Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-23
HOOsier Club
Women to Aid
Buying Home
National Federation Plans
NeW Headquarters In
Washington.
BY JULIA c. HENDERSON.

Indiana women are to have a part in
the purchase of the new headquarters of
the General Federation Of Womens
Clubs in Washington If the plans Of Miss
Vida Newsom, general federation director
for Indiana, carry, and Judging from
Mist Eewsom's activities in the past and
the directness with which she puts
project through it is quite certain she will
not let Indiana fail in this.
The establishment Of permanent head
quarters in Washington, D. c., which
has been a dream of club women for
years, was brought to focus at the BIZ
ennial meeting Of the Federation held
In Des Moines in 1920, when a resolu-
ton was adopted calling for suitable
headquarters at Washington. Purs mt
to this resolution the board of direc-
tors meeting in Chicago, Jan. 4-6 Of this
year, created a headquarters committee
with power to carry out the purchase and
raise the funds.
The purchase has been made by the
committee, and the residence at 1874 n
street, built by Gen, Nelson A. Miles,
is now to be the mecca of club women
from all over the country, as well as
meeting place for women of other ma
lions who are established in Washington
or who may come there for any pur-
pose
In fact, it has been designated as
headquarters for research, legislative, dis
tribution, conference, and all interna-
tional affairs
The house is described as being beauti-
full and unusual in architecture and will
meet the present needs of the federation
in splendid way. Beside the usual
rooms on the main floor, including a
white paneled dining-rO and recep-
tion hall with a large fire place there is
library and a long lounge probably
sixty feet in length Above, there are six
teen bedrooms. six baths, and a court
which can probably be rented for a
studio. 1t is expected that the rental
from these rooms will help very material
~ in meeting overhead expenses The
campaign for funds for Indiana's part in
the home is now on. Miss Newsom re-
ports that every one who learns of the
house and the plans for its use are most
enthusiastic over the project. She is
optimistic as to the response from the
club women of Indiana, when they are
made fully aware Of the value of the
headquarters home
It is not proposed to levy assessments
or lay quotas on clubs or States but to
ask for voluntary gifts. Miss Newsom
is earnestly hoping that there will be
many lnQ1VIdudi donations. Indiana
starts with $500 donation, 500 each be-
ing given by Miss Newsom, Mrs s. f.
Perkins and Mrs Edward Franklin
White. With this start, and with the
general appeal which Miss Newsom is
making through every avenue Of ap-
proach to club women, Indiana should 90
to the biennial in June with a handsome
sum to her credit in this laudable en-
deavor of the General Federation to es-
tablish a home commensurate with the
dignity of the organization and as repre-
sentative of the 100000 club women Of
the Nation.
Miss Newsom together with her ap-
peal for funds for the new home is urg
ing the clubs Of the State not yet affili-
ated with the General Federation to be-
come affiliated as early as is possible
She has taken as her slogan and aim
every club in the State Federation
member Of the General Federation" before
April 1.