Honolulu Star-Bulletin from Honolulu, Hawaii • 13

i ft fi -x i 7 if iflj It if rp czzzzzr cn)r ori A pt 1 79" sr rs HI iriH si' HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1951 The Feminine Touch in Politics I i Chinese Women jTcrMark Founding I Of University Club Associated Chinese University late, Mrs. Robinson, Is a compara-j Stive newcomer in the political field but her has been constantly; before the public in connection with 'civic projects. Mrs. Robinson has been hjGad of th.3 bureau of maternal and infant hygiene, is a past president of the (Hawaiian Civic club. She was elect- ed to be the second president of Five Women in 1951 Legislature Help to Draft tIa.iva.iVs Laivs Women will celebrate their club's 20th anniversary Saturday with a luncheon An entertaining program jhas been planned also.

Festivities are to start promptly I at 12:15 p. at the horn? cf Mr. we, ine women or Hawaii and is particularly interested in promotion of yout activities including sports. She was married to Mark A. Rooinson, local businessman and member of the police commission, in February, 1945.

A SLENDER WOMAN with cmiet, tailored thins? in; wh'te rr liht colors. THESE WOMEN are all rharm-j composed and as businesslike! the men they work with and whose respect they receive. Mrs. Hayes, a pure Hawaiian, is Hawaii's dean of women legislators, She made her political debut in 11939 and is now in her sixth term; Mrs. Henry Inn, 2023 Mott-Smitlv drive.

The 20 members who have served as auditors since the founding cf the-club will be honored also. Mrs. Herbert Chock is chairman cf the 20th anniversary committee. it a i dignity is Mrs. Richardson, who1 imade her political debut in 1943.

She is the wife of Arnold who is agent for the department A TIMELY feature at the meei- ing -will be a review of Easter bon of health for North and South Ko- nets. Each member has oeen asked to make an Easter hat which she as a representative. i Always a champion of srje has also been an audible. rer-l na. Her two sons are Dr.

D. Allen Richardson and C. Arnold Richardson. She is active in the Daughters of iwill wear during the social. Hawaii, the Kaahumanu societv, the! Hawaiian Girls club of the YWCA.I Pi me ivona ciud ana ine Christ Church guild.

She also operates Esther's Lauhala studio in Kona. Prizes are to be awarded the most original, the funniest and the prettiest hats. A skit, reviewing fashions and songs of the early 30s when the club wa started, will be presented. Mrs. Russell Kono is hostess chairman.

There will be no charge for the luncheon. Hostesses include Mesdames Walter 'Chung, Hung Lum Chung. 5 jSislent and successful campaigner! jfor preservation of lands for the! jlfawaiians. She was a delegate to the 1950 constitutional convention. Listed as "housewife she has her! home at 1614 Emerson St.

She has! icne child and has been active with1 jthe PTA, the Hawaiian Civic Kamehameha Alumnae, the Io-jlam Guild, Native Sons and Daugh-j iters and has been president of thei Hawaii State Federation of Worn-1 Republican clubs. 1 Her birthday, which occurs onj April 17, is by now an institution) i with the house, which rplpbrafpX MRS. DUPONTE entered politics; in 1948 on Maui. A woman of keen executive ability, she stepped from private employment into the public arena with ease. I Adrian de Mello, Hiram Fong.

By now each of the islands has' been represented by women in the! Iv. S. Fng, George K. F. Fung.

Joseph Lam, H. C. Lau, Lawrence Lit Lau. Johnson Lau, Kam Tai Lec. Koon Wah Lee, Kong Hui Lee.

H. K. Hee, Robert Hee. Richard K. K.

He, William Ho. Stephen Hu. Joe Ming Jay. Edward Y. Kan.

Kum Pui Lai, Misses Sui Ping Chun. Jennie Lee, Leatrice Ing and Constance Kam. a legislature although it was Kauai, the Garden Island, that had the; honor of sending the first woman'; representative and the first woman! senator. They were Rosalie Ke-I liinoi and Elsie Wilcox. the occasion with leis.

entertainers and special decorations. THE ONLY WOMAN, ever re-' I Selected to the senate, Thelma Akana I I iiairison was lirst elected to sue-; ceed her husband, the late Senator! TO BE HONORED are Mcsdames Kwai Hin Chang, Arthur Chin ,2, Lawrence Chong, Sun Jing Lam, Kan Jun Luke, Lup Quon Pang. Wah Ch an Thorn, Yuen Fong Tyau, Franklin Wong, Duke Wong, Lang Leong, Kahn Wong. Henry Yap and Samuel Yee. Also Misses Ruth Kau, Florence Liu, Beatrice Loui.

Lillian Louis, Rose Louis and Kim Oi Mau. Thelma Akana Republican, is the only woman senator to have been elected for more than one term. She is a successful business woman as well as politician and has four children. Star-Bulletin photo. F.uher K.

