Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1932, Page 37

SOC1ETY. THE SQNDAY STAR, WASHI GTONI D. C., FEBRUARY 14, Gadsby’s Tavern Is Being Restored Historic for 1799 Ball Old Alexandria Hostelry to Be Ready for Colonial Dance on Night of February 22. ©Old Gadsby's Tavern in Alexandria, where the last birthnight ball was held, which George Washington attended, is being restored for the reproduction of | the birthnight ball of 1799, which will be given February 22 by the Colonial Dames in the State of Virginia, the Mount Vernon Chapter of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution and the Washington Society. The City Tavern, which adjoins Gadsby's, was restorad several vears ago by the Amer- ican Legion. As much of the original woodwork, including the front door, several mantelpieces, the musicians' galleryv_and all other woodwork from the ball room. has been taken to the Pletropolitan Museum; only the restor- !Imn of the lower floor is being at- empted at this time. The Colonial Dames in the State of Virginia are having this work done under the direc- | Robert Miller Reese of Alexandria. The spacious lobby -and two large dining rooms, yhich consti- tute the old part of the tdvern, will be ready for the ball on the generals birthday. The Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution are going to make the further restoration of Gads- by's possible as their Bicentennial of- fering. Mrs. D. Mauchlin Niven, general chairman of the ball and chairman of the Alexandria Committee of Colonial Dames; Mrs. Grenville G. Valentine, chairman of the Colonial Dames in the State of Virginia; Mrs. C. A. S. Sin- cliir, regent of the Mount Vernon Chapter of D. A. R, and Mr. W. B. McGroarty, president of the Washing- ton Society, will receive the guests. who will then be presented to Gen. and Mrs. Washington. Col. Brantz Roszel of Winchester and Miss Patty Washing- ton of Washington will impersonate their collateral ancestors, George and Martha Washington The guests will be presented by the names of the ancestors whom they are fmpersonating at the ball. a great many of whom attended the original ball and were the “friends and neigh- tion of Mrs. bors” of whom Washington speaks so often in his dairy. Many costumes will be seen in the | ball room that were worn by fair an- | cestors of generations past when they graced similar occasions of gayety. Mrs. Berryman Green will wear the gown which her great - great - great - grand- mother, Mary Baldwin Briscoe, wore when she danced with Lafayette in Staunton, Va., when he was the guest of honor at a ball there. This costume of lovely cream-color corded silk, with satin stripes and sprays of rasebuds em- broidered by hand over the entire dress, is charming and quaint Mrs. Henry Wattles, impersonating her ancestor. Mrs. George Steptoe Washington, will also wear an original costume. Mrs. Washingtan was a sister of Dolly Madi- son and spent several years with her sister at the White House after the riage to Justice Thomas Todd on March 11, 1811, was the first wedding {in the White House. Miss Mary Lead- | beater as Margaret Preston, the grand- daughter of Gov. Lloyd of Pennsy |vania; Mrs. David N. Rust as Mrs. | David Arell. and Miss Sara Cox as Eliza Bland Newton and many others will | wear gowns of the period which have generations. Gowns of rare beauty and historic significance are being dug out of old trunks in attics of old homes where generation after generation of old families have lived. inent in the ecarly days of our Nation | are coming to Alexandria to participate |in the ball | of the guests at the birthnight ball of 1799 still live in Alexandria, George- | town and this vicinity. those who have | removed to other sections of the coun- try are evincing equally as great an in- terest in the reproduction of the ball | on the 22d and will be present to rep- | resent their ancestors who danced with Gen. and Mrs. Washington at the last ball they ever attended. Georgians Leap Year Dance Friday Nig}nv The Georgia State Society will hold & formal leap-year dance on Friday ng from 9 until 12:30 o'clock at Mansions at which all Greorgians and their friends are in- vited. The membership