Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1931, Page 19

SOCIETY (Continued From Second Page.) evening to be the guest over the Easter holiday s of her brother-in-law and sis- ter, Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Faesch, of the Swiss legation staff, in their home in Chevy Chase. Mrs. Faesch has issued invitations for & bridge luncheon in honor of Miss’| ‘White for tomorrow afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Peyton Wilson will entertain at luncheon Sunday in compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Gruhl, who will come from New York to pass the week end with them in:their home, Hollin Hall, near Alexandria. Mr. and Mrs. James Wright Brown of Yonkers, N. Y., are at the Willard for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have with them their two_ daughters, Miss Virginia Brown and Miss Char- lotte Brown, and a son, Mr. Robert Brown. Mrs. Hugh M. Tate was hostess at Juncheon yesterday at the Shoreham Hotel. Her guests included Mrs. Ernest Lewis, Mrs. George Wafford, Mrs, Victor Kelsey and Mrs. Willlam Lee. Mrs. Edward S. Perot is at the Weylin Hotel in New York for a short stay. Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank Miller of New Rochelle are in Washington and at the Willard. Recent subscribers for a box for the Metropolitan Opera season in Washing- ton, April 14, 15 and 16, are Countess Sgechenyi and Mrs. George Mesta, who has but recently returned to the city. Mrs. James Dudley Morgan has also taken a box, completing the list of sub- scribers, all of the boxes in the horse- shoe at the Fox Theater now being disposed of for the three operas of *Tosca, and “Peter Ib- betson. Foreign capitals make the opera sea- son the one big and brilliant event of a season, and though Washington has only a short one, the audiences at the three performances promise to rival in interest the stage prictures and the charm of the stars themselves. Annual Dixie Ball Tuesday Of Easter Week at Willard. The Twenty-eighth Annual Dixie Ball of the Robert E. Lee Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confeder- acy will be given at the Willard Hotel Tuesday evening, April 7, at 9:30 o'clock. Appointment of five judges to select prize winners at the Venetian carnival 10 be held at the Congressional Country Club Easter Monday night has been made. Mr. James Meegan is chairman and will have as his assistants Mr. ‘Thomas Flaherty, Mr. Carl Leighty, Mr. Baxter Milne and Mr. William McAvoy. The judges will enter the ball room in a huge gondola at the stroke of mid- night. Each will be .clad in flowing Tobes of brilliant colors, the ber black of the judicial order having been banned for the night. Mrs. Charles H. Guthrie of Buffalo, N. Y., is visiting Mrs. Frank Calder, at _ 17 Seaton place, for the Easter holidays. Mr. P. K. Johnson and daughter, Miss Mildred Johnson, of Belleville, Ili,, are passing a few days at the Dodge Hotel. Mrs. K. C. Hogate and family of Scarsdale, N. Y., are passing some time at the Carlton, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Irving Shields of Indianapolis. Alloway, the Colonial home of the Misses Miller, was the scene of a beau- tiful bridge luncheon Saturday, when the Misses Miller entertained for their niece, Mrs. Robert Henderson of Cald- well, N. J. The spirit of Easter pre- vailed, with Spring flowers used in decorating the large hall and drawing rooms. The ts were Mrs. Charles Tumbleson and Miss Margaret Brooke of Pittsburgh, Pa., sisters of Mrs. Hen- derson; Miss Helen Miller of Washing- ton, a cousin, with Mrs. Willlam John Miss Florence Bentley, Mrs. Jack Bentley of New Jersey, Mrs. Wil- liam H. Gilpin, Mrs. Wi ‘Waters lerbert Diamond of Gaithers- Moore, Mrs. William Rinwiddie and Miss Estelle T. Moore, jr. Mrs. John Hedrick Ollcott entertained st a bridge luncheon at the Belle Ha- ven Country Club, Alexandria, Va., Sat- urday afternoon, in honor of Miss Eliza- bet Burgess Caldwell, whose marriage to Mr. Arthur Evarts Kimberly will take place Monday, April 6. