Evening star., 1923-04-07

women's bureau of the Washington
police department. who has just re-
turned from Europe. where she went
at the request of Lord and Lady
speaker at the forum luncheon of the
club April IA. She will tell Of her ex-
periences in England. Holland,
france. Italy, Austria and Germany.
and will speak especially of the work
of police women in those countries.
Mrs. Van Winkle also attended the
conference in Geneva, and will give
some sidelights on that gathering.
Columbian Women of George WASH
ington University.-The annual din
ner will be held at the Chevy Chase
Club, through the courtesy of the
board of governors of that club,
Thursday evening, April IS. Mrs.
Joshua Evans, jr., will be the host
ess. and Mrs. John Thomas Erwin,
president Of the Columbian Women,
will preside. The following COM
mittee has been appointed: General
chairman. Mrs. Erwin; decorations,
Mrs. John Raymond Lapham; ushers
and printing, Miss Ruby Nevins;
music, Miss Emile Margaret White;
place cards. Miss Julia l.. ". McCord.
and seating, Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle.
The Columbian Women have play
ed an important role in the develop
ment of George Washington Univer-
sity. Founded in 1894, the club has
not only cultivated pleasant rela-
tions among the alumnae. wives of
faculty members, and girl students
of the university, but has aided in a
material way the advancement Of the
girl students by founding two schol-
ls ~ thacn thn
Nellie Maynard Knapp Scholarship
Fund, established in 1915. in memory
Of the late Mrs. Knapp, wife OF the
late Judge Martin A. Knapp. con-
as the Founders of the Columbian
Women Scholarship Fund. amounts
to nearly $4,000, and is annually in
creased by the proceeds OF benent.
Last year over 500 was raised in
this way. and a further sum was
benefit card party at Wardman Park
Hotel. The income from these two
funds Is used in the form of scholar
ships for girls registered in the uni
versity Other services to the uni
vcrsity have been the furnishing. in
wears gone by, of the university hos
pital, the furnishing of rest-rooms in
The law school, the maintenance or
girls tennis prizes. etc.
The club meets on the first Tuesday
of each month from October until
May. A social half hour Is followed
by a business meeting. after which
the club is addressed by some dis
tinguished guest The two most i'm
portant social events on the club
calendar are the annual reception 70
President and Mrs. Hodgkins. held
this year on January %. and the an
nual banquet which is to ne helo at
the Chevy Chase Club.
The present officers OF the Colum-
bian Women are: President, Mrs.
John Thomas Erwin; vice presidents,
Mrs Henry Grattan Doyle, Miss Alice
Bayly Henning; recording secretary,
Mrs William Carl Ruediger; treas
urer, Miss Julia l.. V. McCord; cor
responding secretary. Miss Ruby New
ins; historian, Miss Henryette Brumm.
The chairman of the standing COM
mittees are: Scholarships. Mrs.
joshua Evans. jr.; membership, Miss
Miss Mollie B. Weyman: house, Mrs.
John Raymond Lapham, and press,
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle.
National Club of the American As
sOciatiOn of University Women
Wednesday afternoon the hoSteSses for
the tea at 4:3O pm. will be the mem
bers OF the Smith College Club, Of
which Miss Katharine Rice is president.
Miss Katharine Thompson, also a Smith
alumna. will sing.
Thursday afternoon and evening,
April IL, at 2:30 and $50, bridge parties
will be given by the house committee
to raise money for dining room furnish
ings. The chairman of the committee
On arrangements is Mrs. Henry NJ. Nor
row.
Saturday evening at 1880 the annual
business meeting Of the Washington
branch of the A. A. L. w. will be held
at the club. A revision OF the bylaws
will be considered and the annual elec-
ton Of officers will take place. At $50
o'clock that same evening the sixth
lecture OF the series on international
Questions" will be given. Prof. Manley
o. Hudson of Harvard Law School will
speak on THE World Court" Mrs
Frances Fenton Bernard, educational