The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-27
Greek Festival
Promises TO
Be Success

The Greek American Festival to
be given this evening at $3.50 o'clock
at the Central High School promises
to be very successful.
Among the prominent persons
having purchased tickets are Mrs.
william Howard Taft, Mrs. Hughes,
Herbert Hover, Secretary of Com
merce; Princess Bibesco, Mira Hus-
sim Khan ,Alai, minister of Persia;
the minister of Costa Rica, the
Charge d'Affaires of Chile and Nine.
Cana Serruys. the Charge DAT
flares of Peru and Nine. Prada, the
Counselor of the Italian embassy
and Nine. Gluvic, Paul Boncour.
third secretary Of the French en-
bassy, and Jose T. Baron, secretary
of the Cuban embassy. Others in
clude Miss Mabel Boardman, DIR.
d. J. Hill, Col. r. M. Thompson,
Mrs. Eugene j. Meyer, James
Parmelee, Judge J. Barton Payne,
Judge J. s.. Peelle, Robert Lansing,
Rear Admiral w. l.. Caps, Mrs.
Charles Wetmore, Mrs. Charles
Wood, Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Mrs.
Peter Drury, Miss Martha Goldman,
Mrs. w. Harry Brown, Justice Ic.
T. Sanford, Mrs. Henry Leonard
and Mrs. Theodore Moves.
The boxholders include: Senator
William Fl. King, president Of the
Greek-American Club, and Mrs.
King, Mrs. Lawrence c. Phipps,
Mrs. Joseph K. Davies, Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood, Mrs. c. Augustus
Simpson. Mrs. Howard Nyman. Mrs
James Hurley, Mrs. Frederick w
Van Slyke, Mrs. Charles Wilkes
and William Phelps Emo.
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Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey and
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer will be
hostesses at the tea to be given at
the Women's City Club, tomorrow
afternoon from to 6 o'clock, by the
Republican women of the District
In honor Of Mrs Harriet Taylor
Upton and Mrs. Harry Wardman.
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The senior class of GEORGETOWN
University will give tea dance
Saturday at the Hamilton Hotel.
There will be about $50 present.
The Alpha Beta Chi Sorority en-
| tertained at tea on Sunday at the
home of Miss Loretta Collins, 1913
Lincoln road northeast
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English Visitor
To Speak at Tea
Mrs. Whitman Cross and Mrs.
Nina c. Van Wrinkle will enter.
tain at tea at o'clock on Satur.
in,
laide Mercer, of London, at the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs. 1874 n street.
Miss Mercer. who is a member
Of the Westminster City Council
! and Guardian of the Poor for West
minister. London, will speak on How
England Looks After Her Poor:
Some of England's Outstanding Wo.
men in Public Service"
! The Naval Attache of the italian
EMBASSY and Countess di Mombello,
and the Military Attache of the
Embassy, Col. Marquis de Bernezzo,
were joint hosts at a dinner of fiji.
teen guests last evening at their
residence on Eighteenth street.
Georgia State Society
To Give Dinner Dance
The Georgia State Society of
| Washington will entertain at a
dinner and dance at the Roosevelt
Hotel tomorrow evening. Among
Georgians in Washington who will
serve as patrons and patronesses
are Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Pembroke
Thorn, former Senator Hoke Smith
Mrs Delos Blodgett, Mrs. Leigh Pal.
mer, Mrs. Jack Hayes, Mr.. and Mrs.
William G. Brantley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Graves. Col. and Mrs. Neyle
Colquitt. Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Lit.
tie, Mrs. B. HI. Goodwin and Mrs.
Irene Hand Corrigan. Before the
dinner there will be a brief bust.
ness meeting. Senator William J.
Harris and Senator Walter F.
| George will make short addresses.