Evening Star Newspaper, December 30, 1924, Page 9

" SOCIETY (Continued from Eighth Page.) ents, Col. and Mrs. C. M. Perkins, at 1636 R street. ‘The Assistant Secretary of Labor, Mr. E. J. Henning, is in New York for & day or two and is staying at the Hotel Astor. Comdr. and M Townsend will entertain informally atftea this af- ternoon for Capt. and Mrs. Walter Vernon of Newport. ‘Comdr. and Mrs. also be hosts at dinner on January 12, preceding the first dance of the Nayy series. Townsend will Mr. and Mrs. Barry Mohun enter- talned at dinner last evening in their new home, on Massachusetts avenue, in compliment to Miss Hilda Ann HIIL The guests were the debutantes who assisted Miss Hill yesterday af- ternoon — Miss Elizabeth Johnson, Miss Elizabeth Mohun, Miss Anne Covington and her guest, Miss Ross; Miss Margaret West,- Miss Beatrice McLean, Miss Mollle Crawford, Mrs. Courtney Stillwell, Miss Dorothy Hill, Mr. Lowndes Jackson, Mr. Gaeorge Abell, Mr. Richard Claytor, Mr. Wol- cott Waggaman, Mr. Eugene Roberts, Mr. Luclan Carpenter, Mr. Hall Mec- Kenney, Mr. Donald Ross, Mr. Spotts. wood ~White, Comdr. Elmer lang- worthy, Mr. McCook Dunlop and Mr. Bishop Hill After dinner the gues ttended the dance given at R s for Miss Anne Covington by her parents, | Judge and Mre. J. ry Covington Maj. and Mrs. Morton in Capltal for New Year. Maj. De Forest W. Morton, from the remount depot of Fort Royal, Va. is spending a few days at Hotel Hamil- ton with Mrs. Morton thelr family. and The most colorful costume ball of | the New Year, the Bal Boheme of the | Arts Club of Washington, which is| to be held in the New Willard Hotel | balirooms Monday evening, January | 5, beginning at 9:30 o'clock, will this | eason feature general dancing dur- | Ing the greater part of the evening by the gayly costumed throng, con- tinuing until a late hout. The pageant, called "“The Second | Judgment of Paris” arranged by the ball chairman, Mr. Carlton Van Valk- enburg, will commence promptly at 11:30 o'clock and will last exactly 30 | minutes, but in that' stort period | will be presented a brilllant spec- tacle of the arts, each episode to be sponsored by a leading art patron In the Capital City. Mrs. Walter Tuck- | erman Is sponsor for the first epi- | sode, that of Architecture. which is being given by the’ leading archi- tects In the Washington chapter of the American Institute of Architects, dgirected by Mr. Lynch Luquer. Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews will spon- Mrs. Willlam Barrett Ridgely spon- sors the last eplsode of the Dance by the Tchernikoff-Gardiner Studlo. Miss Annette Steel entertalned at dinner last evening in honor of Mr. Bartley Howard. Miss Betty Creenwood and Miss Anna Wrllace Turner wiil be at home at 3026 Q street Wednesday, Decem- ber 31, from 5 to 7 o'clock. Cadet Colby Maxwell Myers of West Point entertained a party of 60 at a supper dance at Hotel Hamilton last night. Mies Louise Smith entertained at bridge last evening at her home, on Seventeenth street. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Wire, Mr. and Mrs, Manuel Lopez, Miss Clare Richard, Miss Doro- thy Groesbeck, Miss Gertrude McKnew, Miss Susan Randolph, Miss Sabine Wal- lace, Miss Agatha Peak, Miss Meta Lut- trall, ) Edward Shults, Mr. Dean Davis, Mr. Holton Smith, Mr. Basil{ Kelly, Mr. Harry Tyler, Mr. Gordon Deacon and Mr. George Slater. Ex-Gov. Leslie M. Shaw has re- turned from New York, where he. with Mrs Shaw, spent Christmas. Mrs. Shaw, who remained on in New York, ill join him at their apartment at Wardman Park Hotel next week. Hostesses at the tea dance to be given by the Cornell Society commit- tee in honor of the Cornell Musical Clubs, prior to their concert at the New Willard on the evening of Jan- uary 1, are: Mrs. John Hayes Ham- mond, Mrs. Charles