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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 2, folder \"1976/09/08 - Washington Fashion\nGroup Benefit, McLean, Virginia\" of the Frances K. Pullen Papers at the Gerald R. Ford\nPresidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nScanned from Box 2 of the Frances K. Pullen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nREVISED REMARKS, Washington Fashion Group/Bloomingdale's,\nSeptember 8, 1976\nThank you to the American Fashion Group for this\nvery meaningful honor.\nThese scholarships will help educate young people\nfor a career in American fashion. I know first-hand what\nan important and exciting industry fashion is, and the\nfuture winners will participate in this creative and\ndynamic business.\nAmericans no longer look to Europe for ideas and\ninspiration, because our very own designers express our\nindividuality, energy and optimism for us.\nSomeday soon, I expect to wear clothes designed,\nmade or merchandised by the recipients of these\nscholarships---just as I now take great pride in wearing\ntoday's American designers.\nThank you, Bloomingdale's, for this marvelous\nevening. Again, thanks to the American Fashion Group. We\nall share an admiration for our expressive and growing\nAmerican fashion industry, which has grown because of the\ninterest of people like all of you.\n#\n#\n#\nRevised Remarks, Washington Fashion Group/Bloomingdale's,\nSeptember 8, 1976\nThank you to the Washington Fashion Group for this\nvery meaningful honor.\nThese scholarships will help educate young people for\na career in American fashion. I know first-hand what an\nimportant industry fashion is, and the future winners will\nexpand\nhelp build the unique image of American fashion.\nAmericans no longer look to Europe for ideas and\ncreativity, because our very own designers express our\nindividuality, energy and optimism for us.\nSomeday soon, I expect to wear clothes designed,\nmade or merchandised by the recipients of these ************\nscholarships just as I now take great pride in wearing\ntoday's American designers.\nThese scholarships extend my own deep personal interest\nin this important industry, and I thank all of you for\nthis marvelous evening and your concern about our expressive\nand exciting American fashions.\nRevised Remarks, Washington Fashion Group/Bloomingdale's\nSeptember 8, 1976\nThank you, Washington Fashion Group, for this very\nmeaningful honor. These scholarships will help educate\nyoung people for a career in American fashxmmx fashion\nwhich XS has established a мядіх unique image in the\nworld.\nBecause of the ingenuity and хмин imagination of\nAmerican fashion, we no long look XXX EN to\nEurope for ideas and creativity. Our very own American\nour\ndesigners are expressing the individuality, X energy and\n**p optimism for us.\nThe vitality of American fashion is an exciting\ndue development, and the future winners of these scholarships\nwill be part of this excitement.\nYE Someday soon, I **** expect to wear clothes\ndesigned, made or MEXXX merchandised by the recipients of\nthese scholarships. Just as I now take great pride in\nwearing today's American designers.\nI know first-hand what an important industry fashion\nis. Being involved in these scholarships is an extension of\nmy deep personal interest in this important EXPE xxp expression\nof American talent.\nThank at you XXX bloomingdale's of rthis marvelous evening\nWashington XXXXX Fashion Group/Bloomingdale's Remarks,\nSeptember 8, 1976\nI'm so happy about these scholarships to help educate\nyoung people for a career in American fashion. I believe\nAmerican clothes say much about our xxxxxxx individuality,\nenergy and optimism.\nI'm very excited for the future\nwinners, because I know first-hand what an important and\nexciting industry fanx fashion is. Someday soon, I expect\nto wear clothes designed, made or merchandised by recipients\nof these scholarships.\nThank you to the Washington F shion Group for this\nvery meaningful honor. And thank you, Bloomingdale's, for\nthis marvelous evening.\n-0-\nWashington Fashion Group/Bloomingdale's Remarks,\nSeptember 8, 1976\nI'm so happy about these scholarships to help educate\nyoung people for a career in American fashion. I know\nfirst-hand what an important and exciting industry fashion\nis.\nI believe American clothes say much about our\nindividuality, energy and optimism. Someday soon, I\nhope to wear clothes designed, made or merchandised by\nrecipients of these scholarships.\nThank you to the Washington Fashion Group for this\nvery meaningful honor. And thank you, Bloomingdale's, for\nthis marvelous evening.\n-0-\nWashington Fashion Group/Bloomingdale's Remarks\nI'm very excited about these Washington Fashion\nGroup Scholarships. and very pleased to be part of\nan effort to educate young people for a career in\nthe fashion industry. I know first-hand what an\nimportant and fascinating N industry it is.\nOur American clothese say much about the individuality,\nenergy and optimism of Americans. Someday soon I hope to\nwear clothes designed, made or merchandised by recipients\nof these scholarships.