Evening star., 1952-10-12
Club Leaders
Meet Here
This Week
By Frances Lide

Some of the Nations most
prominent club women will be in
the District Of Columbia this week.
Scheduled to bring about 1876
women from all parts Of the coun-
try to Washington Is the annual
fall conference Of the board of
directors Of the General Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs. The
two-day meeting for national Of
f1cerS and chairmen, plus the pres
identS of State Federations, will
take place on Friday and Satur-
day at the Hotel Statler.
The GFWC sessions will be pre-
ceded by the regular fall meeting
of the national board of the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton The october gathering,
set for Tuesday through Thurs
day. annually brings together the
State regents, as well as the ma
tional officers and chairmen,
About 100 in all are expected this
week.
The national board OF the
United States Daughters Of 1872
also will meet at headquarters
here on Tuesday, and the weeks
conferences will include the fall
board meeting of the Children
of the American Revolution on
Saturday.
The General Federation confer
ence will be the first in the ad-|
ministration Of Mrs. Oscar A.
Ahlgren, who took Office as presi-
dent last spring.
It Is planned primarily as a.
work session in order to give de-
partment chairmen and divisionI
leaders an opportunity to present.
their program plans for the next
two years.
The principal conference speak
er will be DR.. Preston Bradley
well-known Chicago minister who
will address the clubWomen at al
dinner Friday evening. DR.. Brad
ley has been pastor of the Peo-
pies Church of Chicago for Al
years and, for the past 20 years,
the Sunday morning services of
his church have been broadcast.
His topic will be "Americanism,"
the theme Of Mrs. Ahlgren's adj
ministration.
Two guest speakers will par
ticipate in traffic safety lunch
con program on Saturday - John
Scott of the Civil Service Com
mission and Donald S. Buck of
the Department of the Army
They will be presented by the
CIVIC safety chairman, Mrs. J..
Howard. Hodge of Texas.
Social highlights of the meet
ing will include a tea Friday at
the White House and tea Sat-
urday at CIVIC headquarters on
N street.
Mrs. James B. Patton, president
general of the OAR, will preside
at the various sessions of her
board which will begin on Tuesday
with an Executive Committee
meeting at national OAR head
quarters. The State regents and
national chairmen will hold an
all-day meeting on Wednesday
and the National Board of Man.
aeement will be in session on
Thursday.
The principal social event win
be the Dutch treat dinner on
Wednesday at the Mayflower
Hotel. The program will feature
a talk by DR.. Charles c. Tansill,
professor Of American diplomatic
history In the graduate school of
Georgetown University.
Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig, senior
president Of the Children Of the
American Revolution, will con-
duct the CAR meetings Saturday,
to be held at headquarters here.
The program will include forums
on the work Of the national chair
men and the State presidents.
Mrs. Haig has announced the
election Of E. Stewart James of
the Virginia Sons Of the American
Revolution to fill the. newly
created Office Of second vice presi-
dent-a post reserved for an SAR
representative. Mrs. Frank r.
Heller Is the new assistant or
ganizing secretary.
Mrs. Frederic Gilbert Bauer,
president national Of the United
States Daughters of 1912, will be
In Washington for the society's
all-day board session Tuesday.
which will recess at midday for
buffet luncheon. The following
evening she will be guest Of honor