drive being conducted under the leadership of Representative Robert end on this date and all members who have not renewed for the year are requested to com- municate with Representative Rams- peck or Mrs. J. W. Thurston, 4419 Illi- nois avenue northwest. Admission will be by membership cards or guest tickets secured at the door. During intermission a short enter- tainment will be furnished by Miss Edith Reed who will be present with Miss Dorothy Skinner, Miss Frances Williams, Miss Veronica Cunningham and Miss Jane Howard The Flocr Committee will include Miss Julia Obear. chairman: Miss Ima ussell. M Carroll Cox. Miss Anna: Mathews, Miss Jessie Thurston, Winona Thurston, Miss Clara Hill, Miss Virginia Atkinson, Miss Pauline Ellison, Miss Jessie Wood. Miss Emily Carlton, Miss Kath- rvn Welling and "Miss Frances Louise Snipes. The bridge tournament waich began with the January meeting is progress- ing with increased interest. Among those who are playing are Mepresenta- tive and Mrs. M. C. Tarve'. Mrs. Eu- gene Cox, Dr. and Mrs. John J. Tyner, Mr. and Mrs, Virgil Childs, Mrs. Mary Louise Horan, Mrs. Minnie Hod- mnott Wyatt, Miss Lucile Thurman, Miss Gertrude Lloyd, Mr. John A. Massey, jr, and Mr. J. D. Battle. It is ex pected that a number of tables will be added at the approaching meeting as the tournament will continue through the meetings of March 19 and April 15 with four prizes being offered at each mecting A short business meeting commenc- g at 8:30 o'clock will precede the iance and bridge tournament at which Georgia's participation in the Flag day parade on June 14 will be discussed. Massachusetts Residents In Capital Plan Party Tuesday the Massachusetts Society of Washington will have its regular monthly social in the form of a com- bined Valentine and leap year part: The Ladies' Committee, in charge of the affair, have planned it to be the banner social event of the society for e year. They promise many surprises 1d novelties for the enjoyment of e present and during the night to tune of dreamy music and lowered icolored lights there will be a prize d nce; all present may enter it. invitations have been sent to Secre- of the Navy and Mrs. Charles Francis Adams, and to Senator and Mre Marcus Coolidge and Senator ‘Walsh to come and join in the festivi- ties and it is rumored that they will be on hand to meet their many friends from Massachusetts. The tickets for this ball have been in great demand, the committee re- ports, so that Mr. Hickey, the president, having in mind the enjoyment and pleasure of those who dance, decided to 1imit the sale of tickets to the capacity of the Shoreham’s main ball room. The remaining tickets are now in the hands of the committee and also reservations may be made with the secretary, Mr. Robert H. Kempton, National 3120, branch 707. He will make reservations until the hall's capacity is reached. Miss Gladys Anderson is chairman and will be assisted by all the other ladies of the society in seeing that this dance will be the greatest in the his- tory of the State societies of Wash- Ramspeck will | their membership | Owings-Pitcher Wedding Ifl NCW Yol’k Yesterday Mrs. Anna Thomas Pitcher of An- | napolis, widow of the late Col. John | Pitcher, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs married in New York at noon yesterd to Mr. Owen Owings of Howard Coun- ty, Md. : The ceremony took place in the stu- dio of Col. A. A. Anderson, at Fortieth street and Sixth avenue, the Rev. Dr. Harold Olafson, assistant rector of St. | Paul's Episcopal Church, officiating in | the presence of a small company. The bride was attended by her daughter, Miss Martha Currier, and Mrs. Harris M. Crist, and the best man was Mr. Charles Lee Matthews of Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs. Owings sailed for Ber- muda after the ceremony and on their return will reside in Annapolis. The bride has many friends here, where she spent the early Winter. Her first hus- band was Mr. Dean Currier of Chi- cago. