Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1929, Page 43

SOCIETY. Charming Weddings Entered in Capital's Midwinter Calendar Church Ceremonies Listed Among Notable Events of Seascqq — Announcement Made for Bride-Elect. Dr. and Mrs. William Byres Todd an- | “hounce the maiTiage of the latter's Saughter, Miss Anna Todd Kite, to Mr. ohn Seely Grant at noon yesterday in | the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, the Rev. Joseph Martin Moran officiating. | Mr. and Mrs, Grant left later for a wedding trip and upon their return will | be at home at the Northbrook Court. Mr. Hrrington Mills has issued cards announcing the marriage of his daugh- ter Eleanor to Mr. Walter Johnson Relly, son of Mrs. Thomas J. Reilly and | the late Mr. Reilly of New York, yes- | terday morning. The ceremony was performed in St. Matthew's Church, the Rev. Edward L. Buckey officiating, at 10:30 o'clock and was followed by a reception and wedding breakfast in the Grafton Hotel. The church had a pretty arrangement of palms, white lilles and white lilacs. ‘The bride wore a costume of blue chiffon simply made and with long sleeves and a close-fitting toque of erown and carried gardenias and lilies of the valley. Her only attendant was her sister, Mrs. Frederick Altemus, who was in beige georgette crepe with a close-fitting brown hat and carried pink Toses. Mr. Charles Reilly of New York was Best man and the ushers included Mr. Lawrence Salughter, Mr. Gene English, Mr. William Fox of Montclair, N. J., and Mr. John Donohue. During the breakfast an orchestra played for dancing and later in the day Mr. and Mrs. Reilly left for a wedding lcr‘l‘p They will be at home in New York y. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Fuller announce the marriage of their daughter Gladys to Dr. Robert P. Irons of the United States Navy Sunday, January 13, at 5 o'clock in Calvary Baptist Church, the Rev. Dr. Abernethy officiating. Dr. and Mrs. Irons left yesterday for Newport, R. I, where he is attached to the Naval Hospital. The marriage of Miss Marie Elizabeth Oolins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis P. Collins of 1349 Jefferson street, to Mr. n H. McGuire of Anaconda, Mont., take place at 9 o'clock in the morn- 4ng, January 31, in the Church of the Nativity, Rev. Frank X. Bischoff offici- ating. The bride will be attended by her Rwin sister as maid of honor and the best man will be Mr. Lawrence Hyde of ‘Washington. Rothrock-Lewton Wedding An Event of December 30. Miss Myrtle Hempel Lewton, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Lewis Lewton of Takoma Park, D. C, and Mr. Hamilton I. Rothrock, jr., of Houston, Tex., of Mrs. Grace E. Rothrock of this city, were married Sunday after- moon, December 30, in the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church. The cere- mony was performed at 3 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Thomas Culbertson Clark, and was followed by a reception @and wedding supper at 6 o'clock in the ‘home of the bride's parents in Takoma Park. Mrs. Jackson, organist of the church, played the wedding music and the church had a pretty arrangement of palms and poinsettia. The bride was given in marriage by her father and wore a gown of ivory color chiffon velvet, a hat of horsehair in the same shade and carried an arm bouquet of Ophelia roses. Miss Rhoda Lewton was maid of honor for her sister and was in brown chiffon velvet and chiffon, with a hat to match, and carried pink roses, Mr. Joseph Manning Austin, jr., of Warren- ton, Va., was best man and the ushers were Mr, William L. Rothrock, Mr. Wil- Mam F. McBride, Mr. Vernon Brown, Mr. Paul Spielman and Mr. Richard P. Baitle, jr., all of Washington. Mrs. Lewton, mother of the bride, wore a gown of powder blue crepe and Mrs. Rothrock, mother of the bride- groom, was in black transparent velvet. Later in the evening Mr. and Mrs. Rothrock left for a wedding trip, the ‘®ride traveling in a costume of scarlet and black Russian blouse