Evening star., 1928-04-19

/ afternoon, has had much experience in
executive and administrative work as a
result of novel background She Is
the daughter Of the third generation
| of family OF bankers and Is herself a
director In Plainfield bank. with civic
and charitable affairs on the side. Her
interest In Ellis Island is very natural
one, as before the war she had organ
lied class of foreign-born girls in her
city. from whom went the first donation
made TO stricken Belgium. The result of
| Mrs. Banks efforts on behalf of that
| group of girls has been an established
/ and equipped settlement house. and her
own continuous service at the Gateway
| of Freedom.
! Mrs. James Lathrop Gavin. who is
another of the candidates i'm today's
election. claims indianapolis as her
| home. She is the chairman of trans
/ portation for the present Congress. n
1 position which. Ii will be remembered
/ Mrs BroSseau formerly held. She has
issued $500 travel certificates 10 dele
gates from coast to coast to facilitate
their attendance upon the congress
Coming As regent OF the Caroline Scott
Harrison Chapter. she has been par
| ticularly energetic in patriotic pursuits.
IN financial matters and in education
sand school children in her State took
the wild flower pledge each year during
her administration.
she Is n NaSSar graduate and a MEM
Der OF the Colonial Danes. the Indian
apollS Matinee Musical. the Wunan's
Rotary Club. the Council of Girl Scouts
an0 the Fortnightly Literary Club. all in
In<nena. She is the composer of the
indiana Song of Service" and was
presented with distinguished service
medal by the United States Flag Asso-
cation at the congress last April for
creating the first living flag in her
State.
ON the press committee of the pres
ent congress is Miss Bertha Frances
Wolfe, founder and for IL years regent
OF the Capt. Wendel Wolfe Chapter. In
the District She is It's honorary re-
gent now. as well as register general
Tor the Order Of Lafayette, parlia-
inentarlan FOR the District League of
american Pen Women and on the staff
OF the United States Bureau of Edu-
cation.
Mrs. Amos Fries. chairman OF the
press committee, Is today announcing
Mrs. Charles d. Mccarthy of Maple
wood. N. j., as the winner OF the prize
OF Sloo offered by Mrs. Fries for the
best publicity article describing a
chapter meeting. Pierce Miller. Col.
Edward b. Clark and Mrs. VILLA Poe
Wilson. all connected with the press.
were the judges, and their decision re-
garolng the winning article was unan-
1moltS. II appeared in q Mapewood
paper under the caption Dangers of
Radicalism Told, Pacifisrn Deplored."
ryvF.n
the congress is Mrs William Jackson
Sweeney. from Rock Island. Mrs.
Sweeney has for two years been State
chairman OF the program committee OF
the Illinois Federation OF Womens
Clubs in addition 10 her d. A. r. work
She will be one of the honored guests,
With Mrs. II, Eugene Chubbuck, I'LL
nois candidate for vice president gem
eral, and the other Illinois delegates
az tea To be given By Senator and
Mrs. Dcneen this afternoon.
Politics are not confined to the con-
greSs alone. member Of the Hoover
national committee was discovered to-
day in the ranks OF the press commit
tee. Mrs c. Montague Irwin of st.
Paul, well known here in Washington.
where she spends much time. Is a mem
Der OF The St Paul chapter And she
Is the only woman 10 serve on the
MinneSota-Great I.akes-St Lawrence
Tidewater Association, OF which she Is
vice president
The bill presented by the association.
which aims 10 realize the project OF
connecting the Great Lakes with tide
water through the ST. Lawrence River
and SO 10 make seaports of the lake
cities. will probably come up in the
! United States Congress either this year
or next. according 20 Mrs Irwin. who
is watching It's welfare very closely.