Evening Star Newspaper, May 28, 1940, Page 27

SOCIETY. Informality Rules Parties As Preparations Are Made | For Spring Debutante Season | ‘Louisiana Luncheon’ Novel Event; Secretary and Mrs. Woodring To Entertain Friday Evening Informality marks the entertainment in the Capital these days—a Iull being particularly evident this week just before the numerous formal parties and large gatherings which will inaugurate the spring debut sea- son which begins next week. It will be an informal party which the Secretary of War and Mrs. Harry H. Woodring will give Friday evening, when they entertain at dinner to celebrate the Secretary’s birthday anniversary. Informal, too, but most delightfully unique was the “Louisiana Luncheon” which rs. Clarence J. Bourg of Chevy Chase and Louisiana gave yesterday at the Kenwood Club. Guests included wives of members of the Senate and House from Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. List of Guests From Various States. Mrs. John Holmes Overton and her daughter, Miss Katherine Over- ton, were present, as were Mrs. Allen Joseph Ellender, Mrs. Paul Herbert Maloney, Mrs. Overton Brooks and Mrs. Rene L. De Rouen, all of Lou- isiana; Mrs. Prentiss M. Brown, Mrs. Roy Orchard ‘Woodruff, Mrs. Frank E. Hook, Mrs. Fred L. Crawford and Mrs. Jesse P. Wolcott, all of Michi- gan; Mrs. Dudley A. White of Ohio and Mrs. George W. Gillie of Indiana. Among others at the party were Mrs. Lolla Crabb, Miss Lucille Lacour, Mrs. Albert Jones, Mrs. O, W. McNeese, Mrs. South Trimble, Miss Grace Baber and Mrs. Blake Palm and Mrs. A. H. Ferandeau, also of Louisiana. The luncheon table was decorated<* with spring flowers and the dainty place cards had charming pictures of scenes in old New Orleans as their theme. The New Orleans theme was further used in the deli- cious favors of pralines from their native State and pralines, covered with other prints of the famous old Creole city, were given as prizes for the bridge game which followed the luncheon. 3 Mr. and Mrs. Exnicios Hosts at Dinner Party. A gay dinner party for 28 guests was given last evening at the 1925 F Street Club, when Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Exnicios were the hosts. Mrs. Exnicios wore a powder blue gown with a clip of brilliants at one shoulder. Adding to the delightful evening was the program of music given by Mrs. Emil Hurja and Mr. Christopher Bramwell, who took turns at the piano and accompanied & number of the guests who sang various tunes. Among others present were Col. and Mrs. Robert M. Guggenheim, Mr. and Mrs. Jouett Shouse, Mr. and Mrs. John Caswell, Comdr. and Mrs. Anthony Coleby, M. and Mme. Charles Lucet, Baron and Baroness Baeyens, Mr. Arthur Bradley Camp- bell, Mr. Clarence Hewes, Mr. Robert Coe, Mrs. Francis Whitten and Col. and Mrs. Joseph Cecil, Other parties which are on the calendar are the tea, the first of two, which the Special Assistant to the Secretary of State and Mrs. Jo- seph E. Davies are giving’ this after- noon at their home on Foxhall road; the dance tomorrow evening which Mr. Campbell will give at Grass- lands, and which will be preceded by a number of dinner parties, in- cluding that which the Argentine Ambassador and Senora de Espil will give for the latter’s debutante daughter, Miss Louise Stillwell, and the one Mrs. Francis Whitten will give at the 1925 P Street Club. Senorita Lillian Somoza, daughter of the President of Nicaragua and Senora de Somoza, will be the guest of honor at a buffet supper tonight when the Minister of Nicaragua and Senora de Bayle will entertain. Senorita Somoza was graduated to- day from Gunston Hall. Reception Tomorrow for Budget Bureau Members. The Director of the Budget and Mrs. Harold D. Smith and the As- sistant Director of the Budget and Mrs. John B. Blandford, jr., will be hosts at a reception and dance for the members of the Budget Bureau tomorrow evening at the Washing- ton Golf and Country Club. Comdr. Morton L. Ring, U. S. N, and Mrs. Ring will entertain at a garden party tomorrow afternoon at their home, 8 Rosemary street, in honor of Comdr. and Mrs. Earl Hipp, Comdr. and Mrs. Frank Dun- bar and Col. and Mrs. Raymond Knapp, who will leave shortly for new posts. There will be about 30 guests. Later in the evening Mrs. Ring will entertain at a buffet supper for members of the Board of Directors of the District of Columbia Fed- eration of Music Clubs, of which Mrs. Eva Whitford Lovette is presi- dent. The other members of the board are