and skirt and accessories to match. Local Interest Centers In Houston Ceremony. A wedding of interest in Washington, which took place in Houston, Tex., is that of Miss Bettie Carter, daughtter of Gen. J. M. Carter of Houston, and Mrs. John D. Lewis of Upperville, Va., to Mr. Frederick Nathaniel Caldwell of Charleston, W. Va., December 28, at 8 o'clock in the evening, Bishop Clinton S. Quinn officiating. Tall palms and white crysanthemums formed an effec- tive setting for the wedding and a wested choir gave the nuptial music. The bride was given in marriage by her father, Gen. J. M. Carter. €he wore & gown of heavy white faille taffeta fashioned with straight, with circular effect into a very full skirt with deep borders of white twle graduating_into a train at the back. The bodicé was made with long, tight slecves and a high, close-fitting neck- line. A long veil of tulle showered with clusters of orange blossoms was worn with a bonnet of tulle with side @lusters of orange blossoms and a row of the buds across the back, a smart touch given by the nose veil and chin strap. The bouquet was a beautiful shower of white roses and lilies of the walley. The bride's two attendants, her sis- | o am lines well below the hips and flarin> | SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY 20, " 2. 1929—PART John McA. Palmer, at the Farnshoro, GUEST OF PARENTS MRS. NORMAN CHANDLER Of Cambridge, who has been the guest of her parents, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. —Underwood Photo. the back. They wore pink satin slip- | pers, blending beautifully with the shade of the dresses, and carried great arm clusters of nink roses. Mr. Charles | Howard of Charleston, W. Va., served | the groom as best man and Mr. Robert Craig Rochelle was groomsman. Wedding Ring Cake Embedded in Flowers. Following the ceremcay a reception was held at the Warwick Hosel, where the decorations were of pink roses and palms. The bride’s table held the wed- ding ring cake embedded in flowers and fern. At the coffee table Mrs. A. T. | Borden of Melion strved and Miss | Waldrop and Mrs. Rochelle presided over the cake. Other friends assisting included Mrs. A. N. Waldrop of Bryan, Mrs. John Baker Miller, Mrs. Martha D. Willis, Miss Frances Desel, Mrs. C. 5. Quinn, Mrs. E. P. Greenwood, Miss Elizabeth Greenwood and Mrs. R. M. | Gordon. The bride’s mother, Mrs. John D. Lewis of the Grove, Upperville, Va.. attending the marriage, and Mr. and Mrs. Borden were out-of-town guests. Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell left for Galves- ton, where they will sail for a trip to Florida resorts and New York and after January 15 they will be at home in Charleston, W. Va. ‘The bride’s travel- ing costume was a modish ensemble of heavy tweed mixture with deep shawl collar to the hem of black caracul, | blouse of dark red to match the lining of the coat and hat of the same shade. ‘The bride attended Hoiton Arms School and King-Smith Studio in ‘Washington and has visited in Washing- ton many times. ————e Patronesses Listed For Parish Dinner Patronesses for the parish dinner of All Souls’ Memorial Episcopal Church, which is to be held in the parish hall ‘on Thursday evening, January 24, have been announced by Mrs. William 8. Quinter, chairman of the dinner com- mittee. They’ include Mrs. H. H. D. Sterrett, Mrs. Louis S. Greene, Mrs. Prank S. Bright, Mrs. Arthur E. Dowell, Mrs. Webster Ballinger, Mrs. Harry C. Groves, Mrs. Nannie G. Jobe, Mrs. John W. Burke, Mrs. Paul L. Reed, Mrs. Wal- ter M. Gilbert, Mrs. J. B. Torbert, Miss Pauline Block, Miss Charlotte Block, Mrs. Theodore Amussen, Mrs. S. T. An- sell, Mrs. V. B. Bierer, Mrs. Charles D. yton, Mrs. George W. Eastment, Turs. Prank S. Greenawalt, Mrs. T. J. 1°owerton, Miss Alice Keyser, Mrs. H. R. Kerslake, Mrs. Harry Kimmel!, Mrs. H. E. Condrup, Miss Isabel MacDougal, Mrs. H. C. Pope, Mrs. Graeme Small- wood, Mrs. Leslie Jackson, Miss Anne Moore, Mrs. John L. Warren, Mrs. Wil- liam C. Worthington, Mrs. Marcella