The Washington times., 1930-01-06
MORGAN
COMING TO
CAPITAL
Daughter of Financier
I Deyotes Self to Cause
of Peace

Enthusiastic as always in
Che cause Of peace, Miss
Ruth Morgan win COME TO-
Washington next week to
attend the conference on
the Cause and Cure Of War
opening January il at the
Washington Hotel.
Since the world war Miss,
Morgan has devoted the
major portion of her abund-
ant energies to a crusade
against war. During the
,heart-breaking days Of 1918
10, she served in France as
director Of the Red Gross
Nurses Bureau and her ex-
perience filled her with the
greatest bitterness against
what she saw.
Called Conference
She was q member Of the Spe-
cial committee calling the first
conference on the cause and
cure Of war In Washington in
1925. Since 1922 she has, been
chairman Of the League Of
Women Voters Department Of
international Cooperation to
Prevent War. She is also vice
president Of the league and q
leading figure in the majority
of its activities.
Her first interest in woman'S
suffrage was aroused when q
young girl through the argu-
Inents of her close friend, Mrs.:
Richard Aldrich. q niece Of
Julia Ward Howe. In 1900 she
made a nationwide tour with
Mrs. Clifford Pinchot to enlist
the SynpathieS Of editors and
public men in the campaign
then being staged to secure
votes for women.
Distinguished Family
The daughter Of one Of New
York's old colonial families, she
has taken a leading part in
numerous feminine activities.
For eight years she served as
president of the Colony Club,
one Of the leading woZnen'S
clubs Of New York city found,
ed by Mrs. J. Borden Hartman.
For nearly 20 years she was a
member Of the board Of man.
ayers Of Bellevue Hospital.
Her brother, j. P. Morgan,
international banker, is said to
be enthusiastically interested In
his sisters activities. The fam
ily, however, have always sup
ported any forward looking
movement. An ancestor was
an officer on the staff Of
George Washington and the
grandfather Of the two. Ruth
and j. Pierpont, was Morgan
Lewis, one of New York's first
governors.
The British Ambassador and
Lady Isabella Howard will be
hosts at dinner tomorrow
evening.
The Ambassador Of France
and Mime. Claudel will give q
reception in the French EN-
bassy this evening for the mem
herS Of the Alliance FrancaiSe,
to celebrate the twenty-fifth
anniversary Of the foundation
Of the Alliance FranciSe in
Washington.
Admiral Cary T. GraySon has
gone to New York and is at the
st. Regis for q few days.
Princess Margaret Boncom-
pagni will return from abroad
this week and will be in New
York for the remainder Of the
season.
Studio Tea Today
Eben F. Comins is giving a
studio tea today at the Yorke
Galleries, on s Street, from 4
until $3.50 o'clock. He will be
assisted by Nine. Bostron,
Nine. Varela, Mrs. John G. Ere
mont, Mrs. Frederick Rhine
lander, Mrs. Price Whitaker
and Miss Helen Seymour.
The exhibition Of Mr.. Comins'
portraits viii continue each day
through January IS.
y 4
The Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy, Commodore Ernest
/ Lee Jahncke, has returned to
Washington from q visit at his
home In New Orleans.
William Gibbs McAdoo is ex-
pected to return today to- his
apartment at the Wardman
Park Hotel from his home in
Los Angeles.
4 \ 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jarran
Slime announce the engagement
Of their daughter, Anna Jean, to
Carl Martin Brand, son Of Mrs.
Bertha v. Brand, Of Washing.
ton. The wedding viii take
place shortly after Miss Shines
graduation from George Wash
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