Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1930, Page 40

SOCIETY New York Society Sponsors Elaborate Charity Program Gordeously Costumed and Lavilh]y Staged Pag- eant Due April 29—Matrimonial Engagements Listed in Fashion World. * NEW YORK, lureh 22.—Depicting the famous loves of hisf and Ilun- ture, and classical and biblical lore, pageant called “Romance” will be pro- sented on April 20 in Madison Square Garden, at the charity carnival of 1930. the annual benefit of the Jud- son Health Center. Gorgeously costumed and lavishly - staged, the pageant, directed by Miss * Lila Agnew Stewart, will rival last year's roduction, “Aztec GoM,” which set & igh mark, ad Socially ' prominent matrons ai . debunnm will take the principal roles, and among the notables whom they are to portray will be Antony and Cleo- patra, Samson and Delilah, Pocahontas and Capt. John Smith, Aucussin and Nicolette, Lancelot and Guinevere, Na- | Naf poleon and Josephine, Dante and Bea- trice, George Sand and_Chopin, Pris- | i cilla and John Alden. Venus, goddess of love, will preside at the court of - love. Mrs. Arthur B. Claflin and Mrs. Ed- ward F. Hutton are honorary chairmen ; of the carnival; Dr. Eleanor A. Camp- bell, founder and director of the Jud- son Health Center, is chairman; Mrs. Eugene W. Ong is executive chairman, < There will be 1,000 peucm I.n the' * pageant cast, while the el R arations for the umlvll wm enu the co-opar-tlon of 1,000 committee mem- A diverting midway wulluerv un!que sideshows for the occasion, ing games in evidence and a reproduc- tion of the city’s smartest shops fea- tured. Mrs. Wiliam Gilman Low, 3d, is chairman of this committee, with & Mrs. Edward C. S8mith acting in an nd; 3 an . bt nudh:ly um-el w 1|mt;e cing. to_which the general c u hmted lnaud before the mw nt 4 re will be music in H pu::nua lobMu of the garden, with 1 dancing by the public permitted. Mrs. Florence Ziegfeld heads th committee which promises extraordina entertainment after the mnt in the has lnl'z_’m » Will be assisted Iiy Mrs. Carleton Betts. * The officers of the national board, in- | the :ent Mr;. uAllmun-A:“ Blow, lent, an s, T Ty, < urer, will be billeted .’w Junior : League club house. The regional direc- tors, seven in number, will be the guests of the four officers of the New + Peltz, Mrs. Paul Chapin, Miss Elizabeth suum-n and Miss Marian Willard. who cannot he placed in will be lmmmtod at me Sulgrave Hotel as mu-u of New s wi lpu:e are unal ! to accommodate them in their own homes. ¢ cluding Mrs. P. Foskett Brown, presi- presi- treas- Among the hostesses who are accom- . modating delegates at their own homes > Appleyard, Mrs. Charles uwn Betf‘. Mrs. Stew- - | Rebecca Davidson, hu just returned here from Palm ‘h. Beac Miss Edythe Seymour Clark, daugh- ter of Mrs. Howard Oates Clark of 975 Park Lane, will be married on the aft- 21 to John b Gunther, Gunther of 48 East Eighty-first in cnrm Chureh. A reception. il ce at the Park Lane. fl.vm in marriaj by her mother, and Miss Marie 8. Ho! mire is to be her maid of honor. Don- ald Sheridan will be best man Miss Clark, who attended the Gard- ner 8chool, is a lineal descendant of Abraham Clark, a signer of the Dec- laration of Ine dence. On the ma- ternal side she is a descendant of Gen. thaniel Green uf the Revolutionary War and of Richard ur of Eng- land, who settled in Hartford, Conn. Mr. Gunther is descendant of Christian G. Gunther, founder of the fur firm. Fort Myer .Plnnnind For Society Circus, Listed for Saturday Unusual Features and Daz- zling Display Included in Program, Opening With Medieval Pageant. For Myer will hold its annual Society Oircus in the Post Riding Hall |at Fort Myer Saturday afternoon and evenln.. An interesting, unusual and dazsling Drotrlm has been arranged, The cir- cus will open with a medieval pageant, all participants in the costumes of the past centuries. The spectators will be carried from this court scene to fancy drills, both mounted and