Evening star., 1939-09-03

as the temporary home of Presiden
Roosevelt and his family while tn,
White House was being renovated
and the west wing added. From
time to time it had housed othel
persons of note, and Senator Medil
Mccormick and his family occupied
it last before it came into possession
of the Women's City Club.
Many Leading Women
Have Visited Club.
In reviewing the records of tn,
club, Miss Saunders, who Is nov
working on its history, finds tha
virtually every woman of officia
Importance in Washington has Wis.
tied the club at one time or another
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, now an hon.
orary member, was one of the char.
ter members and through her fur.
nishings were purchased from tn,
Food Administration Club which
had operated during the war.
Mrs. William Howard Taft snc
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge officiated ir
tree planting ceremonies held by
the club in years past, and Mrs
Franklin D. Roosevelt has attended
club functions.
When Nine. Curie was visiting ir
this country in 1921 the club raisee
5000 toward the purchase of radiun,
to be presented her, and Judge
O'Toole and DR.. Foye, chairman Of
the committee, were among those
invited to the White House for the
presentation. A few years later the
club made gift to Col. Charles A
Lindbergh of Washington newspa-
per clippings of his flight across the
Atlantic. Collected by Miss Florence
Bell, the clippings were presented il
bound fooled leather case by the
president, Mrs. j. Garfield Riley, ane
were later publicly acknowledged
with thanks by the flyer.
In civic way, Miss Saunder.
says, the club seems to have worked
on anything from legislation af-
fecting traffic in milk bottles to ma.
tional representation for the Dis.
trict." It's stand in favor of nationa
representation has been one Of it,
most persistent campaigns.
Though most of its civics work is
now carried on through the Civics
Committee, headed by Mrs. Harvey
w. Wiley, the names of sections
which functioned in the past indi-
cate the scope of its activities
Among these were the sections or
child welfare, city planning, emer-
gency relief, Americanization, anc
Community Chest. One of its sec.
tionS which has existed over 6
period of years is now known a.
the Needlework Guild. 1t work.
with the District branch of the
Needlework Guild of America anc
is now headed by Mrs. Wiley.
The club has contributed liber-
ally to various civic and charitable
organizations and at one time fur.
nished room for children at the
CSIl dl OlllOIl MlSSlOI.
Studies of books, current events
French, music, art, travel and drama
have provided the programs for a
number of groups, while regular
meetings for bridge are popular.
The club also recently launched
a Junior Guild to provide programs
of particular interest to the young
members.
Reciprocal Relations With
Clubs in Other Cities.
Its reciprocal relations with wom-
ems clubs in other cities also have
made it possible for members to en-
joy the hospitality of women's
groups in cities throughout the
United States, and to entertain in
teresting visitors at its clubhouse
here.
Miss Webster, who is beginning
the second year of her term as
president, is being assisted by the
following officers: Miss Elva Nc
Namara. first vice president; Mrs
Agnes Giles Newman, second vice
president: Miss Marguerite Griffin
corresponding secretary; Miss Mir
lam Edwards, recording secretary
and Miss Isabel Allen, treasurer.
Members of the Board of Director.
are Mrs. Frank A. Birgfeld, Mrs. Ed
gar T. Brown, Mrs. William Lee Cor
bin, DR.. A. Frances Foye, Mrs. Ma
dine Lane Gallagher, Miss Lois M
Garlock, Mrs. Julia Benton Hopkins
Mrs. Grattan Kerans, Mrs. Gladys
B. Middlemiss, Miss Eta Mai Rus
sell, Mrs. Gus Schuldt, Mrs. Thomas
A. Sherman, Mrs. Frederick I. Swift
and Mrs Harvey w. Wiley.
Committee chairmen are Mrs
Hopkins, finance; Miss Russell
membership; Mrs Birgfeld, house
Miss Griffin, publicity; Miss Nc
Namara, ways and means; Mrs
Dorothy K. Butler, bulletin editor;
Mrs. John S. Bennett, business ano
professional; Mrs. Wiley, civics
Judge OToole, life membership ane
historian; Mrs. Middlemiss, hos.
pitality; Mrs. Gallagher, resolutions
Mrs. Josephine Craven Horner, book
hour; Mrs. Newman, current
events; Mrs Edmund Kochersperger
French; Mrs. Mary liant Couch
music; Mrs. Andrew Stewart, art
Mrs. John M. Waters, travel; Mrs
George B. Hartman, Tuesday after.
noon bridge; Mrs. John M. Glover
Tuesday evening bridge; Miss Polly
Barber, Junior guild; Miss Ruby
Neal, recreation, and Mrs. Sylvia
Ziskind, drama.
Mrs. Margaret Hill has been sec.
retary-manager Of the club house
for the last II years. A native Aus.
tralian, Mrs. Hill enjoyed traveline
and, on visit to this country, &C.
cepted the position with the club
1t was her first experience in bust.
ness.
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