Evening star., 1941-04-29
Gold Medals
GiventO Two
ClubWOnen
Mrs. Julia Webb
And Mrs. Wiley
Are HOnOred

Mrs. Julia Widdows Webb and
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley were recip-
lent of Gold Pioneer Medals
awarded yesterday at meeting of
the District Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs at Hotel 2400. The club
women were honored as winners in
the Pioneer Clubwomen's contest
sponsored by the Golden Jubilee
Committee of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs.
As a member of the Excelsior
Literary Club for 46 years during
which time she has missed but six
meetings, Mrs. Webb was awarded
first place as the ClubWoman now
living with the longest and most
continuous service in club afflll-
ated with the general federation.
Mrs. Wiley, who has held many
Offices, including the presidency OF
the District Federation, the WomenS
City Club and the Housekeepers' Al
lance was honored as the CLUB
woman who has had the longest
and most outstanding record OF
leadership in a club, county, dis
trict or State affiliated with the
general federation.
Posthumous award was bestowed
upon Mrs. Augustus Knight as the
pioneer woman who had the long
est continuous service in club
or a federation which is federated
with the general federation, but
who is not living at this time"
Rent Control Bill
For District Opposed.
The awards we're announced by
Mrs. John w. Frizzell, committee
chairman, and the presentation OF
medals was made by Mrs. Ernest
H. Daniel, District federation pres
ident, who presided at the meeting.
Members of the committee in addl-
ton to Mrs. Frizzell, included Mrs.
Virginia White Speel, Mrs. Arthur
Watkins, Mrs. John C. Shaw and
Mrs. H. H. Knipe.
Prior to announcement OF the
awards. a resolution was passed
opposing passage of H. r. bill 3736,
known as the Rent Control Act
for the District of Columbia" In
proposing the resolution. Mrs.
Ernest William Howard, legislation
chairman, took exception to the
clause which declared that the Dill
had been made necessary by the
existing emergency resulting from
the National Defense Program"
Aside from the fact that no legal
emergency exists and that passage
of such bill would curtail one OF the
greatest construction periods that
Washington has experienced, there
are other suggestions embodied
within" Mrs. Howard declared
"that enable and compel us to be-
lieve that Washington is opposed
to this kind of invasion OF the
American home
Plea for Hospitals in Britain Voiced.
A plea for funds for rebuilding
DESTROYED hospitals in London and
for increased medical supplies for
England. was made by Mrs. Gladys
B. Middlemiss, president OF the
Woman's City Club, representing
the Bundles for Britain COMMITTEE.
Mrs. Middlemiss invited all club
women to attend meeting tomor-
row at pm. at the Woman's City
Club when planas will be discussed
for raising funds on Hospital Day
May 6.
An address by Lee r. Pennington
of the Federal Bureau OF 1nvestlga-
ton, followed the mornings ouSl-
ness. Mr.. Pennington warned
against the establishment OF local
"yigilante committees" to combat
espionage during the present emer-
cency. He declared that many m
nocent persons might be brought
under suspicion by such committees
and advised that cases which might
be suspected by individual citizens
should be reported to the F. B. l.
Don't try to solve them yourself"
he warned.
Federation membership was given
10 the Fidelity Club. Five hundred
dollars was voted to the foundation
fund to be presented at the golden
Jubilee convention in Atlantic City
next month.