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SOCIETY.’ Tales of Well " In Social and Official Life| Known Folk Baptismal Names of America's “First Ladies" Supplies Theme of Interest Widely Dis- cussed in Society Circles. BY MARGARET B. DOWNING. Baptismal names of the first ladies ©of the Nation always form a theme of ‘wide interest and Mrs. Hoover's familiar signature as “Lou” invites attention. An abbreviation of the more dignified Louisa or Louise, although none of Mrs. Hoover's kindred ever recall anything but “Lou.” she is the third to bear this name. Mrs. John Quincy Adams, whose high obligations she assumes after the lapse of a century, was the first. But Mrs. Adams was Louisa Catherine and ghe was more frequently known by her second name than her first. The first Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was Ellen Louise and, after the manner of her native Georgia, she was called “Ellie Lou” by Ber early friends and all her relatives. glthough abbreviations figure in folk re and in anecdote and reminiscences, the proper name of every wife of an merican President figures in White ouse annals. Thus the sprightly Dolly adison is written as “Dorothy,” so nfamiliar that at first it appears an r. No doubt Mrs. Hoover will see er full baptismal name recorded in ie archives and not the well known ILou.” Mrs. Coolidge and her prede- gessor, Mrs. Harding, each added a new mame to those written for the “first dies,” Mrs. Coolidge being the only race and Mrs. Harding the only Flor- ence. There have been two Marthas, ives of Washington and Jefferson; two bigails, wives of John Adams and of llmore; two Elizas, wives of Monroe and of Johnson: two Jullas, wives of Tyler and of Grant; two Marys, wife Lincoln and second wife of Benjamin arrison;. two Carolines, first wife of arrison and second of Pilimore; two Ediths, second wives of Roosevelt and of Wilson. Such names as Rachel, Anna, Jane, Lucy, Frances, Dorothy, Margaret, Alice and Sarah figure but ence in the names of first ladies. H WM x ! The Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Charles Francis Adams, has raised high Bopes in the hearts of many Washing- tonians that he will stimulate aquatic tivity in the ideal environment about e upper Potomac. Time was when ating was of paramount interest and regattas gay and colorful. But interest has flagged in recent years and, except for some adventurous canoeists up to- ward Great Falls and some desultory oarsmen from around Georgetown, the beautiful river is lifeless even in ideal ‘weather, The Secretary sailed his own boat before he was 12, but in his sec- tifn of the country stiff breezes blow and to be aquatic is in the very air, is a sportsman of the water and fashington anticipates seeing inner Basin filled with visiting yachts and some activities up the Eastern Branch of the Anacostia River in direc- iion of the Navy Yard. * k% % Lady Isabella Howard, wife of the British Ambassador and dean of the corps, emphasized the new custom of the foreign con! nt in Was] n in presen! joint gift rather vidual offerings, the occasion being to bestow on Col. John Coolidge and Miss Florence Trumbull a wedding present to be delivered whenever they are married. It is only since the World War that this custom has been estab- lished, and the first occasion was in 1922, when the vice dean, Senor Juan de presented the dean, M. Jusserand, French Ambassador, with a handsome gold and enameled clock to mark his twentieth aninversary in serv- ice in Washington. Since then many ocgasions. have arisen when the cor'y desired to present a joint gift—notals | last Spring when the Japanese Ambas- | , M. Matsudaira, departed with his y daughter, Setsu, who was soon to.marry the crown prince. The gift was a gold and enamel tea service of Oriental manufacture, and hence serv- iceable even in the imperial abode. select lor young . and ufi- ‘Trumbull is a large circular bowl with four massive candlesticks of cor- chasing, marked with a e diplomatie corpe, Mareh, 1030 Wwith the marriage date to be en{nr::d later. According to a veteran dip! t, after the catastrophe which depleted all European treasuries from 1914-18, this joint gift has been universally adopted, sihee many of those now serving thel countries, especially of new sovereign- ties created by the war, have but a scant fortune and receive only modest salaries. * k% % ! 