The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-28
Attends Unveiling
of Declaration
Shrine

AIRS. COOLIDGE inaugurated
AvA today by accompanying
President Coolidge to the Library
of Congress for the unwilling Of
the shrine in which the Declare.
ton of Independence and Consti-
tuition of the United States are
to be installed.
This afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
she is receiving the members Of
the Society Of Sponsors of the
United States Navy, and later in
the afternoon she will attend the
costume recital Of Mozart's music
to be given at the National
Theater by Lucy Gates with Letta
Van Buren, at the clavicord. Mrs.
Gillett, wife of the Speaker of
the House, will be among her
guests.
Mrs. Russell Langdon, Of Baltl-
more. is president of the So
citey Of Sponsors, which is COM
posed of women who have christ
ened naval vessels, and which in
cludes the descendants of many
of the heroes of our naval history.
The other officers are Mrs. La.z
Anderson, Mrs. Lewis Nixon, vice
presidents; Mrs. L. w. Turpin,
secretary; and the board of trus-
tees is composed of Mrs. Arthur
Sutcliffe, Mrs. Reynold Hall, Mrs.
Goldsborough Adams, Mrs. Robert
G. Lee, Mrs. Albert Stahl and
Miss Virginia Hunt.
The annual luncheon Of the or
ganization was held today at the
Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Stearns-
to return to the White House
left Washington last evening for
Florida after a short visit with
the President and Mrs. Coolidge.
ROUND Of festivities in honor
"A Of pretty Miss Evelyn Wads-
worth, daughter of Senator and
Mrs. James w. Wadsworth, jr.,
and her fiance, w. Stuart Syming.
ton, 3rd. will begin this evening
with the dinner Mr.. and Mrs,
Reber Littlehales are giving and
Miss Nancy Hoyt's dance and will
continue almost without interrup.
ton until the wedding on Satur.
day afternoon. Miss Joan Whit
ney, cousin of the bride, who is to
be her maid Of honor, is arriving
today from New York with her
mother, Mrs. Payne Whitney; and
the members Of the bridal party
who hail from other cities are also
assembling today.
The group Of out-of-town brides
mades includes Mrs. DeCourcy
Orrick, of Baltimore, a sister Of
the bridegroom; Miss Alice
Thomas, of Boston, Miss Eliza
beth Metca1f, Of Pittsburgh, Miss
Katherine Young, of Geneseo, N.
Y, and Miss Helen McLanahan,
Of New Haven, formerly g. resi-.
dent OF Washington. The Wash.
ingtOn bridesmaids are Miss Hoyt,
Mrs. Littlehales, Miss Zilla Mac
Dougall. There will be twenty
ushers and groomsmen.
Mrs. Payne Whitney and Miss
Whitney are staying at the La
fayette Hotel, where they will be
Joined on Saturday by Mr.. Whit.
ney and his son, John Whitney.
Vial OAAOO nay q UEOIL1SE VI MIS-
Wadsworth, and Mrs. Hay are also
coming from New York for the
wedding and others expected are
Clarence Mackay and Miss Ellin
Mackay, Mrs. w. L. Coster and
Miss Matilda Coster and Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. John r. Organ.
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MISS HOYT is having about 100
4Vx guests for her dance tonight,
which will be given at the Wash.
1ngton Club. Mrs. Henry M. Hoyt,
mother of the young hostess, will
receive with her daughter and a
buffet supper will be served at
midnight. Mr.. and Mrs. Little
hales' dinner guests will be limited
to members Of the bridal party
and will be given at their home
at 2029 Connecticut avenue. Miss
Neville johnson is also entertain
ing informally at dinner this
evening and will take her guests
to Miss Hoyt's dance.
Miss Zilla MacDougall viii give