The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-17
SOCIETY IS AT
HORSE SHOW
TODAY
Classic, Away to Bad
Start, But Picks Up
With Sunshine
By JEAN ELTOT.
NHE unfamiliar sunshine serv'
as q magnet to draw ii

WOAAA 1A0 AAAS Wl1G--kAJL 4OI-
getting his sisters and his cousins
and his aunts-to Arlington Park
today; and the horse show is at its
gayest despite disappointment that
the President could not attend. He
ts suffering from cold and was
forced to withdraw his acceptance
Of the committees invitation at the
last moment.
The annual meet OF the National
Capital Horse Show Association got
away to a bad start yesterday,
opening in the rain, but in spite
Of this boxholders were faithful,
many of them entertaining guests;
and today the grandstand Is nearly
filled, many notables being in at
tendance.
Luncheon parties in the pic.
turesque little rustic tea house,
which is being run for the benefit of
the Children's Hospital, brought to-
gether number Of society women
and many tea parties are in pros
pect. Mrs. Frederick Brooke enter
tanned at luncheon for Miss Con.
stance Binney and her sister Mrs.
Sloan, Of Philadelphia, and Mrs.
Harold Walker was also hostess to
q group Of guests. The tea room
today is in charge Of Mrs. c. G.
Glover, jr., and Mrs. William
Father, jf.
The Secretary Of War, Mr.. Weeks,
has guests in his box today, and
50 have Colonel and Mrs. Robert M.
Thompson, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Cary T. GraySon, and Mr.. and Mrs.
LarZ Anderson. General Pershing
is at present in New York, but will
entertain q box party on Monday
afternoon.
Notables in Box Parties
Yesterday in Spite Of Rain.
Yesterday Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes,
Jr., had a luncheon at her home in
Massachusetts, avenue taking her
guests afterward to the show. In
her party were Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry, Mrs. Kenna Elkins, Mrs.
Edward A. Alsop and Horace Lut-
trell.
The Minister of Panama and
Nine. Alfaro were guests Of Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood and other
diplomats noted were the Minister Of
Hungary and Countess Szechenyi,
the Minister Of Serbia, DIR. Pa
vichich, and Doushan Marinovitch
Of the legation staff. Mrs. Wood
also entertained Miss Mary Nor
gan and Major Reginald Foster.
The Secretary of War, Mr..
Weeks, had several guests with
him.
Colonel and Mrs. Robert NJ.
Viscountess Maitland, Mrs. ". H.
Bailey, of New York, and Miss
Hllda Sykes.
CONGRESSMAN and Mrs. Parker
Corning had with them their daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Parker Corning,
and Miss Grace Roosevelt, daugh-
ter of the Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy and Mrs. Theodore Roose-
welt.
The First Secretary Of the French
Embassy and Nine. Heilmann had
a party of young people in their
box for their daughter, Mile. Hell:
mann.
Miss Julia MATHS occupied her
box, only staying for short time.
Mrs. Quinby McKeon had with
her her two daughters, Miss Elsie
and Miss Phoebe McKeon; Count
d'Adhemar,. Signor SiIenzi, of the
Italian embassy, and Lieutenant
William Thomas. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Ord Preston enter
tanned in, their box Miss Anna Car
rere, Off New York; Miss Mary
Preston; and Miss Sallie Chaplin.
Mrs. r.. r. Gown had with her
In her box Mr.. and Mrs. Effingham
Townsend and Mrs. Frederick
Chaplin.
Miss Ailsa Mellon, daughter Of
present, and other pretty girls
noted were Mme.. Nano, wife of the
secretary of the Rumanian lega.
ton, and Miss Ramona Lefevrs.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury.
Blair, in their box were Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Mitchell and Mrs.
Rose w. Merriam.
Mrs. David st. Pierre Gaillard had
with her Miss Emernie Kene and
Miss Frances Keene, daughters of
the American consul general in
Rome; Mrs. Charles G.. Matthews
and Miss Madeline Austin.
Others in the grandstand were
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz. Anderson, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. Mrs.
Francis Riggs, Miss Anna Halnlin,
Miss Zilla MacDougall, Mrs. Lanier
Winslow, Lieutenant Joseph Law.
son, Mis- Alice Sylvester, Mrs. Fred.
erick Nelson, Miss Rosalie Pilot,
Miss OlyVe Graef, Miss Mar1ory
Wright, Miss Bessie McKeldin,
Jonkheer de Seriere, Of the Neither
lands legation; Miss Adelaide VOL
stenholme, Mrs. Eldridge Jordan,
who had charge Of the tea room;
Miss Ruth Stoddard, Miss Louise
Sewall, Miss May Gown, Miss Helen
Carusi, Mrs. Edmund Pendleton,
Mrs. Betty 'Byrne, Mrs. Harley
Calvin Gage and Mrs. Margaret
Gage. who entertained guests in
their box.
DINNER AT FRENCH
EMBASSY TONIGHT.
The Ambassador Of France ana
Madame Jusserand are entertaining
at dinner at the embassy tonight
for a company Of distinguished
guests.
Today being the birthday of King
Alfonzo of Spain, the flag Is flying
fro mthe Spanish embassy in Six.
tenth street, but there will be no
special celebration to mark the oc-
casion!
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