Evening star., 1932-03-27
Columbian Women
Will Hold Oath
Annual Banquet
Event on April S-Many Ac-
complishments of Organi-
zation Are Reviewed.

The twentyfourth annual banquet
OF Columbian Women of the George
washington University will be held on
the evening Of Friday, April 8. and.
as Tor many years in the past the
function will take place at the Chevy
Chase Club. which has been opened
to the organization through the cour-
teSy OF the board of governors.
The program for the banquet Is in
the hands of Mrs. Joshua Evans, lr.
Long an active member OF the group,
Mrs. Evans is prominently Identified
with the university, being member Of
It's board of trustees. Recently she
received the signal distinction of be-
ing made a recipient of an honorary
degree from her alma mater. She Is
the first of its alumnae to be thus
honored by the George Washington
University.
Mrs Evans is assisted by Miss Alice
HutchinS Drake, who. as chairman OF
the Program Committee. has been re-
sponsible for the interesting series ot
meetings held during the year.
Other chairmen for the banquet are:
Program, Mrs Howard Lincoln Hodg-
kins, past president of Columbian
Women and widow of the late dean
of the university; Seating, Mrs. Charles
Sidney Smith, wife of the executive Off
Ger of the department of classical Ian
guages; Reception, Miss Margaret
Moore; Decorations, Miss Helen Har-
per; Ushers, Miss Mary Harrington and
Miss Elizabeth Reeves; Printing, Miss
Dorothy Ruth.
Miss Harriet Garrels, first vice pres
ident. acting in the absence OF the
president, Mrs. William j. Mallory, Is
giving general supervision to plans Tor
the banquet.
Starting with a small group. when
women first won admission TO the uni
versity nearly 40 years ago, Column
bian Women has grown to an organlza-
ton with a membership of 500, taking
an important part in university affairs.
Included in the membership are women
members of the board of trustees and
| faculties, wives Of members of the
board of trustees and faculties, women
graduates and students, so that it pre-
sents within its membership a cross
section of the univerSity's feminine
contingent.
The history of accomplishment in be-
| half Of the university Is impressive.
| Ever prepared to come to the assist
! ance OF the university, Columbian
Women through the years has lent its
aid to innumerable university projects,
ranging from the entertainment OF
prominent visitors and the sponsoring
| of important social functions to the
supplying of books for the library or
the furnishing OF rooms in the nos
pital
While Columbian Women has expand
ed its activities to meet the enlarged
scope of university life, the initial OBJ
ject for which the organization was
founded-that of establishing scholar
ships for young woman students OF
ability-has never been lost sight Of.
At this time three scholarship endoW-
ments have been completed. and a
fourth has been begun this year. In
addition. Columbian Women admins
ters three other scholarship funds, so
that in all seven young women are
maintained in the university each year
! through it's offices.
| Recent years have been rich in at
tainment on the part Of the organiza-
ton.
In 1928 and 1929. during the admin
| istration of Mrs Harvey w. Wiley, a
$4,000 fund for university building pur-
poses was completed. the theater benefit
held for this purpose being distinguished
by the presence of President and Mrs.
Coolidge.
The years Of Miss Elizabeth Cullen's
presidency, 1S0U hIlu 1891, were IHdI Acu
by the completion Of the Lillian Young
Heron Scholarship Fund. The annual
banquet in 1881, with Mrs. Hoover as
guest of honor, was eliminating fea-
ture. A reorganization on sectional
lines was begun the same year.
This year, under the graceful and
efficient presidency Of Mrs. William j.
Mallory, the reorganization has been
completed, and interesting programs
have been carried out by the various
sections, including the faculty women's
section, the newcomers section. the
literature, bridge and sports sections.
AS a special project Of the Bicenten-
| NAL year, Columbian Women last Fall