The Washington herald., 1917-04-05
PATRIOTISM Will Be
WOMAN ALUMNAE CUE
Collegiate Association in Convention
to Prepare for Service.

Inc biennial meeting Of the AsSocia-
don of the Collegiate Alumnae will be
held In Washington from April to IS.
The officers Of the association believe
that this body, which is one of the mem
bers OF the National Council OF Women.
should hold its national convention at this
time. when it can organize its members
most effectively for service for the coun-
try.
The association is a national associa-
tion OF college women graduates from
the sixty leading colleges fer women and
co-educational universities of the coun-
try 1t Is organized In eighty-two
branches with a membership of about
5000. and has an affiliated membership in
ADDITION of the large alumnae associa-
tons of Smith, Wellesley, Radcliffe, Bar
nard and Bryn Mawr colleges.
In addition to the business sessions on
Tuesday and Friday. six conferences will
De held simultaneously at three consecu-
tive sessions on Wednesday and Thurs
. day. These are a conference Of women
trustees Of colleges belonging to the as
soctation, a conference of women deans,
OF college professors, of school principals,
OF alumnae association, and of branches.
THESE conferences will be held at
Goucher College in Baltimore on Wednes-
day and at Trinity College on Thursday,
when the association will be the guests
of these colleges. Evening meetings are
to be held Tuesday and Thursday at the
Raleigh, which will be headquarters.
That at Central High School on We'd
nesday will be open to the public. Sat
urday will be devoted to sightseeing in
the government departments.
The officers of the general association
are Miss Caroline L. Humphrey of Bos-
ton, president; DR.. Elsie Seelye Pratt,
of the University Of Michigan, vice pres
ident-at-large; Mrs. Gertrude s. Martin,
OF Ithaca, N. Y, secretary; Miss Kath-
arine E. Puncheon. of Germantown
treasurer; and Miss Helen W. Peckham
OF Berkeley. Calf, recording secretary
Besides these general officers there are ter
sectional vice presidents, one of whom
Mrs. Thomas W. Sidwelf. vice president
of the South Atlantic section, Is a Wash
ington member.
Washington women in charge OF the
plans for the meeting are Mrs. Raymond
B. Morgan, president of the Washing
ton branch and chairman of the commit
tee on arrangements. and Mrs. Theodore
Cole, councillor of the branch and vice
chairman of the committee. Subcommt-
tees are as follows: Program commit
tee. Miss Frances Davenport. chairman
Miss Julia Lathrop. Miss Claribel Bar
nett, Miss Helen Atwater. Miss Florence
Hedges, and Miss Laura Thompson. Mrs
"A anu COlS
|3also serve on the committee ex-officio
II Entertainment committee, Mrs Henry
IS. Graves. chairman: Mrs. Harriet Rich
j ardson Searle, vice chairman: Mrs. w
Nv. Harts. Mrs. w. P Borland, Mrs
ABBY Gum Baker Miss Margaret Moor
'house. Mrs Glen Levin Swiggett. Fin
ance committee. Mrs. L. B. Swormstedt
chairman: Mrs. Herbert d. Brown, Miss
Sheldon Jackson. Transportation and
automobiles. Miss Ellen A. Vinton, chair
: man: Miss Alberta Wilson. Mrs. T w
-Sidwell. Mrs. T. Janney Brown. Mrs
Lawrence Grosan. Mrs f. L. Land
Housing arrangements. Miss Lucy Ma
deira. Invitations. Mrs. F. L. Ransome
Printing. Miss Eliza Tonks. Local ar
ranssments. Miss Frances Chickering
Bureau of information. Miss Babel Gran
din. Capital City committee, DR.. Julia
NJ Green. Emergency. Miss Ruth Rizer
Hen school meeting. Mrs. Marcus Baker
Special invitations to the public meet
ing at the Central High School on We'd