Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1931, Page 44

iy . 3 Members of Congress And Wives Are Listed Honor Guests at Tea Chapter of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity Entertaining Today—Other Prominent sororide! SPOnSOr Attrac-i ‘tive Social Fetes. Gamma Eta Chapter of the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, George Washington University, and its alumni will entertain &t tea this afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock in the Delta Shelter, at 1524 K street northwest. The guests of honor will be the fraternity members in Congress and | Tl SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.. JANUARY 18 193 1—PART 'THREW February 6, in the Roosevelt Hotel were announced by the committee. The dance is to be held from 10 to 1 o'clock and Mme. Langlotz will be one of the judges of the prize waltz. Alpha Chapter of Phi Sigma Epsilon Sorority has elected its officers for the coming year. Those who have been in- stalledsus new leaders are Mrs. Lulu M. Kranauer, president; Miss Betty Ward, vice president; Mrs Ruth Saltzman. recording secretary; Mrs. Snyder, corresponding secretary; Mi Lillian Voight, treasurer, and M Katherine D. Carrico, sergeant at ar t ‘They have been elected for a term of one yea R Virginians to Entertain Confederate Veterans | ‘The Confederate veterans of the Dis- | trict of Columbia will be the honor | guests of the Virginia State Society at a dance and entertainment in celebra- tion of the birthday anniversaries of | their wives, including Senator and Mrs. Albin W. jarkley, Senator and Mrs. Henry J. Allen, 'and Senator Park | Trammell, Representative and _Mrs. Fred S. Purneil, Representative De Short, Representative and Mis. W. Hastings, representative a W. Cable, represeniat Hcmer Huch, r.epresent n and Charles F. Jackson are presiding officers of the alumni and active chapter. The Ladies’ Committee assisting them in- cludes Mrs. Percy C. Adams, Mrs. igh B. Buzzaird, Mrs. Claude W. Owen and Mrs. Camden R. McAtee. Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority will hold the second annual card party for the benefit of its building fund Wednesd: evening, in Tilden Gardens. The ben('-‘ fit will be given under the auspices of | Eta Alumna©® Chapter, and the conmit- | tee in charge consists of Miss Mildred | Recves, chairman; Miss Anna Eoyle and Miss Olive King. | Mrs. E. E. Wagar, patroness of Eeta| Aipha 1 of Zsta Tau Alpha enterta’'n t e alumnac members of the fra.e:nity at tea this afterncen in hir home at Nineteenth street. Eta_Alunmnae Chapter of Kappa| | Banks on Monday evening. Miss Mary Connelly, president of the Women's Bar Association, gave an interesting report of the activities of this association, and Teport also were received concerning the program of Epsilon, Nu and Omicron Chapters. The meeting was followed by & social hour. Attending were Mrs. Ed- win Avery, Miss Beatrice Clephane, Miss | Edith Cooper, Miss Agn=s Kempt, | Misc Olive King, Miss Anna Boyle, Mrs. Bertha Lanc, Gertrud: | Plerce, Miss Catherine Recne | Alfred_Taylor, Miss Ruth_ Tec | Clare Willison, Miss Mary Cannon, Mi Harriet Bucking Miss Ada Hugh®s, Miss Grace Wheian, Mi Mcude Yates, Mrs. Alvin Halhav Miss Mary Connelly, M 1 and Miss Marie Saunders. | ie Phi Gamma Alpha, recently organized fraternity at Strayer College of Ac- countancy, will sponser an informal dance com] of Mr. Wharton J. February 1 ‘There will be dancing from '10 until 1 o'clock in the palm Mr. William E. Davis, president of the group, has selected the Ex=cutive Com- mittee who will have charge of the dance composed of the Mr. Wharton J.