Cline, Miss Rebecca McGill, Mrs. George Mitchell, Mrs. T. C. Baden and Mrs. F. A. Carter. Mrs. Greene is in charge of reserva- tions for the dinner, which is being given under the auspices of the Rector’s Merchant Ma.rine Library | Cites Need of Books The Washington committee of the | American Merchant Marine Library As- | sociation, headed by Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, has enlisted a number of hostesses for its book shop in the Ar- cade at Connecticut avenue and Dupont Circle, where gifts of books will be re- ceived for the use of the men of the merchant marine. The shop will be opened from 9:30 am. to 6 p.m. daily. Monday the hostesses will be Mrs. John Philip Hill, Mrs, James S. Parker, | Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe, Mrs. Edwin | St. John Greble, Mrs. Robert W. Imbrie | and Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock. . The hostess on Tuesday, which will be observed as Coast Guard day, will Miss Dorothy Sollers. the book shop on that day. with Mrs. Wilbur will be Mrs. Charles E. Hughes, Mrs. Richard H. Leigh, Mrs. William D. Leahy, Mrs. Harry E. Yar- nall, Mrs. Luke McNamee, Mrs. Charles B. McVay, Mrs. Thomas Kirk, Mrs. A. L. Willard, Mrs. Charles E. Riggs and Mrs. Frank Frear. Prominent women from the Depart- ment of Commerce will take charge of the Book Shop on Friday including Mrs. William Fairfield Whiting, wife of the Secretary; Mrs. Arthur J. Tyrer, Mrs. Ray O. Hall, Mrs. Edward T. Pickard and Mrs. Fred Smith. Tau Beta Phi SOrority Meets at Annual Banquet The four Washington Chapters of Tau Beta Phi Sorority held their annual banquet last evening in the Spanish Garden of the Hay-Adams house. Catherine T. Parsons acted as toast- mistress, and introduced the speakers. Miss Elizabeth McNamara, national president; Miss Evelyn Howard, Gamma Chapter, and Miss Edith Bosworth, Ep- silon Chapter, spoke. L A skit was presented by Miss Nina Mitchell, Miss Louise Pigott, Miss Vir- ginia Vandershaaf, Miss Jane Roberts, Miss Mae O'Connor and Miss Myra K. Browne, all members of Alpha Chapter. ‘The chapter presidents, Miss Helen Bogan, Alpha; Miss Regina O'Lone, Beta; Miss Mildred Quigley, Gamma, and Miss Edith Bosworth, Epsilon, were presented to the membership, and each gave a short address. Remarks also were given by Miss Charlotte Lowenthal, Alpha; Miss Ann O'Leary and others. The banquet was followed by dancing. L'Echo de France Plans To Meet Tuesday Evening meeting, Tuesday, in St. Paul's hall, 1423 V street, at 8 o'clock. The pro- gram will include an interesting talk, with projections, on the “Mont Saint Michel,” by the Rev. J. A. Baisnee. Mme. Johnson and Mme. Shepard et Chaconas will sing “Les Chansons de Botrel.” A prize will be offered to the member who will suggest the best “de- vise” for the club. Lane, Miss Bina Day Deneen, Miss Mary Lee Phillips, Miss Elizabeth Ransley and ‘Thursday 1s to be Navy day, and Mrs. | Curtis D. Wilbur, wife of the Secretary of the Navy, will head the group of Navy ladies who will be in charge of Serving L’Echo de France will hold its next é‘l“l“lmm|fl||llflll|||||||||||l|m|l|l|||l|l|llllHII|1|!|||||ll|||||I|l|IIIIllllII|||1|1|IIl|||||IIH|[|HII|l|||||||IIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIII" Rich’s i, Reduction Sale Women’s and Children’s High-Grade Shoes Models for walking—for afternoon Legion Ball January 30 Prominently Sponsored | Interest in the annual ball of the| | Department of the District of Colum- | | bia, the American Legion, is increasing | as the date of the function Wednes- | day, January 30, draws near, and from | present indications it will be the | largest attended in the history of this| veteran organization. The ball will be | | held this year in the two ballrooms | of the New Willard Hotel, with orches- | tras furnishing music from 9:30 to 1| o'clock. President and Mrs. Coolidge and Vice President and Mrs. Dawes are heading the patrons and patronesses | committee this year, and their inter- est in this annual