Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-22
BIZ JANE DIXON.

Special Dispatch TO Ths star.
NEW YORK, November 22.-Misi
Anne Morgan Is one Of the worlds
richest women, both IN mind and n
money. Add to this fine physique and
generous good looks, ana the result 4
. composite picture Of person who
has been the moving spirit beyond or1e
Of the greatest woman's accomplish
ment Of the times.
That accomplishment Is the organ
ization Of the American Woman'I
Association into O small city Of con-
atructive women workers enabled tc
live SO per cent better than ever they
lived before, at half the cost.
Only q genius of finance and soci.
ology could have accomplished such &
feat. Il might be said that Miss Morgan
inherited the financial aclmen from
her father, the late j. p. Morgan. Mr.
OF his age has never been disputed.
Cost s7,soe,OOO. i
Grant, then, that Miss Morgan may
| through inheritance, have had an ad-
vantage in her undertaking to build
an idea into s7,500,O00 plant. Thu
| new home of the American Woman'l
Association rising to majestic height
and breadth IN West Fifty-seventh
But It Is not the building itself that
distinguishes Miss Morgan. It il the
idea upon which IL was built. Miss
Morgan disclaims any credit for the
birth Of the idea. But be assured that
an idea, however potent, is Just another
seeding until a practical gardener
plants it and starts working it toward
It's harvest.
A few years ago this writer was
business and professional women had
been planted Plans for the harvest
were unfolded by Miss Morgan In the
business headquarters Of the American
Woman's Association.
The plans sounded fantastic, even
with the knowledge that Miss Morgan
was directing their formulation and
that she went In person to the Offices
every day to help faiiow the ground.
A walk Through the Club.
Had the writer the vision Of q Miss
Morgan she would not have been 90
doubtful about the returns Of the har-
vest. she would have remembered the
Fund for Devasted France, and woulc
have figures that any woman who could
be instrumental In rebuilding . war
torn area could manage q peace-time
construction, no matter how ambitious
A few days ago ] walked through
long stretches OF beautifully tiled
arched and paneled reception halls. q
sunny gymnasium equipped with every
Of the finest swimming pools In America
0eorRian, early American and othel
| period lounges, wicker and Chinese rec
sclariunas for bridge and tea, lecture
rooms, concert rooms, rooms foi quiet
| past q great patio banked, IN this lAt(
| Autumn, with hedges q bright rose ant
lavender and yellow end bronze el1ry'
| eaKithOmuras.
! walked out on 10 one Of the thro,
root gardens that hang eerily above ths
| throbbtng city, back into the sunny
tiled dining room with It's CHEEKY lac
| quer tables and its gay peasant linens
into the extensive cafeteria, white ane
| shining, peerfng into suites-rcoiT
and bath With pretty cretonnes and fur
/ niture that sounds the modern note
| each suite q tabloid home adjusted Il
| the tastes Of it, habitant
That = the club house Of the Afneri
can Woman's Association. Twelvl
| hundred and nifty suites. available 3,
business and professional women fol
from oi0 70 cas- o week, with all clul
house privileges. There N no place Hk
| e a the world. rs Is IN Anne MOFgaa
idea brought to fruitioh.
'First," says Miss Morgan, who, her
self maintains quarters IN the club,
want It understood that the woTnel
themselves built this. I am merei.
the president of the organization tina
works to carry out their plans. Their
! are 1000 members Of the association
We hope to double that number and z
on multiplying.
! THE association Is non-se:tarian.
includes every nationality, One hundrel
and nifty businesses and professionals ar
Represented There are practically n
house rules n the club. We are Delf
governing and nelf-sustaining. We en-.
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