Evening Star Newspaper, September 27, 1936, Page 21

20th Century Club Opens Year With Record of Progress Organization W hich Is Potent Factor in Civic, Educational Reform Begins Season. BY JESSIE FANT EVANS, RS. KARL FENNING, al- though she is the last one who would ever admit this fact, is one of the most suc- cessful holders of presidential office in women's clubs here. To date her record shows banner terms in motivat- ing the Smith College Club as an salumnus of the class of 1911; the Chevy Chase Women's Ciub, the Thursday Book Club and the Ameri- oan Association of University Women. Thursday, October 1, Mrs. Fenning, as the twenty-seventh president of the nearly half century old 20th Cen- tury Club, will mount the rostrum at Barker Hall, Seventeenth and K streets, to call its first Fall meeting to order at 11 am. Here the 20th Century now meets on the first Thurs- day in each month from October through May. Associated with Mrs. Fenning in the administration of her office will be Mrs, Edward L. Montgomery, first vice president; Mrs. Willlam R. Maxon, second vice president; Mrs. R. M. Anderson, recording secretary; Mrs. R. Thomas West, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Howard O. Nichols, treasurer, and Mrs. Rylas C. Bryant, #ssistant treasurer. Membership Selective. From its inception, membership in the 20th Century Club has always been upon a selective basis, with broad principles actuating its choices. Membership is limited to 500 persons, an amazing number of whom are al- ways present at the monthly meet- Ings, 80 that there is never any ques- tion of drumming up an audience for 8 special speaker. Rather is the prob- lem one of comfortably seating it and | of serving it with the plate luncheon which has been an invariable feature of its convocations since the days of its founding in 1890. The Twentieth Century Club, it is be- | lieved, was the first woman's group to swing its various interests and ac- | tivities through special sections de- voted to them. These hold separate meetings of their own, often in the homes of their members, which gives them an intimate, friendly touch. They are presided over by group chairmen, who by virtue of their selection sit with the elected members of the Ex- ecutive Board in their session on a day prior to the general monthly tmeetings of the club. Annual picnics: have been a fea- ture of the concluding meetings of these sections, with the club’s entire | membership having its choice of | which one it might desire to attend. Particularly enjoyable picnics have been held at the suburban homes of | Mrs, Gilbert Grosvenor, Mrs. Merle ‘Thorpe, Mrs. Willard Hayes, the late | Mrs. Thomas Sidwell and the beach | home of Mrs. Harold Doyle. Critcher Art School | COMMERCIAL ART Evening and Morning Classes FINE ARTS Portrait and Life aturday Morning Classes for Children 'nn for Registration September 18th 4326 Connecticut Ave. _ Phone North 1966 | ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING A BROAD. BASIC. INTENSIVE COURSE Complete in One School Year A thorough training in principles and practice. preparing for s wide variety of technical positions Includes the fundamentals of refrigeration. air- conditioning and electronics. 44th Year Opens Sept. 30 Write or Call for Catalos. Open Daily to Visitors. BLISS mzeisin 210 Takoma Ave., Takoma Park. Md. Phone Shepherd 3030. BEGG SHORT! . Feomonthi. Coilexe Venthers, Dec: '.'lu 3. e and Philanthropic Among those on the club's execu- tive board are Mrs. Stephen Olop, Mrs. Virgil B. Jackson, Mrs. Ernest McComas, Mrs. D. Kerfoot Shute, Mrs. Luther Reichelderfer, Mrs. James K. McClintock and Miss Elizabeth ‘Wightman. Some of the various chairmen who are motivating sections are Mrs. Sam- uel Herrick and Mrs. Frank Ballou, in charge of the newly combined sec- tions of civies and education; Mrs. Harold G. Moulton, literature; Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt, program$ Mrs. Harold Fowler, art; Mrs. Alfred Brooks, soclal activities; Mrs. Sidney H. Thompson, membership; Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, legislation, and Mrs. Walter Hilton, music. The Twentieth Century Club's origin came about in this manner: Before the turn of the century, a group of earnest women here in Washington, many of whom were wives of men looked on as national, in some instances international, authorities in their fields, felt the need of a socialized group among | their own sex for a discussion of the forward movements of their day, so they might be better informed on the educational, cultural and. civic needs of this community. Early Meeting Recalled. Louis A. Bauer, one of the members, remembers her Mrs. George Myrick Doo- little, speaking of a preliminary gath- Imng of five women, herself among | the number, with Mrs. Enoch Totten at her home on Seventeenth street northwest, to plan for such an or- ganization, Later, four out of this group, aug- mented by 22 ather interested women, all members of the Unitarian Church then located on Fourteenth street | northwest, came together and for- mally organized the Twentieth Cen- | tury Club of Washington, D. C. Al- | though it came into being under sec- ular auspices, its membership from the beginning was never limited to | | the church affliation of those who | fostered it. From that beginning there came | about an organization which time |and time again has been a potent factor in leading the way to civic, educational, cultural, and philan- thropic reform, in the National Capital. Among those founders we find the | names of Mrs. William Chandler, whose husband was a Senator from Mrs. present mother, || Complete reengmzed Drafting Course TOPOGRAPHIC DAY OR EVE.—START NOW! Columbia “Tech” Institute 1319 F 8t. NW. MELt, Send for Catalogue Successfu—Earn More YOU ean. Start Bovd or Gregs Shorthand, Tosing, Letier Writing. " Comp r. Junior Accounting, Bus. Admin- SHORTHAND Review and Dictation. Alse Typing, Office Appliances, Business English, $3:99 @ Month Tuition refunded if dissatisfied. Course given as an advertising feature of The Washington Employment Exchange 214 National Press Bidg. COLLEGE PREPARATORY AND HIGH SCHOOL COURSES CO-EDUCATIONAL DAY AND EVENING THE SUNDAY S1TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, New Hampshire; Mrs. George F. Hoar, wife of the Senator from Massachu- setts; Mrs. Leslie Ward, whose hus- band’s reputation in the world of learning was an international one; Mrs. George F. Hatch, who appears to have been a woman of many activ- ities in her own right, judging by the club’s - well and continuously kept records since its very first meeting; Mrs. George Doolittle, Mrs. Myron H. Doolittle, Mrs. John Cassels, from military circles; Mrs. John G. Walker, wife of Admiral Walker, prominent upon the Isthmian Canal Commis- sion; Mrs. Benry F. Blount, whose home at Georgetown, Oaks, is still famous as the Bliss estate; Mrs. Ed- ward Fay, with her husband a mo- tivating force in the work for the deaf at Gallaudet College, Kendall Green; Mrs. R. R. Shippen, the wife of the Unitarian minister; Mrs, Henry Willard, whose husband’s and his brother’s name the Willard Hotel bears; Mrs. Thomas M. Gale, Mrs. ‘W. C. Wood, Mrs. Enoch Totten, Mrs. Lee Porter and Mrs. William Healey Dall. Mrs. Dall, whose husband was one of the great geologists of his era, is the only living founder and makes her home at Brookline, Mass., but is continued on the club's list of hon- orary members. Others Are Remembered. Mrs. Totten, who was elected the first president of the Twentieth Cen- tury Club, was succeeded by Mrs. ‘Walker., It is evident that the interest of both Mrs. Chandler and Mrs. Hoar was a very genuine one, for both | found time from what must have been very pressing social duties to serve the club in one-year terms as first vice presidents, Mrs. Hoar suc- ceeding Mrs. Chandler in this office. Among the first members to become associated with this new organization were Mrs, Frank Baker, whose two daughters, Miss Sibyl Baker and Mrs. Alfred Brooks, are now prominent in the club’s membership; Mrs. Bernard Green, Mrs. William F. Hillebrand, | Mrs. William J. MacDonald and Mrs. | | David S. White. The last four men- tioned are still living and have been placed upon the club's list of hon- | orary members because of their con- | tributions to forwarding its aims. To Mrs. Bauer, Mrs. Brooks and Mrs. White the writer is indebted for their courtesy and co-operation in furnishing information concerning the club's early days. Sparkling Discussions Held. The club’s first meetings were held in the Sunday school room of the | For these ses- | Unitarian Church. sions the members themselves pr COMMERCIAL [ in all its branches Start Oct. 1 ABBOTT SCHOOL FINE AND COMMERCIAL ART | 1143 Conn. Ave. N.W. ERRRARRRARY. ART | pared the topics of discussion. What earnest, sparkling, running-fire