Evening star., 1935-01-13
BENEFITS TO CITY
FROM ACTIVITIES
Of W0MENC|TED
Twentieth Century Club Was
Organized in 1890 by
Church Members.

Founded by Q group of women OF
All Souls Unitarian Church on June
8, 1890, the Twentieth Century Club
has grown to become one Of the fore
most women's civic organizations In
the District.
Sarah E. Stevens, Agnes Kennedy,
Mary Howe Totten, Ida G. Gambler.
Sarah Bradley Willard, Lucy 8. Doo-
little, e. Rebecca Wallace, Zoe E.
Shippen and Blanche Woodward
banded together for the promotion of
liberal thought and philanthropic
work and the club was incorporated
by the District on June a., 1890. As
the membership increased the club
outgrew the Unitarian Church and
held its meetings in the Cosmos
Club and from there moved to Barker
Hall, Y. w. c. A.
Among the original members Of the
club were Laura c. Bates, Lucia
Eames Blount, Mrs. John Cassels.
Mrs. william e. Chandler, Sarah E.
Comstock, Annette Whitney Dali.
Laura Doolittle, Mary H. Ella, Mary B.
Fay, Ida M. Gale, Hanah Maria
Hatch, Mrs. George Hoar, Mrs. Lee
Porter. Lucy Gannett Thompson. Re-
becca Walker, Rose s. Ward and Mrs.
W. G. Wood.
Activities Are Varied.
Since its inception the Twentieth
Century Club has been recognized as
one of the important organizations
of the District in its civic, philan-
thropic, educational, literary and
artistic work and this has been in
creasingly true as the group has
grown. Its membership, limited to
$50, numbers women prominent in
most of the important activities Of
the District.
During the World War, while con-
ducting a Red Cross unit, the club
turned out numerous surgical dress
ings, garments and knitted articles.
Many of the women took the Red
Cross courses and received certificates.
The Twentieth Century Club has
taken an active interest IN many local
to them, either through direct sub
scriptions from the club treasury, from
organized individual subscriptions or
through benefits which have raised
substantial sums. Among the recip-
tents of these contributions have been
the Friendship House Association,
Juvenile Protective Association, Flor
ence Crittenton Home, Americaniza-
tion School Association, Travellers Aid
Society, National Symphony Orchestra
Association, District Of Columbia
Chapter of American Red Cross,
George Washington University Schol-
arship Fund, Instructive Visiting Nurse
Society, District Of Columbia Tuber-
culosis Association, Y. w. C. A., Chill
dren's Hospital, Child Welfare Asso-
citation, Life Adjustment Center, Ma
tional Capital Civic Fund and the
Community Chest.
Some years ago the group was con-
sidered influential tn raising the
standard of milk when it carried on
q campaign for pure milk During
the fight the club issued bulletins which
gave milk ratings Of the different
companies, copied from the records OF
the Health Department.
The club has had a team each year
for the annual drive Of the Com
munity Chest, furnishes members to
assist In the sale Of Tuberculosis As
sociation stamps and for years the
"Clean City Committee" Of the group
has given cash prizes to eight men
employed by the District In various
cleanup occupations.
Plan Benefit Card Party.
At present the club Is preparing for
o benefit card party for the new music
division Of the Public Library, to be
given at the Shoreham Hotel on the
afternoon Of January Is.
Past presidents of the Twentieth
Century Club include Mrs. Totten,
Mrs. John G. Walker, Mrs. George
Doolittle, Mrs. J. A. Bates, Mrs.
Jennie w. Scudder, Mrs. David White,
Mrs. Robert T. Hill, Mrs. Bernard
Green, Mrs. Henry Gannett. Mrs. u.
@. B. Pierce, Mrs. John Elbert Wilkie,
Mrs. Guion Miller, Mrs Thomas w.
Sidwell, Mrs. Edward B. Clark, Mrs.
Ernest p. Bicknel, Mrs. Gilbert H.
Grosvenor, Mrs. Lyman B. Sworm-
stedt, Mrs william H. Heron. Mrs.
Frederic e. Harrington, Mrs. Eugene
Stevens, Mrs Philip Sidney Smith,
Mrs. George r. Bowerman. Mrs. VIII
liam Walter Husband and Mrs. ELL
wood Perry Morey.
The officers Of the club are Mrs.
James Kent McClintock, president;
Miss Jane Randolph Young, first vice
president; Mrs. Geoffrey Creyke, Sec
ond vice president; Mrs. Stephen Clop,
recording secretary; Miss Elizabeth L.
Wightman, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Ernest r. McComas, treasurer,
and Mrs. William Charles White, as
ststant treasurer.
Directors for this year are Mrs.
Francis M. Goodwin, Mrs George r.
Putnam, Mrs. Frank r. Rutter, Mrs.
o. L. Veerhof, Mrs. r. Thomas West,
Mrs. Ellwood p. Morey, Mrs. Eugene
Z. Stevens, Mrs. Eugene Byrnes. Mrs.
Z. 6. Montgomery and Miss Myra