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candidates yet announced for the
presidency. Nominations are not
closed, however.
Other Capital Women
Candidates for Offices.
Other local women seeking Of
flee include Josephine Chandler
Horner, for first vice president;
Clara Manderschied, librarian;
Marguerite Merigold, recording Sec
retary; Anna B. Cajigas, corre-
spending secretary, and Inez Shell
don. Tyler, State president for the
District of Columbia. Women from
other parts of the country also are
seeking these offices, so interesting
competition is expected.
From the point of view of the
District branch, one of the most
interesting social events will be the
reception 1t will give Saturday night
In the local studio at the Grafton
Hotel. Mrs. James T. Watson, presi-
dent of the District branch, will
be assisted in receiving by her two
vice presidents, Mrs. w. Harry King
and Mrs. H. Lyle Campbell, by Mrs.
Auslander and by group of other
national officers and local women.
All other District branch activi-
ties will be suspended during the
national congress, although the
poetry group is planning to 60 ahead
with a meeting Friday, before the
sessions, when Miss Anna Priestly
will lead discussions.
Though the complete program has
not been announced other highights
Of the biennial will include tea at
the White House April 22. .........
Distanguished Guests :
To Speak ut Reception.
Returning to the Puerto Rican
reception and banquet, 1t has been
announced the distinguished guest
speakers will include Mrs. Henry
+. Grady, wife Of the Assistant Sec
retary Of State; Senator Arthur
Capper and Representative Robert
L. Mouton. Both Senor Francisco
j. Hernandez of the travel division
Of the Pan-American Union, and
Everett Wilson Of the Puerto Rican
Trade Council, will speak, while
Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr., will give
highlights of recent trip to the
island. The Boyd triplets, daugh-
ters of the Ambassador of Panama,
will be among the musicians enter
tanning. The program is being ar
ranged under the general chair
manship of Mrs. Cajigas.
One Of the special attractions will
be the modelling Of q gown, valued
ut $4,000, which Miss Zoraida
Martinez, daughter of the president
of the Puerto Rican Senate, wore
when she was queen of the annual
pre-lenten carnival two years ago.
Ths gown was sent to Washington
for the event. Miss Martinez is a
student at National Park Seminary.
Committee Heads r.
For Convention.
Committee heads working on the
convention are announced as
follows: Arrangements, Mrs. Theo-
dore Tiller; art, DR.. Florence A.
Everhart; awards, Grace Thompson
Seaton: badges, Mrs. Millward G.
Taft; chaplain, Mrs. Louis Bartlett;
composers, Elizabeth Merz Butter
field; credentials, Mrs. w. Harry
KinS; decorations, Mrs. Robert r.
Bennett; drama, Sarah Truax AL
bert: election, Miss Winifred Will
ard; tellers, Mrs. r. L. Disney, fea-
lures, George Elliston; hospitality
and pages, Mrs. Cajigas, installation
ceremony, Mrs. Watson; lectures,
Louise Ward Watkins: markets, Mrs.
Faber Stevenson; memorial, Mrs.
Philip Clancy; nominations, Mrs. ].
Harry Cunningham; poetry, Louise
Laidlaw Backus; program, Miss
Merdgold; publicity and tickets, Mrs.
william Walter Smith; radio, Lulu
Gable Giese; registration, Frances
Sperry Burton, and registration
treasurer, Mrs. w. w. Scott,