Evening Star Newspaper, April 13, 1930, Page 43

SOCIETY. Elaborate Plans Made By American Legion For Its Annual Ball Charming Decorations to Adorn Chinese Apartment and Ball Room at Mny-' flower Hotel—Date, April 23. ‘The decorative effect of the Chinese foom and main ball room of the May- flower Hotel on the occasion of the annual department ball, to be given ‘Wednesday, April 23, under the auspices of the American Legion, will be one of the many features this year. The boxes of the various posts and veteran or- ganizations will be noticeable by their post colors in addition to the national colors, while in the Chinese room large American flags, with the national colors of the allies participating in the World War, will form the background for the dancers on this occasion. At a largely attended meeting of the [ ball committee last week, presided over by Mr. E. H. Hale, general chairman, Teports of the various committee chair- men were presented, all of which serve to outline a most successful affair. Mr. Austin S. Imirie is chairman of the committee on decorations and his com- mittee plans to make the affair a_most colorful one. The dais from which the distinguished guests will be introduced by Mr. John Thomas Taylor, chairman of the distinguished guest committee, will be decorated with palms and ferns and the colors of the department of the District of Columbia branch of the American Legion Mr. Theodore Cogswell will head the floor committee. He has received ac- ceptances from all post commanders that they will serve. Past Department Comdr. Amos A. Fries is chairman of the reception committee, the event to take place amid appropriate settings in the Chinese room. He will be assisted by Department Comdr. L E. Atkins and the members of his staff in the re- ception of the distinguished guests. Mr. Forest F. Bartl, as chairman of the music committee, has arranged for a special stage for the orchestra between the main ball room and the Chinese room in order to insure perfect audition of the music in both ball rooms. Miss Emily J. Carey is chairman of the patrons and patronesses committee and has arranged all the details for the reception of those who have consented to act in their respective capacities at the ball. A detail of soldiers, satlors | and Marines in uniform has been_ar- | ranged through the courtesy of War | and Navy Department officials. Vice Chairman Thomas J. Frailey has furnished the ball committee with =everal attractive Land-painted posters and these will be placed on display during the present week. Mr. Thom: E. Franklin, chairman of the box com- mittee, has completed the assignments. | The latest purchaser of a box is Senator | Joseph R. Grundy of Pennsylvania. Included in the list of box holders are Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon, ‘Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes of the United States Supreme Court, Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Pembroke | ‘Thom, Mrs. Constance C. Williams, Senator Lawrence C. Phipps of Colorado, Senator Joseph R. Grundy of Pennsy vania, Senator Cuarles S. Deneen of | Tlinois. Miss Mabel T. Boardman, Mr. Isaac Gans, Past Department Comdrs. John Lewis Smith, Julius I. Peyser, Paul J. McGahan, Watson B. Miller, J. Miller Kenyon and Harlan Wood; Mrs. Mary Roberts Rhinehart, District of Columbia War Mothers: Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut, Mr. and Mrs. William Radford Coyle, Col. L. McCarty Little, U. S. M. C. National Press Club post, General Counsel’s | Office, United States Veterans' Bureau, Jane 'A. Delano Post, U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, Eight and Forty, Sergt. Jasper Post, Victory Post (two boxes), George Washington Post, Quentin Roosevelt Post, Forty and Eight, Cooley- McCullough Post, Bureau of Engraving and Printing Post and Henry C. Spengler