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i 4 SOCIETY. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, MARCH 4, 1928—PART 3. ‘SOCIETY." Dr. Charles G. Abbot, Smithsonian Official. On Rolls Since 189 CHAIRMAN Rcccmly Elected Sccrctary of Institution Was As- sistant in Astrophysical | Under Dr.| l Observatory Langley. Dr. Charles Greeley Abbot. who was recently elected by the board of re- gents of the Smithsonian Institution to succeed the late Dr. Charles Doolittle ‘Walcott as secrctary of t scientific | establishment. s fifth incumbeont of the high office. His repuiation as a physicist has cntitled him to rank the class with his fllustrious pre cessors, Dr. Jossph Henry., Prof. Sam- | [ uel Fuilerton Baird, Dr. Samuel Picr- | pont Langley and Dr. Walcott. Dr Abbot came 1o Washingto: 189, Dr. Langley's request and at onc came his assisiant in the Astrophys Observatory. which had recentd that date until death of the lamented Langley, in 1907, he was closely affiiated witih all Smich- sonian activites in the realm of phy He had been assistant secretary of the stitution since 1918 and acting di- | rector since the death of Dr. Walcott last year. 8 | ontinued residence in Wash- 4ngton extending over 33 years, all ol; them devoted to the famous scientific institution of which he is now the di-| recting foree, Dr. Abbot has made many friends and admirers and has filled Positions of grave responsibil He is one of the outstanding scientists of the Nation d, in some directions, of the world, but 1t is his simplicity of char- cen sense of humor which nds unable -to appreciate his profound learning Many a boy has learned that when the | dignified secretary of the Smithsonian | was less than 13. he decided to build| self a bicycle, since his father, a er of Wilton, N. H,, could not : {-, ford him such a luxury. He first built a forge and manufactured all his im- lements and did a thriving business sides, mending the farm tins and - patching broken enamel cooking uten- gils. Finally he made a high-wheeled wooden bicycle with. iron-rimmed tires and used it for vears. His father, Har: ris Abbot, and his mother, Caroline Ann Greeley, recognizing his brilliant mind, made heroic sacrifices to send him to the Boston Tech, and once there, his Progress to Success was un- MRS. DELOS cellian: FOR BALL A. BLODGETT. | Who heads the committee for the Mi Careme dance to he given at the Mayflower Hotel, March 15, for the benefit of Monticello, under the auspices of the Monti- impeded. It was from the Tech that h!peclme to Washington in 1895. He .now is in his fifty-sixth year. Two vears after coming to Washing- | ton Dr. Abbot married Miss Lilian Charmingly Entertains Moore. then resident here but a mem- ¢ he Washingion branch of the t well known Moore family T :;r\'(;;:zlr{:: v\:h which Representative | American Poetry Circle entertained at R. Waiton Moore is affiliated and who | the Mayflower Hotel Tussdey evening S8 likewise a member of the Smith- {1y, cuogt of honor on this occasion ts. Dr. and Mrs. Té‘éfl?fi?éf.‘%’z?ff'i&mu and their | Was Mrs. Henry Riggs Rathbone. Miss 2 Mabel Vincent presiding. After the home has long been a pleasant meet- reading of the minutes by Miss Maud ing place for the vast scientific body Scruggs, Mrs. Rathbone started the pro- which calls the Capital home. Mrs. Abbot is a well known artist, with a gram with a short talk on the beauty, uplift and joy of poctry writing. Then predilection dmrh painting m‘v:m{ "‘r;]d still life. and she is a member of the gRo® PO e P Clime, “Wings of Washington Society of Artists and of g no NMrs, Rathbone read with artistry the Arts Club and many other associa- her charming poems, “The Sea Gull, tions devoted to different phases of The Hermit he Night Blooming graphic expression. One of Mrs. Jasmine” and “The Dead Swallow bot’s paintings. called “Dogwood. Other poems of merit were submitted sketch in oil showing delicacy of touch |, Oier POcts of tnent were Submitted and skill in execution. has been In- | avior™ Mrs Merritt Carr, Miss Vin- c\ded among the canvases on exhibi- | o O N TS sarvis, tion in the large gallery of the