. ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁New sp aper ▁Women ' s ▁Club ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁active ▁in ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁career . ▁Ear lier ▁she ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁organization ▁from ▁which ▁that ▁club ▁broke ▁off , ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁National ▁Press ▁Club . ▁She ▁regularly ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Press ▁Club ' s ▁sat ir ical ▁st unt ▁night s ▁and ▁often ▁draft ed , ▁composed , ▁and ▁performed ▁in ▁their ▁sk its . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁associate ▁member ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Phot ographic ▁Society ▁of ▁England . ▁Martin ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁News ▁Phot ograph ers ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Six ▁years ▁later ▁she ▁became ▁an ▁associate ▁member ▁of ▁Th eta ▁S igma ▁Ph i , ▁a ▁national ▁professional ▁and ▁honor ary ▁frat ern ity ▁for ▁women ▁in ▁journal ism . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁second ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁New sp aper ▁Women ' s ▁Club . ▁ ▁News ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁social ▁scene ▁contain ▁frequent ▁mentions ▁of ▁her ▁participation ▁in ▁club ▁events ▁and ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁she ▁gave ▁an ▁out door ▁party ▁for ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁women ' s ▁press ▁clubs ▁that ▁featured ▁hot ▁dogs , ▁ste aks , ▁a ▁k eg ▁of ▁be er , ▁and , ▁according ▁to ▁one ▁account , ▁" sing ing