Post. Women of Capital Address Club at Purcellville, Va. Mrs. Nina Swalm Reed and Mrs. Wil- Ham Woolf Smith, both of Washington, D. C., were the speakers at a meeting of the Home Interest Club held at the residence of Miss Caroline T. Pan- coast, in Purcellville, Va. yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Reed's subject was “General Survey of the World’s Work," and Mrs. Smith reveiwed “Journey's by R. C. Sheriff. T. Janncy Brown presided and i secretary, read the min meeting. Guests of the club were Mrs. Will Nichols, Miss Mabel Lauman, Miss Sarah Cox, Mrs. Russell Gregg, Mrs. Sarah Case, Miss Mary Elizabeth Hughes, Mrs. J. L. Cornwell, Mrs. Robert ' Pancoast, Mrs. F. H. James, Miss Emma Stabler and Mrs. Charles Bond of Sandy Springs, Mrs. C. L. Robey, Miss Theodate Wilson, Miss Mary Nichols, Mrs. Joseph Pancoast, Mrs. Arthur Lybolt, Mrs. George Sel- Jeck, Miss Virginia Brown, Miss Martha Ruth Furnas, PMriz-l Swalm and Mrs. race Brooks Popkins. GPreeeding the meeting, Mrs. Virginia B. Hirst entertained at luncheon Mrs. Nina Swalm Reed, Mrs. Willlam ‘Woolf Smith, Mrs. T. Janney Brown, Mrs. C. L. Robey, Miss Virginia Brown and Mrs. Swalm. o Texas Society to Meet : Easter Monday nght Faster Monday the Texas State Soci- ety will hold its last meeting of the season in the Rose Room of the Wash- ington Hotel at 8:30 o'clock p.m. There will be a mortdspmzrnm followed by and cards. ul”l"fl&ge assisting Mrs. T. L. Edml.ston" official hostess of the soclety, during the evening will be Senator and Mrs. Morris Sheppard, Senator and Mrs. Tom Con- nally, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Black, Rep- resentative and Mrs. Morgan G. Sanders, ‘Maj. Gen. Kenzie W. Walker, Mrs. Clay Stone Briggs. Mrs. John C. Box, Mrs. ‘William C. Harlee, Mrs. Luther John- son, Mrs. Benjamin B. Cain, sr.; Mr. and Mrs. Victor Russell, Representative Hatton W. Summers, Mrs. Sterne, Mrs. B. Youngblood, Representative Daniel E. Garrett, Representative Marvin Jones, Miss Louise Willlams, Miss Jack Ward, Miss Alla Clary, Miss Alberta Berry, ‘Mr. Arthur C. Perry, Mr. Jack B. Neathery and Mr. Elmore Whitehurst. All Texans and their friends who are in Washington are urged to be present on this occasion. The newly elected officers of the society for the ensuing year will serve for the first time and are anxious to meet the State { Of Personal Interest to s BACHRACH Washington Residents Mr. and Mrs. David Strauss held a re- ception at the Washington Hotel Thurs- day night in honor of their fiftieth wed- ding anniversary and were assisted by their sons and daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Strauss and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Strauss, and their daughter and son-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Harry Loeb. A ceremony took place when Mr. and Mrs. Strauss were reunited in marringe by Rev. Dr. Abram Simon. A buffet supper was served during the evening. Mrs. R. B. Behrend entertained yes- terday at a tea dance for her daughter Amy and nine Goucher College mates and their escorts at the Mayflower Ho- tel. Before the tea dance the party drove to Potomac Park to see the cherry blossoms. Miss Behrend is spending the week end with her parents at their home in Chevy Chase and has as her house guests Miss Marie Strauss of Baltimore and Miss Edith Freund of Chicago, both Goucher students. | Mrs.. Harry Heilbrun of Mount Ver- non, N. Y., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Estelle Nordlinger of 1736 Colum- bia road. Mrs. Emma Elias, who has been spending two months in St. Petersburg, Fla., returned Friday and is the guest of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr, and Mrs. Morton Luchs of Connecticut ave- nue. Mrs. Leo Baum of Woodley Park Towers has been in New York for two weeks. Mr. Harold Levi, jr, who is attending Johns Hopkins