Evening star., 1948-04-05
Birthday Supper
"OPENS Fund Dyipe
For Clubhouse

chase Of q permanent clubhouse
was launched yesterday by the
American Newspaper Women's Club,
Inc, at buffet supper celebrating
its 10th anniversary. The supper
was held at the Raleigh Hotel,
where the organization formerly
had its headquarters.
The club now Is located at 1904
Twentieth street, but larger quar-
ters have become necessary because
Of the growth of the organization.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, widow
Of the Secretary Of the Navy and
one Of the clubs first associate
members, became the first to make
a bond pledge. Mrs. Swanson was
unable to attend the birthday cele-
bration but sent word that she
would like to have the honor of
being the first subscriber.
Margaret Hart Candy, president
Of the club, received the guests with
other former presidents, including
Mrs. Kate Scott Brooks, now hon
orary president: Mrs. Marie Nc
Nair, Miss Katharine M. Brooks,
Miss Alice Eversman and Miss
Genevieve Reynolds.
Mrs. Candy and Miss Brooks were
the founders of the club and other
charter members were Mrs. Brooks,
Evelyn Gordon, Maybelle Jennings,
Elizabeth Kuhn, Flora Macdonald,
Jackie Martin, Marie McNair, Betty
NOVEL;, Sallie v. II. Pickett, Elisa
beth E. Poe, Esther Prayer, May
Kearney Ward. Vylla Poe Wilson,
Leila w. Bathon, Lillian Cutlip,
Hazel Grant Edgar, Elizabeth K.
Hynes. Mary MacCracken Jones,
Ann Parks Marshall, Mrs. George
s. Richards, Margaret Connor vos-
bury, Margaret Wade and Josephine
Tighe Williams.
A permanent clubhouse has been
one Of the objectives Of the organi-
zation since 1t was founded and
funds for this purpose have been
raised at several benefits. Most of
the clubs money-raising activities,
however, have been for various char
tiles. It has endowed a room at
Children's Hospital and has made
contributions to the City, Wide Milk
Fund for children and Providence
Hospital. Recently it provided the
equipment for the diabetic clinic at
the new George Washington Uni
versity Hospital.
Special guests at yesterdays party
were new members and old friends
who assisted the women writer's
when the club was first started.
Husbands shared honors with the
ladies and the invitations included
Army Secretary and Mrs. Kenneth
c. Royal, Air Force Secretary and
Mrs. w. Stuart Symington, Secre-
tary of Commerce and Mrs. William
Averell Hartman and Labor Secre-
tary and Mrs. Lewis Schwenenbach.
Also on the list of honor guests
were Undersecretary of State and
Mrs. Robert A. Lovett, Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, As
sistant Secretary Of the Navy for
Air and Mrs. John Nicholas Brown,
Senator and Mrs. j. William Full
bright, Senator and Mrs. Spessard
L. Holland, Senator and Mrs. Homer
Ferguson, Senator and Mrs. j. How
ard McGrath, Representative and
Mrs. Clifford Davis, Representative
and Mrs. John Davis Lodge, the
Delegate from Hawaii and Ms.
Joseph r. harrington and the As
sistant to the President and Mrs.
John r. Steelman.
Others invited as guests Of honor
were Mrs. Thaddeus Brown, Mrs.
Duncan Phillips, Mrs. Oliver Owen
Kuhn, Comdr. Eleanor Grant Rigby
U. S. N. R.; Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert F.
Corn, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin M.
McKelway, Col. and Mrs. Curt c.
Schiller, Mrs Ollie James, Mrs.
Nicholson Bates, Mrs. Ellen s..
Woodward, DR.. and Mrs. William
H. Clements, DR.. and Mrs. Cloyd
Heck Marvin, Mr.. and Mrs. William
s. Culbertson, Mrs. Arthur Woods,
Mrs. Dan c. Markell, Miss Helen M.
Cooper and Miss Mary Pauline
Perry.
Old friends of the club who were
guests of honor included Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford X. Bergman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bascom Timmons, Mrs. Mar
garet Peterson, Mr., and Mrs. jack
son c. Davis, Mr.. Lee Poe Hart, Mrs.
Charles Binns Tebbs, Miss Evelyn
Tyner. MIR, and Mrs. Gibson Frank
lin, MIR. and Mrs. T. Hammond
Welsh, jr.
Yesterdays party was arranged in
the Raleigh Room where a long
buffet was laden with turkey, ham,
assorted sandwiches, salad and cake.
A large birthday cake, bearing 16
candles and topped with a miniature
house, was given to the club by Col
and Mrs. Schiffeler.