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in the Union will meet here
for the annual Midwinter ses-
~ sion of the board of directors
of the General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, to be held Wednesday to
Saturday at federation headquarters.
Mrs. Roberta Campbell Lawson. presi-
dent of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs. will preside over the
formal deliberations of the board. as
sisted by the first vice president, Mrs.
Saddle Orr Dunbar, and the second
vice president, Mrs. Walter w. Sey-
nnour.
Mrs. Roosevelt will receive members
of the board Friday afternoon at the
White House.
DR.. Thomas Parran, surgeon gen.
eral of the United States, will discuss
cooperation between club women and
the Public Health Service, with special
reference to the reduction of maternal
mortality and the control of syphilis,
the two newest projects of the Divi-
sion of Public Welfare. Capt, Willis
S. Bryant, nationally known lecturer
and author of the much discussed
book "And It Shall Come to Pass"
will speak on The Blindness of Man"
Other special speakers will include
DR.. Joseph Albert Mccartney, pastor
of the Church of the Covenant, who
will speak Thursday morning on the
subject "Whither Goest Thou?" Mrs.
Norman H Hastings, chairman of the
American Home Department of the
General Federation, will present the
second guest speaker Of that day, Miss
Florence Barnard of Boston, educa-
tional director of the American ASso-
citation for Economic Education. Greet
ings will be given by Mrs. William
Brown Meloney, editor of This Week.
and chairman Of the recent Herald
Tribune Forum held in New York City,
and also Mrs. Albert N. Connett, jr.,
president of the American Woman's
Club of Paris. Mrs. Edward Ham
NETT, chairman of the General Feder-
atoms Committee on Public Safety,
will introduce Burton W. Marsh of the
American Automobile Association. who
will discuss the problem of public
safety.
Prof. Leonid I. Strakhovsky Of
Georgetown University will speak on
the coming A. S. Poushkin centen-
nial celebration to be observed
throughout the country in 1887. AS
an added feature Miss Marie c. Sui
livan, director of the woman's de-
partment of Eastern Air Lines. will
talk to the board about her work.
Phyllis Fergus Hoyt. president OF the
National League of American Pen
Women, will entertain with musical
program Harriet Ware, known to
many as the Chaminade Of America,
will discuss Spiritual Values in
Music" Mrs. Richmond Page. lee
turer and social worker who has just
returned from Puerto Rico, will give
"Glimpses of Welfare Work in Puerto
Rico"
Members of Congress with their
wives and other prominent personages
in Washingtons official and social cir
cles will attend a reception at head
quarters to mark the formal open
ing Of the board meeting. Another
important social event is the dinner
closing the subscription contest of The
Clubwoman, G. F. w. c., official or
gan of the General Federation, to be
held at the Admiral Thursday eve
ming, when directors of the States
winning in the contest will be enter
tanned by the directors of the van
ouished States. Mrs. Lawson will act
as toastmistress. Arrangements for
the program are in the hands of Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley, director for the
District of Columbia, and Mrs. Rob-
ert A. Hicks, chairman of the direc-
tors.
The Chinese room of the Mayf1ower
Hotel has been chosen for the Fri
day evening session, January IS, at
which time the International Rela-
tions Department will be featured.
Miss Alves Long. chairman of this
department. will give an account of
her visit to the International Peace
Congress in Brussels, and Mrs. Grace |
Morrison Poole, vice chairman, will |
tell of her trip to clubs in foreign |
lands.
After the closing session of the |
board Saturday many of the club |
women will remain in Washington for |
the inauguration Of President Roose-
welt.
The George Washington Group of
Delphians will meet at the Woman's
City Club Wednesday, under leader
ship of Mrs. Clyde de Binder, who will
give the Preliminary Discussion"
The topics will be covered by Mrs. |
Alex Bell, Mrs. Robert Howard, Mrs. |
Chester Swope and Mrs. Carolyn Rask. |
The president. Mrs. w. S. Evans, will |
give the summary. Topic assignments |
by Mrs. G. P. Rawley.
The Park View Woman's Club Ex- |
ecutive Board met Tuesday with Mrs. |
George Jones, 1910 Park place. Mrs. |
Glen c. Leach assisted.
Tuesday night Mrs. Jennie Esmond !
Wright, traveller and lecturer, will talk |
on THE Land of Evangeline as I |
Saw 1t" at the home of Mrs. George |
w. Evans, 752 Rock Creek Church |
road. The president, Mrs. Warren H. |
Wagner, will preside. Assisting host
esses are Mrs. Waugh P. Heygster,
Mrs. Thomas H. Faris, Mrs. Louis E.
FELTON,, Mrs. Harry Moore and Mrs. |
Harry Lingamfelter. Mrs. Marie c. |
Deal will sing.
The Soroptimist Club annual ban
quet was held at the Willard Hotel |
last night
Laura L. Waters, chairman of the
Banquet Committee. was assisted by
Emma Buechele, Criena Mahoney, |
Marie Pierce, Eva Turner and Kate
Morris, Edna Gasch. Jean Bennett,
Jewell Downs, Marie Rogers and Mary
Bourke and Grace Goodpasture.
The League Of American Pen Women
announces a Wednesday rendezvous |
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