social event has been the cause of much gratification on the part of legionnaires in the National Capital. The interior of the ballrooms will be more attractively decorated this | year than ever before, the colors of the | | varfous posts comprising this dvparl-‘ | ment in the American Legion beinz | conspicuous features. The committee | in charge of the affair is now engaged | in completing final details in order to | make it the most brilliant ball yet given | by, this organization. | "Among the boxholders, patrons and patronesses will be National Com- mander Paul V. McNutt of the Amer- ican Legion and Mrs. McNutt, and Mrs. Boyce Ficklen, jr., who has secured two boxes and will entertain national offi- cials of the American Legion Auxiliary, of which she 1s national president. Mr. Andrew W. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, and Mr. Ogden L. Mills, Undersecretary; Senator Hiram Bing- ham of Connecticut, Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, Senator George P. McLean of Connecticut, Mrs. Alvin £. Hert, Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Pembroke Thom, Mrs. Constance C. Williams, Past De- partment Commanders Paul J. Mc- Gahan and Watson B. Miller of the American Legion, Senator Lawrence C. | Phipps of Colorado, Mr. Wallace Streater, past commander of George | Washington Post, and Mrs. Streater, | Miss Mabel T. Boardman, Mr. Frank | B. Kellogg, Secretary of State; Dr. and | Mrs. Stanley M. Rinehart, Mrs. H. W. | | Keyes, Mrs. Frank Hight and Mrs. | Frederick Moseley Sackett are spon- sors, as are Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Riggs, Mrs. William C. Rives, Rear Ad- miral and Mrs. T. J. Cowie, Secretary of War and Mrs. Dwight F. Davis, Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. George B. Trible, Mrs. James F. Kerr, Mrs. Wil- liam C. Deming, Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Norment, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Gans, Mrs. G. D. Goff, Mrs. Charles B. Mc- Vay, Mrs. Morris Sheppard, Mrs. War- | ren Irving Glover, Senator Jesse H. Metcalf of Rhode Island and Mrs. Met- calf, Dean and Mrs. Henry Gratton Doyle, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Frank H. Schofield, Mrs. George Hewitt Myers, | Mrs. John D. Beuret, Maj. and Mrs. | Creed C. Hammond, Gen. and Mrs. | Frank T. Hines, Gen. and Mrs. Tasker H. Bliss, Mrs. John Warren Joyes, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Peter C. Harris, Rear Admiral and Mrs. A. L. Willard, Mrs. Alvin W. Hall, Rear Admiral and | Mrs. Luther E. Gregory, Col. and | Mrs. J. Miller Kenyon and Henry | C. Spengler, National Press Club, George Washington Tank Corps, Bu- reau of Engraving and Printing, Vic- | tory, U. S. S. Jacob Jones, Quentin | Roosevelt, Kenneth H. Nash, Sergeant | Jasper, Jane A. Delano, Cooley-Mc- Cullough and Vincent B. Costello Posts of the American Legion, the Eight and Forty Society and General | Council's office of the U. S. Veterans'| | Bureau. | The chairmen of the various com- | mittees in charge of the ball include Mr. John Thomas Taylor, committee on distinguished guests;, Mr. Paul J. McGahan, invitations; Mr. Thomas J. Frailey, floor committee; Mr. Thomas E. Franklin, boxes; Mr. Edgar H. Hale, ticket distribution; Mr. Ernest V. Mc- Intosh, decorations: Mr. Theodore Cogswell, patrons; Miss Emily J. Carey, patronesses; Mr. Thomas D. Walsh, hall and music; Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, reception with Mr. Harlan Wood, de-| partment commander. The officers of the general ball committee are: Mr. Thomas D. Walsh, chairman; Mr. Thomas J. Frailey, vice chairman; Miss Helen Sprague, secretary, and Mr. Howard 8. Fisk, treasurer. Tel pl'-O;OSCd i;ifi;lol‘ Of Miss E. Semple Pettis ‘The Woman’s Auxiliary will give a tea in St. Thomas' Parish House Fri- day afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock, in honor of Miss E. Semple Pettis, who is going as a missionary from St. Thomas’ to work under the Rev. Roy Mason in the mountains of Virginia. Jor evening—the smart effects | spend a month in travel and visiting e Of Personal Interest To Waahington Residents Mrs. Samuel J. Pack and Mrs. Jacob Eisenmann will leave for California January 28 to attend the Jewish Sister- hood Convention, which takes place in San_ Francisco from February 10 to February 15. Mrs. Pack goes as president of the Sisterhood of the Eighth Street Temple and Mrs. Eisen- mann as a delegate. En route home Mrs. Pack will stop off at points to friends. