Evening star., 1939-06-25

one of its members on the Board
of Education and secured the ap-
pointment of Mrs. Robert T. Hill in
1906. Later it was represented by
Mrs. William H. Heron and Mrs.
Smith, now dean of the board, was
appointed in 1929 to fill Mrs. Her
ron's unexpired term. Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle, president of the
board, also is member of the club.
One of its earliest moves was to
campaign for kindergartens in the
schools, and the club led the way by
establishing, through private sub
scription, such an institution which
was later made part of the school
system. In later years, it compile
mented, for time, the salary of q
trained psychologist to head de-
partment of educational research in
the schools, which would give I. O.,
achievement and readiness tests.
This department also is now a well
established part of the school system.
The club also was active in estab-
lshment of reform school for
girls In the city and the Juvenile
Protective Association always had
its assistance.
Nor should its work during the
World War be overlooked, for the
club was allowed a room in the
National Geographic Society where
a committee worked continually on
bandages and other articles through
out the war period. Even before
the United States entered the war
the club sent clothing to the Belgian
refugees and its drives for funds
also proved highly successful.
Though occasional benefits are
given by the club for causes it
espouses, superb management makes
its dues of $5 annually, with a $40
initiation fee, cover budget pro-
vlding quarters for monthly meet
ings, with luncheons for all who
attend in addition to large philan-
thropic donations.
Mrs. William H. Dali
Only Living Founder.
The sole living founder of the
club is Mrs. William H. Dali, whose
husband was one of the noted geolo-
gists of his era. 1t is hoped Mrs.
Dali, who makes her home at Brook
line, Mass, will be able to take
part in one of the anniversary pro-
grams.
The ranking member, next to
Mrs. Dali, is Mrs. Whitman Gross,
now president of the Washington
Club.
A list of the past presidents indi-
Gates the caliber of the women who
have been active in the organiza-
ton: Mrs. Enoch Totten. Mrs. John
G. Walker, Mrs. George Doolittle,
Mrs. j. A. Bates, Mrs. Jennie w.
Scudder, Mrs. David White, Mrs.
Robert T. Hill, Mrs. Bernard Green,
Mrs. Henry Gannett, Mrs. U. G. B.
Pierce. Mrs. John Ebert Wilkie,
Mrs. Guion Miller, Mrs. Thomas H.
Sidwell, Mrs. Edward B. Clark, Mrs.
Ernest P. Bicknell, Mrs. Gilbert H.
Grosvenor, Mrs. Lyman B. Sworm-
stedt, Mrs. William H. Heron, Mrs.
Frederic E. Harrington. Mrs. Eu-
gene Stevens. Mrs. Philip Sidney
Smith, Mrs. George F.. Bowerman,
Mrs. William Walter Husband, Mrs.
Ellwood Perry Morey, Mrs. James
Kent McClintock and Mrs. Karl
Fenning.
Mrs. Edward G. Montgomery is
now president of the organization
which has held its meetings at the
Y. w. c. A. for the past several
years.
Though, in line with the times,
most of its early members were dis
tinguished through the positions
held by their husbands, the women
themselves are recalled as unusually
alert and civic minded.
A few of these were: Mrs. William
E. Chandler, wife of a cabinet off,
Ger; Mrs. George Hoar, wife of
Senator from Massachusetts,; Mrs.
Henry F. Blount, formerly owner of
the home in Georgetown still famous
as the Bliss estate; Mrs. Edward F.
Fay, whose husband was connected
with Gallaudet College; Mrs. S. E.
Stevens, also the wife of a congress-
man, and Mrs. Lester F. Ward, the
wife of noted sociologist and
writer.