J. Bell, Mrs. Min- nigerode Andrews, Mrs. Ernest Knae- bel, Mrs. Frederick Coville, Mrs. Henry M on, Mrs. John TIhlder, Howard Williams, Mrs. Dorsey Hyde, jr G. sworth, Rich 4 John H 11, Mrs. Earl A. Brown, Miss Jean henson and Mrs. W. L. Saunders. About 60 of the younger girls in Washington ty have been in- vited to attend the tea dance. Mrs. William Leary, who spent sev- eral weeks at Wardman Park Hotel with her small son Neil, has joined Mr. Leary in New,York, where they will spend some time before going to California for the early Spring. Mr. and Mrs. Willis G. Dowden of Maplewood, N. J., are in Washington for several days, and are at the| Shoreham Hotel. 'Mrs, Dowden is & can Pen Women, 3 Dowden is an expert on painters moderp ‘tors of the Young | will | hold a New Year day reception at the | Elizabeth Somers residence, 1104 M| street, from 4 to 6 o'clock. The board of directors will rececve. On account of tle large number of parties being arranged for the big THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. curtain an early hour, probably 10 o'clock. Theater parties making res- ervations for the pantomime are ask- ed to note this change ot hour for the opening curtain on that night. The Zonta Club will hold an in- formal party this evening at the Grace Dodge Hotel. They will meet at 7 o'clock for an old-fashioned Southern courtry supper, followed by original stunts and & brief program. Miss Helen Wright of the Library.of Congress, who is the guest of honor, will read several personal letters from American humorists, and Miss Ruth Sawyer of the Zonta Club in Ithaca, N. Y., and Dr. Ruth Wheeler of Towa City, Jowa, will speak. Miss Mary A. Lindsley, who is president of the soclety, will act as hostess. The annual New Year reception in honor of the Confederate Veterans by the United Daughters of the Con- federacy of the District will be held from 3 to'7 o'clock next Thursday, at the Confederate Memorial Home, 1322 Vermont avenue northwest. Mrs. Alblon Wilson Tuck is president of the District division and will head the receiving line, composed of all the officers of the division and Con- federate veterans. A general invita. tion {8 extended all Daughters and Sons of the Confederacy to attend. There will be a program of music and dancing, and refreshments will be served. Women of the Mooseheart Legion will be at home tomorrow from 7:30 until 8:30 o'clock, at the Moose Home, 715 Bighth street northwest. This is the official auxiliary of the Loyal Or- der of the Moose, and all men of that order, with all of the ladles of their tamilles, are invited to attend. Committee for Reception to President and Mra. Lewis, Forming the committee for the OUR carefully de- signed plans need the fine hand of the “Master of Artistry” when it comes to the details of finish and furniture. The problem is not to strike a discordant note — nor cur- reception given by Columbian Women in honor of President and Mrs. Lewlis of George Washington University and the visiting scientists, at the Wash- Ington Club, on December 30, are Mrs, Willlam H. Herron, Mrs. Paul Bartsch, Mrs. William Cline Borden, Mrs. William E. Chamberlain, Mrs. ‘Walter L. Cheney, Mrs. Henry Grat- tan Doyle, Mrs. Edna A. Clark, Mrs. John Paul Ernest, Mrs. Frank Edg- ington, Mrs. Robert Griggs, Mrs. Gil- bert Hall, Mrs. Anna S. Hazelton, Mrs. Charles Holmes, Mrs, Richard Hynson, Mrs. Virgil Jacksqn, Mrs. H. T. A. Lemon, Miss Janet McWil- liams, Mrs. Julia McCord, Miss George F. Merrlll, Miss Elizabeth Peet, Miss Irene Pistorio, Mrs. Willlam C. Ruediger, Mrs. Frank R. Rutler, Mrs. D. K. Shute, Mrs. Willlam C. Van Velck, Miss Margaret White and Mrs. Willlam Allen Wilbur. Mrs. Harrlet Hawley Locher will entertain_at her studio, 934 F street ELBRATE New Year’s Eve at 11th and Penna Ave. $6 Per Person. INCLUDING A Special