Evening star., 1938-07-24

Department of Labor, S. P. Kaidanov-
sky; United States Bureau of Labor
tatistics, Miss Stella Stewart. and DR.,
Paul Nystrom. member at large.
Burnside Woman's Relief Corps.
auxiliary to the G. A. r., will meet
tomorrow at pm. at the home of the
department counselor, Mrs. M. Alice
Stine, 80 New York avenue NV. The
president, Mrs. Ella Southard. will pre-
side.
Arrangements are being completed
for participation in the cruise of the
Department of Potomac Woman's Re-
lief Corps on July 81 to Marshall Hall,
where picnic lunch will be served by
the Department of Potomoc, Woman's
Relief Corps. Boat leaves at 10 am,
2 and $50 pm.
OF the Ave service clubs for women
in the United States four are repre-
sented in Washington OF these,
Altrusa, the pioneer of them all, has
been the latest to organize a local
club. Established two years ago, it
has a membership Of IA, each from a
different business or profession and
one homemaker, Mrs. Raleigh Gil
chrest. The president is Mrs. Lucille
McMurray Of the Farm Credit Admin
istration.
Like the others, Altrusa is national
in scope with international affiliations.
Some of its l25 branches are in Mexico
and the last convention was held in
Mexico City. Its principal strength is
in the Middle West.
Vocational guidance is the mai
activity Of Altrusa and each club in
the federation sponsors some sort of
vocational guidance project. Estab-
hshment of vocational guidance pro-
gram for the radio is now being dis
cussed As a project for next winter.
The national president of Altrusa
is Mrs. Harriette Quisenberry of
Ell Paso. Tex, who was a recent
visitor in Washington. when she
stopped here few days. on her way
to Budapest, Hungary, to attend the
meetings of the International Fedora
ton of Business and Professional
Women, to be held there August
l to 5.
Reports on visits to Gettysburg and
on the masslng of the colors at the
74th anniversary of the Battle of Fort
at
the William B. Cushing Auxiliary
No. 4. Sons of Union Veterans. held
at the Washington Loan Il Trust
Building. July l5 Mrs. CAROLYN
Lille. president. presided.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Sophie ], Berger
43o1 Thirty-eighth street NV.
lnoorsement OF a movement to es-
tablish a worlds center for archives
was one OF the high points of the
general convention of Quota 1nterna-
tlonal, held last week in Banff Springs
Canada.
The organization conferred life
membership on Lady Astor during it's
closing session, and adopted a pro-
gram OF good citizenship.
The women's archives center nlan
is sponsored by Mrs. Mary Beard of
washington and New York, who be-
lleves that women have not had due
recognition in history because no ef-
Tort has been made to preserve their
papers and historical data about them
She has been working on the idea
OF center in which such material
could be collected for several wears
Last spring a Washington commit
tee for the World Center for Women =
Archives was formed. with Mrs. Emily
Newell Blair as chairman, and with
Miss Gwladys Jones. executive
secretary of the Quota Interna ationaI
as one of the members. This COM
mlttee has not been active during
the summer, but will resume activities
in the fall.
1t has been pointed out that if 4
Women's archives center is to be es-
tablished, a great deal of material
could be collected in Washington
where 50 many distinguished women
llve-President's wives, cabinet ladies.
woman officials of many degrees
OF importance, congresswomen and
others.
Representatives of the Washington
Quota Club in attendance at the
convention included Miss Mary Jane
Winfree, president and oficial dele
gate; Mrs. Ann Bayliss, and Miss
Gwladys Jones. They are expected to
return about the first week in August,
and the Quota Club will have some
sort OF gathering to hear their re-
ports of the convention.
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Miss Helen r. Carloss will be the
hostess at the tea tomorrow at 4
o'clock at the clubhouse of the
American Association of University
Women, 1884 1 street NV. No pro-
gram has been planned for this meet
ing. but programs have been sched-
uled for the four Monday afternoon
meetings in August.
Miss Katherine Murray will give a
piano recital August !; Miss Eliza
beth Gray will give a reading August
8; Miss Eleanor Berge will give A
song recital August Is: Miss Donne
ODell Moore will sing August ~, and
Miss Amy Veerhoff will present q
dramatic program August 20.
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A treasure hunt will be given by the
Curley Club next Thursday evening at
the home Of Miss Gertrude Connor
on Seminary Hill, Alexandria, Va.
Club members are requested to
meet at the Continental Hotel at
7:45 o'clock. where transportation will
be furnished.
Postman's Job Tough.