The Washington times., 1927-05-16
Woman S Democratic Club
Has HOuselDarnling Lunch
Enthusiasm of Members
Makes Possible Pur-
chase of New Quarters
BY JEAN ELIOT

NTH its housewarming in its
W new clubhouse today, the
Woman's National Democratic Club
is celebrating the completion OF an
epoch Of its history. .
When this organization was born
some three years ago, it was
thought best to lease headquarters-
the house at $40 Connecticut
Ave, which has just been vacated
land to see how things would 90
before undertaking to purchase
property.
They have gone so well that the
club has now purchased the big
handsome residence, at 1928 New
Hampshire Ave., long the homo Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wilcox, and
held q luncheon there today to
celebrate Its formal opening.
The interest Of Democratic women
ali over the country in the club and
its large and growing membership
IS, Of course, at the bottom Of the
organizations prosperity, but it Is
through the enthusiasm OF two
Washington women that it has been
POSSIBLE to carry through the pur-
chase Of q new home at this time.
It was Mrs. Edward B. Meigs, for
example. who made a substantial
loan to the club, without interest,
to negotiate the first payment on
the house. And Mrs. Charles s.
Hamlin, who broke up her Wash
3ngton residence several years ago
and has since been living in hotel.
has loaned all her furniture to the
club. This, with the things already
owned by the organization, has been
enough to furnish the new and
much larger quarters charmingly
and effectively.
Mrs. Wilson's Gift
Some Of the things which filled
the old.fashioned rooms Of the for
nneE clubhouse had been acquired
bv purchase and others were gifts.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, for example,
presented an autographed engrav-
ing of her distinguished husband
ard pair of old-fashioned glass
lamps. designed to burn oil but now
"electrocuted" to conform with mod.
ern ideas Of convenience. The por-
trait Of President Wilson has
place of honor in the new drawing
room. as it had in the old.
Among Those Present
Mrs. Wilson. who is honorary
president of the club, had her first
view OF it's new quarters today as
she was out Of town during the
week or two that moving was in
progress. She had 10 guests at
the luncheon today. Mrs. John
w. Davis, who is visiting Mrs.
Robert Lansing, was also present
with her sister, Miss BasselI.
Others who attended the celebration
were Mrs. Andrieus A. Jones, presi.
dent of the club; Mrs. Lansing,
Mrs. Sarah Stokes Halkett, Mrs.
Julien Jacqueline Mason. Mrs.
Charles g. Matthews, who enter.
tanned a number of guests: Mrs,
Edward B. Meigs, Mrs. Huston
Thompson, Mrs. William Hitz, Mrs.
J. s. M. Neill, national committee.
woman from Montana; Mrs. Frank
s. Bright, Mrs. Blair Banister, FRS.
Frank Hiram Smell, Mrs. George
Cunningham, who had several
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Louis Marshall Warfield, Miss Otto.
who was hostess to a party Of
four, and Mrs. Lansing Simonds.
Several tentative attempts to form
. Republican Women's Club in
Washington have been made, so far
without success. But should
think the success which the
Democratic club has had in rous.
ing the interest Of its members in
politics would influence the Re
publican ladies' to go and do like