The Washington times., 1930-01-24
Distinguished Women in Governing
Group of National Republican Club
Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Pratt
and Mrs. Hert Only
Feminine Members


Representative Edit h
Nourse Rogers, of Massachu-
sets; Representative Ruth
Baker Pratt, of New York,
and rs. Alvin T. Hert have
been awarded the honor OF
being the only women mem
bers of the governing body
Of the new National Repub-
lican Club.
The club. which has been
the dream for years Of local
G. o. P. leaders, came into
actual existence only several
weeks ago.
Mrs. Rogers and Mrs.
Pratt were made members
Of the board Of governors,
and Mrs. Hert, vice chair
man of the Republican ma
tional committee, was elected
third vice president.
First Meeting
The choices were made at
the first meeting, called by Sen
Ator James E. Watson, preSl'
dent Of the organization, on
Wednesday.
The Secretary of War, Pat
rick J. Hurley, is vice presl-
dent; Senator Henry w. Whar-
ton is second vice president;
Harry e. Howell, Commissioner
Of Immigration, is fourth vice
president; Wade Ellis is treas
urer, and Harrison Brand is
secretary.
:. Members of the board of gov
ernors are the Secretary Of
Labor. James j. Davis: Senator
Porter H. Dale, Senator Samuel
M. Shortridge, Senator Arthur
Capper, Senator Charles Nc
Nary, Representative John Q.
Tilson, Walter Newton, Secre-
tary to President Hoover; Will
liam W. Jardine, former Secre-
tary Of Agriculture; Senator
McCumber and Senator Rey-
nolds.
Identified with the club are
the most prominent Washing
ton people-though its member
ship is not local.
Headquarters
After July the club will have
its headquarters in the house
which is now the ChanCery Of
the japanese embassy, on the
southwest corner of Sixteenth
. Street and Scott Circle. The
embassy will be located in a
magnificent new building on
Massachusetts, Avenue, the prop
erty having been purchased early
last summer.
The National Republican Club
will hold a house-Warming after
extensive alterations have been
made on the interior of their
, new home. 1t was originally
built for the late Col. o. G.
Staples, with handsome and
commodious rooms.
The new owners plan to do it
over to afford one large room,
to be used as an assembly room,
In which large gatherings may
be accommodated. On the floors
above rooms will be set aside
for reading and committee meet
ings, as well as quarters for the
State committee and the several
other Republican groups.
Incorporated
The organization was incor-
porated as National Capital
Republican Club" AS set forth
in the charter, the objects are:
To support the Constitution and
laws of the United States, and
to advocate, promote and main
tain the principles Of republi-
can1sm as enunclated by the
Republican party, and to CO.
operate with the Republican ma
tional committee. the Republi-
can Congressional committees
and the various Republican
State committees.
The Democrats
The Democratic party has no
organization of this kind. the
nearest approach being the Ma
tional Woman's Democratic
Club, which is governed entire
~ by the fair sex. The social
life Of the Democratic party re-
wolves around the receptions,
1uncheonS, etc, which are held
in the clubhouse on New Hamp-
shire Avenue.
Some months ago, a Demo-
cratic organization sprang up
as an outgrowth of their cen
tral committee, under the head
OF Johnny" Rascob, with head
quarters in the Munsey Build
ing. However, this organization
has no social aspect.
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Mrs. Hoover Guest