The Washington times., 1938-11-29
Congress Asked to
Abandon Basin
Memorial
BY MARY PADGETT

Still continuing their efforts
for what they consider an ap-
propriate memorial to Thomas
Jefferson, members of the Dis.
trict of Columbia Federation of
Women's Clubs adopted a reso-
luton to petition Congress to re-
consider the proposed memorial
and instead to appropriate the
funds toward the building of
new central public library as
the memorial, at a meeting yes
terday in the Roosevelt Hotel.
The resolution, presentd by
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, chair
man Of the resolutions commit
tee, was as follows:
"1naSmuch as the present
main or central library Of the
District Of Columbia is housed in
building totally inadequate to
enable it efficiency to serve its
branch libraries and the public
as well, and inasmuch as the
Congress has already acquired
land for the site of a new and
adequate building, be it resolved
that the District Of Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs pc
tltion Congress as soon as it
convenes to appropriate funds
for building a new central
library.
"Inasmuch as education was
one Of the chief interests of
Thomas jefferson and inasmuch
as the proposed Thomas JEFF
ferson Memorial would in no
way further education, be it
resolved that the District FEEDER
alton of Women'S Clubs petition
Congress to reconsider the pro
posed memorial and transfer
funds already appropriated for
that memorial to the library
building fund, the library build
ing when completed to be known
as the Thomas jefferson Me
mortal"
Senator William H. King of
Utah spoke before the women
on the European situation. Mrs.
King was a guest of the club
for luncheon. Another speaker
was Mrs. F. w. Pennayer, jr.,
who described the recent mem
berShip campaign of the Red
Cross as having successfully
gone lover the top"
Mrs. Ernest Humphrey Daniel,
president of the federation, con-
Quoted the meeting. A group of
the chairmen presented reports.
Mrs. George o. Gillingham,
chairman Of international rela-
lions, exhibited some iron sol
diers and other war" toys and
urged the mothers to "diSarm
the nursery of War-like toys"
Mrs. Grattan Keralls, chair
man of Americanization, urged
the club members to attend the
annual Americanization School
bazaar which will be held next
Monday and Tuesday at the
school, Tenth and H SITS. N. w.
Other reports were heard
from Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle, d.
rector to the General Federation
of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Lloyd A.
Morrison, Mrs. Norman E. NC
Indoo, Mrs. Arthur c. Watkins,
Mrs. Miles C. Trowbridge, Mrs.
Ernest William Howard, Mrs.
Thomas H. Faris, Mrs. Otto
HammerIund and Mrs. Henry
Van Arsdale.
Mrs. Ruth H. SnodgrasS, sec
ond vice president and chairman
of the yearbook committee, yes
terday distributed the new di-
rectory and yearbook for 1888
1941. Mrs. Frederic NeWburgh,
president of the Housekeepers
Alliance, had charge of the ad-
vertising in the yearbook. It
was announced that 1000 copies
were printed, and this is the
first year that the money taken
in from the advertising paid for
the cost of publishing the books.
Mrs. Lily Garnett, accom-
panied at the piano by Miss Dor
othy Emory, sang several vocal
selections. The artists were en-.
tertained at luncheon by the
NlIlh.