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SOCIETY (Continued from Eighth Page French embassy, Capt. Thenaul secretary of the German embassy, Baron Plessen; Mr. Traverso, sacond secretary of the Argentine embassy: Mr. Bojsen of the Danish legation, Senor Juis D. Alfaro and Senor Victor Alfaro, the Assistant Secratary of State and Mrs. J. Butler Wright. Admiral and Mrs. Benjamin F. Hutchison, Gen. McCawley, Admiral Andrew T. Long, Admiral and Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Gen. Squier, Mrs. Richard H. Townsend, Mrs. Stephen B Blkins, Mrs. Kenra Elkins, Mr. and Mrs, Franklin Ellis, Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. Montgomery Blair, Mrs. Truxton Beale, Princess Margaret Boncom- pagni. Mrs. James M. Back, jr.; Col ard Mrs. Charles Burnett, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chappell, Mrs. Corbin, Mr. and Mrs. R >. Davidson, Col. and Mrs. Dwight Dickinson, Mr. and Mrs. F. DeCourcy Faust, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Glover, jr; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilcox, Mr and Mrs. Charles F. Wilson, Mrs Frank West, Maj. and Mrs. Oscar Solbert, Mr. and Mrs. Corcoran Thom, ger Pratt, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. . and Mrs. Arm- sted Peter, Mr. and Mrs. M. von Pagenhardt, Miss Daisy Prentice, Admiral and Mrs. Leigh C. Palmer, 3Mrs. Joseph Noell, the Misses Patten, Mrs. Delos A. Blodsstt, Mr. and Mrs. Fldridge Jordan, Capt. and Mrs. Fimory Land, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. Breckenridge Tong, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Merrill, Miss Laura Harlan, Dr. and Mrs. James Mitohell, Mr. and Mrs. Reber Littlehales, Mr. and_ Mrs. Juan R. Mayer, Mr. and Mrs. Randall Hagner, Comdr. and Mrs. Henderson, Comdr. and Mrs. Kent Hewitt. Mr. and Mrs. Biddie. C F. Rett Newbold No Mr. and Mra “arusi, Miss Mary Hellen, Lady Ficlding, Mr. Frederick Brooke, Mellon, the Misses Heil- Y . the Misses Bryn, Graeff, Miss Barbara S Miss Madeleine Couzens, Miss Kendrick, Miss Violet Spencer, m Loodge, Miss Helen Elizabeth utherland, : wift, Miss Anna lin, Miss Caroline Thom, the es Treadwell, Miss Janet Moffett, Eleanor Wilson, Miss Katharine Wrenn. tho Misses Zolnay, Miss For- esta Hodgson, Miss Nan Hoyt, Miss Gratia Houghton, Miss Elizabeth Hubbard, Miss Louise Ireland, Miss Betty Ives, Miss Elizabeth Johns Miss Mary Louise Johnson, Mi Ramona Lefevre, Miss Bessie M Keldin, Miss Beatrice McLean, Miss ‘Anne Hill, Miss Madeleine Austin, Miss Carolyn Chamberlain, Miss Louise Claytor, Miss Elizabeth Con- molly, Miss Margaret Dows, Miss Bar- rine Drake, Miss Claude Read, Miss Mary Randolph, Mise Virginia Selden and Miss Helen Carusi. . Miss roline Mr. and Mrs. James Brown Scott will be ouf of town until the first of March Miss Mary Wightman and Miss Elizabeth Wightman have as their guests at Wardman Park Hotel thelr sister, Mrs. Thomes Alexander Mel- Ion, and her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Mellon. Mrs. Mellon came from her liome in Pittsburgh and Mies Mellon from her studies at Smith College. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam M. Wherry of New York, have announced the en- gagement of their daughter, Miss Margaretta Edwards Wherry, to Mr. Hugh Treherne-Thomas of London, son of Mr. Frank Treherne-Thomas. Mrs. Wherry and Miss Wherry are now in Beaulieu Sur Mer, Riveira, visiting the family of Mr. Treherne- Thomas. They will return to this country next month. Miss Wherry, who made her debut Jast year in New York and is a mem- ber of the Junior League, has visited frequently in Washington as the guest of her uncle and aunt, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. John L. Hines. Miss Wherry and Mr. Treherne- Thomas met in Canada last year. