Evening star., 1943-01-17

an appearance. representative Mary
T. Norton was unable to accept and
Senator Hattie Caraway was kept
away at the last minute.
Mrs. Gam. Mrs. Speel
Are Among Guests.
All in all, therefore, it was a
Republican evening, and the Re-
publican guests who didn't attempt
to hide their pride included Mrs
Dolly Curtis Gam, head of the
League of Republican Women here,
and Mrs. Virginia White Speel, who
holds the office of Republican ma
tional committeewoman for the
District among other posts.
The Republicans, by the way, are
chuckling over story which has
leaked out from another club meet
ing this week. At the luncheon for
the press given by the Woman's Ma
tional Democratic Club one Of the
members was reported to have
asked: do you think we should
start being nice to the Republicans
(TThis might be a good place to
point out that the greatest cordiality
exists between Mrs. Gam and Mrs.
Curtis Shears, president of the
Woman's National Democratic Club.
These two friendly rivals have DEM
onStrated their goodwill by working
harmoniously together on many a
war job
All of this is just leading up in a
roundabout fashion to plans for
the reception for Republican mem
bers of Congress to be given next
Sunday by the League of Republican
Women.
Similar affairs have been held in
lean Republican years, but needless
to say the recent additions to the
COP ranks in Congress will add
considerable interest and glamour to
the occasion this time.
Reception to Honor
All COP Legislators.
No doubt there will be craning of
necks for a glimpse of the Repub-
lican feminine contingent, but the
women will find this one function
at which they will take their places
rs legislators rather than "petticoat
legislators"
Mrs. Gam said that the reception
Is to honor all the Republicans in
the House and Senate as well as the
chairman and the assistant chair
man Of the Republican National
Committee, Harrison Spangler and
Miss Marion Martin
About 300 invitations have been
issued to the reception, which will
be held from to pm at the league
clubhouse, 1912 Rhode Island ave-
hue NV.
The tea is just about the only
social event on the organizations
calendar this year
Regular weekly teas and lunch
cons, which had been drawing large
crowds, were dropped from the cal
endar in order that the clubhouse
might be used for various types
Of war work.
Even the Tuesday book reviews
which are without benefit of re-
1itSllfllSllI-dIe GOiIlDlllcQ 1OI lIt
present with Red Cross sewing, as
members who lost time during the
holidays come early enough to get
in some work before the reviews
start.
Mrs. Gam Leader
In Wartime Program.
Mrs. Gam, who goes about cheer
fully on streetcars and buses from
one meeting to another these days,
has been a leader in this wartime
program, coming to the club each
Monday and Thursday for Red Cross
sewing and going over with a group
of members to the Walsh House on
Wednesdays and Fridays for home
nursing course.
Back to the reception, the arrange
ments are being directed by Mrs.
William S. Culbertson, entertain
ment chairman, who is being assisted
by Mrs. Maurice H. Thatcher. Mrs.
William H. Scott, Miss Rebecca
Swope, Miss Catharine Barclay, Mrs.
E. L. Springer Miss Catherine New
ton and Mrs. Warren j. Haines.