Evening star., 1927-10-23
By CORINNE FRAZIER.

A h
N Of the Maryland Federation
of Women's Clubs for tbs
Office of president of th'
General Federation, is peculiarly fitted
for the high Office. 1t is declared ny
those who ire best acquainted ''lti
her extensive club work.
With a background of more than
years experience as an organizer an
leader. working up through the rank
of individual clubs and state organiZa
tIons to the vice presidency of tn
General Federation. Mrs. Sippel ha
become familiar with practically ever!
phase of tn. corporate club life.
Through her individual club AM
State Federation $ervice she has bt
come familiar with the aims and need.
of the integral parts OF the natioh
wide organization. She has serve
successfully as president Of the Sor'
sis Club of Baltimore, one of the mos
distinguished clubs of her State: d
vice president and president of tbs
State Federation. and now as Stat
director.
Fer Offices in the General Fedora
tion have added breadth and lntimat,
knowledge OF the universal problems
confronting the clubwomen to her eA-
perience. AS chairman Of resolutions
from 1924 to 1926, inclusive. Mrs. sip
pei gained comprehensive knowledge
of the visions, plans and purposes OF
the clubwomen as whole, Tor upon
the resolutions passed by the national
group the plans and policies OF the
organization are based. In her ca
pacity as chairman she became famu
lar with the details OF every resolu-
ton introduced.
AS chairman of finance. one of the
duties which she now carries on her
brought into close contact with the
eight departments of work covering
the entire 125 activities Of the General
Federation, which contact has given
her an intimate and practical knoWl-
edge of the work of the organization.
perhaps nowhere in the country
could there be found a woman with a
more thorough understanding Of the
work of the General Federation than
Mrs. John F. Sippei." said Mrs. Fir-
ginia White Speei. president of the
District Federation and a member OF
the Maryland candidates campaign
committee. Her experience as finance
chairman alone fits her for the job as
president from the standpoint of a
working knowledge Of our aims. ideals
and leadership are unQuestioned. hav-
ing been proved adequate over 20-odd
years of service in varied executive
positions. Obviously, no work of any
Importance can be carried on without
funds, and il is to Mrs, Sippels
finance committee that all of our plans
for work must so before appropria-
tionS are made for carrying out the
tasks at hand. 1t has been her bust
ness. in cooperation with her COM
Inittee, during the past two years to
study the merits of every plan offered
before apportioning the funds for vari-
Gus activities, a responsibility for
which Mrs. Sippel has proved herself
entirely adequate.
Mrs. Sippel is so situated that she
would be able to give her exclusive
attention to the executive affairs Of
the federation should she be placed in
the chair to be vacated next June by
Mrs. John D. Sherman, who has
served most successfully for two
terms. This fact Is considered a valu-
able asset in the Southern candidates
campaign. as it Is generally conceded
that the rapidly enlarging program of
the federation demands a full.time'
leader. such as the retiring president
has been.
Mrs. Sippel's election would mark
the first choice of an Eastern candi-
date in "a years and of one from the
South in r."
October and November are crammed
with invitations for the presidential
candidate from Maryland, who has
been asked to speak before State and
civic organizations from one end of
the country 10 the other. She. spoke
before organizations at Wilmington,
Del; Annapolis and Elkton. Nd;
Pittsburgh, Pa, and Atlantic City dur.
ing the past two weeks. Her itinerary
includes addresses in Dayton. Ohio,
October &c, q and 2S; Dallas, Tex,