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Kahn, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schwartz and Mrs. James Lansburgh, who sailed from New York on the S. S. Ile de France, arrived in Paris Priday. They will be gone for several months. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rothenberg of 1807 Kenyon street entertained at a Boston baked bean supper Saturday night in honor of members of Congress of Massachusetts and their secretaries. Mrs. Lawrence Koenigsberger of Chevy Chase has as her guests Mrs. Rosa Wyser and daughter, Miss Lottie ‘Wyser, and Mrs. A. Solomon of Ham. burg, Germany, and Mrs. Regina Del ner of New York. Mrs. Betty Koenigs- berger has returned from a two weeks' visit in New York with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Block. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Seidermann | have returned from a stay of one week at the.Ritz Carlton, Atlantic City. Mrs. Alan Kaufman and Mrs. Jack ! Shulman have returned from New York, where they had been for a week. Mr. Chester Bandman, educational director of one of the temples of Pitts- | burgh, will give an address this eve- ning at 8 o'clock at the Jewish Com- munity Center. His subject will be “What Parents and Teachers May De- mand of Each Other.” | The Junior Council is planning a rummage sale for February. Donations of clothing and houschold goods will lA)i;’ lappreclatcd‘ Call Mrs. Stanford el. The annual Senior and Junior | Hadassah meeting will take place | Tuesday evening, January 22, at 8| o'clock, at the community center. An | interesting program has been arranged, | including opening prayer by Mrs. Harry | Schwartz, and vocal selections, Miss Gretchen Hood, with Miss _Sophie Snyder at the piano. Mrs. Herman Hollander, assisted by Miss Yvonne Levy, vill produce a play, “The Third | Generation,” with a cast of members of | both organizations, to be followed by a social hour. i The Washington, D. C., section, Coun- cil of Jewish Women, will hold its thirty-fourth birthday anniversary luncheon and _celebration Tuesday, January 29, at 1, ¢’clock, at the com- munity center. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Kann left yes- terday for Miami, Fla. The Friday Club was entertained at lunchzon followed by bridge by Mrs. Henry L Kaufman the past week. Mrs. Sol Bloom of Charleston, W. Va., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Marx Kaufman, of 1940 Biltmore street. Mr. and Mrs. A. Liebman have re- turned from a two-week stay at the Ritz-Carlton, Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney C. Kaufman and daughter, Miss Virginia Kaufman, who spent a week at the Hotel Tray- more, Atlantic City, have returned to| the city. | Mrs. Sol Peyser was hostess Friday at a luncheon at her apartment in the Ponce de Leon. Mr. Philip Reifkin has returned from a business trip to Bermuda. Mrs. Harry King was hostess at a luncheon at the Country Club, followed by cards, Tuesday ii honor of her house guest, Mrs. Samuel J. King of New York. Covers were laid for 30. The twenty-fifth anniversary dinner tendered to Rev. Dr. Abram Simon will take ‘place Saturday, January 26, at 6:30 pm. in the Mayflower Hotel ball- room. Mr. Joseph D. Kaufman is chair- man of the banquet committee. Mrs. R. Cohen left for her home in Los Angeles, Calif, Wednesday, after spending some time here with relatives at _the Roosevelt. Mrs. Julius White, who was the guest of her brother-in-law and sister, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Palkin, returned