Bachelorette party for a pre-wedding party, "hen party" was used in the United States as a general term for an all-female gathering, usually held at a hostess's residence. In 1897, "The Deseret News" noted that a hen party was a "time honored idea that tea and chitchats, gossip smart hats, constitute the necessary adjuncts to these particular gatherings". In 1940 Eleanor Roosevelt was described as hosting a Christmas-time hen party for cabinet wives and "ladies of the press". The bachelorette party is consciously modeled after the centuries-old bachelor's party, which is itself historically a black tie dinner given by the bridegroom, or
30th National Convention of the Communist Party USA expected. The Communist Party USA had to deal with issues of supporting the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, for example, which hurt the party's credibility. A bus tour was taken at the Haymarket statue, where a deadly labor strike had occurred in 1886. About 300 turned out to celebrate the party's 95th anniversary. 30th National Convention of the Communist Party USA The 30th National Convention of the Communist Party USA was held from 13 to 15 June 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. The Party set its agenda taking into account developments since its last convention, including the recent convention of the AFL-CIO, the 2012