Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
Elaborate Program
For Banquet Outlined
BY Columbian Women
Colorful Function Scheduled
for April II l. Attracting
Interest Of Prominent
Society Leaders.

The twenty-irst annual banquet OF
the Columbian Women Of the, George
washington University. to be held
Thursday evening, April IL, ct the
Chevy Chase Club, will bring together
q group Of distinguished washington
women.
Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, president Of
the organization, who viii preside at
the banquet, has been active In civic
work and as suffragist leader and
philanthropist. The daughter Of Gen.
and Mrs. John Cunningham Keltou,
she was educated In the washington
schools and at Central High School
Upon graduation from high school she
won the Amos Kendall Scholarship and
entered the George Washington UNI
versity, graduating three years later IS
the youngest member Of her class.
Soon after leaving college, Mrs. Wiley
became actively interested In the suf-
fragc movement. She becannse presi-
dent of the Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Suffrage Club and worked for suffrage
without intermission until the nine.
tenth amendment was ratified and
was also closely associated with the
National woman's Party In ell its activ.
tiles until the adoption Of suffrage.
Mrs. Wiley was member OF the first
deputation Of suffragists ever to ap-
pear before q President to ask for his
support for the passage fthe national
suffrage amendment.
Mrs. wiley Former Head
of Housekeepers' Alliance. !.
Mrs. Wiley has been q leader In
carrying out the principles and flnd-
ings OF her husband, DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley, as to food laws and regulations,
and was for years president OF the
Housekeepers' Alliance, organized to
remedy abuses along these lines. She
was frst president of the Consumers
League Of the District, an association
Of buyers who take an intelligent and
humane interest In the conditions ull-
der which the articles that they buy
are made and sold.
Mrs. Wiley has taken deep interest
In the affairs Of her alma mater and
Is now serving o second term as presi-
dent of the Columbian Women, the
organization Of George Washington
University women which fosters the
social life Of the university and for
wards the interest Of its women stu
dents.
Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr, who will act
as hostess ct the Columbian Women
banquet, Is one Of Washington's OUT
standing women. A graduate OF the
George washington University, she Is
prominently identified with university
affairs. Since 1923 she has served on
the board Of trustees Of the university,
being its only woman member. She
serves on the boards executive commit
tee and committee for the nomination
Of trustees. She also Is . member OF
the executive committee Of the General
Alumni Association Of the university. :.
Mrs. Evans is former vice president
and present member Of the executive
board of the Twentieth Century Club;
is chairman of the committee on recog-
milton Of honorary members OF the
i American Association Of University
Women, and O member Of the League
of Republican Women. Mrs. Evans was
q member of the inaugural committee
and was one Of the washington host
esses who talked over the radio on
"The Spirit of the Inaugural
Prominent In Ranks
of Columbian Women. r. Sc %
Her services with the Columbian
Women have been long and distin-
Z s1iished. For 10 years she served as
Chairman Of the scholarship commit
tee, which is charged with awarding
the Columbian Women scholarships.
and she has been for many years q
member Of its executive committee.
Mrs. Evans Is one Of the few Washing
ton women who are included in who's
Who in America"
The honor guests at the banquet VIII
be Nine. Debuchi, wife OF the Japa-
nese Minister: Mrs. Cloyd Heck mar
win, wife of the president OF the uni
versitv: MRS. Larz Anderson, an honor
graduate of the university and the
author: among other books, OF THE
Spell Of Japan" and Mrs. Gilbert eros,
venor, wife Of the head Of the National
Geographic Society, who Will give an
illustrated talk on Japan"