dismounted; trick jumping on the favorite mounts of Washington's young society folk, a polo quadrille, all the ladies being appro- priately costumed for the occasion; the tandem drill in black and white, edu- cated horses and dogs, & hunt scene with the riders in scarlet, fancy driv- ity hmmolmmn.,n & historic he pn-en - will be & two-flnl circus, horses and dogs for ang uufwwn-u 00, ‘The box holders the :’mt in- clude Mrs. chflu P. Summerall, the commandant of Fort Myer and Mrs, Quy V‘.u)‘ll:nry the mlmnry nucllx;l:( ] embassy, Col. R. Pope =~ m, Col. mnflt Parker, Ml! l(uune. HM. R. L. Foster, Mrs. G, N. H. Luttreil, Mrs. O. d vmn . Frederick Le Fevre, Col. D, L. Stone, Mrs. Pn.n 8. Hl‘hk Mrs. John D. Burnett, Maj. . Connor, Mrs. D. C. Staple- George S, Patton, ir.; 5 Whitfield, Lieut. Col. Kenyon Joyce, Senor M. C. Quesada, Mrs, U. S. Grant, 3d, Mrs. John Buchnnln, Mrs. R. W. Bolling, Mrs. Dallas D. L, McGrew and Mrs. k R. Jelleff. Among the young ladies who will par- ticipate in the circus m Mln Hen- rietta Allen, Miss Mary Miss Suzanne B; , Miss Adeuide "Bride, Miss Miss Adair Chil- dress, Miss Charlotte Childress, Miss Miss Engracia 3 Pmer. Miss Barendina Gardner, Miss Jane Hanna, Miss Adelaide Henry, Miss Mary 1. Henry, Miss Phyllis Hight, Miss Elziabeth Hume, Miss Marian Jardine, Miss Helen Walker, Miss Belle Jack- son, Miss Elvira Johnson, Miss Kath- .| erine _Lowman, Miss Betty McNally, Edg: « Mrs. Charles Lindley, Mrs, Burton ue Misses and Clara < Cora Legg, Oswald Bates Lord, Miss Martha I.Am - ben. Mrs. Frederick Osborn, Miss Fran- Ottley, Mrs. James Ordway and otherl. : ‘The office force, consisting of Miss » Prances Hildt and Miss Talla Fairchild, ¢ assisted by Miss Betty Putnam and Miss % Elizabeth Pressprich, is constantly at + the headquarters of the New York . Junior League, attendin J to correspond- » ence, telephone calls and other inquiries, 1 which are numerous at this time. * _ Mrs. George PFrederick Hinck of 812 Park avenue announces the engagement < of her daughter, Mrs. Marie Louise Hiscoe, to James McVickar, son of the < late Mr. and Mrs. James McVickar, of this city and Brookside, Ardsley-on- ‘Hudson. Mrs. Hiscoe was twice married to Mlld Victor Hiscoe. Thev were married first during the World War, . but when Mr. Hiscoe returned from - service in 1919 they were divorced. Two ; Years later they met at & tennis match, reconciled -and again were m: 5 3 obta! her second decree in Reno on August 5 of Iast ; year. Two months later Mr. Hiscoe , Married Miss Jean von der Horst xnch ! daughter of Mrs. Koch and the late E. von der Horst Koch. Mr. McVickar is a brother of Noel, John' A. and Edward 8. J. McVickar. + He is & cousin of Mrs. J. Borden Harri- { man. He first married Miss Daisy Emerson of Baltimore, daughter of Col. Issac E. Emerson and a sister of Mrs. Charles M. Amory, » late Alfred G. Vlndel'hut They were « divorced in 1923. Later Mr. McVickar married Mrs. Willlam Disston, widow of ‘Willlam Disston of Philadelphia. They ‘were divorced in 1924. . ‘The wedding of Mrs. Hiscoe and Mr. McVickar will take place soon. She Our former wife of the | Navy Miss Harriet Mitchell, Miss Francesca McKenny, Miss Beatrice Patton, Miss Ruth Ellen Patton, Miss Loranda Prochnick, Miss Exelona Hamllton, Miss Ruth Reilly, Miss Sophy Snyder, Miss Helen Stone, Miss Lucille Swift, Miss e Tuckerman, Miss Alicla Tweedy and Miss Hattle Wise. The children participants include Constance Marlatt, Ethel Worthington, Mary Wells, Lee McCoy, Nancy Lee Luttrell, Sally Mitchell Le Fevre, Betty Wall, Patricia Henry, Mary Jane Brahany, mrn{n Hines, Katherine Meyer, Marguerite Rowell, Jean Mc- Lane, Mary Ann Gibney, Jane Gibney, Elien Gudger, Clare Cotter, Polly Buchanan, Newbold Noyes, jr.; Crosby Nayu, Douglas Adalr, Cortiandt Parker, ristopher Mg Pred Akerson, oeorn Akerson, uly Hill, Jane Ache- son, David Aehoun m h Cape- hart and Peggy Schall. Louisianans f’llnning Last Meeting of Season ‘The Louisiana Soclety will hold its last meef of tlu leuan. c)‘oc dkmue an% reception, at 8 o' p.m., af the pwufilncw é\ It is expected to be the most el-bm-ue affair ever .