Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1930, Page 17

SOCIETY ! __(Continued From Second Page) months in England and on the con- | tnent, Mrs. James Blyth, wife of Col. Blyth, has returned to Hotel, where she formerly made her home, for a short visit from Fort Monroe, Va.,, where Col. Blyth is now stationed. Mrs. Robinson Downey entertained at a tea in the palm room at the Willard the Wardman Park | vesterday afternoon, having 18 guests, | many of them delegates to the D. A. R. Congress. Col. and Mrs. Edward B. Clark are among those sailing today aboard_the Lapland for Europe. Col. and Mrs. Clark, who have an apartment in the | Fairfax, went to New York Wednesday. Mrs. Bell, widow of the late Maj Gen. J. Franklin Bell, has with her for | this' week her sister, Mrs. Edgar Vaughan of Shelbyville, Ky., who Is at- tending the Congress of the D. A. R. Mrs. Vaughan will remain until Tues- day. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Daniel will en- tertain a company at dinner followed by dancing tomorrow night at the Con- | Country Club_ for daughter, Miss Corinne Daniels, her fiancee, Mr. Walter Grainger ot New York, whose marriage will take place Saturday, April 26. The guests will be the members of the wedding party. Gen. John J. Pershing has consented to the use of his name as patron for the Wardman Park Saddle Club show to be staged May 3 at the Equitation fleld at the end of Connecticut Avenue Bridge. gressional The show is being staged under the | auspices of the Chaumont Unit of the Woman'’s American Legion and the pro- ceeds will go toward the purchase of trained shepherd dogs for the use of blind veterans at Walter Reed Hos- | pita) not coming under the Government compensation act, Other patrons include.the Vice Presi- dent, Mr. Curtis, and his sister, Mrs. Edward Everett Gann; the Speaker of | the House and Mrs. Nicholas Long- | worth. the Secretary of War and Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley, the chief of staff and Mrs. Charles P. Summerall, Sen- ator and Mrs. Guy D. Goff, Senator and Mrs. Tasker L. Oddie, Representa- tive and Mrs. John M. Evans, Dr. and | Mrs. Stanley Rinehart, Miss Mabel Boardman, Mr. and Mrs. Frederic De- lano, Mrs. William C. Eustis, William Phelps Eno, Mrs, Wallace W. Chiswell and Miss Margaret Lower. Sale to Benefit Club for Soldiers, Sailors and Marines. ‘The sale for the purpose of reducing the debt on the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines’ Club House, situated at 1015 L street northwest, at the corner of Massachusetts avenue and Eleventhstreet northwest, will be held next week from Monday, April 21, to Saturday, April 26, inclusive. This event will take the form of an | unusual rummage sale, which will be held at 1013 D street northwest and will be under the auspices of the Wom- an's Army and Navy League, of which Mrs. Charles P, Summerall, wife of the chief of staff, is president. ‘The sale will be conducted each day from 9 a.m. to 6 o'clock p.m. Mrs. Lutz Wahl is chairman of the sale and will be assisted as usual by the members of the league and many others who evince their interest in the organization and ;‘h: club by their generous interest and elp. Any donation of articles of clothing, furniture, toys, fresh flowers, cakes, candies and other things will be wel- comed and may be delivered to 1013 | D street. Lady Lister-Kaye, who has been in New York for the Winter and made frequent visits to Washington, will sail for... DAYTIME for... DINNER for... EVENING their | and | LADY EARLE, Wife of the British secretary of public works of Great Britain, Sir Lionel Earle, who js with him during his stay in Washington, where he came in connection with work on the new British embassy. THE EVENING GUEST FROM LONDO ~—Underwood Photo. today aboard the Olympic for her home in London. Mrs. T. A. Mellon of Pittsburgh is passing & short time with her sisters, Miss Elizabeth Wightman and Miss Mary Wightman, at the Wardman Park Hotel on her way to her home from Florida, where she has been passing the Winter. A dinner in honor of Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, president general of the D. A. R., was given in the crystal room at the Willard last evening by Mrs. James E. Caldwell, former State | regent of the District. Covers were laid for 14 guests. Mr. Edson Bradley and his daughter, Mrs. Herbert Shipman, have arrived in Paris and are staying at the Chillon. Mrs. George F. Watson has gone to Newport and opened her cottage, The Bandbox, for the Summer. Mr. R. B. Lyon has been joined at the Wardman Park Hotel by his sons, | Mr. Gerald Lyon and Mr. Arthur Lyon, | who have come from the University of | Pennsylvania, where they are students, to pass 10 days. | Mr. Prancis Colt De Wolfe was hosl;’ to a party last evening at the Club| | Chantecler supper dance. Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Mundell have gone “SLIP COVER fasteners, jrnits E«;‘l‘iflxfigmfi"gnu Wete O hems R ISHERWOOD & T TY PIANOS TO RENT $5 Per Month DE MOLL'S Line. 5350. | of Women's Clubs Soft, clinging chiffons and crepes . . . the former in endless varieties of in the newest shade flowerings, and the latter dictates of the season JACKET ENSEMBLES—with little coatees to be worn late afternoons...or for the formal dinner or dance appointment. #EPLUMS — Lingerie touches, capes and flares. EVENING FROCKS—of printed and plain chiffon...flat crepe and taffeta. Dress Section BA B i O STREET Second cHES, Floor to Virginia Beach to spend Easter at the Cavalier. Miss E. J. Good and Miss A, M. Wright are passing some time at the Grove Park Inn at Asheville, N. C., be- fore returing to their home at 1714 N street. The District of Columbia Federation | has issued invita- tions for its thirty-sixth annual meet- ing which will be held Thursday and Priday, May 8 and 9, in the Roosevelt Hotel, 'Mrs. Edgar B. Meritt is president and Mrs. Eva C. Criswell is correspond- | ing seeretary. | Mrs. Charles F. Rice, vice president national, Daughters of 1812 of Atlanta, is a guest at the Willard. Mrs. Samuel Z. Shope, president national of the society of Narberth, Pa., and Mrs. David T. Welch of West Haven, Conn., are also at the hotel, having come on for the annual congress of the society Large Assortment Quality In all the latest and most attrac- tive shades of the season —and yet our prices will be found to be exceptionally LOW! Capitol FUR Shop caster, Mr. P. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1930. which opens with & meeting and buffet supper in the cabinet room, Sunday evening, at which the association of presidents, past and present, will be guests. Mrs. R. . Johnston of Humboldt, Iowa, is in charge of the supper. Lieut. Col. and Mrs, T. L. Crystal of New York City are at the Carlton for a few days, accompanied by their three children. Mrs. C. R. Murray entertained at a buffet supper in the crystal room at the Willard last evening following the eve- ning session of the congress of the D. A. R. There were 80 guests, includ- ing officers and delegates of the society. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Welch of Tacoma, Wash, are guests at the Willard. Mr. Welch, editor of the Tacoma News- Tribune-Ledger, is in Washington for the dinner of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, scheduled for Satur- gay )mgm in the small ballroom of the otel. | | Representative Owen Guest | At Women’s University Club. Representative Ruth Bryan Owen of | Florida was the guest of honor at the entertainment given by the University Club last evening. With her were the 36 high school boys and girls from her congressional district who are her guests in Washington for three days, being winners in the annual citizenship contest sponsored by her. Preceding the entertainment a num- ber of dinner parties were given at the club, among the hosts being former Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty, Mr. Charles J. Kappler, Dr. S. B. Mun- A. Blair, Capt. Willlam HATS for While they last . . . lace « « . hair . .. genuine baku .« . bangkok in every new style and color. Just the hat for the Easter Parade. 