8ir Gilbert Parker has been among the visitors to New York City during the past week, but he spent only a few hours in Washington en route to Holly- wood, where he has leased the rights of his best novels, and intends to super- intend their filming. Sir Gilbert Parker has not been active with his pen in re- cent years, although he has sometimes turned out & neat criticism of contem- poraneous fiction. He is a Canadian and achieved all his literary r;ruuunn before he had departed from Montreal, first to New York and then to London. Lady Parker was Miss Van Tine, daugh- ter of Mr, Ashley Van Tine, and the marriage took place more than a quar- te¥ of a century ago. Making s large fortune through royalties from his noyels, all well invested, 8ir Gilbert and Lady Parker purchased s handsome mansion in Portman Square and were préminent in the amenities of the liter- and social worlds. Of a frame and tremendous strength, the Canadian carries his years lightly. He will remain in Hollywood throughout the Spring and perhaps through the Summer, and will edit and dramatise his novels, of which the most popuhr on this side of the Atlantic was “The Right of Way.” * ok x x Mr. Elihu Root, the 84-year-old ambassador of good will now in Europe in the cause of world ace, has touched national affairs at so many different angles that anything he un- dertakes is of wide local interest. Mr. Root's regime in Wasl ton covered moril 'l.hnn 325 years, inclu his many 5 Our Methods Assure BEAUTIFUL— NATURAL— LASTING— Permanent Waves s3 DORATHY Complete SHOPPE | CALL EARLY FOR APPOINTMENT BEFORE EASTER . Phone Metropolitan 9012 WESTORY BUILDING Suite 305, Third Floor Cor. 14th and F i n | marvelously lighted when necessary by jr | Washington who has selected this im- congresses and important missions, especially since the World War. That Mr, Stimson is now to become Secre- tary of State is chiefly due to Mr. Root’s long association with him and deep appreciation of his legal acumen Although Washington associates Mr. Stimson with public life only from 1911, | when he succeeded Judge Dickinson of Tennessee as Secretary of War, he was on the recommendation of Mr. Root, | his former law mentor, appointed by President Roosevelt in 1906 to aid in breaking up the sugar trusts and this at the same juncture of time that Secretary Kellogg was engaged in the | same work with oil and railroad trusts in the Northwest. Both of these dis- | tinguished lawyers won political recog- nition because of the opportunity afford- ed in serving President Roosevel policies, . Mr. Root when placed in authority over decisions of a higher plane, regarded the proper maintenance | of the Capital City as the imperative | | duty of Congress to posterity. Speaking | of his vears of experience and multi- | plied activities, Mr. Root has recently said that he regarded as his most useful | act—his patronage and aid to Augustus | St. Gaudens, then struggling against | adverse fate to win recognition in the | field of art. Mr. Anthony Asquith, son of the late Farl of Asquith and Oxford, who spent much time in this city when his sister, | Princess [Elizabeth _Bibesco was the | chatelaine of the Rumanian legation, | spent six months in Hollywood tmnc’ out all phases of the game there— writing, acting and directing. After returning to London he tried acting and also he produced several plays, the joint_compositions