Course Dinner Dancing from 10 to ? : TO TWO MEYER DAVIS Orchestras Souvenirs Novelties Noisemakers For Res ns Phene Franklin northwest, Wednesday afternoon, from 2 to 4, for the Takoma Park, Md., Camp Fire Girls, who sang the Christmas carols at the children’s TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1924. for a wedding trip. Upon their re- turn they will reside in Takoma Park. programs, Crandall's Tivoll Theater,|s The Washington Wellesley Club Saturday morning, December 20. Mr. Otis George Erich and Miss Julia A. Cunningham, a graduate of the Washington Sanitarium, were married Wednesday afternoon at the residence of Rev. T. E. Bowen, 18 Sycamore avenue, Takoma Park, by Dr. B. F. Bryan, pastor of the Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church, Miss Charlotte Rambo was-brides- maid and Mr. Sutter best man. After the ceremony the couple left gives its annual holiday lunchecn Friday at 1:30 o'clock at 1634 Eye street. Mémbers and Wellesley women visiting in the city are es- pecially invited to come and renew old friendships. A cordial welcome is assured. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crowe, who came to Washington to spend Christmas with their family, have returned to New York. Mrs. C. M. Offterdinger, Who accompanied them, will Columbia National Bank Capital, $250,000.00 What the New Year Will Bring —you depends upon your own initiative, ef- fort and steadfastness of purpose. {Opening a “Columbia” Savings Account THIS PAY DAY, and building it up steadily -throughout the year, will make 1925 and its successors brightertand better in every way. {ONE DOLLAR or more will start your New Year savings account. Our Savings Dept. Pays 911 F Street Surplus, $250,000.00 \J Compound Interest ‘Winter with her aunt and uncle at the Roosevelt apartment. Mr. Willlam W. Barker, Mr. Bartlett Jeftery of Fiirmont, W, Vai.; Mr. Sari- uel Marks, Mr. Bob Charlton and Mr. Doyle left Suuday for Florida, where they will join the rest of their com- pany at Miami and Fort Pierce. Dr. A. Frances Foye, president, will receive at the. Women's City Club on Saturday afternoon, when the 146 birthday members will be the guests of the club. The members of the board will assist, with Mrs, Granvill Hunt and the membership committ in charge of the tea table. Drop in Underground Rail Fare. By Cable to Ths Star and New York World. LONDON, December 30.—The mini= mum fare on the London under- ground railway is to be reduced New Year day from 3 pence 3 penny to 1 penny, or less than 2 cents. For this passenger can ride between sta- Give a Joyous Greeting To The New Year At (4 Java TEN-TEN FOURTEENTH The fun and frolic will begin at 10 and end when— The frolickers will be assisted by: Boernstein’s La Java Band Direction “PETE” MACIAS and MISS HELEN JANE MARR Dancer with Ruth St. and Funmakers Revue—Souvenirs Denis and Musio Bor for AU $5 per plate Phone “Rodgers” Main 7172 i Year-End Sales 1216 ¥ St. 3Joth women's and miss Jetlefts 1216 F St. ' apparel priced to make assurance doubly sure—so that stocks may be adjusted for the new year. Handsome gowns, coats, furs and accessories of all sorts may be obtained tomorrow at startling reductions. Women’s $89.50 to $110 ve, whose guests will first attend the | performance of “A Story of Plerrot,” the holiday pantomime belng pre- sented ugain this week by the Ram's | | Hena Players, Robert Bell, director of | the Ram's Head Players, annour that the performance will commence | promptly at 8:15 o'clock tomorrow | evening, in_order to_ha sor the eplsode of Sculpture, which M H. K. Bush-Brown will direct, with students of the Allied Arts taking part in the story of Pygmalion and Galatea, and Mrs. Charles J. Bell is| sponsor for the episode of Painting | [ $29.50 to $45.00 Street and Dinner Dressesiii e s i $25.00 to $39.50 Tailored models. $39.50 to $59.50 Afternoon and Din- HEr DYesses . ....ovees .