Evening star., 1922-03-19

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ID. &. r. ", C.-Nrs. ]. W. Frizzell,
president. called a special meeting OF
the District Federation of Woman's
Clubs Monday at the Grace Dodge
Hotel to transact business which had
accumulated during the club year.
Mrs. f. c. Snyder. chairman OF COM
munity center committee. presented, a
resolution requesting the board of
education to make the necessary ad-
ditions TO its organic act which should
call for an annual appropriation from
congress for community center work
This would obviate the necessity for
making new legislation each year to
obtain appropriations for this civic
work. Resolution adopted.
Another resolution receiving the
official Endorsement of the organixa-
tion was that introduced by Mrs.
Anna Hendley. providing for national
representation for the District by
suffrage for representation in Con-
Gress and in the electoral college.
This action supports the Poindexter
bill. which does not advocate any
change in the present commission
form of government. The resolution
to abolish capital punishment in the
District was introduced by Mrs. Wild
ney and iAdorsed after discussion.
The federation also voted to send
telegram to President Harding re-
questing that John McHenry's death
sentence be commuted to life i'm
prisonment- The resolution. intro
duced by Mrs. Ellis Logan requesting
that the laws OF the District be made
TO conform to the laws OF nearby
states in regard to public welfare
features of social hygiene was also
indorSed
Mrs. Lucy Swanton's resolution re-
oueSting confereeS to retain present
items in the District appropriation
for Fairgrounds educational purposes
and for an institution for feeble-
minded children was also supported.
Though, no official action was taken,
the organization voices its opposition
to any plan by which branch libraries
would be used by both white and col
ored children in the same building.
Miss Cornelia Hill, chairman of the
transportation committee for the BIZ
ennial to be held at Chautauqua June
22 to %. explained the railroad ar
rangements which had been made.
Delegates to this general federation
L
meeting of March %.
Women's City Club.-Miss T Steiner
Will be hostess at the clubhouse this
of honor will be Mrs. Bessie Parker
Hruggemann. chairman employees
compensation board.
The entertainment committee an
nounces musical for tomorrow
evening, $50; H. Leroy Lewis, BARI
10 IL
mezZo- soprano. Friday evening a
eli-careme dance will be given at
$50. "Wednesday evening the busi-
ness and professional women will
meet at a subscription dinner. to be
followed by cards. Thursday even
ing the civic section will have sub
scription dinner. at which Miss Ethel
Bagley will preside. Guests and
speakers will be the heads of the
penal system of the District of CO.
Hcber Votaw. Judge Mary OToole,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Frizzel and others.
The membership committee will
open drive for membership in the
clubhouse from March 20 to May l.
\ member will be in charge daily
from 3 to ) o'clock to give out liter
ature and answer questions.
American WOMen's Legion will hold
its annual convention April and
esting program Is being arranged for
the first session. which will be in the
evening, and Is intended as a get
together meeting with social ele-
ments SO that the members of the
distinct units can exchange ideas and
become better acquainted.
The Wilmnrth Brown Unit has just
held its annual meeting, when officers
were elected as. follows: President,
Mrs. Charles Bright; vice president.
Mrs. c. lie Fevre: treasurer, Mrs.
Lewis Marcy. and secretary, Mrs.
Alexander Cruickshank. This unit
has just had a successful beneflt. The
funds of the unit are used for help
ing disabled men and ex-service men
who need assistance in order to re-
sumo the duties of daily life, and
ings are held the second Monday Of
each month at the home of its presi-
dent.
The Alexander X. Anderson Unit is
arranging a benefit card party for
April 90 at the Washington Club at
$50 pm.
The Chaument Unit met with great
success in it's benefit on March II at
the Washington barracks.
The Twentieth Century Club-At its
current meeting the literature section
was devoted to a discussion of new
plays now running in New York.
Mrs. Frederick Harrington reported
on the plays. with a statement that
nowhere in the artistic realm are both
revolution and evolution more en-
phatically instanced at the present
time than in the theater. A criticism
Of Hutchinson's "If Winter Comes"
was given by Mrs. Eugene Stevens,
its discussion leading to the same