University, is spending the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Levi, accompanied by sev- eral university friends. Mrs. Henry Schultz, who was visit- ing Mrs. Eugene Schwab of the La Salle Apartment, left for her home in Long Beach, N. Y., Friday, accompanied by Mrs. Schwab, who wiil be her guest. The Friday Bridge Club met at Har- vey's for luncheon and cards. Mrs. David Lesser was hostess. Mrs. A. Samuels of Allentown, Pa., spent the past week at the Hotel Wash- ington en route to her home from St. Petersburg, Fla. Miss Carlyn Sieglitz of Chicago is visiting Miss Louise Goldenberg of the Broadmoor. Mr. and Mrs. M. Morris announce the engagement of their daughter Jeanette to Mr. Julius P. Wolf, son of Mrs, Otto Wolf of this city. Mrs. Rose Hammerslough is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Louis Lang, in Philadelphia, and will remain for severa' weeks. Mrs. David Strauss was given a luncheon at the Town Club Monday by a party of ladies of the Red Cross unit, which meets for serving every Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Gewirz were hosts at dinner Wednesday night in their home at Chevy Chase, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Cafritz and Dr. and Mrs. David Davis. Covers were laid for 14. The table had an attrac- tive centerpiece of Spring flowers. Mrs. Ruth Leon of Van Buren street will have as her guest for the Easter Unless Your Church has —much of the beauty of the music which your choir pre- pares is lost. Congregational citizens. 3 HEAR AMOS °N’ ANDY EVERY NIGHT AT THE BEACON INN 1801 Calvert St. N.W. SUNDAY 5-COURSE DINNER, $1.00 From 12:30 to 7:30 Varlety of Ice Crea: Phone Col. 10028 fine instrument. A Pipe Organ Costs a Lot of Money! ESTEY Reed Or, orga e comparatively inex| negligible. from $135 to $480. 27 See Style E. F. Droop & “4 A Good Organ— Singing —is more effective when sus- tained by the rich tones of & s offer the only-substitute. They are made in 198” Oak With Pipe Top G Upper left: Mrs. Camilo Osias, wife of the Delegate to Congress from Balaoan, Philippine Islands, a charming fig- ure in native dress. Center: Mrs. Patrick Henry Drewry of Virginia, with her husband, Representative Drewry, living at the Portland. Upper right: Mrs. Kiess, charming wife of Representative Edgar R. Kiess of Pennsylvania. Lower: Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, whose husband is Representative from New York. Mrs. Bacon is chairman of the ‘Washington Opera Association, sponsoring the Metropolitan Op=ra Co.'s appearance at the Fox Thedter April 24-25. HARRT S X EWING | west, being planned by holiday Miss Elaine Langrock of New Haven, Conn., and will give a dance in_her honor. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rubel have returned from a visit in New York. Miss Leah Guggenheim returns to- day from Atlantic City, where she spent part of last week with relatives. Miss Esther Berdheim is returning glom a stay of several weeks in Atlantic ty. Mrs. J. H. Michaelis is at Wardman Park Hotel, after passing the Winter in New York. Miss Amalie Frank returned Mon- day to Greenbrier College, ending her Spring vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Frank of Blagden avenue. Miss Frank is the honor stu- dent of her class. Mrs. Milton Kronheim, with her daughter, Judith Elaine, will spend the Easter holiday in Atlantic City. Miss Esther Sherby has returned from a stay of two weeks in Atlantic City. The Sisterhood meeting at the temple Monday afternoon was an interesting event. There was opening prayer by Mrs. Alexander Wolf, followed by stere- opticon pictures in colors of well known Jewish leaders of bygone days and a story of their lives given by Rev. Dr. Style “G” 61 , . . With Pipe ’ Top . . . Price, $1065 Electric Blower, $175 Extra — These world-famo The cost of upkeep vl pensive. priced various chapel st: d Bench.... $365 Sons Co., 1300 “G” Abram Simon. Mrs. Harry Lewis was installed as the new president and Mrs. Samuel J. Pack, the retiring president, | was presented with a silver bowl. The | presentation speech was made by Mrs. Benjamin K. Leon. A tea and recep- tion followed. