The Washington times., 1924-06-26
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Miss Elizabeth Marbury's reception
at the Commodore Hotel for the
delegates. their sisters and their
cousins and thetr aunts, stands
out. as the largest-and the hottest.
The reception was given by the
committee Of nine, in charge of
convention hospitality, Of which
Miss Marbury is chairman, but 1t
was generally spoken Of as Miss
Marbury's party" and 1t was Cos
siped about that tho evening session
on the first day Of the convention
was given up because Of Miss
Marbury's protest that 1t would
interfere with her reception. The
lady has q pretty wit and a wicked
tongue. Of which politicians are
afraid.
AL Smith There.
Governor and Mrs. AL Smith were
among the guests at the reception,
as were the Minister Of Rumania
and Princess Bibesco, Senator and
Mrs. Royal 8. Copeland and Miss
Margaret Woodrow Wilson. Miss
Wilson is an interested convention
spectator, and Prince and Princess
Bibesco, who took in the Cleveland
convention, rarely miss a session.
Before the reception, Democratic
committee men and women from
New York State were entertained
at a buffet supper by Mr.. ana Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs.
Daniel Olday at the home of the
Roosevelts and the adjoining house
Of Mrs. James Roosevelt
The opening night of "The Fol.
lies" brought out almost as many
celebrities as the opening OF the
convention, and apparently afford.
ed the delegates as much amuse-
ment as q glimpse Of Government
by Circus" is atfording New York.
ers. An innovation was introduced
between the acts when Bill Rogers,
acting as the Balieff Of the piece
started barking"
Billie Burke Entertains,
Billie Burke 'Mrs. Flo Ziegfeld'
entertained q party Of guests in the
second row, as Ia her custom on
first nights at the Follies, and
among those singled out for atten-
ton were William Randolph Hearst,
whom VIII Rogers declared he had
known since ''he first started
working for Brisbane" ana who
was accompanied by Mrs. Hearst,
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Ochs, Fred
Stone end his daughter, Dorothy,
whose spectacular success this sea-
son has been welcomed by all
theatrical folks; Haywood Brown,
the best known Of the New York
critics; Richard Barthelmess and
Mary Hay, his wife; the beautiful
Justine Johnson, Tony Moreno,
Sam Bernard, Ring Lardner, Leon
Enrol, who was inviegled onto the
stage to do his stuff for a
moment; George Kaufman, some
time a resident of Washington and
co-author with Marc Connolly of
the brilliant 'Beggar on Horseback"
Dudley" and other current sue.
cesses; Norris Gest. Oscar Shaw
and other stars of the theatrical
and literary armament.
Best FolIies in Years.
AS for 1.-THE Follies," it is almost
unanimously described as the best
in many years, a brilliant and col
orful pageant with lannon's fIn.
makers at their funniest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hearst gave a din.
ner at the Ritz-Carlton before the
show and had as guests Judge and
Mrs. Elbert H. Gary, Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian Gerard, Benjamin 8. GUN.
ness and Viscount Castlerosse.
With Mrs. J. Borden Hartman
as chairman, the New York COM
mittee for law enforcement, gave a
tea at the Colony Club yesterday
for women delegates to the con.
vention. Senator Burton K Wheel.
er was a speaker. Yesterday morn.
Ing at the Waldorf committee OF
New York State women, of which
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt is chair
man, entertained 100 committee
women from the West and South
at breakfast.
Marylanders and some Washing.
tonians were included among the
| guests at the reception and dinner
given last night aboard the White
Star liner. Majestic, by p. A. s.
Franklin, president of the company,
In honor of Richard z. Enright,
police commissioner of New York,
and his staff. Mr.. Franklin is him
self a Marylander and his invitation
+, to Governor Richie, Maryland's
dashing candidate for President, and
his staff was delivered at a lunch
con given for the governor by Col
onel and Mrs. Frank Reach.
Before the dinner a trip around
the harbor on a launch was ar.
ranged for the Marylanders. Major
and Mrs. Brooke Lee, of Washing.
ton and Maryland, were present
with such good Marylanders as Mrs
Frank Kent. Of Baltimore, Mrs
Jesse Nicholson, Of Chevy Chase,
Maryland committee women by
proxy, and Miss Lavina l.. Engle
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