dis- cussions there were, t0o, if we are to judge from the recollections of these early club women, with every one at least having a great deal more in- formation on the subject at the meet- ing’s close than she had at the be- ginning, even if she had not changed her own opinion materially. As the club’'s membership grew in numbers, with a corresponding broadening of- activities, speakers of prominence were brought in to ad- dress the general meetings and cer- tain of the group meetings. When the Unitarian Church dis- posed of its Fourteenth street property and moved to its present location at Sixteenth and Harvard streets, the club obtained permission to conduct its meetings in the auditorium of the Cosmos Club and severed its affilia- tions with the church. It has been strictly nondenominational in char- acter since January 5, 1922. Here, during the World War, when Mrs. William H. Herron was its presi- dent, a famous overeas visitor in com- menting to the press, stressed as one of the interesting features of his American visit, the morning that he had spent with this group. In this same auditorium David Lawrence ad- dressed them as “The Ladies’ Cosmos Club.” Dr. Alfred Sze, the Minister from China, before China’s elevation to ambassadorial rank, appearing be- fore them a few days before the arms conference in Washington, had his remarks cabled around the world, New Quarters Sought. ) When it was no longer possible to | crowd the club’'s membership into the | Cosmos Club auditorium, the club was obliged to seek quarters elsewhere and was for one year domiciled in the auditorium of the National Press Club. Upon the completion of Barker Hall it once again changed its meeting STUDIO HOUSE Affliated With Phillips Memorial Gallery DAY AND EVENING CLASSES IN PAINTING AND DRAWING Term Begins Monday, October 5 Registration From September 21 1614 21st N.W. Decatur 1778 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF STAGE TRAINING FALL TERM BEGINS OCT. 5 Courses covering all the tials necessary in the traini of an actor—Radio technique. Prominent Prlln ;BII Faculty Public Appearan. Special Children's Co DANCE DEPARTMENT For Children and Adults Complete Amateir and Profes Course in All Types of D: Ballet—Tap—Acrobatic Spanish—Modern =—Catalogue on Request— 1000 Conn. Ave. N.W. NAtional 8248 B A AR A A A A A A A A F1111 T M P M P M T P P11 1T 11T To Succeed in Life KNOW HOW TO SPEAK SPEAK EASILY—CLEARLY—CONVINCINGLY BOILEAU. grect Fremch writer of the Seventeenth Century, said: Ce que om concoit bien r'enonce clairement. Which translated means: the words to soy them come fluently. Thinos well understood are erpressed easily. .Et les mots pour le dire, arrivent aizement. And A Public Speaking Course means POWER in Business, Law practice, all Professional branches, Politic, Social and even private life. 8 Months $35.00 for 2 1-hour weekly, class limited to 20 THE BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES place to its auditorium, and has since continued to use it. Purposely, its dues have always been kept upon a very modest basis. ‘What they accomplish is the eity's wonder in budgeteering. With a $10 initiation fee and annual dues of $3 payable in May of each year, a place of meeting is provided, with an at- tractive and palatable plate luncheon served by the club’s Hospitality Com- mittee after each of the nine monthly meetings, and a philanthropic contri- bution of nearly one thousand dollars is administered to the city’s charitable and philanthropic needs. Besides this the club has a tidy little nest egg. Among those who have served the club as president since those early days previously mentioned are: Mrs. David White, Mrs. U. G. B. Pierce, Mrs. Thomas Sidwell, Mrs. Edward B. Clark, Mrs. Ernest P. Bicknell, Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt, Mrs. William H. Her- ron, Mrs. Frederic E. Farrington, Mrs. Eugene Stevens, Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, Mrs. George F. Bowerman, Mrs. Willlam W. Husband, Mrs. Ell- wood Perry Morey and Mrs. James K. McClintock. Good Causes Aided. ‘The roster of the good causes which it has successfully fostered is no less amazing than has been its adminis- tration of its finances. An early edu- cational one was -its successful co- operation with Mrs. Phoebe Hearst in the movement to have the kinder- garten movement made a part of the regular public school system. Mrs. Bauer believes she was