Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1936, Page 25

SOCIETY. Capital Society At Play Opening “Tonight at Eight-Thirty’”’ Greet- ed at National. HE opening of “Tonight at Eight-Thirty,” starring Miss Gertrude Lawrence and the author, Mr. Noel Coward, eagerly awaited by lovers of the legiti- mate stage, was witnessed last evening with utmost enthusiasm by a packed house. There was a definite feeling of excitement in the air from the time the first arrivals entered the doors of the theater, with flashlight pictures being taken as they stepped from their cars, until the moment when Mr. Coward stood before the curtain at the finale and graciously thanked the audience for the recep- tion which Miss Lawrence, the com- pany and he himself had received. It seemed as though there were more white ties, ermine evening coats and orchids seen last night than usual. Among the first-nighters were Mr. Harold H. Sims of the British Embassy and Mrs. Sims, Mrs. F. Wil- kinson Bunker, Herr Ernst Wilhelm Meyer, first secretary of the German Embassy; Mr. and Mrs. Leander Mc- Cormick Goodhart of the British Em- bassy; Frau Herbert Sholz, wife of the first secretary of the German Embassy, who was seen during the entracte with Mrs. C. Mathews Dick, Mrs. S. Kent Legare and Mrs. Edward L. Reed; Mr. and Mrs. J. Blaise de Bibour, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. ‘William M, Cushman; Miss Nancy Newbold and Mr. J. Spotswood White. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight F. Davis were present; also Mrs. John R. Williams, with Mrs, Joseph Leiter, Miss Audrey Campbell, Mr. Thomas Leiter and Miss Gertrude Webb; 3 Frank Heywood, commercial attache of the British Embassy, and Mrs. Hey- wood; Lady Lewis and Mrs. Melvin Hall; Mr. and Mrs, Royce Powell, Miss Francesca McKenney and Mr. George Galbraith; Mr. J. Paulding Brown, Dr. Josef Nemecek, counselor of the Legation of Czechoslovakia, and Mrs. Rufus Peckham. Mrs. Edward Beale McLean, with her son, Mr. John R. McLean, 2d, and her daughter, Miss Evalyn Washing- ton McLean, were spied sitting in a box. Others in the audience were the naval attache of the Italian Embassy and the Marchioness of Sent'Orsola; Mr. and Mrs. F. Hamilton McCormick-Good- hart, Mrs. Kurt Hetzel, Mrs. J. G. Lewis, Maj. Henry Leonard, Mr. Man- nix Walker, who accompanied his mother, Mrs, Ernest G. Walker; Mr. and Mrs, John Casewell, Mr. and Mrs, Hugh R. O'Donnell, Mrs. F. Lammot Belin, Mr. Ralph Snowden Hill and Mr. Charles Sturges. Missionary Society Silver Tea Benefit Mrs. Ara M. Daniels will open her new home, at 1637 Underwood street northwest, for a silver tea for the ben- efit of the Woman’s Home Missionary Soclety of Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock. Mrs. Eleanor Ebert Reed has planned a program of songs, and Mrs. Cecil Taylor of Falls Church, Va., will give readings. All women of Cal- vary Woman’s Home Missionary So- ciety are most cordially invited. —_— Miss Helen McCarty and Mr. George Scharr of Washington and Miss Thel- ma Cheek of Lyon Park, Va. were guests over the week end of Miss Mary McCarty in Herndon, Va. WOODWARD & 10 (M F ANp G STREETS THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1936. Mr. Anning Prall To Fete Delegates Virginia-Maryland News g ek Mrs. John J. Rixey Smith Hostess at Luncheon Today. RS. JOHN J. RIXEY SMITH Texas Centennial. Next week they witl| Mr and Mrs, .Millward C. Taft motor to Towa for a short visit before | are entertaining Mrs. Taft's sister ”";r“’l"”‘ n:;t their E‘Gn;“ aheaate and brother-in-law, Rev.. and Mrs. mon! . Bhoe: I M. Martin of Higganum, Conn., at | Canadian Broadcasting and his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Leon | their home in Takoms Park. Mrs.|and Mrs. Arthur Gvosdanovie, wife of Shoemaker, will sall for the Virgin : Islands to join Mrs. Shoemaker's hus- e puswdent of the) Prgoetiniars band, who has been in the islands | New York City today, where they will since August. spend the Winter. Mrs. Vernon Brumback and her daughter, Mrs, Kermit Weaver, have | Mr. and Mrs. Cleve C. Pulver en- returned to Luray, Va., after passing | lertained about 30 guests Saturday the week end in Fairfax, Va., as the evening in their Takoma Park home. o Among those present were Rev. and e T Brumback's sister, Mr. | Mrs, Mines C. Guild of Asheville, Mr. and Mrs. E. Barbour Hutchison of Herndon, Va., have as their guests this week the latter's sister, Mrs. Kolbe MOVI N G Curtice of South Boston, Va. and oving, Storage Mrs, Stanley Perkinson of Peters- - s c"”‘;':c:... e burg, Vi 3 i~ SANITARY CARPET & Estimates Gladly Farnished Mr. and Mrs. Read Calvert enter- . 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