The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-05

succeed Mrs. Ayres as corresponding sec
rotary.
The officials OF the league are:
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, honorary presl
dent: Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall. honor
airy vice president: Mrs. John Sherwir
Crosby, New York City, president: Mrs
J. Charles Lnthicum, Baltimore, Nd.
first vice president; Mrs Edward T. Tay'
lOr, Glenwood Springs. Colo. second vice
president; Mrs. William A. Cullop, Vim
cennes, Ind, third vice president: Mrs
John Z. Raker, Alturas, Cal, recording
secretary: Mrs. Steven r. Ayres, Spuy'
ten Duyvfl. New York City, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Grace Porter Hop
kns, Washington, d. c., field secretary
Mrs. William Graves Sharp. Elyria
Ohio, treasurer; Miss Katherine NJ. Dab
ney, Washington. d. c., and Mrs. Kate
Kearney Henry, Washington. d. c.; Mrs
, Adlai Z. Stevenson, Bloomington, Ill.
Mrs. Henry L. Edmunds. Princeton, n
J.. Mrs. ]. Hedges .Crowell, New York
City; Mrs. William Jennings Bryan, Lin
coin, Nebr.. and Mrs. J. Borden Harri-
man, New York City, directors.
Programme for Convention.
The programme Is as follows:
Tuesday, January First annual con-
vention called to order by the president
Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby. Prayer by
the Right Rev. Alfred Harding, Bishop
of Washington. Greeting from Champ
Clark, Speaker of the House OF Repre-
sentatives. An address by the president,
Mrs Crosby. A welcome from Mrs. Mat
thew T. Scott. president general. d. A.
r. The executive board Will hold meet
ing at 3 O'Clock.
Wednesday. January S-After the pres
ident calls the meeting to order there
will be a prayer by Rev. Donald Mac
Leod. d. D., and reports of national Of
ficers, including State vice presidents.
The reports will be limited to five-min-
ute delivery. After a recess until
clock there will be denominations and
election of national officers.
Mrs. Perry Belmont. chairman of the
reception committee. will hold a recep-
ton for officers, members, and friends
of the league, from to Z o'clock. at her
home. 1918 New Hampshire Avenue.
Thursday, January 9-Rev. Earle
Whitley will make the prayer. William
Corcoran Eustis, chairman of the inau-
gurai committee, will deliver an address.
Reports OF standing and special commit
tees and unfinished business VIII con-
ciude the convention.
Chairman of Committees.
The committee chairmen are: Arrange
ments, Mrs. CulIop; programme and
printing, Mrs. Hopkins. Mrs. George A.
Armes: press. Mrs. Leigh Chalmers.
Mrs. Beverley Buchanan: pages. Mrs.
Morris sheppsrd; information Mrs.
Benjamin Micou; magazine and advertis-
ing. Mrs. L. G. Hoffman; credentials.
Mrs John E. Raker; badges, Miss Kath-
crime Dabney; decorations, Mrs. Anna
b. Pitzer; official recognition pins, Mrs.
Thomas p. Gore; sergeant-at-arms, Mrs.
Beverley Buchanan; hotels and transport
tation, Mrs. Z. F. Kinkead.
The pages for the convention are Miss
Genevieve Clark, Miss Janette Ayres,
Miss Agra Bennett. Miss Frances
Brooks, Miss Carrie Lee Chamberlain,
Miss Anne Ferris, Miss Nell Fletcher.
Miss Frances Finley Miss Ruth Hitch
cock. Miss Helen Hardy Miss Nancy
johnson. Miss Anne Seymour Jones. Miss
Ethel Lloyd. Miss. Mary Macon, Miss
Margaret .McChord. Miss Lucy Hoke
Smith, Miss Agnes Shackleford. Miss
Sophie Sweet, Miss Barbara Stephens.
Miss Frances Saunders. Miss Olga
Sheppard. Miss Ruth Tribbie, and Miss
Sallie Williams.
The credentials committee will meet in
the private parlors Of Mrs Charles Nc
Chord. in the Willard. Monday morning.
Mrs. John 4. Raker. chairman. will pre-
side.