The Washington times., 1922-10-01

Military Surgeons both meet here
sometime during October, though
L don't know the exact date.
There Is an American Legion Con-
ference here, of divisions in this
section scheduled for this week,
presumably preliminary to the big
meeting down in New Orleans.
which convenes a few days later.
The Daughters of America, Ma
tional Council, meets here October
B; the National Restaurant Asso-
citation opens an exposition and
conference October 8; the annual
meeting Of the American Red Cross
comes along the first part OF the
week of October 8. and the Ameri-
can Child Hygiene Association at
the end OF that same week. Then
there is the American Dietetic
Association which holds a conven-
tion here October 1913. and along
about the middle of the month
perhaps a little earlier-the Ma
tional Board of the d. A. r. gets
together for it's first fall meeting.
As this Is to be an election year,
and there are several candidates
In the neld-for the office of Pres
ident General. mean-the meet
ing is likely to be a little more
than a mere disposal of routine
business.
Mrs. Wallace Hanger, of Wash.
fngton, d. c., and Mrs. Anthony
Wayne Cook, of Cooksburg Tor
town, or willie; anyhow the place
Is named for the family, Pa, are
the two candidates have heard
most about. But then, I'm not
Daughter.
Mrs. Hanger flung her bonnet
into the ring rather late last
spring-quite a little after the
annual Continental Congress-Mrs.
Reynolds, the Southern candidate
Withdrawing in her favor. Mrs.
Hanger has just recently come
back to Washington, after spend
ing the summer in Maine-but
I'm told that Mrs. Cook has been
out pretty well all through the
country attending State meetings,
and winning supporters every.
where. She seems to have been
making a mach more active early
campaign than Mrs. Hanger.
Scattered through November
and running into December are
meetings of the American Clan
MacGregor Society, the Delta
Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, the
American Society of Agronomy,
the Order of the Eastern Star.
Grand Chapter, the Women's
National River and Harbor Con-
gress, and the Tau Pi Tau Fra.
ternity. And that's not all! That
is merely a partial list sent me in
the latter part Of August by a
member of the Board of Trade,
with a jubilant Watch it grow!"-
sent by way Of proving a state.
ment that Washington was head
ing the list as a convention city,
and was the Mecca for a whole
grist of important conferences and
conclaves arranged for the coming
months. And speaking OF Mecca
and conclaves, the Shriners have
been busy for at least a month
making plans for their big con.
clave to be held here next June.
They are apparently planning the
biggest ever, and they are always
q colorful crowd, with their fan.
tastic uniforms.
or course only a few Of the
organizations which are meet
ing here are really of any interest
to society-of the capitalized sort
But in these democratic days,
when ministers and ambassadors
and cabinet members are expected
to keep in touch with not merely
the governments, but with the
people-to know the popular mind
and feel the popular pulse, invita-
tions to address comparatively un.
influential organizations are not
turned down with the stony stare
that was formerly their portion
30 that no organization is as
socially unimportant as its indi.
Vidual members might lead one to
expect.
On the other hand the scientific
organizations, and such confer.
ences as the annual meeting of the
American Red Cross, and the
American Child Hygiene Associa.
ton, will bring together a mum.
ber Of people Of considerable social
Importance. The Red Cross by
the way has been having a series
OF Sunday afternoon at homes in