & humorous angle to the position of a woman | over 40 who has employment. Admitting that employment for middle-aged women is more difficult to find than for men, Senator Mead emphasized, however, the obstacles which face would-be workers of both sexes. “The dilemma,” he said, “can be principally attributed to the demand for speed and production in this bewildering age.” Some Prefer Older Worker. Holding discrimination against older workers to be unreasonable and unfair, the Senator quoted one industrial executive who said, “Workers over 40 are more reliable, are settled in life, have more ex- perience and appreciate the re- sponsibility attached to their work.” This view, he added, indicated that the older worker should be in a preferential status. “I should like to draw your at- tention,” he concluded, “to a resolu- tion I am sponsoring in the Senate | to authorize the Secretary of Labor to investigate and report to Con- gress the effect of economic condi- tions on our middle-aged and older employables.” Dr. Downs stated that while men over 40, who are willing to work, often succeeded in finding a job, | women over 40 usually had a difficult time. Lack of experience and tem- | peramental unsuitability were ob- | jections found by employers to women over 40 seeking employment, he added. Kayser Gives Examples. Dean Kayser declared he was amazed at objections taken to older women in employment. as they had much more to offer than less ex- perienced women. He told of three women, all over | 70, whom he has contacted at the university and who are making suc- cesses of their lives. One commuted over 50 miles from Virginia to at- | tend the university, obtaining heri degree; a second when over 70 had | “done more for the secondary edu- ! cational system in Virginia than any other person,” while a third, who is | now 78 years of age, soon will get her A. B. degree at the university. “A lot of people could do more for | themselves,” he said, “if they'd keep | alive the dynamics.” Mrs. Essary in a humorous vein | sketched the career experiences of | the woman over 40 who started life | in the '90’s when women “wanted to be independent-minded but fluttery.” A dramatic interpretation of four women over 40 seeking employment was given in a monologue by Mrs. Lawrence Kuter of the Washington Civic Theater. Club Leaders Are Guests. Miss Mary V. Robinson, chairman of the Committee on the Economlc! and Legal Status of Women, which sponsored the program, introduced Senator Mead and Dr. Downs. Mrs. | Joshua Evans, jr., a member of the | committee, introduced Dean Kayser | {and Mrs, Essary. Mrs. William C. ‘Van Vleck, club president, opened the meeting. Guests included Miss Edith M. Beattie of the Graduate Nurses’ As- sociation; Miss Mary Bourke, presi- dent of the Soroptimist Club; Miss Louise Boynton of the Pilot Club; | Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle of the | Self-Help Exchange; Miss Marie Gurley of the D. C. Em@loyment | Center; Mrs. Raleigh Gilchrist, Al- | trusa Club; Mrs. Miller Hickerson, | Good Will Industries; Miss Mary | Sigman, Zonta Club; Miss M. Kath- | erine Tancill, Quota Club; Robert {| E. Bondy, director of public wel- | fare; Miss Gwladys Jones, secretary of Quota International and mem- ber of the committee; Mr. and Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Evans, guest, Senora de Alfonso, director of child welfare in Puerto Rico. Beta Chi Chapter Marks Ninth Year Pi Chapter, Beta Chi National Sorority, celebrated its 9th birthday anniversary last night with a din- ner and formal initiation ceremony at the Dodge Hotel. Miss Gene- vieve Deane, the chapter’s newest { | member, took the oath of initiation from Miss Edna Williams, president. Gifts were exchanged by the 17 members of the chapter, with their “Forget-Me-Not Sisters” disclosing their names after a year of secrecy. Mrs. Virginia Fioramonti was presented with the chapter’s award | for the year’s most ocutstanding | member, and perfect attenaance | awards were presented to Miss Wil- liams, Mrs. Fioramonti and Miss Irma Bitter. Mussey Tent Meets Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent No. 1, Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, met at 1222 New Hampshire avenue N.W., with “Mrs. Dora Jones of Syracuse, N. Y., as a guest. A report was given by Mrs. i | Helen Temple on the memorial serv- ices held at the Tomb of the Un- | known Civil War Dead at Arlington ilon April 7. She and Miss Grace Hurd, national treasurer, placed the ‘| wreath for the National Depart- % | ment. : i Plans were made to take part in statue, near the Capitol, on Aprl 7 at 2 pm. A wreath will be placed by Miss Jessie M. Lewis, president, | for the tent, and the colors will be | carried by Mrs. Nan Thurber, Mrs. | Cora Dorsey, Miss Alice Lippold and Mrs. Hester Warner. Mrs. Anna Mc- Elroy read National General Orders No. 4 from the national headquar- ters. Final arrangements were made for annual inspectjon at the next meeting by Miss Grace Hurd. Mrs. Kerby Again Heads Chevy Chase Woman’s Club Mrs. Frederick M. Kerby was re- elected president of the Woman's Club of Chevy Chase at the monthly meeting yesterday, which also