Evening star., 1936-08-16
WOMEN TO HOLD
FLORIDA SESSION
Regional Federation Confer.
ence viii Be Conducted
August 20 to 23.

Southeast region Of the National Fed
Grafton of Business and Professional
Women's Clubs will be held at the
Hotel Pancoast, Miami Beach, Fla,
August 20 through August %.
The Southeast region consists of
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee,
South Carolina, Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Officers of the Washington club who
plan to attend include Miss Ruth Rob-
inson, president; Miss Nina Kinsella,
vice president, and Miss Elizabeth
Mann, recording secretary. Other
members from the local club planning
to attend include Miss Mae Murray,
Miss Florence Enos and Miss Coye
Sigh.
The theme for this conference is
Measuring Ourselves" Speakers in
clude Miss Charl Ormond Williams,
Washington, national president; Mrs.
Geline Bowman of Richmond, Va,
honorary national president; Miss
Louise Franklin Bache, national exec
utive secretary; Mrs. Dorothy Dunn,
Cherrydale, Va, national legislative
chairman, and Miss Sarah M. Postle-
waite of Chattanooga, Tenn, national
membership chairman.
An added feature is the Occupa-
tional Institute. a series of round-table
discussions for women who wish to
catch the wider view in their Voca-
tions. Plans also include an exhibit
room abounding in ideas for the up
to-date clubwomen.
Phil Sheridan WOmen's Relief
Corps. No. IL. Auxiliary to the u. A. H.
met at the Thomas Circle Club, the
president Mrs. May Parker, presiding.
Mrs. Blanche Hull and Mrs. Anna Burg
we're initiated. Mrs. Annie Laurie
Davis was elected to membership. Mrs.
Erelia Ericholtz made application Tor
membership.
The department is planning a tea
at the home of Mrs. Addie w. Hlck-
man. 644 Fifth street northeast, Au-
gust 18. to raise funds for the coming
convention.
Women's City Club-The "get to-
gether" dinner August 20 will take
the form of picnic at the
Sixteenth Street Reservoir. Members
should get off the Sixteenth street
bus at Kennedy street and turn left.
| Miss Nav Belle Raymond is in charge
of the supper. Reservations, which
should be made through the cIuo
house. will be closed tomorrow.
Plans for the Summer festival
| August 90 at the Marjorie Webster
School. Seventeenth and Kalmia road,
are progressing.
Girls Friendly Society-The boat
ride will be held August 20 on the
steamer City of Washington. The
plans include the making up OF pic
| mic parties among the candidates,
their mothers and friends. for the
day trips. a box supper for members
and friends for the sunset ride at
$50 and other parties for the moon
light ride at $50. ...
American Association Of University
WOmen-MiSs Mary Voccaro will be
hostess at the tea tomorrow from
43O to $50 at the club house. Miss
Elsa Fowle will pour on August "a,
and Mrs. Peggy Maize Boaz will be
hostess August 81. Miss Alice Jewell
is in charge of plans for the monthly
bridge dinner August 20.
The informal Monday afternoon
teas will be continued through Sep
tember. Beginning the first week in
October, Mrs Horace Torbert. chair
man of the Program Committee, will
be in charge of entertainment at the
Monday afternoon teas. She plans
to continue the current event pro-
grams, to use the players group
frequently, to have diversified musi-
cal programs and to present pronii-
nent men and women of today.
Out-of-toWn members of the Amer
ican Association of University Women
who were guests at the club house
the past week were Miss Dorothy
Bacon, Boston, Mass; Miss Kathleen
Smith, Alexandria, Va; Mrs. J. E.
Sparkman, Tampa, Fla; Miss Jessie
Frazier, Sweetbrier, Va, and Miss
Hanna Werth, Chicago, III.