to her home in Pittsburgh Wednesday. Mrs. David Sanger was hostess at a luncheon Thursday. Mrs. L. J. Cohen of 4900 Ninth street northwest announces confirmation of her son Maxwell at home this evening from 8 to 10:30 o'clock. it i DR Shower Given in Honor Of Prospective Bride Mrs. William H. Gaskins entertained at a shower Thursday evening in honor of Miss M. Amelia Payne, whose mar- riage to Mr. Donn R. Thomas will take place next month. | 1oll Glover, jr.: Mrs. John Hays Ham- SOCIETY. HAPPY NAVY FAMILY MRS. HITCHCOCK, Ann and Constance, wife and daughters of Lieut. Comdr. Russell Snow Hitchcock, U. S. N, stationed at Norfolk. She is visiting her mother, Mrs. Albert Morgan Gilbert. —Underwood Photo. 1 President Marvin of GW.U.| And Mrs. Marvin Honored | In line at the reception which is to be given by Mr. and Mrs. Larz Ander- son in honor of the president of the George Washington University and Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin for the Columbian Women Friday afternoon will be the host and hostess, the guests of honor and Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, president of the Columbian Women. Mrs. Charles W. Richardson is chair- man of the committee arranging for the reception and she is assisted by Mrs. D. Kerfoot Shute. The ladies who have been asked to assist in the dining room are Mrs. John Bell Larner, Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.; Mrs. Clarence Aspinwall, Mrs. Abram Lisner, Mrs. Charles R. Mann, Mrs. Henry B. Spencer, Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman, Mrs. Norval Landon Bur- chell, Mrs. Karl W. Corby, Mrs. Harry C. Davis, Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Mrs. Charles H. Woodhull, Mrs. Charles Car- mond, Mrs. William Bruce King, Mrs. | Stephen E. Kramer, Mrs. Edwin By Parker, Mrs. Arthur Peter, Mrs. Charles | E. Munroe, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, | Mrs. W. J. Mallory, Mrs. J. Lawn ‘Thompson, Mrs. John Donaldson, Miss | Maxine Girts, Mrs. Elmer Louis Kay-| ser, Miss Marcelle LeMenager, Miss | Maxine Rolle, Miss Margaret Maize, | Miss Harriet Garrels, Miss Mildred Getty and Miss Ruth Bennett. Other ladies asked to assist in the | reception are Mrs. Edwin Behrend, Miss | Edna Clark, Mrs. Charles S. Collier, Miss Anna Pearl Cooper, Mrs. DeWitt C. Croissant, Miss Elizaheth Cullen, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, Miss Arline Du- four, Mrs. D. C. Chace, Mrs. John Paul | Earnest, Miss Edith Grosvenor, Miss Anna S. Hazelton, Miss Evelyn Well- ington Jones, Mrs. T. M. Knappen, Mrs. Hanson T. A. Lemon, Miss Janet | McWilliams, Mrs. George P. Merrill | Dean Elizabeth Peet, Miss Irene Pis- | torio, Dean Anna L. Rose, Mrs. D. Ker- | foot Shute, Mrs. George Otis Smith, | Miss Rhoda Watkins and Miss Emilie | Margaret White. | Group of Hor:or Guests At Birthday Party Mrs. John Lemon Holmes of Billings, | Okla., who is spending the Winter witn her daughter, Miss Bertha Holmes, was | the guest of honor last night at a Jan- uary birthday party at the Falls Church home of Miss Ethel Reid and Mrs. Ann Bryan. Mrs. Holmes, her hostess and her daughter were each celebrating their own birthday anniversaries, which occur in January, as were each of the guests but one. The other guests were Miss Corinne Quarles, Miss Louise Moore, Miss Mary Turbyfill and Miss Agnes Fellows. Mississippians to Honor Nation's Defenders ‘The Mississippi Society will hold its | second reception and dance of the sea- son from 8 to 12 o'clock Tuesday, at the Meridian Mansions, 2400 Sixteenth street northwest, in honor of the offi- cers of the Army, Navy and Marines and their wives and enlisted men and their wives. Representative James W. Collier, president of the soclety, will preside. The guest of honor will be Maj. Gen. B. F. Cheatham, the quartermaster general of the Army, who will also be the speaker of the evening. A short musical program, consisting of vocal and piano selections, has been arranged by Miss Lillian Chenoweth. 