Evening star., 1950-05-11
Won1en's
Clubs
Mrs. FoIes Named
Head of District
PEG Sisterhood

Mrs. May G.. Fales was elected
president of the District Chapter
of the PEO Sisterhood yesterday
at the closing session of the two
day annual convention at the
Shoreham Hotel.
Mrs. Fales, who succeeds Mrs.
Cora Edgington Coombs, is i'm
mediate past first vice president
of the District Chapter and a
member of Chapter A.
Other officers elected include
Mrs. Essie E. Robbins, first vice
president; Miss Margaret Rom
mel, second vice president; Mrs.
Grace C. Bowden, organizer; Mrs.
Helen Mcintosh. recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Marie Hogin,
corresponding secretary. and Mrs.
Katherine Schoonover. treasurer.
Mrs. Leah S. Shirey Of Long
Beach, Calf, organizer of the
Supreme Chapter and honor guest
at the convention, installed the
new officers.
A convention highlight was the
presentation to Mrs. Coombs OF a
past presidents pin, the gift OF
the officers of her board, by Mrs.
Fales. Mrs. Coombs was also
given credentials emitting her to
q seat in the Supreme Chapter,
by Mrs. Shirey. :.
Reporting on the Educational
Loan Fund Of the Supreme Chap
ter, Mrs. Robbins pointed out that
from a total of $857,163, $61 $40
has been loaned during the past
year. She also reported that 30
girls from the District. including
three now holding loans. have
benefited from the fund, and that
the total amount represented by
loans to District girls is $15.255
Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig and
Mrs. M. H. Fohrman were CO.
chairmen for hostess chapters K
and L for the convention. Chap
ters M and N will be hostesses for
next years meeting.
New Officers Named
Mrs. Charles w. Schott was
elected president of the Air Force
officers Wives Club yesterday,
succeeding Mrs. M. D. Burnside.
The election took place follow
ing buffet luncheon at the An
drews Air Force Base Officers
Club, at which Mrs. w. Stuart
Symington, wife of the former
Secretary of the Air Force. was
honor guest. Mrs. Laurence Ku-
ter was luncheon hostess.
Mrs. Hoyt Vandenberg, honor
ary president of the club, intro
duced Mrs. Schott and the other
new officers who are Mrs. w. G.
Booth, first vice president; Mrs.
E. w. Wigman, second vice pres
ident; Mrs. William J. Lookadoo,
recording secretary: Mrs. M. j.
Asensio, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. T. S. Ryan, treasurer. and
Mrs. Milford Itz, assistant treas
urer.
Soroptimist Club Elects
At another annual meeting yes
terday. Mrs. Mary c. Hysong was
elected president Of the Soropti-
mist Club of Washington. Other
new officers are Miss Mary Agnes
Sweeney, first vice president; Mrs.
James Blakeney. second vice pres
ident: Miss Dolores Furman, re-
cording secretary; Miss K. Vir-
ginia Timmons, corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. Katherine V.
Nalley, treasurer.
New members of the Board of
Directors are Mrs. Edna Nick and
Miss Mary E. Turner. Miss Olivia
Nicoll has been named the re-
gional representative Of the club.
The officers were elected at a
business meeting of the club held
at the Willard Hotel.
Additional action at the meet
ing included the passage of a
measure to send as many cardiac
children to summer camps as club
funds will permit. Miss Rae Ep-
stein, chairman of the Civics Com
mittee. will work on the project,
in cooperation with the Wash
ington Heart Association.