Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1931, Page 19

SOCIETY ; . (Continued From Second Page) guest of honor and speaker at the week- forum luncheon given yesterday by ‘Woman’s National ~Democratic Club. Col. Woods discussed “Unem- ployment.” eon were Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, Mrs. Julian Jaquelin Mason, Mrs. Edward B. Kay, Mrs. Ogilvie Shumate, Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin, Mrs. George M. Eckels, Mrs. John A. Wells, Mrs. Rushmore Patter- son, Mrs. Newlands Johnston, Mrs. Wil- ton’ J. Lambert, Mrs. Harry N. Rickey, who had as her guest Mrs. Robert Buckley, wife of the new Senator from Qhio; Mrs. Wilbur W. Hubbard, Mrs. n W. Whitney, Mrs. Otto U. von ler, Mrs. Samuel Herrick, Mrs. Donald Macdonald, Mrs, Robert Wool- ley, Mrs. Rodney Bean, Miss Mary A. E. Cullen, Mrs. W. E. Elliott, Mrs. A. H. Vance Russell, Mrs, Edward Burling, Mrs. Edward Keating, Mrs. James Car- roll Frager, Miss Emily L. Storer, Mrs. James -T. Newton, Mrs. Frank Zundel, Mrs. T. W. Harrison, Mrs. Rufus W. Weaver, Miss Arlenne E. Spangler, Mrs. Rainey and others. The large number of boxes already reserved for the eighth annual Bal Boheme of the Arts Club at the Wil lard Monday, February 2, shows kee interest in this brilliant party. Reserva tlons—many have had their boxes re. served since last season—include the | Princess Boncompagni, Mrs. Robert Hinckley, Mrs, Willoughby Chesley, | Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Mrs. Smith Hempstone, Mrs. A. Geary Johnson, Mrs. John Otto Johnson, who was chairman of last season’s Bal Boheme; Samuel Koones, Mrs. L. M. Leisenring, Mrs. Clifford Lewis, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Jacob Leander | Loose, Mrs. George Mesta, Mrs. Ralph Richards, Mrs. Henry Jay Staley, M Morris D. Wickersham and Mrs. Wi liam F. Baker, chairman of this se son’s ball. Among others who will en- tertain small parties in boxes are Mrs, Samuel Cushing, Mrs. Fred A. Dewart, Miss Emily Reed Jomes, Mrs. K. B. Knight, Miss Helen McCollam, Mrs Asa Phillips and Mrs. Edward Hood Watson. 3 Mrs. John PFrancis Gaynor is chair- man of patronesses and of boxes for the Bal Boheme and recent additions to the list of distinguished patronesses include Mrs. William N. Doak, wife of the Secretary of Labor; Senora Teresa Pinto de Galeno, wife of the military aftache of the Chilean embassy, and | Mrs. J. 8. M. Ritchie, wife of the mil- | itary attache of the British embassy, | who will be an absentee patroness, ow- | to the official mourning of the British embassy. Hostesses desiring to make reservations for boxes may do so, elther at the Arts Club or at the Wil- lard newsstand, as well as with Mrs. Gaynor. Washington costumers will make reservations of Bal Boheme costumes and next week a costumer will come down from Philadelphia to Temain at | the Willard until the night of the ball. Costume suggestions may now be had at the Arts Club, 2017 I street, where | there is an exhibition of specially de- | signed costumes for the “Court of King Looney XIII on the Moon.” There will i be, likewise, a supply of appropriate costume accessories at the entrance to the Boheme for those belated fiosts who may mot have arranged ir fancy dress in advance of the oc- casion. Mrs. Henry D. Ralph is entertaining | her bridge club at luncheon today. Covers were laid for eight who are re- :;l‘llen( through the afternoon to play | | Mrs. E. M. Baldwin was hostess Sat- urday evening to a company of young le at a unique miscellaneous shower | “honor of -Miss Josephine Speake, | whose marriage to Mr. John Dunning 18 to take place February 2. | Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Graham have ar- rived in Washington from their horhe in Chicago and are at the Willard for & few days. Mrs. Jane B. Bradley has moved from Ber home in Rockville, Md., to Ward- man Park Hotel, where she has leased an apartment for the remainder of the ‘Winter. Mrs. Walter A. Bloedorn will have as | her guest of honor at the celebrity | breakfast of the League of American | Pen Women Saturday Mrs. Shields, wife of Comdr. Henry