The Washington times., 1924-11-25
WOrnen's Clubs
What Club Women Are
Planning and Ac-
COnplishing.
WOlnen's clubs.

Sixteenth Street Heights Club,
with Mrs. Carl StuhIer, Mckinley
street, 1870 b. m.
Washington Readers Club, at
College WOmen's club house, s
p. m.
Brentwood Women's Citizens
association, Firemen's Hall, 5
p. m.
lexington Chapter, w. g. T. III.
with Mrs, Alvin II. Day, 2OI4
North Capital street, s p. m.
One OF the outstanding questions
to engage the future time Of the
District Federation of Women's
Clubs, Is whether or not the Dis
trict organization win become a
universal member OF the General
Federation, before such action Is de-
sired by the various clubs allied to
the District Group.
At yesterdays meeting of the fed.
GRAFTON in the Hotel Roosevelt, an
nouncement was made OF the joint
Ing with the general body Of the
Takona Park Civic Study Club and
the Political Study Club, by the
presidents Of the clubs, Mrs. Frank
Odenheimer and Mrs. Walter Trey.
Mrs. Speel, president Of the Dis
trict body, objected to this on the
ground that It might take the
clubs away from the utilization to
the District Federation.
Both Mrs. Adenheimer and Mrs.
Trey pledged their allegiance to the
District body regardless Of other
affiliations, and Mrs. Eugene Pitch
or, general federation executive,
and Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt and Mrs.
Augustus Knight, both members ia
the recent biennial convention, as
sured Mrs. Speel that the clubs
could in no way hurt the home
body by any affiliation with the
| general.
Many members of the District
body are DESTROYS of seeing their
district representative a member OF
the universal board, for since the
Los Angeles meeting the District
| clubs have seen what an over.
whelming representation the TWEEN,
ty.three State organizations are
permitted to send by reason of their
membership in the general body
This possibility has only recently
been preached, and is result OF
the biennial meeting where it wal
made one of the main issues. The
new ruling of the general fedora
tons, which gives individual club.
membership only after they have
become members Of their respective
state bodies, projects the State
tederations and leaves the issue. onS
OF larger representation only.
MRS. Wallace Streeter, vice chair
man OF publicity OF the Politica
study Club, was unanimouslS
elected recording secretary to I'll
the office left open by the resig
nation Of Mrs. HI. J. Harris.
Mrs. Gertrude Bischoff was an
pointed chairman OF the newlN
created Whitman H. Darby group
Mrs Bischoff is a member of the
Clover Club.
After the club luncheon. a pro
gram was given by John II. Mar
vile, accompanied by Louis At
water.
The speaker OF the afternoon wal
Frederick William Vile, who dis
cussed international Relations"
The League of American Per
Women, meeting at the clubhouse
at lIO9 II street northwest, held
an important discussion on Eel
lowship, How 1t Helps a Growing
| Organization" last evening.
This discussion arose out If the
creation of the new committee on
Fellowship, headed by Mrs. Aaron
Newman, last year. Other reports
showed that the league Is making
great strides in every branch. The
discussion OF the ball to be given
some time in early February was a
feature of the evening.
Brookland Chapter, w. C. r. T.,
met with Mrs. Mabel Leroy at 1920
Girard street last night.
No program was planned. The
evening was taken up with the
reading and discussion OF articles
on prohibition and narcoticiSm.
Mrs. Charles Gooch presided.
The Anacostia Chapter of the