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. James McClain, Dr. Max Roseberry of | Paris, Mrs. Duane Du Barry, Miss PFrances Du Barry, Dr. Eleanor Camp- bell, Capt. and Mrs. William Sale, Ad- | miral and Mrs. John W. Phelps, Mrs. L. L. Nicholson, Mrs. Carlos Cusachs, |Mrs. Archibald Dennis, Mrs. M. O. Clark, Mrs. W. L. Pitcher, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Langstoff and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lowthorp. Miss Von Lewinski Hostess University Group Today Miss Inge Von Lewinski will enter- | tain at her home, 3145 Sixteenth street, this afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock for | Orchesis, a group of George Washing- ton University students interested in | the dance. in honor of Miss Gertrude | Prokosch, who is in Washington to give |a dance recital under the auspices of | the university. Mrs. E. Roy McKenzie, wife of Comdr. McKenzie, and Miss Ruth Au- beck of the George Washington Uni- versity faculty, will pour. Members of Orchesis will assist. Miss Prokosch is the daughter of Prof. Prokosch, head of the De- partment of Germanic Languages and Literature at Yale University. She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and has studied at the Yale School of Drama. Turning her attention to the dance, she has made a considerable success as a lecture and recital artist, and just last week gave her first full- length New York program at the Re- cital Theater. Her Washington recital, in which she will be assisted by women students of the Department of Physical Education | for Women of the George Washington | University. will take place Wednesday | evening, February 17, in the auditorium of the Gordon Junior High School, Wisconsin avenue at Thirty-fourth street. 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All States Ball Guests To Enjoy Historic Pageant “Living Pages from George Wash- ington’s Diary” will be enacted as the main featur of the entertainment to accompany the All States Bicentennial |ball n the lounge of the Shoreham | Hotel February 22.- Tableaux depict- ing the incidents recorded by Washing- ton in his diary will be associated with gs rendered by well known Washington singers. The part the archivist will be played by Mr. Eldridge | Monroe. The spirit of bygone yea | who pulls back the curtain o past will be cnacted by Eva W Lovette. Margaret Dickens, Kathryn Koster Slowie, Nellie Barber Brooks, Mathilde W. Kolb, Ethel Lynn Fast, Francise Bass Wilson and Fay Bruce Swenson. The two quills, custodians of the diary, will be Margaret Edson and Tone Moler. A stage will be erected in the main lounge of the Shoreham, where the en- tertainment may be viewed by all guests of the hotel as well as the patrons of the ball. Upon the completion of the tableaux and singing the guests will form fcr the march to the gold room, where dancing will take place. State societies or deleg: States not organized, may obtain 0T crvations by communicating with Jack Low. room 400, National Press Building. telephone Naticnal 1468. In addition to Mr. Lowe, other members of the committee include J. M. Boteler, Thos. J. Jackson, E. H. Nunnally, Dan Malarkey, Mrs. M. R. Pierce, William R. ‘Wondrowitz and Miss Mary W. Mer- rick. The president of the All States Officers’ Society is W. E. Hoffheins ;leht.he secretary is Miss Gertrude uis. fons of tickets Rummage Saie Benefit For Christ Child Society The Christ Child Society will hold a rummage sale on February 18 at the corner of Connecticut avenue and L street northwest. The members of the bhoard and the volunteers of the Christ Child Society who will give their help to make this sale a success are: Miss Mary V. Mer- rick, Miss Mildred Merrick, Mrs. J. D. Morgan, Mrs. D. C. Stapleton, Mrs. Joseph Tumulty. Mrs. Charles P. Neill, Miss Borredell Gower, Mrs. Charles W. Semmes, Mrs. Virginia O'Hare. Mrs. Joseph Berens, Mrs. D. J. Callahan, Miss Agnes Rile; ney, Mrs. Robert Cahill, Mrs. John Foote, Mrs. Aubrey Clarke, Mrs. T. L. Costigan, Miss M. Louise Darr, M James A. Emery, Mrs. George E. Ham- ilton, Miss Anna J. Keady, Miss Sarah Maher, Mrs. John J. Noonan, Mrs. Sarah Pepper, Mrs. Fred Altemus, Miss Rose Shea, Miss Anne Squire, Mrs, George Worthington, jr.. Miss Grace Tumulty, Miss Alicia Tumulty, Miss Rosemary Walsh, Miss Kitty Moore, Mrs. Lewis Peake, Miss Keegan, Mrs. M. M. Ramsay and Mrs. Grac® R. Sheridan. Singers of olden