The Washington times., 1925-02-21
ALFAROS HOSTS
BEFORE DANCING CLASS.

The Minister of Panama and
Nine. Alfaro were hosts at dinner
last evening, their guests being
Senator and Mrs. Royal Copeland.
Colonel and Mrs. George A. Nu-
gent, Major and Mrs. N. Butler,
Major and Mrs. Edward Conger,
Doctor and Mrs. Davenport White
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Norment.
They attended the dancing class at
the Willard.
The Counselor of the Swedish
Legation and Nine. Weidel enter.
tafned ten guests at dinner at their
homo last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton Gordon
were hosts to large company at
dinner last night at the Hotel
Hamilton preceding the meeting of
the Friday Evening Dancing Class
at the New Willard. Among their
William III. King, Senator and Mrs.
Arthur Capper, Congressman and
Mrs. Adam Wyant, Mrs. Thomas
r. Walsh, the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue and Mrs. David
Hunt Blair, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Logan
Payne Ma. and Mrs. Thomas s..
Crago, Mr.. and Mrs. Rush Holland,
Colonel and Mrs. Charles B. Drake,
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
and Mrs. G. C. McChord and Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Puller.
SIS - ~
TO RECEIVE GUESTS
AT MOUNT VERNON BALL"
Mrs. Frederick w. True, the
president Of the board of lady
managers of George Washington
University Hospital; Mrs William
Cline Borden, wife OF the dean Of
the hospital, and Mrs. Charles w.
Richardson, chairman of the ball
COMMITTEES, viii greet the guests
at the garden gate as they arrive
for the "BalI In the Garden of
Mount Vernon to be given on
Monday evening in the George
Washington University gymnasium.
The guests viii then be ushered to
the box. of President and Mrs
william Mather Lewis to be pre-
sented to them and to the members
of their box party. The presenta-
tions will be made by Doctor Rich
ard Washington, and Doctor Henry
Augustine Latane.
After the introductions have taken
place the minuet will be danced by
the university students. Miss Ma
tale Hammond's dance with Lieu
tenant T. DeWitte Carr. to the tunt
OF "Amarylis," " which was compose.i
by Louis XIII, comes next on the
program. Miss Woodford, who
trained the minuet dancers, viii
then give solo dance. To make
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music to our present-day jazz les!
who love to waltz, the ever beau
tiful aBlue Danube viii be played
Proceeds of the entertainment will
go to the hospital
Mrs. e. Benedict Cobb entertained
small company at luncheon a
| the Shorei1an1 yesterday, and Mrs
Kenna Elkins also entertained in
| formally.
Mrs. M. de Clare M. Berry VIII,
was called south in November OF
account Of sudden illness and deatl
in her family, returned last weel
to her home at 1912 X street.
! Miss Virgila Stephens left yes
Eterday for Tarrytown. N. Y. to at
tend the wedding OF Miss Alma
Chamberlain. daughter Of Docto
and Mrs. William I. Chamberlain
to Captain David Anderson Of tn,
British air force. which will tax:
place in the Sleepy Hollow Churcl
on Saturday afternoon, February
21st.
| The Michigan Agricultural Col
lege Alumnae Association will hole
q banquet Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 28, at the Garden House O.
the Grace Dodge Hotel.
Professor Thomas Gunson, mem
ber Of the college faculty and A
M. Brown, former secretary Of th'
Michigan State Board Of Agricul
ture will speak. A musical pro
gram has been arranged in whicl
Ray Turner, tenor and Lee Hutch
| ins. pianist will take part.
The erection OF memorial table
in one Of the college halls will b.
discussed.
Ma. Mamie Rose Peak, who ha
been spending the winter with he
son-in-law and daughter, Docto
and Mrs. Fred Gochnauer at Upper
Vile, Va, has come to Washington
for the weekend and is stayin,
with her daughter, Miss Maym
Ober Peak.
Mrs. Peak IS in town In connec
ton with the publication Of he
I George Washington poem entitled
"Billy Lees Dream" which ha
been put in pamphlet form by tn
D. A. r.
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