The Washington times., 1937-05-19
MEETING
AT HOME OF
REP.0'DAY
By MARY PADGETT

ny MARY FADGETT
The home Of Representative
Caroline ODay, It'll Twenty-sec-
ond st. N. w., will be the scene Of
a meeting tomorrow at $3.50 p. m,
sponsored by the Peoples Mandate
Committee, its purpose to make
plans to arouse interest in the
Ruenos Aires peace treaties and to
secure support for them in all the
American countries.
Senior Don Miguel Lopez Puma
fejo, Minister of Colombia, will
speak for South America concern
ing the treaties. All the Latin
American diplomats have been In
Nited to the conference to give
advice about the campaign in their
countries. Their wives have been
asked to represent the Mandate
chairmen in those countries where
the Mandate work has already been
organized. The Hull Reciprocal
Trade Pacts will also be discussed.
Mrs. Raymond Clapper, secre-
tary Of Peoples Mandate Com
mittee, will give q resume Of the
committees work. Miss Mabel
Vernon, director, will outline plans
for the coming campaign in the
United States and South America.
DR.. Samuel Guy Inman will lead
a discussion on the work In South
America.
DR.. Mary E. Woolley, president
Of Mt. Holyoke College, South Had
ley, Mass, chairman Of the man.
date committee, will preside. Rep
reSentative O'Day is vice chairman
Of the organization.
incidentally, Miss Vernon and
Mrs. O'Day led a delegation Of
nine women who flew to BuenoS
Aires last December to present the
mandate against war at the Peace
Conference. Over a million and
q half signatures to the mandate
have been secured from the United
States and Latin America.
Among other distinguished
guests expected at tomorrow's
meeting are Mrs. Henry A. Wal
lace, wife of the Secretary Of Ag.
riculture: Michael Francis Doyle,
Of Philadelphia, and A. F. Whit
ney,, Of Cleveland, who are men,
bers Of the United States delega-
ton to the BuenoS Aires Confer
ence; DR.. Homero Viteri La Fronte,
head Of the Ecuadorean Boundary
Commission, and Sonora de Viteri
DR.. Ellery c. Stowell, director Of
the Hall Of Nations Of the Ameri-
can University; Mrs. Blair Bannis-
ter, assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury; Miss Mary, Anderson
head of the woman'S division, De-
partment of Labor; Miss Rather
inc Lenroot, head of the Children's
Bureau.
Probably the most recently or
gained group in washington is
the Women's Progressive Club,
established May / at the home OF
Mrs. M. Brenner, 5012 Seventh
st. N. W.
There are 50 members in the
club and they are all wives OF
members Of the Progress Club
Officers elected are Mrs. Leo G.
Garner, president; Mrs. William
Iichtenberg, vice president; Mrs.
Paul Eanet, recording-financial
secretary: Mrs. John. Krupsaw,
treasurer; Mrs. Julius AbramSon,
Sergeant-at-arms.
Next meeting Of the group viii
be at $50 p. m. on Tuesday, June
a. at the home Of Mrs. Eanet, 4047
Illinois Ave. N. w.
The many advance reservations
that are pouring in for the annual
bridge tea by the Ladies Of st.
Gertrude's Guild is the best indi.
cation that it will be the largest
such event ever planned by the
group. The party will be held
Monday in the Wardman Park
Hotel.
Arrangements are being made
to seat several people at the bridge
tables to be placed on the terrace
Of the Continental Room - and
there viii be q delightful view Of
Rock Greek Park. -.
Serving at the tea tables VIII
be Mrs. James G. Haskell, Mrs.
Eugene Tighe, Mrs. Henry Gabriel
Murphy, Mrs. Stephen Nealon,
Mrs. M. Chester Perry, Mrs. Peter
John McGovern, the Misses Ruth
and Katherine Overton, Miss
Mary Louise johnson, Mrs. Ruth
Cawley, Mrs. Mary A. c. Sweeney,
the Misses Alma and Regina Nell
gan, Miss Barbara Townsend and
Mrs. Mary Morris Wright.
Mrs. Clyde M. Hamblin will be
hostess at luncheon in honor OF
the officers and board Of directors
of the State Officers Club Of the
District Of Columbia Daughters OF
the American Revolution, Friday
at p. M, at her home, 1879 Iris
st. N. W. e..,.
Mrs. Richard e. ,Clauehton,
president of the State Officers
Club, will, conduct q business ses
sion during which final arrange
ments will be made for the
groups spring luncheon, June 5,
at the. Shoreham Hotel.
Ladies of st. Matthews Parish
and the women Of st. Mary's Par
ish will join in holding an evening
of recollection, sponsored by the
Washington Retreat League, to-
morrow night in the Retreat House
1000 Hardwood Rd. N. e.
The Rev. Joseph V. Buckley, pas