Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1937, Page 24

B—4 xx SOCIETY. Functions Of State Societies GroupsmParties ‘ This Month and Next. HE Spring ball arranged by the Alabama Society of Washington I will be held Thursday evening at the Willard Hotel at 9 o'clock, when the Alabama delegates to the D. A. R. Congress and prom- inent women in official circles of Washington will be the guests of ‘honor. Included in the Alabama delegation to the D. A. R. Congress will be Mrs. Zebulon Judd, national vice president general; Mrs. E. A. Richey, Alabama vice regent; Mrs. E. R. Barnes, State regent-elect; Mrs. R. H. Woodrow, president, Daughters of 1812; Mrs. James C. Bonner, chairman, Good Citizenship Committee; Miss Helen Gaines, State treasurer, and a large number of Alabama women who will attend as delegates and alternates, as well as & group of young women who will serve as pages. Among the prominent women who have accepted invitations are Miss Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor; Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, director, Bureau of the Mint; Mrs. Marion Banister, Assistant Treasurer of the United States; Mrs. Ellen S. Wood- ward, assistant, Works Progress Ad- ministration; Mrs. Jewel Swofford, chairman, United States Employes’ Compensation Commission; Miss Stella AKkin, Assistant United States Attorney General; Judge Marion J. Harron, United States Board of Tax Appeals; Senator Hattie Caraway, Mrs. Carroll L. Stewart, Mrs. Lucy S. Howarth and Mrs. Laura S. Brown, members of the board of appeals, Veterans' Adminis- tration. Senator and Mrs. Claude Pepper, Senator and Mrs. Josh Lee and Mrs. W. W. Hubbard, president, National ‘Women's Democratic Club, will also attend. Following the reception the guests of honor will be escorted to boxes and later in the evening will be presented to the members of the society and their friends by Representative Lister Hill of Alabama. Mr. Alphonse Lucas, president of | the society, and Mr. Ira Bain, chair- man of the Floor Committee, have invited a group of young men and young women to assist them as hosts at the Spring ball, among whom are Miss Frances Boykin, daughter of Representative and Mrs. Frank Boy- kin; Miss Dorothy Patterson, Miss | Juanita Buchanan, Miss Nan Fox, Mr. Louie De Mouey, Miss Jean Baldy, Mr. Hollis Black, Mr. E. E. Cox and | Mr. Roy Dimmitt, jr. THE Massachusetts Society will cele- brate Patriots’ day, the celebration of the anniversary of the day when Paul Revere made his famous ride, with a formal darcing party and entertainment in the main ball room of the Wardman Park Hotel, this eve- ning. Mrs. Frank L. Norton of Scituate, State regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and her staff Wwill be present. The ladies’ committee of the society, with Miss Josephine ‘Wunder as chairman, are in charge of arrangements, and many patriotic novelties in keeping with the day will be introduced during the evening, among them being the Paul Revere dance. ‘The high light of the evening will be & talk by the junior Senator from the Bay State, Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr, who will talk on Lexington and Concord. The guests will also be en- tertained by the Children of the American Revolution, as well as a native son, the well-known baritone, Mr. Robert Sheehan from Stoneham, now a student at the School for Foreign Service at Georgetown. A delegation of the Sons of the American | Revolution will also be present. All former residents and visitors from Massachusetts are cordially invited to attend. Guest tickets may be obtained | from the secretary of the society, Mrs. Leon Chagnon at 2500 K street. THE sugar party of the Vermont State Association will be held Tuesday evening, May 4, at the Wash- ington Club, 1701 K street northwest, at 8:30 o'clock. This annual event will not be a dinner, but an old-fashioned sugaring- off party, with sirup, hot biscuits, pickles, doughnuts, sage cheese and coffee. | There will be a short program, in | which Judge Wendell P. Stafford has | promised to take part. The program will be followed by music and dancing. Officers of the association