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Evening star., 1939-12-31
E. B. Rowan to Give
Lecture on Mural
Paintings

Edward B. Rowan, superintendent
Of the section of painting and sculp-
ture Of the procurement division,
Treasury Department, will give an
illustrated lecture on Contemporary
Mural Paintings and Sculptures in
the Federal Department" before the
Twentieth Century Club Thursday
at the Y. w. C. A. He will be pre-
sented by Mrs. w. w. Husband, pro-
gram chairman, following the busi-
ness session at II am. Mrs. E. G.
Montgomery, the president, will pre-
side.
Mrs. Wade Hampton will be guest
speaker of the French section at a
luncheon meeting at pm. Saturday
at the Y. w. c. A. Her subject will
be Motoring in Normandy and
Brittany" The chairman Of the
section, Mrs John van Schaick, will
preside Mrs. F. L. Hawes. 3403
Macomb street NV, is in charge
of reservations
The Red Cross surgical dressings
uIilL 1uccCS cdCu wednesday dI ~
am. at the Chapter House, 1870
E street NV, with Mrs. Don Skid
more in charge. There is an urgent
need for garments to be made at
home and for knitting to be done
for Polish children, it was reported
Materials may be secured from Mrs
McFall Kerby, 4424 Volta place
NV.
New members admitted at the De-
cember meeting were Mrs. Roy
Headley, Mrs. George r. Ide, Mrs
Camden r. McAtee and Mrs. Stanley
H. Smith.
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Chapter Completes
Reception Plans

The American Eagle Chapter,
D. A. R., has completed plans for
reception to be given in honor of
Miss Lillian Chenoweth, State re-
gent, and her officers, January 9 at
the Admiral Club. Justin Lawrie,
choir director of the Foundry Meth
bdist Church, will conduct a mu-
sical program.
The chapter, which sent Christ
mas gift box and its usual contribu-
ton to Tamassee School in South
Carolina, held its Christmas meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Edwin j
Ryan. Mrs. Ryan and Mrs. Caroline
E. Musser were elected alternates
to the Continental Congress.
Mrs. Harvey B. Gram is the chap
ter regent.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Miss Skinner Appears
In Trinity Scholarship
Benefit January II

Cornelia Otis Skinner, well known
monologist. will appear at Trinity
College January II in a program of
modern sketches upon auspices of
the Auxiliary Board of Trinity Col
lege. The proceeds will be used
toward completion of the fund being
raised by the board for its fourth
scholarship.
With the endowment fund provid-
ing four scholarships one is available
each year, through competitive ex-
animation, for a high school grad
uate in the District who has fulfilled
her college entrance requirements.
Prior to the performance Miss
Skinner will be entertained at supper
by the students of the college. The
officers of the board-Mrs. Aubrey
Fennell, president; Miss Florence
Judge, vice president, and Mrs. John
F. Victory, secretary-will receive
Miss Skinner at a reception to be
given by the members Of the board
after her monologues.
The following members of the
Auxiliary Board are serving on ar
rangements: Mrs. Peter John Nc
Govern, chairman of the reception;
Mrs. S. Dolan Donohoe. chairman
of tickets, assisted by Mrs. Charles
Millwater; Mrs. Fennell, chairman
of patrons and patronesses, assisted
by Mrs. Victory; Miss Judge, chair
man of programs, assisted by Mrs.
Frank Burke; Mrs. Henry I. Quinn,
chairman of publicity, assisted by
DR.. Regis Boyle. Tickets are being
obtained from Mrs. Donohoe or
Trinity College.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Food Industry Faces
Major Uncertainties
By Cambridge Associates.

