The Washington times., 1937-04-21
Wand. GROUP
TO Be GUESTS
OF CLUB
BY MARY PADGETT

Virginia clubs affiliated with thu
Woman'S National Democatic
Club. 1925 New Hampshire Ave
N. w., will be entertained by thu
Washington women at tea Sat
urday afternoon in the club house
Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife of tht
Secretary of State, will be the
ranking guest.
Mrs. Samuel Herrick, who orig
mated the plan of affiliated clubs
which has grown until more thar
80 clubs over the country have as
sociate membership with tn {
washington Club, is in charge Of
the tea.
Among the club presidents who
have accepted invitations to theil
clubs for the tea are Mrs, Ethel R
Lorentz, of the Democratic Won
ems Luncheon Club, Baltimore;
Mrs. Ralph Chase, of the Chevy
Chase Woman's Democratic Club;
Mrs. P. j. Fischer, Of the Leland
Women'S Democratic Club OF
Bethesda Chevy Chase; Mrs. Rich
ard Strong, of the Northern Vir'
ginia League of Democratic
Women of Warrenton, and Mrs
Laura T. Boldin, of the Arlington
County Women's Democratic Club
of East Falls Church.
Large representations from each
of the various State branches are
expected in washington for the
annual meeting of the Sons and
Daughters of Pilgrims which will
hold its twenty-ninth annual court
Saturday at the Washington Hotel.
AL Pilgrim members who are
in Washington for the D. A. r.
convention are planning to stay
over for this meeting.
The executive board will meet
early Saturday morning and I'M
mediately following there will be
an all-day session of the general
court.
Mrs. Bennett A. Wilson, of Buff
falo, N. Y, and Newark, N. j.,
governor general, will preside at
the meetings.
Dwight S. Dalbey, of Beatrice,
Neb., who last year gave a most
interesting talk before this group
on his own forestry work in that
state, will be one of the speakers.
Mr.. Dalbey will also show films
of the pictures taken at the last
annual meeting.
An informal reception and dance
will be given by the Illinois State
Society tonight at the Willard
Hotel in honor Of the Illinois con.
gressional delegation.
Representative Ken E. Keller Il
president of the society. Mrs
James A. Meeks, one of the editors
of the Illinois State Society News
specially dedicated to Representa-
tive Keller this month, is the
chairman of the reception com
mittee. Mrs. Ralph E. Church is
chairman of a special committee
to receive at the dance the ladies
of the D. A. r. from Illinois who
are here for the D. A. r. Congress
Mrs. walter Bastedo and Miss
Mae Murray, Of the reception com
mittee; Miss Frances McReynoldS,
program chairman, and Mrs. w. K,
Cooper, chairman OF arrange
mentS, have arranged an interest
ing program for the party.
Miss Marjorie De La Mater will
present the gift of a rose to the
ladies as they arrive.
Members of the Y. w. C. A. will
gather with the Y. M. c. A. Friday
night for a dance from 9 to IL
o'clock in the assembly room OF
the Y. M. C. A., 1875 G st. N. W.
The dance is sponsored by the
Y. MY. w. C. recreational COM
mittee, of which Robert Nichols
is chairman. Floyd McTyier, of the
YIN. staff, and Miss Elizabeth D.
Rudd and Mrs. Homer w. Wills,
Of the Y. w. staff, are in charge
of arrangements.
Residents of both dormitories
as well as new residents in the city
are invited to attend.
Establishment of the first Red
Cross First Aid Station in Mont
gomery county, Nd, will take place
within the next week or two. It
will be set up at the fire depart
ment at Bethesda, under the 6irec
ton of Thurmon c. Metcalf, Of
Silver Spring, chairman Of the
first aid committee.
Mr.. Metcalf, who is past com
mander of the American Legion
is preparing to conduct first aio
classes at various places in the
county for men and women wishing
to take this training.
This important project has beer
the ambition of the Montgomery
County Chapter of the American
Red Gross for years. Plans were
completed at the first meeting Of
the newly appointed executive
board of the chapter, which was
presided over by Mrs. Eliot Mid
dleton, Of Edgemoor, the newly
appointed chairman.
In addition to Mrs. Middleton
officers of the new executive com
mittee are, Mrs. Dwight Jones, o.
Chevy Chase, recording secretary
Mrs. Don E. Clark, of Wheaton
corresponding secretary; Major
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