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. van den Bosch will be hosts at a small tea this aft- ernoon when Mr. Paul Roes of Hol- land, a pianist of that country, will £ive the program. Mrs. Cary Plerson will assist the hostess. and Mrs Franklin Barber Clark were hosts to about 150 guests, when, on Friday afternoon, thev presented to their friends their daughter, Miss Frances Helene Clark. Miss Clark’s coming out was advanced to this season on account of an an- ticipated trip abroad. The drawing rooms of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clark were given added Interest by the handsome display of flowers, and the debutants, who stood with her mother, wore a becoming 80w nof pale lavender satin under Mr. a draped flounce of lace, the bodice cut in round neck shape and she wore a corsage bouquet of orchids. The girls with her were Miss Laetilia| Magoffin, Miss Muriel Gray and Miss Vida Old. Mrs. Clark was assisted by Mrs. Thomas F. Callahan, Mrs. Madge Turnbull, Mrs. Clark Noble, Mrs. William Theophilus, Mrs. Geneve Dunham and Mrs. Walter Bloedorn. The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Stone Hills, daughter of Mr. Percy Bevan Hills of this city, to Mr. James Henry Walsh, son of Mrs. A. M. Walsh of Providence, R. I, will take place this afternoon. The ceremony will be performed at 4 o'clock [n the rectory of St. Patrick’s Church, by Rev. Fran- cis M. Deahy. The bride will be given in marriage by her father and will be attended by Mrs. William Irvin Mirkil of Bryn Mawr, Pa., and Mr. John Leslie Momand of New York will be the best man. Mr. and Mrs. Momand will entertain @ small supper party after the cere- mony at the Plaza Hotel, after which Mr. and Mrs. Walsh will leave by sea for New Orleans. They will be at home later at 105 East Thirty-eighth street, New York City. Mrs. Louis McFadden, Mrs. S. D. Fees, Mrs. 2. Hart Fenn, Mrs. Charles Kearns, Mrs. N. P. Jarrett, Mrs. W. F. Kopp, Mrs. L. C. Cramton, Mrs. Louis Fairfield, Mrs. M. B. Madden and Mrs. A. E. B. Stephens are mem- bers of the committee for the benefit card party to be given by the Con- gressional Unit of Nelghborhood House at 1634 1 strect Friday, April 24. On the ticket committee arc Mrs, Harry Hull and Miss Sproul. The Abigail Hartman Rice Chap- ter, D. A. R, will give a benefit card party for a scholarship as & living memorial tomorrow evening at the Hotel Roosevelt. George Washington University Ball's Special Features. The rehearsals of the George Washington University students, who are to dance the minuet February 23 at the “Ball at Mount Vernon,” In commemoration of the one hundred and ninety-third birthday anniver- sary of Gen. George Washington, are being held at the home of Mrs. Paul Bartsch. The dances are under the direction of Miss Woodford, physical culture instructor at the university, and her assistant, Miss Jackson. The ball will take place at 2014 H street, in the new university gymnasium, which will be transformed for the event into a replica of the gardens at Mount Vernon, with the carriage entrance to the “mansion” forming the background to the box to be occupled by President and Mrs. Wil- liam Mather Lewis. Participating in the student group are Miss Anita Virginia Mueller, a granddaughter of the late Louls Schade, editor of the Washington Sentinel, and one-time owner of the house in which Abraham Lincoln died; Miss Evelina Prescott Dean, descended through her grand- mother, Jane Randolph, from Thomas Jefterson, and Miss Frances Davisoh, T isn’t the cost of fin- ish and furnishings that counts — but the taste in which they are conceived and the con- sistency of execution. If $ou are building or remodelling—let us submit a scheme for the finish and furnishings. We have had wide ex- perience; and therefore apply artistic taste with without obligatiow. Phowe Fr. 3690, Comtract Dept. Draperies . Uphoistery Fabrics Furniture Floor Covering 1340 G Street STETSON SHOE SHOP : : Final eral hundred THIRTEEN O FIVE F STREET STETSON SHOP SHOES For Women (on the mezzanine