Evening Star Newspaper, April 13, 1924, Page 49

SOCIETY. 9 V APRIL 13, 1924—PART THE SUNDAY STAR. F——— VASHINGTON, D. C Pen Women to Fete SOCIETY. 2 company promises to be and members wish- After the program there will be dancing, with music furnished by a well known and popular orchestrs. The | unusuall T | son. Pennsylvanians Here To Receive Veterans Famous Astor Mansion Will Act as Hostess Seven-million-dollar Home Has Been Scene of ‘vears has created so much general iteres Gives Way to Apartment Most Notable Entertainments Given in This Country—Horse Sl‘low Advanced. YORK, April 12—No news in | artners Vincent Astor, the present owner, and his wife care nothing for social life, and they seldom have enter- tained in the mansion In fact, the only party given there this vyear, aside from charitable emtertainments, in and out of society as the azing of the rom ob Astor always being one of lht. D. A.R. Delegates Here Easter Sunday afternoon, from 4 to § o'clock, the historical group of the District League of American Pen i Women will entertain at tea at elub headquarters, 1722 H street north- west, in homor of visiting delegates to the D. A. R. convention who are interested in historical and gencalog- ical research and writing. In the. receiving line will be Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher, president of the District organization: Miss Jean Stephenson. chairman of the his- torical group, and the special guests of honor of the afternoon, Mrs, James H. Stansfield, registrar general of the D. A : Mrs Larz Andersos, librarian genoral of the D. A. K. and | second president of the Distriet Every military decoratfon lssued by the United States and the allled nations during the world war will shine on the breasts of Pennsylvania soldiers at the American Legion night of the Pennsylvania Socicty, to be held at the New Willard Hotel ball- room Wédnesday night at 8:135 o'clock. In the receiving line, besides Presi- dent and Mrs. Cl Kelly, will be Gen. and Mrs. Bliss, Gen. and Mrs. R. C.oDavis. Gen. and Mrs Charles S. Farnsworth and Gen. and Mrs. G. C. Rickards. Included in the boxholders for the meeting are Secretary ‘of the Treas- ury Mr. A. W. Mellon; Secretary of Labor and Mra Jfames J. Davis, Sen- ator and Mrs. David A. Reed, Repre- sentative Samuel A. Kendall, Repre- | de ker H. Admission to the meeting will be by membership and guest cards only, which may be secured from the seo- retary, Mr. Frank X. Fragale, before or at the meeting. Comes Natural. From the Leaisville Courier-Joumal “U see that in all the warring countries women are sald to learn to operate munition machinery in a few daye” “Well?" “I can hardly believe it™ “I see nothing incredible about it Women are natural mechanics. My wife can fix anything around the house with a hairpin.” For College Women | in Mrs. Eungene Stevens will be uw\ hostess at the weekly tea of the Col- lege Women's Club at the clubhouse, | 1822 1 street. tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'cloek. At 5 o'clock Mr. William Dennis will address the club on the “World Court.” Mrs. Digene Stevens and Mre. William Deneis will receive | with the president of the club, Mrs. | Harris Baldwin. College women v ‘ iting in the city are invited to attand the meeting. | Plans for the eighteenth annual | banquet are rapidly materializing, and there is much interest in this, the formal social event of the club s ) e ur i PEARLMA ° gad to make thefr Jane Bartlett, ting committes, a8 Y H‘I \.\(:0e V% 1.3 out BOOK 5000 N3 &6 3 marhic Talked about :.nu} than other | untry, Tt has! most notab his country Astor | £ suciety, | 1 the League; | son and Mrs. Gaius Brumbaugh, ber of years registrar general of the D. A. 'L and parilamentarian of the District League, will make the presentations. A musical program will be givén, the artists including M Hurcum, pianist, of the servatory of London; Cralg, who will sing a group of In- dian_songs by Cadn: d by Miss Charlotte K Thomas' Episcopal Cralg and Miss Kline repre- ¢ D. A. R. on the program, Elbert M. Wood and Mrs. Miller Chainey representing the District L. A P. W., the former giving » group of Easter songs and the latter eatertaining with plano selections. res- | was @ dance early in the season for Mr. Astor's sister, Miss Muriel Astor of England, Mr. Astor will have a smaller house in New York, and of course has the bIE estate at Ferncllff, at Rhinebeck- | 2 |on-Hudson. _ He also recently ac- | Whese emgagkement to Midshipman n.estate on the north shore | Forrest James Fremch is announced m',‘,“‘:"‘x*"f."r:‘x_f""‘,’!fi; I by Ber mother, Mrv. William 0. Dea- the 3th & ¢ man- | trick. The wedding will take place in emoved to Fernclift. | June. ith the trend of thousht toward | | charity. the members of the vounger | some time | set are rehearsing industriously for | admittedly too & vized in | an afternoon of interp dancing | trend to leave town for the winter & It was at | MOnday, April 21, in aid of the social | sorts at the beginning of February. | : s jepartments of the New York \ The change iu dates las been under the Hospital. Bellevue Hospital and the | consideration since last January. It Lenox Hill settlement. After the pro- | received further impetus from the re- gram has b at the Plaza | ports that important shows in S Hotel, the sant from | Louis and Kansas City, last vear, p 11:30 to o 1. | vented several prominent western down { Teom. i ibitors from showing in this « sentative Harris Bix Represent- ative and Mrs. Adam M. Wyant, Mrs. W. Harry Brown and Mrs. George | Mosta. | The honor guests of the reception will be State Commander J. leo Col- lins and Fast State Commander Col. Joseph H. Thompson. The Battle Sis- ters, with a aumber of selections, and the Costello Post Fife and Drum Corps will furn the entertainment. dence has been written about mor an in the e of the nts » VunotnY AN DeAGOK, ntertainm vhen the ~v4s the re rot only en- re countr To be b amous ball A | s Zive | given hort with the present v Yorl that term ed to exclu- was originat- MeAllister. A >rn e Announce Daughter’s Engagement to Wed Mr. and Mre, Charles W. The Story of Our 8.00 Shoes E sought to provide a line of Feminine Footwear at 8.00 that we could offer without modifying in any degree the assurance of satisiaction that must go with every pair of Burt Shoes. ' DINNER i You'll Enjoy Quist—efigient wnother ature popularity ‘to Dinners. from “Step- 1 Laimbeer | 1 and 3 8010 | | vord on twe. to the. Shut er ,Erooms, shepherds. | daughter Lucinda to Mr | 0 S0 ¥ CoN ot shoemakers and one| Day, son of Mr. and Mrs. John | & p3 4n_deawing roums « I Duy’ of New York. of Mra | & exclusive | | Steers an- of their Bernard P. Joseph P service & which add 2 our Sunda and_ grandsc The | " hasn’t been an easy thing to do—but with diligence SiCodrses and maker co-operation we’ve accomplished it. to adopt a career. sity s | ed surprise when it was made known } L that she has elected to become 3| | painter of theatrical scenery and al- ! s 50 | T s completed sets for a play 2 1 | uilt Frenck Three of the styles are pictured. e finest traditions in i ‘wociety 1 was ereched | produced on Broadway. il ¥ that the work is ex- that those who make of thing their profession ad best look to their luarels. &n is formed cntirely from | her own ideas. hortly before the death o Astor i We can talk very positively, too, of the quality of our Lisle Hose at 1.00 a pair—Tan and Gray Arthur Burt Co. 1343 F Street Caring for feet, is better than curing them Mr. and Mrs. | iy life h treet and The Astor, Franklin Square Flotel 14th Street at K ga)| Brothers \er home in Gra s been A gathering pl ns of the ted that scenery painting | imitators before next se - item which has produced much satisfaction among the ultra- | exclusive set here is the natice which | iax been issued that the national | horse show will open a month ear- lier next fall than in any other vear since 1885. The date is set for Octo- ber 13, the place the Armory of | Squadron A. Incidentally plans are being laid to make the show this year Uie finest ever offered here “The Shift of the horse show week looked upon as one of the wise moves ever made by the executive | committee of that institution. When ning was held in November it inevitably clashed with the premier! of the opera and the discomfort which | thus was produced brought many pro- |t Social leaders who felt that it was incumbent upon them to attend both events declared that they were Rhard used in the matter. To flit from was considered more especially ch were really a art. of _both events were taken to consideration. They further say sworth, Worth t everybody is back in town, or at and other famous | t ought to be, by mid-October. day. Usually th Others hail the change as a welcome leaders. 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