The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-13
Club Women
of State to
Hear Leader
Mrs. Grace NJ. Poole, Head
of National Group,
Will Speak.

and state will be guests at a recep-
ton Tuesday, Jan %, at the Column
bia Club honoring Mrs. Grace Nor
rison Poole, president of the General
Federation of Women'S Clubs.
The affair is under auspices of
the Women'S Department Club in
honor Of founders, charter members
and life members.
Mrs. Poole, who spends most of
time at the general headquar-
tiers in Washington, recently con-
Quoted group Of federated club
women on a good will tour of Eng
land and central Europe, visiting
clubs in the large cities. Mrs. Poole
and members of her board are in
vited to make a similar tour through
the Orient this year.
Mrs. Clayton Hunt Ridge is gen.
eral chairman Of the arrangements
for the reception and luncheon. Mrs.
r. o. McAleXander, president of the
Department Club, will head the re-
ceiving line.
Others to Be HOnored
Honor guests will include Mrs.
Felix T. McWhirter, Mrs. Alvin T.
Coate, Mrs. H. B. Burnet and Mrs.
William H. Cook, Englewood, N. j.,
founders; sixty-four charter men,
berS with Mrs. J. F. Edwards, chair
man, and 100 life members with
Mrs. John M. Williams, chairman.
Mrs. Ridge is being assisted by
Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. BALI, Mrs. Nc
Whittier, Mrs. A. c. Barbour, Mrs.
James D. Ermston, Mrs. Fred L.
Pettijohn, Mrs. Harold o. Warren,
Mrs. Robert Elliott and Mrs. Philip
A. Keller. Mrs. BALI, program chair
man, is planning a short musical
program to precede Mrs. Poole's
talk.
Mrs. Barbour, luncheon chairman,
will be assisted by all members of
the ways and means committee as
hostesses. They will include Miss
Bessie Y. McClain, chairman. Miss
Pearl Kiefer, chairman, and
MeSdames J. M. Miner, w. C. Roger,
Clarence Anderson, Albert E. Adair,
F. o. Ball, j. w. Barnes, William
G. Bartholomew, Frank Binford,
Irving Blue, Otis Carmichael, +. F.
Cline, Charles B. Crist, Mcclellan
Coppock, Forrest w. Banner, E. P.
Everett, George Edwards, T. j. Far
rell, Harold Ferguson, Warren Glib
son, Nellie R. Gorsuch, E. G. Gosh
orn, Thomas L. Green, G. w. Cor
don, L. S. Graham, NJ B. Hedges,
Ira M. Holmes, Edward w. Hauser,
Edward L. Hall, Martha L. Higgins,
Harry w. Krause, Victor G. Kendall.
Edgar Lawrence, William E. Ken
nedy, Henry Leighton, Roscoe C.
Leavitt, A. L. Leatherman, William
G. Mcguire, Lawrence McTurnan,
Bert c. McCammon, @. G. Noblett,
Carl Pohlman, Harry Plummer, L.
+. Robinson, Helen M. Sinner, M. j.
Spencer, w. j. Teter, Clarence C.
Wysong, William E. Van Landing
ham, Harry E. Voshell and Miss
Bertha M. Edwards.
Chairmen Announced
Decorations for the speakers table
will be in charge of Mrs. Fred L.
Pettijohn, assisted by Mesdames w.
P. Morton, James T. Hamill, Harold
K. Bachelor and Mrs. Krause. Mrs.
Harold o. Warren, chairman of res
ervationS, has as her assistants Mrs.
j. T. Hallett, Mrs. o. P. McLeland
and Mrs. A. Edgar Shirley. Reserva-
lions are also being received by Mrs.
Mervin Stanton at the club house.
Mrs. John Downing johnson,
courtesy chairman, and Mesdames
Harry L. Foreman, o. E. Anthony.
John G. Benson, Laura BIanton.
L. M. Edwards, William G. Hartin-
ger, James Preston Smith and
Everett M. Schofield and Miss
Katharine Beeson will welcome
guests.
Mrs. Harold M. Trusler, chairman
of presidents aids, and Mesdames
Everett M. Lott, George j. Mess,
Frederick G. Albershardt, H. l..
Brown, Earl r. Cox, Felix M. Nc
Whittier and Ellis E. SluSs will as
sist in the days activities. Ushers
will include Mrs. Hollie A. Shideler.
chairman, and Mesdames William I.
Hoag, Ernest v. Clark, Roland M.
Cotton, William Dobson, A. M.
Shouse, John Allison, Paul T. Roch-
ford, E. A. Kelley, Edward P. Gal
lagher, Glenn Conway and George
Shank Jr. Mrs. Donald Graham.
assisted by Mrs. John Engelke. will
be in charge of the door during the
afternoon program.
Minister to Speak
The Rev. Elmer G. Homrighausen
pastor of the Carrollton Avenue
Reformed church, will speak at the
discussion luncheon of the COM
munity welfare department at 1890
Wednesday. The Rev. Mr.. Homrig-
hansen, lecturer of Butler univer-
sity college of religion, will talk on
America, the Glorious"
Mrs. Othniel Hitch, department
chairman, will preside and intro
duce the speakers. Miller Hamilton
of the indianapolis Water Company
will illustrate his talk, Behind the
Waterfront" with motion pictures.
Luncheon reservations are in
charge of Mrs. E. j. Shields. Spe-
cial hosteSses in the tearoom will be
Miss Mary Bryce and Mesdames
Edward S. Ludlum, ]. w. Null Jr.,
Frank E. Miller, I. E. Rush, William
H. Hart, j. c. Hardesty, Walter c.
Garten, c. j. Finch, Henry L.
Dithmer, j. M. Daley, Frank S.
Curry, M. j. Spring, George Ed
wards and Jesse E. Martin.