The Washington times., 1925-03-06
DEMOCRATIC
WOMEN HAVE
INNINGS
Coming Together Club
Meeting, Visitors
Are Feted
"HE Democratic women are ha7

ing their innings today and
tomorrow-just as visiting Re-
publican women are packing up
their bags and slipping back to
their native heaths after having
had a glorious time at luncheons.
teas, and dinners given by leaders
OF the Grand Old Party, whose po-
litical success has placed them on
dais, in the Capital.
The occasion for the coming to-
gether of the Democratic women
il the annual meeting of the Won
ans National Democratic Club, which
10 being held today and tomorrow at
the clubhouse at 500 Connecticut
avenue. It was just about year
ago that the Woman's National
Democratic Club was organized and
this house was leased for its head
quarters.
This morning the feature of the
session was the election-in most
cases rather the re-election-of Off
GERS Of the club. This list includes
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, honorary
president; Mrs. J. Borden Hartman,
president; Mrs A. A. Jones, f'rst
vice president; Mrs. Blair Bal
second vice president, succe
Mrs. ]. C. Cantrill, of Kentu. -,
who has resigned; Mrs. John b.
Kendrick, treasurer, and Mrs. Emily
Newell Blair, vice chairman or the
Democratic national committee, sec
rotary. The board Of governors In
cIudes Mrs. Charles s. HRmlin, Mrs.
Wilbur Hubbard, Mrs. Hiram Smell,
Mrs. Huston Thompson, Mrs.
Charles Warren and Mrs. Richard
G. BurIeson, who replaces Miss Lind
say Wood. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Waddy B. Wood.
Following the morning session q
luncheon was given at the club
when Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross,
of wyoming, was the guest OF
honor. A session is being held this
afternoon and an Informal dinner
tonight at the club will end the first
day.
Mrs. Wilson Has Reserved
Table for Banquet Tomorrow.
The program for tomorrow in
eludes a pilgrimage to the tomb
OF the late President Wilson in
Bethlehem Chapel at Mount st.
Alban in the morning. In the
afternoon Mrs. Wilson will receive
the members OF the club In her
sessions will conclude with q din
ner in the evening at the May
flower Hotel, which will be given
In honor Of Governor Ross, who
will make there her only address
while in washington.
Roland Morris of Philadelphia,
former ambassador to Japan, VIII
preside at the dinner. Mrs. Carroll
Miller, Of Pittsburgh, who Ii . re-
markably able speaker, will be
among those who will speak.
Others who have come to town for
this conference are Mrs. Clarence
Goodwin of Chicago, who worked
90 ardently in New York for the
nomination Of William Gibbs Nc
Adoo, Mrs. John Blair OF New
York, Miss Thelma Parkinson OF
New Jersey, one Of the younger
Democrats of importance in the
councils of the party, and Mrs.
Emily Newell Blair Of Missouri,
who was mentioned earlier in the
list Of officers. Mrs. Blair arrived
in Washington this morning and
viii be here for several days She
An STAYING at the clubhouse on
Connecticut avenue.
Mrs. Wilson has taken q table
for the dinner tomorrow night at
which she will have several guests.
Mrs. Wilson is especially interested
in the work Of this club-the more
so perhpas because shortly before
his death, and soon after the forma-
ton OF the club, Mr., Wilson urged
Mrs. Wilson to do whatever she
could to help this group, because
he thought 1t contained great posi-
bilities for service to the party.
Party Lines Down at Luncheon
For Governor Ross of Wyoming.
Although Governor Ross boasts
her Democratic allegiance. and her
hostess, Mrs. John B. Kendrick, is
the wife OF a Democratic Senator,
marty lines were completely down
yesterday at the luncheon which
Mra Kandrick gave at the Chevy