The Washington times., 1926-01-22
SOCIETY FOLK
TO ENTERTAIN
DIRT FARMER
Cosmopolitan Group In
vited to Meet Delegates to
Farm Board Convention
BY JEAN ELIOT

tWlf1E uilL Ad1iucA pei
al in the delegates to the con-
vention of the National Board of
Farm Organizations-wil have
taste of the social life of Wash
ington in it's most cosmopolitan
and interesting aspects at the tea
which the chairman of the or
ganization. Charles S. Barrett, is to
give in their honor on the after
noon of February when the con-
vention will be in session here.
Istead of concentrating upon the
group of official folk with whom
the delegates would normally come
in contact, Mr.. Barrett has invited
a number of women prominent in
the social life of the capital and
Representing widely divergent
groups-diplomats, judiciary, cab
ineteers. and resident society-to
assist him in welcoming his guests;
and visitors from all over the
country will be given a glimpse OF
a cross section Of Washington life.
In Historical Home
The reception will be given at
1871 I Street, the historic property
which was purchased some time ago
nv the farm organizations which
are members of the National Board.
Familiar to many prominent Wash
inxtoniai1s when it was the nome
Of Mrs. William A. Slater and the
late Mr.. Slater, it dates from the
early days of the Capital and is
associated with the first John
Wanamaker to achieve fame, with
William C. whitney one time
Secretary of the Navy and with the
Frelinghuysens of an Older day.
The National Board or Farm Or
carnations is the most important
of the agricultural organizations.
representing all sorts OF interests
cattle growers, milk producers
grain growers, cotton growers, ct al.
DELEGATES to it's convention are from
all parts of the country and form
an influential group. Invitations to
meet them have been sent by Mr..
Barrett to the Diplomatic Corps, the
legislative. Executive and judicial
branches of the Government and
others prominent in the social life
of Washington.
Mrs. Dawes to Receive
Mrs. Dawes, wife of the Vice
President, will receive with Mr.. Bar
rett and others receiving Will be
Mrs. William Howard Taft, Mrs.
Edward Terry Sanford, Mrs. Har-
Ian Fiske Stone, Mrs. Frank B. KEEL
logg, Mrs. william Jardine, Mrs
Arthur Capper, Mrs. Edward e.
Gam, Mrs. clifford Pinchot, Mrs. j.
Borden Hartman, Mrs. Charles w.
Holman and Mrs. William Hard.
Those assisting will be Nine.
Peter, Mrs. George Wharton Pep
per. Mrs William M. Butler. Mrs.
James E. Watson, Mrs. Lawrence
TYSON, Mrs. Frederick Gillett. Mrs.
Charles L. McNary,l Mrs. John B.
Kendrick, Mrs. Hendrick Shipstead,
Mrs. John Philip Hill, Mrs. James
G.. Strong. Mrs. Fred S. Purnell,
Mrs. Daniel R. Anthony. Mrs. Henry
Getty Chiffon, Nine. PeIenyi, Mrs.
Eugene Meyer. jr.. Mrs. Henry
Leonard, Mrs. Frederick Brooke.
Mrs, Truxtun Beale, Mrs. Mont
gomery Blair, Mrs. Frank West,
Mrs. Anne Archbold, Mrs. John b.
Henderson, Mrs. Thomas f Walsh,
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, Mrs.
Stanley Rinehart, Mrs. Frederick
Keep, Mrs. Everett Sanders, Mrs.
Adolph Caspar Miller, Miss Mabel
Boardman and Mrs Allen Dulles.
: Owing TO the widespread misery
and loss occasioned by the floods in
Belgium. of which narrowing ac-
counts have just reached Washing
ton. Baroness de Cartier has can
celed the small dance she had
planned for February at the Bel.
GUM Embassy. The dance will be
taken over by Mrs. Letter.
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