The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-21
Former Washington Girl Organizes
Ihenter School for Junior League
Mrs. Christopher La
Fargo, Once Louisa
Hoar, Bobs Up in Arts
tic Field
By JEAN ELIOT


THE Junior League of New York
4 is starting a theater school
this season for the benefit Of its
large membership and who do you
suppose Is head Of the COMMITTEES
in charge?-the very gifted and
charming Mrs. Christopher LaFarge,
who was Louisa Hoar, Of Washing
ton.
Ever since It was organized the
New York Junior League has given
annually theatrical entertainment
or pageant for the benefit Of its
plailanthropies. And now, If you
please, the organization will insist
that five months dramatic training
must be completed by any of its
members who aspire to take part
In any of the public entertainments
under the auspices Of the league.
Glasses In Drama
Glasses are to be held at the league
headquarters and the special courses
will be superintended by the John
Murray Anderson Robert Hilton
School Of the Drama. There will be
training In dramatic art, motion pic.
ture acting, scenic and costume
designing and other branches Of
theater art. Moreover, there viii be
q series OF Junior League produc-
tions for limited audiences under
the direction Of the Anderson Milton
School. 1t Is with this school of
the theater, by the way, that Robert
Bell, one-time director of Wash
ington's Rams Head Players, is now
connected.
Gifted Girls
Both Louisa Hoar and her sister,
Frances, now Mrs. Reginald Foster,
were members of the Junior League
In Washington as girls and were
instigators OF most of the first rate
private theatricals put on here. In
deed, they had quite q transforming
career-always for charity, however
las they appeared In q number of
clever amateur productions in New
York and were members of the Ia
nous Vincent Club OF Boston.
The daughters of Mrs. Frederick
Gillett, wife of Senator Gillett, they
made their debut in washington
while their stepfather was Speaker
Of the House and until they married
and deserted the Capital, they were
leaders in the smart young set.
Their father was the late Repre-.
sentative lockwood Hoar and they
are granddaughter of the late
Senator Hoar.
The Reginald Fosters have lived
abroad much Of the time since
their marriage, but believe they
are now back In Boston. Christie
pher La Fargo, whom Louisa Hoar
married, is the son--or is It grand.
son 2-of John LaFarge, the famous
portrait painter; and In New York
he and his pretty wife are affili.
ated with q very delightful artistic
group.
Senator and Mrs. Gillett, who
are now In Massachusetts,. are ex-
pected in Washington the first Of
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Buchanan,
of Washington and Warrenton, Va,
are passing q few days at the st.
Regis Hotel, New York.
Mrs. Allen wallace and her
daughter, Miss Anne Marie Wal.
lace, Of New York, are now in
Washington and viii be at the
Mayflcwer for q week or ten days
before returning to Paris where
Miss wallace will resume her
studies. They have been the guests
cf Mrs. Edward L. Reyes In South
anpton FOR the last month.
49,
Major George Luberoff, u. 8. A.,
and Mrs. LuberoM arrived In wash
ington yesterday from Camp Perry,
Ohio, and will be at the Mayflower
until tonight when they are leav.
ing for sc. Louis where Major Lu-
heroff has been assigned to duty.