of himself, his sister and Prince Antoine Bibesco. Like the | plays of the Bibescos presented in this | country, the offerings were only partial- Iy successful and so Mr. Asquith turned | to film directing, writing the scenarios himself and taking an occasional minor part. He has announced plays with a | purpose and his latest and most suc- | cessful shows the brutality of London trafic and the savagery of the mob trying to get transportation as utterly | uncurbed by the law. He has received tremendous applause for teaching this lesson and his friends say that he is jaunched upon a career which will be honorable and remunerative and at the same time, will procleim a crusade in favor of civic restraint. -~ * k kK . Ferdinand Veverka, Minister from C:crh:fl‘eomll. ‘who removed from 2353 R street when that domicile was pur- chased by Representative and Mrs. Fred Britten, obtained the mansion of the late Mme. Hauge and will find & home ready to hand for elaborate en- tertaining. Mme. Hauj planned one of the noblest dining halls in any private home of Washington, a room 40 feet square and getting the southern and western sun. Charming at all the day- light hours when amenities occur and | | * Kok K [ | | | ‘wax tapers reinforced by the most mel- low shlp;ed electric bulbs, She obtained the handsome old carved interior from a ehapter house'in Kent, and through her wholesale purchase of other inte- riors drew down the wrath of the British government and led to the passing of the law forbidding the removal of antiques from British soil. Buying vast interiors from ancient houses of the h’lhh midlands was a fashion in the early 1900s, as the late Charles F. Mc- Kim purchased the marvelous carved oak walls and ceiling in the state din- ing room of the White House from a chapter house in Surrey. The salons and reception rooms of the Hauge house are of corresponding , and are of more _ generous others in the dipl X property was owned by Mr. Ross Todd | of Louisville when its title passed to Czechoslovakian government, its first real estate purchase in Washington. P M. Edgar Prochnik, the Minister from Austria, who is having a legation erec for his country on the corner opposite the new Czechoslovakian legation, Twenty-fourth street and Massachu- setts avenue, anticipates removing from Wyoming avenue in the late Autumn. Dr. Veverka is the third envoy to mediate neighborhood for an official home, the Egyptian government having purchased a residence not far removed | about six months ago. Some four years ago, the Chilean and Swedish govern- ments had acquired permanent diplo- matic establishments. The Hungarian Minister, Count Szechenyi, is credited with having started the vogue of Massachusetts avenue beyond Sheridan Circle omatic domiciles. But it has recently n explained t,h-gw ;l;;n ::e lungarian envoy came to ington in the Autumn of 1921, houses of any sort were difficult either to buy or lease, and that it was more as Hobson's choice that he established the Hungarian le- gation out Massachuetts avenue, on the border of Georgetown, rather than with an idea of making a fashion. But now the erection of the extensive British embassy in the vicinity and the nu- merous other purchases by foreign gov- ernments, the fashion may be accepted. * ok ok x David Rittenhouse of Germantown, for whom Philadelphia’s most exclusive residence section has been named, was a watchmaker of Colonial days who later became a distinguished astrono- mer, this republic’s first, and who serv- ed his native State most successfully as treasurer. He was the first director of the mint and, having a fund of leeal bea spr d MR BENJAMIN FRANCKE —puisonally supervises the designing and actual making of all Francke & Lustiek fur pieces. His long Fur experience is an assurance of your satisfaction. No in Address The Final Flattering Touch to your Spring| Costume « + + o o) An_exceptional