The Washington herald., 1921-02-04
IVA SHINGTON SOCIET "

l.. Hodgkins. Mrs. Theodore Moves,
Mrs. James Carol Fraser, Mrs. G.
S. Strong, Mrs. Helen H Gardener,
Mrs. Blanche Mills. Miss 1. C. Emery
and Miss Caroline Reilly.
Mrs. Thomas B. Dunn, wife of
Representative Dunn, of New York,
will entertain at luncheon at the
New willard Hotel Monday.
Persons of prominence in educa-
tional. civic, official and social
circles were present as special
guests at the first of a series of
eight special George Washington
University lectures by DR.. Langdon
Z. Mitchell, eminent Washington
poet and playwright, on Poetry as
the Greatest Of All Means of Indi-
vidusl Self-development and of Ma
tional Culture and Unity" at 1I:15
yesterday morning in Concordia
Lutheran Church, Twentieth and G
streets northwest.
The course will be open to the
public as well as to members OF the
university. Students, faculty mem
bers and officials of the university
will be admitted free, The FIRST
lecture was OF an Introductory ma
ture, the second will deal with the
Old Testament, the third with the
New Testament, the fourth and nfth
with lyric poetry, and the last three
with Shakespeare.
DR.. Mitchell is the author Of
Becky Sharp" and The New York
Idea" the latter of which has been
filmed and recently was shown here
He is the SON OF the late DR.. s,
Weir Mitchell. noted novelist.
Miss Irene Wight, formerly in tn.
service of the Patent Onice. and
more recently with the Radcliffe
Chautauqua Circle, has accepted a
! position with the military branch
at the American Embassy in Lon
don. England, and will sail on the
NTH for her new post of duty.
Capt. J. Milton State, a represen-
tative OF the Canadian government,
gave a beautifully illustrated lee
| ture on Our Northern Neizhbors"
at the auditorium of the Interior
Department Building, on Tuesday
evening, the pictures depicting the
winter sports. big fish. and other
Col Edwin B. Smith. confidential
clerk to the Postmaster General, has
returned from a short trip to New
York City.
c. ]. Blanchard Of the Reclama-
tion Service has been elected presi-
dent and John Harvey, the new
chief clerk of the Interior Depart
ment, has been elected vice presi-
dent of the Home Club" a social
organization of the Department of
the Interior.
Barry BulkIey has returned from
brief visit to New York City.
| Miss Mabel Boardman, District
Commissioner. has accepted an in
vitation to speak on Tuesday eve
ming. February s. at a meeting Of
Boardman will talk on Civic
Pride"
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor and her
daughter, Gertrude. are sailing from
New York on the steamship Pas
torres Saturday morning for round
trip to Cuba and Panama and will
be home about the first Of March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor
entertained informally at dinner the
Postmaster General and Mrs. Burle-
son last evening.
Mrs. NJ. Brooks ReItz, of the
wardman Park Hotel. was the
hostess last evening at a brilliant
supper dance to a party of 200
Washingtonians and out Of town
friends.
The large private ballron OF the
hotel was beautifully decorated
with flowers and greenery. The
dance favors were of a most un-
usual character.
Besides the representative list Of
Washingtonians the out of town
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Burt
Martin, Mrs. L. Stone. Howard Lund,
Frederick Hamm, w. G. Houck and
Reginald Werrenrath.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. wilkins en-
tertained informally at dinner last
evening at tbe Cafe st. Marks.
Mrs. NJ. D. Owen-Chahoon, who
has spent several winters here, was
| hostess yesterday at a luncheon in
honor OF the newly elected oficers
Fof the Club of Colonial Danes at
the Shoreham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth NJ. Gilpin,
of Boyce. Va. who have been at
| the Washington this week, were
Joined there yesterday by Mrs. H.
B. GiIpin and Miss E. knight, who
came up from the, formers home
in Virginia.
Mrs. Frank McGlinn. wife Of the
very celebrated actor whose remark
able performance was witnessed by
the President on Tuesday night at
the National Theater, will be among
the patronesses for the Trinity Col
! lege ball tonight and will be the
guest OF Mrs. Peter Nee. Miss El-
eanor Grogan, of Baltimore, niece
of Mrs. Lawrence Grogan. chairman
of the patroness committee, will at