Evening star., 1938-02-06

SA1e purpose. 1WeHly.HVe cents Is
taken out Of each annual 81 member.
ship by the association. and the coun-
try has been divided up into units,
each responsible for raising the en-
dowment for one fellowship. The sum
necessary for such an endowment is
$4,000. Some Of the larger branches,
New York, Boston and Washington,
nave each undertaken to raise a single
endowment by their own efforts.
The Washington branch is sponsor
Ing the Latin American fellowship.
For some time the committee in
charge, Of which Mrs. David Wing
Is chairman. has been selling special
playing cards bearing the associations
seal, and applying the profits to the
fund. On February IS an all-day
benefit bridge party will be held at
the Clubhouse 1884 street NV. for
the endowment The list of patronesses
Is headed by Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt and includes Mrs. Cordell Hull
Mrs, Laurence Duggan. wives of many
Latin American diplomats and the
Board Of Directors Of the A. A. U. w.
WITS. r. r. SHltn IN Snafge.
The committee in charge of the
benef1t Is Mrs. Frank F. Smith, chair
man: Mrs. Leslie Whitten, Mrs Byron
schmid, Miss Louise Foster, Miss Faye
Woodward, Mrs. l.. M. Fuller. Mrs.
jamie Mason, Miss Isabel Du Bois,
Miss Ellen Brown. Miss Virginia Kin
nard, Miss Estelle Oliver, Miss Augusta
kriener, Miss Helen Perdue and Miss
Anne Hamilton.
Although the endowment for the
Latin American fellowship is not COM
pleted, 1t is awarded annually by the
National Association. The Awards
Committee met two weeks ago and
selected eight prospective fellows from
q group Of l28 applicants. The Latin
American fellowship was among those
awarded. 1t will be given to Laura
de Arce OF the University Of Monte
video. professor Of universal history
1t the Normal Institute Of Uruguay.
She will study criminal psychology
and reforn1atories for women in this
country.
This award Is tUofold in purpose.
It gives these gifted South American
women the opportunity Of studying
In this country and helps to cement
the friendship between the United
States and Latin American countries.
It has been held by women from
Brazil. Chile. Argentina and Mexico
Fellows. returning to their own coun-
try after a years study in the United
States, have taught or promoted work
In library science. zoology. progress
sive education, nursing and similar
subjects.
Physician Now Studying Here.
The present holder is Consuelo
eernardino Of Santa Domingo, a
woman physician who is studying in
Johns Hopkins University and who
will return to her native country to
work with womens diseases,
The American Association Of Uni
versity Women has been making fell
lowship awards since 1890, when the
first one was established. Mrs. Chris
tine Ladd Franklin was the first chair
man OF the committee, which included
such pioneer educators as Ellen H.
Richards and Alice Freeman Palmer.
This was a European fellowship. In
19l7-1s 1t was omitted because of the
war. It has been held by DR.. Aurelia
Henry Reinhardt. president OF Mills
College: Edith Abbott. dean Of the
Graduate School Of Social Service Ad-
nlnistration Of the University of
Chicago. and many others.
One of the other fellowships has
been named in honor of Alice Free
man Palmer because of her interest in
the early development of the asso-
citation. 1t is a research fellowship in
science and the applicant must have
Ph.D. degree to be eligible. OF special
interest to Washingtonians is the
Sarah Berliner research and lecture
award. This was established by Emile
Berliner in honor Of his mother and is
for students in physics, chemistry and
biology. 1t was first awarded in 1908
and for many years was handled by
m independent committee of scien-
fists. It has been In the charge of
the A. A. u w. since 1928. Four
college sororities have sponsored SIM
liar grants. These are Gamma Phi
Beta. Phi Mu, Alpha XII Delta and
Alpha Omicron Pi.
Care Taken in Selection,
The reason these independent agen-
eies have been willing to intrust
awards to the A. A. u. w. is to be
found. tn part, In the fact that the
greatest care is taken by the associ-
alton In the selection of the Awards
Committee. 1t is always composed of
distinguished educators. At present.
DR.. Katherine j. Gallagher of Couch
q University is the chairman. The
members are: DR.. Alzada Comstock Of
Mount Holyoke, DR. Hetty Goldman of
the Institute for Advanced Study at
Princeton. DR.. Mary s. MacDougall of
Agnes Scott College, DR.. Helen c.
White Of the University of Wisconsin,
DR.. Adeline de Sale Link of the Uni
versity Of Chicago, DR.. Florence Dom
nell White Of Vassar and DR.. Kathryn
McHale. general director Of the Ameri-
can Association Of University Women,
ex officio.
Inree OF these women, DR.. Com
stock. Dr.. MacDougau and DR.. White,
have been holders Of Guggenheim
fellowships. DR.. Hetty Goldman has
the unusual distinction of having been
the hrst woman to be appointed to the
Institute Of Advanced Learning at
Princeton, which has as It's most
famous professor DR.. Albert Einstein.
The Capital City Club will meet
February 8. 1T 8 pm. with Mr.. and
Mrs. Archie Lewis, 71s Virginia ave-
hue Sc.
At the last meeting officers were
elected as follows: Mrs. Bertha Lewis,
president: Mrs. Lillian Lewis, vice
president; Mrs. Stella Lewis, treasurer,