Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-18

/ tian. II expects soon 10 have n ineln-
I bership Of a million Aud when any
uf these women, either as individuals
or as members uf couveniie clubs
come to Washington, they vii make
their headquarters at the Foundation
And there they will tind not only sta
tistics and things, but lso an audi
torlun reading room. SWIMMING lool
theatre. and everything elise that ean
hplp - make lfc pleasant ln a word,
the Women win be given Inducements
to stick around this Ana2oniau club
house, and while so doing, thcy Will
IL, given very oppottHri,y 20 learn
III. great lessons of what Women
Nb'.t and Why.
Purposes Of the Foundation.
.,c, ordins tu the constitution u the
Foundation. the purposes which this
society IS meant to serve ans. To
promote the nation wide civic com
seriousness uf WoFnanhood and every
.,,od work that may b. 5ns9dyi. i
civic in character ~ that Is ~ amy
way associated With the stadv g MI
Nan,ement nf vivi,7 % ht p.1'nsota ta3n
II educational or welfare wrl.i> III
Tact. th, Foundation nlans ~ cnl-
brace an that pertains to women s
work in 4, latiun To good Ciiizensh!lt
The famous old Dean estate. on
which the Foundation is 10 be built.
i the propertv Of one of the oldest
and best known residential families
ii the District OF Columbia Il is 2
beautiful wooded tract Of nine and Z
half acres located only short DIS
tance from the center uI the city and
surrounded by some ot the tapital
most famous private residences anu
apartment houses. This Is the only
spot uf its size and beauty which has
been left open in the mad rush to
find accommodation for Washington
many new residents during the past
few years. 1t has been the nightmare
of th,, neighboIhood that the residents
might wake up some morning and lind
their beautiful garden gone. Members
II the Dean family have tried e keep
this from happening and many have
been the projects proposed for keep
ing the place with it's famous old oak
trees intact as public park, but none
81 them proved practicable.
MISS Janet Mis- 3 We - 'if'h ~
member Of the Woman's Foundation
and we'll known as a lecturer and Wet
fare worker suggested that the Dean
estate was just the place for the
Foundation headquarters. Twenty
fN,, women gave or loaned one thou
sand dollars each to secure the option
On this land. and ny December 2tst
of this wear they hope 10 have in hand
the necessary slgO. 600 to acquire title
10 the property.
The actual signing Of the incoIpor-
alton articles Of the Foundation was
given a picturesque interest by the
fact that the 30 women signers stood
under the Treaty Oak, famous in the
traditions or the Dean family as the
tree under which colonial treaty be-
tween the Indians and the white set
Tiers was signed in the early DAYS. II
Is claimed that the tree is over 300
years old.
Mrs. c. q. Calhoun is president of
The Foundation She emphasizes the
fact that this organization. which is
strictly democratic in character. in
tends To establish an educational in
stitution for women in which will be
taught parliamentary law. civics.
public speaking. languages, sociology.
economics. methods of government
and physical training.
Ii is the desire of the Foundation to
induce national organizations OF wom-
en- to affiliate with the Foundation and
have their national headquarters on
its grounds.
The acreage is quite sufficient 70
afford space for buildings for or
ganiza tions which may plan to lease
the ground space for their own club
centers.
Women 10 Finance IL.
Although the option Zee of s25.00e
has been secured through the 25 dom
ors and loaners." It is estimated that
the annual dues from the hosts of
women who will be eligible and take
advantage OF that privilege for MEM
bership in the Foundation. will be suf-
Gcient to finance the project ade-
quately. This opinion is offered by
Miss Richards. who says that. in spite
OF the fact that the Foundation has
had many offers from New York and
other business sources to finance the
society. if is felt by many of the
founders that. il possible, the MEM
bers should keep this matter in their
own hands.
Non-residents of Washington will
pay one dollar year for membership.
Residents Of the District will he en-
titled to the same privilege at a fee
of two dollars year and may use the
general restaurant and participate in
all the advantages of the Foundation
except the privileges of the clubhouse
for which the annual fee is SIS.
No matter where a woman's club is
located, provided it has a membership
OF so and chairman, the chairman
and one delegate can attend the an
nual congress These local centers"
or chapters. are undoubtedly one Of
the most popular features planned BY
the Foundation. The great annual
congress at which these centers will
have representation viii be held at
the Foundation IN the first week Of
each year.