The Washington times., 1927-01-12
RIDING CLUB
FETE HUGE
SUCCESS
Brilliant Gallery Views
Thrilling Program at
Benefit Show
By JEAN ELIOT

- the Washington Riding and
Hunt Club last evening-and very
little of that!
In truth the house could have
been sold twice over, for everybody
wanted to see the society horse
show, which was put on by a
group OF our most accomplished
horselnen and horsewomen for the
benefit Of the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club, and to whose support
rallied a most distinguished group
q service folk, diplomats and society
folk.
Rough riders" from Fort Myer
Gontributed a thrilling "act." A
merry game Of musical chairs"
elimaxed the entertainment, with
Captain Enrique Prieto, of the Cuban
embassy, as tha winner And in
between some Of the finest horses
~ Washington were shown in a
variety Of classes.
Pretty girls in smart riding toys
and wearing engaging little jockey
caps sold cigarettes, candy and
piping hot bouillion-snapped up
gratefully by spectators who found
Their ring-side seats a bit chilly as
rne evening progressed.
Mile. HeiImann Heroine
Nile. Claire Heilmann, daughter
90 the French consul general at San
francisco, almost cornered the rib
BON market, taking two blues and
red in three Of the principal fea-
lures Of the evening. Other. heroines
g the show were Miss Elizabeth
jackson and Miss Lydia Archbold,
who showed good horsemanship with
the hunt entries, and Miss Margot
Couzens, daughter of Senator and
Mrs. James CouZens, who took q
prand'new blue and a brand-new
silver cup with her equally brand
new mount white Tail" It was
her first appearance in a Washing.
ton horse show.
Another rider greeted with
Drignakovitch, press representative
with the Serbian legation. Monocled
and slim of figure, he controlled a
FESTIVE horse with one hand. the
Other having been disabled in the
war.
Evening Dress VS.. Riding Toys
Dinners preceding the show and
supper parties arranged to follow
Il contributed in no small measure
/ to the effectiveness Of the scene,
since the guests for these several
tetes were all in evening drss.
Col. and Mrs. Gorge Thorpe and
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Henry T. Allen
SHARED a box and their guests were
the Minister Of Sweden and Nine.
Bostrom, the Counselor of the Hun
garian Legation and Nine. Pelenyi,
Miss Elise Church, Miss Martha
everett, Mr.. Gregory Rogers and
MIR. Thomas Dauber.
Mrs. Thorpe was chairman of the
show and Mrs. Allen chairman of
the finance committee.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. John A. Le-
Jeune shared box with Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Dion Williams.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood had
g her guests in box Maj. Gen. and
MRS. George A. Barnett, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Joerissen. Mr.. and Mrs. |
William A. Scully, Mrs. Woods
brother, Williams Phelps Emo, Miss
Mary Morgan and Major Robert !
Goetz. ~.
Ismail Kamel Bey, charge DAT.
taires of Egypt, had in his box Mrs. |
Ernest Thompson Seton and George
Wadsworth, Of the State Depart |
ment. After the show he entertained
. large company of guests at supper |
~ the legation, among them some |
who had viewed the show from other |
box parties. Mr.. and Nine. Gonzales |
Prada, Of the Peruvian embassy, had |
|a dinner first and took their guests
TO the show. Among those in their |
party were Capt. and Mrs. Frank B. |
|Freyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ballet Wilson enter
tanned at a box party at the horse |
SHOW, later taking their guests to the |
Carlton Club for the supper dance. |
Their guests were the Minister Of |
Persia, Mira Devoud Khan Meta; |
DR.. Emil Wiehl, first secretary of |
THE German embassy; Senator and |
MRS. Henrik Shipstead, Brig: Gen. |
and Mrs. A. c. Dalton, Mrs. Morris |
Evans and Miss Meta Evans and |
Mr.. Swift.
Looking Backward
Many figures stand out in mem.
|ory-the dashing minister Of Den.
mark among the judges, with Gen.
|eral Allen. Admiral Grayson and |
Gen. Charles G.. Treat. The minis
ter Of Albania. Mr.. Konitza, "look-
hing 'em over" from the ringside.
MRS. Joseph Strauss shepherding
her group Of salesgirls-Miss Fran
Ices Mckee. Miss Helen Strauss,
Miss Lila Huckerman, Miss Fran
|cesca Stewart and the rest. And
Comdr. Theodore Jewell. serving as
first assistant mad counting over |
the money taken in.
Others glimpsed were Major Harry |
Leonard, Representative and Mrs. |
Sol Bloom and Miss Vera Bloom,
William Bowie Clarke, Mrs. Samuel
Warren Miller, Mrs. Harry Lee
Rust, Major and Mrs. Conger Pratt,
DR.. and Mrs. Macpherson Crichton,
Mr.. Dintchitch, Of the Serbian le.
cation, Mrs. Victor Kaufman,
Mrs. John Crayke Simpson, Mrs. |
Sinclair Bowen, Mrs. Delos Blodgett
both riding-Edward Van De-
vanter, Mrs. Charles B. Drake, Miss
Delphine Heyl and Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Orme Exnicios.
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GERMAN ENVOY HOST
70 SECRETARY KELLOGG
The German Ambassador and
Baroness Nathan entertained at
dinner last evening at the embassy
in honor Of the Secretary Of State
and Mrs. Kellogg.
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MRS. HOY HOSTESS
AT LUNCHEON PARTY
Mrs. John NJ. Hoy, Of Albany,
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