Mrs. J. Lester Brooks, Miss Thelma Callahan, Miss Christine Church, Miss Margaret C. Smith, Mr. La Salle Spier, Mrs. Etheline C. Goodman, Mrs. J. M. Howe, Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, Mrs. Mary A. Windsor, Miss Esther Linkins, Mr. R. Deane Shure, Mrs. Virginia L. Ring, Miss Mary D. Junkin and Mrs. R. E. Espy. . Lt. and Mrs. C. E. N. Howard, jr., of Fort Bragg, N. C., are at the Brighton Hotel for 10 days en route to the Philippines. Woodside Writers’ Club Garden Party The garden party given by the Woodside Writers’ Club at the home of Mrs. Clarence Koontz, Woodside, Saturday afternoon was an occasion of quiet charm and dignity. The writers presented to their 75 as- sembled guests Miss Nancy Byrd Turner, Virginia poet, who was in- troduced by Valeria R. Lehman. Miss Turner read a group of poems on England, then turned to a lighter vein in her juvenile poetry, ending with an interesting and amusing collection of verse in Negro dialect. During the social hour preceding the lecture, light classical piano selec- tions were played by Mary Lehman Potter. Mrs. Richard Pretz and Miss Madeleine Barrett presided at the tea table. Mrs. Koontz was assisted in re- ceiving by Mrs. Lincoln Fairley, Mrs. Henry Waples, Mrs. Ethel Peck and Mrs. Leila King. Among the guests were Mrs. Elizabeth Aldrich, presi- dent of the Writers’ League of Washington; Mrs. Lesley Frost, Mrs. Inez Sheldon Tyler, Miss Florence Marshall, Miss Anna Priestley, Mrs. Ben Lawshe and Miss Louise Dun- well. Mrs. Blanche Parker Nelson was chairman of Committee on Arrange- ments. | Miss Aileen Harris Dinner Hostess Miss Aileen Havlin Harris, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Harris, entertained at dinner at her home at 3107 Woodland drive Satur- day in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Crampton, jr. Mrs. Crampton, before her recent marriage, was Miss Margaret Clark. The guests in- cluded members of the wedding party. Mr. and Mrs. Crampton have Jjust returned from a honeymoon in Bermuda. FOR BOTH PIECES THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, MISS CAROL ELIZABETH RACE, The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. Race of Chevy Chase, formerly of Rutherford, N. J., her marriage to Ensign John Edward Wicks, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Wicks of Rutherford, will take place Sunday afternoon. Cincinnati Benefit Set- For June 19 Anderson House To Be Opened for Public Showing The president general and mem- bers of the Society of the Cincinnati will open Anderson House, their na- tional headquarters and museum, to the public Wednesday afternoon, June 19, from 4 to 7 o'clock for the benefit of Defense Contre Avions, which works in the interest of French soldiers manning air defense posts around Paris. Mrs. Larz An- derson is American chairman for the Foundation of Canteens. The French Ambassador, Count Rene de Saint-Quentin, is sponsor- ing the benefit. House Built With Idea Of Being Headquarters, Anderson House is the first na- tional headquarters of the Society of the Cincinnati—and thereby hangs a beautiful story. In 1905 Capt. Larz Anderson, the represent- ative of his great grandfather, Lt. Col. Richard Clough Anderson, an original member, whose portrait hangs above the mantle in the bil- liard room, built the present house with the intention that it should eventually be the home of the so- ciety. Its insignia is everywhere part of the decoration of the walls and its eagle, surrounded with flags, fills the pediment over the entrance. As you enter the house to the right is a bronze tablet, “National Headquarters and Museum of the Society of the Cincinnati—Given by Larz and Isabel Anderson in 1937.” Those who remember their history —_— REPAIRED CLEANED STORED Est. 1920 rugs in Wash- Ington. Our i D. C, TUESDAY, MRS. HORACE BROCK, Formerly Miss Hope Hartley Distler, the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cyrus Distler of Baltimore. She and Mr. Brock, who were married Saturday, will make their home in Rio de Janeiro. know that the society was founded in 1783—a military, benevolent, so- cial, patriotic and non-political or- der. There were 13 State societies and one in'France. The order of the society was adopted from a de- sign made by Maj. Pierre Charles L’Enfant. who planned the City of Washington. The eagle, set with diamonds, was presented to Gen. ‘Washington, the society’s first presi- dent general, by naval officers of the French fleet, and is still worn by the president general of the society on formal occasions. Col. Bryce Let- calf is the present president general. The house is today, and without any of the valuable collections which will eventually come to it, the mu- seum of the period in which Edith ‘Wharton wrote her novels and in which John Sargent painted his | Certified | | FUR STORAGE For Safety 6 Point Service Free moths fi:fl rayed lining s3lw 4. Tighten butto: 3160 troe nsutance PROCESS CLEANING Let our experts estimate for repairs and remodeling to advance 1940 styles. BERNARD’S FUR SHOP 1116 Connecticut Ave. Opp. Mayflower 14 d stea 3. 