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ings OF the conference this week.
International affairs take the spot
light on the program Of the District
League Of Women Voters. Delegates
to the conference from the local
branch are Mrs. William slade and
Mrs. George Maxwell. A group Of
league members will serve As ushers.
under the direction Of Ms. M. O.
Lorenz, chairman Of the Department
Of Government and Foreign Policy.
The American Association Of Uni
versity Women, also . member Or
ganization, will honor their delegates
with tea on Thursday at the club
house, 1884 I street NV. Because
Of the relationship between chem
istry and warfare, the guests will be
received by members Of the essocia-
ton who are outstanding In the field
of chemistry and related sciences.
The date of the international re-
lations banquet Of the Business and
Professional Women's Club is set each
year to coincide with the conference.
1t will be held tomorrow at the Ra-
leigh Hotel, with the delegates rep
resenting this federation as honor
guests. Among these are Miss Earlene
White, national president; Miss Charl
o. Williams, past president; Miss
Lena M. Phillips, international presi-
dent of the federation, and Mrs. Net
tie Simms of Hastings, Nebr, chair
man Of International Relations Com
mittee. The speaker at the banquet
will be Dr.. Stanley K. Hcrnbeck Of
the State Department. An added fea-
ture for the delegates Of the Business
and Professional Women's Club will
be a tea Thursday at 4:30 at the
Raleigh Hotel Miss Mae Murray Is
the chairman Of arrangements.
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Crime Prevention and Parole" Is
the subject Of the fourth In the Sc
ries Of monthly Nationwide broad
casts In the Education for Living"
programs Of the General Federation
Of Women's Clubs. It will be given
Thursday at 4:30 pm. E. s. T.. over
station WMAL.
j. Edgar Hoover, director Of the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation: Judge
Camille Kelley Of the Juvenile Court
OF Memphis. Tenn, and Mrs. Maud
Ballington Booth. who has spent more
than 10 years working with prisoners
and paroled men from penal institu-
tions, will be speakers.
The General Federation will be rep
resented by its chairman Of the de-
partment OF public welfare, Mrs Clar-
ence Frain Of Wilmington. Del, who
will open the program with . brief
talk.
The Cercle des Precieuses Ridicules,
met Wednesday evening at the Grafton
Hotel with Nine. Undine l.. Fitzgerald
and Nine. marguerite de Porry as
hostesses. An illustrated lecture on
Bordeaux and It's Environs," was
given by Jean Berry. Solos were given
by Mile. Eleanor Hubert and Mile
Hazel Priest. The program closed with
a comedy played by Nine. Fitzgerald
and Carlos Blum.
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Economics was the subject Of the
program Of the Woodbridge Book Club
last Tuesday at the Woodbridge branch
Public Library, with Mrs. A. A. Lud-
wig presiding and Mrs Charles Brown
as hostess. Book reviews were given
by Mrs. Nathan Cannon, Mrs. Avery
Brunner and Mrs. Louis Kreek. Mrs.
w. w. Bush summarized several recent
books.
Mrs Leon P. Woodruff was the host
ess at the last meeting Of the Columbia
Heights Art Club with Mrs. Ruth
Mal1er and Mrs. G. L. Peckham assist
ing. Mrs. Charles Hoover presided in
the absence Of the president, Mrs. M.
A. Winter. Papers were read by Mrs.
E. S. Frazer and Mrs. Woodruff The
club voted to entertain women en-
ployed by the w. P. A. on January 26.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
George A. Cook.
The Washington Villanova Club held
q dinner last Tuesday at the Hay
Adams House. The Rev. Edward v.
Stanford Of Villanova was the speaker,
and Joseph Morrison Of the class Of
1882 was the toastmaster. The per-
manent address of the club Is that Of
Joseph G. McManemin, 1424 Euclid
street NV.
Mrs. Edna knight Gasch was in
dorsed by the Soroptimist Club last
wednesday as candidate for first
vice president of the American Feder-
alton OF Soroptimist Clubs. The elec-
ton will take place in June in Allan
tic City. Many of the Washington 60
roptimists are planning to attend the
installation banquet Of the soroptimist
and Venture Clubs on January a. at
Atlantic City. Mrs. Agnes Newman,
president, presided.
At the annual meeting Of the board
Of the Woman's Clinic last Monday
evening officers elected were: Mrs.
Fred p. Trott. president; Mrs. Frank
J. Mann, first vice president; Mrs. H.
e. Rogers. second vice president: Mrs,
Ruth H. Snodgrass, recording secre-
tary: Mrs. Edgar T. Brown, treas
urer, and Mrs. Frank A. Bir9feld, re-
firing president, was elected director
to the District Of Columbia Federation
Of Women's Clubs.
This year marks the 47th anniver-
sary Of the founding Of the clinic,
managed by women for women, BY DR.,
Ida Heiberger,- who gave up active
work many years ago. For the last
20 years DR.. Iauretta E. Kress haa
been the physician in charge, assisted
by many Of the city's present-day
leading physicians. Her assistant at
present Is Dr.. Isabel Reith, who Is q