Evening star., 1922-01-24
WOMEN
BUY CLUBHOUSE
Purchase of National Head
quarters Here, Costing $70,-
600, Announced,

Announcement that the national
clubhouse here Of the General Fed
Grafton of women's Clubs, has been
purchased for $4,000 was made yes
terday at a meeting of the District
'Federationso Women's Clubs at the
Hadleigh Hotel.
Members of the local organiza ton
were told that 100000 already had
been paid on the property at 1874 N
street and that the organization had
assumed the remainder of the debt
contributions and loans voluntarily
made by state federations made up
the. initial deposit and the entire
project will be funded in this manner.
The local organization lent the
general federation $4,000 and pledged
a donation of $1,000 toward the fund.
Movement Spontaneous.
There has been no campaign con-
Quoted thus far along the line for the
clubhouse. it was stated, but it is
mostly the outgrowth of spontaneous
movement toward that end.
In the building purchased by the
federation will be number of rooms
for the accommodation of transient
members, a salon for public gather
ings and other facilities. The build
ing will be the national headquarters
of the organization, membership in
which is estimated by officials of the
federation at 100000.
A. number of minor alterations and
improvements in the building are
planned, and offices for the national
officers will be installed. The build
ing is under lease until April i, after
which date the organization intends
to take it over.
Americanixation Discussed.
N{rS Anna uapdIov obo nf
the department of American citizen
ship, took charge of the meeting dur
ing discussion of Americanization
topics. During the session a group
of students from the Americanization
schools here, who have been in the
county not more than five months.
presented several vocal selections OF
American and English melodies, in
cluding Home, Sweet Home"
Mrs. Nannette Paul spoke on the
necessity Of a knowledge Of law fo1
all citizens. and Miss Maude Alton.
principal of the Amerizanization
schools. gave description of the
making of Americans from immigrant
pupils at the schools.
Ask ID. c. National Representation.
Following the session of the de-
partment, Mrs. Hendley presented a
resolution favoring and advocating
national representation for the Dis
trict of Columbia. basing her plea on
the non-Americanized condition OF
disenfrachised residents of the Dis
trict of Columbia. The resolution was
referred to the resolutions committee
for action and report.
Mrs. Ellis Logan, chairman of the
public welfare committee, reported
that 100 clubwomen now are volunteer
traffic directors in the vicinity OF
school buildings. Mrs. Logan said
that the volunteers are working in
cooperation with the traffic depart
ment of the police department.. and
have received instructions from off,
cials regarding their duties. and 1t
was expected that the innovation
would go to great lengths to make
Washington streets safe for children
going to and from school.
Members Participating.
Among those who took prominent
parts in the meeting were: Miss Eliz-
abeth Reiss. chairman of the commit
tee on applied education: Mrs. Lucy
Swanton, Mrs. w. B. Hardy. Mrs. f. +.
Speere. Mrs. Hester n. Poole. Mrs. E.
c. Snyder and Mrs. Florence Howard.
Mrs. ]. w. Frizzell, president Of the
District Federation. was in the chair