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Neuman of 3409 Fulton street wil be at home Sun- day evening, April 20, from 8 to 11 o’'clock in honor of their tenth wedding anniversary. Mrs. Sidney West was hostess Tues- day at a luncheon in her apartment at Woodley Park Towers. Spring flow- ers formed an attractive centerpiece. Mrs. West also entertained at dinner Saturday night, April 5, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Manus Hamburger of Baltimore, who were spending the week end in Washington at the Powhatan Hotel. Mr. Jack Schwartz who is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fulton Brylawski, re- turned to his studies at Harvard Col- lege yesterday. His hosts entertained for him at several parties during his visit here. . Mrs. Louis Simon and her daughter, Miss Bernice Simon, have returned to their home, 2620 Connecticut avenue, “The Richest Child is Poor Without Musical Training.” Tue Piano Opens Up THE WHOLE ROMANTIC KINGDOM THERE is no substitute for a good piano. orchestra in miniature . composer, singer, violinist, orchestral director, #n fact, to every one musically inclined. from a visit in Philadelphia and New York. Mrs. Joseph R. Palkin and little | daughter Suzanne are in Pittsburgh to spend a month with Mrs. Palkin's | parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hollander. Mrs. Johnston Celebrates Her Birth Anniversary Mrs. George B. Johnston of the Eagle Gate House, United States Soldiers’ Home, entertained a group of her friends Tuesday, April 8, in celebration of her seventy-first birthday anniver-) sary. The guests included Mrs. William Alf, matron of Bethany Chapter; Mr. | William Alf, past patron of the Beth- | any Chapter; Mr. Elmer Cummings, | grand master, I. O. O. F.; Mr. John Shaeffer, lieutenant of Canton Wash- ington, No. 1; Mr. William J. Hope, grand representative, I. O. O. F.; Mr. William Sainter, Mr. E. Oliver, "Mr. J. Gallagher, Mr. and Mrs. William Wood, Mrs. Furr, Mrs. Cohn, Mrs. M. F. Zepp, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ehlers, Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Beane, Mr. Charles R. Taylor, Mr. Jacob Young and Mr. J. Driscoli. 1857 ofF Music It is an . « INDISPENSHABLE to To “make your own music” .. . . to interpret . . . “to dream,” as it were, at the keyboard ., . . is one of life’s fullest enjoyments. Ask those who can play! Mopern TeAcHING METHODS Make it easy to learn. IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN, START THEM NOW. Choose your piano with care. Let us help you in the selection. s Steinway & Sons Pianos.........c.ceveue Vose & Sons Pianos.... Brambach Grand Pianos.. Other Makes: Uprights, $250 up—Grands.... vee... 3875 to $3,000 ..$425 to $1,200 $575 to $775 ceee. 495 Budget Payments Accepted 3 E.F .Dljgop&SonsC'o\.,rl?»OO‘G’ FACHRACH . Joint Card Party Planned For Evening of May 10 A combined Masonic and Eastern Star card party, to be held in Joppa Lodge Hall, 4209 Ninth street north- Saturday evening, May 10, is Mrs. Florence A. Bailey for the benefit of a special com- mittee appointed to procure decorative drapes for Joppa Lodge Hall, The_officers of the special committee |are: Chairman, Mr. Clyde Wendelken, | Joppa Lodge. No. 35. F. A. A. M. | chairman, Mrs. vice Ruth W. Zeitler, Har- mony Chapter, No. 40,70. E. S.; treas- urer, Mr. C. C. Hutchinson, Petworth | Lodge, No. 47, F. A. A. M.; secretary, Dr. C. Eder Reed, Petworth Chapter, No. 16, R. A. M., and card party chair- SOCIETY. Washington Peace Ball At the Mayflower May 2 Mr. Ward Fox of New York and| London, who