The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-13
Women's Clubs
What Club Women Are
Planning and ,Ac-
complaining.

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her new duties as president Of thu
Washington Soroptimist Club to
day.
The election Of the new cluE
officers was held at the annual bus
mess meeting at the Lafayett.
Hotel yesterday.
Reports Of the fourteen chairpner
ofNcommittees were given, including
the address OF the retiring presi
dent, Mrs. Ruby Lee Minar.
In her speech Mrs. Minar blaclet
the eyes Of the club and then ap
piled raw beefsteak. She Iil5eneC
the club to crying kicking in
FAINT. undecided Of movement and
striking out in a dozen different
directions. She told the members
that they were immature but not
weak, but that they would CONQUER
the little fcibles peculiar to q club
of women.
She predicted that the club would
grow to be a jower. felt in the city
Of washington and that the new
slogan for the club must be ''FulI
hours, full speed, loyalty and sue,
cess" for the coming year.
Among the interesting yearly re.
ports was the report of the scholar.
ship fund. which was given by Mrs.
Pollard. She told the club that the
Associated Charities are now inter.
ested in the scholarship and are
rallying to the support Of the idea,
Members of the scholarship commit.
tee are: Mrs. Caroline B. Stephen
Mrs. Ethel K. Pollard, Miss Agnes
Winn, Mrs. Mary T. LOOMS, Mrs.
Charlotte Everett, Mrs. Marine Won
Unschuld, Mrs. Harriet Lorber, Mrs,
Mabel Nelson Thurston, Mrs. Mary
Gale Davis and Miss Mary Lewis.
To date the scholarship recipients
are: Martin a.. Dowd, Margaret
Luskey, Charles T. Malone, Edith
Bronson, Norman w. Burritt and
Celeste Hodges.
Other officers elected by the club
are: First vice president, Miss Agnes
VIM; second vice president, DR.
Nora Meyer; secretary, Miss Mar
garet Conley; treasurer, Miss Nora
Huffman; directors, Mrs. Ruby Lee
Minar and Mrs. jamie Ryan.
Capturing Ideas" was the topiC
Of the speech made by Miss Con
stance Nelson, of Cleveland, editor
OF the Cleveland Barker" at tht
dinner Of the business and profes
sional women's section of the Won
ems City Club last night.
Miss Nelson stated that there was
need for ideas to everyone in ere
alive work.
Live richly and think richly, sht
said.
She said that there should be con
slant exposure to contact and con
slant receptive1less of impression
with one idea uppermost sis there
anything there that ] can USE"
Her viewpoint on women in bust
ness is this: women's emotionalisn
and sentimentalism in business, which
men scorn. gives them insight and
understanding into things that meI
always miss.
The following members Of ths
Chillum District Study Club viii
represent the club at the tree plant
ing to be held at the governors
mansion at Annapolis, in honor OF
Governor Ritchie's mothers on No
Vember II; Miss Anna Gibbons, Mrs
G. L. Killers. Mrs. Julia Drummond
Mrs. Ruth Waters, Mrs. Isabelle Raw
Mrs. Mabel Tilt, Mrs. Margaret H
Rohm, Mrs. Ella @. NalIey, Mrs
Lottie Boswell, and Mrs. Lulu L
Castle.
At the recent meeting Of the
hAlH nk he -
Nalley, short sketch Of the life
OF Joseph Conrad was presented by
Mrs. Drummond. Impressions on
England by a Friend" was offered
by Mrs. Hitler, Thanksgiving In
Poetry" was recited by Mrs. Castle
and a Thanksgiving jig-saw puzzle
game was played by the club, the
prize being won by Mrs. Ray. Re.
freshments were served.
A vote was taken to make the
next meeting a gift exchange in
order to defray expenses caused by
the Quinquennial meeting Of the
International Council of Women
to be held here in May.
The Capital Hill History Club
met with Mrs. T. T. Mccoy yes
terday for their annual ''Children's
Day Meeting" to which each guest
brings a gift Of jellies or fruit for
the Children's Hospital.
Mrs. Gerritt Miller, jr., com.
,mander Of the Girl Scouts, spoke
to the club on Girl Scout activities.
Mrs. Ellis. Logan, guest of the
club and member Of the fine arts
committee Of the District Fedora.
ton, urged the women to respond
to the federation call for data on
art appreciation.
Mrs. Joseph Bryant, club MEM
Der. read some Of her original
poems.
General William Beck Circle. G..
A. r., was inspected by Past Ma.
tional President Ella Jones at the
meeting OF the circle yesterday after.
noon at the home of the treasurer.
Mrs. Charles Curtis, at 1928 Eff.
teenth street northwest. All Of the
officers Of the circle were present.
Mrs. William w. Pride will be hos.
tess November 81 to the Women's
Club of Bethesda at the entertain.
ment the club Is giving for the mem.
bers and their guests,
At the recent meeting of the club.
held at the home Of Mrs. Wilson Of
futt, Miss Mona Gill gave a report
Of the meeting Of the Montgomery
County Federation of Women's
Clubs. -
Miss Mabel Dill, of Washington,
gave talk on Psychology and the
Home" in which she illustrated, the
value of the subconscious self with
demonstrations Of her treatment.
be held tomorrow at 3 O'Clock.
After the business meeting Of the