The Washington herald., 1920-05-09

This week the American woman's
Legion Is going to hold its first
convention on the 18th, 18th and
18th In the concert room at the
Marine Barracks to elect national
omcers and to revise and adopt
the constitution which is now ten
tatiVe. Then the festivities in con-
nection with the regents of Mount
vernon at that historic and beau
tiful spot will soon be held. The
regents are slowly drifting. into the
city already. to visit a while be-
fore the meeting is held. One Of
them, Mrs. Thomas p. Denham, OF
Jacksonville, Fla. was a guest OF
Judge and Mrs. Charles Howry last
week. The governing board OF the
Pan American Union held elections.
too, last week, electing DR.. l. s.
Rowe. chief of the Latin-American
division of the State Department.
to succeed John Barrett as director
general. DR.. Rowe is widely ex-
perienced and very desirable, but
no one can quite take the place of
John Barrett. and I'm sure that an
entertainment at the Pan American
Building will certainly never be the
same without him as host. He has
held the position since the union
was formed. His resignation takes
effect on September /.
DR.. Rowe has had wide experience
in Pan American affairs. Prior to
entering the service of the State
Department he was Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury. and is there
fore well acquainted with the finan-
cial and economic conditions of the
various countries comprising the
union.
The Southern Sociological Con-
gress. which opens its ninth an
nual convention today at 3 p. m,
at the Metropolitan Memorial Meth
odist Episcopal Church in this city.
had its origin in Nashville, Tenn.
in 1912. the actual founder being
Mrs. Anna Russell Cole. a prom
inent and wealthy philanthropist
and society woman of that city,
who spent most OF the winter here,
and entertained and was entertained.
For years in her home city Mrs.
Cole has been a leader in all public
movements having for their pur-
pose the promotion of health, JUS
tice, patriotism, training for citizen
ship and the general betterment of
humanity. and from the moment she
became acquainted with the move
ment back of the proposed new So
Geological (social welfare) organiza-
ton, she was one of its most ardent
supporters.
When the question OF financing
the movement arose. and for lack
OF funds il appeared as IL IL might
fail of achieving its end, Mrs. Cole
generously offered to assume this
responsibility for the first five years
Of its existence. Her offer was ac-
cepted. but il was unnecessary for
the officers of the organization to
call upon her after the second year.
as the new body grew so rapidly and
achieved such success that il soon
became self-supporting.
Mrs. Cole is the wife of the for
mer president Of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis railroad.
Her son. w. r. Cole, is the present
head of the system. She was edu-
Gated abroad and almost Immediate
ny upon her return to this country
became one of the most prominent
social workers of the Southland, her
activities in this respect having in
creased with the years. During the
war she was one of the heaviest
contributors in the South to it's
manifold charities.
The District Of Columbia Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs held one Of
the most successful annual meetings
of its history last week. The all-day
| session Tuesday took place at the
Willard. and on Wednesday in the
auditorium of the Red Cross. The
numerical strength of the federation
. nd fhn ananffvnnnGS ~ &c A,,r
ing the year indicated that Mrs.
Howard L. Hodgkins. the president,
had filled that office with remarkable
success. Reports were submitted by
the presidents of the IS clubs in the
organization and by the As chairmen
of departments and committees. 1t
was evident that a wide rangs Of &C
tivities had been covered during the
year. Additional reports were given
by Mrs. Knox, OF the Petworth Wom-
ems Club; Mrs. z. L. Daily, of the
Corg ress of Mothers of the District
Of Columbia; Mrs. James f. Gilbert,
Aid Association of the Blind: Miss
Cornelia Hill. Columbia Heights Art
Club; Mrs. Alexander Wolf, Council
of Jewish Women: Mrs. Lucy r.
Swanton, Womsn's Single Tax Club;
Mrs. Moorehouse, president of the
Sixteenth Street Heights Club; Mrs.
J. c. kondrup, Anthony League, and
Mrs. S. G. Cornwell, Department of
Food. Miss Helen N. Cummings,
State director of Virginia. made a
short address on Tuesday.
Among the speakers at these
meetings were Mr.. w. r. Beattie, of
the. Department of Agriculture, who
advocated home gardening. and Mr..
w. Mather Lewis. who spoke on the
practical side Of thrift. Mrs. Rose
Gouveneur Hoes. president of the
Housekeepers' Alliance, suggested
in her address the ways in which
women could aid in reducing high
prices. Mr.. w. B. westlake spoke
to the Organization of the plan of
the carlton of fifty-four bells being
established in Washington as a
peace memorial Mrs. Jason Water
man conducted a memorial hour for
those OF the federation who had
died during the last year. Tuesday
afternoon the federation celebrated
Arbor Day by planting a red oak in
Rawlings Park. The Departments
Of Forestry and Conservation, un-
der the direction of DR.. S. NJ. Hud-
dleston and Mrs. L. b. Slime ar
ranged the exercises at which the
Secretary Of Agriculture gave the
address and the Boy Scout Band No.
Is rendered the music. The only
election of the federation this year
was that Of Miss Lillian NJ. William
son as State director to the general
federation to take the place Of Mrs
Augustus knight. At the close of