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4 SOCIETY. New York Eagerly Awaiting United Hunts Ra_c_e Period .Interest Centers in Events Scheduled at Aqueduct Course, Long Island—Society News of Special Interest. NEW YORK, AFRIL 12.—Racing in the Metropolitan district opens next ‘Thursday, April 17, when the first of the United Hunts races will be held at the Aqueduct Race Course at Aqueduct, Long Island. An excellent card has been arranged and a big crowd is ex- pected. Many luncheons will be given in the club house previous to the races. The president of the United Hunts is John McEntee Bowman, who succeeded the late August Belmont. Under his rule the United Hunts has become most popular and are almost as important from a social point of view &s from the sports angle. T:.e next day's races will be held Saturday, April 19. Special trains will be operated on both days from the Pennsylvanie Station at 12:30 and 1:45. Among those who have purchased | boxes for both days are Mr. Bowman, Joseph E. Widener, Dr. E. P. Kilroe, H. O. Tallmadge, Paul G. Brown, Alfonso P, Villa, Lewis E. Clarke, ‘Thomas Ewing, jr.; Charles W. Leonard, M. S. Burrill, Mrs. R. Penn Smith, Mrs. Payne Whitney, Charles E. F. McCann, Mortimer L. Schiff, Charles H. Thieriot, Edward R. Tinker, T. L. Cunningham, William R. Dick, Paul G. Brown, W. R. Coe, James W. Gerard, John Sanford, William Ziegler, jr.; J. E. Davis, Henry Carnegie Phipps, Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilt, Walter J. Salmon, E. Victor Loew, George D. Pratt, Norrie Sell Francis P. Garvan, Amory Lawrcnce Haskell, Mrs. Thomas N. McCarter and Morton L. Schwartz. | New York State will have seven days | more of racing this year than in 1929. | The regular program will begin at | Jamacia April 21 and end at Empire City November 7. The racing at pic- turesque Belmont Park will begin on | May 15 and last until June 10. Performanca of “Aladdin and the | ‘Wonderful. Lamp” will terminate the | season of entertainments given by the New York Junior League Players. It| will be represented at the Gansevoort ‘Theater on April 19. There will be two presentations, one at 10:30 am., the other at 3:30 pm. On April 26 there will be performances at 10:30 a.m. and at 3:30 pm. On April 27 there will be a metinee, also a gala performance that evening. followed by a party. There also will be a professjonal entertain- ment on the afternoon of May 3, at | Cedarhurst. Long Island Miss Eva McAdoo will direct the pres- entations. Among those in the cast are Miss Marka Truesdale, Van Henry | Cartmell, Mrs. John F. Russell, Dr. Charles Nammack, Miss Louise Bigelow, Miss Barbara Scudder, Harold Gould, Miss Margaret Brett, Sterling Foote, | Miss Elizabeth Reed, Basil Livingston, Mrs. Francis Connolly. Emerson Smith and Miss Yvonne Moen. Special danc- ing will be done by Miss Jane Erd- mann, Mrs. Harry H. Stout, jr, and Miss Margaret Zolnay. The players' committee consists of Miss Mary Elizabeth Putnam, chair- . Carleton Betts, vice chair- , s Pratt of New York and Glen Cove, Long Island, it was announced yes- terday. | Miss Dodge is a sister of Mrs. Rich- | ard A. Kimball and Mrs. Thomas Rush- nell and & granddaughter of the ate | Mrs. Arthur Murray Dodge. She was graduated from the anmnon School | and since has been actively identified with Junior League activities. ~Mr. Pratt is a brother of Mrs. Allan Mc- Lane, jr, Mrs. Lawrence B. Van Ingen and Mrs. Herbert L. Pratt, jr. He was raduated from St. Paul's School and | rom Amherst. The wedding ceremony | probably will be held at the Dodge home in Southampton. Annual Dinner Given At Ft. Humpl‘u’:ys Lists With Old-Time Events‘ Army Fete Originated Dur-| ing the Civil War—Social | Festivities of Week Take Wide Range. FORT HUMPHREYS, Va, April 12.