will devise and stage the | kaleidoscope of the Washington Peace | Ball, to be held at the Mayflower, Muv" 2, was selected recently as instructor to | the Prince of Wales, and his royal | highness completed the course under Mr, Fox's supervision at Le Tourquet. | In Egypt Ward Fox danced before King | Fuad in the City of Cairo and re-| celved the royal command to dance | before the King and Queen of Belgium | and also the King and Queen of Spain. In India Ward Fox interpreted the music by exhibitions of American | dances before the Maharaja of Kaput- | hali. Mr. Fox will arrive in Washing- ton Monday and will meet the Wash- ington debutantes at a tea to be given at the Mayflower for those interested in the success of the Peace Ball. The Washington Peace Ball is one | of a serles of three such events, of which Mrs. Stanley P. Woodward of the Hotel Plaza, New York, is interna- tional chairman. These balls are being given for the benefit of the Interna- tional Peace Movement under the auspices of the National Motion Picture | ague. The National Motion Picture League is not operated for profit. It receives no financial support from the motion pic- ture industry, and is in no way con- nected with the film industry or any of its affiliations. It is a philanthropic organization with world-wide affiliations working for more wholesome pictures in the theaters where children and im- | pressionable adults are apt to be in- fluenced. The National Motion Picture League is affiliated with the World Federation of Education Associations and is a member-society of the National Council of Women of the United States, which is affiliated with the International Council of Women. Mrs. Woodward is president of the National Motlon Picture League and a life member of both the national and international councils of women, and was a delegate to the executive meeting of the International Council of Women recently held in London. Lady Aberdeen of the House of Cromar of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is president of the International Council of Women and is an honorary patroness of the Peace Ball. Party Given for Virginia School Cadet Officers Mrs. Joseph Clark of Arlington, Va entertained at a party Friday evening for her son William in honor of the cadet officers of Washington and Lee High School. The rooms were deco- | rated with yellow and white flowers |and there was dancing. Among_the guests were Miss Florence Du Vork Miss Mildred Kolar. Miss Katherine Graves, Miss Muriel Barnes, Miss Eliza- beth Norton, Miss Pauline Beach, Miss Florence Evans, Miss Martha Fairbanks Miss Ruth Hudson, Miss Irene King Miss Jackie Nourse, Mr. Eqward Chewn- ing, Mr. Arthur Belfield, Mr. Frank | Scott, Mr. Edward Leigh. Mr. Arthur | Hammond, Mr. Curtie MacDonald, Mr | Alton Wise, Mr. Walter Horn, Mr. Rob- ert Baxter, Mr. Madison Monroe, Mr. | Joseph Clark and Mr, William Clark. Cards for Joint Regeption [ Issued for April 26 | Cards have been sent out for a joint | reception April 26 at 8 o'clock in the evening at the Hotel La Fayette by the following orders: Washington. Yellow | Rose, La Fayette, Pulaski, Scions of Co- lonial Cavaliers, Knights of the Golden Shee, White Crane, Ogelthorpe, Fron- tier Wars and Secret Pact. There will be dancing. The committee in charge of arrangements includes Dr. Joseph G. B. Bulloch, Mr. Daniel Smith Gor-| man, Mrs. Florence A. Bailey, Joppa ' don. Miss Bertha F. Wolfe and Miss Fri Lodge Chapter, No. 27, O. E. S. ces D. Shirley. auk 3 Mr!. BuBCl'l to pfe!ide At Authors' Breakfast Mrs. Clarence M. Busch, national president of the National League of | American Pen Women, will preside at the authors’ breakfast of e league Easter Monday at the Willard Hotel, assisted by Mrs. Nina Swalm Reed, toastmistress, introducing the speakers. Mr. Charles G. Norris and Mrs. Kath. leen Norris will contribute to the proe gram. Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton har chosen for her subject, “Sheiks of Fact and Fancy,” and her talk will be tinged with the Tomance of her adventures in the Orient. Mrs. Fay Cooper Coles will discuss “Homeless Husbands,” dis= cussing the peculiar manners and cuse toms of some of the tribes visited by her and husband in their anthropo- logical studies. Former Gov. Carl E. Milliken of Maine, now an authority in the motion picture world; Mr. Percy Crosby, cartoonist; Mrs. Bernie Bab- cock of Arkansas, author of the Lin- coln stories; Mrs, John D. Sherman and Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook of the George Washington Bicentennial Com- mission; Mr. V. M. Hfllyer, headmaster of the Calvert School in Baltimore; Mrs. Elizabeth Burgess, Hughes Collis- ter, short-story writer, who will talk on the “Return of the Manuscript”; Mrs. James M. Doran, wife of the Prohibi- tion Commissioner; Mrs. William Ath- erton Du Puy, past national president, and Mrs. C. C. Calhoun, who will dis- cuss the “National Shrine of the L. A. P. W.” all will speak briefly, adding a touch of variety to the program. Mrs. Larz Anderson has taken a table for the breakfast and will entertain a number of guests. Other recent sub- scribers are Mrs. Arthur M. Free, wife of Representative Free of California; Mrs. Wilton J. Lambert. Miss Mary L. Larner, Mrs. Leo P. Harlow, Mrs. Harry Dawson, Mrs. J. Harry Cunningham, Mrs. James E. Boyd, Mrs. Virginia King Frye, who_will have as her guests Mrs Amanda Xander and Mrs. Mattie H. Flick of Oklahoma: Dr. Sarah M. Hud- dleston, who will have with her Mrs. Virginia White Speel; Mrs. James Irving Steel, Mrs. I. C. Hanscom, Miss E. M. Bullard, Mrs. John Bennett, Mrs. Bessie W. Palm, Mrs. Charles Riordan, Miss K. Morrison. Mrs. Guy Bush, Miss Rosa Chiles, Miss Vande- walker, Mrs J. W. Thompson, Mrs. C. C. Worthington. Mrs. R. R. Ireland, Mrs. L. G. Shephard, Mrs. Otis H. | Hulings, Mrs. Gracg Taylor Koob, Miss Gretna Perrott Boswell, Miss Mar- guerite Jacobs, Mrs. C. E. Wainwright. Dorothy Gatchell. Miss Elizabeth Mrs. Wisner, Mrs. Alken and H. W. Chester. The branch in Chevy Chase, Md. Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson. president, has reserved three tables. with Mrs. Nich- olson, Mme. Bruni, Mrs. Emma W. P. Slack and Miss Irene Juno as sponsors. GhildrensiDitee) Carnival Easter Holiday Feature The children’s dancing c: fairy play, “Sleeping Beauty atized by Mrs. Gorinz Bl one of the attractions for the Easter holidays. The production, which will be under the direction of Miss Hawke, will be given at the Belasco Theatre Saturday matinee. April 26, at 2:15 o'clock. Rehearsals are being held daily and a finished performance is red. The box holders are Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Mrs. Tasker H Bliss, Mrs. Hayne Ellis, Mrs. Reginal Huidekoper and Mus. Walter Tucker- man. Among the additional patr who have taken seats are Mrs Richard S. Aldrich. Mrs. Hurbert Adair, Mrs. Richard Wilmer Bolling, Mre B. Cochra . F. M. Davenport, p Hill, Mrs. Peter A. s. R. M. Kauffmann, Mrs rles H. Maddox. Mrs. C. F, R Ogilby, Mrs. Ralph Richards, Mrs. John F. Rankin, Mrs. Chester A. Snow, jr. . William North Sturtevant, Mrs, D. Swing, Mrs. E. E. Whiting and Mrs. William West Ful shoer coul(l l)e smarter tlzan BLACK MOIRE a Picturesque‘ sandal like this? F-STREET N. Was the fabric evolved to suit the slipper —or the slipper insp ired by the fabric? Perhaps I. Miller knows . . . but surely never was Moire so deeply, richly, black ., . . Never was slipper more graceful in outline, more flattering to the contours of the foot than this open-shank sandal of Grecian theme. Yet, th only one of the many unusual models that are making I. Miller and Black Moire so talked about this season! $16. w. UNZTITUTIONG Y 50 NTERNATIONALE