$33.00 $49.50 to $85.00 Dinner and Street Dresses .$43.00 $39.50 to $75.00 Dinner Dresses. . .$53.00 $79.50 to $110 Evening and After- noon Dresses.......... $63.50 to $83.50 | Misses’ Coats | 29.50 Check Polaire Sport Coats.. .$17.50 Fur-Trimmed Coats $85.00 Mokine Dress Coats........ $44.50 $95.00 Cuir de laine and Kashmana tail the practical —and that’s where our taste and judgment, skill and experi- ence will serve you té ex- ceptional advantage — pro- ducing new and original ef- fects. Let us submit sugges- tions and estimates—with- out obligation. Phone Fr. 3690 Contract Dept. BALL ARKD | Furniture Floor Coverings Draperies Upholstery Fabrics 1340 G Street — e Coats $69-50 —with collars and cuffs, of natural sable or mink squirrel; beaver col- lars and cuffs and borders of natural skunk and marmink. In suedetex, mokine, kashara, fawnskin and montebello. Cranberry, oxblood, saddle, penny, shutter green, cinnabar, Kaffir, rosewood and black. $65.00 to $85.00 Coats, $49.50 Fine coats in veloria, velvobloom, clevella. Straightline styles. Fur trimmed in beaver, natural and mink squirrel, mole and woli. The colors are cinnabar, penny, green, brown, taupe and black. Straightline, tucked and corded panels—pufied and close-fitting sleeves. which is to be given by the students of the Corcoran School of Art, direct- ed by Mr. Burtis Baker, with Mrs. L. M. Leisenring and Mrs. Frederic i.| Farrington assisting. The episode of Drama, to be played by the Shakespeare Society. is spon- sored by Mrs. George H. Myers, and is directed by Mr. Walter W. Beck, and the eplsode of Poetry., “wherein | the gods war with gods,” taken from Homer's “Iliad,” and depicted by the McKinley Dancers, is under the spon- sorship of Mrs. Edward A. Harriman Mrs. Raymond Gorges is sponsor for the episode of Music, to be given by members of the Rubinstein Club, con- ducted by Mr. Claude Robeson, and ' We Pay Interest 0 CHRISTMAS SAVINGS BRANCH OFFICE ‘ DISTRICT |NATICNAL BANK 9th and New York Ave. $110 Kashmana Dress Coats....... $115 Kashmana Dress Coats. $125 Dress Coats. 3 $135 Cuir de Laine and Kashmana Coats. 5 $145 Kashmana Dress Coats. .. $165 Cuir de Laine Dress Coats. . .$110.00 | Misses’ Suits I $55.00 Sport Suits of Tweed. .. $95.00 Ensemble Costume Suits. $110 Ensemble Costume Suits. $125 Ensemble Costume Suits. $165 Ensemble Costume Suits. [ 4 Wool Jersey Overblouses. $10.75 Silk Costume Blouses.. .. $195 Cotton Overblouses. . In Our Inexpensive Dress Shop Daylight Basement Store $25.00 to $27.50 Dresses, $15 95 Smart frocks of satin, Patou crepe, crepe de chine, georgette and flat, in straightline and belt- less models, coat, tiered, tunic and basque styles, all-over beading and crystal and sifver, embroid- ered in colors or self tones, applique ideas and pleats. Collars and cuffs of gold kid, lace yokes and collars. $1595. $25.00 to $29.50 Dresses, §18 5() Another assortment of charming models in satin, crepe de chine, georgette, brocades,, flat crepe. Tailored satins and failles with jabots and frills; Peter Pan collars and cuffs, piped in contrasting colors; straightline, beltless or nar- row tie belt styles. Some are crystal beaded, others are finished with large flower or ostrich ornament. $18.50. Sizes for Women and Misses .$26.50 .$49.50 .$82.50 == | U e | ) 1219 F Street 1219 F Street Boot Shep Semi-Annual CLEARANCE SALE STARTS TOMORROW Queen Quality Footwear 1,875 Pairs Specially Reduced at One Price Larger Women $125.00 Coats of Novelty Fabrics. . .$69.50 $125.00 to $189.50 Ensemble Suits. .$95.00 $55.00 Silk and Cloth Dresses. .. ...$29.75 M $25.00 Silk Afternoon Dresses. $25.00 Flannel Sport Frocks. .. $29.50 Striped Twill Dresses. .. $3500 to $39.50 sses’ Dresses .$12.50 .$16.50 .