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yet close enough for efficient admin
istration, and for the use of the
various services of the mems division
in emergency cases.
That there be housing and equip
ment for segregation of the diverse
types which the women's division must
handle.
Occupational and educational train
ing for women.
Payment for occupational services
of inmates.
A revolving fund to be used for
purchasing Of raw materials and for
the payment of inmates wages. Profits
from operations should remain in the
revolving fund and should be available
without reappropriation.
The women'S division should have
its own infirmary to care for all except
major surgical cases.
The medical program should also
include treatment of all venereal cases.
A woman senior medical officer,
under the supervision Of the chief
medical officer, should be assigned to
the task of looking after all women
prisoners both at the detention and
receiving units and at the womens
division. =
House of Detention and Women's
Bureau.
The erection of a suitable structure
for the House of Detention and Wom-
ems Bureau.
Additional personnel for adequate
clearance service.
Reorganization to permit Of classifi-
cation of inmates.
Provision for proper isolation IA
cilities for both health and conduct
problems.
Establishment of medical service
in the House of Detention and Wom-
ems Bureau.
Chapters of the Delphian Society
in Washington and in Arlington
County Va, will meet at the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club for a
joint luncheon Saturday at 80 pm.
Mrs. Ira M. Gabrielson. president of
the Arlington Chapter, is general
chairman. She will be assisted by
Mrs. w. c. Welburn, National Capital
Chapter, hostess, assisted by the chair
man of the Seminar Board of each
chapter, Mrs. Gladys B. Middlemiss,
past president, Roosevelt Chapter,
chairman of program; Mrs. w. w.
Spade, assisted by Mrs. George Nor
rls, reservations; Mrs. Francis x.
johnson, president, Theta Tau Zeta,
table decorations. and Mrs. Richard
N. Sutton, Arlington Chapter, contact
chairman.
Mrs. Myrtle U. Hargrave, general
secretary, Eastern Division of Del
phians, is expected to come from New
York for the occasion.
The program will include addresses
and music by trio, directed by Mrs.
Mary liant Couch.
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Mrs. Edwin c. Powell was re-elect-
ed president of the Sixteenth Street
Heights Club last Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. William F. Callander,
l417 Van Buren street NV. Other
officers elected were Mrs James M.
Gongwer, first vice president; Mrs.
c. F. Grange, secretary; Mrs. Walter
Emerson, treasurer, and Mrs. G. Al
bert Scott, custodian.
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Human interest drama atizations of
the high lights of the work being done
by rural and city club women and
episodes showing how the local and
State federations are helping in the
enforcement of legislation will be
heard on the radio program of the
General Federation of Womens Clubs
to be broadcast Thursday from $3.50
to pm. This is one of the regular
monthly Education for Living" pro-
grams and will include sketch, "How
the Rural Woman Meets Life" Con-
tinuity for the broadcast has been
written by member of the con-
tinuity division of the National Broad
casting Co., and most of the actors
are professionals. These programs,
which are broadcast over a coast-to-
coast network, are heard locally over
WMAL. As usual, the theme song of
the general federation, the Boat
Song" by Harriet Ware, will open the
program and it will close with The
Star Spangled Banner" played by the
studio orchestra.
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The delegates elected to attend the
two-day session of the District of Co.
lumbia Federation of Woman's Clubs
on May % and "a at the Roosevelt
elected by the Political Study Club
are Mrs. Wallace Streater, Mrs. Need
ham c. Turnage and Mrs. Henry H.
Van Arsdale. The alternates are Mrs.
Copeland p. Jones, Mrs. Henry Cor
don Clay and Mrs. Henry H. Knipe.
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Awards in the short story contest
OF the Society of Free Lance Writers
will be given at the annual banquet
on June 2 at the Shoreham. Original
stories were read by Robert w. Coch-
ran and Miss Nellie Bourdeaux at
the last meeting.
Mrs. Adam j. Penrod was elected
president of the Excelsior Literary
Club at the annual meeting with Mrs.
Grace L. Delaney, 1906 Lawrence
street NE. The other officers will be
Mrs. D. j. Donovan, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Arthur L. Hayford, second
vice president; Mrs. A. w. Beatty, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Mary A. San
ders. corresponding secretary; Mrs.
George Hill, treasurer, and Mrs. James
Turkal press correspondent. Mrs.
Robert 8. Hall was the clubs director
to the D. c. Federation of Woman's
Clubs.
One more meeting will be held be-
fore it recesses for the summer. It
will take place at the home of Mrs.