Evening star., 1925-04-12
News of the Clubs
CONDUCTED BY MAMIE LANCASTER

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| be elected from the following to serve
on the board of directors: Mrs. John
| Robert Ash, Mrs. Laura A. Bradley,
| Miss Olive Beatty, Mrs. Edgar T.
Brown, Mrs. William L. Chamberlin.
Miss Sarah Cushing, Mrs. Roe Fulker-
son, Mrs. Alva l.. Gardner Mrs. Ed
win St John Greble, Mrs. Gertrude
Lyons, Miss Grace McVey. Mrs. Albert
| Putney, Mrs. J. Garfield Riley and
Miss Edna Ross.
National American Woman Suffrage
AsSOcia ion.-W will be the
scene of the last meeting ever to be
| called together of this old organiza-
| ton. 1t was formed in this city "a
years ago, the result of a union of
the National and the American
Woman Suffrage Associations, both
organized in 1859, and each the out
growth of the first woman suffrage
lconvention held in 1S4S, making
| record of rs consecutive years inten-
sive work covering the entire nation.
| Thursday, April %, is the date of
the meeting, which will be held in the
forenoon, followed by a luncheon at
Hotel Washington, to which the public
is invited. This will be In the nature
of reunion and gala occasion, with
! two-minute speeches by many former
| leaders in the various campaigns
| throughout the States which were
| translated into victory when the
nineteenth amendment was written
| into the Federal Constitution.
| Carrie Chapman Gait in her brief
resume of the long fight, now won,
| closes her encouragement of the meet
| ing with: For old recollection sake,
| comrades come to the last woman
suffrage meeting that. probably will
ever convene in this country
The American Association OF Uni
versIty Women will hold a recep-
tion in honor of the Ambassador
| from Great Britain and Lady Isabella
Howard, Wednesday afternoon at
4:3O. Mrs f. C. wilkins will be
hostess, and with her in the receiving
line will be Mrs. Robert Lansing, DR..
Louise Tayler-Jones, DIR. Nina Kerr,
Dr. Lois H. Meek. and Mrs. Harris
Baldwin, president of the College
Women's Club, members of which are
specially invited to the reception.
The board of managers of the club
and members of the hospitality COM
mittee will also assist
The election of the following mem
bers of the board of managers of the
club was recently reported by the
elections COMMITTEES: DR.. Louise
Stanley, house committee; Mrs. Karl
Fenning, hospitality; Mrs. Samuel
Herrick, public interests; Mrs. w. H.
S. Stevens publicity, and Mrs. Frank
White, at large.
Members of the hospitality COM
mittee, of which Mrs. Karl Fenning is
chairman, are Mrs. Wilson Thompson,
Mrs Gordon Mckay, Mrs. Harold G.
Moulton, Mrs. L. G.. Nourse, Mrs.
Howard Leroy, Mrs. Edmund Horgan,
Mrs. Clyde Asher, Miss Ida Johnson,
Mrs. II. E. Payne, Miss Katherine
Fenning. Mrs Paul Sleman, Mrs. Paul
Shorb and Mrs. j. H. Libby.
The book review class will meet
Tuesday at 1890 am, and the Eve
ming Bridge Club on Thursday at
7:45 pm.
Washington branch on Friday at
pm. for the election of officers and
reports of committees.
Mrs. Ella Peattie will be the guest
of honor at a luncheon to be given at
the club April IS at 1 pm. Mrs.
Peattie, who was for many years the
literary critic of the Chicago Tribune,
and is the author of many stories,
poems and plays, will read one of her
short plays dealing with the noun
tain people of North Carolina Miss
Cora Rigby will be hostess for the
luncheon, for which reservations
should be made not later than Friday.
An interesting collection of paint
ings, the work of Miss Mary Cine
Riley, are on exhibition at the club,
and will continue through the month
of April.
The following Washington dele
gates are attending the annual con-
vention of the association in Indian
apoIis: Mrs. w. D. BrOokings, Mrs.
Frank wilkins, Mrs. Raymond Nor
gan. Miss Harlean James, DR.. Tayler-
Jones, Mrs. Frank White, Mrs. G. L.
Swiggett, Miss Katherine Arnold and
DR.. Nina Kerr and DR.. l.. H Meek
from headquarters and Mrs. James
McClintock.
College Women's CIub.-Miss Rachel
Sewall will be the speaker and guest
of honor and will furnish a program