The Washington times., 1929-05-03
The GentleWOmen of the Congress
Guests of Gentlemen of the Press
Six of Eight Members of
the Feminine Bloc to
Speak at Press Club
Tonight

'oThe Gentlewomen of Con-
gress" will be presented
this evening in the audi
torium of the National Press
Club when the club observes
"ladies' night. " The meet
ing will beg gin at $50
O'Clock.
Those taking part in the
solo skits will be six of the
eight women now serving
in the House of Representa-
tives, who have been invited
as honor guests for the eve-
ming and who have been told
that each Of them will be
permitted to talk for ten
minutes on anything she
chooses.
Wit and Wisdom
Naturally one will expect to
hear, before a group like "Gen-
tlemen of the Press" a speech
with some wit and humor. So
reservations for the evening
have been pouring in.
The Congresswomen who will
be present are Mrs. Ruth Hanna
Mccormick, Mrs. Ruth Bryan
Owen, Mrs. Ruth Baker Pratt,
Mrs. Katherine Langley, Mrs.
Florence Prag Kahn and Mrs.
Edith Nourse Rogers. All are
good takers, who usually have
something to say.
Absentees
The other two Congresswomen
Mrs. Pearl Oldfield and Mrs.
Mary T. Norton-have been forced
to send the club regrets. The
former is observing a period of
mourning for her husband, who
died a few months ago. And the
latter has an engagement to at
tend a banquet this evening for
the mayor of Jersey City.
Miss Cora Rigby, chief of the
Washington Bureau Of the Chris
tian Science Monitor, will preside
and introduce the Speakers. She
is the only woman who has ever
been head Of a Washington bu.
reau of newspaper. And she
has had many years of expert.
ence in political reporting. For
of the Woman's National Press
Club and is now serving on its
board of governors.
Mrs. Mccormick has just re.
turned from Chicago, where she
went to attend the annual meet
ing of the Illinois Republican
Women's Clubs-an organization
largely of her own making. So
she may have something to tell
about that.
Solace
This meeting tonight may serve
to solace the congresswomen over
the failure to secure an invitation
to the Gridiron dinner a few weeks
ago, or even to set this all-mascu-
line body to read a humorous tele-
gram signed by them.
On this occasion Mrs. McCor-
mick entertained all of heI' femi-
nine colleagues at dinner in her
house in Georgetown. And while
there they had the idea of sending
a telegram to the Gridiron cele.
brants telling them of their deci-
sion to have Mr.. Gam, brother
in-law of Vice President Curtis,
serve as their Official host so
many of them being widows. At
the time there was much specula.
tion about Mr.. Gann's status as
the husband of the Vice Presi.
dents sister.
But never a word did the Grid
iron males mention about the tele-
gram until their party was over
and they were out again in the
realms where woman plays g. part.
Their gridiron-clad rule remained
intact!
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam was
the honor guest at luncheon to-
day of Mrs. Henry H. Classic.
who entertained in her home on
Bradley Lane, Chevy Chase.
Mrs. Leonard Wood, widow of
Major Gen. Leonard Wood, is
staying at the Wardman Park
Hotel.
Mrs. Harry Wardman will sail
tomorrow morning on the Belgen-
land for Europe.
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Mrs. Karl Boy-Ed, who arrived
recently from Europe to visit her
mother, Mrs. Alexander Mackay
Smith will spend the weekend
with her brother-in,law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bell Wat.
kins, at their country home in
Virginia.
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