Evening Star Newspaper, November 21, 1928, Page 19

SOCIETY derson, Miss Eleanor Hunt, Miss Eliza- beth Kennedy, Miss Beatrice Littlefield, Miss Celeste Page, Miss Jean Peeples, Miss Mary Lee Phillips, Miss Margaret Pilson, Miss Mignon' Sherley, Miss Mary B. shinn, Miss Elizabeth Trescott and Miss Nancy Beale. With a list of patronesses headed by Mrs. Coolidge, and many boxes taken by those prominent in the official and social life of the Capital, the Navy relief ball promises to be a brilliant success. Capt. William S. McClintic, U. S. N., is- chairman of the men's floor com- mittee, with the following naval officers assisting him: Comdr. Norman M. Smith, Comdr. Ralph T. Hanson, Lieut. Comdr. Wil- m D. Kilduff, Lieut. Comdr. Charles A. Baker, Lieut. Comdr. Greene W. Dugger, Lieut. Comdr. Van H. Rags- dale, Lieut. Comdr. Boyd R. Alexander, Lieut. Comdr. John H. Magruder, Lieut. Comdr. William J. C. Agnew, Lieut. Comdr. Benjamin F. Norwood, Lieut. Comdr. Cedric T. Lynes, Lieut. Ernest W. Litch, Lieut. James D. Boyle, Capt. Julian P. Brown and Lieut. John Halla. The ball is given annually by the District of Columbia Auxiliary of the Navy Relief Society, which auxiliary is the local agent for the main society and provides relief to indigent widows, orphans and mothers of officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps living in or near Washington. In addition to this, the Navy Relief Society provides hospital care for the wives and children of enlisted men whose pay is insufficient to meet this expense. The local auxiliary depends upon the proceeds of the ball Thanksgiving night | for its fund for relief work and every penny raised is spent for that purpose. Prior to Mrs. Gaillard Hunt's debu- tante luncheon at the Willard yesterday | in honor of her daughter, Miss Eleanor | Brent Hunt, a group of debutantes held | a conference over their plans for_the | Kenmore ball. Among them were Miss Phyllis Hight, Miss Elizabeth Kenned; and Miss Celeste Page. Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Mace of Upper Montclair, N. J, are passing some time at the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Conant, accom- panied by Mrs. B. C. Snyder of North Conway, N. H., are at the Mayflower on their way to St. Petersburg, Fla., for the Winter. Dr. and Mrs. D. Rajagopal of Castle Eerde, Ommen, Holland, are in Wash- ington for a few days, and are stopping at the Wardman Park Hotel. Mrs. John L. Little of Chicago, I is at the Carlton for a short stay, ac-| companied by Mrs. Harry Grimm of Cumberland, Md. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Sanderson and daughter, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank K. Sanderson at Clifton Terrace, have returned to their home in Greenville, Ill. Miss Genevieve Fisher of Ames, Towa, is at the Grace Dodge Hotel while attending the convention of the Land Grant College. She is dean of the Iowa State Agriculture College, . Mrs. William Dean Bangs and her young daughter, Miss Katharine Bangs, of Thornebrook House, South Geneva, Il are at the Mayflower, having come East for the Yale-Princeton foot ball game Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry I. Green of Urbana, I, are at the Carlton for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ives of Bed- ford, New York, who have been at the Mayflower for several days, are return- ing home by motor today. Miss Ana C. Milam of Corvallis, Ore., is at the Grace Dodge Hotel while at- tending the convention of the Land Grant Colleges. She is dean of the Oregon State Agriculture College. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Wilson: of Houston, Tex., have joined Judge F. R. Hancock at the Carlton, where they will remain for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. George J. Lincoln, jr., of Philadelphia_are making a shoft vVisit ifln ‘Washington and are at the May- lower. 