BY Cambridge Associates.
If the world were at peace one
could with certainty be assured OF
a normal domestic market for foods
and their general price relationships,
but export demand may go up or
down, declares L. V. Burton, editor
of Food Industries.
mo, one can guess how many
cargoes of foods destined for Euro
pean ports will be captured or sunk.
No one can guess how much food
in storage by belligerents may be
destroyed if hcstilities become very
aggressive, nor how it will be re-
placed.
mo, there will be no reasoned
prediction here about the next year
in the United States food business.
We expect that it will be very good.
Expectations, however, are not pre-
dictions. All that we can be sure
OF is the constant demand for l,4oO
pounds of food per person per year"
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Book Additions Show
What Navy Is Reading

BY the Associated Press.
Here's what the Navy is reading,
as indicated by the newest list Of
additions to the loan collection for
use of officers ashore and afloat:
.Chaos in ASIA" by Hallett Abend;
"The Cruise of the Raider Wolf"
by Roy Alexander; "The Chinese
Are Like That" by Carl Grow; "The
Defense of Britain" by B. H. Liddell
Hart; words That Won the War;
The Story of the Committee on
Public Information, 19l7-19," by
Mock and Larson; Economic Bases
of Peace" by E. M. Patterson; "Sea
Power in Today's War;" by Fletcher
Pratt, and Man Of Glory. Simon
Bolivar" by Thomas Rourke.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Mrs. Martha Carter
To Give Reception
To u. D. c.. Group

A New Year reception and tea
will be given by Mrs. Martha H.
Carter, president of the Southern
Cross Chapter, United Daughters OF
the Confederacy. from to 8 pm.
today at her home at 2708 Ontario
road NV. Mrs. Harold Robbins of
Providence. r. l., former president
of the chapter, will be the guest of
honor.
Newly elected officers of the chap
ter will receive, also will the hostess.
These include Mrs. Minnie Thayer,
Miss Rosa Lee Busby, Mrs. Louise
Preston, Mrs. Berry Thompson, Mrs.
Minnie Ogden, Mrs. Ruth Pyle, Mrs.
Mary Sherman. Miss Mary Butts,
Mrs. Harvey Ball, Mrs. Larry Lanson
and Mrs. Grace Odell.
Alternating at the tea table will
be Mrs. Richard A. Allen, Mrs.
Eugene Barr, Mrs. Hugh Thomas
and Mrs. r. Stevens Pendexter.
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Cites Achievements
Mrs. Robert Declares Time Has
Justified D. A. r. Objectives

cooperation Of members In every
State of the Union, as we'll as In
other countries, the holdings of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton are unequaled by any other
women's organization In the world"
she said.
In referring to her recent tour of
the country, Mrs. Robert gave other
trends she had noted as: "A new
understanding Of the advantages of
life in America, growing recognition
Of the fact that the principles upon
which our Government is founded
must be actively protected both
through educational and military
defenses, increased effort to create
opportunity for the handicapped
and underprivileged, extension of
citizenship training for the strangers
within our gates and a new and
sincere interest in promoting the
golden rule"
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Wellesley
Activities
Discussed
Luncheon Given
Undergraduates
On Holiday

Wellesley College and it's activities
were discussed by several speakers
at the annual Christmas luncheon
of the Washington Wellesley Club,
held in honor of local undergradu-
ates home for the holidays, at the
Y. w. c. A. yesterday.
Prof. Elizabeth Holder of the his
tory department of the college was
a special guest, speaking on "Welles-
ley Today"
Two undergraduates who hold
club scholarships also spoke, Miss
Elizabeth Sue Young, member of
the senior class, and Miss Brereton
Sturtevant, a sophomore. Both
spoke on various phases Of life at
Wellesley now.
Mrs. Walter Du Bois Brookings,
president, presided
Members of the senior class who
attended included Miss Young, Eliz-
abeth c. Ballantine, Virginia Donk,
Aline Munson, Courtney Prettyman,
Lucille Sheppard and Mrs. Herbert
Grove Dorsey, jr., whose wedding
took place in the fall just before
her husband left with Admiral Byrd
for the South Pole.
Members of the Junior class pres
ent were Elizabeth G. Adams, Carol
Baer, Jean Cromelin, Mary Cutler
Marsh, Elizabeth Lee Sheffield and
Martha Stahr, the latter of Fred
erick, Md. Members of the sopho-
more class present were Alice Cole,
Jane Denton, Mary Gray, Miss
Sturtevant. Mary Frances Dunbar
and Anne Elizabeth Langdon.
Freshman guests were Elizabeth
Bell, Cora Anne Berliner and Eleanor
Hanson.
A graduate student present was
Allison Claflin.
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Sir Austin Chamberlain of England
and Premier Richard Horthy Of
Hungary.
Miss Richards holds foreign deco
rations, one from Belgium, France
and Italy and one presented by
the head of the old Russian Red
Cross in Sofia several years ago,
when she contributed to the Russian
relief work in the Near East.
Miss Richards most recent trip
was one that led her three winters
ago to Honolulu. She was invited
by school principals to talk to the
children, representing approximately
eight different nations.
II had spent several summers in
Geneva" she said, attending ses-
sions of the League of Nations. I
told that group of young people in
Honolulu that they were really a
small League of Nations. There
they were assembled, I realized, from
different nations, of different racial
strains and religious creeds, all un-
der the American flag, studying to
become good citizens Of the United
States. I could not help but think" F"
she concluded, that as it was pos
sible for those boys and girls to
live In harmony, SO 1t should be
possible for the nations of the world
to live, with the League to arbitrate
their difficulties"
Miss Richards is q charter men,
ber of the Society of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution, No. 1873.
She proudly claims descent from
four generations of grandparents
who fought in the American Revolu
ton as officers and she Is the only
daughter" who has been a men,
ber of every one of the D. A. R,
CONGRESSES
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Party Wednesday

