Evening star., 1921-05-15

Spring communities arranged FOR the
meeting. Reports were gttta g;..aes i in
chairmen of prominent committees ~,
| the county showing great prosIesS
| in the wide scope of work undertaken
| by the clubwomen.
| Prof. Albert s. Cook, state super. ~
| tendent of schools. spoke in the az
ernoon. giving plans for great euu
| cational Improvement in the MarElahu
! school system. Greetings were oi iousn
from the Maryland Federauoh ny
! Mrs. Francis Sanderson, from the Nlr
| ginia Federation by Mrs W imam
| Cummings. from the District OF 20
| lurn bia Federation by Mrs. Howard l..
County Federation was represented
| by Mrs. George Corey. Despitt the
heavy downpour of rain. the hall was
! filled to its capacity. many promlne nent
men from all parts OF the county
! being present.
! The District of Columbia. Federation
of Women's Clubs held it, annual
meeting at the Hadleigh. There was
Il large attendance at the aH-daE
meetings Thursday and Friday, when
more than thirty reports We're read
by club presidents and about NIFTY by
department and committee chairmen.
These reports show that IA wide range
of active work is being done, not only
for social and industrial betterment
but along intellectual lines. Mrs.
Howard L. Hodgkins, as president of
the federation presided at all meet
ines
The luncheon each day gave the
clubwomen opportunity to talk over
/ various features of work. Friday night5
the federation entertained Mr$
Thomas g. Winter as guest of honor
at its dinner, which was given at the
Hadeigh. when one hundred and fifty
federation women We're present. In al
address which Mrs. Winter made. as
. president of the General Federation OF
. Womens Clubs, she told of how the
clubwomen of America could aid in
solving many national problems by
building up society from its founda-
tion. the home. Miss Mabel Boardman.
who also was guest of the fedora
lined Il plan by which clubwomen
: might assist in making Washington
the most beautiful city in the world
on Saturday afternoon President
and Mrs. Harding received about
, three hundred and fifty members of
? the federation at the White House
5 when Mrs. Winter represented the
. General Federation of Women's Clubs
=: and Mrs. Hodgkins the District fed
Grafton.
Among the prominent clubwomen
y making reports during the conven-
= tion We're Miss Ida Hafford OF the
. general federation and Miss NJ l..
Williamson, general federation direc-
y tor Mrs; Anna Hendley reported for
:, the Anthony League, Miss Mary
: OToole for the Woman's City Club.
Miss McAlester. Business Women's
! Council; Mrs. f. X Foltz. Capitol Hill
history Club; Miss Cornelia II. Hill.
y Columbia Heights Art Club; Mrs Rose
!. GouVerneur Hoes, Housekeepers' AL
= lance; Mrs. Emma Il. Fits, Florence
Crittenton Mission: Mrs. William j.
Tucker, Graduate Nurses Association
V Mrs. Alice NJ. Goodacre, Lincoln
Circle; Mrs: Eugene II. Pitcher. Philo-
classics; Mrs. James c. Cantrill
8 Political Study Club; Mrs. SeIvie d
}. iGroVe, Sixteenth Street Heights Club
s Miss Laura J. Graddick. Woman's
!. Blndery Union; Mrs Arthur Mcdonald
d Woman's Clinic; Mrs. Lucy Il. Swan
h ton. Woman's Single Tax; Mrs. Mary
. Wright johnson. chairman. eivics.
. The other chairmen reporting were
e Mrs. J. J. Locher, motion pictures
d Mrs. w. NJ. Stoner. political science
u Mrs. +. e. Stoddard. clothing; Mrs
S Augustus Knight. fine arts; Mrs
$ George Peckham. art; Mrs. Louise II
t Earl, Bible study; Mrs. Faber Steven
d son, press and state editor: Mrs. Ran
s dolp d. Hopkins, industrial and social
: conditions; Mrs. Grace NJ. Daish. club
s extension; Mrs William NJ Collins
l. ways and means.
5, The following officers were elect ed
to serve for two years: Mrs. j. W
Frizzell. president; Mrs Charles p
L Grandheld, first vice president; Mrs
=. Jason Waterman. second vice presi.
t dent: Mrs. A. X Wine recording
e secretary: Mrs. Redwood Nandergrift
4 corresponding secretary; Miss Mary
: Heyler. treasurer, and Mrs. W. a
e Winkelhaus, auditor.
e The Monday Evening Club will close
g its session tomorrow with an outing
on the campus of Kendall Green al
s . o'clock. If it rains the meeting will
/. | take place in the chapel of Gallaudet
I College. Officers will be elected fol
: the ensuing year Members with
r ed to bring their, lunch baskets an6
: get better acquainted with their fel.
"A low members; to hear reports for the
= past year and to make suggestions for
6 next season.
s The National Pen League and Inter.
d national Literary Association will
hold literary salon Wednesday at
v $50 o'clock, at the King Smith
o studios. 1712 New Hampshire avenue
o A review of oriental literature will
L" be given by the Persian savant
Jenabi Fazel. Teheran. Eastern music
| viii open The program.
The Susan Riviere Hetzel Chapter
+ ID. A. r.. met Friday with the regent
Mrs. John J. Mcmahon. Mrs. Larz
. read several of her own stories for
children. She recently entertained
e | the chapter at tea. at her home, 211S
. Massachusetts avenue.
r Dolly Madison Chapter. d. A. r..