\nThank you to the Washington Fashion Group for this\nvery meaningful honor. And KX thank you Bloomingdale's\nfor this marvelous evening.\n-0-\nWashington Fashion Group/Bloomingdale's Remarks, AX\nSeptember 8, 1976\nI'm very excited about these scholarships and so\nhappy to be involved in helping **** educate young\npeople for a career in American fashion.\nI know first-hand what an important and exciting\nindustry fashion is. I believe American clothes say\nmuch about our individuality, energy and optimism.\nSomeday soon, I hope to wear clothes designed,\nmade or merchandised by recipients of these scholarships.\nThank you to the Washington Fashion Group for this very\nmeaningful honor. And thank you Bloomingdale's for this\nmarvelous evening.\n-0-\nWashington Fashion Group/Bloomingdale's Remarks,\nSeptember 8, 1976\nI'm SO happy about these scholarships to help educate\nyoung people for a career in American fashion. I know\nfirst-hand what an important and exciting industry fashion\nis.\nI believe American clothes say much about our\nindividuality, energy and optimism. Someday soon, I\nhope to wear clothes designed, made or merchandised by\nrecipients of these scholarships.\nThank you to the Washington Fashion Group for this\nvery meaningful honor. And thank you, Bloomingdale's, for\nthis marvelous evening.\n-0-\nWashington Fashion Group/Bloomingdale's\nexcited\nw\n8\nXxx I am very honored to have fashion scholarships\nnamed once\nin my 2 My own career as a department store fasx\nfashion co-ordinator gave me an insight to the fash\nbecause I have\nfascination and importance of this industry. I'm very\npleased to be part on an effort to educate MAXE young\npeople for fashi American fashion Our American clothes\nsay much about our individuality, XXXXXXX\nour energy and optimism. I look forward to someday soon\nwearing clothes designed, made or merchandised by a recipient\nof these scholarships. Thanks to all in the *W Washington\non for this this\nFashion Group and to Bloomingdale's for this marvelous,\nexciting evening\n(abortine trade- -off Asund etc.) issues life for statility)\nDraft\nWashington Fashion Group/Bloomingdale\" Remarks,\nSeptember 8, 1976\nI'm SO happy about these scholarships to help educate\nyoung people for a career in American fashion. I know\nfirst-hand what an important and exciting industry fashion\nis.\nI believe American clothes say much about our\nindividuality, energy and optimism. Someday soon, I\nhope to wear clothes designed, made or merchandised by\nrecipients of these scholarships.\nThank you to the Washington Fashion Group for this\nvery meaningful honor. And thank you, Bloomingdale's, for\nthis marvelous evening.\n-0-\nKAYE\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 2, 1976\nMEMORANDUM TO:\nPETER SORUM\nFROM:\nSUSAN PORTER\nSUBJECT:\nAction Memo\nMrs. Ford has accepted the following out-of-town invitation:\nEVENT: Benefit Gala\nGROUP: Bloomingdale's and The Washington Fashion Group\nDATE: Wednesday, September 8, 1976\nTIME: 8:00 p.m.\nPLACE: Bloomingdale's\nTyson's Corner\nMcLean, Virginia\nCONTACT: Teddy Westrice\nO: 356-2230\n893-3500, ext. 215\nH: 229-6088\nCOMMENTS\nMrs. Ford will attend the special evening being hosted\nby Bloomingdale's to benefit The Washington Group's\nnewly established Betty Ford Fashion Scholarship. This\nwill be a black tie international evening which will\nalso be a preview of Bloomingdale's new store. The\nScholarship will aid young people interested in careers\nin fashion. I understand large contingents from New York\nwill be present and at least parts of it will be\nnationally televised. Five special rooms will be\ndedicated in recognition of international contributions\n- 2\nto the American fashion industry. One room will be dedicated\nto the First Lady. The others include Spain, Italy, Canada, and\nFrance. The file is attached.\nThank you.\nC: BF Staff\nRed Cavaney\nWilliam Nicholson\nJerry Jones\nTerry O'Donnell\nDavid Lissy\nRex Scouten\nStaircase\nAugust 27, 1976\nDear Mrs. Ford,\nThis is the benefit evening associated\nwith the opening of Bloomingdale's which you\nand I discussed on the phone. I understand\nit will also be televised.\nbe\nAttend, September 8th (if this is\nnot the night-of the debates)\nRegret\nThank you.\nsusan\nBF Pending to Consider\nSeptember 8, 1976\nD.C.\nJuly 20, 1976\nDear Ms. Grigg,\nHow much I appreciated your gracious letter\ntelling of the finalization of the date of\nSeptember 8th for the initiation 06 the Betty\nFord Fashion Scholarship sponsored by the\nWashington Fashion Group. If this scholarship\ncan indeed expand the horizons 06 young people\ninterested in careers in fashion, I shall indeed\nbe greatly honored to have my name associated\nwith so worthwhile an endeavor. Although it\nis unlikely my autumn commitments will permit\nme to be with you on September 8th, I have\nnoted the date on my working calendar and\nwill be in communication with you closer to\nthe date.