The Kenilworth Ladies Guild will
give it's annual Christmas party
Wednesday at the Capitol Park Ho-
tel. with luncheon at 1890. followed
by a program. Mrs. William Mort
field is chairman, with Mrs. B. Helm
lien in charge of the entertainment,
assisted by Mrs. A. Petrie, Mrs. Jesse
Veilmeyer and Mrs. Harvey Lynn.
Mrs. Lynn is in charge of reserva-
tions. A bus will leave the COM
nnunitv center at noon.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Pen Women
TOFete New
Members
Program Arranged
For New Year
Reception

The annual New Year Day re-
ception given by the District League
of American Pen Women for their
husbands and house guests will be
held tomorrow from 4 to pm. In
the studio at the Grafton Hotel.
New 1889 members Of the league
will be guests of honor.
Mrs. James T. Watson, president,
will be assisted in receiving by the
two vice presidents, Mrs. w. Harry
King and Mrs. Lyle Campbell. Also
in the receiving line with the new
members will be Mrs. Frederick VIII
liam T. Triepel, founder of the
league.
Mrs. Tomas Cajigas is hostess for
the reception, assisted by Mrs. Will
liam Walter Smith and Mrs. Theo-
dore Tiller.
Mrs. r. L. Disney is in charge Of
flowers and name plates, with Miss
Ruby Nevins directing decorations.
String music for the reception will
be provided by Mrs. Arthur J.
Seaton, music chairman.
Mrs. William w. Scott will give
notes to the new members, who in
clude Miss Mary Reed Joslin, Miss
Mabel Vincent, Mrs. Louise Wilson
Dunwell, Mrs. Frank Campbell
Nickels, Mrs. Ryland c. Bryant, Mrs.
Ernest Humphrey Daniel, Mrs. Eva
Grant Marshall, Miss Marjorie
Webster, Mrs. Charles Wright, Mrs.
Cajigas, Mrs. Clawson Stryker, Mrs.
F. l.. Abee, Mrs. Robert Bennett,
Mrs. George B. Schermerhorn, Mrs.
Millwood C. Taft, Mrs. Lon A. Haw-
kins, Mrs. John Murdock, Mrs. Edgar
B. Merritt, Miss Rose M. Richards.
Mrs. Brady G. Ruttencutter, Miss
Anna Hazel Swift and Miss Grace
A. Witherow.
Also Mrs. H. T. Brown, Mrs.
George G. Gaydash, Mrs. Ella T.
Hamilton, Mrs. Clark A. Lindsay,
Mrs. G. c. Preston, Mrs. Florence
H. Wallace, Mrs. Maybelle bennett,
Mrs. Merle Lyon. Mrs. Emily Mad
dox, Mrs. A. M. Edwards, Mrs. Eu-
gene L. Harrison, Mrs. Robert H.
Paddock and Mrs. Nora L. Shoe
maker.
Presiding at the tea tables will be
Mrs. Minnie L. Briggs, Mrs. Augustus
o. Thomas, Miss Ivy Lindsay, Mrs.
R. L. Disney, Mrs. Charles Cleve-
land Tyler, Mrs. Marshall Hugh
Irish. Mrs. Faber Stevenson, Mrs.
L. w. Tilton, Mrs. !. Harry Cum
ningham, Mrs. Olaf Saugstad, Mrs.
William Walton Badgeley, Mrs. E.
Richard Gasch. Miss Marguerite
Merigold, Mrs. Harry Beeson Hunt,
Mrs. Charles Leonard Chambers,
Miss Clara Manderschied, Miss
Katherine Wooten, Miss Susan
Baker, Miss Ruby Nevins and Mrs.
Aaron D. Newman.
Hostesses for the Wednesday book
review tea, from 3 to pm, will be
Mrs. Tiller and Mrs. Frank G. Nor
rill. Hilda Won Stockum, guest
author and artist, will discuss her
latest book, Francis on the Run"
Mrs. Rose Robson Cohen will re-
view Mrs. Tiller's play, Miss Loly
Pops Party" which the Children s
Studio Of Drama will present Janu-
ary IL at the Womans Club of
Chevy Chase, Md.
Marian Everett Hayn will talk on
Fiction Writing With Market Tips"
at the Friday fiction group meeting
at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1939-12-31

