Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10

wv WHEN the Federation of Bust
ness and Professional Won
| NM ems Clubs conyenes in its
annual session at Oakland
Calf, July II to %, il will
| welcome into membership a new
| group, the Business and Professional
| Women's Club of the District of Co.
| lumbia.
| Greetings were extended to the in
| FAINT organization Friday afternoon,
when the presidential Special pass
ed through Washington. carrying the
| delegates to the national convention.
| Members of the local club met the
| train and were congratulated by fed
| Grafton officials upon their utilization.
The group was organized Wednes'
| day night. July 6. at the home Of Miss
| Ella Gardner and plans were laid for
an active campaign to put the new
club ION the map" of Washington
club life.
A variety of professions and types
of business was represented in the
charter group. including real estate;
pathology, technical ordnance work,
financial management, publicity. sec
retarial and recreational work.
Miss Ella Gardner was chosen
president Miss Gardner is recrea-
ton specialist with the Children's Blu
reau of the Labor Department.
Mrs. Albertina S. Haynes, realtor
was elected vice president. Mrs
Haynes formerly was president of the
Stamford, Conn, Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Clubs and is an
ornithologist of some note.
Miss Laurel Minar Kent of the
technical staff, ordnance department.
accepted the post of recording secre-
tary; Miss Josephine Peckham, CORE
spending secretary, and Miss E. Lydia
Martin, realtor, was selected as treas
urer.
Several committees were appointed
by the. President, including the fol-
lowing:
Committee on the constitution
Mrs S. V. Harris. chairman: Mrs. A.
S. Haynes and Miss Stella Clodfelter.
House committee-Miss Ellen w.
Collins, president Of the Federal Re
lations Bureau, chairman associate
members to be selected 1ater).
Publicity-Miss Mary Mann, chair
man: Miss Mildred CHM and Miss
Nellie Dalrymple.
Program committee-Mrs. Haynes,
chairman associate members to be
selected).
Aline Fenner, junior pathologist with
the Department of Agriculture.
Mrs. Haynes headed the delegation
which met the convention special at
the Union Station Friday evening.
Miss Emma Dot Partridge, executive
secretary of the federation, requested
report of the organization meeting,
including the roster of officers, which
she expects to announce before the
convention
Objects Of the federation were
adopted formally at the organization
meeting as the objects of the Wash
ington club, namely:
To elevate the standards for women
in business and in the professions.
To promote the interests of business
and professional women and to bring
about a spirit of cooperation among
them.
To extend opportunities to business
and professional women through edu-
cation along lines Of industrial, scien-
tific and vocational activities.
To create fellowship and friendship
among members.
DROHIBITION leaders Eill gather
Il in Minneapolis, Mimi, August "a
to September l for the fifty.third con-
vention of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
Wednesday and Thursday. August
"a and %, will be devoted to a pre-
convention program, including regis
tration of delegates, meetings Of the
executive committee and the official
board at the Hotel Curtis. headquar-
tiers for the convention; a sightseeing
tour for delegates and visitors, evan
gelistic services and sessions Of the
young peoples branch and the Loyal
Temperance Legion.