Evening star., 1925-11-08
Washington Opera
Season Cuarantors
Largely Increased
List Embraces Representa-
tive Citizens of Nation s
Capital-Patrons and Pa
tronesses Named.

The lists of guarantorS and pa
tronesses for the Washington Opera
Company season are long and rep
resentative of the National Capital.
The fiISt opera of the local season,
under the direction of General Direc-
tor Edouard Albion, will be given
Monday. November l6, when Elda
Nettori, young American soprano, VIII
appear in the title role of La
Tosca." The other performances OF
the Washington company Will be
given Monday evening, November so,
January %. March % and April ). all
of them to be in the Washington
Auditorium. and the operas viii be
Romeo and Juliet Samson ana
DeIilah," "Lohengrin' and Don
Carlos"
Mrs. Harry S. New heads the list
of patronesses. others including Mrs
Herbert c. Hoover, Sonora de Riano'
Lady Isabella Howard, f'ru Walleh-
berg, Sonora de Alfaro, Frau frocnilh'
Nine. Seya, Mrs. William NJ Butler'
Mrs. James +. Watson, Mrs. W lilidli
II. King. Mrs. Louis a. FrothlnS-
ham Mrs. Joseph c. Grew, Mrs. VIII
liam d Mitchell. Mrs. Leland fiaf
rison, Mrs K. Lemmot Belin, MIS-
Ninnererode Andrews, Mrs. Clarence
A. Aspinwau. Mrs. William j. Boaru'
man, Miss Mabel Boardman' MIS-
Mark Brooke, Mrs. Charles j: beil,
Mrs. Stephen Bonsal, Mrs. Iholnas
f BaVard Mrs. Charles Henry but
ler. Mrs. Emile Berliner, Mrs. hu-
dolph Behrend. Mrs. a. Il. berry M[S'
Henry Brawner. Mrs. Mitchell Carroll'
Mrs. Richard p Crenshaw, Mrs. f
curtis. Mrs. James w. Carmalt, Mrs
Wade II. Cooper, Mrs. T.. +. Colllday'
Mrs. Tracy Dows. Mrs. r. Golden
donaldson. Mrs. Ernest Daniel, Mrs.
u. ]. Dunigan. Mrs. Frederic A
Delano. Mrs George Ehle, Mrs.
stephen b. Elkins, Mrs. Hayne Ellis
Mrs. Amos o. Fries. Mrs. FREDERICK
Dent Grant, Mrs. l.. L. Gregory, Mrs.
w. Il. Galliher. Mrs. j. ;. GruVer,
Mrs. Beale r. Howard. Mrs. stokes
Halkett, Mrs. Robert +. Henderson
Mrs. l.. \. Hartman, Mrs. CHRISTIAN
Heurich, Mrs. Frank 5. Hlght' MTs'
Robert y. Harper. Mrs. Henry NJ.
Joyt. Mrs. j. Philip Hermann. Mrs.
s ! Henry. Mrs. William +. Ham, Mrs.
James +. Ives, Mrs. Hennen jennings,
Mrs. David J. Kaufman, Mrs. Robert
Lansing, Mrs. William Mather Lewis,
NIrs Charles j. Mathews, Mrs. Ger
rift s. Miller, jr.; Mrs. Eugene Meyer,
Mrs. Edward 3. Meigs. Mrs. James II.
Mann, Mrs. Frederick d. kenney'
Mrs. William Montgomery, Mrs. VIII
liam c. Miller, Mrs. Francois Berger
Moran. Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, MIS-.
Clarence Norment, Mrs. Arthur
O'Rrien. Mrs. Duncan Phillips, Mrs.
G.. Logan Payne, Mrs. James Parme-
lee. Mrs. Leigh Palmer, Mrs. j. Eric
Powell, Mrs. G.. Bryan-Pitts, Mrs. Ed
win b Parker. Mrs. Cuno Rudolph,
Mrs. w. L. Radcliffe, Mrs. III. l..
Rust, Miss Sophie Siebert, Mrs. Henry
c. sheridan, Mrs. Sylyanus stokes
tr.: Mrs James Sharp, Mrs. John +.
Story, Mrs. B. F. Saul, Mrs. A L.
Smith, Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman'
Mrs. Joseph p. Tumulty, Mrs; Cor
coran Thorn, Mrs. Joseph A. Weller,
Mrs. Henry w. Watson. Mrs. Ernest
Walker, Mrs. Tom Williams, Mrs.
Howard l.. Wilkins, Mrs. Francis
White, Mrs Edward Douglas White,
Mrs. Clarence C. Williams, Mrs. En-
nails W. Waggaman, Mrs. Wilson T.
NVilnot. Mrs Roger j. Whitetord,
Mrs. Joseph l. Weller and Mrs. wal
ter \. Wells.
\ partial list of the patrons in
cludes Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Mr..
Louis A. Frothenham, Mr.. Joseph G.
Grew. Mr.. Leland Harrison, Mr.
Clarence \. Aspinwall, Mr.. James NJ
Beck, Mr.. Henry P. Blair, Mr.. Charles
]. Bell. Mr.. Emile Berliner, Mr.. Ru-
dolph B. Behrend. Mr.. Henry Braw-
ner. Mr.. f. L. Belin, Mr.. A. E. Berry,
Mr.. Charles Henry Butler, Mr.. Lew
Cooke. Mr.. James w. Carmalt, Mr..
Wade H Cooper, Mr.. E. F. Colladay,
Mr.. r. Golden Donaldson, Mr.. John
Dalph, Mr.. Ernest H. Daniel, Mrs. ID.
]. Dunigan. Mr. Frederick A. Delano,
MIR. William p. Emo. Mrs. Haynes
Ellis. Mr.. Frank r. Jelleff, Mr. w. T.
GaIliher. Mr.. julius Garfinckel, Mrs.
Frederick Dent Grant, Mr.. j. S.
Gruver. Mr. Christian Heurich. Mr..
]. Phillips Hermann. Mr.. S. J. Henry,
Mr.. Beale r Howard, Mr.. William F.
Ham. Mr.. George II. Judd, Mrs.
David ]. Kaufman, Mr.. Morton j.
Iuchs, Mr.. Leander McCormickGood-
heart. Mr.. Gerrit S. Miller, jr.; Mr..
Frederick D. Mckinney. Mr.. William
Mont gomery, Mr.. stephen B. Mather,
Mr.. William c. Miller, Mr.. Frank b.
Noyes, Mr. Clarence +. Norment. Col.
Arthur O'Brien, Mr.. CT. Bryan Pitts,
Mr. Edwin B. Parker, Mr.. w. l.. Rad
cliffe. Mr.. II. l.. Rust. Mr.. Charles
Ruhel, Mr.. Henry c. Sheridan. Mr..
James Sharp. Mr.. W. +. Simpson,
Mr.. John P. Story, Mr.. B. +. Saul,
Mr.. A. T. Smith, Mrs. Joseph p.
Tumulty, Mr.. John w. Thompson.
Mr.. Sorcoran Thorn, Mr.. Henry w.
White, Mr.. Ernest G.. Walker. Mr..
Donald Woodward, Maj. Ennals Wag-
gaman, Mr. Roger !. Whiteford, Mr..
Joseph I. Weller, Mr.. Hugo Worch,
DR.. Walter ~. Wells and Mr.. Wilson