Evening star., 1952-11-30
B. & P. Club
Celebrate
Anniversary
By Frances Lide


A double celebration is in the
offlng for the District Business
and Professional Women's Club.
Twenty-Five years old next Sun
day, the organization of approxi-
mately 1000 members will observe
its silver anniversary at a dinner
on Saturday in the Congressional
room Of the Hotel Statler. The
occasion. of course, will pay tribute
to the outstanding women who
have been leaders of the club in
the past quarter of a century.
A special cause for rejoicing
however, is the fact that the
organization has finally realized
dream of many years-the ac-
QUESTION of a clubhouse.
The recent purchase of a house
at 2305 Calvert street NV.
marked the attainment of a goal
set more than 10 years ago.
Not too long after the first of
the year, the club hopes to move
from it's present suite at the
ChaStleton Hotel into the eight
room residential-Style house
which will be remodeled and re-
decorated.
Plans call for the conversion
OF the lower-level floor into al
small auditorium with an office
at the rear. The auditorium is
expected to have a seating ca
pacity of about 125 and also will
be suitable for rental for card
parties and the like.
The former living and dining
rooms on the first floor will bel
used as lounges, while quarters
on the second floor will serve as
an executive council room and a |
committee room. The three top
floor rooms probably will be used
as work rooms.
Mrs. Vera B. Emery is chair
man of the Clubhouse Commit
tee which engineered the pur-
chase.
The club president, Mrs. We
leita c. Prather, will preside at
the anniversary dinner Saturday.
liso Sergio to Speak
The evenings program will fea-
ture an address by Lisa Sergio,
internationally known radio COM
mentator, who is associated with
the international Federation of
Business and Professional Wom-
ems Clubs as editor of the fed
Grafton magazine, widening
Horizons"
The anniversary program is be-
ing arranged under the chair
manship of Mrs. Mildred Blaich. |
The District B. & P. w. Club
long has enjoyed the distinction
of being the largest single club in
the national federation. Until 1949,
it was the only B. & P. group in
the District. During that year,
however, it sponsored the organi-
cation of three other clubs and,
the following year, the four joined
in forming the District Federation. |.
Thus the District, insofar as the
national federation is concerned. /
enjoys the status of State.
Many women who have made
names for themselves in Wash
ington have served as president
Of the District club.
The former leaders who still
retain their membership include
DR.. Mary Anderson, Miss nellie
L. Ingels, Miss Mae Murray, Miss
Nina Kinsella, Mrs. Lucy S. Ho-
worth, Dr.. Florence A. Armstrong |!
Mrs. Laura L. Waters, Miss Eliza
beth L. Mann, Miss Marjorie Fra
ser Webster. Miss Marguerite Ra-
walt, Mrs. Thelma Davenport,
Miss Genevieve Rogers, Miss Clara
Longstreth. Miss Althea Chris
tenson and Miss Opal Jackson.
The clubs roster also includes
two who served as president of
the national federation-Dr. Charl
Ormand Williams and Miss Ear
lene White.
Through the years, the club has
afforded much fun and fellowship
for its members.
It also has made substantial
contributions in other fields, with
special emphasis along the lines
of public affairs, international re-
lations, health and safety, and
education and vocations.
Projects Are Voried
Public affairs projects have
ranged all the way from a re-
volving fund for unemployed
women during the depression, to
furnishing rooms at the YWCA,
Children's Hospital and George
Washington University Hospital
the latter for women interns.
From 1941 to 1916, it provided
the hospitality at the Service
mems Center No. every Saturday
night and it has given similar as
sistance to service projects since
the Korean War began.
The club also has sought to