Evening star., 1924-05-14
Society
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of Canton. Ga, but a, aor1lrei a.rs an
Of washington for many ,r yeass, dsuah an
nounss nor SET the Rnxd marriatsM e. Mr.. Charles Stir
AZ, .,, 1ra,~ Ia,n,on of Newport, r. l. The
,ersm"nv took place in the North
avenme presby terian Church, Atlanta,
Ca, Friday, May >.
number of prominent Washing
,onians wirl go to Philadelphia Satur-
day for Ahe wedding of Miss Harriet
s Graham Scales and Lieut.. Albert ".
: Cooke, U. S. N, which will take place
that day at 4 o'clock daylight -sav-
ing time), in st. Paurs Chapel in the
Philadelphia navy yard. A reception
will follow at 4:30 o'clock. The we'd
3. but because of Lieut.. Cookies
orders for foreign duty the date was
advanced. Miss Scales is a daughter
Of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Archibald
H. Scales.
days those in charge of the annual
garden party for the House OF Mercy
are hoping for good weather We'd
nesday. May 21, when they will give
the annual party in the Cathedral
close. Mrs. Henry p. Brown is chair
man of the tea committee. and is as
sisted by Mrs. Francis r. Warren,
Miss Mmmack, Mrs. Edward II;
Gheen. Mrs. A. l.. Mills. Mrs. Raymond
Garges and Mrs. Johnston.
Army and Navy League
Ball Tomorrow Night.
The annual military ball. given by
the Army and Navy League for the
benefit OF it's work among the en-
listed men and their families OF the
Corps, in the sail loft of the Navy
yard tomorrow evening, has been
generously supported by long list
of distinguished patrons, and prom
ises to be the crowning social event
Of the Washington social season
In the receiving line will be: The
Secretary of War and Mrs. Weeks,
the assistant secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Roosevelt. Gen. and Mrs.
Hines. Admiral and Mrs. Hutchinson'
Gen. and Mrs. Lejeune. Gen. and Mrs
Davis and officers of the league.
The sail loft, the scene of many
brilliant balls. will again be replete In
pre-war atmosphere for this occasion
No time and labor has been spared
I'm the efforts of the members of the
league to make this the most beauti-
full ball in the history of the league.
Mrs. Emerson II. Liscum is president
of the league. Mrs. Clarence Sheriff..
Mrs. Claude Mayo and Mrs. Austin
Kautz are the members Of the ball
committee.
Added incentive was given yester-
day to those who are planning box
parties for the National Capital horse
show season, which will open Friday,
by the announcement that the tea
room. which is conducted for the
Children's Hospital. will serve tasty
Washington's most charming host
eSSes.
The women's committee of the
show. of which Mrs. Thomas Bell
day each to two hostesses, who will
have assisting them other society
women and many debutantes of this
and last season. Airs. Cary T. Gray
son and Mrs. Horace H. Westcott are
the other members of the committee.
Mrs. Elridge Jordan and Mrs. T. A.
Scott Thropp will have charge of the
tearoom Friday. the opening day:
Saturday; Mrs; G; C. Glover jr; and
wise, while on Monday Mrs. r. NJ.
Kaufman and Miss Julia MATHS
have taken over its direction.
Mrs. James W. wadsworth. jr., is
taking complete charge alone on
Fleming Newbold and Mrs. Rose
Douglas Merriam will be in charge.
Miss Alice Sylvester is presiding
over the soft drinks booth during
The ticket sale, which is under the
direction of the Emergency Hospital
women, is meeting with great sue
cess. The hospital building fund is
to receive the net profits from the
admission fees.
Representative and Mrs. f. Hart
Fem entertained a company of six at
dinner at the Shoreham last evening
Mrs. Cordell Hull entertained the
wives of the congressman from Ten
nessee at luncheon today at the
Woman's National Democratic Club.
Her guests included Mrs. b. Carroll
Reece. Mrs. ]. Will Taylor, Mrs. S. D.
McReynolds, Mrs. Ewin L. Davis,
Mrs. Joseph w. Byrns, Mrs. w. C.
Salmon, Mrs. Gormon Browning, Mrs
Finis J. Garret and Mrs. Hubert F.
Fisher.
Viscountess Maitland. who is visit
ing Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thomp-
son, was the guest of honor at
luncheon today of Mrs. Lyman B.
Kendall.
Judge Mary O'TooIe of the District
Of Columbia Municipal Court will be
one of the guests of honor at the
second annual breakfast of the Po-
litica1 Study Club in the Franklin
Square Hotel, Saturday, at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Charles r. Connell, wife of
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