The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12
/ NEWS OF WASHINGTON SOCIETY
Author Of 'POts, Pans and Millions, =
Guiding Genius of NeU Women s Club
Mrs. Edica Mae Cummings
Promotes Formation of
National Group for
Recreation.

Recreation.
"POts Pans and Mil
lions, 2 the financial life
story Of Mrs. Edith Mae
Cummings, of Washington
and Detroit, win probably
| be succeeded by Women,
! Country Clubs and " (it
is hard to fill in the figure
I at this stage of the develop
! ment).
| But the basis Of this
! volume would be the maxi
ing Of a national country
| club for women, with Mrs.
| Cummings as the guiding
| genius.
Energetic
? This able and energetic
woman, who made phenomenal
/ success in Detroit real estate
operations, has promoted the
Organization of such a club near
Washington so successfully that
an approximate date has been
bet for q grand opening. This
will be in October, if all goes
well.
The interest of some of the
most prominent women in Wash
fngton has been gained for this
effort to give the woman
country club equal to any in
the country and superior to
many.
I Membership is divided into three
classes: Active, life and non-resi-
dent. The plan is to have the
clubs membership representative
of women throughout the country,
who have contact with the life
of the Capital.
Advisory
To this end there will be named
an advisory board upon which
will serve one woman from each
district into which the country
will be divided. Mrs. Louis
Birmingham, Of Boston, will rep.
resent the district Of which her
city is the center.
Among the women well known
In Washington, who have already
become founder members, are Rep
resentative Ruth Baker Pratt,
Mrs. Henry F. pimock, Mrs. Paul
Bastedo, Mrs. Joseph e. Davies,
Miss Helen Cannon, niece Of the
late Speaker of the House, Rep.
resentative Joe Cannon; Mrs. Eu.
gene Meyer and Mrs. Edward
Finkenstaedt.
The board OF governors, whoe
members are also in the founder
group, includes Mrs. William e.
Borah, who is serving as tempory
airy chairman; Lady Isabella How.
ard, wife Of the British Anibassa.
dor; Mrs. Adams, wife of the Sec.
rotary Of the Navy; Mrs. Robert
p. Lamont, wife Of the Secretary
of Commerce; Mrs. Marshall Field,
Miss Natalie Sumner Lincoln. Mrs.
Frank MondelL Mrs. Virginia
White Speel. Mrs. T. A. Scott
Thropp, Mrs. Walter r. Tucker
man and Mrs. Henry Price
Wright.
Mrs. Cummings is also a mem.
Der OF the board representing
the business women of the coun.
try. She owns the property.
Old English Grill
The club is known as the Ma.
Eional Woman's Country Club.
The clubhouse is what was once
the fashionable Montgomery Coun-
try Club until the latter moved
out toward Silver Spring, where
1T Is now established on property
adjoining the estate of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eldridge Jordan.
Extensive additions and altera.
Mons are being made. But the
old English Grill is being kept
Intact. All of the rooms have
large fireplaces that will add to
the cheeriness of life there in
the cold weather.
There will be a beautiful rain
now-t1le swimming pool on one OF
Rhe terraces leading from the
clubhouse. There will be a nine
hole golf course; stables. tennis
courts-in short everything that
VIII appeal to a variety-Ioving
membership.
And the men and children In
khe families OF members will be
allowed all the privileges of the
club-except that of voting.