Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-06
WOMEN'S CITY CLUB
OPPOSES BOYCOTT;
OFFICERS ELECTED
Defeats Resolution to Com
bat H. C. l. by Wearing
Old Clothes.

The Women's City Club went on rec
ord last night as opposed to the move
ment to have women refrain from buy
the high cost of living.
To patch EN- or not to patch EN-
was the question that caused much
heated discussion at large gathering
of club members who attended the an
nual meeting of the organ;zat ion last
night to hear the result of the election
OF club officers held during the day.
The idea of women wearing their old
clothes until threadbare to help stem
the tide of high living costs has been
widely discussed by women in Wash
ington recently. and hardly had Miss
Mary O'Toole. acting president of the
club. and the chairmen of the different
committees read their reports. than Mrs
Rose Gouverneur Hoes, president of the
Housekeepers' Alliance, mounted the
rostrum and repeated her speech de-
livered earlier in the day before the
TO the women of the club to go on rec
ord in favor of the movement.
The proposal struck the 500 members
assembled aghast and soon the women
were striving to voice their sentiments
Resolution Voted Down.
Finally motion was made by Miss
O'Connell of the Washington Club, call
ing on the Women's City Club to sup
port Mrs. Hoes resolution.
Does the order go for unmarried
women. too?" cried one demure little
blond from seat in the rear
No exceptions to the rule" replied
Miss O'Toole from the chair, who called
for vote.
From the emphatic no" that followed
the presidents order, it was evident
that the proposed movement was held
In high disfavor by those assembled.
Results OF Election.
Owing to the heavy vote cast. the
the work of counting the ballots, and it
was not until today that the winning
candidates were announced. These in
clude:
Miss Mary O'Toole, president; Mrs.
William G. Chamberlain, first vice
president; Mrs. George Eastment. Sec
ond- vice president. Miss Marie K.
Saunders, recording secretary; Miss
Carol Fleming, corresponding secre
tary, and Miss Jane Bartlett, treas
urer. Out of the 917 votes cast for
the three candidates running for pres
ident, Miss OToole received 529.
The directors elected included Miss
Ethel Bagley, Mrs. A. G. McClintock.
Mrs. Louis Brownlow. Miss Xline
Solomons and Mrs. Frank Bright, to
Sinclair. DR.. A. Frances Foye, Mrs.
Laura A. Bradley and Mrs. Randolph
Keith Forrest to serve two years;
Mrs. James Campbell Cantrill, Miss
Marian Oliver. Mrs Herman Gasch,
Miss Aida HenriQues and Mrs. ]. p.
Auit, to serve one year.
In her annual report. Miss O'Toole
gave a brief regime of the work of
the club since it's inception. October
.. 1919. when, with thirty-two mem
bers gathered, the plans for the new
organization were first discussed.
Nv Sfo oh % no andifnrc
over the different periods of con-
struction. pointing out the many
vicissitudes met and overcome by the
organizers. and ended by announcing
that today the club proudly boasted
of being the second largest OF its
kind in the United States. carrying
a membership roll Of more than 5000,
and displaying a financial condition
second to none in the country.
Reception to nIrs. Mussey.
At the conclusion of her address.
Miss O'Toole announced that on
Thursday, May IS, public reception
would be held at the club in honor
of Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. who
on that day would celebrate the an
niversary of her SEVENTEEN birthday.
BY a unanimous vote the use of the
clubrooms were rendered Mrs. Mus
sey for the occasion.
Reports also were read by Miss
Alice y. Heaven. temporary secre-
tary; Miss Laura A. Bradley. treas
urer: Mrs. George Eastment, chair
man. membership committee; Mrs. A.
1-eftwich Sinclair. chairman, house
committee. who proposed a vote of
thanks to Mrs. E. B. Van Wrinkle for
her splendid assistance while acting
on the board: Miss Thel Bagley. Ii
brary committee; Miss Alice Mat
thews. committee in charge Of peri
odicals: Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey.
eections committees. Mrs George
Brennan. entertainment committee;
Mrs. Costigan. food committee. and
Mrs. George Eastment. chairman OF
q committee to install a talking ma
chine in the clubhouse.
II was announced that tonight the
cub would be entertained by Mrs.
Byron Mcbride Caples. who would
give an illustrated lecture on Yer
sailIes," followed by Mrs. Lucy Page
STEELE. with a lecture on French