Evening star., 1922-12-16


the honor guests of Mr.. James Otis
Porter. who will be the host at the
Arts Club tea tomorrow afternoon.
Musical and Reception
In Chevy Chase Home. <
Mrs. Robert Mahorney was hostess
at q musical and reception at her
s o'clock. and among those taking
part in the varied and delightful pro-
gram were Senorita Mercedes de Eli
zalde, daughter Of the minister of
Ecuador and Sonora de Elizalde: Mrs.
Mary s.. Parker. Miss Marsaretts'
Robert Fleming. Mrs. Walter Sacks.
Miss Janet Smith. Miss Linda Ann
smith. Miss Florence Grady. Miss
Elsie Jorss. Miss Helen Haltigan,
Mrs. Eleanor GfIlies. Miss Elizabeth
Drew. Mrs. John Thomas Pierson, Mr..
Carl helms, Master Edmund Lloyd
and Master Jack Mahorney.
A quartet furnished instrumental Sc
lections.
Lieut.. " H. Roberts. C. g. A.. and
Mrs. Roberts. who have been the
his residence, 1853 California avenue,
have left Washington for their home
in Macon, Ga.
Mrs. John Newton Culbertson. presi-
dent of the Woman's Interdenominnr
ttonal Missionary Federation. will not
be at home Monday afternoon,
December is.
+ Miss Marie Louise Howser and Miss
Elizabeth Gardner Howser entertain
ed at a bridge tea yesterday after
noon in compliment to Mrs. J. Craig
King. Mrs. Louis Vernon Slonaker
and Mrs. Harry Rutledge Howser,
mother of the hostesses. presided at
the daintily appointed tea table. 4
number of additional guests were in
vited in for tea
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lloyd Aspin-
wall of New York are in Washington
to spend the holidays and are at the
Powhatan.
Nine, Jeanne Farnes Benedict of
the Conservatory and the Comedie
Francaise. Paris. has organised
French; American evenings" and her
first program win be given. next
Tuesday evening at Carroll Hall. 924
G street There will be a French
one-act play, entitled Par un- Jour
de Pluie." and Nine. Benedict will be
assisted in producing it by Nine; Ju-'
Sharp. Mr.. Georges II. Poulin. Mr..
Dore Walter and Mr.. c. ]. Keblinger.
Vaudeville. numbers will also be given,
and those who are to appear are
Misses Franoey and Marriott, Mime.
Smith Boury and Mr.. Victor Jolibart.
from Racine will be given by Nine.
BENEDICT. assisted by Lieut.. Jean
Labat. Nine. Benedict and Mr.. Wal
ter Berry win also present Quick
Work. Captain James," a few min
utes' sketch. Miss EstelIe Murray OF
the Washingtonians will also take
part in the program.
Among the patronesses are Nine.
Hubrecht of the Netherlands lesa-
ton, Mrs. John Van Schaick. tr.: Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss. Mrs. Frederick
harrington. Mrs. Fl. K Bush-Brown.
Mrs: George Barkley Taylor. Miss
Winthrop samuels, Mrs. James W.
McNeiIl, Miss Emma Warner, Mrs
Joseph e. Falk and Mrs. Lyman Ken
dali.
sIr. Lewis N. Weld of Meyersdale,
Pa. has Joined his mother, Mrs. N.
NJ; Weld, at the Lee House for the
winter. .
DIR. Everett NJ. Ellison is the week
end guest Mr.. and Mrs. Rolfe Rob-
ertson at lndred Oaks, their coun-
try hcme AR Haymarket, Va.
Wonaan's Alliance Ball
And Pageant q suceess.
The beauty Of a ball, a pageant and
n style show combined last night in
making the entertainment at Ward
man Park Hotel. given under the au-
spices of the Woman's Universal AL
lance. Mrs. c. G. Calhoun, president,
a splendid success. The evening open
ed with an informal promenade of
guests up and down the aisle. border
ed with splendidly equipped booths.
showing all that Dame Fashions
heart could wish for in the way of
raiment and equipment. and, after the
guests were assembled in the ball
room. there was the artistic feature
of many nations. A short fashion pa
rade followed, and there were fancy
dances, while Nine. Nolker sang I'll
Est Doux, II Est Bon," and Miss
Laura 1ejeune sang The Star Span
boxes and seats to their feet.
Miss Margaret Callahan was herald
of tho pageant, and was followed by
a group Of specially selected youthful
dancers, 'Tn the Flowery Paths of
Peace" Peace being. represented by
Miss Dixie Tighe.
France was represented by Miss
Margaret Davis as Jeanne d. Arc;
Spain, by Miss Dorothy Mondell in the
character Of Isabella: Belgium, by
Miss Phyllis Hartman as Queen Eliza
beth; Japan. by Miss Catherine We'll
Ter as Goddess Mura-Saki-S -Shikibu,
the goddess OF dawn: England, by
Julia Herman as Good Queen Bess;
scotland. by Mrs. c. B. Rafter as
Queen Margaret; Ireland, by Miss
Elinor Wheeler, who took the part of
a saint bride; Italy, with Miss Doro-
thea Roberts as Beatrice Of Dante,
and Russia, with Miss Frederick Nc
Kenney as the Great Catherine.
Norway was represented by her
own fair daughter, Miss Inga Bryn,
daughter Of tho minister of Norway
and Nine. Bryn, who charminKly pof-
trayed Gunhild: Queen Margaret Of
Denmark was artistically portrayed
land, by Mrs. Alfonso Tyner. dress1d
as a Red Cross nurse. and China was
represented by Mrs. Basil Gordon,
who took the part Of Empress Tzu-
Hsi. wearing. q splendid native cos
tune brought by Gen. and Mrs.
George Barnett from that kingdom.
Picturesque Cxechoslovakia was
charmfngly represented by Nine
Rudolf .Kurax, wife Of the agricult-
ursl attache. who. wearing q beautiful
costume OF state, represented Lfvuse,
the first princess In the history of the
heroic country. One OF the most
charming figures in the pageant was