songs will be | Miss Mary E. Bar- | Virginia Society Ball On Colonial Lines “The President's Levee” will be the central theme of the pageant which is | to be the feature of the Colonial ball to be given by the Virginia Society of the District of Columbia at the Willard Hotel Thursday night, February 25. | The pageant, which is being arranged by Mrs. Lena Epperly MacDonald. w depict the President. George Washing- ton, and the First Lady receiving the members of the President's cabinet and his leading generals and other distin- guished guests. Assisting Mrs. MacDonald in prepa- rations for the pageant are Mr. Field- | ing M. Lewis, newly elected president of the society, who will impersonate Gov. Clinton, and Mrs. Richard A. Allen, who will impersonate Martha Washington. The plans call for Presi- dent Washington and his wife. Martha, to receive their guests, who will be an- nounced as they enter. Immediately following the reception there will be a grand march, after which there will be general dancing. Taking part in the pageant will be Gen. and Mrs. Washington, imperson- ated by Mr. I. C. Buchanan and M Richard A. Allen: Vice President and | Mrs. Adams. impersonated by Mr. Thomas §. Settle and Miss Anne Graves | * McGuire; Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Dr. F. Thomas Evans; Sec- retary of the Treasury and Mrs. Alex- ander Hamilton, Mr. John Hodges and Miss Frances Carter Linfoot; Secretary of War and Mrs. Knox, Comdr. E. M. Blackwell and Miss Margaret Lewis: Attorney General and Mrs. Edmund Randolph, Mr. Fred B. Myers and Miss Mary McCabe; Secretary of the Senate and Mrs, James Otis, Mr. Edward Nance and Mrs. Henry W. Link: Speaker of the House and Mrs. Moulenberg, Mr. Theodore Wanerus and Miss Lillian B. Morris; Gen. Marquis de Lafayette, M Henry W. Link; Gov. and Mrs. Clin- ton, Mr. Fielding M. Lewis and Mrs | Marvin Gorman; Lord and Lady Ster- ling. Mr. James W. Sommerville and Miss Maude Snead! Gen. and Mrs haniel Greene, Gen. and Mrs. H ris, Mr. Jesse C. Duke and Miss Elsie Harman: Mr. and Mrs. George Mason Mr. Guy Marlow and Miss Jean Love- lace; Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Henry, Mr. Harry Wayland and Miss Margaret Vir- ginia Woolwine: Mr. and Mrs. James Monroe, Mr. Russell Barbee and Miss Thelma Earle Epperly, and President Madison and “Dolly” Madison, Dr. Al- bert S. Davidson and Miss Lilian B. Fleming. Grand Matron and Patron, O. E. S., Honor Guests Miss Edith Williams, worthy grand matron, and Mr. Paul Cromelin, worthy grand patron, of the Order of the Eastern Star, will be the guests of honor at the dance and card perty to be given by Washington Centennial Chapter at the Shoreham Hotel Wed- nesday, February 17. Customers Are Invited to See This New Sailor in Sharkskin First Time Shown The “atou” Sailor Soft, glistening straw—sure to re- ceive full measure of attention by smart Washington Cleverly fash- foned by Patou of soft, shiny straw, copled by our New York stylists and offered to you much below its real val- ue. Black and all wanted Bpring shades, Other Spring Hats $3.50 to 812.50 Large selection of straws and all wanted materials, in bright Spring shades. Complete range of hea ™" | hip-lengt Oden Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mor- | Miss Evelyn Myers Wed To W. L. Mullikin, Jr., Last Tuesday Evening Miss Marion Hutchison Be- comes Bride of Mr. Myron L. Stout in Ceremony Here. ‘The marriage of Miss Evelyn: Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Myers of Winchester, Va, to Mr. William L. Mullikin, jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Mullikin of Washington, took place Tuesday evening. The ceremony was performed in the Church of the Blessed Sacrament at Chevy Chase Circle, D. C, Rev. T. G. 8myth of- ficlating, at 6 o'clock. The bride wore a costume of golden brown velvet and carried yellow roses. She was attended by Mrs. Matthew Fenton as matron of honor, who was in chartreuse green and carried pink Toses. Mr. Thomas Mullikin was best man and the ushers included Mr. John Mul- likin, Mr. Emmett Broderick, Mr. Mat- thew Fenton and Mr. Paul Fenton. Mr. and Mrs. Mullikin started for a wedding trip immediately after the ceremony and on