| Bruce, Mr. Percy E. Sackett, Mrs. A. W. Heinmiller, Miss Alena Campbell, and Miss Lelia Orndorfl. ‘The Washington City Club of Alpha | Delta Pi will meet Wednesday, ¥ the apartment of Miss Grace Sandhouse, No. 531, Park Central, 1900 F strcet north- west, at 8 o'c'ock. Alumnae of all chapters of Aiphe Delta Pi Sority who are nov. in Wi ngton are urged to aticnd. Thos: 0 have not yet affili- ated with the City Club may call Mrs. Ralph Erkine, 1601 Argonne place. The various chapters of Sigma Theta Sorority held a joint meeting in the home of Miss Katherine Pitcher at 122 Fifth street northeast. ‘Tuesday January 6, national officers were elected for the ensuing year, including. Miss Margaret _ Gil , president Miss Qertrude Talbert, vice nre!ldd‘ent', Miss Margaret Horgan, corresponding secre- tary; Miss Irene Stein, recording secre- tary and Miss Laura Haynie, treasurer. Further arrangements for the annual dance to be held Friday evenin W. D. Moses & Sons Gen. Robert E. Lee and Andrew Jack- son at the Willard Priday, January 23 The congressional delegatiougin Con- gress will be well represented at this interesting fete. The program for the is being arranged by ve'l Emith. will include which the honor participate. The arch will include sons of Confe s Following the march a tableau rep- resenting Lee and Jackson will be given Several solos of Southern melodies will also be a feature of the event. | Bridge will be played by those who do | not wish to dance. Mrs. Richard Allen | is hostess on this committee, and Miss Mary Morris McCabe is chairman. Mr. Thomas S. Settle, president of the soclety, will present the honor guests. 1 i 1 ; First Meeting for 1931 | Of Pennsylvania Society The first meeting of the Pennsylvania Society of Washington, D. C., for 1931 will be held Friday evening, January 30, in the Hall of Nations, Hotel | Washicgton. Representative Darrow, president of the society, has arranged an interest- ing program for that evening. Asso- ciate Justice Owen J. Roberts of the United States Supreme Court will be the society’'s guest of honor, and musi- cal entertainment will be provided by the Keystone Quartet of Philadelphia. ‘Three hours of dancing will follow the reception and entertainment program. It is urged that Pennsylvanians in | Washington take advantage of the op- | portunity of becoming betteracquainted | at these “get-together” functions. In- formation as to membership and guest tickets may be obtained from the sec- retary. | The officers of the Pennsylvania So- citty for 1931 are Representative George P. Darrow, president; Repr sentative Edward M. Beers, Mr. Robe S. Regar, Representative Frederick Magrady, Representative Isaac H. Doutrich and Mrs. Harry K. Daugherty, vice presidents, and Mr, A. M. Gulic secretary-treasurer. Coffee House Talk Listed For Chatles E. Russell At the Coffee House talk given by Charles Edward Russell in the District | of Columbia League of American Pen | Women studio, 1706 L street, tomorrow afterncon at 5 o'clock, among the guests and members who will attend are: Mrs, Helen Topping Miller, Mrs M A. Topping, Mrs. George Pollock, Mrs. Katherine B. Knight, Mrs. Rose Yeats Forrester, Mrs. C. P. Barrett, Mrs Frank Purdy, Mrs. Dorothv | Brooks, Mrs. Harry B. Hunt, Mrs. G. F. Miss Marie | William J. | Cottle, Miss Olive Dean, Dougherty, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. E. Richard Gasch, Mrs. Richard L. Hoxie and Mrs. Robert Clay Sher- rill. The chairman of the Coffee House, Mrs. James T. Watson, jr, has ar- ranged for Mr. Russell to speak at 5 o'clock, on “Writing Biography. This | will be preceded by a social hour, be-| ginning at 4 o'clock, when coffee will | be seried at small tables in an at- mosphere of Elizabethan Englan ! F Street at Eleventh tickets. nts, Mr. at their Washington home after studying dra matic art in London.