floor) The final clearance of sev- recognized Stetson Shop quality, taken out of our stocks because of broken sizes and put into one big lot at this reduced price. Many patterns; not all sizes in each model, but all sizes in the lot. $2.50 Silk and W ool Hosiery for Sport Wear $1.85 Pair; 3 Pairs for $5.25 STETSON SHOE SHOP Thirteen Five F Street Sale! 85 practicability. A summons from yow will bring suggestions from us—tendeved pairs shoes of ‘i . THE EVENING STAR, 'WASHINGTON, D. 0O, W]L:DNESD'AY FEBRUARY 8, 1923. Miss Pauline Ayres. Miss Frances Randolph, Miss Phoebe Furnas, Miss Marian Bates, Miss Dorathy Tschif- fely, Miss Helen Keefer, Miss Edna Veley, Miss Helen Boyd, Miss Frances Brillhart, Miss Harriet Ross, Mr. Constant Southworth, direct de- scendent of that Constant Southworth who was an assoclate of Miles Standish and John Alden and who was treasurer of Plymouth Colony in early colonfal days; Mr. W. Wells Alexander, Mr. James Marshall, Mr, Wallace G. Anderson, Mr. Arthur Kimberly, Mr. Erven Tucker, Mr. Joseph Caples, Mr. Harry Thompson, Mr. B. Manual Palaclos, Mr. Robert C. Stanfill, Mr. George S. Weber, Mr. Edward Everett and Mr. Charles Keyser. The historical costumes ball of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Founda- tion on Saturday evening, February 21, at the Mayflower Hotel, will open at 9:30 with the reception of the guests, who will be announced not by their own names but by that of the character = impersonated, the herald being Mr. Maurice H. Jarvis. Dancing will begin at once and will continue unabated until the minuet is announced at 11 o'clock. The march of history, in which many of the boxholders and their guests, rep- resenting famous characters in American history, will take promi- nent part, will follow. The third fea~ ture of the program, the dedication of the Thomas Jefferson Room, whic! is scheduled for 10:30 o'clock, will not cause a lull in the dancing, but will take place in another part of the hotel while the younger set are danc- ing in the spacious ballrooms. Fol- lowing the march of history, the three prizes will be awarded for cos- tumes, following which a delectable supper will be served. Prominent among those to be seen in boxes on that occasion will be Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin, in the box appearing as her ancestress, Slichenvorst, and wearing the wed- ding dress worn by her on the occa- sion of her marriage to Mr. Schuyler In Albany, N. Y. Mrs. Brewster Mar- wick is hostess in a prominent box, her ancestor being Josiah Macy, who, with 20 other Quakers, owned the Island of Nantucket as a grant of land from King George the Fourth of England. Mrs. E. T. Reade, sister of Mr. Corcoran Thom, and niece of the late W. W. Corcoran, will appear as Mrs. Thomas Corcoran, born Hannah Lemmon, in 1767, in Baltimore County, Md., and who married Thomas Cor- coran and came to Georgetown in RS RERET Luncheons de Luxe— The variety on each of the three Menus served at The Cornwell Tea Room —makes personal appeal; and the prompt and pains- taking table service adds much enjoyment, —with coffee, tea, chocolate or milk. G. G. Cornwell & Son 1219 F Street 1788, Mr. Corcoran belig one of the 50 gentlemen on horseback who met President Washington in 1791 when on his way to Mount Vernon. Mr. Stuart G. Gibboney, president of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foun- dation of New York, has named his box for Alexander Hamilton, and will himself represent his ancestor, Pat- rick Henry, bringing with him from New York & number of distinguished guests for that evening. 