Evening star., 1923-11-28
New Dancing Class Selects
PatrOnessrs for l823-24.

Society folk are keenly interested in
the FRIDAY Evening Dancing Class.
which has just issued invitations for
the series of dances to be given in the
red suite at the New Willard Hotel.
beginning with the initial dance De-
Cember 81. The class is the reincarna-
tion of the popular dancing class
held at the home of Mrs. Thomas F.
Walsh for two seasons. and known as
the "Twenty-Twenty Club The re-
organization is just completed with
a list of special patronesses. includ-
ing: Sonora de Elizalde, Sonora de AL
faro, Nine. Peter, Sonora de Olaya,
Mrs. Cuno II. Rudolph, Mrs. Thomas
f. Walsh, Mrs. Harry Brown, Mrs.
John Allan Dougherty, Mrs. George
Mondell, Mrs. Stanley Rinehart, Mrs.
Joseph Strauss. Mrs. Parker w. West.
Mrs Charles Boughton Wood and Mrs,
Walter r. Tuckerman.
The dances will be given December
21, January IS. February Is. March
IL and Thursday, April "a. An extra
dance may be given. but they will all
take place at the New Willard Hotel.
Senator-elect Henrik Shipstead of
Minnesota will make his home at the
Franklin Square Hotel during the
session of Congress.
Representative and Mrs. Wallace S.
Dempsey of Lockport, n. Y, have re-
turned to Washington for the opening
Of Congress and will make their home
at the Shoreham Hotel during the
winter
Surgeon General and Mrs. Merritte W.
Ireland will entertain company at
IL, preceding the first Army dance
which will be given that evening at
the New Willard.
entertain a company of ten at dinner
this evening In honor of Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. Willard Holbrook, who will
sail next week for Panama and the
Pacific coast
Mrs Davenport White entertained
q company of sixteen at luncheon to-
day in her apartment at the Dresden
in honor of Mrs. Stanley Rinehart.
Mrs. Samuel Beverly Williamson
was hostess to company of twenty
six at luncheon today at the Wash
ington Club.
Mr. Swagar Sherley of Louisville
and Washington, former director of
the division of finance, United States
Railroad Administration, was enter
tanned at luncheon today at the Army
and Navy Club. in celebration Of his
birthday anniversary. The guests in
"luded the assistant secretary of war.
Mr.. Dwight +. Davis; the assistant
secretary of Treasury, Mr.. Eliot
WadSworth: Rear Admiral Grayson
the assistant secretary of the Navy,
Col. Theodore Roosevelt; Judge Harry
J. Covington, Mr.. Eugene Meyer, jr. !;
Judge Milton c. Elliott, Mr.. Clarence
A. Aspinwall. Mr.. Alexander Britton,
Col. Coleman Jennings. Mr.. Claudian
b. Northrop, Mr.. Richard W. Hynson,
Mr.. Charles p. Light and Mr.. Forney
Johnston of Birmingham and Wash
ington.
Mrs. Theodore Hance Tiller enter
tanned a luncheon today in honor of
Miss Margaret Zolnay, debutante
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Ju-
liam Zolnay: The other guests in
cluded Miss Ruth Wallace. Miss Laura
Bryn, Miss Janet Mofrett, Miss Clau-
dia Read. Miss Mary Stitt, Miss Emma
Stitt, Miss Elizabeth Taylor Adams.
Miss Anne Devereux, Miss Betty
ginia Edwards, Miss Agnes Ashford.
Miss Elizabeth Zolnay. Miss Lita
Dawson, Miss Eleanor Northrup, Miss
Jane Hopkins. Miss Alice Bonn, Miss
Margaret Davies. Miss Mary Joyce.
McEann. Miss Irone Hancock Russell,
Miss Vera Hines. Miss Mary Happier,
Miss Mary Gully, Miss Louise Ran
dolph. Miss Bessie McKeldin. Miss
Medora Robertson. Miss Margaret
Mrs. Roger Bagnai. pMsa Mra. Tilier Ies Waa aaa
assisted by Mrs. Frederick Irving
Cox, Mrs. Ernest q. Walker, Mrs.
Iolnay' mother of the guest Of honor,
and Mrs. William Wolff Smith. Mrs
Smith gave several short reviews of
new books after the luncheon and
the house was gay with quantities of
yellow chrysanthemums.
Mrs. William A. Ioffett is enter
tanning at tea this afternoon, from
3 to Z o'clock. for her debutante
daughter, Miss Janet Moffett, in COM
pliment to her house guest, Miss Scy-
tha Mark of Chicago, debutante, who
is passing u few days in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Larner will
entertain at tea Thursday, December
IL, from to o'clock, at Rauscher's
ter, Miss Anna Southard Larner to
society.
The dramatic Club will give its
dress rehearsal at Walter Reed Hos
pital, as they did last year. The boys
seemed to enjoy It so much that they
are going to take their company there
again December 6.
Miss Caroline Story is in charge OF
the committee for the sale of tickets
for plays to be given by the Dramatic
Club at the Playhouse on December z
and s. Assisting her are Miss Carolyn
Thorn, Miss Dora Parker, Mrs. Chaun-
cey Paker, Miss Eleanor Wilson, Miss
katherine Wylie, Miss Frances Hamp-
son, Miss Beatrice Beck, Miss Bessie
McKeldin and Miss Eugene Lejeune
Due to the difficulty in obtaining
scenery for THE Minute" play
called 1899" has been substituted. In
the cast win be Miss Olyve Graef
Miss Mar5ory Wright and Mr.. Marion
Law.
The plays are for the benefit OF the
huildfn1 fund 0f Miss Ingalls, Lodge