With the advent Of 1910, the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton enter the year Of their 50th
anniversary, Mrs. Henry M. Robert,
jr., president general of the ma
tional society, pointed out in q New
Year statement prepared for today,
in which she declared that time has
well justified the objectives of the
daughters in the 50-year period.
Mrs. Robert also reviewed trends
she had noted in a recent two
months trip of 10000 miles into
all parts of the country, giving one
of them as a deeper appreciation
Of the freedoms and liberties guar
anteed by the Constitution of the
United States"
She declared present world con-
ditions are leading many who may
have doubted the society's position
In the past to recognize that its
attitude upon many of these ques-
tions has been based upon sound
reasoning. Instead of reserving
Americanism as something to be
paraded upon occasion, I noted q
general awakening of q desire really
to do something for America" she
said.
THE women, particularly. are en-
deavoring to hold confidently to the
faith that the United States can
and will maintain its neutrality and
to work for a future in which man
kind will give as much attention to
human relationships as to material
welfare"
Mrs. Robert pointed out that for
many years the society has stood
for adequate national defense as
the best assurance of peace for the
United States of America.
always it has defended the Con-
stitution of the United States and
has worked against those who would
break down its safeguards" she con-
tinued.
Through its mountain schools, its
Junior American Citizens Clubs
its Manual for citizenship pub.
lished in 10 languages, through its
good citizenship pilgrimage and
other activities, this society has
sought to build better citizenry
Recent events in Europe have
focused the spotlight upon the very
things that the Daughters Of the
American Revolution have always
sponsored. It is gratifying to find
the attitude of the society so vel
justified as it reaches the half-cen'
tury mark of its existence"
Mrs. Robert added that time also
has justified the work of the D. A
r. in material lines.
1T is we'll remembered" she de.
clared, "that when the society pur.
chased the site for Memorial Con.
tinental Hall, doubt was expressed
by many citizens. The property was
in an out-of -the-way place, an un-
slightly location then little more than
a swamp. Some questioned whether
the society was going beyond Its
means in erecting such beautiful
building. Again, when Constitution
Hall was proposed, there was ques.
ton over the huge amount of money
which would be required to fulfil
the obligations.
Mrs. Robert recalled that, dur.
ing the years of depression, the
daughters, largely through contri-
buttons of penny day" actually
red,1ced the debt of this last build
ing by half a million dollars.
To-day, with its three great
buildings erected through the loya!
Evening star., 1939-12-31
To Speak on Stamps

A talk on "The Romance of
Stamps" by Albert F. Kunze. an
authority on the subject, will be
given before the Petworth Woman's S
Club at the Petworth Methodist
Church at pm. Thursday as a
feature of the monthly meeting.
Luncheon will be served at 1890
pm. by members of the civic-educa-
tion section, of which Mrs R. C..
Voolfolk and Mrs. H. c. Sigourney
are co-chairmen. Mrs. Frank Stuart
will preside at the business session
at l p,m,
Evening star., 1939-12-31

