The Washington times., 1935-12-13
S0R0PTIMISTS
ELECT NEW
PRESIDENT
BY MARY PADGETT

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new president of the Soroptimist
Club. She will take the place
of Miss Marjorie Webster. who
goes out of office when the new
officers are installed at a ban
quet to be held early in January
Other newly elected officers are
Mrs. Marie Tedrow. first vice
president; DR.. Elizabeth Sohon,
second vice president: Mrs. Char
lotte LaFond, recording secre-
tary: Miss Ruby F. Neal, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Mary
Chmylko, treasurer; Miss Gene C.
Bearmore and Mrs. Laura l..
Waters, members of the board.
The election took place WedneS-
day at the regular luncheon
meeting in the Willard Hotel.
At this time each committee
chairman made her annual re-
port.
Among the work listed in Miss
WebSter's report of the clubs ac-
compliShments during the past
year was: Contribution to the
Community Chest; supporting the
National Symphony Orchestra by
the purchase of a box for the
season; presenting a library to
the Women'S Bureau in memory
of Lieut.. Nina C. Van Wrinkle,
who was third vice president Of
the club: giving additional books
to the library the club presented
to Columbia Hospital about a
year ago; furnishing the Soropti-
mist Lodge at Camp Bennett Of
the Central Union Mission with
blankets; buying certain necessary
equipment for the Children'S Hos
pital, and giving a ping-pong
table and a victrola and records
to the children of Glendale Hos
pital.
The club now is working on
scrap books to be presented at
Christmas time to the children at
Children'S Hospital and at Glen.
dale Hospital. Members hope to
have 1000 books to give to the
hospitals. The club also voted
to continue to give libraries to in
stitutions needing them, and to
give additional books to the two
libraries the club has established
already.
The annual Christmas party Of
the club will be held next Wednes-
day afternoon at / o'clock in the
Willard Hotel. All members are
to bring toys to be distributed
among the children in hospitals
at Christmas, Father Cartwright,
of the Immaculte Conception
Church, will speak.
The membership committee of
the Women's City Club will hold a
tea in honor of new members Sun
day afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in
the clubhouse. 1876 Jackson Pl.
N. w.
Chapter B, P. E. o. Sisterhood,
will hold it's next meeting Tues
day. December "a, at 1870 p. m. at
the home of Mrs. Villa B. Ham
mond, 1929 Thirty-seventh st.
This group met at the home
Of Mrs. William E. Andrews,
1925 Fairmont St., Tuesday night
at 8 o'clock, with the president,
Mrs. Warner w. Stockberger, pre-
siding.
Reports of officers and COM
mittee chairmen we're read. Mrs.
Hammond, chairman of the Phi
lanthropic and Hospitality Com
mittee, reported that baskets of
food had been distributed to
two needy families at Thanks
giving.
Mrs. Worthy P. Sterns, past
president, paid tribute to the
work of the late Mrs. Myra Nc
Coy Andrews, past president of
Chapter B, and past president
of the District of Columbia Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs.
Preceding the meeting, Mrs.
Andrews entertained at tea
for the P. E. O'S residing in
the District of Columbia. Re
ceiving with her were the Off
GERS and past presidents of Chap
ter B and the officers of the
District of Columbia State Chap
ter.