$19.50 Afternoon and Dance Frocks. .$21.50 Crepe Satin Dresses .$28.50 $49.50 Charmeen and Twill Street Dresses...... .....$3250 $65.00 Afternoon and Dinner Ready at Noon Tomorrow! Je 1S Our Great January Sales IMPOSSIBLE to give many details to- January Sales day, but sufficient to say that these . Ao great purchases of new outer and under Underwear, Costume Slips Petticoats! apparel will be ready for your choosing by* 12 o'clock tomorrow. Silk Gowns, Envelope Chemise, Bloomers, Step-Ins, $3.95 Silk Envelope Chemise, $2.95 $2.95 and $3.95 Warm Wool Sweat- s aee $195 $7.50 to $10.00 Coat Sweaters. ..... $4.45 Jett January Sales Handsome Fur Coats $195 to $225 Short Fur Coats, $165 $4395 to $550.Full Length Fur Coats $395 $275 Hudson Seal (Dyed Muskrat) S In order to greatly reduce our stock before taking inventory, we will feature these shoes at this one price, giving you an opportunity to save on genuine Queen . Quality Footwear. New “Madelon” Dresses As Advertised in Vogue Your cholce of 27 different styles, in one and two strap, novelty strap and oxford, with all the wanted heels, turned and welt soles. Brown Kid Developed in Black Kid $10 Silk Gowns, $7.85 $2 Philippine Handmade Gowns-and Envelope Chemise, $1.69 —will be shown beginning January 2 in both our Women’s and Misses’ Dress Shops. “Madelon” dresses are bought co-operatively by nearly forty of the courtry’s leading stores and represent their Coats, Full Length, With Skunk Collars and Cuffs, $195 Black Satin Field Mouse Kid Tan Calf Patent Leather Black Suede Gray Kid Silver and Gold Brocaded Blonde Velvet All Sizes and Widths combined fashion knowledge and buying power. New styles for street, afternoon, and evening shown each month—always at one price— $39.50 Colored Novelty Cotton Gowns and Envelope Chemise, $1 $5 and $6 Radium Silk and Satin v Costume Ships, $3.95 T hese and many other Janu- ary Sale items ready at noon tomorrow—End the old year in a profitable way at Jelleff’s. FINAL CLEARANCE OF MILLINERY In order to completely close out our entire stock of Winter Millinery, we are arranging it in two groups. Group' 1—At $5.00 Beautiful French and Americap made hats of the finest panne velvet. Reduced from $16.50 to $29.50. Group 2—At $1.95 The smartest models for present wear. Some Span- ish sailors trimmed with pheasant feather bands. Re- === Lisle Sport Hosiery we Silk and Lisle Sport Hosiery. .. Full-fashioned Silk and Chiffon Hosiery B Humming Bird Silk Hosiery. . . January Sales Famous Centemeri French Entire Stock of Children’s Shoes ¥ Off Queen Quality Boot Shop lusis 1219 F STREET N.W. Agents in Washington for QUEEN QUALITY SHOES ( TWO JANUARY SALES! 72 La Garde Bags, Just Received—Special, ss'oo Leather lined. Fitted Made with hidden pocket. with coin purse or swing purse. Leather arm handle. In® brown, gray or black calf, morocco or grain seal. None regularly less than S;‘LSO Special Purchase of Scarfs, - 32.95 Scarfs will be worn with everything this Spring. These exquisite printed and plain crepe de chine scarfs are specially purchased for January Sales. Jelleff's—Street Floor. Kid Gloves! $3 to $4.50 French Kid Bandelette, Elsinore and Fielder 2-pearl<clasp and strap-wrist Centemeri Quality Kid Gloves, in all sizes and colors; $2.25 and $2.85 pair. $3 fine, soft kid and suede 2-pearl- clasp Pique Gloves, some with fancy cuffs, $1.95 pair. ’ duced from $9.75 to $15. Jellefi's—Third Floor. ® Never Out of Your Size in Gold Stripe Silk Stockings! During the month of January when hosiery stocks are generally at a low ebb, you will find complete size and color assortments here in the famous (old Stripe—Silk Stockings that wear! Wear Gold Stripe and know the satisfaction of protection from garter-clasp runs. Sheer and regular weights $1.85 pair upwards. Only at Jelleft s in Washington!