one of the first children in Washington to attend a kin- dergarten because her Twentieth Cen- tury Club member mother, Mrs. My- ron Merrick Doolittle, was convinced that they were a wise educational The Cynthia Warner Nursery School Alse Primary Department 1405 Emerson St. N.W. Enroll Now—Limited Classes Trained dietitian in charge of meals. BOARDING and DAY STUDENTS Grades 1—8, experienced masters, 200 acres of play- fields + + reasonable. | SCHOOL FOR BOYS| 'College Park, - Marylend Greenwéod 29242 ' LONGFELLOW, | SEPTEMBER 27, 1936—PART ONE. measure and proceeded to try out her theory on her own little daughter. During the presidency of Mrs. Gil- bert Grosvenor, the Twentieth Cen- tury Club made its famous crusade for high-grade, clean milk. The Health Department was in possession of the facts but then possessed neither the authority nor the funds for mak- ing them accessible to the general public. The Twentieth Century Club circulated them, with the result that the city of Washington now has a milk distribution that is second to none in quality and cleanliness. If you see the driver of a D. C. ash, trash or garbage collection wagon displaying & flag beside his driver’s seat, it is an award presented to him by the Commissioners of the ‘District in conjunction with a spe- cial committee from the Jwentieth Century Club. Cash prizes and cer- tificates are also a feature of this service. During the World War the Twen- tieth Century Club, under Mrs. Henry Thurtell and Mrs. Frederick V. Co- ville, conducted an effective Red Cross unit which is still functioning. Mrs. Edward B. Clark organized a most helpful Belgian Refugees’ Relief Group, and a substantial sum was collected by the club for French re- habilitation of ruined homes. Far East Helped. Active units have also functioned for famine relief in China and the earthquake disaster in Japan. A stronc, PRACTICAL COURSE FOR BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN AND WOMEN PRELIMINARY LESSON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 AT 7 P. M. NOSCHARGE OR OBLIGATION ADMITTANCE BY CARD Call—Write or Phone For Complimentary Pass STRAYER COLLEGE Pinckney J. Harman, Director Thirteqnth and F Stre Homer Builing NAtional 1748 ADVERTISING A Brilliant Life Work- for Men and Women EVENING CLASSES | Tuesdays and Thursdays | 7:30 10 9:15 P.M. Register for Day and Evening Beginners' Class in STENOTYPY All Secretarial Subjects THE TEMPLE SCHOOL 1420 K Street N.W. 3258 NAtional 33539 WOOD’S COMMERCIAL SCHOOL Established 1885 Nor has its- membership scorned to go dramatic for charity’s sake. Its successful premiere in “Alice in Blun- derland,” produced at the Belasco Theater to a capacity audience for the benefit of Priendship House and Neighborhood House, is still mirth- fully recalled. The play was written by Mrs. Frederic E. Farrington. The only persons connected with its pro- duction who were not Twentieth Cen- tury “girls” were the stage hands. ! A few of the additional good causes the Twentieth Century Club has spon- sored are the Juvenile Protection As- sociation, the Life Adjustment Center, the Testing of Children in Our Public Schools, the Travelers' Aid Society, the Americanization School Associa- tion, the Loan Collection of Prints at the Public Library and its Music Room Collection, the Washington Orches- tra Group. Its Community Chest teams always go “over the top.” ass- idual Children Day-Evening 5 October 5th Columbia [ Brookland Home School Announces the opening of its sixth ear, Monday, Oct. 5 Kindergarten and mm Gru-. 1355 Monroe St. N.E. chitdres 3705 Yours Conching B ‘Bl grades’ by sppointment in" afterngots " snd "avenins T ———— SHORT-STORY WRITING Intensive 4-month course in writing the saleable short story. Late after- noon classes limited to 12. Advanced classes. Individual conferences. 13th year begins Oct. 1. Registration 5 te 6 Daily—Nat. 3002 The Moneyway Studios The Penthouse, 912 19th St. N.W. [ BOYD BUSINESS UNIVERS Besin, %Gmmnq SECRETARIAL, STENOGRAPHIC, JUNIOR ACCOUNTING and'ie BUSINESS MANAGEMENT — Gl W{}m'flingaf DAY AND EVENING SESSIONS wyment (OPERATES LARGE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY FOR THE PUBLIC OFFICEHELP UL 1333 F ST.N.W. NAniow12340 Florence Vincent Yeager NEW !oll—mnbon—lllux Voice Pupil of Giovanni Lamperti Teacher of Voice and Piano STUDIO NATIONAL SCHOOL Distinguisned Groduates Ql- IIIM ‘methods. s " prottasionsi No mwm Lraining Day. tht i, 2"..'