The Washington times., 1924-10-01
VOL ANDA WINS
/ App, AUSE OF
SOCIETY
Capitals Smartest Gath
cred to View
Film
~ JEAN ELTOT.

A BRILLIANT audience as.
sembled at the Ratio Theater
last evening for the gala
presentation Of Marion Davis
Spectacular film, 'Yolanda," which
had been arranged BY invitation.
Representatives OF the several
scircles OF Washington's cosmopo litar
society were present, Cabinet
officers, diplomats and others
prominent ii official life entertain.
ing box parties. And after the per-
Torrance the lobby took on quite
THE air Of q smart drawing room,
with men and women In evening
dress extending greetings to friends
and acquaintances and breaking up
Into small groups to discuss the
film.
Special decorations had been in
stalled In the mezzanille, which was
reserved for invited guests. and
the scene within the theater was
gay In the extreme.
Many Box Parties entertained
An GaiIy Decorated Mezzanine.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
New entertained 9 party Of eight,
and Miss Ruth Wallace. daughter.
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Mrs. Wallace, was hostess to a
ATTORNEY General and Mrs. Stone
Mrs. Wilbur, with Miss Edna Will
bur, also represented the Cabinet
group.
The Charge d'Affaires Of Austria
and Nine. Prochnik had with them
Miss Meta Evans. who IL their
guest. With Doctor Santiago
Bedoya, Of the Peruvian embassy,
who entertained five guests, were
Miss Virginia McKenney, Miss Dor
othy tMondell, Miss Katherine VIII
lard, Adnor Hertelendy, OF the
Hungarian legation, and NJ. o.
Exnicios. Dimitri Dimancesco. at
tache Of the Rumanian legation,
also had q box party, his guests
Including the Misses Laura and
Inger Bryn, daughters Of the Nor
weg1an minister; Miss Virginia
Peters, Of Los Angeles. Cal: Don
Mariana Anoedo, of the Spanish
embassy, and Constantin Danielopol.
Commissioners and Mrs. Cuno
Rudolph had as their guests Colonel
and Mrs. Charles B. Drake ana
Major and Mrs. Parker West. Mrs.
Thomas r. Walsh and Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty were hostesses to-
gether, having in their party Major
General and Mrs. Merritte w. Ire
land, Captain and Mrs. Robert Hem
herson, Rear Admiral Andrew Long,
Colonel Joseph Beacham and Archie
sWells.
The White House was represented
by Edward T. Clark. confidential
secretary to the President, who had
several guests, and by Miss Laura
Harlan, Mrs. Coolidge's secretary,
who entertained a box party. Colonel
and Mrs. Clarence Sheriff. were
among her guests.
Colonel and Mrs. Howard Diclsfn.
eon entertained Mr. and Mrs. wal.
ter T1lckerEnan and Colonel and
Mrs. Joseph Dear. With Colonel
End Mrs. George T. Weitzel were
Mr.. and Mrs. Stiles w. Burr. Miss
Anita Stephens entertained Ia her
box the Charge d'Afaires OF Pana-
ma and Nine. ChevaIier, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Alexander, Mrs. Helen
Ray HagneF, Miss Audrey Alex
Ander, Mrs. Louis J. MagiIl and
Mrs. Bernice Shelton. Mrs. Bates
Warren and Mrs. Reber Little.
Ales were with AR. and Mrs.
Edouard Albion.
Others who entertained box
parties were Major General and
Mrs. John A. Lejeune, Mrs. Arm
stead Davis, who had among her
quests Mrs. Kenna ElISins and Mrs,
Joseph NOEL, Congressman ana
Mrs. Fred s. Purnell and Congress
man and Mrs. Riley Wilson, Major
end Mrs. Lewis Hays Watkins and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Armat.
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0ther Notables Discovered
in Brilliant Audience.
In the brilliant audience were
noted: Admiral and Mrs. Edward