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Evening star., 1927-12-04
Social Festivities
Mark Record of Week
In Diplomatic World
Sir Esme and Lady Howard
to Be Guests at Dinner.
Other Notable Functions
Listed.

The Ambassador of Great Britain
and Lady Howard will be the guests
in whose honor Judge and Mrs. Sam.
uel Graham will entertain at dinner
on Saturday, December 10. in the Chi.
nese room of the Mayflower, when
covers will be laid for 38.
Sonora de Pueyrredon, wife of the
Ambassador of the Argentine, and
their daughters will sail from Argen-
tina Wednesday, December IA, and
are expected to arrive in New York
Monday. January 2.
Sonora de Ferrara, wife of the Am.
hassador of Cuba, will be hostess at
tea Tuesday afternoon from to 6, for
which she has issued invitations.
The Ambassador of France. NJ. Clau.
del will go to Boston tomorrow to re.
main a few days.
The Ambassador was in New York
early last week for the private show
ing of an important exhibition of the
work of French painters. "L'Afrique
du Nord," including Marco, Algerie
and Tunisie, which is being held under
the patronage of the Amba ssador. The
private showing, for which invitations
were issued, was held Monday after.
noon at 3 o'clock in the Wanamaker
galleries and was opened the next day
to the public. The exhibition will
continue on view until Monday, De
cember II.
The Ambassador of Belgium and
Princess de Ligne returned yesterday
from Chicago, where the Ambassador
awarded the King Albert trophy to
the exhibitor of the best Belgian horse
at the International Live Stock Expo
sition Thursday.
The Minister of Finland, Mr.. Axel
Leonard Astrom will give a reception
Tuesday afternoon from to O'Clock
in celebration of the tenth anniver
sary of Finnish independence.
The Minister of Columbia and Sc
nora de Olaya will entertain a com
pany of 20 at luncheon today.
The Minister of the Irish Free
State, Mr. Timothy A. Smiddy, viii
entertain at dinner Wednesday eve
ming, December IA, in compliment tc
Vice President Charles G.. Dawes.
The Minister of Egypt and Nine
Sanny will return today from a briei
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Charming Costumes Worn
By Smart Society of Today
Striking Display of Dignity. Grace and Femininity
II of Other Centuries Shown in Choice
s of Evening Gowns.

who will make her formal bow De
cember %, at the Maytiower Hotel
was among the buds assisting Miss
Burch. She wore a gown after a two
| piece model, the bodice of silver ant
| zen brocade, and the skirt of biacF
/ velvet. The gown was sleeveless
and made with a bateau nccklne.
Miss Jeannette Hume, daughter OF
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rawlins Hume. is
wearing a smart evening gown oi
black transparent velvet, fitted
model, with bias panels lined with
cloth of silver falling from the shout
| ders. She is also charming in q
| frock of white chiffon, studded with
| rhinestones and crystals. the bodice
| close fitting and ihe rather short skirt
made in petal fashion
Jeweled Slippers i'm Use.
Many unusual and effective touches
are being seen at evening functions
this season. Rhinestone heels in
footwear have been the vogue for
some time, but quite new note is
the silver and brocaded slipper en-
crusted all over with the gems. Mrs.
Hempstone, wife of Comdr. Smith
.Hempstone. wore to recent charity
ball a sunset red chiffon gown. the
soft tiers of the material, and with
this charming costume she wore rhine
stone slippers,
Spanish shawls continue TO hold
their popularity. and bit different
from the usual blacks with the vari-
colored flowers designed and the soft
paStels and white is the knitted
shawl of white WOOL made after the
same fashion as the original Spanish
scarf, with long fringe of the wool
and bright red, with blue flowers ap-
pliqued or knitted, forming a border.
Mrs. William +. Dennis attracted
considerable attention at dance re-
Gently, when she entered the ball
room wearing stunning cloak OF
rows of ermine tails hung closely to-
gether. She did not remove her wrap,
which was worn over a red chiffon
gown, and on her head was close
fitting turban effect of rose and gold
brocade.
Shades of brown from the most
delicate of tan to rich chocolate, con-
tinue to reign among fashionable
colors. Mrs. Peter a. Drury is wear
ing a handsome ensemble of beige
corded crepe, the skirt caught at the
front at a low waist line by a bronze
ornament. The bodice is trimmed with
a vest of deep brown shot with gold,
and the bell sleeves have similar
trimming. With this she wears a
sable skin about her neck and brown
velvet hat
Mrs. Frank w. Stearns wore to tea
with Mr.. Stearns at the Mayf1ower
Thursday a dark blue heavy crepe
tailored gown. trimmed with pipings
of pearl gray. and vest of gray crepe
and high-crowned hat of gray vel
vet. In the company with Mr.. and
Mrs. Stearns were Mr.. and Mrs. At
water Kent, the latter wearing a
severely plain gown of ruby red satin
and small. close-fitting gray felt hat.
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stay in New York where they went
the end of the week by motor.
The Minister of the Netherlands.
Jonkheer van Royen. will go to AL
bany, \. Y. tomorrow and will be in
New York Tuesday to attend the.
meeting of the ST. Nicholas Society Of
New York. The Minister will return
Wednesday.
The naval attache of the Italian
embassy and Signora Lais Were
hosts to a company of 3S at dinner
last evening for the retiring naval
attache of the French embassy and
Nine. Willm.
The assistant military attache of
the French embassy and Nine. Lom-
bard will entertain at dinner Wednes-
day evening in compliment to the
former Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo.
Maj Lombard and Nine. Lombard
will be hosts at supper party to-
morrow night in their home on n
street, following the presentation of
Mignon by the Washington National
Opera Company, for Mr.. Edouard
Albion. director of the company and
Mrs. Albion and the artists of the
cast.
Sonora de Mejia and her infant
daughter Paulita Marie have re-
joined Senor Don F. Alfredo Mejia.
second secretary of the Salvadoran
legation, in their home, 1749 Irving
street.
The attache of the Netherlands
legation and Nine. van Schuyler
burch will have as their guest for
short time the latter's sister, Mrs.
Mckenzie Campbell. who will arrive
Wednesday from her home in Mon
treal. Canada Nine. van Schuyler
burch recently returned from Mon
treal, where she visited her parents.
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Bazaar and Supper
Thursday, December s