| given by the Louisiana Soclety. Sen- ators and ntatives from Loulsi- ana with wives will be in the re- celving line. Gen. John A. u:znn who is now located at Lexington, as president of the Virginia Mfllury Institute, and Mrs. Lejeune will be the honor ts. Acting thncke will be another prominent couple present. C%. Campbell B. Hodges, military aide to the President, will preside at the meeting, which will convene just before the reception. Col. Hodges is ter, Special News Notes Relating to Society Folk of the Capital (Continued From First Page.) resort. Capt. and Mrs. Ellis recently sold their Washington residence to the Becretary of State, Mr. Henry L. Stim- son. Mr. and Mrs. Harrington Mills are spending some time at Palm Beach. Miss Jean Woodson has joinsd her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Wood- son, for her Sprm‘ vacation, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Royce of Boston, accompanied by their daughter, Miss !velyn Royce, and her friend, Miss Edith P. Walcott, will be guests at the Mayflower until Tuesday. They have been in Florida since the first part of February and are now en route home. Miss Caroline D. Summers, Wuhlnl- ton, has returned from Omaha, Nebr., where she has been for several months, and is occupying her suite at the Hotel Grafton. Mrs. Charles R. White is returning to Washington early this week from Florida, where she snent the Winter. » Benor Raoul Leuu u. of Buenos Afres and Senora de Leon are in Washington, following a month's tour of the country. Senor Leon was private secretary to the late Manuel Callero when he was Ambassador to this country from Mex- ico. Senora de Leon, the former Senorita Augusta Basombrio Gas is a Peruvian and two of her brothers are in the diplomatic service of their country. Senor and Senora de Leon are at the Mayflower. Mrs. E. Houghton-Gastrell and her young son, Peter Houghton-Gastrell, of London, who spent the Winter in Palm Beach, are now in Wi at the Mayflower. Mrs. Houghton-Gastrell's mother was a Virginian, the former Miss er'y Louise Selwyn of Lynchburg, and her father-in-law, Ool. 8ir Willlam Houghton-Gastrell, K. C. M. G., was for a number of years a member of the British Parliament. Mrs. John A. Wright, with her daugh- Miss Vivian 'right, of Toledo, ohio is at the Dodge Hotel for a month, Mrs. Homer O. Eimers and her son, the present president of the soclety. Spring Apparel has been collected painstakingly here and abroad. It subtly says, to the smart woman, I am the “le dernier cri” SUITS . GOWNS COATS . HATS . WRAPS DRESSES . LINGERIE in fashion and fabric. Graham of Forty- fourth phu. whose Winter home on northeast Seventy-first street Bay, Miami. Mrs. Ralph Richards, Miss Polkinhorn p and Miss Frances Gutelius motored to New York m-y. en mu to Boston, where they will attend the Brahms festival. 1ss Harriet Keith Fobes of New York ir home ., md are stopping at the Carlton. Miss Alice K. Abbofi Oromlm N. C, is at the Dodge Hotel for the week end Mr. and Mrs. Selden 8. Newton, l-u ar- week end gues the Dom Hardy of at rnm ¢ Scully Zlmmale and MI- ‘Clara W. MeQuown left Washington for a eruise ot uvml months in the Mediterranean Mrs. Ogilvie Shumate has mumu to her home, in Massachusetts Avenue Park, after spending & month in Florida. Mrs. G. P. Bernard and Mrs, J. F. Tetaner of Elgin, IIl, are at the Dodge Hotel for a brief sojourn. Mr. Sigmund Romberg, well known com| , will mu vuek end in Washington as f his brother- lbr:l{nw, Mr. Phil Ki rt:rh:.' l:wl 1&?: history as a ck on {nncmm team -‘:u.