1208 G_Street Latest_Shades-Styles velieve your o as heretofore ... Forsythe for Easter.” Included s Widths AAA 1o C Sizes24 10 8 Pure silk—full fas .. $285 1223 eyes Forsythe's price is now $4!1 The quality, style ond comfort remain on arroy of over 200 spring fashions lizards, pythons, rich kidskins and 'other gorgeous materiols. Copied all the colors of the rainbow. Reduced its original $5 price; and set for all time @ new standard of value—at $4. HOSIERY # 3P wn assembled nakeskins, hioned oo F Street N.W. H. Bonneville, Mr. D. E. McCoy, Mr. Barham R. Gary, Representative Al- bert G. Simms and Mr. Eliot C. Lovette. Former Commissioner of Internal Revenue Daniel C. Roper and former | Representative W. D. Jamieson ar- | ranged the entertainment. Col. Rawson | Warren was chairman of a special com- | mittee of ushers. Representative Owen and her party from Florida were the guests of the club at dinner preceding the entertain- ment. Mrs. Harvey B. Gram is_recovering | from a serious illness in Georgetown | University Hospital which necessitated the canceling of her social engagements a short time ago. Mrs. Gram, who was formerly Miss Virginia Lee, is an active worker of the Fourth Presbyterian | Church and is secretary of the Wom. an's Missionary Society and chairman of the reception committee of the Ladies’ Aid of that church. She is also active in the affairs of the D. A. R. and is a member of the American Eagle Chapter of that organization, Nobil Donna Antonietta de Martino, wife of the Ambassador of Italy, heads | the list of patronesses for a rare and distinctive sale of handwork of foreign 'DIAMONDS “The Finer Colors™ 20 vears qualifies me an expert in selecting | technically fine “stones. | OKER_AND APPRAISER ' ALVIN HOFF | . SPECIAL: Ring. “The Love Dream.” Biue-While and Perfect, $85.00. Room 17 Distinctive Apparel Moderately Priced MADAME Each One Paris Inspired This Low Price Is Our Own Idea! L 300 EASTER HATS Values up to $7.50 Over 22.000 diamonds bought in the past | 918 F St.| 15-K_White Gold Engagement | | McDEVITT | make to be given for the benefit of the | International Students’ Exchange on Wednesday, April 23, from 10 until 6 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Mary Stewart, 2200 Massachusetts avenue. The exhibition comprises beautiful an- tique and modern articles which are the work of Belgian, Bulgarian, Chinese, | Greek, Italian and other foreign artists. | Other patrons are Mme. Simopoulos, | Mme. Radeff, Mrs. Wiliam De Witt| Mitchell, Mrs, Wesley Jones, Mrs. Ar-; thur H. Vandenberg, Mme. Ahmet Bedi, | Mrs. Charles Denby, Mrs. Henry F.| Dimock, Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Stokes Halkett, Mrs. Robert Whitney | Imbrie, Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Mrs. Philip Rhinelander, Mrs. Walter Tuck- erman, Miss Bessie Kibbey and Mrs. Mary Stewart. Dr. and Mrs. F. Coleman Fishback will over the Easter | LET McDEVITT MAKE | YOUR SPRING DRAPERIES | We design and make draperies to harmo- nize with any color scheme. For” Service and Satisfaciion Just © T (LN i ASHINGTON Pams Jurs GARFINCKEL&Co. The Younger Generation Likes Our Easter Fashions ECAUSE they've a manner all their own ... because they follow in the footsteps of the “grown-up” things in their smart, individual styles . . . their distinctive details . . . new fab- rics . . . new trimming ideas. E\'ERYTHL\'G charming for misses, junior misses and the youngest sisters . . . ever) thing so newly demure and picturesque as the mode insists . . . smart, of course . . . and mod- erately priced to please the most practical young thing.. We park your car while shopping here F STREET CORNER OF 13TH MAKE THE HOME A BOWER OF FLOWERS cAt EASTER TIME You'll enjoy the finest of blooms and pay an attractively small price for them at the “C. & C. Flower Stores.” 10,000 Lily Blooms— Per Bloom . ........40c Hydrangeas ..$3.00 up Hyacinths . .....$2.00 up Primroses . .....$2.00 up Celebrate the Great Festival in a Fitting Manner Take the Floral Way to make homes l brighter and cheerier. Ill cost little if *“C. & C.” stores are your headquarters. C. & C. Flower Stores 807 14th St. N.W. Metro. 7433 804 17th St. N.W. 609 12th St. N.W. Metro. 9369 Metro. 7945 J.E.Cumingham Co: 314~316 SEVENTH SI..NW. Beautiful Easter Hats Are “Brimful” of Fashions Newly Arrived...Your Style, Your Type, Your Price is Here Hundreds of the Newest and Smartest Hats for Easter, Very Specially Priced 3?}95 ND Imported— $ Perle Visca— 00 and Paris-Mars Baku Braids— ° Lace Hats— Hair Hats— Taffetas— Fine Split Peanit Now is the time to choose your Easter hat . .. when a collection of this importance features such unusual values! Models in- clude literally everything that's new in Spring styles . . . the quality, of course, in- dicating their far greater value. New Pokes— New Brims— Side Flares— Off-the-face Styles— Hair-line Hats. A complete assortment of the popu- lar Tans, Navy Blues, Black, Greens and Pastel Colors. Plenty of Small and Large Headsizes.