collection of fine fur scarfs, unexcelled in| lected, every favored shade for this| anck, Lustick " 1328 G Street THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 24, 1929—PART 3. SOCIETY. Mrs. Ruth B. Owen Heads GOING ABROAD { | J. Frank Campbell, | Francis, MISS CLARA BOLLING, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bolling of the Highlands. who will spend | the Summer in Europe and make her debut here next Winter,—Underwood P! 00, \ knowledge as to estates and title deeds, he served Pennsylvania on the vexed question of settling boundaries on con- tiguous States. Rittenhouse Square was named in his honor about 1825, a be- lated compliment, since he had died in 1796, and on the corners and along the streets facing the square arose those beautiful mansions which were the pride of the Quaker City. Few now living can recall the old Rittenhouse mansion of which his grandson, the late Judge Willlam Wagener Porter, was the last resident and which he’ sold many years ago to a club. But even the clubs are being forced away | from these mansions, for property in| this section is so valuable that a club can sell its holdings and economically purchase- larger areas in a quieter and more congenial location. The last great house on Rittenhouse Square went down in the last months of the past year, to make room for a towering apartment house, which will fit into the skyline as it is seen since the Edward | T. Stotesbury mansion gave way to| the Penn Athletic Club and the lovely‘ old Tudor house, where social history was made in the lifetime of George W. Drexel, became the Curtis Institute of Music. * Kk k% Mr. Gurney E. Newlin, a popular | bachelor of Los Angeles and & noted globe trotter, gave devoted service to is countrymen in France when he as- sumed charge of an ra company, and in traveling about giving entertain- ments for the soldiers in addition to maintaining a good company in Paris, Mr. Newlin has studied opera produc- ing from every angle and has written voluminously on the theme. When he returned to his home city in the late Winter, he found that he had been elected fmsident of the Grand Opera Co., which the metropolis of Southern California proposes to add to its list of attractions. Regarding this as a civic duty, Mr. Newlin has become one of the most energetic and original direct- ors on the list and his direction is re-~ cording one triumph after another. He is the only son of the lawyer, Thomas E. Newlin, last year elected president of the American Bar Association, and he was intended to pursue his father's profession. But he among the ny- mercus examples of divine song obsess- ted | ing the sons of distinguished men and luring them away from the paternal rofessions, the sons of Mr. Otto H. ahn and of* Mr. Paul Warburg, who have also turned to music, being con- spicuous pointers in this direction. The_camera was invented by Giov- anni Battista della Porta in the six- teenth eentury. Portner Cafe 15th St. Bet. U and V Fried Chicken Dinner sl Today,4:45t07P.M. Luncheon Opening Due to numerous re popularity of our D Jounce the oven |l':ll unti ial_Combin Desirable Apts. Reasonably Priced Portner Apts. FOX SCARFS uty and value. Carefully se- silky furred pelts in| ing. { SILVER FOXES | CROSS FOXES POINTED FOXES | RED FOXES BEIGE FOXES BESIDES MANY SMALLER SCARFS ot [ Jth & 14th “Cinderella" in Schedule For Youthful Dancers “Cinderella,” or “The Little Glass Slipper,” will be produced in connection with the children's Easter dance recital, presenting the dainty understudies of Miss Hawke, at the New National Thea- ter, Thursday afternoon, April 4, at 2:15 o’clock. The fairy story, which is familiar to all young people, has been dramatized by Nrs. Goring Bliss and will be staged in an elaborate manner under the direc- tion of Miss Hawke. Many solo and ensemble dances will be presented. Of especial interest will