The Washington times., 1924-04-01
VALUE Of HYDRO
PLAN RELATED
TO WOMEN
Major o'connor, District En-
gineer, Tells Voters Project
Is Boon to City.
By SYLVIA sEDGEWICK.

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Maj: J. A.. O'Cpnnor, district
engineer. yesterday put Washing
ton on a plane with New York. Phil
adelphia and Baltimore, the
Great Falls power project goes
through.
In an address before the. League
Of Women Voters at the Grace
Dodge Hotel, Major 0'Connor gave
facts and figures resulting from
expert eIlgi1eeE inquiry into the
Great Falls project. He said that
the three cities mentioned, as well
as washington, win be in need of
all of the power the Great Falls
can give, and then some. Major
OConnor gave these concrete adj
Vantageg:
~. Water power will cost half or
less than half the cost Of power
generated from coal. %
A saving Of 1000 tons Of coal
daily, as well as economy in trans
portation, labor, material and equip,
ment.
3. An additional 10000 horse
power will be available at irter1nit-
tent periods, and this figure does
not cover the possibilities. 81
1 4. 1t Will develop one of the best
water power sources on the Allan
tic seaboard.
5. 1t will furnish additional power
TO stimulate the increase and devel.
opment of industry, and will be
practicable and economical.
Resolutions endorsing pending
bills for district suffrage, and a
discussion of q bill on municipal
suffrage, child welfare, compulsory
education. mothers pensions. sup
port of World Court, and entry of
the United States into League of
Nauons were some of the topics
discussed by the league.
Election Of officers followed the
speeches.. The officers elected were
mrs, George A. Kicker, president:
MIS-. EDWARD r Costigan, first vice
president; Mrs. Kate Trenholm
A1pFams, second vice president;
mrs. Robert E. Nelson. recording
secretary; Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
LOUIS Gutenberg, treasurer: Mrs.
AVN Dodd, Mrs. Edna Johnston.
mrs. Basil Manly and Mrs. Laura
Whiiams, members of the board of
directors.
At the book review tea held
Yesterday afternoon in the lounge
OF the Shoreham Hotel. the I,eap,1e
OF american Pen Women listened
to q review of Mrs. Forrestine C.
rockers novel of frontier life.
When Geronimo Rode" broadcast
on radio by Mrs. H. S. Mulliken.
herself an author. This story of
the conquest Of the Chincahua
Apaches was written in colIabora.
ton with Mrs. Louis N. Geidert,
present president Of the league.
An interesting feature Of the tea
was the presence of white. haired
generals and colonelsl who when
the events in the book occurred
We're buck privatee. Gen. George
Crook and Gen. j. B. Mcdonald
came to talk over the old days
Lenore Marie De Grange. dra.
matte reader. will present a Lenten
dramatic recital Of "Christus the
Messenger Of Peace" by Grace
Hoffman White, at the First Con.
gregational Church, Tenth and
= streets, next Sunday afternoon.
The play will be given an artistic
setting and will depict the brother.
hood Of man..
The Takoma Park Civic Study
Club meets in the Takoma Theater
today. The program will be given
over to the study of fine arts.
DR.. Gertrude RI Brigham. profes.
sor OF art of George Washington
University, will address the meet.
ing.
Mrs. j. L. Sylvester, a member Of
the music section of. the club. will
present an original paper descrip-
tive OF negro music. Ben Y. Morri,
son will assist Mrs. Sylvester 0y
rendering the interpretative music.
Mrs. H. E. Day, president of the
Y. w. c. A, will outline chapter
work as it is sponsored by that or.
ganization. .-s-
Brooms made by the blind and
sold for their benefit are ON sale .nt
the residence OF Mrs. Eta CroslanJ.
6914 Fifth street.
the Bible section meets every
thursday in the Takoma Library.
The executive committee OF the
Mothers Council had meeting last
night at the home of Mrs. John
Hayre, 800 9Th street northeast to
select candidate to succeed Judge
Aathryn Sellers, of the Juvenile
court. Two names. one that of a
woman, were chosen, to be made
pubic later in the week. Among
those present at the meeting were:
mrs George Pardee, Mrs. Louise
Davis, Mrs. Laura Kenyon, Mrs.
Julia Wood, Mrs. John ,Hayre, Miss
Nancy Hayre: At the close of the
Meeting supper was served to
the committee.