'Mra. Delos Blodgett and Mrs. Charles Graves Matthews have called their box for their ancestor, Stephen Hart, born in Essex, England, in 1606, who became a colonlal proprietor and settler of Hartford, Conn., in 1635. Mrs. Blodgett will appear as his daughter, Mary Hart, who married John Lee, and Mrs, Matthews will appear as Mrs. hanlel Nesbit Holmes, a Colonial Dame of Savannah, Ga. Their guests include Mrs. Henry P. Irwin, as Lady Valentine Blake of Menlow Castle, Galway, Ireland; Mr. and Mrs. David St. Plerre Galilard, Brig. Rich- ard Richardson and his wife, Ellza- beth Cantey of South Carolina, Gen. Richardson, the ancestor of Mr. Gail- lard, having been an officer under the British government prior to the Revo- lution and who suffered imprisonment and death in America’s cause. Mrs. David Du Bose Galllard will wear the dress worn by her great-aunt, Mra. Edward Gendron Palmer of South Carolina, at a ball given in Columbia in 1824 in honor of the Marquis de la Fayette, and Mme. Alfara, wife of. the Minister of Panama, also a guest in the Stephen Hart box, will wear a costume of the period. Mrs. George Chace will entertain the members of the membership com- mittes of the New York State Society at bridge at her home, 1707 twenty- first street northwest, this evening at 8 o'clock. Spanish colonial The annual ball of the Alabama We Will Cut and Make Any Size Three-Piece Suite Including Loose Cushlons, ‘10 The above price includes all labor charges for this week only. Linens and Cretonnes at 39c Per Yd, Up REUPHOLSTERING Prepare for Ineuguration Living room and jor fur- niture re-covered in tapestry or velour at special prices for this week. CUSTOM-MADE LIVING ROO! SUITES—in _ta Sy velour; made s 7 $139.50 ALL or TELEPHONE MAIN o or. Sampies. " 2329 Ernest Holober Co. Manufacturers of OVERSTUFFED FURNITURE From Factory to_Home. 610 ¥ Street N.W. State Soclety will be held in the May- flower Hotel the evening of February 24, from 9 to 1 o'clock. Mardl Gras is held every Mobile, Ala, from which city the president of the soclety, Representa- tive John McDuMe, comes, and Alabamans in Washington will cele- brate the occaslon ala Several novel features wiil bs in- troduced, Including a tango dance. “Dixie"” and other songs will be sung. In addition to the Senators and Representatives from Alabama, the box holders will include Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Stokeley, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Kay, Judge O. P. M. Hubbard and Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Green. ear in St. Thomas’ Church will benefit by a card and mah-jong party to be held in the Parish Hall, 1772 Church street, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Those who have taken tables include: Mrs. Guy Fenlon, Theodore W. Noyes, Mrs. H. B. Copenhaven, Mrs. Guy Despard Goff, Mra. Mitohell Brown, Mrs. Guy Soott, Mrs. C. F. Larrabee, Mrs. H. P. Johnston, Mrs. Cary Grayson, Mrs. W. L« Finley, Mrs. John P. Jackson, Mrs. D. Buchanan Merryman, Mrs. Ben Hellen, Mrs. C. Leslie McCrea, Mrs. Gerry Johnson, Mrs. Thomas Creighton, Mrs. Albert Pike, Mrs. Harriet Ward, Mrs. Fontleroy, Mrs. Henry Getty Chilton, Mme. Eken- gren, Mra. A. P. Thom, jr., Mr< Dion Foster, Mrs. Augusta Mordecai, Mrs. B. F. Hutchinson, Mrs. H. T. AMen, Mrs. John A. Johnston, Mrs. Clark —_—_— “First in War First in Poace Party To mako it & success, be sure you have the proper decorations, tally and scors cards, prises. favors, ‘etc. ~Inspect our #tock Bow and make Jour selections ea ur Dennicond eat will belp solve your imterfor Departm decoration, problems for the oceasion. Our rs. White will be glad to provide sug- gestions and instructions in the matter of Dpaper decorations. Our Cireulating Library offers you the latest Siction for oniy 100, The Store of a Thousand Ideas ERVIN’S 821-823 13th St. N.W. Phone Franklin 10022 Open Every Evening Until 10 0'Clock. Washington’s Birthday ‘ i 1219 F Street Fifth Anniversary Sale A Drastic Reduction on Smart Queen Quality Footwear At Our Birthday Celebration Price of enthusiastically ' 45 An Unusual Event of Great Values This great once-a-year sale is always that famous ary Shoes are reduced to this low many of the styles are tronized by