The Washington times., 1936-04-04
Women Work
For CIeVelo
Memorial
BY MARY PADGETT

A women's national committee
is now being organized to aid in
the erection of q memorial to for
mer President Grover Cleveland in
Washington, and Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Mrs. Charles Evans
Hughes, Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman
and Mrs. Cleveland E. Dodge are
among the members, according to
an announcement from Mrs. j
Borden Hartman, who heads the
new committee. Headquarters are
in the Hotel Aston, New York city
Mrs. Hartman, ir making the
announcement, said:
"Our committee promises to
be one Of the most important
divisions Of the Grover Cleveland
Memorial Committee, which
sponsored the bill passed by the
Congress and signed by President
Roosevelt authorizing the me-
mortal.
''Miss Mary e. WOOlIey, presi-
dent Of Mt. HOlyOke College;
Miss Frances Perkins, Secretary
Of Labor; Mrs. william E. Hau-
gard, Miss Nina Bruere, Mrs.
irving Lehman, Mrs. James Lees
Laidlaw, Mrs. Norman E. Mack,
Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, DR..
Elizabeth KaliSher and Mrs.
Paul Revere Reynolds also have
Joined the committee.
"The WOmen'S Committee will
enlist members in every State,
our preliminary work having
met with uniformly generous ap-
prevail from every quarter.
"Our plan is to honor che mem
DRY Of Grover Cleveland with q
substantial token, raised in
small voluntary offerings from
women in every corner Of the
nation. Our early work indi-
Gates complete and inspiring
success"
A site for the Cleveland me
mortal Is under consideration by
the Federal Arts Commission. It
is proposed to unveil the me
mortal on March 10, 1887, the
Tooth anniversary of the birth OF
Mr.. Cleveland.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will
be the guest Of honor and principal
speaker at the annual luncheon OF
the District Federation Of Won
ems Clubs, on June 16 at the May
flower Hotel.
All federated clubwomen are in
vited to attend the Lenten service
to be conducted by Dr.. j. F. Sizoo
Tuesday morning at 1880 O'Clock
at the Mayflower Hotel. The Dis
trict Federation's Lenten Bible
Study Division is joining with DR.
Sizoo in this service.
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt. chairman
Of radio for both the District and
General declarations, announces
the following programs for April;
On Good Friday. April 10 on the
District Federation's program over
Station WRC at 11:15 a. m, the
Rev. Dr.. Oscar F. Blackwelder
pastor of the Church of the Refor
nation, and former pastor Of
Christ's Lutheran Church, of Bal
timore, will speak. He will be in
PRODUCED by Mrs. Jennie Esmond
Wright, member # the radio
committee.
On the General Federation'S
Education for Living" program
broadcast through Station WMAI
at 2:45 p. M, April 10, a mixed
quartet composed Of Carol DeiS, so
prano; Alma Kitchell, contraltoi
Fred Hufsmith. tenor. and Alder
Edkins, bass, will present a pro
gram of Easter music.
On Friday, April II, a program
of spring music will be given by
Edwin Orlando Swain, who will
sing songs by Harriet Ware, notec
American composer. Mr.. Swain
who is a widely known baritone
will be accompanied by Eugene
BoSSert.
On Friday, April "a, John H
Hamburger, ranger historian O.
the Statue Of Liberty Nationa
Monument, who is arranging TIT
program on the radio script contes
in connection with the observance
of the anniversary of the Status
of Liberty, will be the speaker.
Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell
president Of the Department Of thu
Potomac, Ladies of the Crane
Army of the Republic, her coun
selor, Miss Emma F. Hayward
and the department registrar, Mrs
Mary H. Fortier, will be guests o.
honor at the Army Day banque
at the Mayflower Hotel, Monda!
night, given by the District of Co
lumbia Chapter, Military Order O.
the World War.
Women Democrats