their return will be at home at 3520 Connecticut avenue. Among the out-of-town guests we: Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Myers of New York, brother and sister-in-law of the bride, and her sister, Miss Rena Myers of Winchester. The marriage of Miss Marion Hutchi- son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Judson S. Hutchison, to Mr. Myron L. Stout, son of Mr. and Mrs. Myron H. Stout, took place February 8 in the home of the bride’s parents, with Rev. Allen A. Stockdale officiating. The bride was given in marriage by her father, and wore a gown of blue lace. Her flowers were pink rosebuds and Jilies of the vally. Mrs. A. G. Dezendorf was matron of honor, wear- ing a pink lace gown. Her flowers were Talisman rosebuds. Scrimgeour was best men Shortly after the ccremony Stout and his bride left on their wed- ding trip. They will be at home after March 1 at 3220 Connecticut avenue. The marriage of Miss Beatrice Martel Warfield, daughter of Mrs. Violet V. Warfleld, to Mr. Louis Marien Valleix of Washington, D. C., son of Mr. and Mrs. Marien Valleix of Boston, Mass., took place Jantary 29, at 8 o'clock in the evening, at the home of the bride's mother, 4509 Arkansas avenue. Rev. Thomas A. Cunningham of Sacred Heart Church officiated. Pink and white carnations, with a an effective setting for the wedding, for the rel nds. tives and a few close fr iven in marr Arthur powder biue Irish h her brother-in-law lette, and she wore a j lace 'gown, hort bolero jacket. shell mesh gloves, pumps to match and carried a shower bouquet of tea roses and sweetpeas. Mrs. Arthur G. Malette was matron of blue chiffon gown, made with a long skirt and the bodice with short sleeves. She carried an arm bouquet of Ameri can Beauty roses. Parks wore a two-tone green chiffon gown, made with a bolero jacket, and Miss Warfield had on a chartreuse | green chiffon with a transparent velvet h jacket matching the chiffon They botl 3 brother- the best man. . mother of the bride { wore a black lace gown with a corsage | bouguet of w for a motor trip through Virginia, the bride wearing a liberty blue crepe gown trimmed with Irish crochet lace and her hat was a small straw turban to match. They will be at home upon their return from Virginia at the Drake Apartment, 2119 H street. Mrs. Robert William Voeth of 4435 Greenwich Parkway, Foxall Village, an- nounces the marriage of her daughter, Dorothy Edith, to Lieut. Cobert Alex- ander Olson, U. S. M. C, Thursday, February 4, in Washington. Mrs. Olson attended Western High School and Fairmont Seminary. Lieut. Olson | graduated from the Naval Academy in 1927. | Mr. and Mrs. F. Veitch announce | the marriage of their daughter, Caro- jline E. to Mr. T. L. Swenson, Friday. February 12, in Washington. A_wedding _of beaut; ~ BEACON INN 1801 Calvert St. Col. 10028 - imple in D Fruit Cup, Osster Cockta g and Cranberry Sauce. Baked Chicken with Dressing _and _Apple Sauce, Roast L. I. Duck with Dressing and Apple’ Sauce. Brolied Tenderioin Steak with Fresh Mushrooms. Roast Meats. Fresh Vege- late Nut Eclair, Whi Cocoa. Postu: 63c Sunday_also. Meat Platter, ‘-'l:' Salad, Sea Food Platter. St Whipped Cream: Chocolate ed Cream: Coffee, Tea, Milk. BEAUTIFUL SHOES lowest pri SALE Semi- Annual $3.95 2,170 for Mr. C. Balley | . | background of tall palms and ferns, made | which was followed by a small reception | honor for her sister, wearing an electric | {ables, Fresh Siramberrs Shorteake, Choce. | Chicken | Who is frequently a hostess to diplomats | home on Woodley road. She and Col. MRS. GEORGE C. THORPE, today in honor of the Japanese Ambassador and Mme. Debuchi. SOCIETY. 