The Washington times., 1937-09-15
BY MARY PADGETT

BY MARY PADGETT
Summer Is drawing to a close
and the crisp tang of the first fall
day heralds the approach Of the
new season of social activity for
the large number of women who
are engaged in club work in the
Nations Capital.
Plans for opening meetings, &C.
Invites of committees in mapping
out philanthropic and other work
for the busy winter ahead, SEIZED
ules Of social events and a myriad
of other items are contributing to
an enthusiastic boom" in local
club circles.
BUSINESS WOMEN
Formal opening of the club sea.
son for the Business and Profess
sional Women's Club of Washing
ton will take place the evening of
September 81 at 1856 jackson Pl.
N. w. Festivities will be in the
form of testimonial dinner IN
honor of Miss Earlene White, new
president of the National Fedora
ton of Business and Professional
Women'S Clubs.
Miss White is a member of the
local group. Plans for the din.
ner honoring Miss White were dis.
cuSSed at a recent meeting pre-
sided over by Miss Nina Kinsella.
president Of the Washington Club.
At this time Miss Kinsella also an.
nounced as the new committee
cha1rmen for the year the fol-
lowing women:
Miss Verna Lundquist, educa.
ton chairman; Miss Emily Clark,
finance: Miss Coye Sigh, house
committee; Miss Marjorie Web
ster, program committee; Mrs.
Stella LeRoux. publicity; Mrs.
Ellen S. Woodward, public rela.
lions; Miss Florence Enos, men,
oersh1p; Mrs. Jewell w. SWofford,
magazine committee; Judge Anna.
bel Matthews, international rela-
lions, and Mrs. Katherine Win
ston, transportation and hospital.
ity.
d. A. r. CELEBRATION
It happens that the same Miss
White will represent her organiza-
ton in bringing greetings before
the District Daughters of the
American Revolution which will
celebrate Constitution Day tomor.
row night at $50 o'clock in
Memorial Continental Hall.
inns program will open with a
hal1'hour concert by the United
States Navy Band Orchestra.
Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig, State
regent, has been in charge of ar.
ranging the elaborate program.
which will include the massing of
the colors by patriotic and civic
organizations.
Speakers who will bring greet
ings from their groups include DR..
Clifton P. Clark. president of the
Sons Of the American Revolution.
and Mrs. c. Swan Sinclair, of the
Children Of the American Revolu.
ton.
Other prominent persons from
patriotic and civic organizations
will speak.
SORORITIES PLAN BALL
Under the direction of the newly
installed staff of officers, the Non
academic Panhellenic Association
OF Washington, an organization
made up of nine sororitieS, is ar
ranging for its annual charity ball,
to be held october 16 at the May
flower Hotel.
This has been an annual event
since the association was formed
five years ago. Proceeds this year
will be given to the District Con.
gress Of Parents and Teachers
student aid fund.
Mrs. Sophia Dampier, of Sigma
Phi Sorority, is the new president
of the association. Other officers
include Miss Marguerite Throck.
morton, of Phi Sigma Epsilon,
first vice president; Miss Jane
GrubbS of Lambda Chi, second
vice president; Miss Betty Watts,
of Phi Beta. treasurer; Miss Emma
Lee Mcknight, of Tau Beta Phi,
recording secretary; Miss Peggy
Conner, of Sigma Phi Gamma,
historian and publicity director,
and Miss Nellie Clear Jones, of
Tau Beta Phi, chaplain and
Sergeant-at-armS.
Miss Conner is chairman of the