5 At Homel Announeed By Capital Hostesses Mrs. Stone, wife of Mr. Justice Harlan Fiske Stone, will not observe her usual Monday afternoons at home January 31 and January 28. Mrs. Deneen, wife of Senator Charles 8. Dengen, will not recelve Thursday of this week, but will recelve Thursday, January 31, for the last time this sea- son. Mrs. Edward Everett Gann wifft aoA receive Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Merritt W. Ireland, wife of the Surgeon General, will receive Saturday afternoon of this week and Saturday, February 23, Irom 4 to 6 o'clock Mrs Ernest H. Van Fossan, wife of | Judge Van Fossan, member of the United States Board of Tax Appeals, will hold her only at home of the sea- | son_tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6:30 at 3700 Massachusetts avenue. | ing Assiste Mrs. Van Fossan will be: Mrs. John Marshall, Mrs. Thomas Grayson Brady, Mrs. William A. Morgan, Mrs. Karl Loos, Mrs. Amos Pagter, Mrs. Howerd Sanderson Lo Roy, Mrs. Henry J. Richardson, Mrs. Louis T. Moulfort, Mrs. Johnson Camden Brady and Mrs. Edgar Snowden. Mrs. Peyton Gordon and Miss Evelyn Gordon will be at home Monday and also Monday January 28. Dr. and Mrs. Stanley White have is- sued cards for an at home this after- noon from 4:30 to 7 o'clock at 1420 Sixteenth street. Maj. and Mrs. Parker W. West will be at home this afternon after 4 o'clock in the quarters in Soldiers’ Home. | Society of Virginia ha]l Set for Tomorrow Evening The Society of Virginia of the Dis~ trict of Columbia will give a ball to= morrow evening, at the Willard Hotel, commemorating the birthday anuiver- saries of Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Stonewall Jackson. The members of the Virginia congressional delegation will be the guests of honor. ‘The membership of the soclety is composed of 800 Virginians residing in and near the District of Columbia. Rep- resentative Joseph T. Deal of Norfolk is president, and other officers include Mr. Thomas Slator Settle, Mr. Alfred P. Thom and Mr. R. Page Irving, vice presidents; Mr. J. W. Sommerville, | financial secretary; Miss Frances Car- ter Linfoot, secretary, and Mr. Fred P. Myers, treasurer. Club oiiognial Dames To Entertain at Tea ‘The Club of Colonial Dames will en- tertain at a tea tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, in honor of Miss Ella Loraine Dorsey and Mrs. Elvina Rowe. Miss | Dorsey will give a talk on “The Colonial Dames Society, Its Origin and Object.” Mrs. Rowe give a group of After the musical program dancing will follow to music furnished by an orchestra. Refreshments will be served. The floor committee will include: Mr. Leavern Lackey, chairman; Col. E. G. Peyton, Lieut. Kelly, Miss J. Watso: Miss Eva Pool, Miss Katherine and Miss Marianna Harrison and Miss Em- ma Collier and Miss Laura Collier. | Michican: Society Lista Anniversary Banquet ‘The annual banquet of the Michigan State Association will be held at the Raleigh Hotel on Saturday, January 26, celebrating the ninety-second anniver- sary of the entry of Michigan into the Union as a State. An interesting pro- gram has been arranged by Representa- tive Joseph L. Hooper, president of the society, who will preside as toastmaster. Reception of guests will be held from 6 to 7 p.m,, followed by a dinner, short talks, music and dancing. All former residents of Michigan are invited to at- tend. Admission cards may be secured ’mirtnuem‘:mbe“ of the executive com- mittee. ITEREAEEALEEARL TR EERERLRL SRR % Z SNNNNNS S, /Che = @ollier In COLUMBIA RD. ar I8 ST OPPOSITE AMRASSADOR. Sunday Dinner 12:30 to 3:30 Choice of ROAST TURKEY ROAST CAPON ROAST LAMB PRIME RIBS OF BEEF Choice of Desserts l:‘ Eleetrl oU 24 i mak: jern Kl L CIOUS—YOU'LL SAY! Price—ONE DOLLAR 1900000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Just Like Springtime Itself!! ter, Mrs. Robert Craig Rochelle of Houston and Miss N;mgne Shel Wal- \‘ be Mrs. Frederick C. 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