The Washington times., 1925-07-09
LITTLE CLUB
GARRISON In
SUMMER
Many Prominent Women
: Included on Roster of
Organization
fET HE Little. Club Around the

II" HE Little. Club Around the
Corner" that organization
Il of interesting women whose
chief work is outside the home,'
a making few concessions to the
summer in its activity.
It is a loosely-knit organization
not. bound by constitutions, q need
Of quorums, ct cetera-which may
account for its ability to keep go
ing throughout the year:
The most recent social function
Of this group. was a dinner given
at The Little Tea House just
across the river in Virginia in
honor of Miss Marion Parkhurst,
one OF its MEMBERS who sails on
Saturday for Marlborough. Scot
land, to attend the meeting there
of the international Educational
Association. Other Little Club
members. who are going for this
convention. are Miss Charl Will
Jams, Of the National Educational
Association, and Mrs. Raymond
Morgan, who takes an especially
active part in various educational
and peace movements.
Miss Parkhurst goes to Edin-
borough as the legislative secretary
Of the national educational commit
tee. When her work in Scotland
10 finished she will go to France
to visit a married sister, who
makes her home in that country.
Another member OF The Little
Club, who is on her way back from
Europe, is Miss Grace Abbott; head
OF the Children's Bureau of the
Labor Department. She was APP
pointed by the President to repre-.
sent this country at the information
al conference on the traffic in
women and children held recently
at Geneva under the auspices of
the second time that Miss Abbott
The League of Nations. This is
has been delegated for this rep
resentation. She is due to arrive
In New York on Monday.
Little Club Around the Corner
Meets In Rooms Above Cafeteria.
The Little Club Around the Cor
ner, which was formed last October
has as its meeting place rooms on
the third floor OF the Allies Inn
at the corner OF New York avenue
and Seventeenth street. Approx
ma ely forty women comprise its
membership, many of whom are
also members Of the so-celIed Lit
tie Cabinet. the group Oh women
appointed to executive positions by
the President. The other members
are representatives on the women S
Joint Congressional committee of
various women's organizations. =
While this club is. very informal
IN its organization and IT'S activity
Il. nevertheless, has an executive
committee, the members OF which
arg Miss Parkhurst, Miss Anita
Phlpps, director Of the women's
Relations Division of the War De-
% rtment; Miss Mary Anderson,
bead Of the Women's Bureau of
the Labor Department; Mrs. Kate
Trenholm Abrams, head of the
" ashington division Of the League
Of Nations Non-Partisan Associa.
ton and member OF the wom-
ems Joint Congressional, and Mrs.
Arthur C. Watkins, executive Sec
rotary Of the National Mothers and |
Association.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait and |
Miss Mary Carrot Hay were so i'm
pressed with this Little Club, which
they visited frequently when in
Washington last winter and spring,
that they have been made hon.
orary members.
The club is used chiefly as a
conversation meeting place for
these women where they can ex.
change their experiences and dis
cuss plans for further work In
their various fields. Any member |
goes when she likes for rest or |
dtscussion-but luncheon time is |
the period when they most do |
They get their |
luncheon from the cafeteria just |
below and then eat it in the |
privacy Of their club rooms
NINE. RIANO TO GO