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Show - Leaders In Federation Conclave at S. L. Mjj1Ji jpmiiup ,iin i i y i ii i i rmrTiT' 1 ' ' '.' , S - t . I - " ' - 1 LEADERS IN ANNUAL MEETING OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN Mrs. Anne R. Price, left; Mrs. Almeda Perry Brown and Mrs, Maude E. Empey Business Women Score Ban on Working Wives Merit, Not Sex, Should" Determine' RllinDf Job, Convention Heads Assert ' ' ': Legislation against working wives, was assailed Saturday at the opening of the seventeenth annual convention of the Utah Federation Federa-tion of Business and Professional Women's clubs. Mrs. Aimed, Perry Brown of La-' fan, stat federation president, who welcomed the delegate to a two-day two-day session at ths Hotel Utah, announced an-nounced that ths organisation would conduct a long-range campaign cam-paign to forestall action by the next legislature against ths employment of women in business or the professions. pro-fessions. The convention them is "Making Democracy Work in Our Federation." Federa-tion." Baa Coitdemned The keynote addresa will be delivered de-livered at a banquet at 7 p. m. by Mrs. Maude E. Empey of Ssn Joss, Cat, education committee chairman for ths National Federation of Business Bus-iness and Professional Women's clubs. In an interview, following meetlnga of the state federation's executive committee and directors, Mr. Empey joined Mrs. Brown in condemning the aocalled "working wives" resolution, passed by ths last session of the Utah legislature. "We believe the merit systsm should be the determining factor In whether anybody should have a particular job not sex," Mrs. Empey said. "W do not believe in legislation against married women wom-en working. "As a mattar of fact, the percentage per-centage of women who take married men' jobs Is very small. In the great majority of cases, working wives are those whoss husbands have low incomes, or who support their own parents. Only about S per cent of the wlvea who work really don't have to." Hardship Claimed Mr. Empey said ths working wives' resolution will work a hard- tCpaUniMS en Psrv Three) S (Column SIX) B.P.W. CONCLAVE SESSIONS OPEN ContiniMd Proas Pass On) ship on ths sons and daughters of stats and municipal employes, since employment of all members of their families Is considered. . - Thirteen states now have legislation legisla-tion against ths employment of women, but the California law on the subject virtually has become a dead letter, Mrs. Empey said. Referring to tbe democracy theme of the convention, Mrs. Empey said: "Wi used to teach In our schools and clubs ths exact meaning of democracy. We need a real love of liberty, and more respect re-spect for our country and Its history. his-tory. Thsre Is too much debunking." debunk-ing." Election Blated A district organization meeting at 4 p. m. was presided over by Mrs. Anns R. Pries of St. George, first vice preeident of the federation. Mrs. Pries so far Is unopposed for election to the presidency. The balloting will take place at a business bus-iness session Sunday. Mrs. Burton W. Mjisser will speak at a breakfast meeting at I a. m. Sunday on "How to Promote Democracy De-mocracy Through International Relations." Re-lations." Delbert M. Draper, Salt Lake attorney, will addreee a luncheon lunch-eon meeting at 1 p. m. Sunday on "What Can Women Do to Make Democracy Work in Our State?" |