Evening star., 1938-05-27
Democratic
Women Hear
Senator
Mrs. Caraway and
House Members
Address Club.

Address Club.
Senator Hattie w. Caraway In an
address last night at the Anal dinner
meeting of the season at the Woman's
National Democratic Club said she
hoped on August to be reelected
ito this very hard job of being Sena-
tor"
Although the work is not easy and
the responsibilities are heavy, Senator
Caraway said, the Senate was pleas
ant place to be. She paid high tribute
to the kindness and consideration OF
her colleagues and said that the high
esteem in which the Senate is held is
justified. Senators are so absorbed
in the work in hand that they forget
the galleries and everything else" she
said, "and I forget that I am con-
stantly being pointed out as the freak
OF the assembly"
big Moments" Told.
Expressing qualification that Arkan-
sas was the first State to grant wom-
an suffrage. she declared women should
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their SEX Women should make up
their own minds as to how they want
to vote. she said and they should ex-
ercise the right of suffrage Her late
husband, she added, always encouraged
her to vote, but he never gave her in
structions as to how to vote.
The program was centered around
the big moments" in the life of
Congresswoman. Other speakers were
Representative Virginia E. Jenckes of
Indiana and Representative Nan
Honeyman of Oregon. Representative
Jenckes said that her big moment came
when she was cheered in the Woman's
National Democratic Club and realized
that in running for Congress she was
doing something unusual and praise
worthy. Representative Honeyman
said her big moment came when she
saw the crater of the volcano on Hilo
and was stirred emotionally by the
power and motion of the lava.
Guests at Affair.
Mrs W. W. Hubbard, president, pre-
sided and introduced the speakers.
The program was arranged by Mrs Ed
ward r. Keating.
Among the guests were Mrs Edward
B. Meigs, Mrs. Augustus F. Kempton,
Mrs, Ellen S. Woodward, Mr. and Mrs
Henry Colt Mclean, Admiral and Mrs
Edward r. Stitt and Mrs. Wilson
Compton.
Banquets were held by the two clubs
within the Business and Professional
Women's Department of the Y. w.
c. A. this week marking the end of
a season of activity The Xenos Club
banquet was held Wednesday at Y. w.
c. A. headquarters with the program
theme of "Windows.' the idea being
that through windows members could
see both the past and future of the
club. The following officers were
installed: Jean Carr, president: Vir-
ginia Guthrie, vice president; Helen
Weitzel, secretary; Rachel Mahoney,
treasurer; Marie Higdon, program
chairman; Rosina Carlo, recreation
chairman; Libby Burner, social service
chairman, and Dorothy Sweadner,
music chairman.
Stars" was the theme of the pro-
gram at the Blue Triangle Club last
night The new consultations, which
were the club committees, were intro
duced in the course of the evening.
Miss Sara Motley was installed as
president. Bartiolina Facchina, vice
president; Marjorie Haight. secretary;
Minerva Whitmore, treasurer: nellie
Shannon. program chairman; Jean
Wilkerson, membership chairman;
Helen Hopkins. recreation chairman;
Virginia Guthrie. social service chair
man; Ada Bruncke. public affairs
chairman Estelle Van Pelt, music
chairman; Tommie Lee Nix, supper
chairman, and Frances Lowe. blue
fash" chairman
Beta Gamma Phi National Sorority,
with chapters of New York. Baltimore
and Washington participating. will
hold its 1898 convention at the Ward
man Park Hotel over this week end.
starting tomorrow. The annual formal
dance will be held tomorrow night.
Miss Louise Metrailer Is general
chairman of the convention and her
assistants are Miss Florence Padgett,
Miss Evelyn Farr. Mrs. Eloise Gould,
Miss Norine Mulgannon, Miss Helen
Phillips, Miss Ruth Hartung and Miss
Margaret Fowler. all of Washington.
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Mrs. N. r. Ellis was elected president
Of the Home Economics Association Of
the District of Columbia at the dinner
meeting last night at the American
Association of University Women's
Clubhouse. Other officers chosen were
Mrs. Hazel Schertz, corresponding Sec
retary, and Miss Ruth Sheldon, coun.
cilor The vice president, Miss Mary
Rokahr, and the recording secretary,
Mrs. Ralph Phillips. elected last year,
will continue in office another year.
The speaker of the evening was Mrs.
Caroline King, womanis editor Of the
Country Gentleman. Mrs. Robert Ole
sen, president of the A. A. U. w., and
Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle, retiring presi-
dent of the District of Columbia Fed
Grafton of Womans Clubs, were honor