The Washington times., 1937-01-13
WOMEN INCLUB
FEDERATION
MEET HERE
By MARY PADGETT

of directors of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, which
will open tonight with a reception
in the national headquarters, 1874
N st. N. w.
One thousand invitations went
out to congressional folk, to ma
tional figures and to others in
Washington's official and social
circles, so it is certain a gala
gathering will mark the formal
opening Of the meeting.
In the receiving line will be
Mrs Roberta Campbell Lawson OF
Tulsa, Okla, national president;
Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar of Port
land, Ore. first vice president;
Mrs. Walter Seymour Of Chicago.
second vice president; Mrs. La
Fell Dickinson of Keene, N. H.,
treasurer; Mrs. John S. Harvey
of Huntington, w. Va, recording
secretary; Mrs. Edward Dexter
Knight Of San Francisco, chair
man of the board of trustees; Mrs.
j. L. B. Buck Of Richmond, chair
man of the budget; Mrs. R. H.
Latham of Asheville, N c., dean
of directors; Mrs. E. w. Shirk of
RedlandS, Calf, dean OF depart
ment chairmen; Mrs. John F.
Sippel of Baltimore, honorary ma
tional president, and Mrs. L. L.
Blankenburg Of Philadelphia, hon.
orary vice president.
Business sessions Of the board |
will begin tomorrow morning and
will continue through Saturday.
Among the speakers who will |
come before the women will be
Capt. Willis S. Bryant, U. S. A.,
nationally known lecturer and au-
thor of the book, And It Shall
Come to Pass" Captain Bryant,
whose subject will be THE Blind
ness of Man." will speak tomor-
row night.
Another speaker will be DR..
Thomas Parran, Surgeon General,
who will discuss cooperation of
club women and the Public Health
Service with special reference to
the maternal mortality and the
control Of syphilis. These are the
two newest projects of the fedora
tion'S Division of Public Welfare.
Another important social event
calendared for the session is the
dinner, closing the subscription
contest Of the federation's national
magazine, "The Clubwoman," to
be held at the Admiral tomorrow
night. The directors Of the
Cfafoe ~yiYoVio1 an tho ooYtacf will
be entertained by the directors OF
the vanquiShed States. Mrs. Law
son will act as toastmistresS. Ar
rangement for the program are in
the hand of Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley,
director for the District of Colum-
bia, and Mrs. Robert A. Hicks,
chairman of directors.
The Mayflower Hotel has been
chosen for the Friday evening SeS-
sion, at which time the interna-
tional relations 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 Nor
riSon Poole, vice chairman, will
tell Of her trip to clubs in foreign
lands.
The closing session of the board
will be held Saturday morning at
the headquarters. Many Of the |
clubwomen will remain in Wash
ington for the Inauguration.
Harry ]. AnSlinger, Commits
sioner of Narcotics, will speak be-
fore the District Society, Daughr
ters of 1912, tomorrow afternoon
at 3 o'clock in the national head
quarters, 1851 Rhode Island Ave.
N. w.
The president, Mrs. Lane Scho-
field, will preside. Mrs. Albion w. |
Tuck, secretary, will be hostess at |
the social hour and tea which will
follow. Mrs. Katherine Billings,
chairman Of hospitality, and her
committee will receive the guests.
Mrs. Sol Lansburgh, chairman
Of entertainment, will announce
plans for card party.
Mrs. George W. Evans, Of 752
Rock Creek Church Rd. N. W..
was hostess to the Park View
Woman's Club last night at 8
O'Clock. The president, Mrs. War
Ten H. Wagner, presided.
Mrs. Jennie ESmond Wright,
well-known traveller and lecturer,
talked on "The Land of Evange-
line as I Saw It." Mrs. Pierce
Miller presented a musical pro
gram.
Assisting hostesses were Mrs. w.
P. Heygster, Mrs. T. H. Faris, Mrs.
L. E. FELTON,. Mr.. H. H. Moore and
Mrs. H. Lingamfelter.
Mrs. Charles Griffith Hoffman,
regent of Eugenia Washington
Chapter. D. A. R., entertained Of
ficerS of the chapter at luncheon
at her home today.
The chapters monthly meeting
will take place Monday night at
Mrs. Hoffman'S home.
Plans for a survey of child well
fare work in Washington were dis
cuSsed Monday at a meeting of
the Washington committee of the
Child Welfare League, held at
the home Of Mrs. Eugene Meyer,
chairman.
The washington Council Of So.
cial Agencies has had such a
study under adviSement for some
years as a result Of the requests