Evening star., 1947-02-02
Congressional Chb
associate Members
Plan Festivities

One notable addition that the
new Congress has brought TO the
Washington social front is the in
fux OF attractive young ladies who
have become eligible for associate
membership in the Congressional
Club.
Not in a long time have there
been so many daughters in con-
gressional homes as the Eightieth
Congress has brought to Washing
ton, so the outlook for rapid
growth in the younger membership
groups of the club is most promising.
An associate member must be an
unmarried daughter over l8 or mar
ried daughter, or daughter r-in-law
of a Senator, Representative, dele
gate or commissioner in Congress
whose wife is an active member of
the Congressional Club. Associate
membership may be continued after
the parent ceases to be member
of Congress.
And another group of young
people who may enjoy the privileges
of sthe club includes the grand
daughters, nieces and relatives who
are members of congressional house.
holds in Washington. They may
join the club In the house guest
group and take part in ali the activi-
ties of the associate member group.
Associate members and house
guest members are privileged to
attend all social functions sponsored
by the active membership, including
the annual club breakfast in honor
of the wife of the President of the
United States.
The associate members elected
their new officers only couple of
weeks ago, and already plans for
the seasons festivities are under
way. The first large function will
be George Washington birthday
anniversary dance on the 22nd, with
the new chairman of entertainment
and hospitality, Miss Lydia Wright
O'Neal, in charge of arrangements.
Miss O'Neal is the daughter of
former Representative Emmett
O'Neal of Kentucky and Mrs. O'Neal
and is one of the vice chairmen OF
the associate group. Working with
her on the Entertainment and Hos
pitality Committee are Miss Betty
Ann Stewart, daughter of Senator
Tom Stewart of Tennessee and Mrs.
Stewart; Miss Mary Mclaughlin,
daughter of former Representative
Charles F. Mclaughlin of Nebraska
and Mrs. Mclaughlin, and Miss
Mary Hamilton O'Neal. Miss Stew
art also is the newly elected secre-
tary-treasurer of the Senate Daugh-
ters Club.
The dance on the 22nd also will
be a reception for all the new asso-
ciate members. Miss Beverly Far
rington, daughter of the Delegate
from Hawaii and Mrs. Joseph Far
rington, is chairman of the Deco
rations Committee. The same COM
mittees will make arrangements for
each of the monthly dances. Later
In the season the associate men,
berS will entertain in honor of Miss
Margaret Truman.
Miss Ruth Alden Reed, daughter
of Representative Daniel Reed of
New York and Mrs. Reed, is the
new chairman of the associate
members, and Miss Annie Laurie
Rankin, daughter of Representative
John Elliott Rankin of Mississippi
and Mrs. Rankin, is the second vice
chairman. Mrs. John Willis. daugh-
ter of Representative Norris Paul
son of California and Mrs. Paulson,
is the secretary and the treasurer
is Miss Vivian Vestal, daughter of
the late Representative Albert
Vestal of Indiana.
The Membership Committee is
composed of Miss Rankin as chair
man, Miss Marilyn Wherry, daughter
of Senator Kenneth Wherry of Ne
hraska and Mrs. Wherry; Miss
Elaine LIE Feyre, daughter of Rep
resentative Jay LIE Fevre of New
York and Mrs. LIE Fevre, and Miss
harrington. Miss Wherry also is |
the rev president of the Senate
Daughters Club.