be the Spanish group dance, “Rhapso- dia Valencia,” which has not been be- fore presented in Washington. There also will be ballets, tap dances, flings, the Dresden china ballet in Pompadour costumes, the black and white ballet, and a quaint little Dutch dance by 16 tiny tots. The beautiful Pompadour votte, which was given last Spring, will be re- peated by request this year. Among those entertaining parties are Mrs. Tasker Bliss, Mrs, W. D. Chandler, Mrs. Levi Cooke, Mrs. Franklin Ellis, Mrs. Henry Parson Erwin, Mrs. Hamil- ton Fish, Mrs. Reginald Huidekoper and Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman. DANN 13th & Card Party Patronesses Mrs. Rosa Mulcare and Mrs. Wallace Streater announce that Mrs. Ruth | Bryan Owen, Representative from the State of Florida, heads the distinguished |list of patronesses for the benefit card |party to be given by Esther Chapter, | No. 5, Order of the Eastern Star, April |2, in_the large ballroom of the Willard | Hotel, from 2 to 5 o'clock. | Other prominent patronesses are Rep- | resentative Ruth Hanna McCormick, Mrs. Julius Young Talmadge, Mrs. John Sippel, Mrs. David D. Caldwell, Mrs. | Robinson Downey, Miss Mabel Board- | man, Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry. Mrs. Merlin Hull, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, | Mrs. Christian H. Heurich, Mrs. J. Je- | rome Lightfoot, Mrs. Jceiah Van Ors- del, Mrs. Maldtee Roach Spengler, Dr. | | Jane Scherzer, Mrs. Alfred Pembroke Thom, Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood, Mrs. Frank Morrison, Mrs. Prederick Yates, Mrs, Corbin Thompson, Mrs. Pearl Watt Gibb, Mrs. Minnie Keyes, Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, Mrs. Mary E. Fletcher, Mrs. Frederick F. F. Johnson, ,Mrs. Joseph H. Milans, Mrs. F. Frank Kimmell, Mrs. E. F. Stephenson, Mrs. Mrs. Edwin A. Niess, Mrs. CQertrude Beschoff, Mrs. | Robert J. Bates, Mrs. D. C. Bradley, Mrs, William Cole, Mrs. Henry Jordan Clay, Mrs. John .Duvall, Mrs, William | Dunham, Mrs. Llewellyn 8. Davis, Mu.[ |George W. Evang, Mrs, Lulu Wood Mrs. Louis J. Fosse, Mrs. Charles E. Ferguson, Mrs. Irwin Hol-| | lander, Mrs. Wilhelmina Flanders, past | matron from Hyattsville, Md.; Mrs. Wil- | liam F. Gude, Mrs, Charles C. Gallo- | | way, Mrs. Anne E. Howell, Mrs. Anton | Heitmuller, Mrs. Ernest Huyett, Mrs. | James Harrington, Mrs. Willlam Hum- \uhrcy‘ Miss Mae Helm, Mrs. Elma Jen- | kins, Mrs. Milton Johnson, Mrs. Tracy | | Jeffords, Mrs. Thomas Kelly, Mrs.| | George B. King. Mrs. Earl Kiein, Miss | Marion King, Mrs. Charles King, Mrs. | | Henry Choate Lombard. Mrs. Mary | | Ignden, Mrs. William Morrison, Miss | Ellen Meyeys. Mrs. Hannah Monroe, | Miss E. Maude Orebough, Mrs. Charles | Paxson, Mrs. Albin Pearson, Mrs. John C. Proctor, Mrs. William 8. Parks, Mrs. | | Peter W. Pritchett. Mrs. Eugene E. Pur- dv, Mrs. Albert L. Rheinstrom, Mrs. | William Rippard, Mrs. Charles Perley mith, Mrs. James D. Skinner, Mrs.| | Harry L. Tavlor. Mrs. Vina Opdvcke, Mrs. Redwood Vandegrift, Mrs. N. B. | William, Mrs. A. H. Willlams and Mrs. Goodloe E. Yancey. The table reservation committee is composed of Mrs. George Roscoe Davis, Mrs. P. W. Gibbon. Mrs. James A. West, | Mrs. Chester C. Guy, Mrs. Charles E. Baldwin, Mrs. Danfel P. Bush, Mrs. E. D. | Stocking and Mrs. Arthur Fessenden. chairman. Mrs. Harold Neff has charge {of the prizes, there being a desirable | prize for each table. Mrs. Stanley Rid- |ings is in charge of the candy. Addi- | tional tickets may be secured from Mrs. iCh“]'s M. Jones. Mrs, J. Harry Phil- lips and Mrs, Noble J. Waldron, gen- | eral chairman. Episcopal Home Benefit | Foreseen as Big Success Many persons are interested in the | | card party to be given at the Willard | Hotel, Tuesday, April 2, for the benefit | of the Episcopal Church Home for the Aged. Demands for tables and dona- | tions have been most gratifying to the | committee in charge of the event. Mrs. | ‘William Channing Johnson is president | of the board of managers of the home, | ‘The card party is being given by the | members at large, of which, Mrs, | Everard Robinson Todd is chairman, | On her committee are: Mrs. William N. Brown, Mrs. Hughes Oliphant, Mrs | Watson Freeman Clark, Mrs, W. H Roland, Mrs. W. N, Collamer and Mrs. J. Harvey Wattles. It is being spon- & CO. . Dann Hats accentuate only the good points of the features Y, a T o simpLy say our bats are different seems inadequate—really to enjoy the full beauty of the see our marvelous collections of straws, presenting the outstanding Bakou, Balli- buntls, Sisol, felt tions, and the one tweed suit is a hat of fine fur felt. Our prices .Others of an at Where Smart Buy Their Hats $5 and $6.50 ou really can get hat at Dann’s to fit you unusual, one should and straw combina- hat to complete the begin at $10 unusual group Washingtonians sored by Mrs. Walter H, Tuckerman. Among the patronesses for the affair are: Mrs, Kellogg, Mrs. William Howard | ‘Taft, Mrs. Harry 8. New, Mrs. Proctor | L. Dougherty, Mrs, Thomas F. Bayard, | Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Mrs, Paul E.| i Johnson, Mrs. George S. Marye, Mrs. | Wilbur R. Turner, Mrs.. Joseph E.| Davies, Mrs. Alfred Pembroke Thom, | jr.; Mrs. Henry W. Fitch, Mrs. Eugene | E. Thompson, Mrs. E. S. Kennedy, Mrs. | James Oliver Murdock, Mrs. Richard H. Liggett, Mrs. Melville Church, Mrs. | Marcus Benjamin, Mrs. Charles P.| Summerall, Mrs. E. J. Stellwagen, Mrs. Cary Randolph, Mrs. R. H. A. Carter, Mrs. B. S. Hardin, Mrs. J. Marvin | Haynes, Mrs. Frank Hume, Mrs. Nina | Chinn Walker, Mrs. Richard Golds- | borough, Miss Elizabeth Boyce, Miss Fanny Boyce, Mrs. George Hullyer, jr.: | Mrs, Charles V. Wheeler, Mrs. Thomas | Armat, Mrs. J. Harvey Wattles, M Saran Woodward, Mrs. Mary M. Han- nay. Mrs. C. C. Williams, Mrs. Corrad | Becker, Mrs. Joseph E. Thropp, Mrs Nannie Green Jobe, Mrs. Morris E. Morlaw, Mrs. Eugene R. Barrett, M Campbell Pryor, Miss Eleanor Smith. Miss Sara C. Hannay, Mrs. John W Morse, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, Mr§ Harry Lee Rust, sr.; Mrs, John A. Johnston, Mrs. Rust Smith, Miss Eva Wilson, Mrs. Ross Thompson, Mrs Dandridge Murdaugh, Mrs. J. Harvey Wattles, Mrs. James E. Penn, M Gruman Palmer, Mrs. Percey E. Quin. Miss Sophie Casey, Mrs. Phillip Lec Phillips, Mrs. Edward R. Alexander, Mrs. A, Lisner, Mrs. J. W. Reilly, Mrs. Ennalls Waggaman, Mrs. Charles Lathrop Parsons, Mrs. A. Gerry John- son, Mrs. Louise Mansfleld, Mrs. F. H. Howard, Mrs. J. A. Lundeen and Mrs. Alexander Bull. Woman's Army-Navy Unit Announces Rummage Sale Under the auspices of the Woman's Army and Navy League, the annual thrift or rummage sale will take place as usual, commencing April 10 and con- | tinuing through April 13. | Mrs. Alfred E. Bradley isagain tak- | ing & leading part in this sale, with Mrs. Henry T. Allen, chairman, and Mrs. E. St. John Greble, vice chairman of the finance committee of this, the oldest benevolent society of its kind in the country, its birth antedating the Civil War, and its object being to care for the welfare of the enlisted personnel of our naval and military services. The greatest activity at present of the league is the maintenance of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines' Club at the intersection of Massachusetts ave- nue, Tenth and L streets northwest, which is a veritable home for service | men passing through the city. The success of the club is owing greatly to the untiring activities of Mrs. George Mclver, its manager, and her efficient | committee. | avy Graduates Unite At Dinner Last Evening | ‘The Association of Graduates of the United States Naval Academy held a dinner in the large ballroom of the Willard last evening which was attended by members of all graduating classes of the Naval Academy