Famous actress urges admittance into U.S. of 20,000 German refugee children. Washington, D.C., April 20. Speaking 'as an American mother,' actress Helen Hayes today appealed to a senate immigration subcommittee to approve legislation to admit 20,000 German refugee children into the United States dur

Daughter of late Chief Justice urges isolation of U.S. from foreign conflicts. Washington, D.C., April 21. Mrs. Helen Taft Manning, daughter of the late Chief Justice Taft, today urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to isolate the United States from foreign conflicts. She said she felt that

Woman columnist tells committee that something must be done for refugee children. Washington, D.C., April 22. Dorothy Thompson, newspaper columnist, witness before the Joint Congressional Committee on Immigration, told the Committee today that 'something must be done' to allow the removal of Austria

Woman columnist advocates repeal of Neutrality Act to allow U.S. freedom of policy. Washington, D.C., April 26. Staging her second appearance before Senate Committees within a week, Dorothy Thompson, columnist, sat down before Foreign Affairs Chairman Key Pittman and told him and members that neutra

Dorothy Detzer backs NYE-Clark-Bone Bill on neutrality aid rejects Pittman's Washington, D.C., May 4. Dorothy Detzer, representing the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom was a witness this afternoon before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. She endorsed a neutrality bill by Sen

Senators hear women's protest on Roosevelt pump-priming program. Washington, D.C., May 13. Fifty women headed by Mrs. Hamilton Wright of New York today invaded the Senate Office Building to protest to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee against President Roosevelt's five billion dollar pu

Child labor legistlation "very necessary." Washington, D.C., May 18. Katherine i.e. Katharine Lenroot, Chief of the Children's Bureau, Department Labor, appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee today as hearing on three child labor measures opened today. Declaring that Child Labor Legislation

Describes value of subsidy for creative work. Washington, D.C., Feb. 7. The value of federal "subsidy" for creative work was described to the House Patents Committee today by Mrs. Ellen S. Wooward, Assistant WPA Administrator in charge of the Government Creative Work Program. Without mentioning a re

Endorse measure to prohibit block booking of movie films. Washington, D.C., April 4. Miss Katherine Van Etten Lexford, Executive Secretary of the Massachusetts Civic League, and Henry R. Atkinson of the National Motion Picture Research Council, appearing before the Senate Interstate Commerce Subcomm