fea- tured an address by Dr. Winfred Overholser, superintendent of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. Mrs. Henry De Coursey Adams and Mrs. F. S. Brackett were re-elected vice president and corresponding secretary. New officers elected in- clude Mrs. Philip P. Gott, second vice president; Mrs. Ralph W. Bon- nett, recording secretary; Mrs. Roy J. Jorolemon, treasurer, and Mrs. Diller B. Groff, assistant treasurer. Installation services will be held at the May meeting. Tselegates werellelected to the con- vention of the Maryland Federa- tion of Women'’s Clubs to be held Tuesday through Thursday in Bal- timore. Dr. Overholser discussed “What Is Mental Disease and What May We Do About It?” The program also included piano selections by Mrs. Hazel Brown Piers. Mrs. J. H. Ray was the luncheon hostess, and Mrs. George Finch served as chairman of tellers. Chi Sigma to Install 28 New Members ‘Twenty-eight new members wm! be installed by Alpha Province, Chi | Sigma Sorority, Saturday night at the Carlton Hotel. A banquet at 7 p.m. will be followed by the pledg- ing ceremony, with dancing later in the evening. Mrs. Eileen H. Hardesty, vice president of Alpha Province, is in charge. Honor guests will be Miss Mar- | jorie Mertz, Alpha Province presi- dent; Mrs. Dorothy Walker, na- tional president, of Collingswood, N. J, and Miss Helen Brokaw, na- | tional treasurer, of East Orange,| N. J. Junior League Shows i Missone Photographs | The Junior League of Washing- ton and the Washington Photo- graphic Society are presenting an exhibition of photographs by the well-known Belgian artist, Leonard Missone, at the League Gallery, 2001 Massachusetts avenue N.W. The exhibition opened Tuesday and will | continue through Sunday. Mrs. John Ward Cutler is chair- | man of the Junior League Arts Committee in charge of the exhibi- tion, and the members of the com- mittee are Miss Barbara Bolling, Mrs. Edward E. Colladay, Mrs.| Frank Elmore, Mrs. William Mec- | Caw, Miss Elizabeth Ogilby and | Mrs. Robert Wallace Parker, | Mrs. Elkins to Fete D.A.R. Delegation | Mrs. Elkins, wife of former Sena- tor Davis Elkins of West Virginia will be at home this afternoon from 4 to 6:30 o'clock in her apart- ment at 2029 Connecticut avenue ! to the members of the West Vir- ginia delegation to the annual Con- gress of the N. S. D. A. R. Mrs. Elkins will be assisted by | Mrs. Charles L. McNary, Mrs. An- drew C. Schiffier, Mrs. George H. Dern, Mrs. Peter A. Drury, Mrs. Joseph Hayden and Mrs. John| Harris. The population of Stratford-on- | Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace, is about 12,000. WHILE THEY LAST! (SHORT PIECES OF) UPHOLSTERING MATERIALS Up to $5.00 a Yard Val. $1.95 - Special Low Prices on Slip Covers for a limited time. J. HOLOBER & CO. Est. 27 Years 611 F St. N.W. ME. 7421 Miss Dorothy Weeks To Address Luncheon Miss Dorothy W. Weeks, professor of physics at Wilson College, will be guest speaker at the annual joint luncheon of the Baltimore and Washington Wilson Clubs at 1 o'clock Saturday at Olney Inn, ac- cording to announcements from the college in Chambersburg, Pa. Miss Weeks will discuss the uses of spectroscopy and will tell what Wilson students and alumnae are doing in that field. Termed “ a road map of science,” spectroscopy determines the composition of a substance by study of its spectrum, she explained. Miss Weeks is a former Washing- ton resident and a graduate of Western High School. Before en- tering the teaching profession she held various Government positions, including the post of examiner in the Patent Office. She is president of the Pennsyl- vania-Delaware Division, American Association of University Women; a member of the American Associa- tion for the Advancement of Sci- ence, the Americgn Physical Society, American Association of University Professors and the Washington Philosophical Society. Burnside Corps To Meet April 23 Burnside Woman’s Relief Corps No. 4, Auxiliary to the G. A. R., will meet April 23 at 8 pm. at the Grafton Hotel. The president, Mis Nettie Gray, will preside. Plans are to be completed for a May Day basket social on May 10 at the home of the president, 503 SALE - formerly 17 i | Third street SE., for the benefit of the relief work. Mrs. Bernice Collins Ludwick of Fredonia, Kans., national press cor- respondent, National Woman'’s Re- lief Corps, who is here to attend the sessions of the.D. A. R. Con- gress, expects to participate with the corps members in the following activitles: Tomorrow, Cherry Blos- som social given by the Department of Potoinac, W. R. C., at the nhome of Mrs. Carolyn Lillie, 301 Thir- teerth street SE., at 8 p.m.; Satur- day, luncheon given by Kit Carson, W. R. C, at the Children’s Emer- gency Home, 624 Indiana avenue N.W,, at 2 pm.; services conducted by the Sons of Union Veterans and auxiliary at the statue of Gen. Grant near the Capitol. Sunshine Society Gives Annual Tea The Sunshine and Community So- clety of the District gave its annual tea yesterday at the home of the president, Mrs. W. W. Deal, for the benefit of its charitable activities. Mrs. G. L. Harrison In New York Mrs. George L. 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