Evening star., 1925-01-31
NOTABLE WOMEN
attend LUNCHEON
Mrs. Coolidge Among 1000
at Missionary Groups
Function.

More then 1000 women, gathered at
a luncheon under the auspices OF the
Federation of Women's Foreign Mis-
sion Boards of North America, heard
reports of work at the front from
the foreign bassadors' which the
subsidiary boards had sent to the
four corners OF the world. Among
those thousand women was Mrs. Cal
win Coolidge, who surprised the dele
gates and guests by an appearance
just as the program was opening.
From all parts of the world one
minute speakers told of the work
being accomplished and of the plans
for the future.
Among the mission women intro
duced by Mrs. Henry w. Peabody
were Miss Alice Jones from PaleS-
tine, Mrs. Samuel Zwemer from Ara
bia, Miss Jean Kenyon Mackenzie
from West Africa; Mrs. Molvik from
Madagascar, Miss Nichols from India:
Miss Jean Adams from China. and ma
tives of the Orient. including Miss
Mitsu Motoda, daughter of the Fpis-
copal Bishop of Toxic. and Miss Shu
Chung Ting of the Chinese Y. W. {. A.
Committee Leaders
Preceding the luncheon, Mrs. VIII
liam Fraser Mcdowell pronounced
the invocation and Miss Katherine
Riggs. the harpist, played. Arrange
ments for receiving and seating the
thousand notable guests had been
made under the direction OF the
Washington Women's Committee of
One Hundred, Of which Mrs. W. l.
Darby acted as chairman and Mrs.
William r. Mcdowell. Mrs. Harvey :.
Irwin. Mrs. w. s. Abernethy. Mrs.
Jason Noble Pierce. Mrs. Earle wilfev,
Mrs. J. T. Huddle and Mrs. ]. Claude
KEEPER as vice chairmen. The chair
men and vice chairmen of subsidiary
committees were as follows:
Committee on hospitality and ushers
Mrs. f. G. Dinwiddie, Mrs. W. A.
Metz Committee on registration.
information and badges-Mrs. W. NJ.
Terrell and Mrs. Sidney Jacobs. Com
mittee on corations-Mrs. Charles
Richardson. Committee on music
Mrs. James Shera Montgomery and
Mrs Wayne b. Wheeler. Committee
on pages-Mrs. James r. Gripp- Com
mite on luncheons-Mrs. F. E. Edg-
! ington and Mrs. c. o. Goodpasture.
! Chairmen of hostess committee
Mrs. Harvey s. Irwin, Mrs. H ~
| Kendrick and Mrs. Wallace Rad
| cliffe.
Mrs. f. H. Silverthorn, president OF
the Federation of Women's Boards o.
| Foreign Missions of North America.
opened the program with shor'
| introduction concerning the work o.
! the federation.
Welcoming the guests in the name
| of Washington. Mrs. Harvey ). irwin.
representing the women's department
! OF the Washington Federation q
! Churches said she was unable. IN
lprnverbiaI fashion. to present the KEYS
| of the city to the guests, for wash
| ington, the Capital OF the Unite"
/ States. was their city as well as hers
Board Heads Speak.
| Presidents of eight of the larger
Idenominational boards speaking fo-
| the 81 organizati tions in Canada and
| the United States included In the fed
Grafton were: Mrs. Thomas Nicho'-
son of the Methodist Episcopal Board.
Mrs. Ernest Evans OF the Congrega-
ttonal Board. Mrs. Herbert Goodman
/ of the Baptist Board, Miss Margaret
/ Hodge, womens department OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Board Mrs. s. r. Ksp
ner of the United Lutheran Board,
Mrs. Luke Johnson of the Methods
Episcopal Church South Board. Mrs.
John MacCiillivray, Presbyterian
Board of Canada, and Miss Grace
| Lindlev.
! Among the distinguished guests
were women from the embassies who
| came to welcome the representatives
! from their own countries. ladies OF
| the cabinet. the wives of many Gov
ernment officials and women active In
Washington affairs. A partial list fol-
lows: Mrs. Edward G. Sanford, Mrs.
Frank w. Stearns, Mrs. John W.
| Weeks Mrs. Harlan F. Stone, Mrs.
Curtis d. Wilbur, Mrs. Theodore W.
Noyes, Mrs A. A. Birney. Miss Grace
Burton. Mrs William Caben Bruce,
Miss Elizabeth Bancroft Bliss, Mrs.
David H. Blair, Mrs. F. L. Belin, Mrs.
Theodore V. Boynton, Mrs. Eric Bux-
ton. Mrs Delos A. Blodgett, Mrs. J. w.
Cannon, Mrs. ]. Harry Covington, Mrs.
Henry Chiffon, Miss Elizabeth Car
hart, Mrs. Hugh Cumming, Mrs. God
frey Chobot.
Mrs. Albert A. CIemons, Mrs. f. A.
Crump. Mrs. James ]. Davis, Mrs. j.
Walter Drake, Mrs. Edward Stafford.
Mrs. Charles Druby. Mrs. Henry
Dimock, Mrs S. B. Elkins, Miss Eliza
beth Eastman, Mrs. E. c. Finney, Mrs.
Arthur Foote. Mrs. James Farmer,
Mrs. Francis Fox, Mrs. Gibson Fahn
stock. Mrs S. D. Fess. Mrs. Michael
lB. Furse, Mrs. James F.. Freeman,
Mrs. Henry w Fitch, Mrs. NJ. w.
Goddard. Mrs. Charles c. Glover. Mrs.
Gilbert II. Grosvenor, Mrs. Guy d.
/ Gofr, Mrs. Bishop Garland. Mrs
Charles Cheney Hyde. Mrs. Herbert
Hoover. Mrs. J. c. Holterilk, Mrs.
H.. ]. Haney and Mrs. w. f. Humphrey.
Mrs. f. Lester Jones. Mrs. ]. Wes'
lev Jones, Mrs. Henry Wilder keyes
Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman, Mrs. Will
liam Fitch Kelley, Mrs. Noble G. King
Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mrs, John A
! lie eieune Mrs. Ralph w. Lee, Mrs
Iamoreux Miss Lucy Lepper, Mis-:
Emily Matthews. Mrs. John C. Mer'
riam. Mrs. Charles G.. Matthews, Mrs
Alexander Mackey-Smith, Mrs. Johr
MCGOWAN, Mrs. George H. Moses. Mrs
John Nicolson. Mrs. Peter Norbeck
Mrs. ]. r O'Donnell. Mrs. Edwin T
Pollock, Mrs. George r. Putnam
Nine Panaretoff, Mrs. George Whsr.
ton Pepper, Mrs Mason Patrick, Mrs
Jason Noble Pierce, Mrs. f. B. Parker
Mrs. Percy Edward Quinn, Mrs
William C. Rives, Nine. Roso, Mrs.
wallace Radcliffe, Mrs. selden +
Spencer, Mrs w. r. Smedberg, Mrs
Morgan Sanders, Mrs. James e. Wat
| son, Mrs. Charles D. Walcott. Mrs
Henry w. Watson, Mrs. John Henry
Young.
AS Mrs Coolidge passed out OF the
assemblage, after waiting until the
close of the program With evident
enjoyment, the audience rose and
sang under the direction of Mrs
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