—Clinedinst Phcto. D. A. R. Unit Announces Benefit Card Party Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, presi- dent general, Nnno.nal Society, D. A. R, heads the list of patronesses for the large card party to be given by the Dis- trict of Columbia Daughters of the | American Revolation for the benefit of the chapter house fund. It will be held | in the large ball room of the Willard | T'otel on the evening cf January 22 at S o'cl i ‘The list of patronesses includes Mr: David D. Caldwell, vice president ge: eral; Miss Margaret Barnett, cOrre sponding secretary general: Mrs. Har- riet Vaughn Rigdon, treasurer general Mrs. Josiah Van Orsdél, registrar gen- eral, and Mrs. William Sherman Walker, chairman of national defense. Miss Helen Harman, State regent; District of Columbia Daughters of the American Revolution; Mrs. Harry Col- fax Grove, vice regent; Miss Helen Brown, chaplain; Miss Mae Helm, re- cording secretary; Mrs. Mallette Spen; ler, corresponding secretary; Mrs, Al fred E. T. Hansmann, treasurer, and Miss Kathrina L. Harvey, historian, have also consented to act as patronesses. Mrs. John M. Beavers is chairman | of the Card Party Committee, Mrs. ! Harry B. Gauss is president of the Chapter Hcuse Corporation and Mrs. Fdererick D. Reynolds is chairman of | The ;\“ies Inn 1703 New York Ave. N.W. Sunday Dinner At Allies Inn that may include meeting a former friend or acquaintance. Many tourists dine hee. Breakfast Sunday to and Guest Rooms Available Just & step from State, War and Navy Bldg, Corcoran Art Gallery, Pan-American and other famo Govern- ment Buildings Nat'l 3770 { sentatives Pardon Us While We Rave About These Spring Dresses Finest Collection We Have Ever Shown at This Price— the Best Values! the number times in VALUE is legion. May we ‘belong to the latter class unless you have seen these new $10 Best values in 10 Indeed, if you were in girlish pinafores a decade ago, Dresses? years! these dresses ishing and incredible revelations to you. Therefore, pardon us if we seem to gush, and allow us to The Dresses justify rave on. exclamations as well as Esperanto. The collection is all-inclusive, embracing styles for every occa- sion — afternoon, sports. In printed - crep knitted fabrics. Spring. Fraise Rose Sky Blue Challenge Blue *'10 Nowadays no woman is be- hind the times in STYLE. But that is behind the remark that YOU will come as aston- in seven languages, street and superb cantons, es, chiffons and All new, all for Flame Green Beige Federal Bar Association Schedules Dinner Feb. 12 The Federal Bar Association will give its annual dinner February 12 in the Chinese room of the Mayflower at 8 o'clock. Attorney General William De Witt Mitchell will act as toastmaster, while Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes will be the principal speaker of the evening. Mr. Roland S. H. Dyer, special attorncy, goneral counsel’s of- fice, Bureau of Infernal Revenue, is chairman of the Committee on Ar. rangements. The Women's Bar Associa tion, the Bar Association of the Dis- Itrict of Columbia, the American Law i Institute and the Ameri an Bar As- sociation will be represented. The Committee on Speakers includes Mr. Charles Peck Sisson, Assistant At- torney General, and Mr. William W. Bride, corporation counsel, District of Columbia, and the other committees are as_follows: Judiciary Committee, gressional Committee, Morgan G. Sanders, House of Repre- Reception Committee, Mr. Claude R. Branch, ant solicitor goneral, Department of Justice, and ! Thomas G. Shearman, assistant olicitor, Department of Committee, Mr. Frank. Federal 1 r Committee, Mai Edward A. Kreger, judge advocats general, War Department, and Licut. Col. Joseph I. McMullen, office, judge advocate general, War Department; Committee