Natural | ™g, rogiect the contest poems of Miss History Museum. where the Washing- | Maud Scruggs and Miss Florence Rad: ton Sy &lti\m‘“ is now holding its | cjige were read, “Woodrow Wilson annual exhibit. { { ruggs and “Lindbergh,” by Miss Dr. Abbot i assoctated in the public | Macriife o5 These two - Betms were mind with the meny expeditions he has | ;000 the Jast 12 selected from America and Canada to be sent to London for made since 1900 to observe total | eclipses of the sun and for his widely | the contest given by the London Poetry Review. Poetry Circle Group Pretty Home Wedding An Event of Tuesday ‘The home of Mr. and Mrs. (pretty wedding Tuesday evening, | February 28, when their deughter Ida | Maxwell became the bride of Mr. Wal- lace Peyton Scrivener, The ceremony was performed at 7 o'clock by Rev. A. | E. Barrows, pastor of the Eastern Pres- byterian Church this city, in the |ence of the immediate familles of the bride and groom. y The bride wore a most becoming white chiffon dress made along simple lines and her only ornaments were a | snort strand of pearls at th: neck and a rhinestone bandeau. She Tied a |shower bouquet of white Killarn roses and lilies of the valley. She |attended by her cousin, Miss Edna Sechrest from High Point, N. C, who | wore a lovely chiffon dress of anemone |pink and carried a bouquet of pink | Radiance roses. The groom's only |attendant was his brother, Mr. Frank | Scrivener. Before the ceremony, Miss Margaret Cassels sang “Becaus and |a stringed orchestra played Mendel- Joshua | Pretlow Hunnicutt, 332 Tenth street | northeast, was the scene of a \ory' Chevy Chase Society Seces Cheery Outlook At Opening of Spring Dinners and Luncheons, With Other Forms of En- tertainment, Feature the Season—Personal Notes. Miss Emma Hayes Heck of Northamp- ton street, Chevy Chase, entertained at luncheon and bridge Saturday in hon- or of her niece,' Miss Virginia Heck of New Brunswick, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hedges entertain- ed at dinner and bridge Monday eve- ning in their home on Western ave- nue. Mr. Robert Zimmerman, son of Mr. | and Mrs. Cyrus Zimmerman, has r turned to his home after spending the week end at Charlottesville, Va. Dr. Charles F. Russell of Herndon, Va., is the guest of his son-in-law and | daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William T. Pol- lard. on McKinley street. | ‘The Reading Class of Chevy Chase met Wednesday in the home of Mrs. Jesse Potbury, when the book reviewed was “The Glorious Venture," by Richard Halliburton. | The Commissioner of Patents and | Mrs. Thomas E. Robe n, who at-| tended the Pan-American Congrms} at Havana, Cuba, and who are now traveling through the Southern States, ! will return Monday to their home on | Melrose street. The Missionary Soclety of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church will hold a ! I’;"‘!llnk Wednesday at the church edi- ce. Mr. Roger Whiteford is at his home on Leland street. after spending several ks in Florida. George H. Parker of Cedar Park- {way entertained at luncheon and bridge Saturday at the Columbia Coun- 1 try Club for Mrs. Charles Evans of Cali- fornia. M s. Marcellus Shields of Irvin street had the members of the execu- tive committee of th Missionary | clety of the Chevy Chase Presb; urch at luncheon Thursday. Mrs. Wilbur La Roe, jr.. entertained at a George Washington luncheon and | bridge Tuesday at the Columbia Coun- i try Club. when covers were laid for 50. { _Mrs. Willlam Kendall, son of Mr. and | Mrs. W. C. Kendall, has returned to his home on Kirke street, after spend- ing the week end at Hanover, N. H Mrs. Clinton L. Walcott entertained | Thursday at luncheon and bridge in | her home on Kirke street. Miss Grace Chandlee of McKinley street, who is recovering from a recent acclident. left Thursday for Norfolk, Va where she will be the house guest of her brother-in-law and sister. Capt. and Mrs. D. V. Chadwick, at the Nor- folk Navy Yard. Mrs. D. G. Davis of McKinley street | entertained the “Cultus Club™ at lunch- con and bridge Tuesday. | Mrs. Arthur Kidder entertained at | dinner and bridge on Saturday