Mrs. Coolidge and Queen Marie OF
Rumania have contributed to the sue
cess of the bazaar and turkey supper
at All Saints Church, Chevy Chase
Circle. Thursday. December s, from IL
o'clock in the morning until 9 at night.
Donations have also been received
from the Japanese embassy, from
Nine. SZe. wife of the Minister OF
China. the Netherlands LEGATION and
the Salvador legation.
There will be tables where fancy
work, aprons, dolls. handkerchiefs and
utility articles will he on sale, and
homemade cakes and candies will
also be available
Evening star., 1927-12-04
Opera Costume Ball
Feature Event of Week

The coming week promises 10 De a
brilliant one, featured by the opera
costume bali at the Mayfower Hotel
Wednesday evening, December I.
The diplomatic patrpnesses for the
ball are Lady Isabella Howard, Mime.
de Davila, Her Highness Princess
Albert de Ligne, Nine. Marc Peter.
Nine. Alfaro, Mime. Price, Nine. Samy
Pasha, Nine. Ciechanowski. Nine. Bos-
from. Mile. Jeanne Cretziano, Nine.
van Royen, Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon.
| Dame Una Pope Hennessey, the Hon.
Mrs Knothe, Mrs. Harold FL. Sims.
Nine Bedoya, Nine. Edmond Willm
and Nine. Schlimpert.
The boxholders are Mrs. Charles G.
Dawes, Mrs. Louis Brandeis, Mrs.
Harry S. New. Mrs. William Jardine.
Mrs. Richard s. Aldrich. Mrs. Thomas
f. Bayard Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins.
Mrs Eugene Hale, Mrs. Sol Bloom.
Mrs Fred A. Britten. Mrs. Hamilton
Fish, ir.; Mrs. Joseph f. Ransdell, Mr..
| .eander McCormick-Goo G oodheart, Mrs.
George Bowie Chapman. Mrs. Henry
Dimock, Mrs. Edward T.. Gam. Mrs.
Karl ID. klemm. Mrs. George Mesta.
Mrs Francois Berger Moran, Mrs.
| Daniel c. Stapleton, Mrs. Harold
Walker and Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood.
A stately ceremony will mark the
opening of the ball. when 16 pages
with long trumpets will be posted at
the boxes on the first floor. AT 1880
o'clock six trumpeters in costume will
march down the ballroom floor to the
music of the Aida" march. The
pages will then escort the director of
the opera and Mrs. Albion and the
artists to their boxes.
Led by Mr.. Leander Mccormick
Goodheart. chairman, members of his
floor committee and the debutante
committee will start the grand march
around the ballroom after which gen
aral dancing will begin.
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The atmosphere of the ante bellum
days is d,scernible in the formal eve
nings gowns of the 1929 debu
tante.s FOR at parties and balls many
of them adopt a type of costume which
has the dignity, grace and femininity
OF other centuries
No matter how severe and sports
manlIke may he her costumes for rid
ing and other out-of-door pastimes or
for her morning strolls, the young
girl Of today, especially those who are
making their bows to society, Ike the
swish of wide sililen skirts edged with
tulle. fashioned in the most becom-
ing color.
Perhaps in no other feature of the
gowns for young girls is the quaint
original note so apparent as in the
treatment of the neckline unless. of
course. it be in the way the skirt is
cut and gathered.
So many of the debutantes have
Worn the period gown or robe de style
for their debut parties that it has
taken on itself more or less the char
acter of a uniform" but charming
one and distinctly individual
The lovely laces and berthas in the
family treasure chest. which hereto
fore had to be kept simply for we'd
dngs. can now be used for ball gowns
and debut frocks for the robe de style
lends itself so we'll to this type of
trimming.
Buds Are Independent.
However the soft chffons and vel.