the women of Washington, use it is during our Annivers: ity d below cost to us in order to make our Anniversary a event, year we are f This vwlcfiydlbhumdhm“ from will are to $11.50 s footwear that oluh}wm.mt the )I'fi‘s we Pumps, One and Two Straps, Novelty Straps and Oxfords, all the wanted heels;\turned and welt soles, shown in Black Satin Patent Leather CHIéDR BIG Black and Brown Suede Combination Leathers All sizes and widths. DiucundnuiEng Entire Stock of Pairs to Be Closed Out Tan Calt Gold and Silver Brocaded N’S SHPES REDUCTIONS High and Low Shoes—Black, Brown, Tan, White and Combination Leather Queen Quality Boot Shop 1219 F Street N. W. Exclusive Agents in Washington hr Queen Quality Shoes Wren, Mra. W. D. McKenney. Mrs. Mark Sullivan, Mrs. Harry Taylor, Mrs. Ralph Hills, Mrs. W. C. Prentiss, Mrs. B. C. Brooks, Mrs, J. W. Relilly, Mra H. M. Claybaugh, Mrs. M. D. McCormiok, Mrs. W. W. Gibson, Mrs. R. H. Hallet, Mra. Willlam Wheatley, Mra. W. D. Leahy, Mrs Charles R Keene, Mrs. Griffith Atkinson, Mrs. Payton Freeman and Mrs. Watson Clark. Women will give Saturday at the New Willard Hotel, will be Miss Agatha O'Neale, Mrs. J. F. R. Landis, Mrs. John Cammack, Mrs. William J. Glasgow, Mrs. Frank Hill, Mrs. M. Borredell Gower, Mrs. Roman, Miss|an area of 20,175 square miles, i Katherine Kirby, Miss Margaret | the largest county in the United Shea, Miss Rose 3hea, Mrs. Frank A. States. Miss Mary Della Mc- ¥, Miss Rose Saul, Miss Isabel Talbott and Miss Anne Carrico, San Bernardino County, Calif., with /8\i/avi/g\i 3 — Why Buy Oriental Rugs at Auction? {The purchaser must defray the extra costs that attach to auction selling, and they average around 25% — the auctioneer’s 10% commission, 15% for advertising, etc. ) {1 Inspection and comparison will bring quick con- viction that Bakshian Oriental Rug values are big- gest. We sell at SMALL PROFIT PRICES—have earned a reputation for dependability—allow you to see the rugs you choose here, in your own home, before buying. & See Our Large Stock of Choice Oriental Rugs A. H. BAKSHIAN 818 Connecticut Ave. Mrs. A. Frank Kreglow, chairman of the Baby Lovers’ Clrcle, No. 1, and Mrs. Robert Rausch, chairman of Dahlgren Terrace Circle, announce a card party to be given Friday.after- noon and evening at the Harrington Hotel for the benefit of the Florence Crittenton Home. Bridge, 600, or mah- jong may be played. Mrs. Kreglow and Mrs. Rausch are in charge of tickets. Miss Adelaide Merocer, from London, will be the guest of honor at the tea of the English-Speaking Union to- w. Miss Mary A. Cryder will be 8. Among those who will sit at the table of the alumnas of the George- town Visitation Convent at the George Washington luncheon, which the District Counefl of Catholic Before You Buy—See STUDEBAKER for your pocketbook’s sake Opposite the Rochambeau Of Special Interest to Those Who Live in Apartments dainty Suites and Couch-Beds. 'n’ley givc vcraati].ity to the rooms in which t}\cy are placed—finishing them attractively and competently. S 4 Apartment Suite Five attractive pieces—a Gate-leg Table, with 35x48 inches; of the eight-leg design; and four indsor Chairs, with supports at backs and wood seats. Mahogany finish that is very pop- i wlar. SPECIAL «.v...ooes soveenns 4252 Table—$17.50 Chairs, each—$6.25 t T H Library Table Handsome Mahogany- finish on Birch: with a roomy center drawer. It is 38 inches long and of ex- llent tru Gion, SPECIAL *13:2 f &y Tea Wagon Combination Walnut; with drop leaves; drop handle; removable glass tray of handy size; and 1 ower Shel{. SPECIAL .... s25=2 Stlckley Couch-Bed Being a Stickley production, it is certain to serve sati ily. Simple construction, with nothing to get out of order, and made with the comforming coil eprings to give complete comfort. Plain or fancy velour; mattress of cotton; frame of Mahogany finish. Velour-covered $ 89'5 0 pillow, oblong shape to match. SPECIAL, _—