The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-17
City Women
to Observe
Anniversary
Department Club to Be
"a Years Old
Feb. 20.

Woman's Department Club, a
leap-year organization, is to hold its
sixth birthday party Feb. %, al
though it will be "a years old that
day.
Preceding anniversary activities,
this weeks program calls for nomi-
nation of officers and a meeting of
the clubs art department.
Mrs. James T. Hamill is to be
hostess at 8 tomorrow for the art
departments parlor talk group.
Mrs. Frederick G.. BALI, Indiana
State Federation of Clubs preSi-
dent, is to speak on Hobbies"
Mrs. William c. Kassebaum
chairman, has arranged musical
entertainment.
Assisting the hostess at the tea
which is to follow the program are
Mrs. Leonidas F. Smith, Indiana
Federation of Art Clubs president;
Mrs. George A. Van Dyke, Indiana
Federation fine arts chairman, and
Mesdames A. M. ShouSe, &C. Fred
Klee, Everett E. Lett, Walter S
Grow, Edwin L. LennoX, H. c. Ry-
ker, Malcolm Lucas, Charles A
Breeze, George j. Mess, Charles M
Clayton, Frederick G. Albershardt
Howard w. Painter, Frank c.
Walker and Edward L. Hall.
Other assistants are: Mrs. w
Presley Morton, parlor talk group
chairman, and her vice chairmen
Mrs. G. G. Wysong and Mrs. Lewis
G. Ferguson.
Spring Flowers to Decorate
Mrs. R. o. McAlexander, clut
president, and Mrs. j. NJ Williams
art department chairman, are tC
pour. Decorations are to be spring
flowers in pastel shades.
Nominations by ballot are to be
received at the club house from 10
to 3 Wednesday. Mrs. A. S. Ayres,
nominating committee chairman, is
to be assisted by member from
each of the four departments. They
are to include Mrs. w. G. Borcher-
ding, American home department.;
Mrs. Charles M. Clayton, art; Mrs.
Henry Leighton, community well
fare, and Mrs. Hugh Jacob Baker,
literature and drama.
Offices to be filled are president,
first vice president, recording secre-
tary, membership secretary, treas
urer and three directors -at-large.
The anniversary celebration Feb
20 is to begin with a reception at
1890 in the Marott. Luncheon is to
be served at l, with Mrs. McAleXan-
der presiding.
Halliburton to Speak
Richard Halliburton is to lecture
on Seven League Boots" in the aft
ernoon.
The club was founded at the home
of Mrs. Felix T. McWhirter, then
Indiana Federation of Clubs presi-
dent, who invited prominent club
women to discuss uniflcation of local
club efforts.
Mrs. George c. Hit was first pres
ident, following her work as chair
man of a group of 10 women who IN
terested others in a department
club Members of her COMMITTEES
were Mesdames H. B. Burnet, Alvin
T.. Coate, William H. Cook, Virgil H
Lockwood, Samuel E. Perkins, Edwin
G.. Ritchie, Edward j. Robson, Rob-
ert H. Strong and Mrs. McWhirter
Three of the founders are living
They are Mrs: McWhirter, Mrs
Coate and Mrs. Burnet.
First organization meeting was
held in Odd Fellow Building in
February, 1912, when an organiza-
ton luncheon was arranged, held in
the Hume Mansur roof garden and
attended by approximately TOO
women Mrs. Hit made recon-
mendations for organization, and a
constitution was adopted at a meet
ing May in the Propylaeum.
500 Were Charter Members
Almost 500 women had joined
when the charter membership list
closed, 81 of whom still are men,
bers. All meetings were held in the
Propylaeum until 1917, when the
clubhouse at 1902 N. Meridian-st
was purchased.
The club is affiliated with the IN
diana Federation of Clubs and the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs. Former presidents include
Mrs. Hit, Mrs. McWhirter, Mrs
Robson, Mrs. w. w. Thornton
Mrs. Perkins, Mrs. Everett M. Scho-
field and Mrs McAlexander.
Among club achievements are
educational loan funds, assistance
to the Public Health Nursing Asso-
ton, organization of the Business
and Professional Womans Club,
foundation of smoke abatement
work, nutrition work in public
schools, World War service, assist
ing flood victims in 1913, contribu-
lions to James Whitcomb Riley Hos
pital for Children, aid to blind
women and civic improvement prof.
ects.