vets. fashioned along straight lines.
with flares, flounces and drapes. have
retained their popularity for general
evening wear: in fact. the young Amer
nj, In inHnnondnnnn "
selecting her clothes on the theory Of
what she likes and what is most be-
coming.
Further. showing her independence,
the hoStesses of tomorrow are attend
ing afternoon teas in attire which
few years ago would have been con-
sidered bad form. or much so as is a
gentleman appearing in formal eve-
ming clothes before o'clock.
Miss Peggy Burch, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. Preston Burch, presented a
charming picture in setting of flow
ers sent to her and festooned in huge
screens of palms at her debut tea
Thursday afternoon in the Chinese
room at the Mayflower Hotel. Her
frock was of shell pink moire, fash
ioned after straight-line model. with
a wide sash of the material marking
the low waistline and giving the ef-
feet of a fitted garment. The sash
was arranged in huge bow at the
back, which reminded one of the
quaint old-fashioned hustle. Her satin
slippers matched her frock and she
carried a large bouquet of pink roses.
Mrs. Burch, receiving with her daugh-
ter, was in a gown of transparent
black velvet, made along semi-draped
lines and trimmed with touches of
rhinestones.
Miss Frances Montague Hill, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. Phillips Hill.
and niece Of Mrs. George Barnett.
Evening star., 1927-12-04
Congressional Club
To Receive FRIDAY

The Congressional Club has issued
cards for the first of it's weekly after
noon receptions of the season for Fri
day at o'clock, when the guests of
honor will be the wives of the new
members of the Congress.
Mrs. Gerry, wife of Senator Peter
Goelet Gerry, president of the club
will preside at the first business meet.
ing of the season which will be held
Wednesday morning at 1890 O'Clock
At this meeting plans will be COM
pleted for the social activities of the
club through the season.
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stay in New York where they went
the end of the week by motor.
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Alumnac Association
Plans for Christmas

The Gamma Phi Beta Alumnae AS
sociation will be entertained Tuesday
December 6, at o'clock, at the home
of miss Bucknam, 1417 Belmont
street. Plans. will be made for the
Christmas work of the association.
Evening star., 1927-12-04
A<S "
dancers.

in their honor, will entertain infor-
mally at tea for them this afternoon
at their home in Edgemoor, from 4 to
o'clock.
Prominent Washington society girls
will serve as ushers for the concert
tonight, among them being Miss Eve
lyn Walker, Miss Janet Phillips, Miss
Dorothea Lane, Miss Mary Mont
gOmery.
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Hostesses Announced
For Benefit Card Party

Mrs. Edwin p. Hinkel and Mrs.
Chester J. Mcclure will be hostosses
to the Mathis Club and friends Mon
day, December II, from to 4 o'clock,
in the clubrooms at 1926 Massachu-
setts avenue northwest. The occasion
is card party for the benefit Of the
Holy Cross foreign missionaries. Re
freshments will be served and prizes
vii be awarded each table.
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Hamilton Wright. Mrs. Howard B.
Hartswick. Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett.
Mrs Charles l.. Sturtevant, Mrs.
Charles Wilcox. Mrs. Harrison *.
Hathaway, Mrs. Henry G. Ferguson,
Mrs. Joseph Fairbanks, Mrs. Claune
Sharp Fries. Mrs. Francis Winslow.
Mrs Henry X Willard and Mrs.
Charles H. Robb.
Evening star., 1927-12-04
Tau Sigma Pi Sorority
Announces Open Dance