on Budget, Charles W. Flora, atlorney, General Accounting Office; Committee on Reservations, Mr. Ralph 70th Anniversary Year Nar’l 3770 G. Cornell, attorney, General Account. ing Office; Invitations Committee, Mr. Chauncey G. Parker, general counsel, United States Shipping Board: Commit- tee on Tickets, Mr. Willis E. Monty, at- torney, United States Shipping Board: Committee on Programs, Mr. Willlam A. Roberts, attorney, corporation counsel's office; Committee on Field Attorneys, Mr. George A. Bache, attorney, United | States Veterans’ Bureau, and Mr. Henry Ward Becr, president of New York branch, Federal Bar Association; Seat- | ing Committee, Maj. Wallace Streater, | ttorney, Bureau of Internal Revenue: Decorations Committce, Maj. Horace T. | Jones, attorney, United States Veterans' | Bur:au; Publicity Committee, Mr. Jack | | B. Tate, assistant solicitor, Department | | of State, and Committee on Broadcast- |ing, Mr. W. D. L. Starbuck, Federal | Radio Commission. . Congress Circ;le Ladies State Soclety Hostesses ‘The wives of the Senators and Rep- Tesentatives from Nebraska will act as hostesses to the Nebraska State Socicty at the Congressional Club, 2001 New Hampshire avenue, Friday January < 30. Representative Burtness from No; mo’ 7 pict 1,600th s Iceland’s Parliament. evening, | Olger h Dakota will show h he tock at the lebration of | This will be fol- | lowed by dancing and cords. | Admission will be by 1931 member- ship cards or guesi tickets secured in advance. The officers of the soclety are Mrs. Robert G. Simmons, president; Mr. George H. Thomas, vice president; Miss Blanche Wise, secretary; Miss Ruby Campbell, assistant secretary; Mr. H. A. Harding, treasurer. 0 F at Eleventh Gunston Hall Memorial Library Dedicated ‘The Memorial Library at Gunston Hall was dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. the found- December | ball in gned by Mr. Wil- 'ming, the new library in green and gold is in the Georgian style, with portraits of Mr. and Mrs, Mason above the fireplaces ch of the room. There is shelf space for 3,000 volumes. The invocation was given by Dr. Herbert Svott Smith of St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, of which Mr. and Mrs. Mason for many years were mem- bers. Dr. Thomas E. Green, national director of the American. Red Cross, gave a short address. An orchestra under the direction of Mr. Hermann Rakemann played several numbers, As the gift of the Alumnae Association of Gunston Hall the library was presented to the school by Mr§. Earl North and accepted by Miss Gildersleeve. In the receiving line were Miss Mary L. Gildersleeve and Miss Mary B. Kerr, | principals of Gunston Hall; Mrs. Philip | | H. Patchin, Mrs. Charles Elmore Crop- ley, president of the Alumnae Asso- ciation; Mrs. Earl North, vice presi- dent, end Mrs. G. Beale Bloomer, | secretary. The members of the Memorial Li- brary Committee are Miss Harriot Fleming, chairmaff; Mrs. Charles H. Pardce. _ treasurer; Miss Ida Steger, | Mrs. William I. Deming, Mrs. G. Bealc | falled to open yesterday. | Bloomer, Mrs. John C. Donnally, Mrs. | capitalized at $25,000. Hunter Moss, Mrs. Hamilton Claiborne, Miss Sophie Beale, Mrs. B. Helme Stockett and Miss Mary B. Kerr. A large number of out-of-town guests were present. Connecticut Society Plans Honor to Congress Group next event of the Connecticut Society is to be a congressional honor of the Connecticut Rep- | resentatives and their wives, to be hel at the Willard Hotel Saturday evening, January 31, The committee headed by Dr. Charles E. Morganston, president, is hoping to make this affair | a brilliant one. Bridge will be played | and valuable p. res will be awarded the | winners. Dancing will be from 9 to 1| o'clock, music furnished by a popular | orchestra. FElmer E. Field, 1758 Q street northwest, Potomac 4614, is in| charge of tickets. | Included in the list of prominent guests to be present, are Senator and Mrs. Hiram Bingham, Senator Mrs, Frederic_ Walcott, Senator and Mrs. Morris_ Sheppard, Representative and | Mrs, John 5? Tilson, Rej and Mrs. Schuyler Merritt, Repre- sentative and Mrs. Joe J. Manlove, Rep- resentative and Mrs. John J. McSwain, Representative and Mrs. Morgan G. Sanders, Representative and Mrs. Allard H. Gasque. The program will be broad- st over a local station. ‘The State INDIANA BANK CLOSED | E INDIANAPOLIS, January 17 (#).— | The Bank & Trust Co. of Clayton, Ind., It was| It had deposits | | of_$600,000 and loans of $300,000. | Luther F. Symons, State bankin; commissioner, sald the bank was closed | voluntarily by the board of directors | because of lack of funds. TN I‘“I\““U‘ Wy A Mrs. Britton to Preside At UD.C. Chapter Meeting Mrs. Norma Hardy Britton, newly elected president of Stonewall Jacke son Chapter, No. 20, U. D. C., will be hostess and will preside over the - | gram of the chapter to be given in the Memorial Hall, 1322 Vermont avenu Wednesday evening, January 21, the birthday anniversary of Gen. Stoniewall Jackson, the date for the meeting hav- ing been changed Tfrom January 19. The speaker for the occasion will be Representative Charles L. Abernethy of New Bern, N. C. Mrs, Edward Camp- bell Shields will give the “Sword of Lee,” accompanied by Miss Regina Kimmell; Miss Jack Charlton Ward, mezzo-soprano, will sing “Abstination® (Sontennarlles), “A Dream” (Barte lett), “Keep on Hoping” by Heron-Max~ well, accompanied by Miss Kimmel, Crosses of honor will be presented to Maj. Gen. John W. Gulick, chief of Coast Artillery, by Mrs. Wallace Streater, and Maj. George A. Wold, son of a Confederate veteran and s solider of distinguished service in the World War, by Mrs. Britton, the presi- dent. A reception will follow the pro- gram, when those to recejve will bs the newly eclected cfficers of the chapter. MATIRESSES Best Service and Prices COLUMBIA BEDDING CO., INC. | a8 8t KW NAtional Spis The January Linén Drastic Reductions ALL CLOTHS and NAP KINS reduced during the sale. . ....... 20% Brown’s Shamrock Table Linens in the following patterns in both cloths and napkins: Poppy, Morning Glory and $5.50 cloths, size 70x70 inches. Now.. $4+40 $‘7.(l') cloths, size 70x88 inches. Now. . s5’40 Acanthus Scroll. $8.50 cloths, size 70x105 inches. Now. . $6’80 $7.00 napkins, size 2174x2114. Doz... $.5-40 Silver Bleach'e'd Napkins, Regularly $5. Size 20x20"........... sseio bt 5 .33 Plain Colored Luncheon Sets that are regularly $19. All-linen cloth, sizes 68x84 or 68x100 inches, and one dozen matching napkins, in green or gold. $Q75 Colored Bordered Luncheon Sets or Breakfast Sets. Consists of cloth, size 52x52 inches, and half dozen napkins. January Sale Price....,............. CANNON Bath Towels in a selection of colors in fancy designs. Regularly 39c each. January Linen Sale Price ... Hemstitched Face Towels of all linen, fine quality huck. -Regularly 50c. Hamuinry v SlerBHIee: .. . iluieri Suposmosinasiiorsiostorssosot SisoTe o s tos oo revebebd aral s S Hemstitched “De Luxe” Sheets and Cases Cases, size 42x36 inches. Reduced to 43c Cases, size 45x36 inches. Reduced to slc Sheets, size 63x99 inches. Reduced to $I'45 st BitonS] 9c Sheets, size 72x99 inches. Reduced to SI'GO Sheets, size 81x108 inches. Reduced to $I‘.80 Wool-Filled Comforts $3.99 These warm all-wool filled comforts with plain backs and borders and figured centers, or with both back and front in plain colors. CANNON Bath Towels 59| Colored bordered CANNON Bath Towels, ;xlra weight and extra large size. Reduced for the January Sale. MOSES—FIRST FLOOR.