| —Following a custom in vogue in the Army since the Civil War, the annual dinner was given in Harris Hall, Fort | Humphreys, tonight, an invitation hav- ing been sent to every officer in the corps in this part of the country. Col. E. H. Schulz, commanding officer of Fort Humphreys, made a speech wel- oming the officers to the post. The other speakers of the evening were Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown, chief of Engineers, and Lieut. E. W. Carr, the “goat” of the corps. Music for the occasion was fur- nished by the 13th Engineer Band. Lieut. F. H. Oxx led in the singing of old-time popular Engineer songs. After dinner the party adjourned to see Fort Humphreys' new theater, which was built by the 13th Engineers. A short moving picture showing the work of the Engineers in Nicaragua was ex- | hibited. Among the officers attending | the dinner were Maj. Gen. W. D. Con- | nor, Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown, Brig. Gen. Herbert Deakyne, Col. W. B. Ladue, Col. W. T. | Hannum, Col. R. R. Ralston, Col. M. C. yler, Col. J. J. Loving, Col. E. L. Daley, | (.c] E. J. Bliss and Col. F. B. Downinj Mayo. Her guests were Mrs. Lytle Brown, Mrs, Herbert Deakyne, Mrs. R. R. Ralston, Mrs. J. J. Loving, Mrs. V. L. Peterson, Mrs. Creswell Darlington, Mrs. B. B. Somervell, Mrs. Wallen of New York, Mrs, Richard Park, Mrs. Charles Williams, Mrs. Earl North, Mrs. J. C. ‘Wade, Mrs. E. N. Chisolm, Mrs. H. P. Oram, Mrs. W. B. Ladue, Mrs. F. H. Miss’ Mnrgaflt Brett, manager of the Children’s Theater Company: Mrs. John | F. Russell, jr, manager of the dra- matic_school; 'Mrs. J. Morton Ijams | and Mrs. Rembrandt Peale, jr., ad-| visory board. Miss Clarissa Stem is in charge of the program committee. During the inter- mission, Miss_ Betty Jenny, vice presi- dent of the Junior League Glee Club, will lead the children in singing their favorite songs. All the children in the audience_will be invited to join in the songs. Busses for transportation to and from the Gansevoort Theater will be outside the Junior League Clubhouse, 221 East Seventy-first street, Saturday s at 10 o'clock and afternoons at 3 o'clock. Chaperons will be in charge. Mrs. Burton Taylor is in charge of tickets, which may be obtained at the Junior League Clubhouse. ‘The engagement is announced by Mr. and Mrs. George Preston Coleman, at Tuckerhouse, Willilamsburg, Va., of their daughter, Miss Cynthia Beverly Tucker Coleman, to Singleton Peabody Moorehead. Miss Coleman, who is de. scended from the Tucker and Bland families, attended school at St. Hild: Hall and St. Catherine’s in Richmond Her father for many years was commis- | sioner of highways for the Virginia | Commonwealth. Mr. Moorehead is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Warren King Moorehead of An- dover, Mass. He is a graduate of Ph lips Academy, Andover: Harvard Col- lege, '22, and Harvard School of Archi- tecture. He is a member of the Ins tute of 1770, Stylus, Signet, Hasty Pu d and Fox Clubs. He is now con- nected with the architects engaged in the restoration of cclonial. Williams- burg. His father is director of the de- partment of archeology in Phillips Academy and is a member of the United States Board of Indian Commissioners. The wedding will take place soon in the historic Bruton Parish Churth Williamsburg. The Rev. Dr. W. Goodwin will officlate. Miss Peth.‘ol!n Lee will attend Miss Coleman, and Ludwig King Moorehead of New York City will be best man for his brother. Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Gertrude Trum- bull Robinson, daughter of Mr. and | Mrs. John T. Robinson of Hartford, | Cnnn to John H. G. Pierson and Mrs. Charl 9"5 Park_avenue. M d_Miss Walker's School at Sims- Club of New York. Mr. Piel was graduated from Yale in 1927, hav- Newcomer, Mrs. J. H. Carruth, M Mayo of Fort Dupont and Mrs. H. H. Stickney. Mrs. B. H. Bowley gave a bridge | party tonight in her home. Those ‘in- vited are Mrs. R. D. Burdick of Wa<h- ington, Mrs. Harley Latson, ) Osborne of Washington, Mrs. W B.| Higgins, Mrs. H. S. Miller, Mrs. J. C.| Arrowsmith, Mrs. F. H. Kohloss, Mrs James Wharton, Mrs. L. W. Prentiss and Mrs. Henry Berbert. The first Spring hop was held Friday | night_at Harris Hall, with Capt. and Mrs, M. W. Marston and Capt. and Mrs. F. H. Kohloss receiving. The dance was preceded by several attractive din- ners. Lieut. and Mrs. B. C. Snow had as their dinner guests Col. and Mrs. E. H. Schulz, Col. and Mrs. H. F. Pipes, | Col. and Mrs. H. A. Finch, Col. E. J.| Dent, Maj. and Mrs. H. C. Johannes, Capt. and Mrs. Harley Latson, Mrs. | William A. Hausman of Seattle, Wash., and Lieut L. J. Rumaggi. | Another dinner preceding the dance was that given by Lieut. and Mrs. Henry Berbert, who had as their guests Capt. and Mrs. F. R. Lyons, Capt. and Mrs H. P. Oram, Capt. and Mrs. C. B. Co: Capt. and Mrs. W. H. Thomas, jr Capt. and Mrs. F. H. Kohloss, Capt. and Mrs. L. L. Heinlein Lieut. and Mrs C. G. Smith, Lieut. and Mrs. J. P. Dean, Lieut. and Mrs. H. S. Miller, Lieut. and | D. P. Booth and Lieut. and Mr: | . Taylor were hosts | at a “coffee party” before the dance Friday. Their guests were Maj. and Mrs. R. T. Coiner, Capt. and Mrs. M. W. Marston, Capt. and Mrs. A. C. Leiber, h) Lieut. and Mrs. C. R. Bathurst, Lieut. and Mrs. L. W, Prentiss and Miss Isabel Park. Mrs. E. H. Schulz gave & tea Friday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Elizabeth Hardin, Her tea guests were Mrs. . F. Baish, Mrs. J. J. McGinley, Mr: W. B. Higgins, Mrs, C. Marriott, Mrs. A. H. McDonough, Mrs. C. J. Wolfe, ing also completed & course at Groton School. The wedding will take place in_October. Miss Pauline Dixon Dodge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall J. Dodge of 955 Lexington avenue and Southampton, Long Island, has chosen June 28 as the date for her wedding to Frederick R. Pratt. son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. NN Our Reputation for furs is reflected in our showing of these at- tractive skins. Our prices are ex- c e p t t onally | Mrs. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, MISS ELIZABETH SIMS, Niece of the attache of the British embassy, Mr. Harold H. Sims, who has| returned to her home, in Montreal, after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Sims. —Harris-Ewing Photo. Mrs. Putnam, Mrs. L. E. Oliver, M Lewis, Mrs. H. F. Pipes, Mrs. G. Ru. maggi, Miss M. Huntsbarger, Mrs. E. Y. Underwood, Miss E. Underwood, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. C. B. Cox. Miss Isabel Park of Washington was | the house guest Friday of Maj. and R. T. Coiner. Maj. and Mr Coiner have as their week end gu Maj. and Mrs. George Mayo of Fo Dupont, Del Capt. and Mrs. H. J. Conner at- tended the reception for Maj. Gen. and Mrs. J. L. DeWitt given Friday at the Army, Navy and Marine Corps Coun- try Club. The first polo game of the season was played Saturday afternoon between the Fort Humphreys Four and a team from Langley Field. Following the match there was a tea at the Officers’ Club when the guests met the mem- bers of the visiting team. That night dinner was given in_honor of the sitors at the Army, Navy and Ma- | rine Corps Country Club. Attending the dinner were Maj. J. E. Lewis, Capt G. H. Weems, Capt. and Mrs. Brown | of