Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
BIZ CoRINNE FRAZIER.

bI COh1NNE FhAL1Eh.
~ ROWTH of the Junior Clut
movement in the Genera
7 Federation of Women's Club:
~ during the past year or sc
has been rivaled only by the
enthusiasm of the groups. Clubs OF
young girls are scattered countrywide
today, and from various sources come
altering news bits indicating the active
enthusiasm and originality of pro-
grams outlined by the future club
women of the Nation.
: One of the outstanding groups OF
juniors In the United States is the
Junior Woman's Club of Salem, Va,
of which Miss Virginia Little, vice chair
man of the committee on junior men,
bership of the general federation, is
prominent member.
Music, education and civics are the
three departments of this Junior Wom-
ans Club, and they are as active as
any senior group. Meetings are n .ha
regularly each month, at which the
social service chairman presents one
definite piece of work to be done during
the next month. In october the girls
QUILTED in boomers and stockings some
who were underprivileged, and in No
vember they had the teeth Of 10 chill
dren examined and given the necessary
attention.
In every endeavor their talents are
put to some practical use. mover
method of raising Christmas funds was
ilaugurated by these juniors in De-
eember. A large chest was presented
them by furniture store, and each
girl dropped into it one dainty article;
then the Junior hope chest" was put
up on q special sale. A substantial sum
Al NYo
means.
Norfolk, Va, reports the organization
of the juniors of the Norfolk's Woman
Club, most Of them club daughters, me
work of organizing being done by the
club sponsors, Mrs. A. B. Lacy, MISS
Arabelia Winston, Mrs. Howard Avery
and Miss Mary Gordon Week, tem-
porary chairman. -.
7 Ohicers of the group chosen at the
first election were Miss Frances ConWell'
PRESIDENT: Miss Emily Saunders, vice
president: Miss Cleo Scott, secretary,
and Miss Ena Collier, treasurer.
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: Juniors have become such an I'M
portant factor in the club life OF the
Arkansas Federation OF Womens Ciups
that at its convention last Fan, an
entire evenings program was given over
TO them. The program was planned py
the State chairman OF junior MEMBER
ship and put on for the most part py
the juniors themselves.
Texas Juniors had definite place on
the State convention program this past
year. too. One of the outstanding fea-
lures of the convention, we are told, was
the Junior luncheon at which short talks
On illnior work were given.
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"Oklahoma has a junior club holding
direct membership in the State Fedora
sfion of Women's Clubs that is unique In
organization and outstanding in achieve
3nent," reports the General Federation
News. "It is the Honorary Health Club
of Webster Junior High School OF
Oklahoma City. This club is composed
of girls in the school who are able TO
bass health examination with rating
of IA The examination covers weight,
pcsture, feet, physical condition, etc"
k1aree committees are provided: Pro-
mrau1, publicity and recreation.
Among It's activities the club has
arranged with the teachers to excuse all
seriously underweight students 5 minutes
before the regular lunch hour IN order
that long standing In the cafeteria line,
so firing to. .underweights, might be
avoided.
During the past year the club adopted
ne slogan: perfect Feet for Webster
High" and backed movement for low
heels and correctly fitting shoes.
The annual Health week" activities
blamed and executed by this club
reached every student in the school.
Special talks were made on such sub
sects as Foot Notes, Posture" Food
and the Body" Colds and How to Pre-
vent Them"
A sleep survey" was conducted DUR
ing the clubs Health Week" at the
school Days were set aside as mo
Cosmetic and Clean Finger Nail Days, Z
1'Walk to School and Eat Hot Lunch"
and Everybody Present and Well" days,
with most gratifying results. OF the
100 students in school, only So did
not walk to school on the day set aside
for this feature, and an attendance rec
Everybody Present" day. Only AZ out
of the 1915 wore cosmetics on the day
banning them.
The Florida State chairman Of
juniors reports n junior clubs now in
Florida. This Winter they are featuring
radio publicity, broadcasting over
VILLA.
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THE Womans Club of Newport Coun-
4 ty, r. l., which has for the past three
years owned and operated a newspaper,
The Newport County Sentinel, has re-
Gently become the owner OF its own
printing plant, and has entered the
field of job printing with a generous
measure Of commercial success already
attending its efforts.
, The club started the Sentinel three
years ago, thereby registering the pro-
test of the members against what
seemed to them discrimination against
women's club news on the part Of the
editors of newspapers of that section.
The Sentinel is in no sense mere club
publication, but regular newspaper.
filled with local, State, national and
world news and features.
: Having successfully passed the days
of experimenting, the club has installed
dts own plant and expects to grow
bigger and better. Lillian w. Boone is
business manager and treasurer OF the
paper, Viola Presser Durfee advertising
manager, Hope Victoria Gilbert adver-
Using solicitor, Lois Grennell secretary
and Alva Blatzly special Newport rep
fesentative An experienced newspaper
man edits the publication.
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: Henry Grattan Doyle, dean Of men
and professor of romance languages at
George Washington University, will ad-
dress the Woman's National Democratic
Club at luncheon tomorrow afternoon al
sl2:30. His subject will be THE Colossus
sof the North" referring to the United
States In relation to this hemisphere.
THE Democratic party has given Il
the world two Of its greatest and mos
far-reaching messages said Mrs
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