in her | | home on Hesketh street. | | Mrs. D. G. Davis of McKinley street | {left Saturday for San Diego. Calif., where she will be the guest of her son- | in-law and daughter, Lieut. and Mrs. ! M. N. Little. | Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Snoke enter- | tained at bridge and supper Saturday in_their home on Morrison street. Mr. Carl F. Stuhler has returned after spending three weeks in Chicago. Mrs. Charles Groff of Morrison street entertained at bridge and supper Mon- | day evening | Mr. and Mrs. James Austin Stone en- tertained at bridge and supver Mondav at their residence on Forty-fourth | street, | Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jacobs are at their eighth _ street nll;‘(r snl(:lndlng several weeks in Florida. | cling through the West on EW DIPLOMATIC HOSTESS Louis Sable, recently a emba Wife of Comdr. ppointed naval attache of the French ssy. Guests of Honor Listed | At Women's City Club Tea‘ Mrs. J. Garfield Riley, Mrs. L. B.| Swormstedt and Dr. A. Frances Fove will 1eceive officers and directors of the | Twentfeth Century Club as guests of honor at the tea given by the Women's City Club this afternoon at the club- house, 22 Jackson place, from 4:30 to 6 o'clock. Assisting will be Mrs. Tru- man Abbe. Mrs. Austin Clark, Mrs. Her- man_Gasch, Miss Flora Hendley, Mrs. Lansburgh, Mrs. Basil Manly, Mrs. A W. Spanhoofd and Mrs. Caroline B! Stephen At 5 o'clock & group of young singers will present a program of oid English music under the direction of Mrs. Frank Howard. The singers will appear in perfod costume. Taking part will be Margaret Allison, Laura Lyle, Catherine Gross, Ina_Holtzschefter, Cecile Little- field, Isabel Flora, Virginia Woodward and Winifred Royle. = Mrs. Virginia wiil preside at the tea table. Officers and directors of the club will assist Members of the club have been invited. Mrs. A. T. Hobart to Speak At Univcrsity Women's Tea The American Association of Univer- sity Women will have as their guest of honor at their Monday afternoon tea M. Griffin of McKinley | tomorrow Mrs. Alice Tisdale Hobart, Gurnee, who wiil speak on China. Mrs. Hobart, | Dr. Anspac}\er.s Lectures Feature Lenten Mornings Lenten mornings are to be enlivened by the serfes of talks to be given in the Mayflower Garden at 11 o'clock on Fridays by Dr. Louls K. Anspacher. whose recent serfes at Mrs. Dimock's homa was an intellectual and social success of the late Winter season. The new series is on the intriguing subject. “Women As th» Philosophers Have Seen Her.” and the commif headed by Mrs. George C. Thorpe and including Mrs. Henry F. Dimock. ) Charles J. Bell, Mrs. Wingfield Watson. L Iconard, M William Fitch Kelley, Mrs. Charles Oman and Miss Vera Bloom, announces that ther> is a w spread request for subscription to the | four talks, which will be devoted to the | pagan woman. the woman of the Bible, the woman of the Renaissance and t | White Speel and Mrs. George Ricker modern woman Among the sub: pacher’s recent series, most W will be in his audience at the \ay flower as well, are s. Taft, Countess Szechenyi, Mme. arc Peter. the Min- ister of Czechoslovaki: Finland, the Serbian Minister, the coun- |selor of the German embassy and Fran | Kiep, Mrs. Edward Terrv Sanford. Mrs. Hiram Bingham, Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood. Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, Mrs. Copley Amory. Miss Bell Baroness Hauenschield. Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Dr. David Javne Gen. Summerall Honor Gucst Of Minnelotans ’ Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, chief of staff, was a guest of honor and | speaker at the military ball given by ' the Minnesota State Soclety at the New National Press Club Auditorium Feb- | ‘The ball was given in honor | 1uary 28, of Army and Navy officers from Minn sota, who are stationed in or near Wash- ington. Disabled veterans from Minne soia, who are in local Veteran Bureau ltals, were invited as special guest society on this occasion, in ad tion to the officlals of the numerous | veterans organizations. ‘The affair, | which was declared to be a success