3 Mrs, Horace L. McCoy entertained at bridge, at the Carlton, Monday evening. | “Treasure Chest” at Bazaar STAR, " WASHINGTON, *-D.~C.;~ WEDNESDAY: NOVEMBER 21 192823 i | eric A. Parkhurst and Mrs. E. M. Wiliis | head the list of patronesses for the | “treasure chest,” a veritable Pandora’s | box, which is to be a prominent featurc at the bazaar to be given by the Wom- an’s Club of Bethesda in its clubhouse, on Old Georgetown road at Sonoma ave- nue, tomorrow and Friday from 4 to 8 o’clock. Additional patronesses are: For the| lingerie table, Mrs. John B. Bennet, Mrs. William W. Bride and Mrs. R. S. Ma shall; fancy table, Mrs. Charles I. Corby, . Gilbert Grosvenor, Mrs. Wallace M. Craigie and Mrs. James Rowe; chil dren’s table, Mrs. J. J. Miller; miscel laneous, Miss Mona Gill; cakes, Mrs, | John A. Fleming and Mrs. E. C. Brand- | | enburg. Mrs. Elisha Hanson, Mrs. Leonard L. Nicholson, jr., and Mrs. John A. Holmes are in charge of arrangements for the turkey dinner to be served in the 1dunge | of the clubhouse Thursday from 5 to o'clock. The drama unit of the Women's City Club, at 22 Jackson place, will present riday evening at 8:20 by Jerome K. Jer- ome, will be direc by Mrs. Hanford, wife and co-star with the late Charles B. Hanford, Shakespearean actor, and well known to Washingtonians. The cast will include Mr. Leslie Waudby, M Robert Miller, winner of the first prize in the Community Center drama con- test of last season; Mrs. Phyllis E. Stew- art and Miss May O'Toole. The cast of “Boosting Bridget” will have in the title role Mrs. Ida Garrett Mattingly, for seven years a member of the Little Theater company of Allegan, Mich., and with the Wright Players Stock Co. n Kalamazoo. Others in the cast are Mrs. Gladys Ball Middlemiss, Miss Lucienne Strocker, Miss Thelma Schmitt, Miss Una O'Connor, Miss Roberta F. Tuil and Miss Nell V. Price. Miss Marjorie De La Mater will give vocal selections, accompanied by Mrs. John De La Mater. The program will be under the direction of Mrs. Edith Ogden Heidel, chairman of the section, assisted by M Eliza- beth Read, stage manager. The annual card party to be given under the auspices of Columbia Chap- er, D. A. R., Friday evening, 8 o'clock, in 'the Roosevelt Hotel, is proving as popular an entertainment os cver, al- most the full quota of tables having Th YaXi7aYiyaxivext —of Hostess confidence experience has in our ability to make her entertainments floral- Iy successful. Flowers —for the table, for receptions, weddings and all other occa- sions effectively ar- ranged at Moderate Pric “Mums” and Roses GEORGE C. SHAFFER OUR ONLY STORE 14th & Eye Main 1086, Main 2416 Phone: TONIGHT 5 UNTIL 7:30 4-Course SEA FOOD DINNER T5¢ Or your choiee of our Regular Menu Columbia Road 4184 OPPOSITE AMBASSADOR, Columbia 5042 Tomorrow of Bethesda Club. N finest custom makers. Thirteen-fifty to Twenty-two fifty Mrs, Gwy Mid The Massachusetts Society of Wash- ington will hold its first meeting of the 1928-29 season in the ballroom of the Wardman Park Hotel Friday eve- ning. A short business meeting at 8:30 o'clock sharp will precede the recep- | tion to be given in honor of the new | Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Wil- liam F. Whiting. and dance will follow. will be held at 9 o'clock. be reserved for those desiring to play cards. have charge of the tables. ly pretty dance program has been ar- ranged, to be accompanied by one of the leading orchestras of the city. The 1927-28 season, under the lead ership of the Assistant United States Attorney General, George F. Farnum. president of the society | been reserved. may be made through Mrs. Roy A. Porterfield. Those in charge of Mrs. James Henry Harper, rez: Roy A. Porterfield, chairman, with th assistance of Mrs. Thomas . H. C. Gauss, Mrs. Childress B. wyn, Mrs. J. M. Proctor, M:s. George dleton, Miss Isabel E. Myrth, Miss Nellie Grant Ross, Mrs. Ella B. Bladen, Mrs. William L. Mattocks and Mrs. W. W. Wallace, each table. Mrs. George Middleton is in charge of a food sale which the chapter will conduct Saturday morning at 10"o'clock in the L. P. Stewart agency at 3113 Fourteenth street. Gorgeous Evening Shoes Presenting for the approval of Madame and Mademoiselle a most beautiful display of evening footwear from one of America’s Embodying a wide choice of imported bro- cades, paisley, velvet and Crepe de Chine. : as one of the most succeseful in the history of the society and it is ex- | pected that the coming season will be | the most successful of all. Among the |artists will be Miss Doreathea Cutting of Massachusetts, who will favor the , | members and guests with operatic selections. Members of the reception and en- tertainment committee include the As- sistant Attorney General, Mr. George R. Farnum; Mrs. Farnum, Mr. George A. Herman, Mr. Frank E. Hickey, Mr. William T. Simpson, Mrs, Bertha M. Robbins, Mi Helen G. O'Neill, Mr. James J. Sweeney, Mrs. John Cham- berlain, Miss Grace Chamberlain, Miss Harriet M. Cheney, Mr. Charles A. Bowman, Mr. Alfred E. Hanson, Mrs. Frank E. Hickey, Miss Elsie Phalen, Miss Ivy Eberly, Miss Eleanor Carleton, Mr. Clinton M. Hester and Mr. John Roger Farrell. Members will be admitted by card and guest cards may-be obtained from any of the officers and at the door the night of the reception. Application blanks for new members may be ob- tained through the secretary. Mr. George A. Herman, at 1345 Girard street northwest. The Art Promoters Club is arrang- ing its annual exhibition and bazaar, to open Saturday evening with an Oriental banquet at 7:30 o'clock in the Play- house Inn, at 1814 N street northwest, to be followed by dancing and cards from 9 to 12 o'clock. About 100 guests are expected, among whom will be the Further 1-servations Prof? Mme, Reme; the uffair are | Stodd: Felix Magu 1 ‘There will be a prize for clude New Chica cipal Miss liam nual Minisf An entertainment The_reception Tables will Mrs. Bertha M. Robbins will An unusual- was regarded M-BR®WKS &CO G -~STREET BETWEEN 11th & 12th Unbelievable Values in Lavishly Fur-Trimmed Winter Turkish Ambassador, the Persian Min- ister, M. and Mme. Noury; Prince Fi- rouz, Dr. Chao-Chu Wu and Mme. Wu, barger, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Finkel, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Lyon, Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert Beresford, Mrs. Florence Jackson (and Mrs. Turin Bradford Boone, Mr. rie de Grange and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wallace. Boston and Mrs. Mabel Nickerson from Space is limited and reservations for the dinner must be ‘made through the treasurer not later than Friday noon. Prizes will be awarded for costumes and features. Some of the entertainers will be Mr. Wallace Wright, Miss Kath- erine Trurdle, Mme. Zenobia, Mr. Victor Neal and Mr. Harold Colborn, Mr. §. F. Wang, Miss Pauline Bruner. Mrs. Fordyce Wright will be in charge of the cards, and the dancing will be under the direction of a new social committee of the following members: Miss Mae Vance, Mr. Richard Adolf, Mr. Neal Colborn, Miss de Grange, Mr. William -Vance, Mrs. Georgia H. Swan, Miss Adaline Heffelfinger, Miss Mary Hamilton Brinkley, Miss Eleanor Col- born, Miss Elaine Stevens, Miss Eleanor Folsom, Mrs. N. Esther Sammons, Miss and Mrs. Elmer Louis Kayser, de Lagnel, Mr. and Mrs. William 'y, Judge and Mrs. Paul M. Line- lard, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Gans, Mr. Lake, Miss Matalee Lake, Miss erite Pearl Cline, Miss Lenore Ma- Out-of-town guests Count Victor de Kubinyi from York, Mr. Charles Baker from go. Dr. Wu will make the