Quantico, ' Capt. H. L. Branson, Lieut. A. J. K. Malone. F. B. Tyndall, | Capt. E. C. Black, Lieut. and Mrs. C. R. Bathurst, Maj. and Mrs. C. J. Taylor, Lieut. and Mrs. D. A. Watt, Maj and Mrs. L. E. Oliver, Capt. and Mr F. H. Kohlm Capt. and Mrs. W. N. | Thomas, Lieut. and Mrs. W. H | Powell, ‘Licut, and Mrs. G. C. Hein- | hardt,” Miss Ruth Dilly, Lieut. Miles Reber, Lieut. and Mrs, F, H. Oxx, Lieut. Hayden, Lieut. W. W. Hodge, Tieut: Harry Meyer and Lieut. L. J. Rumaggi. Maj. and Mrs. R. T. Coiner were din- ner guests Tuesday night of Maj. Mrs. Earl North at the Army, and Marine Corps Country Club. The Monday Night Bridge Club met | at the home of Maj. and Mrs. L. J.' Taylor. The monthly meetin Club was held Tuesday night in the home of Mrs. C. J. Wolfe. Mrs. Hen: Berbert, Mrs. D. P. Booth and Mrs. D. A. Watt -arranged an attractive program A'group of three songs were sung by Harley Latson, jr. and ar(‘nmpamcd by M Berbert gave a talk on Navy of the Music Latso; the Elegam Transportation you know that for a ridicu- Tonaty el amount of mones. you can own a custom bullt LeBaron Town Landaulet on a Packard Eight chassis conditioned so that no one would suspect that it had ever been used? We &iso offer conditioned Sedans and Sedan Limousines. PACKARD’S USED CARS Kalorama Road at Seventeenth Wear A Sheer Hairbraid Hat And be as smart as you possibly can this Easter! *’10 We've concentrated on these Lacy Hairbraid Hats . , . because they’re the most popular fashion <« o the most flattering Hats Paris ever intro- duced! And we have them in countless styles . . . in large Peekaboo brims . . . in upturned styles that flare out auda- ciously . . . in Black ... in colors! r Chapean de Luxe Shop Fourt and | T | Beethoven.” Mrs. Wolfe played piano |solos. Lieut. Scaman sang several songs |accompanied by Lieut. H. M. Under- wood at the piano. Miss Coral Swartz | gave a dramatic reading. Lieut. and Mrs. C. F. Baish had as their guests for the w Corl and Miss Coral burgh, Pa. Father Unsgar and Father D. C., APRIL Biy Staters to Meet Evening of April 23 The sixth meeting of the 1929-30 season of the Massachusetts Society of Washington, D. C., will be held Wednes- day evening, April 23, in the gold room at Wardman Park Hotel and dancing will begin promptly at 9 o'clock p.m. and continue until 1 o'clock a.m. ‘This Easter dance will be one of the largest social events yet held in the history of the society. In anticipation of an exceptionally large attendance Mr. Sanford / Bates, president of the society, deemed it wise to enlarge the reception committee as a means of making the members, their friends, guests, and especially the new members, better acquainted and for the purpose of creating sociability. * The reception committee _includes Mr. Robert H. Kempton, chairman; Mrs. Proctor L. Dougherty, Mr. Charles A. Bowman, Mr. Frank E. Hickey, Mr. George A. Hernan, Mr. William T. Simpson, Mr. Charles F. Sharkey, Miss Eleanor Carleton, Dr. Willlam I. Ogus, Representative Charles L. Gifford, Mrs. Representative Charles L G.ifford, Mrs. John A. Chamberlain, Miss Marther Gold, Mr. Albert Michaud, Mrs. Patrick J. Murray, Mrs. Robert H. Kempton, Miss Barbara W. Butler, Miss Grace Chamberlain, Miss Ruth M. Noyes, Mr. George Robertie, Miss Jessie L. Wil- | liams, Miss_Josephine Wunder, Miss | Doretta H. Ryan, Mlls Edith Michaud, | Mr. Edward A. Kane, Miss Agnes W. | Wilson, Miss Harriet M. Cheney, Mr. James J. Sweeney, Dr. Horace E. Perlie, | Mr. William R. Russell. Miss Hellen G. There will be a short program of | songs by the Imperial Quartet and a reading of the famous poem, “Paul Revere's Ride” the latter in com- memoration of the battle of Concord and