in every way, had the department com- mander of every veterans' organization |in the District present and, among {others, Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief {of Engineers, and Mrs. Jadwin; Depar ment Comdr. J. Miller Kenyon of Di: trict. of Columbia, and Mrs. Kenyon; Col. John Thomas Taylor, chairman of | national committee of legislation of American Veterans; Senior Vice Comdr. partment Comdr. of Spanish-Afferican War Veterans Albert Michaud and Mrs i Michaud: €omdr. Joseph Beattie, De- partment of Veterans of Foreign Wars of District of Columbia, and Mrs, Beat- {tie; Capt. Thomas Kirby, national leg- | islative committee chairman of Disabled | American Veterans; Capt. Fred Kochli |department commander of Disabled | American Veterans, Senior Vice Come: {J. Thad Baker of American Legion o | District of Columbia. and Mrs. Baker: | Comdr. Mary A. Hickey, Delano Pos | No. 6, Comdr. E. J. Brown, Beauchaine | Post; Comdr. Mabel Stub, Jacob Jones | Post; Col. J. I. McMullen, judge advo- Icate general. and Mrs. McMullen: Mr. | Richard O'Neil, national chief of staff jof Disabled American Veterans; Past Vice Comdr. of American Legion Wil- liam N. Morell and Mrs. Morell, Miss Helen O'Neill, department welfare offi |cer of American Legion: Dept. Comdr. of American Legion of North Dakota C. L. D: Dawson: Pa: Comdr. E 3 ques. Equality lter Reed Post of Veterans of For- Acors R. Thompson of the treas- harles P |s Representative Walter {H. Newton. ' Representative and Mrs. Frank Clague. Representative and Mrs {C. G. Srlvig, Attorney General of Min- jnesota G. A. Youngquist. State Senator {G. H. Sullivan, Col. John A. Lockwood, |Maj. and Mrs. James B. Woolnough, A Thatcher B. Walke s. Frank B. Havnes, Legionnaire York. and Mrs. Blaze | of St. Paul and Mr. Will | | New Mr. P. J. Ryan iam B. Caviness n addition to the Minnesota officers who were ouests of honor. A distinctive feature which added to the evening alonz | with the dancing was the program of |varied and pleasing selections of Hawailan songs and music which was given bv a quintet of native Hawaifans, The Minnesota Society is one of tha progressive State organizations in which a_renewed interest has been shown The membershin in the socistv has been cteadily increasing. is claimed. and fncluées many prominent members who are connected with econgreesional ather official duties. Jts meetings ha heen well attended. The military ha'l was ane of the hiz events in the hi: of the societx | the enfoyment of Reception Pays Honor To Silver Wedding Day Mr. and Mrs. Gu were tendered an entertainment and re- ception in commemoration of their sil- ver wedding anniversary and daughter their residence, | Euclid street. Saturday, February The affair was attended by a number of their relatives and friends by their son 1110 18 and they were the receivers of a large ber of letters and telegrams con- ng congratulations from those who found it impossible to attend. The af- nu | fair closed when all wished them con- ave Backenheimer large Patrons and Patronesses - For Glee Club Concert * Secretary of War and Mrs. Dwight 7. Davis, Gen. John J. Pershing, Senator and Mrs, James Reed, Senator and Mrs. Harry B. Hawes, Mfs,/ Selden Palmer Spencer, Mrs. John B. Henderson, Rep- resentative and Mrs. Joe J. Manlove, | Mrs. Bessie Breuggeman, Mrs. Emily Newell Blair and Dr. Louise Stanlev head the list of distinguished p: | and patronesses for the University o | Missouri Glee Club concert and danc which will be held at the Washington Hotel In the Hall of the Nations th® night of March 13. The University of Missouri Glee Club | again has defeated all of the Glee Club: from various other universities in the | Midle West and is coming Fast to com. pete for national honors March 10. the competitive meet of all college gle- clubs of the Nation, held at N York | Jast year, the Univer: 1ss0ur} | Club " was awarded second prize. therefore ranks high among | musical organizations in the | States The concert here | auspices of the University of A Alumni Association. The offic: ,l};wal assoclation are Mr. John | baci Miss Jena d'Im- hoff. '18. secretary-treasurer, - 