Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-06-21
Federation
Holds Final
Meeting
Mrs. E. H. Daniel
Takes GaVel at
Ceremony.

INSTALLATION Of Mrs Ernest
Humphrey Daniel as president OF
the District of Columbia Fedora
L ton of Women's Clubs and Of the
of1icers recently elected with her took
place at the final meeting Of the sea-
son yesterday at the Roosevelt Hotel.
The gavel was turned over to Mrs.
Daniel by Mrs Lloyd w. Biddle, who
has just completed three-year term.
Mrs. Daniel said that although the
department heads and committee
of the club during the coming season
have been selected the names would
not be made public until acceptances
have been received.
The prize for the best club poster,
depicting the aims and work Of a
member organization. was awarded to
the Housekeepers' Alliance. The prize
of IS will be given to Robert Griffith,
a local artist, who made the draw
ing. The club poster contest has been
conducted by the fine arts depart
ment under the direction of Mrs. Lloyd
A. Morrison. Members balloted yes
terday on the posters, and the award
was popular choice award. The COM
mittee in charge of the balloting was
Mrs. Johan Kondrup, chairman; Mrs.
Theodore Holdkamper, and Mrs.
George Lewis Packham.
The penny art fund prize, also
awarded by the department of fine
arts, was given to the Entire Nous
Club, which made the largest per
capita contribution to the fund. The
prize was a marine painting by A.
H. o. Role, a Washington artist, ana
will be placed in the headquarters
Of the General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs at 1874 N street NV. Mrs.
Role, the artists wife, is art chair
man of the Park View Womans
Club.
Reports Of the triennial convention
of the General Federation of Womens
Clubs, held recently in Kansas City,
were given at the morning session by
Mrs. Biddle, Mrs. Charles P. Keyser,
Mrs H. K. L. Fulton and Mrs. Edgar
B. Merritt.
Revisions of the bylaws of the fed
Grafton. presented by Mrs, Arthur
Charles Watkins, former second vice
president, were accepted.
A brief memorial service was held
for members of the federation who
have died within the year, and mu-
steal selections were given by Mrs.
Charles Carroll Haig.
The report of the fine arts de-
partment, of which Mrs. Lloyd A.
Morrison is chairman, was given at
the afternoon session.
The Year Book Committee elected
Is: Mrs. Charles P. Keyser. Mrs. Edgar
B. Merritt, Mrs. Frederic Newburgh,
Mrs. Lawrence E. Murray, Mrs. Oscar
Nelson, Mrs. James NJ Bair and Mrs.
Mary Lamond White. The year book
will be prepared under the supervision
of Mrs. Ruth Snodgrass, second vice
president.
DR.. Edith S. Coale reported on the
progress of the cancer fund to be
raised by the federation through the
sponsorship of the yacht, owned by
Willard D. Rockefeller, and urged CO.
operation on the part of the members.
All of the officers were installed by
the director of the federation, Mrs.
Howard L. Hodgkins. In addition to
Mrs. Daniel, who is a member of the
Political Study Club, those installed
are: Mrs. LIE Verne Beales of the
Petworth Club, first vice president;
Mrs. Ruth Snodgrass of the Woman's
Clinic, second vice president; Mrs. A.
A Ludwig of the Woodbridge Book
Club, recording secretary; Mrs. Pierce
B. Ashburn of the Park View Woman's
Club, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Charles P. Keyser of the Entire Nous
Club, auditor, and Mrs. Lloyd w.
Biddle, director to the General FEEDER
alton.
A large delegation of members of
the Delta Delta Delta will attend
the fiftieth anniversary convention of
the fraternity, June rs to July at
Swampscott, Mass. 1t will include
the national president, Mrs. Joseph
D. Grigsby, Mrs. Emil Hurja, Mrs
Lucille Foster McMillin, Civil Service
commissioner and many others.
Mrs. John Butler Walsh Of Country