The Washington times., 1924-07-31
WOMAN PARTY
PRUNING FOR
CONFERE NCE
.Inez MiIholland Masque
to Be Best
Feature

Deyotees Of the doctrines of the
National Wornan's Party are form
ing into groups for motor parties To
the conference the followers 81
Alice Paul win stage at WCsIpOrf-
On-I Lake Channplain, n. g, begin.
ming the middle Of next nnnntil
Many OF the members Of the
party who are out Of town for the
summer. viii go by motor from
their vacation Lsaces to join in the
great gathering OF feminine leaderH
The shores of the beautiful 1alsc
however win not be filled by women
alone, for wherever Woman Arty
women are assembled their are
sure to be many men. IT hard
to keep 'en single once al attach
ment to the party is made.
Among the Washingt onians here,
or at large. who will SO up to
Westport are Mrs. Anne ArchbOld,
who has the beautiful place on the
Reservoir Road. and who Is nov
at her summer place In Maine
Mrs. Peter Dfury. who win so from
Bluenaont, Va, Mrs. Herman Gagch
Mrs. Richard Wainwright. who will
60 from her place in Connecticut
Mrs. Harvey Wiley, Mrs. Nina Al
lender, who draws those cartoons
for the Wonanss Party; Mrs. Abby
Scott Baker, Mrs. Dwight Clark. Mrs
Mabel Benedict and Mrs, Florencs
Boeckel.
From the abnve list the W0nanss
Party certainly does not seem I'd
interfere with rQarriagel
OF several big social functions
at Westport Inn which win preceds
the conferences one of the most IN.
terestfng viii be an invitation 90.
tillion to be held at the inn Thurs.
day night, August ~. The cofiI.
lion win be led by Miss Jean Void.
49,
Alice Paul Busy Seeking
Girl And Horse.
Miss Alice Paul has already zone
to Westport where she Ii DIRECTING
the arrangements for the confer.
Eenoe. The thing the women are
having the most difficulty IN find.
ing Is strilfngly beautiful woman
with q wealth Of raven hair and
an aIl-white horse. The latter must
be white-not white flecked with
gray. These characters are beinf
feverishly hunted to participate "A
the Inez MilhoIland r1asque with
which the conference II to conclude
on the afternoon or August IT.
Sunday afternoon.
For the Inez MilhoIland memorial
masque, which hinges upon the
life and works OF the noted young
leader. reaches its climax with the
impersonation Of Inez MilholIand In
the flesh. clad in the same flowing
white robes and mounted upon 8
nilk-white horse similar to that
she bestrode when years ago she
headed the great parade III Wash,
ington in her winning fight FOL
suffrage.
It has been ann0linced that In
stead qf go women and girls taking
part Ia the conference as originally
planned there VIII now be 1000.
Principal characters for all the
| episodes have not yet been selected
but Mrs. James Mcdonald win i'm
| personate Vashti, representing thu
Biblical episode; Miss Doris Weir
daughter OF Major and Mrs. william
Weir, Of Montreal. will impersonat,
an Egyptian woman, representing
the Egyptian episode: Mrs. Gerrars
Lowrey win impersonate Aspasia
representing the Greek episode, AMI
Miss Helen Orr win impersOnat,
Hortensia, representing the Roman
episode.
MIR. AND MRS. GRAEF RETURN
FROM TWO.WEEK MOTOR TRIP
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Campbell Graef
FoxhalI Daingerfield, and Winani
Johnston. who FORMED q motorina
party which visited several places
in eastern Virginia during the past