The Washington times., 1927-09-16
Season Opens AuspiciousIy With Party
At Popular Night Club: Many Dinners Arranged
f'0ld Draper Ballroom"
Appears in Startling.
New Dress; Spontaneous
Gayety
Rv Jean ELInT

fTHE Club st. Marks and the
season opened simultaneously
last evening when goodly group
Eassembled to dine and dance. to
inspect pleasant rendezvous in a
new dress and to wish success to
Mrs. Helen Ray Hagner and George
1Tinnigerode, favorites in society,
who are associated in the direction
OF this smart night club.
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh and Mrs.
John Allan Dougherty seemed to be
Joint hostesses at one Of the most
Interesting parties Of the evening,
among those with them being Mrs.
Harold Walker. Mrs. Robert Hen
derson. Brig. Gen. William e. Hor.
ton. @. Alvarez de Beunavista, of
THE Peruvian Embassy, and William
Bowie Clarke. Mrs. Walkers
sister, Mrs. Edward Finkensteadt,
was in another group; and others
III spied were Miss Juliet Janin, Miss
Alice Cults, Miss Elizabeth Jobe,
Miss Dorothea Lane, Miss Helen.
Gatley, Ward Brown, James G.
crawford, George williams, Earle
Van Wagner and Raymond Rich,
ardson.
Among Those Present"
a Mr.. and Mrs. John Lewis Smith
were hosts to a party which in.
cIuded Mrs. Harry Kite and Myron
Parker, jr. Miss Frazier Mitchell
was among Mr.. and Mrs. e. Lyman
Huffman's guests. Others present
were Mrs. Francois Berger Moran,
Miss Madeleine MeCandless, Mr..
and Mrs. Dorsey Hyde. Mr.. and
AIRS. John d. Maury, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henning Nelms, Mrs. Robert Clary
Ray, Mr.. and Mrs. John Francis
Shaw, who entertained a numbereof
guests; Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel G..
1Chace and Mrs. Jesse Nicholson.
A Vivid Note
K Vivid orange and black have
been used by way Of decoration in
striking effect, startling change
sfrorn the dim richness of the
fDraper ballroom" scene of sone
written into social history. It was
the late Mrs. William r. Draper
snsed to give annually a costume
sball for her daughter Miss Mar.
garet Draper, now Princess Bon
compagni, There will be those
who viii regret the metamorph
OF the stately room. but the new
effect is gayer and probably much
better suited to the atmosphere Of
y night club.
Spontaneous Festivity
Exhibition dances were given at
Intervals last evening by Marion
Chace and Lester Shafer, who are
to dance at st. Marks through the
season. There was daintiness
and genuine grace about their mum.
kbers-a lovely waltz and a quantity
costumed gavotte- which was most
appealing and the two, both Wash.
1ngtonians, were giveT. a warm
swelcome. Then, toward the end
Eof the evening, picturesque little
person in blue, Nine. Giraldi, stood
up and began to sing rather non.
ehalantly such favorites az
.'Cherie. = Me and Ny Shadow, 4
: anu Tic cudiIlliIlS Olu SIypSys
Sweetheart. 1t was all very spon-
taneous and contributed in no small
measure to a delightful evenings
entertainment.
! sOIAYAs HOME
FROM MASSACHUSETTS
The Colombian Minister and
Nine. 0laya have returned toI
Washington from Marion, Mass. /,
and win be at the MayfIower over
the weekend while the legation att
1340 Massachu Ave. Is being
made ready for occupancy.
-
The minister OF the irish Free
State, Timothy Sniddy who Is visit. !.
ing on Long Island, IS expected foI
4eturn the latter part Of next week
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmee q. CHI Will
leave Washin gton Saturday to spend