prin- address. Charles Dunn, Miss de Grange, Mrs. Boone, Mrs. Eva Colborn, Mr. Colborn, l’\‘(r'l Rowland Lyon and Miss Blondelle alone. Holyoke College will be entertained at the first meeting of this season by Miss Jean Dean Cole and Miss Burgess Sat- urday afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the clubhouse of the Association of Univer- sity Women, at 1634 I street. No cards have been issued. The Washington Alumnae of Mount Mrs. (Continued on Twentieth Page.) SHOULDER Smart Frocks _of Fine Woolens —for chill November morn- ings in town—for the Thanks- giving country-house party— perchance for office wear—in fact, the indispensable frock for right now. There is not a smarter showing in town. Officers in charge of the event are Mr. Rowland Lyon, president; Mr. Mur- ray Marshall, Mittie Burch, secretary, and Mr. Wil- the honorary president. visory board will be named. Mr. Henry Finkel will be counselor of the club. 'PRINTED VELVET Addie ' Deering Brigham. Miss Maxine Rolle and Delia Bogue, vice presidents; Miss each afternoon. Huntington, treasurer. The an- election will be held, the Persian ter having consented to become A new ad- the tea, bridge party will be stange Groom, Mr. and Miss Gertrude The exhibition will continue - until Wednesday evening, with & tea served Sunday Mrs. Turin Bradford Boone will be in charge of assisted by 'Mme. Suzanne Oldberg, and Wednesday afternoon a ors include Count Kubinyi, Mrs. Con- CORSAGES A Delightful Gift for Gay Affairs Sizes 14 to 44. $19.50 to $125 BUCHANAN, Inc. Connecticut Avenue at L St. held. The exhibit~ | Bruce-Wallace,” Mr. 1407 H Street The season’s outstanding success, is used with much taste in this graceful model. The soft folds of the circular skirt, the neckline gathered in to a pearl ornament, and the restrained pattern of the velvet make it an unusually flattering 569 50 model. MARY KING is now showipg her inimitable collection of sportswear Lltreccge. T Incomorated 1919 Que Street Main 3707 N V7 Of brown kid with brown suede quarter and gold piping; of dull black kid with black suede quarter and silver piping. Also in blue kid with blue suede quarter and silver piping (this model only has a low spike heel), all at $16.50. RICW'S F You Will Be More Than Pleased . . . . {lYou will be really thrilled at the amaz- ing quality of the coats at this low price. They combine excellent materials, choice Furs and smartly authentic styling with fine By all * means come in and look over this collec- unusually workmanship. tion. IThe coat sketched is typical of values at this price . . . of superb Cocoa Brown Broadcloth with huge collar and 'deep cuffs of Mendoza Beaver. Second Floor—Coats For evening wear qnd for Xmas gifts. “Lady Luxury” and “Propper” all - silk chiffon hosiery —slipper buckles, rhine- stone straps and heels— costume jewelry. Jeblelf Paris Replicas! The Style Successes of the Season! DParis Christmas Sale of Beautiful Handbags FIVE HUNDRED BAGS . .. replicas of the season’s biggest bag successes in fine leathers and suedes . . . clasps, style, colors duplicated . . . and offered in the biggest sale of handbags yet at- tempted by this store . .. at— ornaments. Yoked pouch o3 smooth calf, $7.50. Black O'Rossen (n smooth $7.50. calf an oppo Duo-tone sim= ilated shell $7.50. dollars lower than such glori- ously lovely bags usually are! Bags with stunning genuine imported marcasite and cloisonne shell. . .bags after Isakoff, Patou, Molyneux, Worth, O'Rossen. . .indeed, perfect marvels at these Antelope Suede Mountain Calf —and we may say almost “everything” in the way of style, for there are dressy bags and tailored bags . . . big bags and little bags . . . pouches and envelopes ... and even the very new bags with fascinat- ing and unique clasps! 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