Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
Virginia Society Reception
And Ball at Willard Tonight.


announced by the Society of Virginia
to be held tonight at the Willard
Hotel wiz not only afford Virginians
and their guests an opportunity to
acquaint themselves with the greater
Virginia movement, which is attract
ing wide attention, but will also give
them an opportunity to meet their
representatives in Congress, as the
entire Virginia delegation in Congress
and their wives have been invited to
assist the president of the society and
Mrs. Byars in the receiving line.
Sponsors, representing the ten con-
gressional districts of Virginia and
the District of Columbia, under the
leadership of Miss Myrtle E. Ketcham,
queen of sponsors, will act as hostesses
for their respective districts, and as
sist the introductory committee in ex.
lending the acquaintance of members
and their guests.
They are: First congressional dis
trict, Miss Lillian Morriss; second dis
trlct, Miss Douglas Ross; third dis
trict, Miss Anna Louise Hubbard;
fourth district, Miss Lillian Fleming:
fifth district, Miss Louise Reed: sixth
district, Miss V. Blanche Howell:
seventh district, Miss Nancy Wash.
ington Miller; eighth district, Miss
Bernice Brewer; ninth district, Miss
Lillian Bales; tenth district. Miss
Frances Marshall. and the District of
Columbia, Miss Ellen Stuart.
Nhe Sponsors of the Society of Viz
ginia have formed a permanent or.
ganization, composed of present and
former sponsors, which, as time
passes, will become more and more a
society itself.
A. real treat is in store for those
who attend the meeting Saturday
night, as Col. LIE Roy Hodges, who is
recognized as one of Virginia's most
delightful public speakers, will give
an address.
Mr. Frank S. Bright will be the
principal speaker at the Saturday
Night Forum supper tonight which
will be given by the Woman's Nation
al Democratic Club at it's clubhouse.
$40 Connecticut avenue, the subject
of the evenings discussion being
Lobbying" Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell,
who will have as her guests Mrs.
Henry t. Rainey, Miss Grace Shall
lenberger and Miss Rogers, will pre-.
side and introduce the speaker.
Among others who have made res
| erVauons for the supper are Mr.. and
Mrs. Huston Thompson, Mrs. Sara h
Stokes Halkett, who will have sew
eral guests; DIR. and Mrs Edward b.
Meigs, Mrs. Blair Banister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Nelson, Mrs. Minnie Fish.
| er Cunningham. who will have as her
guests Miss Elizabeth Hauser of Gi.
rard, Ohio, and Mr.. Harry Slattery:
Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abrams, Mrs.
George M. Eckels, whose guests will
be Miss Ruth NJ. Oberly and Mr.. H.
Stanley Hfnrichs; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
S. Bright and Mrs James G.. Field,
| Mr.. Howard Sutherland, alien prop.
erty custodian and Mrs. Sutherland,
| viii be the guests of honor at the tea
given at the Women's City Club, %
! Jackson place from 4:30 to o'clock
| tomorrow afternoon by the hospital.
| ity committee. DR.. A Frances Foye is
! chairman and with Mrs. J. Garfield
| Riley, will receive. Members Of the
committee will assist Mrs. Lily Belle
! Lockwood will preside at the tea table
| assisted by Mrs. Elizabeth K Peoples
All club members are invited to attend