Evening star., 1927-05-22
CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION
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Moves-Mrs. Spple Nomi nated-Other Club Notes.

and an office, there is set aside a spe
cial room for the associate members
of the opposite sex. The Women s
National Democratic Club is one OF
the few. if not the only woman's or
ganization in this country, which
boasts an associate membership of
men. Comfortable leather chairs, Il
large desk and other essentials to
mans comfort are provided in this
re 0m.
The second and third floors are de-.
voted to bedroom suites and Il library
for members only. A large veranda
on the second floor adds greatly to the
attra ractiveness Of the clubhouse.
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\ its annual convention, held April
2S, the Maryland Federation of
Women's Clubs nominated Mrs. John
f. Sipple of Baltimore for the next
president of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs and will support
her candidacy at the election to be
held at the biennial convention of the
General Federation in San Antonio,
Tex, in the Spring of 1928.
Mrs. John D. Sherman. the present
executive, is serving her second term
and, in accordance with the constitu.
ton, will retire automatically next
year.
Mrs. Sipple has been an active
worker in the Federation for a mum.
Der of years. She is a member of the
executive committee and of the eX-
ccutive board of the General Feder-
alton. She is chairman of finance
and vice chairman at national head
quarters. She has served on the in
vestment committee and was chair
man of resolutions at the council
meeting held in West Baden, Ind. in
1925.
In addition to representing Mary.
land on the General Federation
Board, Mrs. Sipple was president of
the Maryland, Federation for four
wears, and prior to that she served
as vice president and as president of
Sorosis, one of the old and distin-
guished clubs of Maryland
Mrs. Sipple. whose ancestors came
to Maryland before 1870. is mem
Der of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution and was regent of the
Maryland State chapter for five years.
including the World War period. Her
family consists of a husband and one
daughter.
Mrs. Saddle Orr-Dunbar of Portland,
Greg, executive secretary of the
Oregon tuberculosis Association and
a member of the faculty of the Uni
versity of Oregon, has been in Wash
ington for the past few days, con-
ferring with officials of the health di.
vision of the Indian Bureau relative
to health problems of the Indians of
Oregon.
Mrs. Dunbar, who spent a week in
nCly in xK+ith ha
heads of health and educational
agencies, is on her way to Indian.
apolis to attend the annual meeting
Of the National tuberculosis Associ-
alton.
She is the Oregon director of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs
and will go from Indianapolis to
Grand Rapids to attend the biennial
council meeting of the General Fed
While in Washington Mrs. Dunbar
was entertained at General Federation
headquarters by Miss Vella Winner,
formerly of Portland, who is now di-
recting the publicity of the feder-
alton.
The education bill, providing for a
separate department of education with
a uSW CdDiHet OIIlCeF, LH0 secretary OF
at it's head, advocated by
all of the leading national Women's
Club organizations Of the country,
will be the major theme of the legis-
lative program discussed by Miss
Charl o. Williams, chairman of the
division Of legislation of the National
Association, at the annual
convention of the organization to be
held in Seattle, WASH, July 3 to s.
Miss Williams has just returned
from a six-week speaking tour, appear
ing before club and State organiza.
tions and urging support of the bill.
Other members of the headquarters
staff in Washington. who will have
charge of details of the convention,
include Mrs. Helen T. Hixon, assist.
ant treasurer of the association, who
is in charge of finances for the con.
vention; Miss Agnes Winn. head Of
the division Of classroom service, who
will make all local arrangements for
the department of classroom teachers
and also will have charge of the gen.
eral arrangement of the program; Miss
Harriet M. Chase, assistant to the
secretary of the National Education
Association. who will register the dele.
gates, and Miss Margaret M. All.
tucker. assistant research director,
who will aid in program arrange
ments.
The detailed program is not yet com.
plete, but it is understood that it will