The Washington times., 1937-12-28


luton which places the fede
'resentation for the District OF
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, a
past president of the District
Federation, is the new director.
The position is important since
the work between the national
group and the local group is
transacted through this officer.
ACTIVE IN CLUBS
Long a beloved and active
clubWoman, Mrs. HodgkinS is
the widow of Dean HodgkinS,
for many years with George
Washington University. Mrs.
q Hodgkins is a member of the
Daughters of the American
Revolution, of which she is now
e honorary vice president general.
. She was the one hundred and
- thirteenth member, joining in
1890, the first year of the D. A.
: RS existence.
e She is also a charter member
% and one of the inCorporators Of
: the Women's City Club past
national vice president of the
: Daughters of Founders of Pa
e triotS of America; councillor
: for the District of Columbia of
the Order of the Crown in
: America; vice president of the
: Daughters of the Barons Of
: Runnemede; District burgess for
the Order of First Families of
" Virginia, 16071620; past board
: member of the United States
Daughters of 1872; a member
of the Entire Nous Club, mem
= ber of the P. E. o. Sisterhood;
{: past president and life member
= of Columbian Women of George
Washington University; past
: president of the Women'S Board
= of George Washington Univer-
Sity; former vice president and
acting president of the Board of
Education: a member of the
: English Speaking Union, past
. president Of the Quentin Roose-
- velt Unit. American Women's
: Legion; a member of the Hugue-
" not Society of South Carolina
: not mentioning near all her
d. present and former group af-
= filiations.
: SUCCEEDS MRS. WILEY
= Mrs. Hodgkins came into the
- Federation right after the World
. War through her presidency of
: Chapter B, of P. E. O.. and at
: the present time she represents
: the Entire Nous Club in the
: Federation. Mrs. C. E. Fergu'
, son, of the Entire Nous Club,
: nominated Mrs. HodgkinS at
yesterdays meeting.
Mrs. w. w. Husband, chair.
man of the Federation's Depart
ment of American Citizenship,
and also an active and we'll.
= liked clubwoman for a long
- time. was selected to run
: against Mrs. Hodgkins. Her
nomination was made by Mrs.
: Tilman B. Parks, representing
: the HouSekeeperS' Alliance in
: the Federation. An election by
ballot was held to determine the
winner.
Mrs. Hodgkins will fill the
uneXpired term of Mrs. Harvey
W. Wiley, who offered her resig.
nation at last months meeting
before she left on a trip around
the world.
URGES D. C. VOTE
The other principal item of
business was a resolution passed
by the Federation. 1t read:
BE it resolved that the
General Federation of Women's
: Clubs in convention assembled,
: May, 1888. endorse an amend.
ment to the Constitution of the
: United States empowering the
Congress to grant to the resi-.
dents of the District of Colum.
bla voting representation in the
/. Senate and the House of Repre-.
. Sentatives and among the elec.
tors of President and Vice Presi-
dent and the same access to
. the courts of the United States
e. as is enjoyed by the citizens of
a State"
Favored by a good majority,
. the resolution was presented by
. the chairman of the commit
. tee on national representation,
Mrs. Horace j. Phelps, at the
d meeting last month, but action
. was delayed until yesterday be.
:, cause the federation wanted a
. chance for the clubs to study
the question further.
The meeting was conducted
& by the president. Mrs. Lloyd w.
Biddle. Mrs. James H. Under.
wood, chairman of the commit.
, tee on war veterans, told about
the Christmas party which her
, coup gave at Walter Reed Hos.
pltal and of the Christmas
party which the Sunshine Com.
munity Society presented at the
hospital.
Miss Henrietta P. Metzerott
president of the Aid Association
for the Blind, reported on the
work of her organization. An
other report was made by Miss
Mary Downey. chairman of the
committee on library extension
The federation also voted SIC
to the milk fund. which II
sponsors under the leadership
Of the division of community
service. of which Mrs. Frank H
Schwartz is chairman.
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