4r. John B. Gordon, '09: Mr._ Floyd 09, and Mr. James H Van Wagenen, are in charge of arrange- m for the concert and dance United given under the ) Local Division, U. 6 c. Sponsors Card party | The District of Columbia Division | United Daughters of the Confedera will give its annual bridge and five hun. |dred card party at the New Willard | Monday evening, March 19, | . The committee in charge includes Mrs. Walter E. Hutton, chairman; Mrs. Edward F. Wood, vice chairman: M: William A. King. Mrs. Benjamine Gras Mrs. Alma Donaldson, Mrs. Frederick Yates, Mrs. Ritchie Roberts, Mrs. G nett Lee, Mrs. I. W. son, Mrs. N. F. Rabner and Miss Katherine Blount, The division offics are Mrs. Albion W. Tuck, Mrs. A William A. King, Mrs. 20w. Mrs. G. H. Alexander, M Lynham, Miss C. Blanche Sins Lorena Hewett, Mrs. Maud Howell Smith, Mrs. Frank Goodman, Mrs, Ed- ward Wood, Mrs. Clara O'B. Mc- Crone and . W. H. Almand. They | will be hostesses for the occasion. Gavel Chapter, O E/'S} Plans Card Party and Dance Mrs. Lilllan V. Rowzee, matron of { Gavel Chapter. No. 29, O. E. 5, an- nounces the annual card party and dance to be held in the garden room of the Mayflower Hotel, Saturday, March 24, with a committee in charge which includes Mrs. Effie Kessier, general chairman: Mrs. Florence Lippard, chair- man of the cards, and .\xr.p?}v-orne M. Rowzee, chairman of the dance, { c Greenway Inn Ovposite Cathedral Mansions Sunday | Special Dinner | Toewiar ane Tharsday R . Turkey | Chicken Sweetbread Patties | Wiifovdar Broiled Tenderloin | Sea Food Steak 85¢ S to 7:30 P. A==-Nmz=0 $1.00 1:30 to 7:30 P.M. Our m<py - read descriptions and explanations, and, since the World War. for his improve- | “The Circle Magazine. edited by Mrs | Leacy Naylor Green-Leach, in New s Col. 10118 ANN TABER ment in the searchlight used now in | York City is offering a prize for a son- tinued success and happiness through many more years of matrimon | the wife of a Standard Oil man, has sohn’s , V] { e o mnLa e ! lived in China for 14 years. It was to | bride, escorted by her father, who ga: Hill and Mr. C. Bascom Slemp. and | he Mayflower will probably be the| scene of fmportant luncheons a business trip. who has been Miss Nora Tavlor, the to aid navigation spending the Winter in Washington, | her h d vel through moun- recently search- cted to assist aviators fiying by night or through fog. It was at the request of the National inet contest in honor of Miss Elizabeth { Toldridge, president of the District of { Columbia’ Circle. This especial prize is presented by members of the Washing- ton branch of the American Poetry Research Council that Dr. Abbot tem- | Cyrcle, gflxfly Iaid aside his ordinary duties | the Smithsonian and became the | adviser of the Army Engineer Corps to | h{I‘n.'fll: searchlights I'nund!d f?r air. plane detection and for general mili- tarv purposes. end his work in this di- | Weds at Palm Beach rection received the highest encomiums| The marriage of Mrs. Farington from the offictal journal of the Epgi- | Maher of Washington and Mr. Bernard neer Corps. The author of many - | Henry Kroger of Cincinnati took place usble works and of several volumes of | yesterday at noon at the Episcopal Teports on the work in the Astrophysi- Church of Bethesda-! he-Sea, Palm c€al Observatory. some in collaboration | Ecach, Fla., In the presence of members Dr. Langley. and of other activ- |of the immediate families. ities of the Smithsonian, Dr. Abbot has The ceremony was performed by the received almost every honor from this | Rev. Dr. M. George Thompson, the rec- Government and from seientific bodies | tor of the church, of which Mr. Kroger t0 which he is eligible. He is a member | 15 one of the trustees. of the Warhington Academy of Scfences | Mrs. Maher was given in marriage by and of several other learned societies her brother, Mr. Robert Flynn of Wash- 'h headquarters here |Ington, and attended by her young The secretary of the Smithwonian In- |daughter, Miss Dana Maher, flower Stitution and Mrs. Charles Greeley |girl and Master David Kroger Homan as Abbot oceuny 8 position of supreme fm- | ringbearer. Mr. Kroger