The Washington times., 1924-04-10
LIBERAL RIGHTS.
Of WOMEN IN
D. c. tAUDED
Mrs. Ethel M. Park Claims
Code Here is Better Than
in Many States.
BY SYLVIA SEDGEWICK.


At the subscription dinner Of the
suffrage committee Of the Women's
City Club, given last night at the
clubhouse, the women discovered
through discussion that they were
fortunate in having liberal rights
under the District Of Columbia code
Of laws governing women's priv
1leges.
Mrs. Ethel M. Park said that UNI
der the District code married
women have the right Of contract,
the right to engage in business and
property right not enjoyed by
women in many Of the States.
Among the other speakers were
Miss Florence Stiles, Mrs. William
e. Chamberlin. president of the
club, and DR.. Frances Foy. Mrs. j.
J. Franklin read an original poem
on woman's rights and Mrs. Mary
Stair Lawyer an original mono
logue.
Mrs. Frnak Hiram Smell presided.
Mrs. C. M. Jones, Mrs. j. B.
Reed and Mrs. George Reed were
elected delegates to the District OF
Columbia Federation annual meet
ing in May from the Capitol Hill
History Club, which met yesterday
at the home of Mrs. j. B. Reed,
$50 Mckinley street. Mrs. M. B.
Granger, Mrs. g. A. Scott and Mrs.
e. H. Elliot were appointed alter
mates. Mrs. Edgar Merritt was
elected delegate to represent the
club at the biennial meeting of the
General Federation to- be held at
Los Angeles in June.
Mrs. G. M. Jones, chairman OF
the program committee, presented
the outline for next years work
The following officers were elected
for the year, beginning in October
President, Mrs. C. M. Jones; vice
president, Mrs. ]. B. Reed secre'
tary, Mrs. E. J. Elliot; treasurer
Mrs. Joseph Bryant; director to the
District of Columbia Federation
Mrs. Clayton Willard. Mrs. j. A.
Meyer will entertain the club on
April % at Eastern Star Home
Brightwood Station.
Community Centers.
In the New Eastern High school
there will be a dance in the Armory
tonight. The Aurora and Apache
athletic clubs will practice in the
boys gymnasium. The Epworth
and Ethiopia athletic clubs will prac.
tice in the girls gymnasium. The
classes in millinery and ,dressmaking
will be in the domestic art room
The Community Orchestra will meet
at 1880. The National Capitol Play
erS will rehearse for the pageant
at 1880. In the auditorium the
Washington Community Music Asso
citation will give community con
cert led by Robert Lawrence. The
doors will open at 7.
The second year Spanish class
will meet at 7:30 in the Wilson
Normal center. The Wilson Normal
Community Players will present
''The Lucky One" by Milne. Rollin
Bond will rehearse "Cherry Bios
SONS" at 8.
The Conversation Spanish class
will meet at 7:15 at Thomson cen
ter, and the Spanish Study Glass
at S:15; China Painting and Gaelic
Class at 8. The stuart Walsott
Post 10 Of the American Legion OF
the District Of Columbia will re
hearse at 8.
There will be a rehearsal for
the community pageant at 4 at the
Park View center.
The Girls recreational club will
meet at 3:15 at the Cleveland Phelr
center today. The Douglas Co
operative League will meet at 8
The Industrial Club will meet al
1880. The Rajah Club, Sewing
Class, Folk Song rehearsals and the
Community center band will meet
at 1880.
The Girls Art Club will meet al
S:15, led by Mrs. Carrie Knox, al
the West Washington center. The
Girls Music Club will meet at 3:1E
led by Miss Edna Gordon.
The evening at the Lovejoy com
nnunity center will begin with com
munity singing at 1880. There will
be meetings of the East Washing
ton Male Chorus, Manchester Ath
letic Club, Buffalo Athletic Club
Home Economics, and the Lincoln
Prep Athletic Clubs, from 1880 tt
1890.