are Mrs. Charles Webb, moderator; Mr. Phillip | Hooker, town clerk; Mr. Hugh Smith, | tax collector, and Col. Joseph Fair- | banks, treasurer. Mrs. Harriman Will Be Honored ‘The newly-appointed United States Minister to Norway, Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, will be the guest of honor at luncheon at the Sulgrave Club April 28 to be given by the Woman’s Safety Committee of which Mrs. George C. Thorpe is chairman. Mrs. Harriman is chairman of the Parking Committee of the Women's Safety Committee. New members of the committee in- clude Mrs. Henry Winfield Watson, Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, Miss Janet Richards and Mrs. Oscar Coolican. Mrs. Thorpe will speak over the air today at 5:45 o'clock on “The Youthful Driver,” this being one of a series of 10 broadcasts she is giving through the sponsorship of Mr. Oscar Coolican. [ COLD STORAGE FUR COATS Relined—Repaired—Stored $l 2.75 Relined (with our new linings) Sewed Stored (in" our Cold Storase Vault) e—Call and Delivery Service Cheerfully Gi Your Home Estimal ISADOR MILLER Manufacturing Furrier _NA. 5628._809 11th St. NW._ Bet. H & 1 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, - D. -C, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1937. D. A. R. Social Notes Various State Delegations Feted at Many Parties During Visit Here. RS. RICE W. MEANS, who makes her home at the Ward- man Park Hotel, entertained at luncheon today for the Colorado delegation attending the D. A. R. Congress now in session. The luncheon took place in the dragon room of the hotel. Mrs. Clarence Adams of Denver, Colo.,, State regent of the D. A. R., was the guest of honor. In addition to members of the Colorado delegation, several natives of that State now residing in Washington also attended, including Mrs. Joseph Grisby, whose husband is president of the Colorado State Society. The tables were decorated with Colorado State flags, around which sprays of Spring flowers were placed. T}m Tilinois delegates to the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution Congress will be guests at a tea given in their honor this afternoon at 3 o'clock by Mrs. Ralph Church at her home, at 2943 Benton street. Receiving with Mrs. Church will be Mrs. Samuel James Campbell, State regent; Mrs. Julian Goodhue, historian | general; Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis and Mrs. Willlam Dieterick. Assisting will be Mrs. Edwin Van Meter Champion, Mrs. Edward R. Kelly, Mrs. Harry Beam, Mrs. Thomas J. O'Brien, Mrs. Chauncey Reed, Mrs. Chester Thompson, Mrs. Lewis Boyer, Mrs. James A. Meeks, Mrs. Hugh M. Rigney, Mrs. Scott Lucas, Mrs. Frank Fries, Mrs. Edwin M. Schaefer, Mrs. Lawrence F. Armold, Mrs. Kent E. Keller, Mrs. Ruth Kalthoff and Mrs. Kent Cooper. Mrs. William A. Rodenberg, Mrs. Edward Clifford, Mrs. James R. Mann, Mrs. William Arnold, Mrs. Fred Britten and Mrs. Willlam P. MacCracken, jr., will pour. MEMBERS of the D. A. R. Missis- sippi delegation attending the congress now in session were guests at Party to Benefit St. Mary’s Church Miss Letitia Walker and Miss Peggy Walker have offered their apartment at 2440 Sixteenth street this evening for & small card party which is being held for the benefit of St. Mary's Church, Lonaconing, Md., of which the Rev. James C. Murphy, formerly attached to St. Peter's, Washington, is pastor. There will be a prize for each table and punch will be served. a luncheon today at 1 o'clock in El Patio at the Oariton. Mrs. William Kennedy Herrin, jr., State regent of the Mississippl delegation, was the hostess, Mrs. Herrin entertained at a tea at the Carlton yesterday honoring the delegation from her State, all na- tional officers of the D. A. R. Con- gress and all State regents. Receiving with her were Mrs, Pat Harrison, Mrs, Ellen Woodward and Mrs. John 8. Rankin. Assisting were Mrs. George Edgerly, Mrs. D. P. Cameron, Mrs. L. C. Frank- lin. Those assisting with the serving were the pages with the Mississippi delegation: Miss Kathleen Cameron, Miss Sallle Kirk and Mrs. H. A. Alexander. MRS. HENRY CLAY CHILDS, State regent of the Missourl D. A. R. delegation, was hostess