The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-06

WOInen's Clubs
What Olubwomen Are.
Planning and AC-
complaining

s AAo1 MAHMkc H 9uEA0MBMAs MIS-
Ora Brown stokes. Of Richmond,
va; John Il. Hawkins, ana Finley
j. Wilson, win be the principals
speaking CT the Republican mass
meeting under the auspices OF the
Wonen's National Political Study
Club meeting. 1t the Metropolitan
Baptist Church tonight.
An illustrated lecture. following
the speakers win be given by Mrs.
Mae ~. L1ightfoot, showing the as
sembled colored citizens Just why
they should vote the Republican
ticket.
The College W0naan's Club viii
hold its first tea Of the season this
afternoon at the clubhouse, 1922 /
street from to o'clock. on
wednesday evening. D reception win
be given at the clubhouse by the
officers and guard to club members.
The Capitol Hill History Club
win hold its first meeting OF the
season ct the. home OF Mrs. %. X.
F'Oltz, Of Cherrydale, Wednesday.
"A miscellaneous program win be
the course Of study to be taken up
for the coming year, with the fol.
lowing officers n charge Of activi.
ties: President, Mrs. Charles III.
Jones; vice president, Mrs. John B.
Reed; secretary, Mrs. Ernest ii.
Elliot; treasurer, Mrs. Joseph C.
Bryant: director to the federation,
Mrs. Clayton Willard.
The Takoma Park Civic study
Club WIN hold the first meeting 81
the season at the Takoma Theater
tomorrow afternoon.
Honorable James j. Britt, chief
counsel of the prohibition unit. or
the United States Bureau Of In
ternal Revenue, and q North Car.
Gilman, win speak on Woman and
the Ballot" Following him, brief
addresses win be made by Mrs.
Virginia White Speel and Mrs.
Augustus Knight.
The new officers OF the club who
assume their duties on Tuesday
are: President, Mrs. Walter Trey.
first vice president, Mrs G. r.
Miller; second vice president, Mrs.
Fred w. Pearce; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Angus A. Lamond; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. AFRO
Cory; treasurer, Mrs. l.. M. Simp.
son, ir.; directors, Mrs. y. VI. Nc.
Nary, Mrs. e. Clyde Shade, and
Mrs. william Stuart.
'aThe Political Convention From
.a Woman's Viewpoint" was the
topic OF interest at the first meet
ing Of the Twentieth Century Club
at the Cosmos Club yesterday. Mrs.
Virginia White Specie, president Of
the Wo1nan's Republican Club Of
the District; Mrs. Emily Newell
Blair, Of the National Democratic
Committee, and Mrs. Edward Cost
gan. OF the Progressives, spoke on
their respective parties candidates.
and explained what the women ara
doing as members Of the present
political machines.
This club year promises to be a
fun one. The organization is en-
terfng upon Its twenty.fourth year
OF existence and has grown from
q group Of civic members Of All
Sauls Unitarian Church to q huge
body off 437 active members all In.
terested In some phase of civic in,
terest and all i.noued with the
desire to do something for the
good OF the community.
The sections, art. archaeology, civ
les, education, French. literature
music, nature study and parliamen
tary law, offer wide variety 81
choice for the study and work Of
the city's representative women
who compose the club.
The officers for the coming year
are: President, Mrs. Frederic Far
rington first vice president, Mrs
Joshua Evans, jr.; second vice pres
ident, Mrs. Eugene Stevens; record
ing secretary, Mrs. VIM. C.. Barnes
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Rob
ert Sterling Yard, and treasurer,
Miss Myra M. Hendley. The direct,
ors are Mrs. Gilbert Grosvcnor,
Mrs. Frederic Coville, Mrs. J. c.
Merriam, Mrs. Ernest Biclnell, Mrs
Alfred Brooks, Mrs. Ernest Nc
Comas. Mrs. Austin Clark. and Mrs.
Robert Howard. The chairmen Of
committees are as follows: Program,
Mrs. Lyman b. Swormstedt: mem.
bership, Mrs. @. Wallace Hanger;
finance, Mrs. Emma Strider; hos.
pitality, Miss Agnes Miller: press.
Mrs, Charles j. Brand; printing,
Mrs. Gerrit q. Miller; ushers, Mrs.
Hanson 4. III. Lemon and auditing,
Mrs. Frank r. Rutter.
The year book IL IN course of
nraV1a "a ffon anH fhA secretary ~.