Tau Sigma Pi Sorority will hold
it's annual open dance at the L'Aiglon
December TO-
Miss Peggy Clarke, chairman of
the committee. has as her assista nts
Miss Virginia Shook and Miss Rose
Moffatt
The daily worker., 1927-03-26
KUOMINTANG DELEGATE DENOUNCES
IMPERIALIST LEAGUE OF NATIONS

driving out of the Communist and the
alleged willingness of the Koumin-
tang to compromise with Imperialism
which are being circulated by the
bourgeois reformist press in Western
Europe are totally unfounded.
"No Compromise.
"The Koumintang will not agree to
any compromise with imperialism
and will continue to bring the nation
al revolutionary struggle to a con-
clusion. The main line of the Kou-
mintang policy is directed towards
preserving the alliance with the So
Wet Union.
"The Koumintang is growing
stronger as is testified by the recent
conference of the executive commit
tee. That fact that Hsu Chao-chen,
the leader of the Canton workers en-
tered the national government is the
best proof of the consolidation Of the
Kuomintang ranks.
The daily worker., 1927-03-26
SECRET SAILING ORDERS FOR NAVY
INDICATE EXPEDITION TO MEXICO

vigorous protest of a liberal army
officer prevented the plan from being
approved when its announcement
within "a hours was expected. After
seizing the oil fields, the navy would
presumably take or blockade Vera
Cruz, in order to cut off Mexico City
from getting shipments Of munitions
from abroad.
Amounting To Acts of War.
Such steps would only be taken if
the United States government admin
jatration decided to defy the unan-
imous resolution of the senate that
its quarrel with Mexico be settled by
arbitration. It's termination of the
treaty against smuggling arms into
Mexico indicates that it does intend
to ignore the advise Of the senate. If
secret orders have been issued for a
naval expedition TO Mexican ports, it
means direct provocation.
The daily worker., 1927-03-26
| MusSOIinii's New Law
Prohibits Mention OF
SOmber Fascist Crime

ROME, March 25.-The Italian
chamber of deputies is hard at
work, under taskmaster MussOlini,
to perfect the worlds most drastic
censorship law.
Penalties varying from light
fines to Imprisonment for three
years and fines of $4,000 lire are
provided to wipe out pOrnOgraphy
and seditiOn. Before theatrical,
musical, dancing, pantOmine or
cinematographic productions may be
presented, they must have the dOu-
BILE approval of a special committee
of the minister of the interior and
the prefect of the province.
The prefect would have virtually
complete powers of rejection with
out appeal, also being able to with
draw approval or suspend prOduc-
tiOn at any time.
One of the things expressly for
hidden is the publication of details
of "grewsome crimes" such as the
fascist Outrages or the murder of
Matteoti.
The daily worker., 1927-03-26
Notorious Vol
Report Handed
On by Walker
Judge McAdOO ''Famiiarizes
Himself With 1t"

The report of the special American
Federation of Labor committee ap-
pointed to investigate the furriers
strike Of las year. has now been
passed on to Chief Magistrate Nc
Adoo, so Mayor Walker has an
nOunced.
It was turned over to Mayor Walk
er two weeks ago by the members of
the committee and President William
Green, and at that time the A. F. of
L. officials denied that they made
any charges of graft against the New
York police but claimed that the fur
workers had made such charges and
their statements were handed to the
mayor for his consideration.
Mayor Walker now announces that
Magistrate McAdoo will "familiarize
himself with the case" and report to
the mayor on Monday about assign
ing some magistrate to take. testi-
mony in the investigation Vi the
charges.
The daily worker., 1927-03-26

WASHINGTON, (FP).-Relatives
of naval officers have been telling
their friends that secret sailing or
ders have been issued for service in
the Caribbean, and the navy depart
ment is buzzing with gossip about
probable service on the Mexican
coast. If these reports are true, the
Coolidge-Mellon administration is
sending naval expedition to en-
courage a revolt against the Mexican
government by the extreme clerical
and reactionary forces, who have the
backing of the American oil interests
for which Mellon, Sinclair and De-
heny are spokesmen.
If such an expedition were sent
its first task would probably be tc
seize the Tampico oil fields, as was
planned during the world war by the
general staff. AT that time, only the
The daily worker., 1927-03-26