at a breakfast this morning in the EI Patio room at the Carlton for the Missouri delegation and other promi- nent delegates attending the D. A. R. Congress here this week. There were 80 guests. In addition to the Missouri delegates, other guests present were Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri, Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs. John Trigg Moss, national parliamentarian; Mrs. E. Thomas Boyd, chaplain general; Mrs. John Y. Richardson, reporter gen- eral; Mrs. Mortimer Plott, vice presi- dent general; Mrs. J. Harris Baugh- man, vice president general; Mrs. L. H. Adams, State regent of Colorado; Mrs. George D. Schermerhorn, State re- gent of Michigan; Mrs. Leland S. Dex- burg, State regent of Minnesota; Mrs. Wililam K. Herrin, jr., State regent of Mississippi; Mrs. Harper D. Shep- hard, State regent of Pennsylvania; Mrs. John Logan Marshall, State re- gent of South Carolina, and Mrs. Rut- ledge Smith, State regent of Ten- nessee. Thomsens Hosts. ‘The Counselor of the German Em- bassy and Frau Thomsen entertained at dinner last evening, their guests including the Austrian Minister and Mme. 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BY THE WAY— (Continued From Third Page.) the show and during their absence earlier in the evening, the attache of the legation and Mme. Schlatter entertained a large table of guests at dinner, who later were joined by their excellencies. Among others present enjoying the novel s Your Neighbors in and Mrs. Albert Cox, Miss Elinor Ryan and arold Fangboner, Willlam Rapley, who was giving his daughter a treat, and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Block, with a part; Schmidt, Victor Sutro and Fred AND by the way, a trip to New York is in order Tuesday, April 27, as this morning’s mail brought an invitation from Conde Nast to a small supper and dance he is giving in his wonderful pent-house apart- ment at 1040 Park avenue for Clare Boothe, author of “The Women,” and two distinguished members of the cast, Ilke Chase— The Cat, and Margola Gillmore—The Angel. Residential. (Continued From Third Page.) Mrs. Owen L. Scott, Miss Ruby Nevins, Mrs. Howard Greene, Mrs. Alexander G. Hamilton, Miss Ann Keliher, Miss Kathryn Beck and Miss Alice Mc- Reynolds. Mrs. Charles O. Maas of the Plaza, New York, widow of the former United States assistant naval attache in Paris during the World War, has returned to her apartment at the Mayflower to remain until Memorial day. Mrs. James Irwin Steel will return to her home in Pennsylvania this week after sper’]g some time in Washington. Miss Ordway Whitford entertained at her home in the Dresden Sunday afternoon in honor of Miss Jane Esther Platt and Mr. Donald Ells- worth De Veau, whose marriage will take place Saturday. Miss Platt is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Landra Beach Platt. Mrs. 8. R. Twist of Hamilton, Can- ada, is visiting her sister, Miss Maude A. Clark, at 900 Nineteenth street. Mrs. Marguerite Santa Ana, who has been at the Beverly in New York, has returned to Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Level, who recently arrived in the United States on the Normandie, are at the S8hore- of friends, including Fraulein chols. ham while in Washington for a week’s visit. They are accompanied by their son, Mr. Philippe Level. On April 28 they will return on the Nor- mandie to Paris. Mr. and Mrs. A. Gonzalez-Prada of Lima, Peru, are at the Shoreham while apending several weeks in ‘Washington. Mrs. Maria Ossa de Amador, widow of the first President of Panama, made a brief visit in Washington en route from Panama to Paris and was the luncheon guest yesterday at the Mayflower of her niece, Mrs. Cecelia Espinosa de Arlas, wife of Dr. Adolfo | If You Need STORAGE PACKING MOVING Call NOrth 3343 SMITH’S TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO. 1313 You Street N.W. Arias, distinguished surgeon of Pan- ama City, who has been in Wash- ington for the past three months. Fort Amador, the United States mili- tary post of the Pacific Coast, was named in honor of President Man- uel Amador. 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