.':‘.‘.-2" CATALOG N Reatrer " 1747 R. L. Ave. Felix Mahony NAtional 2656 Director Mrs. Evelyn La Crone (All Forms of Spoken English) Ast. 21, “Mississippl” 1436 W st A trained speaking voice is a great asset in social and public life, Furnished on Reeuest 130 to 250 Words Per Minute STENOTYPY Becretaries. stenographers and typist ;—become an expert Stenotypist and w today's preferred jobs and better pav. TAUGHT BY SPECIALISTS Dictation for beginmers and all Call, write or phone for full info) THE STENOTYPE COMPANY mm | 604 Albee Blds. __ Phone NAtional 8320 bt b rming " mew . classes at ool in Washington ezclusively Qeateated o the teaching of the Span- tsh language. 8 MONTHS, $30.00 FOUR ECONOMICAL COURSES ‘Two are for Bexinners. one for In- termediate and one for Advanced S'u- dents. These courses begin October 2nd o n " The Namber of students in thess Classes 8° limited Spanish ScIlooI of Washington 1343 H §t. NNW. Phone Natl. 9369 * The Countryside School FhAM A Modern Country Da » e y and Boarding School Boys and Girls 2 to 12 Years of Age Fall Term Begins September 28 Additional Class § A Nature and Activity curricula subjects. Outdoor Room Facilities correlated with all the academie activities stressed. Individual needs studied. A happy and healthful environment provided. Transportation and hot lunches furnished, Lucile L. Mi 9401 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Md. ller, Director Shepherd 1674 SMALL CLASSES Courses for graduates of ele | THE YARD SCHOOL OF FINE ART Term Commencing Oct. 1 DAY AND NIGHT CLASSES Advanced and Children’s Classes Sculpture, Painting, Drawing Sculpture under direction of | : i William Marks Simpson Director of Sculpture, Maryland 2040 'S St. N-W. Potomac 3223 Residence, Columbia 1588 who have complel four years of high For students preparing to enter college—For post- graduate students. Special Preparation for Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Corps, and College Board Exams. 1525 16th'St. DEcatur 0551 SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY DAY SCHOOL SCHOOL OF LAW Three-year course leading to LL. B. Degree Classes meet 3 days a week from 9:30 to 12:50 (Early morning and evening classes now in session— Enrollments still accepted) DAY COURSE BEGINS SEPTEMBER 28. SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY Three-year course leading to B. C. S. Degree Olasses meet 3 days a week from 9:30 to 12:00 BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 28 A new class for Beginners Accounting will start Wednesday evening, October 7, to take care of those students who were unable to enroll in the previous classes. (Coeducational) 1736 G Street National 8250 &nmuownt CLASSES 1 ACCOUNTANCY Additional Beginning Classes Now Being Formed Are: Eight O’clock Class—Opening Monday, October Sth. Meeting Monday, Wednesday and Friday—8:00 to 9:50 ¥ Six O’clock Class—Opening Tuesday, October 6th. Meeting Tuesday, Thursday and Friday—6:00 to 7:50 42 Registrations are also being taken for the Day Class Opening Monday, September 28th. Ask for 30th Year Book Benjamin Franklin University MEtropolitan 2518 Transportation Building 17th and H Streets T ST K 1115 Connecticut Ave. NAtional 0270 ke thmm*«mfimnmm | Rded ik Ak ko KING-SMITH STUDIO-SCHOOL A School of the Arts for Cultural and Professional Study ART e Painting, Costume Design, Interior Decoration, Commercial, Sculpturing. MUSIC e Singing, Piano, Violin, Organ. DANCING e All forms—Classic and Modern. THEATER e Dramatic and Theater Arts under Profes- sional Direction. LANGUAGES e English, French, German, Italian, Spanish. WRITING e Creative Writing, Journalism. HOMEMAKING e A Practical Course with an Artistit Approach. Model Kitchen. RADIO e Script Writing, Recording, Broadcasting. PHOTOGRAPHY @ Avocational or Professional Study. SECRETARIAL e Shorthand, Typing, Spelling, Etc. CHILDREN’S CLASSES e Music, Dancing, Dramatics. For Information Address | 1751 New Hompslnre Ave. Tclephone North 1 0385 VISIT OUR * Business Administrative, 2 Years. Cordially Invites You to Visit Its New Quarters at 710 14th St. N.W. Classes Now Forming COURSES Stenographic, 10 Months. Ezecutive Secretarial, 1 Year. Calculating Machines, 3 Months. Met. 5051 POSITIONS FOR GRADUATES Special Short Courses in All Branches of DRAFTING Eatent Office. Architectural, ll St ENGINEERING (Also Standard Four-Year Eng. 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