The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
College Women Give
Brilliant Banquet
For Notable Guests
Original Songs Fea-
ture' of Evenings
Entertainment

banquet IN the history or the
College Women's Club. held at
Rauscher's last evening, was at
tended by about 400 members of
the club and their guests. In the
receiving line. which was headed
by Mrs. Basil NJ. Manly. president
of the club. were Nine. Jusserand,
Baroness Shidehara, Lady Gsddes.
Nine. Panaretoff. Mrs. Herbert
Hoover. Marquise di Bernezzo,
Princess Cantacuzene. Mrs. VIII
liam Allen Wilbur. Mrs. Martin
A. Morrison, Mrs. Lyman B.
Swormstedt. Mrs. Mary Roberts
Rinehart, Mrs. William II. Baker.
Mrs. Edward p. Costigan. Mrs.
Amos A. Steel. Mrs. John Earl
Walker. Mrs. Frank @. wilkins,
Miss Elizabeth Wilson. Miss Edna
Jackson. Mrs. Carl r. Chindbiom.
Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, and
Mrs. Joseph c. Zirkle.
The banquet hall was artistical-
ly decorated with the colors Of
the various countries whose dis
tinguished representatives were
being entertained. The honor
table presented a glow Of cardlcs
shaded in the colors Of the coun-
tries, while the goblets held bril-.
liant rosettes from which hung
the place cards. FestOUn5 Of
Southern smilax were used in
profusion. The thirty-five round
tables held standards with co!ored
streamers extending to the place
cards. The ensemble gave the ef-
feet of rows Of gay pagodus nd
the brilliancy OF the scene was
enhanced by the costumes Of the
guests. The guests marchoI 10
their places to the strains Of
music, preceded by ushers wnnr-
ing brilliant rosettes and Carrying
wands with streamers Of The col
ors in the decorations.
VARIED and of international
interest was the program
given during the course Of the
banquet. There were toasts to
each country represented among
the honor guests. their national
anthems also being sung; and the
big speech Of the evening was
Our Country; Looking Outward.
Looking Forward" by Mrs. Will
lam Allen Wilbur, wife of the
Dean Of George Washington Uni
versity.
Mrs. Basil NJ. Manly was toast
mistress. Groups Of typical songs
were sung by Ethel Holtzclaw
Gawler. with Mrs. Carl r. Chind-
blom as accompanied. And
particular delightful feature OF
the entertainment was the group
Of original choruses-to familiar
tunes-in which the whole COM
pany eventually Joined.
AMONG those present were
Mrs. Joshua Evans, Miss Jane
Bartlett. Mrs. William e. Chamber
lin. Mrs. Otto L. Veerhoff. Miss
Edna J. Sheehy. Miss Claribel r.
Barnett, Miss Emma Harper Tur-
ner. Miss Mary w. Pierce. Miss
Elizabeth Ford. Mrs. Henry White,
Mrs. Thomas E. Robertson, Miss
Meta c. Peterson. Miss Karoline
Klager. Mrs. Howard @. Nichols,
Miss Emma Grams, DIR. Ada r.
Thomas, Mrs. r. T. r. Johnson,
Mrs. Enoch johnson. Mrs. Frank
Edgington. Miss Mia Allen, Mrs.
William H. Heron. Mrs. Arthur
Kidder. DR.. Margaret Eek. Mrs.
Frank w. Pyle. Mrs. Pickett, Mrs.
E. C. Hunt. Mrs. Bertha Martin
and Mrs. Vylla Poe Wilson, Mrs.
D. Roberts Harper, Miss Margaret
Mcmahon. Mrs. Henry Grafton
Doyle. Miss Edna Clark, Mrs. Her
bert D. Brown. Mrs. William Ca
bell Van Week, Miss Airline Du-
four. Miss Anna E. Jenkins, Miss
Ruby Nevins, Miss Rhoda Wat
kins, Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey.
Mrs. Charles j. Bell, Miss Nellie
Seaman, Miss Mary Isabel Kelley,
Mrs. J. r. Hildebrand, DR.. e. Al
berta Read, Mrs. Eugene E. Ste
vens, Mrs. w. 8. Rogers. Mrs. o.
T. Beall. Miss Elsie Brown, Mrs. l..
s. Tenny, Miss Ruth Shoemaker,
Miss Elizabeth Quackenbush. Miss
Elizabeth Peet, Mrs. A. c. Marks,
Miss Mayme' Ober Peak, Mrs.
Thomas w. Sidwell. Mrs. d. A.
Quincy. Miss Ruth MCGOWAN. Mrs.
Leroy T. Vernon, Mrs. Arthur T.
Woods, Miss Rachel King, Miss
Florence M. Harding, Miss Gene
Russell Harding, Miss Jane NJ.
Harvey. Miss Grace Lincoln Tenn.
pie. Mrs. d. N. Shoemaker, Mrs.
Clyde w. Warburton. Or. Anna NJ.
Ketchum, Mrs. Skipwith Peyton
Coale, Miss Charlotte r. Earring
ton, Mrs. Carl r. Kellerman, Mrs.