Lexington, which took place the 19th of April, 1775. The entertain- ment committee includes Mrs. John A Chamberlain, chairman; Mrs. L. D. Gibbs, Miss Eleanor Carleton. On the committee in charge of music are Mr. Frank E. Hickey and Mr. Charles F. Sharkey. The dancing will be in charge of Mr. Lewis W. Hart and Mr. John H. Springer. At a recent committee meeting it was voted to engage the same orchestra that has played at the last three meet- ings and the musicians have promised to put on special features. Information and guest tickets may be obtained from the secretary, Mr. George A. Hernan, 1345 Girard street northwest. Dr. W. E. Hughes Lectures On "Russia of Today" Dr. Willlam E. Hughes of Phila- delphia gave an interesting lecture on “Russia of Today" last evening at 8:30 | o'clock at the Washington Club under | the "auspices of Chapter No. 3, Colo- nial Dames of America. Dr. Hughes is a member of the National Science | Society of Philadelphia Mowtry were the dinner guests of Lieut. | nd Mts. Baish on Thursday. Miss Alice Lee Parker of Cembridge. | is the week end guest of Miss | Mass., Mary Frances Finch. ‘Symphony Orchestra Concert Dates Announced | Dates being set aside on the social calendar of next season for the always popular Philadelphia Orchestra con- | certs are listed to be given in the eve- ning instead of the afternoons as here- tofore. The dates are November 4. December 9, January 20 and February 17. The Ugly Duckling ’ Tea House | 115 B St. S.E. Opposite Library of Congress The tea room for discriminating people Luncheon Tea Dinner Closed Sunday Are you one of the hundreds who go to the STEUARTS BEAUTY SCHOOL —to have their work done? 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Miss Elizabeth Cullen, presi- dent. of the Columblan Women, will preside. The presence of Mme. Tellez and Mrs, Davis s honor guests at this gathering of university women is par- ticularly pleasing, since they are warm personal friends and both have a vitai| interest in education as mothers and as | progressive and public-spirited women. Mme. Tellez has taken an active in- iterest in primary education in her own SOCIETY. country and has a broad understanding of its problems. She is responsible for the Mexican industries collection which occuples an important place in the ex- tensive library of the Mexican embassy. Mrs. Davis has been a co-worker with her husband in the development of the industrial school at Moosehart, Ill, x-&h was founded by the Secretary of T, This will be the twenty-second annual banquet of the Columbian Women and will commemorate the thirty-sixth ai niversary of the organization. Colum- blan Women's Association was founded in 1894 and is one of the oldest wor en’s clubs in Washington, The primary urpose of the organization is the fur- herance of the interests of woman stu- dents of outstanding ability through the founding of scholarships. At the pres- ent time six young women are holding Columbian Women scholarships in the | George Washington University. Many important projects in behalf of the university have been carried into execution by the Columblan Women. | Chief amo been th pletion of a uo 000 fund for building purposes. Other projects which have occupied the club have included the raising of a fund for the library, the furnishing of women’s quarters in the university buildings and the donation of cups and other awards for student activities. Reception Given to Mark 80th Birth Anniversary Mr. and Mrs, G. D. Briggs of Gai- thersburg, Md., entertained at an at home Wednesday evening in celebration of the eightieth birthday anniversary of Mr. Briggs. 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