3 and other men of letters in her charming | Thorpe are entertaining at a breakfast —Underwood Photo. which many Washington friends were interested was that of Miss Margaret Lane Barlow, Richmond, Va, to Dr. Stedman Barlow, Richmond, Va., to Dr. Edward Holloway Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Meredith Williams, that city, which took place Saturday after- noon, February 6. in St. Mark's Epis. al Church, Richmond. the wedding ceremony being performed by the Rev Henry G. Lane, rector of the church The wedding marches were played by Robert C. Hyde, and immediately ding the ceremony Mr. George W. ler sang “O, Promise Me.” The chancel of the church was banked with palms and decorated with candelabra, | while the altar was decorated with | vases of white flowers. ‘The bride, escorted and given in mar- riage by her uncle, Mr. Herbert L. Bar- showered with valley lilies. Miss Mary | Westwood Wilkinson, maid of honor and only attendant, wore & chartreuse green frock trimmed with tobacco brown and brown hat, shoes and glov She carried a bouguet of Sp: flowers tied with tobacco brown ribbon. Dr. James Hunt Royster, Richmond ved as best man, and groomsmen were Dr. Webster P. Barnes and Mr Lewis E. Jarrett, Richmond. and Mr. ‘Thomas Pollard Bowe and Mr. Wilton W. Cruser. Norfolk, Va. Dr. and Mrs. i\h’mmms left on a Northern trip. | For Quality and Economy | AR e wares for less” Jur Reg. $10 (Steam) Wave $5.00 Complete Our reg. SI5 (oil) treated wave that treats the hair while wav- ing it. $6.50 Complete ‘ All materials are genuine and guaranteed not to injure hair. Personally wrapped by “Mr. | | Jack.” “The Waves That Are Easy to Care For” Always ringlet ends. Shamnoo & Fingzer Wave G e o 51.00 Jack’s Permanent Wave Shop 132022 F St. N.W 3rd Floor Front Entrance Over American Ice Co. BOOT SHOP Smart Shoes at the ces in our $ 4.85 Selection Our semi-annual sale is Pairs Your = always a great event but reductions this year are the most drastic in our en- tire history. We’re clearing our entire stock to make way for an amazing new li ne of Queen Quality Shoes. Queen Quality Boot Shop 1219 F Street N. W, Ho'el Lelp Yelt D‘nce Sponsored by Many Invitations have been issued for | leap year dance to be held in the gold ! ball room at the Shoreham, Monday, | February 29, under the patronage of Mrs. Alben W. Barkle: Dent Beall. Mrs Gregg C. Birdsall. Mrs. G. Beale Bloom er. Mrs. Roderick L. Carmichael. Mrs Walter G. Dunlop. Mrs. Richard G. Park, jr.; Mrs. William H. White, jr, and Mrs. Clark C. Wren. Three committees—one for post-debs, | under the chairmanship of Miss Laura Barkley; one for debutantes, with Miss | Marbury Beall as chairman, and one for | sub-debs, with Miss Florence Harris— | have been formed with nine other girls on each committee. The stag line |111‘ The other attendants were the sisters | Jow, Washington, wore a gown of brown | be girls; no boys are to be allowed to | of the bride, Mrs. Wellman W. Parks |lace with brown accessories and car-| cut in; in fact, the boys will not be able | and Miss Juanita Mendel Warfield. Mrs, | Tied an arm bouquet of Talisman roses to ask the girls to dance at any time— all invitations to come from the girls. | Secretary of Agriculture Guest ot Missourians In unison with the Bicentennial idea the Missouri Society will observe the 200th birthday anniversary of George ‘Washington with a Colonial party, Sat- urday, Pebruary 20, at 8 o'clock in the hall lox the nations at the Washington otel. ‘The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Hyde and their daughter, Miss Caro- line Hyde, will be honor guests. Both Mrs. Hyde and Miss Hyde will wear Colonial costumes. The Capitol Society of Children of the American Revolution, under the di- rection of Mrs. Henry Fenno Sawtelle, will dance the minuet in costume. Mrs. Emily Newell Blair will wear the dress her great-great-great-grandmother first wore in 1795. Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins will also wear an original Colonial dress. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Gordon will pear as the characters they are to Tep- resent in the historic celebration Gadsby Tavern in Alexandria, Va. Mrs. Leonidas C. Dyer, whe of the resident of the society, will also be Colonial costume, as well as Mrs. Edward Dixon Hayes, chairman of the Reception Committee, and their assist- ing hostesses: Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, Mrs. L. Hannah, Mrs. Emest E. Hall, Mrs. Emille Hyer, Mrs, William C. Deane, Mrs. Charles E. Keyser, Mrs. Willard N. Holmes, Mrs. Ray Porterfield. Mrs. John B. Gordon and Mrs. W. W. Badgley. Mr. Craig L. Reddish, Mr. John B Hornback. Lieut. Floyd J. Farber and Mr. N. 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