Evening star., 1927-10-26
Halloween Costume Dance
BY Pythian Sisters.

by Pythian sisters.
Mrs. Gertrude Wilson, most excel
lent chief of Friendship Temple, Pyth
ian Sisters, and chairman of the young
ladies' committee for the costume bal
of the knights of Tythias, which vii
take place Monday evening at O'Clock
In Pythian Temple at 10l2 Ninth
street northwest. announces as a par
tial list of members of this commit
tee Mrs. Nettie Lynn. Mrs. Bessie
Woody. Mrs. Sarah Sithens. Mrs. Gar
nett Fortune, Mrs. Ferlander. Mrs
Beatrice Range, Miss Lucinda For
tune. Miss Kathryn Wilson and Miss
Elizabeth Wilson.
Attractively costumed as milkmaids
:, members of this committee will assist
in the cabaret. which is 10 be one OF
the pf ointment features of the ball, and
which will be staged in the banquet
hall of the temple. The decorations
and arrangement of the cabaret will
suggest an old-fashioned country barn
turned into scene of merrNmaklnS
for the Halloween season. pumpkin
pies such as grandmother used 10
make, doughnuts. frankfurters. cofee
and other goodies will be served un-
der the direction of the refreshment
committee. headed by Mrs. Lola '.
Marks, grand mistress Of records ana
correspondence of the Grand Temple,
Pythian Sisters.
The ball. which is TO he i'm the ma
ture of a barn dance, will take pace
I'm the auditorium of the temple. which
will he elaborately decorated Tor lne
occa sion. and where dancing, 10 the
music Of a fivepiece orchestra, Will oe
continuous from to II o'clock. This
celebration. which is for the benefit of
Pythian Temple, is expected to be one
of the most brilliant social events ever
staged by this order, and is open 10
the public as we'll as to the members
of all fraternal orders in the city. the
general committee is headed by Mr..
Edgar c. Snyder, grand chancellor OF
the Knights of Pythias of the DOMAIN
Of the District OF Columbia.
The card party to be given by the
District of Columbia Federation or
women's Clubs at the Willard Hotel
Saturday, at = O'Clock, promises TO he
one of the most successful affairs the
federation has ever sponsored. The
chairman for prize Mrs. virginia
White Speel. is arrAnGlng to have an
attractive prize for each table. Thete
will be candy for sale during the art
ernoon. Mrs. Edgar A. Merritt. f1rst
vice president of the federation. is gen
eral chairman for the card party. and
requests tnOSS ldkluS W p'NeAs'N
furnish their cards.
The hostesses for the party are Mrs.
Virginia White Speel, Mrs. Howard
w. Hodgkins, Mrs. John w. F'rizzeli
and Mrs. Ellis Logan. The committee
on table reservations is: Mrs. Charles
III. Jones, chairman: Mrs, +. w. Glib
bon, vice chairman; Mrs. Eugene
Pitcher, Mrs ]. c. Hemphill Mrs. Eva
Criswell, Mrs. Arthur Fessenden and
Mrs. John Boyle. jr.: for prizes. Mrs.
Virginia White Speel tchairman), Mrs.
Clyde Aitchison. Mrs. Nina Van Win
Ikle, Mrs. Ruby Smith Stahl and Mrs.
Lucy Cash; for tickets Mrs. Edgar b.
Merritt (chairman). Mrs. Wallace
ham and Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, and
for candy, Mrs. William F.. Chamber
lin (chairman); Mrs. Gertrude Bischoff.
Mrs. Tanner F. Rorke, Mrs. Sarah
Deeds, Mrs. Thomas II. Farris, Mrs.
William Trauty, Mrs. w. w. Stock
berger, Mrs. G. L. Peckham, Mrs. Jo-
seph B. McNary, Mrs. Otto Hammer
lund, Mrs. F. G. Await and Mrs. Will
liam La Ware.
The Judge Lynn Chapter, D. A. r..
additional patronesses for its benefit
bridge party to be held Saturday aft
srnoon, at 2 o'clock. at the Mayfiower
Hotel Mrs. John M. Beavers, vice
president general, n. s. ID. A. r.; Mrs.
James NJ. Wiley, State regent. ID. C..
d. A. r.: Mrs. David d. Caldwell, vice
regent: Miss Harriet NJ. Chase, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Roscoe
Oatley. treasurer: Mrs. Harry NJ.
Thompson, historian; Mrs. Constance
Goodman, chaplain; Mrs. Carter Brew
ster Keene. Mrs. Frank Morrison. Mrs.
Frederick Brake, Mrs. Harry w. Dowl-
ing, Mrs. Pedro Capo- Rodriguez, Miss
Helen Harman. Mrs. James III. Har-
per, Miss Annie NJ. Alexander, Mrs.
Edmund K Fox Mrs. ROYAL l.. Shu-