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Webber of Boston, accompanied by Miss Ruth C. Jerrard of Santa Pola, Calif., are at the Willard for a short stay. Mr, and Mrs. H. 8. Holmes are spend- %‘ few days at the Shoreham Hotel, le_en route from Florida to their New York home. Mr. and Mrs. R. Emerson and Mr. Donald Emerson of Concord, Mass., are :: the Willard during the Easter holi- ys. Ball for D, A. V. of World ‘War to Be Saturday Evenming. Officers from the various Army and Marine posts around Washington, in ad- dition to & number of naval officers and States Naval Academy, at Annapolis, have purchased tickets to the entertain- ment and dance to be given by the Dis- abled American Veterans of the World ‘War at the Willard Hotel Baturday eve- mnma. the first big post-Lenten event of n. season. Many of the veterans will don their ‘war-time regimentals for the occasion and the group of uniforms is expected to add additional color to the notable | assemblage. ‘The Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Kat- suji Debuchi, has been added to the| list of patrons and patronesses for this event, e list being headed by the President’ and Mrs. Herbert Hoover. Other patrons include: The Vice Pres €ent, Mr. Charles Curtis, and his sister, Mrs. Edward Everett Gann; Senator Hi ram Bingham, the Comn.issioner of Ii migration, Mr, Harry E. Hull; the Co missioner of Internal Revenue, Mr. David Burnet, in addition to & numbe of high-ranking service and govern- mental officials and prominent society leaders. ‘The entertainment features for the evening will consist of a number of vaudeville acts, including songs and dances by talent from Washington and from other cities, ‘The benefit is given for the purpose of raising funds to pay for a pillar to be dedicated to the Disabled American | Veterans in the new non-sectarian Me- morial Chapel being erected at Walter Reed Hospital by the Gray Ladies. 72 Plumbing Specialists for Over 25 Year You Will Economize —apprerizhly, by having s attend to your Plumb- . ing work NOW. 9To keep our forge busy, we are— | Modernizing ~—installing new fixtures, Bath Rooms “showers,” etc. AT VERY m ' SPECIAL PRICES Estimates without obligation Maurice J. Colbert Co. PLUMBING, HEATING, TINNING 1908 M 8t. n.w.—~Tel. NO. 0402-3-4 R 2 e P2 2. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MGURING IN EASTER CARNIVAL MRS. R. LESTER ROSE (left) and MRS. WILLIAM GARRISON. Mrs. Rose is actively assisting in arrangements for the bal masque at the Con- gressional Country Club Easter Monday. The husband of Mrs. Garrison, Maj. Garrison, U. 8. A, heads the committee on prizes. —Harris-Ewing Photos. ‘The Woman's National Democratic Club will celebrate Jefferson's birthday anniversary with a dinner Monday eve- ning, April 13, The speaker of the evening will be Representative Mont- ague of Virginia. Mr. Willlam Hale will be the guest of honor and speaker at the weekly forum luncheon which the club will give Monday afternoon. His subject given by the B. V. M. Sodality of St. Matthew’s Parish will be ‘held in the garden of the Mayflower. Hotel. A splendid program has been arranged, for, in addition to talent from the parish. there will be selections by Miss Mary O’Donoghue, Mr. George O'Con- nor and Mr. Matt Horne and the g:ee Club of the Catholic University. ncing will follow the concert. WoobpwaRrD & LoTHROP + 107" 1" F anp G Starers Spring’s Prime Favorite— WHITE seen here with particular chic—in one of those soft suits all smart young people are wearing. The altogether charming frock may be had in a brown-and-white or black- and-white print, with the jacket of WHITE. And so much smartness is priced only at $35. Misses’ FRocks, THmD FLOOR. Woopwarp & LoTHROP . Those with Luncheon Obligations —or Thosie‘Who Wish to Entertain —find The Tea Room is a smart place to meet and lunch or tea with one’s friends. The