The Washington times., 1924-11-15
WOMEN'S CITY
CT UB HAS
BIPTHDAY
Keeps Open House to
Celebrate Fifth
Anniversary

N celebration of its fifth BIRTH
day the Women's City Club Is
keeping open house this after
noon and evening from 3 to II
o'clock and the party win be
marked by many original and at
tractive features. Leaders OF every
circle Of WashingtOn's civic and
social life have been invited to the
Notification and are calling to ex-
It's members their appreciation Of
the growing Importance OF the in
stitution and Its place tn Wash
ington's development.
Al cinderella Hour. = at which
applicants viii be given an oppor-
tunity to Join the club without
initiation fee, win be a. feature Of
the festivities this privilege being
''birthGay present" only. There
win be a giant birthday cake with
five candles and as they are ex-
tinguished the president Of the
club, Doctor AZ. Frances FOye, Mrs:
Ellen Spencer Mussey, Judge Mary
O'Toole, Mrs. Lyman 3. SWORN
stedt and Mrs. William e. Cham
. berlain, viii respond with brief
speeches.
The guests OF honor invited for
the reception include Madame JUS
serand, Princess Cantacuzehe Mrs.
Franklin Bell, Miss Mabel II.
Boardman, Mrs. Anthony Wayne
Cook, Miss Belle Sherwin, Mrs.
Helen HI, Gardener, Mrs. Mary Rob
erts Rinehart, Mrs. Mabel Walker
Willebrandt, Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, Mrs. James w. Wadsworth,
and Mrs Josephus Daniels.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, first
honorary member and first presid-
ing officer, will represent the past
presidents in the receiving line,
and Doctor A. Frances Foye, presi-
dent, will introduce the members
to the guests of honor.
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt, Mrs.
William E. Chaniberlins Mrs. How
ard l. Hodgkins, Mrs. Peter A.
Drury and Mrs. George Eastfnent
viii preside at the gaily decorated
tea table and will be assisted by
Miss Nell v. Price, Mrs. Nd. s..
Lawyer, Miss Judith Barbaux, Mrs.
Quincy s.. Strong, Miss Myrtle
Bum, Miss EStelle p. Holman, Mrs.
Mary c.. D. johnson, Mrs. John
Lorentz Steele, Mrs. Elliott Woods,
Miss Ethel .Bagley, Doctor Edith
s.. Coale, Mrs. Thomas b. Sidwel,
Mrs, Caroline b. Stephens, Miss
Margaret Hanna, Mrs. Granville
Hume, Mrs. M. G. McCloskey and
Mrs. Charles Wilcox. The sponsors
will be assisted by Mrs. Charles
H. Cecil. Mrs. Henry Cooper, Mrs.
AIva Il. Gardner and Miss Alice r.
Stearns.
Treasure TrOve Is Discovered
In Picturesque Town Talk Tavern.
Visitors to the picturesque Town
Talk Tavern at Seventeenth and
De Sales street are astonished to
discover that this pleasant but UNI.
pretentious tea room houses tres
ure trove that would do credit to
a museum A little digging" too,
discIoses the fact that the pro-
prietress is Clara Wright Smith. q
long time resident of Washington,
who has q wide and influential
acquaintance in official and
resident society.
So quietly did Mrs Smith launch
this, her first business venture in
Washington, that few knew Of her
undertaking and her friends are
only Just beginning to find her
out and to realize that 1t is very
much ''the thing to drop in at
the Town Talk Tavern for tea or
to lunch and dine there.
Mrs. Smith is a niece Of the later
Mrs. Albert WHITEWATER and was
her constant companion for several
years before her death. She is
herself collector Of note, hav-
Ing travelled extensively all over
this country and Europe picking
up beautiful things in her journey
irigs. But many Of her rarest and
most interesting Belongings came
to her from. Mrs. WinterhaIter, a
woman whose career was both
Interesting and romantic.
In her youth Mrs. Winterhalter
was a famous actress, playing
under the name Of Helen Dauvray.
She headed her own company and
was generally recognized as one Of
the most gifted women Of her day.
Then she was married to the late
Rear Admiral Albert Winterhalter,
U. 8. N, left the stage and her
life was cast in entirely different
lines. With him she travelled all
over the world and she was with
him when he went to Japan as
special ambassador of the United
States at the coronation OF the
present emperor.
For more than twenty years she
never set foot on the stage. Then,
Admiral WHITEWATER died, an
opportunity was offered her to
play the fat part of Miss Cornelia