Evening star., 1924-09-28
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
YIELDS INFLUENCE
Formed Here and Now Has
AuxiIiarieS in Ten
States.

The rapid growth of the Davis
Bryan Progressive Democratic Club
in this city has not only been graft
flying to the rank and file of Demo
cratic supporters. but has won high
praise from the national committ@e
as well. Formed early ir <>SZ,s.
through the efforts Of Mrs. 5@-1es II
Boggs long time prominent in N1r-
ginia politics, the local club now num-
bers more than 1000 names in its
m EN- be rship. and is known as the
| mother club" to auxjliaries organized
| in ten States of the Union.
The club. organized chiefly, of
course. for Democratic followers,
holds no barrier to those of former
political beliefs. The name progress
sive" was particularly used to allow
the affiliation of any one who for any
reason saw fit to align this year for
| the furthering of the Davis and Bryan
candidates.. Because Of this it is said
| the club has gained the membership p
| of many prominent Republicans.
Sponsored Cnrawny Speech.
/ Meetings this month have been held
| each Tuesday at the Shoreham Hotel.
These meetings have received special
publicity due to the fact that il was
| there that Senator CaraWay delivered
| his t9lk on the recall of Secretary
Wilbur and read parts of his undeliv-
| cred Denver address. The club also
| maintains headquarters at $40 South
| ern Building, where attention is given
| daily to those seeking advice on vot-
ing in their respective States next
| November. James r. Baker is in
charge of this important function.
| One of the aims of the club at
present is to get Mr.. Davis to make
an address here in Washington dur
| ing his Eastern campaign. Leaders
! of the club feel that it would be of
| a distinctive value TO the candidate
to make talk in the National
| Capital, where reside so many out of
| town voters. Arrangements already
have been made with one of the large
| theaters here, and every endeavor is
| being made for the candidate to name
| the date
| The club, through its organizer Mrs.
Boggs, has formed Davis clubs through
! out the city among the Poles, the
| Italians. the Greeks and recently has
| been requested to form one for the col
| ored people. Out-of-town auxiliaries
have been formed in Massachusetts.
| Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey,
| New York. Illinois, Indiana, Maryland,
Virginia and West Virginia
Acts as PaciRer.
| Another important part the club
| played in local politics was to have
! acted as a pacifier to those who failed
| to put their original choice over at the
| Democratic convention in New York.
Washington, supposedly free from poll
| tics, according to one Of the clubs lead
| ers. is virtually hotbed of politics, and
it has been with this idea that the club
has forged on, and today ranks high in
view of its accomplishments
| Officers Of the club are Mrs Walter
| +. Hutton, president Judge Robert 1.
Hardison, first vice president: Judge
Leslie Garnett, second vice president
Gen. II. Oden Lake. third vice president
| Judge Joseph Schiavone, fourth vice
| president; Marion Young, treasurer
| Mrs. Alexander Forward, secretary, and
| Mrs. R. A. Allen, financial secretary.
! Members of the advisory board in
! clude Mrs. James H. Boggs. Glen
Shaver, Representative James McClintic,
Judge Charles B. Howry, Judge John
W. Price, Mrs. JEANNE Blackburn
Moran, John j. Keegan. Melvin d. Hill
| dreth and Thomas Fl. Patterson.
! The general committee consists of
| James r. Baker, Capt David Pine, DR..
| Emma II. Eichelberger. Arthur c.
Smith, Miss Margaret O.Brien, Robert
F'ravel, Miss Myrtle Ketcham. Charles
James and Fred P. Myers.