The Washington times., 1938-09-01
Miss Haney Takes
Over Duties of
Miss Anderson
By MARY PADGETT

Miss Emma T. Hahn, preSi'
dent Of the Washington zonta
Club, has invited members of
the club and board and staff
members of the Young Women's
Christian Association to a tea
today from S to Z o'clock at her
home, Bonnie Brae," 6036
Daniel Rd. N. W., to say good
by to Miss Hettie Palmer An
derSon, who is leaving the mem
bership of the club because Of
her retirement as general secre-
tary of the "Y," and to greet
Miss Elizabeth Haney, also a
Zontian, who is Miss Anderson's
successor.
Miss Anderson's retirement
became effective today and it
was also the first day Of Miss
Haney in her new duties. Miss
Anderson had been general Sec
retary of the Y. w. c. A. for IS
years here. Miss Haney resigned
from the position Of woman's
passenger representative of the
B. & o. Railroad, work she has
done since 1924.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
The Y. W. c. A. career of
Miss Anderson began in Paris,
In 1905, when she went to that
country to study the language
and then became a volunteer
worker in the Association.
Among the distinguished mem
bers of the Y. w. C. A. expected
to attend the tea are Mrs. Ar
thur L. Brandon, recording sec
Tetary of the board; Miss Mar
garet Fox, treasurer; Miss
Emma Hays Heck. assistant
treasurer; Mrs. Herbert E. Day,
Mrs. Howard G. Nichols and
Mrs. George winchester Stone.
Among the staff members In
vited are Miss Bessie Brown,
Miss Mabel ChareSt, Miss Joy
Cutler, Miss Louise Banforth,
Mrs. Norfleet Dickinson, Miss
Irene Dickson, Miss Florence
Dunlap, Miss Lois Carey, Miss
Margaret Graves, Miss Florence
Hillengas, Mrs. Elizabeth Hub
bard, Mrs. Naomi Hunt, Mrs.
Elizabeth Ketchum, Miss Ale
ada Nelson, DR.. Grace Purse,
Miss Mary Ann Putnam, Mrs.
Albert Putney, Miss Irene Rich
ards, Miss Edith Rieger, Miss
Mildred Chapin and Miss Cath
crime Jones.
BLUE RIBBON ROSES
Miss Hahm'S home has re-
Ceived much acclaim for its
beauty, as has her garden,
which, incidentally. produced
some "blue ribbon" roses this
summer, so that the tea party
will have q lovely setting in
deed. q.
We're wondering just what
some Of Miss Haney's close
friends will do concerning her
nickname. For number of
years she has been called "B.
and o. Haney." Will they start
calling her "Y. W." now?
Miss Haney is from Dawson,
III. She attended Northwestern
University where she obtained
her B.A. degree in 1921. After
that she became q business man.
ager at Camp Proctor, Girl Scout
camp in Cincinnati, Ohio, and
later became the director Of the
Nurses Home Of Christ Hos
pital in Cincinnati, and she
taught ethics and psychology
In the Nurses Training School.
GIRL SCOUT LEADER
In 1922 she became a mem.
ber of the education unit of
the Girl Scouts, Inc, in New
York city. In 1923 she became
the local director Of the Girl
Scouts in Kalamazoo, and a
year later she took the posi-
ton as passenger representative
for the B. and o. in their Chi
cago office. She was transferred
to Washington in 1928.
For the Y. W. c. A. Miss
Haney has been a board mem.
ber and has been active in the
work since she came to this
city. She is also a member of
the Washington Business and
Professional Women's Club, the
AltruSa Club, and Phi Delta
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