-m of & cen- ury ago. Mr. Roml ytime,’ Moon” and his current musical lhmv “Nina Rosa.” Mrs. Romberg, the former Miss Lil- lian Harris, is & uun of Washington, Former U. S. Envoy Honor Guest Women's Press Club ‘The former United States Minister to Slam, Dr. Charles Edward Russell, will be the guest of honor at the week- ly luncheon of the Women's National SPRING COATS and SUITS New Styles New Colors New Fabrics 525 to $59% 2 . THE SUNDAY SIAR WASHINGTON D. C, MARCH 23, ]930—PART, THREE. . CLINEDINST CLINEDINST Press Olub Tuesday in the club house of the American Association of University Women, at 1634 I street. Dr. Russel is & famous author and lecturer, in addition to his distinetion in the- diplo- matic service. Miss Ruth Eleanor Jones was unan- lmoully re-elected president at the an- ual business meeting Tuesday evening, 'It.h Miss lllubem Ellicott Poe_re- | elected first vice president; Mrs. Lilly | , who was the first pres- ident of the club, second vice president; Miss Blanche Joyce, re-elected record- ; Miss Katharine Brooks, secretary, and Miss Hazel Grant Edgar, unanimously re-elected treasurer. The three members of the board of governors include two who were re-elected, Mrs. Sallie V. H Pickett and Mrs. May Craig, while the new member is Miss Bess Davis Schreiner. Texans to Commemorate | Battle of San Jacinto | 3; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Black enter- | tained the executive committee of the| Texas State Society Thursday evening in their home, 1312 Irving street north- west. Plans were made for an enter- | tainment and dance to be held in com- memoration of the Battle of San Jacinto, which took place April 21, 1836, ||/ and which marked the close of the rev- olution of Texas from Mexico. The | will be held in the rose room | Aprl 21 ‘ashington Hotel at 8:30 o'clock have a ‘short interesting program to start the evening off and then dancing will follow. Those who were present at Mr. and Mrs. Black's were . B. Youngblood, Mr. and Mrs, T. L. Edmiston, Mr. Victor Russell, )m. John A. Shirley and Miss ' { of the pil ‘The committee promises to | SOCIETY ~HARRIS & awine Upper left: Mrs. Gatchell, wife of Maj. Osear J. Gatchell, and their daughters, Anne and Vietoria, at home at 2733 Thirty-sixth street. northwest. Center: Mrs. Nalden, wife of Maj Earl L. Naiden, U. 8. A, in North Caro- lina for a 10-day visit. Upper right: Mrs. Sparrew, with her husband, Capt. George Herbert Spar- row, living at 1661 Crescent place. Lower left: Mrs. Jesse A. Nelson, wite of Capt. Nelson of the Bureau of Aere- nautics, popular in the Army-Navy set | D! in Washington, Lower right: Mrs. Arthur L. Willard, whose husband, Rear Admiral WIlll'i. is commandant at the Washington Navy Yard, 18th Century Georgetown Toug Arouses Interest Ml;lch mMI‘Bltmh beu, fll!l-h,n“hrly one-hour tous e Georgetown, Friday and Saturday aft- ernoons, April 4 and 8, for the benefit of 8t. John's Chi Busses will start from ‘Memoriai Chapel, Twenty~eighth and M at half-hour intervals, o'clock. Tickets may be advance from Mrs. Jefferson R. lnn. 2804 N street, or -t the ci the days Mrs, und M. Talcott is chal hostess committee for the occasion and will be | the assisted by un William Beall, Mrs. Walter Peter, Mrs. Llewelyn Nicholson, Mrs. F. Biand 'nu.-m-, Mrs. Alexander Steuart, Miss Marbury, Miss Edith ‘rnwer. Miss Elisa Darneille, Mrs. Walter Taylor Wheatley and Miss Catherine Dougal. The guides will be Mrs. Theedore GMll, who is chairman o( thl.s committee, which includes Mrs. . Wykoff, :Miss Carrie Naylor and rs 'J. R. Kean. Mr. Francis C. De Wolf has pwrml.sslon to enter his famous Bodisco house on street, which was the home of the i-uflml 16-year-old Harriet Williams, who mar- ral;d the Russian Minister, Baron ' FACE REJUVENATION | YOUTIII'UL BEAUTY RESTORED —-hly nd ln'(kl!l ‘or Olflfif &fllllfi“ fl':%‘ Complexion _ heaut ¥, Gonsultation tree. 1am tod S. L C. HOVER ‘ MR: 1312 A St. SE. Phene Line. 4961, Models SICAL JLTURE SHOES le Plus Comfort p Style and Value! The fact that these shoes relieve and correct foot ailments in no way interferes with their being excep- tionally smart and stylish. That is the unique point of exclusiveness abou £ PHYSICAL CLUTURE SHOES. 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