at- mosphere, the specially planned suggestions and the a la carte menus are delightful and refresh- ing. Private dining-rooms are available for your luncheons or afternoon bridge parties. Consult with any of The Tea Room hostesses about them, or phone District 5300, and we will make all arrangements. THE Tza Room, SEVENTH FLOOR. Detective Story Readers— Limited Number of De#ective, Mystery and Adventure Stories : 45C Were 75c¢, $1 and $2 The same editions of these books h#ve sold at these ‘higher prices in our regular §tocks. In- cluded in this special purchase are these titles— Crows’ Inn Tragedy Valley of Missing Men Valley of Adventure Shop Window Murder Between 12 and 1 Murder at High Tide Vanishing Men Crying Pig Murder Ginger Cat Spanish Bayonets Lorenzo the Magnificent 1 will be “The Chemical Revolution, the lustrial and the Befud- and bridge party Wednesday, April 15. Mrs. David H. Stevens of Montclair, N. J, is spending a brief time at the Dodge Hotel and is accompanied by Miss Mary A. Davis of Milwaukee, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam O. Emery of Sanford, Me., are at the Willard for a few days before returning home. Mrs, Nathaniel S. Simpkins, jr., of Boston, Mass., is at the Carlton for a few days, accompanied by her son, Mr. Oliver ‘T. Simkin: Mrs. S. G. Buchanan of New York l&s.l& the Shoreham Hotel for several ys. A group of students of the Brown- Hathaway School in Cleveland are spending part of their Spring vacation at the Dodge Hotel. The group includes Miss Frances Woodworth, Miss Ann 'I‘rwci' Miss Laura Dingle, Miss Gail Oberlin, Miss Mary Wheat, Miss Betty Rudolf, Miss Jean Carleton, Miss Lou- ise Cull, Miss Nancy Narten, Miss Betty Weber, Miss Janet Garfield, Miss Mar- garet Gardener, Miss Margaret Robin- son, Miss Kathleen Brown, Miss Nancy Mills, Miss Nancy Tremaine, Miss Jane Mitchell, Miss Jane Blythe, Miss Mar- tha ‘Eaton, Miss Betty Fishback, Miss Adele Holi, Miss Elizabeth Ang Tanner, Miss Imogene Bliss, Miss Catherine Mor- rison, Miss Nancy Wilson, Miss Dorothy Reynolds and Miss Kathryh Browne. | The girls are chaperoned by Miss Anita M. Cleveland and Mrs. A. Morrison. Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Leith of Madison, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Overell and fam- dena, Call few days. e at the Willard for a “Rabbicat” Hops and Walks. Because he is the only animal alive who walks with his font feet and hops | | with his rear ones, “Dukie, of London, has been classified as a “rabbicat.” combines the most prominent features of the rabbit and the cat. His rear legs are ecrooked and typical of those of a similar to that of any ordinary cat. ‘Dukie’s” twin brothers and sisters are formed quite normall, v'gls., are passing some time at the Carl- | n. ily and Mr. L. Brizuls of South Pasa- || He |/ Jjackrabbit, but the rest of his body is || BLOODHOUND ISSUE HALTS LURAY TRIAL Jury in Death Case Retires While Judge Considers Evidence on Dogs. ’ Special Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va., April 1.—The trial of David Sours for the alleged murder of Edward Burracker March 5, which opened here yesterday, proceeded swiftly until the question of the admissibility of evidence concerning the bloodhounds used in the case came up, at which time the judge dismissed the jury to hear arguments by opposing counsel on this point. The case was to be resumed today. Selection of a jury was quickly ac- complished from the panel of 42 venire- men summoned. The prosecution spent | 15 minutes in cpening and the defense, but 10 minutes. Mrs. Rachael Burracker, widow of the slain man, was the first witness. She declared that Sours had made threats WEST 0063 Fresh Strawberry ICE CREAM I fi Per Quart Delivered in Dry Yece Also Many Other D for Your Selection 1254 Wisconsin Ave. This selection White. steel ‘mirror. A Green Cases. Case. Former $1.50 Midget Double Compacts—red cases. 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