The Washington times., 1922-10-24

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tat Wardman. Park Hotel recently,
following their return to New York.
where they are stopping at the Ritz'
Carlton Hotei,s -,
/ III. Merle Cochran, American con-.
sui az Montreal. and Mrs. Cochran
'afe.s In Washington on leave and
are stppping at The Manchester.
|, .Its lsis sy J, 4 - Ssl
II's The Misses Mary and Emma stitt.
daughters of, Rear, Admiral and
MfE, Edward r., Sutt, will give a
ibfid dgs party at the Washington
Cid uba.oh Monday afternoon. October
80, fQrs the sists debutantes; OF Miss
.EHirla stitt. who viii be presented
40. society this 5ssason.l The dehu-
Eahht6s Of last .year. when Miss Mary
SUI made her, dshut, vii. y among
;ths gpests III NJ
Mas .RSberta III Castienian, for
nfsrIy ofnthtsl lcff y and 3nowsof New
York. tsotpred tolWashington few
days ago and stayed at Wardman
Park Hotel over the weekend. She
has left for d motor trip, to Rich.
H. ~
another visit at Wardnan%
Mrs Louis N. / Geidert, national
president Of the League off American
Pen Women. has returned 70 Wash.
Iiuston after attending the conven.
| tiori at Chattanooga OF the Tennessee
IrWomen's Press and Authors' Club.
(which has signified, It's intention Of
joining the League Cf American Pen
lWo,nen as a body. While at Chatta'
lpooga, Mrs. Geidsrf gave a program
lac one offthe evening receptions. at
(which she gave readings from her
I,Dwn books. poems and stories to q
lGrtat assembiage of the, Tennessee
I'writers. Mrs gGeiderti spent q day at
Atlanta on this TRIP meeting and con!
Eferring with the writing women Of
lthat. city with regard to an Atlanta
ttaaheh Of the orkapization. =, -
I MI. and Mrs. William I.ittaner and
Etheir daughter, Misc Louise Littauer.
are In London, whsfesfh are stay
liDg at the Hotel Connhught. Mr.. and
EMrs. Littauer and Miss ,Littaaer went
Eabroad IN the spring. go = p"
| !. "a E' -%--;.
Washington Launches
A Little Theater" Project.
At a meeting at the Arts Club on
| Sunday evening of a group repre-.
sentative OF Washington players
| and dramatists with those In
| terested in things Of the stage. Mrs.
Marie Moore Forrest, chairman Of
the dramatic committe of the Arts
Club, set on foot project for the
establishment OF a Little Theater"
| for Washington. such a playhouse to
| be used for the performance OF the
better known intimate" plays, as
well as for the trying out Of the
work Of promising amateurs.
Two other Washington women
| who Were present at the meeting
| and expressed their desire to assist
Mrs. Forrest in this effort were Mrs.
Minnigerode Andrews and Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer. Mrs. Andrews
IL the author Of THE Cross
. Triumphant" the great pageant
which was staged last year under
the direction of Mrs. Forrest, AT the
National Cathedral grounds. Mrs.
Frazer was the executive member Of
the organization which carried that
/ pageant to successful completion.
Among others who expressed in.
| ttECrt dlu NHt
furtherance OF the plan for a"Little
Henry X. Bush Brown, president of
the Arts Club: DIR. George w.
| Johnston, vice president of the club,
and the author OF several successful.
ly staged plays: Walter Berry.
J formerly professor of dramatic art
and literature at the University of
the South; Dennis Connell, well
known on Washington's amateur
and professional stage; G. A. Lyon.
James Otis Porter, Robert Bell and
Maurice Jarvis, all successful
amateurs and patrons Of the drama.
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| Judge Mary O'Toole. OF the NUM-
c.pal Court, win be the hostess at
the tea at the Women's City Club
this afternoon from A. to 6 o'clock.
/ Mrs, Goodwin Price Graham.
chairman OF the dance committee
OF the College women's Club. mas
ANNOUNCED the date of the first
dance of the season. This will he
held at the club house, as in previ.
Gus years, and will start promptly,
at 9. o'clock on Saturday evening.
1.-THE chairman for the evenings Miss
Eiizazbeth Newbold. requests that
members planning to attend notify
her by 'telephoning Columbia 72lS
as soon as possible.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley. OF
Washington, who occupied Elm
Court, the summer home Of Mrs
Burke Roche on Bellevue avenue
at Newport, two years ago.: are to
return to Newport, next season as
permanent SUMMER residents. Mr..
Bradley has purchased from drs.
Katherine l.! M. Pell the property
on, Ochre Point. called Seayiew.
| This estate comprises about ten
l;acres of lapd, with a fine dwelling,
! stable. garage and greenhouses
and borders on, four avenues, Rug
gies. Marine, *wetmore and Vic.
toria. - - E',2 ..E. .s
Mr.. and Mrs Bradley were house
| hunting in Newport late in the
summer after their home; In the
Thousand Islands was burned:
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