IuOtAlCI OA WOAAUAAo . SAA0 ~VAAAAAAo
in local papers, which she recalls
were started over 40 years ago with
brief reports of happenings among
a small group Of clubs. Miss Rich
ards says that shortly after her re-
turn from graduation at Eden Hall,
a convent school for girls in Phila-
delphia, she joined the Shakespeare
Club, composed Of students and
lovers Of Shakespeare. Literary and
cultural clubs were beginning to or
ganize, she said, and as she became
q member of different clubs, and as
her activities increased, she con-
ceived the idea Of writing about the
meetings and taking reports to one
Of the local papers.
II walked into the Office of a
local managing editor" Miss Rich
ards reminisced, with stories Of
the happenings of 10 clubs during
one week. You ought to put these
together I suggested, and make a
column of them He was very
autocratic chap" she continued
land was quite surprised when he
said he thought it was a fine idea
and as it had never been done be-
fore, suggested I bring in the column
once week"
Continued for Two Years
But without Pay.
Miss Richards said the column
was not considered sufaciently i'm
portant to justify remuneration
from the paper, but was found inter-
esting enough to be continued over
two years under the head, Among
the Clubs"
II didn't get paid" she said, "but
it was good experience for me and
led to my being paid later to review
books for the paper"
The book reviews in turn, Miss
Richards declared, led to starting
lecture courses in current events as
a profession for women. She since
has become known as "the dean" of
women lecturers here.
Miss Richards first lecture was
the result of a visit to the Passion
Play at Oberammergau, Bavaria, in
1890. She took copious notes, she
says, and later obtained number
OF stereoptican views from local
businessman to illustrate her talk.
She did not tell her father Of her
plans, she admits, until she had Sc
cured the auditorium in the old
Universalist Church at Thirteenth
and L streets NV.
Il was quite small and young"
she explained, "and when I asked
the trustee Of the auditorium for
its use, he looked at me in amaze
ment. Who is going to give the lee
ture?' he asked. His face was q
study when replied, I am"
The lecture proved success.
interviewed Notables
In Visits to Capitals.
Although no longer professional
lecturer, Miss Richards remains
keenly interested In public events
and personalities. Her interest In
world happenings led her to Euro
pean capitals every summer for
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Jewish Membership
Drive Workers to Meet

Enrolment teams working in the
Jewish Community Center member
ship drive will meet at the center
Wednesday night to discuss CAM
paign progress and witness an en-
tertainment program.
The program has been arranged
by Burnett Siman. campaign chair
man, and DR.. Maurice A. Gold
berg.
The drive has been under way
unofhcially for about a week, but
concerted efforts will begin follow
ing the Wednesday rally.
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merce, was rented. This property
was between the famous Corcoran
and Adams houses.
In 1922 the club took steps to pur-
chase headquarters and selected the
property at 1884 street NV, where
1t is located now.
The colorful history of the present
site dates back to the early l0O0s
when the garden was said to be
haunted by ghost. In 1890, it was
the scene of the tragic fire in which
the wife and daughter of the Sec
retary of the Navy, Benjamin F.
Tracy, perished. Later the house
was rebuilt, to become the seat OF
the Imperial Russian Embassy from
1905 to 1911 and the center OF some
of the gayest life in the Capital.
The Mems Commercial club oc-
cupied the building for a short time
before it was taken over by the as
sociation for it's national headQuar-
ters.
College Club of Washington
Joined A. A. U. w. in 1925.
In 1925 the College Club of Wash
ington combined forces with the A.
A. U. w., and the Washington
branch of the association enjoys
many pleasant privileges at the
clubhouse.
Among the early Board of Man
ayers of the clubhouse, in its orig
inal location, were Mrs. Herbert
Hoover, DR.. NJ. Cary Thomas, Mrs.
Laura Puffer Morgan, Mrs. Phillip
North Moore, Mrs. William Morton
Wheeler, Mrs. Alice Permain, Miss
Shirley Farr, Mrs. Walker Hines,
Mrs. Louis Slade, Mrs. Frank VAN
derlip, Mrs. Swiggett. Mrs. Lucy
MADEIRA Wing, Mrs. Robert Lans-
ing, Miss Julia Lathrop, Maj. Julia
Stimson and Mrs. Marvin Rosen-
berry.
Mrs. Rosenberg was president OF
the association at the time the ma
tional club was formed and to her,
as we'll as to the two succeeding
presidents, goes much credit for the
success of the organization during
that vital period of its history. DR..
Ada Comstock, president OF Rad
cliffe College, was her immediate
successor, followed by DR.. Aurelia
Reinhardt, president of Mills Col
lege, under whose administration
purchase of headquarters was COM
pleted.
Among members of the early
Board of Managers who are plan
ming to attend the dinner is Mrs.
Wheeler of Boston, Mass, who also
was one of the women who made an
important contribution to the club
during its early life.
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DR.. Grant to Speak
On Balkans