had his son, Mr, portance in social Washington as well | Chester Kroger of Cincinnati, as best #s in s illustrious scientific colony. | man. Washington Woman ‘Touching other nations at many points the secretary of the Smithsonian is of prime interest to the foreign body resi- @ent here. and he and Mrs. Abbot pay the penalty of high office and personal evement, in that they are constant. Iy sougzht for the amen s and they in great demand in the Both have social men's and being of & genial ey have entered on their ies with zea) Tea prapascd in Honor Of Mra. Ernest T. Scton Mre Ernest Thompson Seton, gh tHonal fean ‘hose hunor will give & arch 10, from home. 1605 nited Bt Mre Edward Hood Watson tre. Baturday afterronn 4 v 6 o'cdock, In her ne S('huhr:n (:tnlcnnml Festival Announcement Addniona) g cenunnial 3% snd 26 for the erts v by Behubert March 12 the Elena de ¢ Ju und Car! h Merillat ey, Mr Ciiatles | Following the ceremony. the wedding party was entertained by the bride’s sis- | ter, Mrs, John E. Dana of New York, at & wedding breakfast, served in the small baliroom of the Everglades Club. The company included Mr. and Mrs. Chester Kroger. Mr. and Mrs, Irving Pettingill, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Berne, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Homan, Mr. and Mrs. George Barnes and Mr. Bernard Henry Kroger, ir. of Cincinnati, Mrs. Robert Flynn of Washington and the Rev. and Mrs. M George Thompson of Greenwich i and Mrs. Kroger have gone on a motor trip to the west coast of Florida, nd wiil be at home at Villa Sueno, Frozilian avenue, Palm Beach, Fl after March 15 When the Palm Bearh {season ends, Mr. and Mrs. Kroger will abroad o join the bride’s cousin ‘Thomas Campbell, comm: crieral of the exposition at ipain |Go Connecticut Residents Forming State Society ‘The Connecticut State Societ, ored by Dr lex Hew Haven, € [ many fcinity the colors dered for the new soclety hoid ts st get-together the o nectient folks 1 A st of standards Mayflower Hotel in the near future lex o membership 10 communicate fmm v ganston. whose office n the Metropolitan Bank Building spon- Morganston of Henrigues, 5 enrolled u great | and Mrs Levsmiths M MU ) “GOLF WIfiOW" SUES. W omen Husband Her for Gane ot widow 1820 Ingle- cued her hus LaCaovey, employed in Gl oo the Lnverior for w € They were marned s, and Lave one citla “The crueity and says her hue eglocved ey Tor Lis game of goit represented by Atvorney Juhn W Clndme Negleets s i ¥ Ter Ayt 13 gt BERRY & (e, yesterday ) BERRY & W i DIAM Hashington Painle Glass Royal Copenhag lorence A northeast Meyer, o8 has filed sult from Hensy J Hanpeiire o were mairked May 12, 1924 one L Tne wite charge ®rd negiect Bie Ie seprencnted b wmey Junn J. O und havel Crueity Al J Williem Heury 1in honnary feliow o e Fioyal Arronentical Bocely ann Ukt notable €xponent of the explors Gon of tie upper air In England, 1e vty died, (Formerly ./{/4 nty { her in marriage walked down the stairs 1 on to the large circular window that had | | been artistically made into a bower of | |smilax and roses. The house was beau- tifully decorated with palms, smilax and | Radiance roses. Following the reception the bride and | groom left for a wedding trip morth | The bride's going-away outfit a | navy georgette dress with navy coat to | mateh. trimmed with caracul fur and a | close-fitting tan hat. with all accessories | to match. ~ After March 15, the couple (Wil be at home at 506 East Capitol street. Mrs. Scrivener is a member of |a very old Southern family, a graduate | of Eastern High School and the South- ern Conservatory of Music. Mr. Scrivener |18 the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Secriy- ener of Durham. N. C., and a member of one of the oldest ri estate firms in Washington. |Col. Bullis 1o Addresn | League of Pen Women The Thursday night salon of the Dis- | | | trict League of American Pen Women | | will have as honor guest March 8 Lieut. Col. H. Edmund Bullis. F. R. G. 5., who will speak on the “Romance of the Calendar,” dealing with the new 13- | month schedule for the entire world, | Col. Bulls, famous as