The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

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%EIiN<A IN tuis county - shc No1
a Polish citizen before her marriage
10 the Frenchman- Several univer-
stiles and colleges are planning to
confef honorary degrees on her. and
the National Institute of Social Sci
ence in New York Is going to con-
fer . medal on her on the 18th
when the Vice President will go to
New York to make the presentation
address. He will probably be Joined
there, by Mrs. Coolidge. who Is az
their Massachusetts, home:
Washington Is soon to lose an in
teres1ng woman in the person OF
Mrs Annette Abbott Adams, Of San
Francisco. who has rendered her
resignation to President Harding as
Assistant Attorney General to take
effect June 1. She is the only wom-
an who has ever held the position.
She Is going back to the Pacific
Coast to resume the practice of law.
Mira C. c. Calhoun. chairman of
the women's National Civic Foun-
dstioh. returned Thursday morning
from New York. where she was the
guest Of Mrs. Frances Burial Hoff-
man. There was a large and en-
thusiastic meeting of many of the
most Important women in New York
in Mrs. Hofman's music room Mon
day afternoon. Among those pres
ent were Mrs. C. A. Van Rensse-
laer. Mrs. oliver Hartman, Mrs.
Charles B. Alexander, Mrs. Hamil-
ton Fairfax. Mrs. Leland Cofer.
Mrs iLittleton Fox. Mrs. Peter Lar
son. Mrs. William II. Goode, Mrs.
Porter willis. Mrs. Robert Olyphant.
nd
wetmore. Mrs. Preston Satterwhite,
and a number Of other New York
women, besides those from WASH
ington who went over for the occa-
sion. including Mrs. Calhoun, Mrs.
James Mcdonald, and Mrs. Charles
B. Howry.
NEW WORKERS ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER CIVIC FOUNDATION.
oEvENTY-FIVE or more were at
the FIRST meeting. and the great
~ est enthusiasm was shown over
the ideals and plans for the Wom-
ems National Civic Foundation. with
it's headquarters in the Nations
Capital. not only for the organiza-
tions, that may wish to have their
own buildings or to lease rooms in
the buildings belonging to the
Foundation. but with an idea of an
ever-increasing vista Of cooperative
good work for the civic jbetterment
Of the country.
A number of the ladies in New
York wrote their names down as
thousand-dollar founders Of the
plan within the next two or three
days a complete financial prospectus
viii be arranged to show on what
terms organizations may enter. az
well as individuals.
The plans for financial arrange
ments are being worked out by
some of the most skilled capitalists
of the country, as the women have
no idea Of not accepting the CO.
operation and experience of men.
This is a project which invites the
hearty interest of everyone.
There are many plans in the i'm
mediate future for raising money
for running expenses for the sum-
mer. The Dean place is admirably
adapted for an outdoor restaurant,
where. underneath the superb old
trees as we'll as in the spacious
house, a restaurant could be con-
Quoted like the Pre- Catalan of Paris.
II would be a boon to many people
in town for the summer for con-
ventions, Congress. etc. as there is
no large outdoor restaurant in or
around Washington. Also, there
win be a number Of open-air per-
formances and pastoral plays. be-
ginning with Midsummer Nights
Dream on May "a.
There will be the two perform
ances in the afternoon and evening.
The boxes are selling fast under
the direction Of Mrs. James Carroll
Frazer and her splendid committee.
Mrs. MinneEerode Andrews and
Mrs Maud Howell Smith, also of
the Community Service committee
on pageantry and the arena, are
giving their personal attention to
the costuming of the production.
Robert Bell, whose sylvan plays at
Twin Oaks on Tuesday were so
charming, is to be the stage man
ager.
There is a project on foot for hav-
ing open-air motion pictures during
the summer. band concerts. etc
The Dean place makes charm
inziy convenient park in the heart
Of the city. and on the car line, as
Il Il. It ought to prove a great boon
for the stay-at-homes.
The plans Of the foundation are
going along swimmingly. and the
ladies' who have already shown their
interest by attending the meetings
are, on Wednesday next. to have
the first general meeting in the
clubhouse. when the election of the
board of governors will take place.
admission by card only. Mrs. CAL
houn will also send out invitations
this week for a buffet, luncheon fol-
lowing the general meeting. which
will be the first entertainment of
the new clubhouse.
HISTORY OF CIVIC
FOUNDATION REVIEWED.
A DOZEN women inquire of me
n each day for details about the
"A Foundation, so I'm going to
tell you all I know about II. To
20 back a bit. an Organization meet
ing was held on Tuesday. April 10,
upon the invitation Of Mrs. Clarence
Crittenden Calhoun, at her resi-
dence. 1873 New Hampshire avenue,
BY a group of representative WASH
ington women, for the purpose OF
Formulating plans for a national
,cfvie movement for the women of
America. with general headquarters
in washington, to provide club cen
tiers for such women's organizations
as may wish to afiliate, and to Of
fer many unique advantages not at
present enjoyed by women's organ
izations at the National Capital.
To at once indicate the broad and
Inclusive purpose of this movement
name was carefully selected,
namely: Woman's National Civic