The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-25


The first meeting Of the commit
tee for costumes for "a Game OF
Nah Jong," which is to be given in
the new Washington auditorium on
Fridal evening. February s, under the
auspices Nof the Balleau Wood Me.
mortal Association, will be held on
Monday, December 25,, at IL o'clock
at the home of the chairman, Mrs.
Minningerode Andrews, 1880 Six
teenth street. On the following
day, Tuesday, December 80, a meet
ing will be held of the committee
on arrangements, at the home of
Mrs, James Carroll Fraser, 1915
Sixteenth street, at II o'clock.
Mrs. George Barnett has been
added to the committee on cos
tunes. The list of flowers, winds
and dragons for this giant game
of Nah Jong has not been COM
pleted by the committee.
LECTURE AT HOME
OF MRS. DIMOCK.
Under the auspices OF the Italy
/, America Society an Illustrated lee
ture by Doctor Lauro de Bosis will
be given on Saturday, January 10,
q; $3.50 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Henry F.. Dimock, which has been
loaned for the occasion. The sub
ject will be recent archaeological dis
coveries in Rome, Ostia, Pompeii,
Syracuse, Sardinia, Tripoli, and
Cyrene. Members Of the society
will be guests and others desiring
to attend the lecture may obtain
tickets from Miss Emma Chiera,
1924 Kenyon street.
Lauro de Bosis, son Of the we'll
known Italian poet, Adolfo, has
already obtained fame in Italy as a
classical scholar and writer. , Be-
sides being an original and prom
Using poet he has published ad-
mirable Italian versions of Oedipus
Rex and Hamlet. He founded and
directed the classical theater on the
Palatine and has been actively in
terested in the reform In education
brought about by the philosopher,
Gentle.
Doctor De Bosis has lectured ex-
tensively in Italy and England and
is visiting America as an exchange
lecturer by invitation of the Italy
America Society.
The lecture here is under the pa
tronage Of the Washington members
Of the Italy-America Society: Mrs.
Truxtun Beale, Marchesa Vittorio
Asinari di Berenezzo, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Catalani, Miss Emma Chiera, Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock, Mrs. G.. w. Ehle,
Mrs. Marshall Field, Donna Emma
Calderara Gambia, Countess Maria
Gambia Chiselli, Countess Eleanor
Gizycka, Mrs. +. Keep, Mrs. Char
lotte Kellogg, Countess Ettore Son.
matt di Mombello, Mrs. Harry Lee
Rust, Mrs. Lawrence Townsend,
Mrs. Richard Townsend, Countess
Rogeri di Villanova, Countess G. F.
della Porta Visconti, Professor Hen
ry S. Washington and Mrs. Charles
B. Wood.
Cards are out for a bridge tea
on December 20, to be given by
Mrs. Frederick p. H. Siddons in
honor of her sister, Miss Peggy
Hagerman, who will return from
Smith, on December 20. The list
of guests includes some Of this
years debutantes as well as some
of the younger married set. Mrs.
Siddons, formerly Miss Annalee
Hagerman, was a bride Of October.
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NEW YEAR RECEPTION
BY Y. w. G. A. HOSTESSES.
The Board Of Directors of the
Y. w. c. A. will hold new Years
Reception for all members and their
friends at the Elizabeth Somers
residence, 1104 M street from four
to six o'clock on Thursday after
noon
Arrangements are in charge Of the
House Committee with Mrs. Wood.
bury Pulsifer as chairman. The
receiving line will include Mrs.
Julia Bodfish, Mrs. William Hamil.
ton Bayly, Mrs. Herbert E. Day,
Mrs. John DENLY Hird, Miss Eliza
beth Eastman, Miss Hettie r.
Anderson, and Miss Mildred Bartho.
low. Other hostesses are Mrs.
Wallace Radcliffe, Mrs. William r.
Turner, Mrs. Charles Wood, Mrs.
Fred e. Wright, Mrs. Ray Palmer
Teele, and Mrs. William HUMPHREYS.
A musical program will be rem
dered during the afternoon.
George o. Tenney Of this city has
taken an apartment at the Hamil.
ton Hotel.