J. Shields, from | the navy yard. | Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kasehagen, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Link and Miss Rosalie Johnson were the week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bowman Clark at Cul- peper, Va. | Mrs. Samuel Kay and small | Mr. and daughter, of Akron, Ohio, are passing | some time at the Carlton. | Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Fleming of Chicago, Ill, are passing a few days in Washington at Wardman Park Hotel. Among the box holders and patrons Among those at the lunch- | T. Hansmann, Bride of Yesterd: MRS. JOHN A. DRAKE, Whose marriage yesterday was attended by Mrs. Hoover and a small family She was formerly Miss Eleanor daughter of Lieut. Comdr. and s, George L. Smith, and the bride- groom is the son of former Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Walter Drake. —Harris-Ewing Photo. who will hear Mr. Paul Robeson sing tomorrow night at the Auditorium are Mrs. Wiliam DeWitt Mitchell, Senator and Mrs. Arthur R. Robinson, Repre: sentative and Mrs. Maurice H. Thatch- er, Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Newton, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. U. S. Grant, 3d, and Bishop William F. McDowell, Reception This Evening For Officers of N. S. D. A. R. Miss Mayhew and Mrs. Henry Churchill Cook will be hostesses at, a reception in the cabinet room of the Willard Hotel this evening, having as their guest of honor Mrs. Lowell Fletch- er Hobart, president general, N. §. D. A& B David D. Caldwell, vice d ; Miss Helen Harman, Harry Colfax Grove, vice State regent; Miss Helen Brown, chaplain; Miss Mae Helen, recording secretary; Mrs. Mallette R. Spengler, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Alfred E. treasurer; Miss Helen Harvey, historian, and members of In- dependence Bell Chapter, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. The reception wilfse held from 8:30 to 11 o'clock and invitations UNDER THE The Society Horse Show to be staged Friday evening at the Riding and Hunt Club, at Twenty-second and P streets, at 8 o'clock, in honor of the District officials, prgmises to be the outstand- ing event of the week. Among the Commissioners and other District_officials who are planning to attend the show are Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Reichelderfer, Gen. and Mrs. Herbert B. Crosby, Maj. and Mrs. J. C. Gotwals, Capt. and Mrs. Hugh' Orem and Capt. and Mrs. Herbert Whitehurst. Many entries have been received from the Riding and Hunt Club, the Ward- man Saddle Club, the Preece Riding Academy and nearby towns in Virginia. ‘The Zonta Club of Washington has taken the National Theater for a bene- fit presentation of “America’s Sweet- heart,” a new musical comedy, Monday | night. January 26, the proceeds to go to their educational loan fund. Among those who have been asked and who have consented to become patronesses are Mrs. E. A. Harriman, Mrs. Christian Heurich. Mrs. Frank W. Mondell, Mrs. Karl W. Corby, Mrs. Eugene E. Byrnes, Mrs. Avery Coonley, Mrs. David Lawrence, Miss Freda Ken- yon, president of Quota Club, Inter- national; Miss Grace Goodpasture, president of the Soroptomist Club, and many others, Mrs. William Kearny Carr, president of the Association of Perpetual Ado- ration and Work for Poor Churches, has appointed Mrs. R. Tyree Rivers as chairman of the Committee on Ar- rangements for a lecture which will be donated for the cause by Miss Janet Richards, in the Chinese room of the Mayflower Hotel, Thursday afternoon, February 19, at 4 o'clock. The Com- mittee on Printing and Publicity are Mrs. Henry Bancel Binsse, Mrs. Wil- liam Goodyear Johnson, Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie and Mrs. Henry L. E. Johnson. ~ Fire destroyed the chapel at Schoffield Barracks, in Honolulu, T. H., and the chaplain appealed to this asso- ciation, which refurnished the chapel. Miss Bell Gurnee, chairman of the District council; Mrs. William Beverly Mason, secretary, and Mrs. Henry Leonard, member of the Executive Committee, will leave today for Chicago, where they will