Evening star., 1941-05-18
ClubwOnen
Throngto
Convention
Many Delegates
And Observers
To Go From Here

With a vanguard of officials al
ready in Atlantic City, large dele
CATION of women from Washington
and vicinity will leave today and
tomorrow for the golden jubilee
convention of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs. The ses-
sion will open tomorrow night and
continue through Saturday.
Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, fedora
ton president, left for convention
headquarters Friday and has since
been joined by Miss Vella A. Winner,
publicity director. and others from
the national Office here. All OF the
headquarters staff will put in an
appearance before the sessions are
over.
Mrs. Ernest Humphrey Daniel,
president of the District Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, left yester-
day with Mr.. Daniel. Mrs. Minnie
Frost Rands, vice chairman of the
golden jubilee pageant, also was
among early arrivals.
Mrs. Wiley and Mrs. Husband
AfuOhS uICkIs
Mrs. Harvey w. Whey, chairman
of the Indian Division, who leaves
today, and Mrs. William Walter
Husband, chairman of the Head
quarters and House Committee, are
local women planning to attend in
their official capacity with the
General Federation.
Mrs. Wiley and Mrs. Julia Webb,
the latter newly elected president
of the Excelsior Literary Society, are
to be contestants for national pio-
neer clubwoman honors at the ses-
sion, have received gold medals from
the District Federation.
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, State chair
man of the Golden Jubilee Commit
tee for the District. will attend as
delegate from the Twentieth Gen.
tury Club, while others from the
committee will include Mrs. John
w. Frizzell, pioneer clubwoman
chairman, and Mrs. Lloyd A. Nor
rison, flag chairman.
Mrs. Merritt and Mrs. Otto Ham,
merlund are to represent federation
founders in the jubilee pageant.
The official delegates from the
District Federation include Mrs.
Arthur c. Watkins, who is so far
unopposed as candidate to sue
ceed Mrs. Daniel; Mrs. Frizzell, Mrs.
Pierce B. Ashburn, corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. Ruth H. Snod-
grass, second vice president. Alter
mates are Mrs. G. P. Keyer, auditor;
Mrs. Charles H. Lane, Mrs. Charles
P. Langley and Mrs. Hammerlund.
Mrs. LeVerne Beales, District Fed
Grafton first vice president. will go
as delegate from the Petworth
Club, and Mrs. Lloyd W. Biddle,
director to the General Federation,
also is planning to attend.
Junior Alliance
To Be Represented.
Among others going either as dele
gates, or as interested observers, are
Mrs Eugene H. Pitcher, Mrs. Henry
Fenno Sawtelle, DR.. Henrietta Bur-
ton, Mrs. James H. Davis, Mrs. Will
liam Waggener, Mrs. L. H. Sanders,
Mrs. A. l. Hayford and Mrs. Thomas
H. Faris.
The Pro Bonata Club will have a
delegation including Mrs. Lee D.
Ritter, official delegate; Mrs. John
W. Lyles. alternate; Mrs. AL
fred Fleming. Mrs. j. Edwin Reid,
Mrs. George Gardner, Mrs. William
Peterson, Mrs. Claude Webb and
Mrs. Richard Moguin.
Among the junior clubs to be
represented is the Junior Alliance
whose president, Mrs. Carlton C.
Duffus, will be queen for the Dis
trict in the junior pageant. Mrs.
Earle D. Farmer is to be junior
flag bearer and Mrs. Glen Splitter,
alliance delegate Others include
Mrs. William H. Hessick, jr.; Mrs.
Myrtle Post Baker, Mrs. c. Y. Ste
phens and Mrs. Yvonne Knapp.
The Junior Women's Club Of
Chevy Chase. Md. will send its
president-elect, Miss Margaret
Springer, and Miss Marjorie Olsen.
Miss Springer is Maryland dele
gate and will be a page at the OPEN
ing pageant.
Chevy Chase Delegates
To Include President.
Delegates from the Women's Club
of Chevy Chase will include the new
president Mrs. Henry De Coursey
Adams; Mrs Frank Hoadley, past
president; Mrs. G. M. Jansky, jr.,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Roy
Jorolemon, treasurer; Mrs. Ken
meth D. McRae, Mrs. r. F. Espen-