The Washington times., 1921-11-07

Mrs Robert w. Lewts. and Mr.. ana
Mrs. 9. Asher.
Luncheon hosts yesterday were
the Minister OF Honduras, Senor
Lopez Col Henry May. Captain q
Nsodins'0n' and M. A. C. Smith. :
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. l.. Stock enter
tanned a company OF young people at
dinner last evening In their home st
bradley Hills In compliment TO their
niece. Miss Mary Adams Stevens. who
has just returned from Waco. Tex.
where she was appointed by President
Harding TO represent the District al.
the cotton festival. and Miss Charlotte
Mrs. woodrow Wilson last year TO rep
resent the District.
The other guests included Miss Vir--'
gfnfa Bird. Miss Doris Wagner. Miss
Helen Stevens. Mr.. and Mrs. Ross III.
johnson, John Christian. Comus-.
Penny. jr.. Edward Stock, jr., and
Charles Stock. sons Of the hosts.
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The Arts Club tea yesterday after
noon was In charge OF Mrs. Warren
". Akers. as hostess. Mrs. Charles w.
Fairfax and Miss Bertha. Noyes pre-.
sided at the tables, and Miss Louise
ess in the dining room. An unusual
collection of rare Javanese batiks. old
potteries. brasses and woven work. be-
longing to Hadji Ernest Staples, is on
display In the Arts Club rooms. Mr..
Staples resided fifteen years in Java.
and through an extensive personal ac-
quaintance with the natives was en-
abled to accumulate a large number q =
specimens of their workmanship Of ex-
ceptional designs and beauty Of color.
Mrs. Harding PatrOness.
Mrs. Warren @. Harding and Mrs,
Calvin Coolidge will head the list OF
patronesses for the international ball
which is to be given at the New Will.
lard Monday evening, November 81.
by the Robert Z. Lee Chapter, United
Daughters Of the Confederacy. s.
A partial list of the patrons and
patronesses are the Belgian Ambas-
sador and Baroness de Cartier, Mrs. :
Charles Evans Hughes, Mrs. Edwin
DENLY, Princess X. Bibesco Of Ru.
mania, the Minister of Ecuador and
Madame Elizalde. Admiral and Mrs.
Robert E. CoontZ, Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Amos A. Fries, Brig. Gen. and Mrs
William d. Connor. Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. William ]. Snow. Mrs. William
c. Harllee. Miss G.. Bright. president
of the Maryland Division, u. d. c.;
Mrs. Absolom Waller. president Of the
District of Columbia Division, u. d. c. y
Mrs. Peter A. Drury. Mrs. E. X. Van
Sickler, Mrs. Frank Wilkes Pyle.
Senator John Sharp Williams. Mrs. A.
Lawton Morgan. Congressman and
w. Harrison, Mrs. Charles A. Mont
gomery. Mrs. Goodwin d. Ellsworth,
Mrs. Robert Van Horn Wnlett. Mrs.
S. T. Covert, Major and Mrs. Daniel
Smith Gordon, and Mrs. Arthur Mac
Donald.
Miss Margaret Steagall has been
chosen chairman and Miss Lois Cros-,
well vice chairman of the young
ladies' committee. -
Admiral Robert e. Coontz and Brig
Gen. Amos A. Fries are chairmen of
the reception committee, with Claude
n. Bennett as vice chairman.
The ball is under the direction of
Mrs. e. H. Lynham. president Of tho,
chapter, and Mrs. Walter K. Huttcns-
chairman Of the ball committee. -
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Poff. Cannon.
Announcement has been made of the
recent marriage of Miss Mary F. Can,
non, daughter Of Mrs. Mary Cannon.
Of this city, and Charles Poff. of South
Charleston. w. Va The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Father
John Gregory in the presence
of few intimate friends and relatives, II
Mr.. and Mrs. Poff will make their
homes in Charleston for the present,
where he 10 in business. y
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The marriage of Miss v. NJ. Hance.
daughter Of Mrs. w. II. Hance. Of 221
Sheridan street, and Ralph Amssl
Shinn will take place tonight at q
o'clock at Brishtwood Park Methodist
Episcopal Church, the Rev. Charles
Cole performing the ceremony.
Mr.. Shinn and his bride viii leave
Immediately after for Denver TO spend
the winter. o..
The woman's Club Of Bethesda viii
hold its next meeting At the homo Of
Miss Florence White in Alta Vista.
Miss Anna FarquhAr will address the
club on the Montgomery County Hos
pital, and Miss Mona GIL VIII give a
summary OF Current Events" aftsr
which tea will be served.
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The woman's National Foundation
viii hold a special meeting of its board
of governors In the ball room OF the
willard Hotel on wednesday after.
noon from 4 to 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Coolidge n Patroness. 3,
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge and Mrs.
Henry C.. wallace havc CONSENTED to
be patronesses at the second annual
motion picture benefit Of the Coium :,
bian Women OF George WasAlnEton
University, which viii be held at the
Knickerbocker Theater On Thurs.
day. The film shown will be The
Rivers End" from James Oliver Cur
woods delightful romance, and there
will be two showings, at and
o'clock. p,
The proceeds will go to tho scholar
ship fund OF the club, which main
tains two scholarships for girl stu
dents Of the George Washington Uni.
versity, and hopes materially to ex-
pand its scholarship and other actfvi.
ties in the near future. d.,
The benefit is under the direction
OF Mrs. John Paul Earnest, and
among the patronssses. In addition TO