The Washington times., 1927-01-15
Guests From 1UO Md
Smart Company VUs Clever Cabaret and Fashion SOw Charity
Many Take in Garfield
Hospital Benefit After
AttendingD Dinner Dance
Both Parties Given at
Mayflower
By JEAN ELIOT

By JEAN ELIOT
WITH Mrs. George Mesta giving
y . dinner dance in the Chinese
room and the gala benefit for Gar
field Memorial Hospital going on
II the ballroom, everybody In
town. seemed to be at the May
flower last evening. And there was
q good deal OF visiting back and
forth from party to party, many Of
Mrs. Mesta's dinner guests having
taken tables for the hospital benefit
later in the evening and still others
having been asked to Join supper
parties at the fete.
The Secretary Of Agriculture and
Mrs. Jardine were the guests in
whose honor Mrs. Mesta entertained,
and she had friends from New
York, Pittsburgh and other cities
to meet them, as well as q goodly
group from Washington.
The Hospital Benefit
Guests for the Garfield Hospital
benefit were seated at tables lined
ND around the long ballroom, with
thu floor between cleared for di.nc-
ing and for the cabaret and fashion
show which proved the original
feature Of the entertainment.
Someone remarked that the pro-
ram started off ''like an old-fash.
doned church sociable," groups of
songs and "fancy dancing" being
mixed in with the style parade.
But there was Certainly nothing old
fashioned about the fashion show
and nothing churchly about the
group OF songs and monologues by
that most entertaining OF stage
favorites. Miss Sophie Tucker, who
was the "headliner" Of the program.
She was given an ovation and
there was a generous measure of
applause, too, for the charming
dancers and for Earl Carbauh. BARI
tone; Mr.. Shanahan, tenor. and Mrs.
David Kincheloe, who also con-
tributed to the program. Mrs.
Kincheloe's "Take Me Back to the
Days OF the Flannel Petticoat Gal"
was received with gales of laughter.
Pretty Maids as Mannequins
Smart spring models were shown.
with some Of Washington's pretti-
est maids and young matrons as
mannequins. Mrs. Vinton Pierce
proved the most popular model.
wearing a dozen different gowns
all lovely-with an engaging swag.
ger and displaying their points
with truly professional skill. Others
in the fashion parade, which had
its climax in a charming bridal
scene, were Miss Mary Bradley,
Miss Louise F'itzhugh, Miss Gwynn
Rust, Miss Juliet Carpenter and
Miss Maude Mason. Mrs. Marie
Moran had the program in charge.
II Representative and Mrs. Hamilton
Fish, jr., were hosts to an interest
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Breckin.
ridge Long and Mr.. and Mrs. Ever.
EFT Sanders. Representative and
Mrs. Adam Wyant and Representa-.
tive and Mrs. Fred Purnell, who
like the Fishes and their guests
had come on from Mrs. Mesta's
party, occupied a table together and
ut another table Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Reid Yates, but recently "of return"
from their country home enter
tanned number Of guests. DR.. and
Mrs. II. H. Kerr also had a party.
Among Those Present
With Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph z.
Thropp were Representative and
Mrs. Andrew J. Montague, Gen. and
Mrs. Samuel Miller, Mrs. John C.
Fremont and Mrs. William Wallace
eVVotherspoon. Mrs. Louise Cham
beers entertained q party Of guests.
including Major and Mrs. II. y.
Brainard, U. s. M. c., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Warfield, Of Alexandria,
Mrs. Louis Stewart and Mrs. Lloyd
Aspinwall were Joint hostesses at a
,fdnEside table.
I Mrs. Clarence. c. Williams, presi.
dent of the Ladies' Aid Association
OF the hospital, which arranged the
benefit, had taken two tables, but
presented one to Miss Helena Lodge
and another to Miss Mosley VIII
aiams, OF London. the guest Of Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins. Both enter.
tanned groups Of guests
Others / spied when ] could take
my eyes off the performers in.
cluded the Albanian Minister, Mr.,
Konltza; DIR. and Mrs. Walter Wells.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Walker, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, Mrs.
Simon Wolf. Mrs. William Hamil.
ton Bayly, Mr.. and Mrs. John Joyce
Frederick, DR.. and Mrs. Dunlop
Pierce Penhallow, Miss Lena Hitch.
cock, Mrs. Victor Kaufman, Lynch
. Luquer, Walter Wilcox, Harrison
Irwin, Tom Jenkins. Capt. Paul J.
McGahan, and William Bowie Clarke.
For those who could not obtain
tables. there were seats in the bal
cony--alI filled-and buffet supper
was served for the overflow" The
entertainment was in charge of a
committee, including Mrs. Williams,
Mrs. James 7. Newton. Mrs. Presley
M. Rixey and Mrs. Francis Hagner.
Il
Miss Virgila Stephens has gone to
New York for q few days and Is
staying at the Roosevelt.