from that of 1869 up to the last one. i Rear Admiral W. W. Kimball, retired, | the president of the association, was | toastmaster and Senator George H. | Moses of New Hampshire was the only speaker. Among the guests at the nead‘ table were Rear Admiral E. H. Scho- | fleld. Rear Admiral Paine, Capt. Stay- | ton, retired, and Capt. Adolphus Staton. ‘There were about 60 present. i ~Important tomorrow— NEW COATS of fashion and price interest for Easter 4.75 Other Coats 10 to 59.50 ime pre-easter offering of smart iloved to the high Mangel standard, In this w coats, the smartest fabrics and style are to be found. Choose: ?Mrs. Tuck Has Guests ‘ At Bridge Lunchegn | Mrs. Albion Wilkins Tuck entertained | in her apartment at the Park Lane| Hotel Friday, at the second of the series of bridge luncheons she will give dur- ing the Spring. The company included Mrs. Samuel Burleigh Milton, Mrs. Charles E. Quigley, Mrs. Daisy Seymore Fronheiser, Mrs, E. Madison Hall, Mrs., Eli Rubin, Mile. Paulette Parent, Mrs. Josephus C. Trimble and Mrs. Gordon Asher. Canadian Club to Dine On Sixth Annive rsary ‘The Canadian Club of Washington will celcbrate its sixth anniversary by giving a banquet at the Mayflower Hotel, Wednesday, April 3, at 7:30 o'clock p.m. The guests of honor will be the British Ambassador, Sir Esme Howard, and Lady Isabella Howard: the Canadian Minister, the Hon. Mr. Massey, and Mrs. Massey; Bishop | Freeman of Washington, Dr. J. H y of Toronte, Mr. David Burke. president of the Canadian Club of Philadelphia; Mr. E. N. Scott, president of the New York City Club, and Dr. J. Stanley Durkee of Brooklyn, N. Y. past president of the Washington club. Canadlans and their friends are cor- dially invited. British Plumbers Hit. Briton's plumbers are in hot water as | | a result of the cold Winter. They are being blamed for many things, and the fact that they garnered riches while fro- zen pipes burst, has added to their un- popularity. The British have awakened t the fact that their plumbing is not right. Some hold the architects to blame 100 per cent, but many include the plumbers in the condemnation. One of the chief defects has beery the plac- g of water tanks in exposed places near the roof. In Central Europe, where the Winter are invariably severe, water pipes and tanks are placed in frost- proof positions. | Bloom |Young Ladies Listed to Aid Hunt Ball and Breakfast ‘The following young ladies who are serving on the box committee for the hunt ball and breakfast at the May- flower on May 17, in compliment to the Washington Horse Show, one of the smartest events of the Spring season, include: Miss Marion Jardine, Miss | Celeste Crosby, Miss Elizabeth Jack- son, Miss Hester Anne LeFevre, Miss Dorothea Lane, Miss Florence Wetherill, Miss Adclaide Henry, Miss Mary Caro- Iyn Henry, Miss Francesca McKenney, | Miss Peggy Tyner, Miss Rebecca David- son. Miss Peggy Burch, Miss Vera Miss Evelyn Gordon, Miss Frances Virginia Waggaman, Miss En- . gracia Freyer, Miss Helen Walker, Miss Louvie Moore, Miss Nancy Hamiltor, Miss Exolonia Hamilton, Miss Elizabeth Nolting, Miss Frances 1, Miss Kath- erine Snyder and Miss Sophie Snyder. Patronesses Named for Day Nursery Benefit Additional patronnesses for the bene- fit card party to be given at the May- flower Hotel, April 2, from 2 to 5 o'clock, for the Mira McCoy Day Nursery are: Mrs. Watson Freeman Clarke, Mrs. N. McDermott, Mrs. John Hays Hammond, Mrs. Frank Fuller, Mrs. W, P, Stearns, Mrs. Dennis Upson, Mrs. Prederick C. Hicks and Mrs. W. H. Walker. {Women's City Club Tea Hostesses' Announced Miss Margaret Patch, Miss Julia Comer, Miss Grace Osgood and Mrs. Richard Seeley Jones wiil be hostesses at the tea, given by the Women's City Club this afternoon at the clubhouse, | 22 Jackson place, from 4:30 to 6 o'clock, for members of the club and their guests. 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