The Washington times., 1936-02-04
Women in War
On Dry Bill
For DC.
BY MARY PADGETT

District for a repetition Of those
hypOcritical prohibition days"
Mrs. Henry Leonard, chairman
of the Women's Organization for
D. c. Liquor Control, thus spoke
today in an announcement pro-
testing against the pending Guyer
prohibition bill.
Mrs. Leonard's report says that
within the past 10 days, 800
women in the District have
Joined the liquor control group in
protest against the Guyer legisla-
ton. This increase brings the
total membership to over 1900
women, according to Mrs. Leo
nard.
Her report also says:
Organization members are
acauainting Members of Con-
gress Of their opposition to the
Guyer measure, or any other
proposals designed to force pro-
hibitiOn on q diSenfranchised
city.
"WOmen partic u IarIy are
aroused at the proposed legisla'
tiOn and our organization Is
prepared to wage q vigorous war
against its enactment"
New members are being obtained
daily, the membership committee
Of which Mrs. P. D. Hanson Is
chairman, also reports. Assisting
her in the membership drive are
Mrs. Daniel c. Long, Mrs. James
F. Mitchell, Miss Elizabeth c.
Davis and Miss Eliza Mitchell.
Judge Fay L. Bentley Of the
Juvenile Court and Judge Ellen
K. Raedy Of the Municipal Court
will be the guests Of honor at the
annual dinner of the Portia Club,
tomorrow night at the Arts Club.
The club is composed Of women
members Of the District Of Column
bia Bar who are actively practic-
ing law. Miss Eta L. Taggart
is president and Mrs. Mabel Ben
son Sakis is secretary Of the
organization.
other members of the club In
addition to Miss Taggart and Mrs.
Sakis who are expected to attend
the dinner are Miss Nina Thomas.
Miss Helen Prentiss, Mrs. Ida
Taxin Fox, Mrs. Norma Britton,
Miss Goldie Paregol, Miss Nita
Hinman, and Miss c. Virginia
Diedel.
Members c. the SO local chap
ters of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, as we'll as
national officers of the society,
will celebrate the anniversary of
the founding Of the magazine Of
the National Society tonight when
q pageant and tableau depicting
the birth" and "life" Of the Of.
ficial organ will be presented in
Memorial Continental Hall, under
the auspices ofthe magazine com.
mittee of the District Of Columbia.
Mrs. William A. Becker, preSi.
dent general, has just returned
from an official trip in the South
to take part in the pageant.
Arrangements for the George
Washington birthday banquet and
dance by the Washington alumnae
chapter, Alpha Epsilon Alpha of
Alpha Chi Omega. will be made
tonight at meeting at the home
of Mrs. Leland Sutherland, 1901
Berkshire Terrace, Golf Club
Manor. Va. Dorothy Perkins will
be assisting hostess.
The part played by women in
the peace movement will be told
by Mary B. Woolley. president Of
Mt. Holyoke College, who will be
the speaker and guest of honor
at a dinner tomorrow night at Z
o'clock in Wesley Hall, given by
the Washington alumnae of Mt.
Holyoke College. Another honor
guest and speaker will be Repre-
sentative Maury Maverick. Of
Texas, who will address the women
on neutrality legislation.
Members Of Chapter F will be
hostesseS at the p. E. o. Sister
hood luncheon tomorrow at 1890
o'clock in woodward and 10th.
rop's tea room. Mrs. Foster F. El.
lott will present a program OF
music.
WOMAN'S CLUB CALENDAR
Today
League of Women Voters
Meeting, Government and Legal
Status Group, 4:30 p. m, FL
wood Streets Office, District
Building.
Washington Branch, A.A.U.W.
Meeting of Study Group on
Government, Business and the
Individual, $3.50 p. m, Room 401,
Clubhouse.
business Woman's Council
Meeting, 800 p. M, Covenant
First Presbyterian Church.
Marietta Park Woman's Club
Meeting, 8 p. M, 420 Oglethorpe
st. N. w.
Twentieth Century Club-Meet-
ing, International outlook Sec
ton, 2:15 p. M, Y. w. C. A.
Women's City Club - Book
Hour, 500 p. m, Clubhouse.
Zonta Club-Meeting, 1880 p.
m, Model Kitchen, Ali Tenth
st. N, w,
Washington Alumnae Chapter.
Alpha Epsilon Alpha of Alpha Chi
Omega-Meeting, 800 p. M. 1901
Berkshire Terrace, Golf Club
Manor, Va.
D. A. R.-Forty-fifth Anniver-