Evening star., 1925-03-21

Andrews returned earlier in the week
from Kentucky, where she went to
assist in organizing the State for the
Monticello movement, and had
scarcely time to rest before leaving
at midnight Wednesday night for
New York.
Mrs James Prior Tarvin, who has
recently returned to her apartment
on Q street after a prolonged illness
that confined her to the hospital. has
as her guest Mrs. Eugene l. Shinkle
of Spokane, Wash.
Elaborate preparations are under
way for the annual dinner and inau-
gural OF the White House Press Cor
respondents Association, at which
President Coolidge is to be the guest.
this evening at the Mayflower. Under
the direction of f. Ross BARLEY, late
iy Associated Press correspondent at
the White House, and now secretary
to the Vice President, the program
for the evening includes short
speeches by President Coolidge. Mr..
Longworth, Senator Moses, Postmas-
ter General New. Mr.. John Hays
Hammond and Mr.. c. Bascom Slemp.
BY play on the guests of honor and
on public affairs and politics will also
be features of tho dinner. Ceremonies
incident TO the induction into office of
the officers-elect are the occasion for
the dinner.
Capt Harry Martel Guynn, military
attache to the Central America" " Re
publics. who is now on leave o. alb
sence in the United States, Is at
present at the Mayhower, with Mrs.
Guynn.
Mrs. Frederick E. Chaplin has re-
turned from a two-week visit TO her
son-in-law and daughter, Nd. and Mrs.
William Meekins. in their lovely home at
Druid Hills, Hendersonvilie, n. c.
The Rock Creek Hunt Club will
meet at the Congressional Country
Club this afternoon. tea Will be
served there after the hunt.
Bclleau Wood Memorial
Entertainment Successful.
Tragic memories of Belleau Wood
were lost last night in the brilliant
entertainment given to benefit the
memorial. several hundred important
members Of society paying tribute TO
the great conception. The entertain
ment accompanying what was termed
a ball was so brilliant and all-satis-
y W
religious compunctions were we'll
satisfied without dancing. while
others OF less religious feeling re-
mained until long after midnight to
dance.
It started with the we'll served
Oriental or Chinese dinner in the
Willard room, where ropes of lighted
lanterns from the chandeliers and
umbrellas shading the side lights
,r-Al
Of the guests were in rich costumes
of China
Chairs were arranged in the large
ballroom TO accommodate those
watching the play. and after that
the dances from AN Evening OF Nah
Jong" filled an hour with artistic
beauty.
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer. president
of the Belleau Wood Memorial Asso-
citation, received the guests, assisted
by the Minister OF China and Nine.
SEE and Mrs. Mason Gulick, chairman
of the committee in charge OF the
benefit. Mrs. Frazer wore a Chinese
costume of old rose, embroidered in
small figures, and black headdress
and Chinese shoes in blue and oyster
white. Nine. SEE was in her native
costume Of pale blue Chinese
silk. with small figures embroidered
in silver gray, with which she wore
conventional European slippers of
silver brocade with French heels. Her
black hair was coiled low at the back
OF her head with a string Of pearls
entwined in the loose knot. Solitaire
diamonds hung from her ears. Mrs.
Gulick's costume was of canary yell
low, embroidered in oyster white and
dark blue, and she had an ornament
in her hair of pearls and crystals
which hung In a fringe over her fore
head. Col. L. Mason Gulick made the
presentation.
Tho Sweetmeat Came" written by
Ruth Comfort Mitchell, was directed
by Mrs. Emma L. Ostrander and
given by members OF the Arts Club
Players. Mrs. George Barnett was as
sisted as stage manager by Mrs. Maud
Howell Smith. The cast of the play
included Mrs. Edna ELLIS Hilton, Mrs.
Jean Far1nan Petersen, Mr.. Arthur J.
Rhodes and Mr.. Denis E. Connell, and
they gave finished performance
worthy OF professionals The costumes
and stage settings were loaned by
Mrs. Barnett.
Following the short play the dance
Of the tiles" from "A Game of NAH
Jong." given some weeks ago with
much success for the benefit of the
same association, was repeated, after
which Miss Katharine Hayden and
Mr.. Edward Keane, appearing at the
President Theater In Rain" danced
the "Pago Pago" dance.
The Streets OF Peking" in the
small ballroom were unusually allur-
ing and suggested the original as de.
scribed by the unfortunate step
mother in The Sweetmeat Game" ;"
when the celebration Of the New
Year is in progress. The Sacred
Dragon himself was there. and all
around the room were enticing
booths, where games of chance were
in progress, pink lemonade" and ice
cream and cake could be purchased,
|. flowers were for sale, and candy,
cigars and cigarettes at another
booth, and two fortune teIlers, In
Chinese costume, though speaking
English. were busy in their corner.
Following these dances was the
delightful dance of the little children
who had been 80 we'll drilled by Miss
Hawke that not a word of prompting
was necessary. In the first group
were Marguerite Hess, Margu ue rite
Thornton, Edna Lee Unrugh and
Catherine Crenenberg. In the second
group were Elizabeth Keyes, Carroll
Morrison Smith, Helen Armstrong
and Miss Bernadette Crouch. Dane
ing In the third group were Baiette
Schmidt, Jaqueline Churchill, Helen
Dick and Catherine Prichard, and In
the fourth group. Audrey Seiber, Mar
garet Van Horon, Olga Lindgren and
Margaret Scott.
Dinner and Box Parties.