The Washington times., 1936-10-27
CLUBW0MEN
PLAN STUDY
OF BILLS
By MARY PADGETT


Congress pertaining to women and
children, as well as all District
bills, will be taken up and studied
by the legislative department Of
the District Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, it was announced yes
terday by Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle,
president, at the federation's first
meeting of the season in the
Roosevelt Hotel.
In this opening address by Mrs.
Biddle before the members of the
federation who came as repre-
sentatives of 80 WomenS clubs,
she declared that "the coopera-
ton of all clubwomen" would be
needed to handle the interest of
the federation in civic problems.
Chairmen Named
Mrs. Biddle also announced the
appointments of the following
chairmen:
Miss Mary DoWney, chairman
of the division of library service;
Mrs. Marie C. Brinley, chairman
of the motion picture committee,
and Mrs. Grattan Kerans, vice
chairman; Mrs. Jack Vogel, chair
man of club extension for juniors,
with Mrs. John D. Kiley and Mrs.
Ernest w. Harvard, jr., as mem.
berS Of this committee; DR.. Laud-
eta KresS, chairman of the can
Ger control committee; Miss Mar
guerite Fraser, chairman for
pages at all meetings; Mrs. Will
liam A. Boss, chairman of the
lookout committee; Mrs. L. T.
Morrison, chairman of the penny
art fund; Miss Alice Keith, music
chairman; Mrs. Walter P. Har-
mon, public health; Mrs. John
Virnstein, public safety; Mrs. Til
man B. Parks, club extension
chairman, and the Bulletin COM
mittee, consisting of Mrs. Mary c.
Delaney, Mrs. L. A. Morrison and
Mrs. E. B. Hickerson.
j. N. Hepbron, director of the
Baltimore Crime Association, and
acting director of the Criminal
Justice Association here in the
District, was the guest speaker at
yesterdays meeting.
Card Party Set
It was also announced that
the Federation would hold it's an.
nounced card party at the May.
flower Hotel on the afternoon of
November 81.
Mrs. Mary Delaney, executive
secretary of the Consumers Coun-
Gil, announced that a series of
lectures on consumers subjects
are being held every Monday aft
ernoon at o'clock at the Web.
ster School, and she invited the
women to attend.
Mrs. Byron M. Coon, president
Of the Takoma Park Women's
Club. pleaded that the clubs of
the federation organize more jun
Tor groups, and she named the
five projects that the General
Federation has set aside for work
Of the Junior groups. These prof.
ects include obtaining talking
books for the blind, the study of
mother craft, the study of the
United States Constitution, study
of finance and insurance, and
contribution to the pennay art
fund
Today the District Federation
will participate in the ceremonies
at the statue of John Paul Jones,
and a wreath will be placed there
by Mrs. Pierce B. Ashburn, chair
man of the federation's flag COM
mittee.
Members of the Woman's Ma
tional Democratic Club gathered
in their clubhouse yesterday for
a luncheon. George Simpson, pres
ident of the National Press Club
and correspondent for the Hous-
ton, Texas Post, was the guest
speaker.
Speaking on "Highlights of the
Presidential Campaign" Mr..
Simpson gave an interesting and
enlightening discussion.
Members who attended the
luncheon were Mrs. Edward B.
Meigs, president; Mrs. Edward
Heating, Miss Eleanor Connolly,
Mrs. Laura Williams, Mrs.
Charles E. Riordan. Mrs. Guy
Mason, Mrs. David Tuck e r
Brown, Mrs. Samuel Herrick,
Mrs. J. C. Peacock, Mrs. Rufus
Weaver, Mrs. Luke Wilson, Mrs.
George E. Adamson, Mrs. John
B. Gordon, Mrs. Royal Brosel,
Mrs. Robert Hunter, Mrs. Mary
Howard Tighe, Mrs. j. D. Grigs-
ley, Mrs. Willoughby Reade, Mrs.
Oman Hydrick, Mrs. Lincoln
Green, Mrs. George Frysinger,
Mrs. C. j. Brand, Mrs. Thomas
E. Sebrell, Mrs. Augustus Kempt-
ton, and Mrs. R. G. Gould.