represent the District council at the National Executive Com- mittee meeting of the Women's Organ- | ization for National Prohibition Reform. At the Chicago meeting plans will be consummated for the annual conven- tion, to be held in Washington April 14 and 15. Miss Gurnee, as chairman of the District council of the Women's Organ- ization for National Prohibition Reform, has issued invitations to a reception in her home Wednesday, February 4, for the members of Congress of the Com- mittee Opposed to National Prohibition and the District council of the women'’s | organization, which she represents. Mrs. Frank B. Towne, accompanied by Mrs. Joseph M. Towne of Holyoke, Mass., are at the Dodge Hotel during their ‘brief stay in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Lawson of Berkeley, Calif., are at the Carlton for several days. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Meek of Pitts. burgh, Pa., are spending a few day: in the Capital and are at the Dodge Hotel. Japan is increasing its imports of American passenger automobiles. SOUTHERN SUN S/ feminine Soft, frocks of printed handkerchief linen are a pleasant change after P the morning swim. A smart collection of these in flatter- ing spring colors are being shown, one illustrated. of which is 50 stock, Junior things. off on fall and winter including INCORPORATED 1919 Que Street CONVENTION HALL MARKET (5th and K Streets N.W.) " DEALERS Who Are Now Located Here After the Closing of Center Market Use This Directory for Your Dealers at Convention Hall Market ROBERT BOWDLER BRIGGS SUPPLY CO. MARION F. FEDE JAMES D. FEDERLINE RLINE RAYMOND R. B. GROOVES, Lunch Room E. GUNDERSHEIMER & SONS C. H. JAVINS & SON GEORGE A. KIENEY C. KROGMANN & SONS F. W. LOETSCH A. LOFFLER PROVISION CO. McCABE, FLORIST NEW YORK BEEF CO. F. A, OSTMANN FAIRFAX OYSTER JOS. PHILLIPS CO. G. REED H. LOUIS ROBEY WALTER R. SACKS A. T. SCHROTH & SONS C. CASSARD SCHROTH EDWIN SHUFFLE . THOMAS & SLYE Successors NICHOLAS WALKER & EVANS . to P. Marion Walker WASHINGTON DAIRY CO. S. ZURAS TO AID RED CROSS National and Columbia Systems Will Broadcast Speeches in Be- half of $10,000,000 Fund. Two Nation-wide figures, widely di- vergent in their political views, will| meet upon the common platform of radio broadeasting and desire for | drought_telief, when Calvin Coolidge | and Alfred E. Smith speak over the air on Thursday night in the Red Cross “benefit” program. g | Both the National Broadcasting Co. | and the Columbia Broadcasting System will open their facilities for the pro-| gram, which will feature a numbcr of | radio artists. Former President Cool- idge and Mr. Smith will urge support of the $10,000,000 Red Cross campaign to relieve suffering in the drought areas. | ‘This unusual program will begin at 9 o'clock, with John Barton Payne, chair- man of the Red Cross, s king from Washington. Mr. Coolidge will be heard from Northampton, Mass, while Mr, Smith will speak from New York City. Moscow plans to unveil its monument to Fritjof Nansen, the famous explorer, on May 13, the anniversary of his birth. 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PFive of the six, held directly ac- countable for two murders and listed as suspects in several other unsolved kill- ings, were arrested in Bluefleld, W. Va. sixth is charged with slaying a night watchman.- Rt Snakes are said to be the champion fasters in the world, some of them being able to go without meals for a year and more. . Philipsborn ELEVENTH ST. Final 3-Day Clearance Broken Lots—1,150 Pairs and 8 Shoes REDUCED TO— 95 $6:30 =-BETWEEN F&G 64 Popular Styles in Straps, Pumps and Oxfords An exact list of what you'll find: 174 Pairs—REPTILE 218 Pairs—BLACK SUEDES. 181 1 Pairs—SATINS, . For_quick and final disposal we have further reduced 1,150 pairs of broken lots of our $6.50 and $850 shoes to the sensationally low price of $2.9 All sizes 244 to 8, AAA to C, in thelot but not in all sizes—Attend early and chosse from the cream of the stocks. Philipsborn Phone National 1133 ELCVENTH ST..~BETWEEN:F 4G Wednesday .. . . 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