Evening star., 1925-10-14
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. October IA
tSpeciaD.-The Business and Profes-
sional Women's Club at it's monthly
meeting last night voted a donation
of $50 TO the fund to endow a chair
of nursing at the University of Vfr-
ginia. The proposal that the dona-
ton be made was by Miss Eddie
Dickert, chairman Of the committee
on education, who declared that the
success of the drive, which is spon-
sored by the civic organizations
throughout the State. would mean
that the University Of Virginia would
have the only chair oe nursing in any
educational institution south of New
York City.
AleXandrias quota is $500, the
full collection of which means that
any registered nurse in this city
would be entitled to the scholarship
privilege. The club expressed hope
that Alexandria would go over the
top within the time limit of the
drive. Mrs. Elizabeth keegan ad-
dressed the club on news matters of
keen public interest, including base
ball, the Air Service investigation,
the recent losses Of Navy craft. the
result of the negotiations to settle
the French war debt. Harry NJ.
Daugherty's candidacy for the United
States Senate and appointment of a
woman by President Coolidge as a
member of the Civil Service Commits
sion. Mrs. Keegan's address was in
accordance with the clubs policy of
having one of it's members at each
monthly meeting give a 10-minute
talk on current events.
Play to Be Given.
Announcement was made by Miss
Alice Whitton, chairman Of finance,
that plans are under way for the
clubs annual Spring show, which will
be given at the Elks' Club some time
in February. THE Cameo Girl" a
musical comedy. has been selected, and
the roles are being cast. The club
voted to again undertake the conduct
Of the annual roll call Of the Amer
lean Red Cross in Alexandria. Miss
Christine Munoz was elected director
of the Glee Club, succeeding Mrs.
Robert F. Gooding, who, since the last
meeting of the club. has moved to
Pittsburgh Mrs. Helen Springman
the Alexandr club on the executive
board of the Virginia Federation of
business and Professional Women's
Club, also a successor to Mrs. Good
ing.
The club cast aside it's customary
program of entertainment in order to
devote the greater part Of its time
to a shower for Miss Blanche STAINS
bury, past president of the organiza-
ton, whose marriage to J. Randall
Cation. jr., will take place the latter
part of this month.
Fletcher Heads c. of {.
Directors of the Chamber of Com
merce at an adjourned meeting yes
terday elected c. w. Fletcher, presi-
dent. succeeding the late Kenneth w.
Ogden.
The loving cup won by Columbia
Fire Company, No. 4, for having the
best out -of-town float in the Wash
ington firemen's parade Labor day, is
now on exhibition in the window of
local merchant on King street. The
cup was presented at the District
Building Monday morning.
The local post of the American Le-
gion Auxiliary will give a card party
at Lee Camp Hall tonight.
A large number of local merchants
have signified their intention Of join
ing the Retail Merchants Institute,
which will hold a five-day meeting
here, beginning October 26. A meet
ing Of the Retail Merchants Club
will be held tonight in the rooms Of
the Chamber Of Commerce, when
plans for the meeting will be COM
pleted.
Justice Frederick G. Duvall has
been elected esteemed lecturing knight
Of the Alexandria Lodge of Elks.
Judge Duvall succeeds George Jaeger.
who resigned,