Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1932, Page 15

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, APRIL 17, 1932—PART ONE. Y. W.C. A, LAUNCHES| MEMBER CAMPAIGN Mrs. James J. Davis Declares Organization Is Fine Influ- ence for Girls. | Declaring the Y. W. C. A. to be one of the best influences of a girl's life, | Mrs. James J. Davis in a radio address | last night inaugurated the membership | campaign, which during the week to | come will, its sponsors anticipate, dou- ble the present membership of the or- ganization Mrs. Davis is a life member of the Y. W. C. A.. having joined the organi- zation in Pittsburgh at the age of 16, She urged the girls and women Washington to affiliate themselves the movement and pointed to its nu- merous advantages in social, spiritual and material activities. | Teams organized under the leader- | ship of prominent women will canvass the city during the present week. The | present membership of 2700 will be | greatly augmented, it is believed, since | the present campaign is the first or- | ganized drive ever made since the founding of the local organization and | since the Y. W. offers features of in- terest to every woman One of the teams which is expected | to bring in many new applications is | that of the Y's Optimist Club, a group organized six months ago. to which has been turned over the w employed girls and young is headed by Mrs. David G. Cheeseman, assisted by Mrs. Robert Goods and Miss 8. Major. Members J. Traveland, Mrs. Cha Marguerite Behrend, M y Dearing, Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs Elizabeth Hubbard, F. A. MacAl- lister, Miss Mary J Wright, Miss Aleada C. Nelson a Irs. Bessie H Stewart. A team of women associated with the industrial groups of the Y. W. C. A. is headed by Mrs. Clifford Hurley and includes Mrs. Daniel Borden, Mrs. Wil- liam L. Corbin, Mrs. E. B. Christie, Mrs. Rodney Bean, Mrs. T. F. Barker, Mrs. Leifur Magnussen, Mrs. Agnes King, Mrs. Albert Putney, Mrs. S. Elf- siades, Mrs. A. Cone and Mrs. Nellie Crawford NAVAL HOSPITAL PLAN WILL BE DISCUSSED Commission of Fine Arts Also Will Consider Proposed Memorials. Progress of plans for the Naval Hos- | pital development will be ciscussed at a | meeting of the Commission of Fine| Arts Tuesday, it was announced yester- ! dey by H. P. Caemmerer, secretary. The plans are under development by the Navy Depertment and the Allied | Architects of Washington, Inc., and in- | clude a special study for terraces on the south side of the grounds facing | Constitution avenue, being made by | Earle S landscape architect, of Charlotte, . in co-operation uuh] the Allied Ar t ials also are ition. They are | n honor of Jane A. De- | Cardirial Gibbons. The | tond on the quadrangle of | nds of the American Red Cross 1 iscape plans are being prepared by | amberlin of New York and Tait McKenzie, Philadelphia, is | ptor. | emorial to Cardinal Gibbons | w in front of Sacred Heart | Church, at Sixieenth street and Park | road. The Gen be erected in Howard Univ cussed, as will us projects coming under the provisions of the Shipstead- Luce act. FRIES PAYS TRIBUTE | TO FIRST PRESIDENT _ | ‘Washington's Character Praised at, District S. A. R. Bicentennial " | By e us Ward statue, to| of the Capitol by also - will be sis- | Celebration. Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, U. 8. A - tired. lauded the character of Gec Washington in an address Friday ni at the Bicentennial celebration of District Soclety of Sons of the Am Revolution he Mayflower Hot The exe Founders' day Army day and con- cluded with a ce, attended by about | est, | senior past presi- | the Founders' day | portion of the program. 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