Evening star., 1924-11-15
Home Party Precedes Rams
Head Players OPENING.


Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Bell arc an.
tertaining house party over the week
end at Twin Oaks. their guests being
Mr.. and Mrs Fortesque. Mr.. and Mrs
Julian A. Ripley. Miss Rosalie Pillott
All OF New York. who have come TO
Washington to attend the premiere of
The Ea~let," at the Wardman Park
Theater, the new home of the Rams
Head Players
Mr.. James Reynolds arrived in the
city this morning to attend the final
rehearsals, and Mr.. Basil Davenport
author of this new version of Ros.
tand's 'L'Aiglon," will arrive Monday
with his mother. to be present at the
hrst performance on Tuesday evening.
Miss Emilia Davenport, associated
with Kenneth MacGowan and Robert
Edmond Jones in the productions of
the Provincetown Players. and one of
tho most brilliant designers of stage
costumes in the country, will come es-
pecially to be present at the final dress
rehearsal Monday evening
Col. and Mrs. Herbert Crosby en-
tcrtained at dinner last evening In
their home at Washington Barracks.
Ihelr guests included Comdr. and
Mrs. Robert Henderson, Capt. and
Mrs. Thomas c. Hart, Maj and Mrs.
Victor Foster, Maj and Mrs, Thuis
Col. and Mrs. Harry Jordon, Col. and
Mrs. Sweeney, Maj. and Mrs. MacAn-
drew. Maj. and Mrs. Glassford, Mai.
Wise and Col. Fay Bradson. After
the dinner they attended a reception
given by the War College class for
the commandant and faculty of the
college.
otnt lfrr
jr, last night entertained about 100
guests at dinner dance in the New
willard
Among the guests were: The
Minister of Switzerland and Nine.
Peter, the Minister of Panama and
Nine. Alfaro. the Minister of Colom-
bia and Nine. Olaya, the Minister Of
Egypt and Nine. Yousry. Mrs Mar
shall Field, Mrs. Frederick Dent
Grant, Representative and Mrs. Fred
A. Britten, Representative and Mrs.
John Philip Hill, Mrs. Thomas F.
Walsh and Mrs John Allan Dough
erty.
Mrs. Steele will leave today for
Southboro, Mass. to pass the week
end with her son, Mr.. John Dupuy,
who is student in Fay School. She
will be joined in New York on her
return by Capt. Steele, who will ac-
company her to Washington the latter
part of next week
Mr.. James NJ. Wright went to
Greenwich, Conn.,, yesterday for the
marriage of Miss Genevieve Virginia
Eeals to Mr.. Edgar Pitske of New
York, at which Mr.. Wright was best
man. The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney Beals of Darien,
Conn, and the wedding took place in
the home of Mrs. Leslie C. Bruce in
Greenwich yesterday afternoon, the
Rev. DR.. George Thompson, rector of
Christ Episcopal Church, officiating.
On their return from European
wedding trip Mr.. Pitske and his bride
will make their home in New York.
Mrs. Morris Ernest Locke and her
little daughter, Miss Mary Preston
Gibson, are spending several days al
the Hamilton Hotel.
Several parties will be given this
evening at the second of the series
Of dances of the Boheme Supper Club
at Wardman Park. Mr. and Mrs
Ernest G. Walker will entertain Mr..
and Mrs. John Hutchison. Mr.. Lloyd
Robbins of San Francisco will have
10 guests. Comdr. and Mrs John
P. jackson will have guests, as also
will Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Stead.
The director general of the Pan
American Union, DR.. l. 8. Rowe, is
leaving Washington next week to
sail for Peru. He will represent the
American Union at the centen-