a traveler, lec- | turer and entertainer, is a member of the Manila Rotary Club, Explorers and | National Press Club, American Legion, sons of the American Revolution, a fel- | low of the Royal Geographic Soclety | of Inndon. a membor of the Soclete de Geographic of Paris and has been | decor: by Prance for his work in Cambo Dr. Anita Maris Boggs, as- “luted Miss Patricla Poe Bennett, 1l receive at the informal reception following the talk. Studio Tea Featured By Lindbcrgh Portrait Eben F. Comins will give a 5 afternoon at 1611 Con- nue, His large nortrait of | Col. Charles A. Lindbergh will be on ex- hibitlon, with recent portraits and {“Perl and Persts,” awarded first prize by the Washinglon Bociety of Artisls Mrs. George Barnett, Mixs Allda | Mrs. Willlam Fiteh K Emory 8. Land will pour tea siding In this #nd Miss Theodoria Catalan including Jane nd Etate fiag, hus been or- which will meeting at | students’ class of w FPhillips, Miss Victoria T Miss Evelyn Walker, will asslst | Mr. Comins will be host to the art | public_and private | schools nd Friday after- | Wednesday re- noons ut 3:15 o'clock, and the exhibi- | fately Hon will be open all week to the public | are from 11 1o 4 wk, closing with w tea | Sunday, March 11 | i mners Do FOUND gy, " €8 ( Merihanin COMPANY SUCCESSORS 10 HITMORE CO. ONDS for Tiffany and — Bronzes i Poveclain 1 are i e |5 010 Thirteenth St. N.W. 1th and ¥) iy n i L i L r has gone to New York City to remain for several months, Society Circus Girls Guests at Post Tca! Mrs. B. T. Merchant. wife of Maj. Merchant, chairman of ‘the committce | | In_charge of the annual society circus, scheduled to take place at Fort Myer. Va, Saturday, March 24, entertained at tea in honor of the young ladies who will take active part in the at her home on the Virginia re Friday afternoon. Mrs. Maxwell Murr: poured coffee and Mrs. Hal Lemon pre- sided at the tea table, The other guests inciuded Mrs. Henry T. Allen, jr.: Mrs. J. W. Cunningham, Mrs. Frederick D. Sharp. Mrs. Mark A. Devine, Mrs. Charles Noble, Mrs. J D. Tate, Mrs. G. B. Hudson, Miss Ry becca Davidson, Miss Adelaide Henry, Miss Exelonia Hamilton, Miss Imogene Tavlor. Miss Helen Stone and Miss Vic- toria Tytus. | | | Kayser Silk Hosicry Regular and Out Sizes W/ 1d. ‘--unrrt {rom Nanking” in the Jui, e on Socony Hill that the refu- gees came during the Seige of Nanking last March. Mrs. Hobart is the author Ploneering Where the World Is "By the City of the Long Sand.” | Harpers, and a new book just off the press, “Within the Walls of Nanking." | Mrs Edwin G. Nourse will introduce | Mrs Hobart. Miss Elizabeth Kittredge and Miss Blanche Halbert will pour. Other hostesses assisting are: Miss Mary Louise Brown, Dr. Margaret All- | tucker, Miss Bertie Backus, Miss Jean | { Cole. Mrs. Katherine Cook. Miss Mary | Owen Dean and Mrs. H. W. Fisher. !Mrs. E. V. Carr Will Act | As Hostess on Tuesday. i | Mrs. E. V. Carr, 923 Decatur street northwest will entertain the president Iot the Excelsior Society, Mrs. Mattie | Queen-Ewing. and its members, Tuesda! afternoon. The feature of the after- | | noon’s _entertainment will i literary and musical program. many following the lectures, which will begin March 9. rrench North Africa Benefit Lecture Topic ‘The Ambassador of France and Mme, Claudel head the list of patrons and patronesses for the lecture on “French North Africa” which Miss Dorothy Quincy-Smith will give at the Ward-| evening. | Among others who have consented 10| man Park Theater Saturday act as patrons are the president of the National Geographic Soctety and Mrs, Gilbert H. Grosvener. the former Sec- retary of State and Mrs Robert Arts of American University and Mrs. George B. Woods. Miss Janet Richards Dr. and Mrs Knut Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Compton and Mrs. Ma Logan Tucker. The proceeds of the lecture will go to include & |the benefit of Malson Francaise of Co-) lumbia University ALSO WIDE ANKLE HIGH SHOES | OYCE & LEWI CusToM FITTING SHOE 430-7* St NW OpPOSITE LANSBURGH'S Complete Line of Misses® and Children's Shoes e Thank You! 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