\nwith gratitude and warmest best wishes,\nSincerely,\nBelly Ford\nMs. Margy Grigg\nRegional Director\nThe Washington Fashion Group\n601 South Washington Street\nAlexandria, Virginia 22314\nSP/ph\nc: BF Pending to Consider (September 8th, D.C.)\nTHE FASHION GROUP, Inc.\nFROM THE OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON, D. C. REGIONAL GROUP\nJuly 13, 1976\nMrs. Gerald Ford\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Mrs. Ford,\nOn Wednesday, September 8, 1976, The Betty Ford\nFashion Scholarship will be initiated by the Washington\nFashion Group at the Gala Preview Opening of Bloomingdales's.\nA Room, specially designed in your honor will be one of\nthe features of this black tie benefit.\nWe are thrilled that you have approved this\nendeavor, which will enable students to enter into\nfashion related aareers.\nWe know your schedule is demanding, but we hope\nyou will be able to join us briefly on September 8th,\nat 8;00 'clock p. m.\nSincerely yours\nMargy Margy Regional Grigg Director Grigg\nThe Washington Fashion Group\nHEADQUARTERS OFFICE: 9 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10020\nTo Susan Pata\nwith formal invite\nTHE FASHION GROUP, Inc.\n8/11/76\nFROM THE OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON, D C. REGIONAL GROUP\nSusan\nIF ma)\nnot\nAugust 10, 1976\nbend\nfor\nthing\n&\nMrs. Betty Ford\nher\nThe White House\n1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.\ndo\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nshile\nDear Mrs. Ford:\nThe Washington Fashion Group is honored that we shall be able\nto give scholarships in your honor.\nThe event, Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. also previews the open-\ning of Bloomingdalle's in our community. \"Windows On The World\"\nis a fitting theme for the black tie event.\nWe hope to net at least $20,000 for the fashion scholarships for\nqualified Washington area students. These will be administered\nby 2 scholarship committee of members of The Washington Fashion\nGroup. It is a skilled group of professional women who work\nwith the educational leaders in our town.\nWe would be thrilled if you could find time to drop by, even\nfor an hour that evening, to share the gala with us. Your pre-\nsence would \"make\" the evening for all those who have worked so\nhard and for those who will attend the event.\nI must pass on to you a bit of a conversation I had with a young\nperson the other day. This small voice inquired how could she\nqualify for The Betty Ford Fashion Scholarships. I told her the\nguidelines were being outlined at the present and would be happy\nto notify her when completed. \"I'm in my first year of high\nschool\", she added, How's that for being a motivating force in\na young person's life?\nMy best to you, The President, and your family.\nWith warm regards\nEleni\neleni epstein- 484-4359\nva. Ogiling\n966-8035 WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nThe Betty Ford Fashion Scholarships of the Washington, D.C.\nRegional Group\nof\nThe Fashion Inc.\nThe Fashion Group, Inc. is a non-commercial association of women engaged in fashion\nwork, formed to advance the principles of applied art in industry and to foster good\ntaste in fashion; to encourage the cooperation among those engaged in conceiving,\ndesigning, manufacturing, promoting, and distributing fashions; and, through education\nand the dissemination of useful information, to inspire a keener interest in fashion\nindustries and to the end that those engaged in the field of fashion may better\nserve themselves and the public at large.\nThe Scholarships are given in Betty Ford's name honoring her for her interest in\nfurthering excellence in the fields of fashion.\nThe Betty Ford Fashion Scholarship Fund solicits applications annually. Scholarships\nwill be made to individuals in the discipline of fashion, art, design, merchandising,\njournalism or any other related discipline.\nTerms of the Scholarships\nThe Washington Fashion Group will provide grants not to exceed $2,000 in any one\nacademic year. The amounts of the grants and the number of grants are at the\ndiscretion of the Scholarship Committee.\nEligiblility for Scholarship Grant\n1. The applicant must be a resident of the metropolitan area of Washington, D.C.\n2. The applicant must pursue studies toward a degree in the discipline of fashion,\nart, design, merchandising, journalism or any other fashion related discipline.\n3. The applicant must have completed 2 years of work in an accredited junior college,\ncollege, or university and have demonstrated a genuine interest in fashion or fashion\nrelated field through education, work, or avocation.\n4. The scholarship may be used for either undergraduate or graduate study.\n5. An applicant who has received a grant from the Washington Fashion Group may\nreapply for one additional grant.\nRequired Submissions\n(Applications should be sent to the BFFS's Committee Chairman, Virginia S. Ogilvy,\nof the Washington Fashion Group. 4017 48th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20016.)