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The wedding will take place in the fall. MISS CHARLOTTE HOPE LUNKEN (center), Her engagement to Mr. Lyle F. O’Rourke of this city was announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Lunken of Harts- dale, N. Y.. The wedding will take place in New York the latter part of June. Miss Brooks Again Heads Press Group Report Made on Division of Proceeds From Play Miss Katharine Brooks, assistant society editor of The Evening Star, was re-elected president of the Newspaper Women'’s Club of Wash- ington at its annual meeting last night at club headquarters in the Raleigh Hotel. Officers serving with Miss Brooks during the past year also were re-elected. Miss Margaret Germond, treas- urer, reported on the division of proceeds from the world premiere of “Abe Lincoln in Illinois,” sponsored as a benefit by the club last winter. The sum of $1,000 has been given to Children’s Hospital and a simi- lar amount added to the club's Fel- lowship Fund’ as a result of the benefit. Providence Hospital also has received a share of the proceeds and the milk fund of the Ladies of Charity will be given a share. Other annual reports also were made. In addition to Miss Brooks and Miss Germond, the officers a Yo Gl Real Form Jr. Pantie Girdle Keep COOL . . . as iced lem- onade in this Sheer Jersey lastex girdle! It's light os a feather but oh! how it slims your figure delightfully! ol S‘I .00 Whelans 1105 F NA. 8225 Washington’s Largest Exclusive Women's Intimate Apparel Shop —Hessler Photo. arine McKiever, National Catholic ‘Welfare Conference, first vice presi- dent; Helen Livingston Kravadze, The Star, second vice president; Harriet Ventress Heald, Newspaper Information Service, corresponding secretary; Sophia Pool Kepner, Haskin Syndicate, recording secre- tary, and Alice Hutchins Drake, Has- kin Syndicate, historian. Re-elected to the Board of Gov- erners were Marie Manning Gasch, International News Service; Helen Fetter Cook, musical leader, and Anna Youngman, Washington Post. Estelle Welsh of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch withdrew as a can- didate for treasurer. Chapter E, P.E. O., To Mark Anniversary Chapter E, P. E. O. Sisterhoed, will celebrate its 21st anniversary with an informal supper party to- night at 7 o'clock at the home of Mrs. F. E. Weick, 6 Evelyn place, Hyattsville, Md. Mrs. Weick is chaplain of Chapter E and also recording secretary of the District of Columbia Chapter. The chapter held its final busi- ness meeting of the season last night at the home of Mrs. H. A. Matson, 6353 Thirty-first place N.W. #s B3 ; ‘Have Fun’ - Carnival Attractions Plans Announced "For Wolf Trap Farm Benefit Much interest is being shown in the “have fun” carnival which will be held at Wolf Trap Farm, the country place of Mr. and Mrs. Jouett Shouse, Priday evening, June 14. New features and attractions have been added to this year's program and on the last count there were 26 side shows listed. On the dance platform Sidney’s Orchestra will share the spotlight with the square dancing callers. Mrs. Sidney Lee has borrowed some monkeys for the evening and has lined up & group of debutantes as peanut venders. Mrs. Harry Wood- ring will make silhouettes, Tony Carnelli of Warrenton will do ch: coal portraits and James Berryman will make caricatures. Hoopla and the grab-bag will be under the aegis of Mrs. Robert Gug- genheim and Senator D. Worth Clark. Mr. William MacCracken will again have charge of the horse racing. Mr. Tinsley Garnett and Mr. John Newbold have another game in charge. Mrs. Albert War= ner’s cabin will be a mecca for those with pet hates, for in it you can throw plates and cups and saucers and vent your venom. It will be called the “breakorium-scream- orium,” and there will be no roof. 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