DR.. Hugh Grant, United States
Minister to Albania, will give an
illustrated address on Some
Aspects of the Balkan Situation"
before the Washington Club at II
am. Tuesday. DR.. Grant, who was
in Albania at the time of Italian
invasion, was the last of the foreign
diplomatic representatives to be
granted an audience by King Zog.
Mrs. Edward b. Clark, vice chair
man of the program committee, will
act as chairman while Mrs. Gilbert
H. Grosvenor is in Florida.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Cultus Club to Meet

The Cultus Club will hold its next
meeting January 9 at pm, at the
home of Mrs. Charles F. Nesbit, at
the Westchester Apartments. A
paper, "The World Is Yours" will
be given by Mrs. j. E. Dyer.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Meeting Postponed

Because the regular meeting date
Of the League Of Republican Women
of the District falls on New Year
Day, the league has postponed its
meeting to January 8. Robert l..
OBrien will be the principal speaker.
Evening star., 1939-12-31

Mai. Daniel Donovan, "The Prep
aration of the District Budget;
2 pm, Consumers Interest Sub
committee Of economic welfare
department, with Mrs. H. E. Beck
nell, 3052 P street NV. Speaker,
w. E. Ogg, "The Monopoly 1mpli-
cations of the Fair Trade Act"
Community Clubs
Takoma Park women's Club
Tuesday. monthly meeting,
Town Hall. Luncheon at 1890
pm; program, lis pm. Speaker,
Mrs. Wade Hampton, "Observa.
tions and Experiences in Nazi Ger
many" Soloist, Mrs. A. G.. Stone,
accompanied by Mrs. Waldo
Schmitt. Wednesday, 10 am,
choral group rehearsal, 107 Tulip
avenue. Thursday, 10:30 am,
physical education class, Town
Hall; / pm, government study
group, with Mrs. Walter P. Har-
mon, 16 Poplar avenue. Speaker,
Mrs. William Robinson, Fair
Trade Practice Act"
Kenilworth Ladies' Guild-Wednes-
day, Capitol Park Hotel, annual
Christmas party. Luncheon, 1890,
followed by entertainment. Mrs.
Harvey Lynn in charge Of reserva-
tions.
Petworth Woman's Club-Thursday,
monthly meeting, Petworth Meth
odist Church. Luncheon, 1890
PM, followed by business session
at / pm. and program at 2 pm.
Speaker, Albert F. Kunze, "The
Romance Of Stamps"
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A. A. i. w. Will Celebrate
Anniversary of Founding
Of National Club
"reminiscences on Forerunners of
Present Organization Expected
At Supper Party Next Sunday
BY FRANCES LIDE,
Women's Club Editor.


O
group special anniversaries
today-the Association Col
association being and headqua
established
Goth that event will be observed by the A. w.
a the clubhouse next Sunday at $50
bring the early members
Invitations those members the first
the club of the distinguished
club Invitations
Margaret Morriss
College, University the present National Board
and members of the staff at headquarters
president of the Washington Branch,
will preside "reminiscences
personalities with the club Mrs Glen Swg
the national club chairman
the
Name Adopted After
Southern Group.
Two its club
Association Collegiate Amnae and the South
amagamated
Association of University Women.
Two historic housed the association.
the of houses on Lafayette
the United States Chamber OF Com