Evening star., 1952-03-09
Premiere Will Mark
18th Anniversary
By Kothorine N. Brooks


History will repeat itself to some extent Tuesday evening
when and prominent in affairs of the day and
leaders society the National Capital will attend motion
picture premiere for the benefit of Chldrens Hospital Fiji
the had its formal opening sponsored
Newspaper Womens Club every cent taken
evening was added to the fund TOR the bed
in the hospital by the club.
This 18th anniversary of the opening will marked with
similar event when the American Newspaper Woens Club
to hemisphere Te Snper Again
the proceedan Of themw go into the Chdrens Hospital
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the Hotel Washington pressed the that turned on the lights
marquee March H. 1887 and Mrs Corde Hull, wife
Of the then Secretary of State honorary chairman Mrs.
Hull associate member of the club since she be-
cabinet hostess and has never lost her interest in the
events and affairs of the organization
Mrs. William M Candy who. Margaret Hart,
Of the founders Of the then president Again
Tuesday, and Miss Mary Pauline Perry is cochaman Of the
event.
Mrs Johnston wife president of the Motion
Picture cato honorary chairman and associate
member Of the club has assisted in other prevew benefits for
the club Mrs Robert E. Freer is ticket chairman and has
assisting her Mrs Nelson Pruyn Hoh Mrs Edwin Wooton Mrs
James W. Boyer and Mrs Mary Buord wo Is years was
historian for the club.
Mrs John R. steeman chairman of hostesses for
Alice charge of the subdebutante
committee who will give out souvenir and flowers
The program Tuesday evening will be reproduction OF the
souvenir program March H. 1887 with the front draw
ing made especially for that occasion by the late Clifford
Berrman drawing by the late Mr. Bergman was the first
material possession of the club and it still hangs the wall
OF the headquarters at 1904 Twentieth street.
The pictures the opening years ago all
that benefit the club arranged addition to the pictures
fashion show of which Helene Livingston Kravadze had
charge The models members OF the club and from that
beginning Helene Mrs Gladstone Williams developed
other fashion shows professionally
Other officers of the club Is Hope Rdings
McGer presidents Katharine
recording secretary Ned Brnson Harris corresponding
Margaret Germond treasurer Officers today are Patricia
Oaley Strickland president Mrs Freer and Jessie Stearns
vice presidents Shirley scheba corresponding secretary
Lucia Brown recording secretary; Miss Germond treasurer
and Betsy Winter Padget. historian.
The Air Drum and Buge Corps and Bagpipe Unit
will hand Tuesday evening to add the gayey Vice
Aben W. Barkey will the fourered birthday cake
Truman of the three honorary members, heads
serious had been expected to attend.
Adolf Menjou plays the leading role in "The Sniper
duced by Stanley Kramer who probably will be present that
evening
The American Newspaper womens Club will celebrate its
20th anniversary April Organized in the midst of depres
maintenance of clubroos, its benefit
May Day fair from which its fellowship fund established
This fund for emergencies Following this
the club had ST. Paticks Day fair from which cent
given to Chdrens Hospital 1t planned to supply
heating plant but the first Mrs Harold Ickes
member interested urgent that
succeeded in obtaining from the Public Works Admin
isration that the the Patricks
Day fair established the bed in the hospital which the club
has maintained ever since.
Children have the beneciaries club events
Of the Ladies Of Charity for milk for undernourished children
orphans of other nations to crippled children in the
furnishing ayees the Bethesda Suburban Hospital and
the dabec clinic in George Washington University Hospital
First headquarters of the club at 4os street. which
Of the TransLux Building From there the
to the Admiral 1910 Rhode Island and thence
to its present home at 1904 Twentieth street.
Active and resident members leading woman edi
tors writer's newspapers magazines and other pubca
tons and broadcasers and publicity writer's The
associate members include members Of Congress and
officials and wives Of diplomats officials and prominent
in resident circles Of the Capital N*@s
All money donated for the benefit showing Of The spe"
Tuesday evening win 60 to help sick child and tickets be
had at the box office well from Mrs. Freer and her
committee.
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