Richardson, Republican representative is from South Kona, Hawaii, where she operates a business as well as taking the lead in ciic affairs. Star-Bulletin photo. I Mrs. Pai stated that she had been matchmaker for her own brother in law so she knew just how it was done. One of the dances was put on by five young war brides, waiting here for their GI husbands.

This is the third in the group of cultural programs presented by We, the Women. The Chinese and the Hawaiian programs will come later in the spring. i chambers are dotted with women 'secretaries and clerks. But the feminine legislators, with flowexs on their desks, wearing leis and with 'flowers in their hair, lends the Korean Customs Highlighted by We, The Women A large and enthusiastic audience greeted the Korean cultural program sponsored by We, the Women, of Hawaii, in the Moana Banyan theater Monday afternoon. Mrs.

Y. C. was chairman of ENERGY FOOD Here's a rich sandwich spread and a very filling one, too. Combine chopped ripe olives and chopped walnuts mixed with enough mayonnaise to moisten and spread between slices of white or whole wheat bread. If you're looking for good-tasting "energy food," that's it.

Flora K. Hayes, Republican representative, is the dean of women legislators for Hawaii having first been elected to the legislature in 1939. Star-Bulletin photo. David Y. K.

Akana, in 1944. In 1943 she was the only woman among 14 senators. In 1945 she was one of the six women in the legislature. The others were Alice Kamokila Campbell, who at the time wTas the democratic senator from Maui; Bina Mossman and Mrs. Hayes, Republican representatives from Oahu; the late Isa-belle N.

Thompson, Democrat from Maui, and Mrs. Richardson. Mrs. Harrison has four children By BETTY WILDER It took World War 11 and the manpower shortage to the number of women in Hawaii's legislature, but. the wartime total of six women dropped until this session when five nf them-took their places with the 40 men.

The five women who are spending their days in the paneled rooms of the palace to help create Hawaii's laws are P'lora K. Hayes. Republican representative from Oahu. Mrs. Thelma Akana Harrison, Republican senator from Oahu.

Mrs. Esther K. Richardson. Republican representative from Hawaii, Mrs. Mdry K.

Robinson. Republican sena the committee and Mrs. Inez Pai, man nines "woman touch" the same as to heme. Legislative invective has been! modified somewhat by the presence! of the ladies who receive without demanding it tourtesy and gallant-; even in debate. THERE IS ALSO slight but not; I serious jealousy on one point.

For formal sessions the men have to cover up their shirtsleeves with suit coats. The women can wear what-l lever happens to please them. The; rule has never been applied to! 'women. i 4 in picturesque naiive costume, was the narratori Mrs. Pai said that her native land of Korea had always been known as the Hermit Kingdom, because of (0)MM Tf3 Dee Duponte is tht only Democratic woman in the legislature.

She was elected to the House' of Representatives from Maui. Star-Bulletin photo. jby her first marriage. A graduate I nurse, her interests have included health problems and other commu-i nity improvement interests. its complete isolation.

She felt it quite appropriate that the customs! iZonta Committees means FIHEIV FLAVOR Buy this famous Pacific Coast blend at.yojir grocer's QUALITY LEADER FOR 50 YEARS Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. who occupy desks facing each other across the senate, seem to prefer, black costumes livened perhaps byj a lei or costume jewelry. Mrs. i Richardson merges in appearance among the men in the house in herj tor from Oahu and Mrs.

Dee Du-; ponte. Democrat representative team Maui. THE FIRST FOUR have much in! common in that they are ail part Hawaiian, all are Republicans and; all have been actively interested in; civic ann political affairs for yearsJ Mrs. Duponte on the other hand; is a Democrat is mainland born andi is newcomer in the field of politics here. The presence of the handful of women in both the senate and house particularly obvious since both of the country should be depicted now while Korea is so much in the public eye.

SONGS, DANCES and games, and a brief glimpse of an authentic wedding ceremony, comprised the hour's colorful program. In Korea a bride and groom never see each other till after the wedding ceremony, the affair having been arranged by a matchmaker. She is a formep assistant director of the bureau of public health and at one time wai influential in gaining improvements for Leahi hospital. A brilliant, vivacious woman, she is probably one of Hawaii's most colorful political figures today. She was married to E.

J. (Dutch Harrisor of golf fame last August 18 in Little Rock, Ark. THE OTHER woman in the sen- Will Meet Monday Mrs. Eileen O'Brien, program chairman for the joint dinner meeting of the Soroptimist, Pilot and Zonta clubs has requested all committee chairmen to meet Monday, March 5 at 11:45 a. ra.

in the Y.WCA patio. brown or tan tailored costumes. Mrs. Haves wears a dark print Mary KL Robinson, Republican, is one of the two women senators for 1951. Primarily a housewife, he also has been active in civic affairs, notably youth Star-Bulletin photo.

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