\nThe applicant should submit FIVE copies of:\n1. A brief statement as to his or her objectives of a career in fashion\nor fashion related employment.\n2. Designate the educational institution he or she will attend.\n3. A resume of his or her academic background, extra curricular activities\nand job related experiences.\n4. An official transcript from the school in which he or she last matriculated.\n5. Name, address, phone number of individuals with a thorough knowledge of the\neducational abilities in areas pertaining to their chosen career fields.\n6. Further submissions and/or a personal interview may be required of finalists.\n1977 Applications should be sent to:\nMrs. Virginia S. Ogilvy\n4017 48th Street, N.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20016\nDeadline for filing January 1, 1977\nGENALD FORD LIBRARY\n/\nBithy Ford Fashion\nThe Mary Vogal Strasburg ScholarshipSof the Washington, D. C.\nRegional Group\n2 - F. G. -he. is\nof\nThe Fashion Group Inc.\nBitty Fushion\nThe Mary Vogel Strasburg Scholarship Fund solicits applications\n4\nannually. Awards will be made to individuals in the discipline of\nfashion, art, design, merchandising, journalism or any other related\ndiscipline.\nTerms of the Scholarship\nThe Washington Fashion Group will provide grants not to exceed\n$2000 in any one academic year. The amounts of the grants and the\nnumber of grants are at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee.\n& Holted grans may be given to cover the cost of a course. This can\nbe extended to someone working in the fashion field who has not\nnecessarily matriculated at a school In making application for a grant\nof this type as many required submissions as possible should be completed\nGrants of all types will be administered through the administrative\nchannels of the school selected by the applicant.\nEligibility for Scholarship Grant\n6\n1. The applicant must be a resident of the metropolitan area of\nWashington, D. C.\ntoward a digle\n2. The applicant must pursue studies in the discipline of fashion,\nart, design, merchandising, journalism or any other fashion\nrelated discipline.\n3. The applicant must have completed 2 years of work in an accredited\njunior college, college, or university and have demonstrated a\ngenuine interest in fashion or fashion related field through\neducation, work or avocation.\n4. The scholarship may be used for either undergraduate or graduate\nstudy.\n5. An applicant who has received a grant from the Washington Fashion\nGroup may reapply for one additional grant.\nRequired Submissions\nVIRGINIA S. OGILVY\n(Applications should be sent to the Awards Committee Chairman of the\nWashington Fashion Group.) 4017 48th STREET, WASHINGTON, D.C.\nThe applicant should submit five copies of:\n20016.\n1. A brief statement as to his or her objectives of a career in\nfashion or fashion related employment.\n2. Designate the educational institution he or she will attend.\n3. A resume of his or her academic background, extra curricular\nactivities and job related experiences.\n4. an official transcrip 1 from The school in lost wheel he or she\nIn addition three letters of recommendation: two from persons\nmake culoted\nqualified to evaluate the academic achiev ments and talents of the\napplicant and one from a person qualified to comment as to the\nFORD LICENSE\napplicants character. These letters should be submitted directly\nto the chairman of the awards committee. An official transcript\nshould be sent directly to the chairman of the awards committee.\nThose applying for a limited grant to cover the cost of one course\nshould complete as many submissions as possible.\nCriteria for Selection\n1. An evaluation of the required submissions shall be the most\nimportant consideration in making the selection of the\nscholarship awardee.\n2. Equal consideration shall be given to female and male applicants.\n3. Equal consideration shall be given to applicants in the fashion\nfield or related areas of study.\n4. Extra curricular activities, work experience, recognition or\nawards for achievements of the applicant in fashion or related areas\nwill be given consideration along with the academic achievements\nof the applicant.\n1977\n1976 applications should be sent to:\nMrs. Virginia S. Ogilvy\n4017 48th St. N. W.\nWashington, D. C. 20016\nPhone 202-966-8035\nDeadline for filing - April 6, 1976\nJan 1, 1977\nPlease note that small grants to cover the cost of a single course and\nlarger grants which could cover a sizeable portion of the cost incurred in\nan academic year are available again this year through the Mary Vogel Strasburg\nScholarship Fund. Fashion Group members are encouraged to apply for both types\nof grants.\nInformation concerning application procedures are enclosed. If you know\nof anyone interested in making application, please provide them with this in-\nformation.\nYou are encouraged to provide scholarship information to any schools or\nuniversities with which you have contact.\nAdditional copies are available from either of the chairpersons (Elinor\nBurgess and Virginia Ogilvy)."
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