Evening star., 1945-02-16

Smith. Next Friday Representa-
tive Helen Gahagan Douglas will
speak on Women in Politics"
Mrs. Harold o. Burton of Ohio,
president of the club, has appointed
the new chairmen of the various
committees of the organization.
Mrs. Chet Holifield of California is
the head of the Membership Com
mittee; Mrs. Hal Holmes of Wash
ington State, chairman OF enter
tainment; Mrs. William E. Hess of
Ohio, chairman of the House Com
mittee: Mrs. Charles r. Clason OF
Massachusetts,, finance; Mrs. j..
Leroy johnson of California, Press
Committee; Mrs. Orville zimmer-
man of Missouri, printing; Mrs
Robert Hale of Maine, Book Com
mittee; Mrs. Lawrence H. Smith OF
Wisconsin, Cook Book Committee,
Mrs. William w. Wilmington of
Mississippi, constitution and by
laws; and Mrs. Lowell Stockman of
Oregon, chairman of the Dance
Committee.
Other committee chairmen are
Mrs. Joe Hendricks of Florida,
hospitality; Mrs. Anne j. Forand
of Cumberland, R. l., Hostess
Committee; and Mrs. Harlan j..
Bushfield of South Dakota, Red
Cross. Heading the Bonds and
Stamps Committee is Mrs. Al
bert E. Carter of California with
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H. Tolan of California and Mrs.
Clarence E. Hancock of New York.
Mrs. Clarence E. Lea of California
is chairman of the committee in
charge of the USO troops and
transit lounge at the Union Sta
ton; Mrs. Daniel H. Reed of New
York, has been appointed parlia-
mentarian of the club and Mrs.
Clifford Davis of Tennessee, is the
new historian
The new officers elected with
Mrs. Burton are: Vice Presidents,
Mrs. Emmett O'Neal of Kentucky,
Mrs. w. Sterling Cole of New York,
Mrs. J. Buell. Snyder of Pennsyl-
vania, Mrs. Clinton P. Anderson of
New Mexico, and Mrs. Frank A.
Barrett of Wyoming. Mrs. Robert
l.. F. Skies of Florida, is the new
recording secretary; Mrs. Thomas
E. Martin of Iowa, the correspond
ing secretary; and Mrs. Everett M.
Dirksen of Illinois, the treasurer.
An informal late afternoon party
was given yesterday in honor of Mr..
Witold Wankowicz, retiring as
sistant director of supply for the
British Ministry of Supply Mission.
The director general of the supply
mission, Col P. S. Costing, was the
host and the function was given at
the Mayf1ower. The guests were lin
tied to Mr.. Wankowicz's colleagues
on the mission and planned as
stag fete, but the director of statistics
for the mission is Mrs. E. A. N.
Mckenzie, and so she was included.
Mr.. WankoWicz has resigned his
post with the mission to assume a
new role in the European mission OF
the United Nations Relief and Re-
habilitation Administration. Re and
his family first came to Washing
ton in 1919 and have been here
much of the time since. He has
served in more than one post at
the Polish Embassy. Nine. Wan
kowicz will remain in their home in
Arlington.
Attracting another group of
Washington society was the tea
which Mrs. Alexander A. Vande-
grift, wife of the commandant OF
the Marine Corps. gave yesterday in
her quarters at the barracks. Her
guests were the wives of officers OF
the aviation division of the Marine
Corps on duty here and assisting
her were Mrs. Frederick Harris, wife
of the commandant of the air
branch of the corps, and Mrs. Will
liam o. McKittrick, wife of the as
sistant commandant; Mrs. Vande-
grift will be hostess again Thursday
of next week when her guests will
be the wives Of officers of other
branches of the Marine Corps.
Another party of yesterday was
the luncheon at which Nine. An
gelin. wife of the Naval Attache of
the Swedish Legation was hostess,
entertaining in her home in COM
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