Evening star., 1938-01-22
4 RS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSE-
vi WELT was the guest of honor
at the Congressional Club tea

at the Congressional Club tea
4 yesterday afternoon, in the
club house. 2o01 New Hampshire
avenue NV. 1ntroductiors were made
by Capt. Robert H. Williams, naval
aide of the United States Marine Corps
at the White House.
The entire board Of the club assisted
Mrs. Roosevelt in receiving. They are
Mrs. Daniel A. Reed. president; Mrs
Otis S. Bland, Mrs. Harry L. Engle-
bright, Mrs. John E. Rankin, Mrs. Joe
L. Smith, Mrs. William H. Larrabee.
Mrs. Richard M. Duncan. Mrs. Karl
Stefan and Mrs. Ralph o. Brewster.
The following ladies presided at the
tea table, Mrs. John N. Garner. Mrs.
William B. Bankhead. Mrs. Cordell
Hull, Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers, Mrs.
Bertram H. Smell and Mrs. William NJ.
Wilmington. Members Of the Hospi-
tality Committee for the event were
Mrs Richard B. Wigglesworth. Mrs
Clarence w. Turner and Mrs. Errlmet
O'Neal
The Marine Band Orchestra played
throughout the afternoon.
Decatur House
Scene Of Entertainment.
The historic old Decatur House, on
Lafayette Square, was the scene of a
colorful reception last night when Mrs
Truxtun Beale entertained the profess
sional Writers Club of the Y. w. c. A.
To make more vivid the picture Of
the house as it was during the 18th
century, so guests impersonated some
Of the more noted persons who fire.
quented it then. They were introduced
through Miss Myrta Ethel Cawood,
president of the club, by Maurice
Jarvis. the Voice From the Past"
Senator Royal S. Copeland of New
York and Mrs. Carol Miller, repre-
senting Pennsylvania, Decatur's home
State, made short talks. Miss Sylvia
Meyer, solo harpist for the Washing
ton Symphony Orchestra, played sew
eral numbers and then accompanied
group singing.
Among the owners of the house,
with their impersonators, we're: Com
modore and Mrs. Stephen Decatur,
Vincent Meakin and Miss c. Virginia
Diedel; Baron and Nine. Hyde de
Neuville, Edwin F. Bicknell and Mrs
Sterling Bockoven; Mrs. Henry Clay
Miss Marguerite Merigold; Vice Presi-
dent George M. Dallas, Robert B
Miller; Judah P. Benjamin, Jacob
Milwit, and Gen. Edward Fitzgerald
Beale, Dana E. Barbour.
Among the noted visitors to the
house. with their impersonators, were
Thomas Jefferson, Edwin N. Goddard
Dolly" Madison, Mrs. William w
Smith: Mrs. Ann Clay Erwin, Miss
Margaret O'Kelliher; Andrew jackson
John c. Reed, jr.; Peggy Eaton, Mrs
Zella Boteler; Abraham Lincoln, lie.
land Sprinkle: Gen. Robert E. Lee
William T. Jarvis, and Gen. U. S
Grant, William D. Johnston.
Mrs. lawson Confers
With Club Presidents.
Mrs. Roberta Campbell Lawson. pres
ident of the General Federation O.
Women's Clubs, carrying out the
authorization of the board of director,
and following her visit to Presiden
Roosevelt to volunteer the services O
the General Federation of Women
Clubs in mobilizing the woman powel
Of the country for program Of wis
and thoughtful spending. conferre.
yesterday at General Federation head
quarters, with presidents of nationa
women's organizations in Washington
At this time. This was an initial stel
toward possible cooperation of al
womenhood of the country in tn
proposed movement. Mrs. Lawsd
presented Mrs. william Dick Sporbors
chairman of mobilization, who spok
briefly and amplif1ed her remarks b.
quoting from many letters Of com
mendation already received.
Mrs. Dave H. Morris, honorary sec