The Washington times., 1938-01-07

president of the General Fedt
This gathering marked the
first time in the history Of Mary
land that the governors man
sion has been the scene in which
club women of all types of Or
ganizations have gathered in the
interest of a national officer.
PARTY LINES BROKEN
Party lines we're broken, with
Democratic and Republican club
women, as we'll as feminists and
anti-feminists, all rallying under
Mrs. Whitehurst's banner.
In the receiving line were Mrs.
Nice, resplendent in a striking
black afternoon gown, with a
corsage of orchids; Mrs. White
hurst, wearing black crepe trim.
med with silver lame, and Mrs.
Frank M. Hoadley, of Chevy
Chase, president of the Mary
land Federation of Women's
Clubs, charming in a velvet gown
with gold drapped sleeves.
Approximately 1000 women
filed through the drawing room
presidents and their officers of
the Statewide organizations in
Maryland and many of Balti-
more and county clubs. Mrs.
Leo j. Goldbach, of Baltimore,
presented the women.
MRS. BIDDLE GUEST
Mrs. Lloyd W. BiddIe, presi-
dent of the District of Colum-
bia Federation of Women's S
Clubs, was among the guests.
Mrs. Biddle looked her usual
charming self in a lovely gown,
with q grey metal colored
blouse. In addition to Mrs.
Hoadley, others we1l-known in
Washington who attended were
Mrs. Vella Winner, editor of the
Clubwoman, magazine of the
General Federation Of Women's
Clubs; Mrs. John c. Shaw,
president of the fourth district
of the Maryland Federation Of
Women's Clubs and Mrs.
Michael j. Lane, of Washing
ton, corresponding secretary Of
the Maryland Federation.
Among the women who
attended we're Ms. Elizabeth R.
Menefee, of Cumberland, Demo
cratic national committeewoman
from Maryland, wearing a
beautiful black velvet gown,
with an orchid corsage; Mrs.
Mary u. Duvall, of Baltimore,
president of the United Demo
cratic Women's Club of Mary
land, in a stunning ensemble of
brown; Mrs. Edna Payne, of
Annapolis, president of the
Maryland Federation of Re
publican Women, wearing a
gown of dark blue crepe on
particularly attractive and fash
tonable lines; Mrs. Elmer C.
Mayberry, of Upper Marlboro,
president of the Prince Georges
County Federation of Women'S
Clubs; Mrs. ]. Howard Hopkins,
of Laurel, treasurer of the
Maryland Federation; Mrs. Will
bur B. Blackeslee, Of Baltimore,
regent of the Maryland State
Society of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution; Mrs.
Herbert Pickett, president of the
Women's Civic League Of Balti-
more.
The tea by Governor and Mrs.
Nice was purely in behalf Of
Mrs. Whitehurst's candidacy.
Mrs. Whitehurst is the first
and the only woman member
Of the Board of Regents of the
University of Maryland. She
is past president of the Mary.
land Federation of Women's
Clubs and now chairman Of
education for the General Fed
Grafton. She is also former vice
chairman Of legislation for the
General Federation. Mrs. White
hurst has only one opponent
Mrs. Walter w. Seymore, Of Chi
cago, now serving as second
vice president of the General
Federation. Election of ma
tional officers for the General
Federation will be held at the
triennial convention in Kansas
City. Mo-, next May.
Others who attended the tea
included Mrs. Herbert r..
O'Conor, wife of the Democratic
gubernatorial candidate; Mrs.
Harry L. Harcum, of Salisbury,
Md, president of the Eastern
Shore District of the Fedora.
tion; Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr.,
of Annapolis, candidate for
president general of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolu.
tion and now treasurer general;
Mrs. Thomas ]. Tingley. presi-
dent of the Woman's Club of
Roland Park; Miss Helen Eliza
beth Brown, Baltimore attorney
and president of the Maryland
branch of the tional
Woman'S Party: Mrs. John Paul
y Troy, of Sandy Spring, vice
president of the Maryland Fed
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