MOSCOW, March 25.-Shao Li-tsi
who was the Koumintang's repre-
sentative at the recent Brussels anti
congress, has arrived here
and given the Moscow press an inter-
view on his impressions of the con-
gress and his views of the situation
in China. He said:
"The Kuomintang looks upon the
league of nations as a tool in the
hands of Imperialism, for the op-
preston of the weak nations and the
encirclement of the Soviet Union.
Fears Chinese Unions.
81 attach great Importance to the
Brussels congress which will play an
immense role in the creation of a
true international unity.
"The fact that the British gov
ernment did not allow representatives
of the Koumintang and the All-China
Trade Union Federation to enter
England after they were invited by
the London Trade Union Council and
prominent leaders of the British
trade union movement, once more
proves that the British government
fears approachment between the
English working class and the nation
al revolutionary movement.
"Rumors about the alleged split
within the Koumintang including the
The daily worker., 1927-03-26
Ford Hires Man
to Write His
Articles
Say He Threatened To Upset
SapirO's Apple Cart

DETROIT, March 25--Henry Ford's
literary offerings, which appeared on
his own page in the Dearborn Inde-
pendent, were all written by William
]. Cameron, editor of the publication,
the latter testified today at the mil
lion-doIIar Ford-Sapiro libel suit.
Cameron told the jury in Federal
Court here that he wrote the Ford
articles, giving the billionaire's "phil-
osophical thoughts"
Federal Judge Fred NJ. Raymond
meanwhile again ruled out all ques-
tions relating to the Jewish race as
a whole. The court added, however,
that he would allow questions touch
ing upon individual Jews or small
group of Jews.
Attorneys for Henry Ford were on
the defensive today in the million dol
lar Ford-Sapiro libel suit following
two rulings by Federal Judge Fred M.
Raymond. Aaron Sapiro, so-called
wheat king, gained ground when the
court first permitted him to elimin-
ate 81 of mis- 141 alleged libels and
then indicated that the auto kings
attacks on individual Jews might be
admitted to evidence to show Ford's
malice toward Sapiro.
Ford Threatened SapirO
The first sensation Of the Ford
Sapiro million-dollar libel suit came
this afternoon when James Martin
Miller, New York writer testified
Henry Ford had threatened in 1928
to expose Aaron Sapiro, the So
called wheat king.
The threat was voiced " tAe aato
king, said Miller, during visit to his
office at Dearborn, Michigan.
Miller quoted Ford as saying: q
think we will upset his (Sapiro's)
applicant" "
"Ford said 'Sapiro is organizing the
farmers with the Jews. The Indepen-
dent has a large circulation among
the farmers and we are going to ex-
pose him and l think will upset his
apple-cart."
Judge Raymond excluded from
Aaron Sapiro's libel declaration ar
attempted definition of the word
"Jew", as used by Ford. Ford uses
the word, Sapiro declared, as term
of "reproach, hatred, contumely and
scorn."
On the other hand, some of the
matter excluded in the revision, by
Gallagher, Sapiro's attorney, was ac-
ceptable to Ford's lawyers. They
protested against having to change
their case.
In commenting on Mr.. Gallagher's
amendment to strike out the nine
teenth count of the indictment, which
was based on an editorial appearing
in the Independent, Mr.. Hanley con-
tinued:
1--WE plead the truth of the matter
set forth in that count and stand pre-
pared to prove that Mr.. Sapiro is &
CRATER, fakir, fraud and cheat
The daily worker., 1927-03-26
HOTEL WORKERS
IN ORGANIZATION
CAMP PAICN IN NY.
Series Of Big Meetings
Being Arranged

Several hundred were present at an
enthusiastic meeting held at the Hotel
and Restaurant Workers Hall, 1873
w. 51st st., called for the purpose of
beginning an intensive organizational
campaign.
H. M. Wicks, j. Lesino, Michael
Overmyer, and p. Pascal Cosgrove,
secretary organizer of the union,
were among the speakers who en-
phasized the vital Importance Of inn
mediately bringing into the New York
organization the thousands of under
paid, overworled employees in the
city's hotels, restaurants and clubs.
Big Meetings Soon.
Plans were definitely laid at this
meeting for series of mass meetings
to reach all classes of workers in
hotel and restaurant work. The first
meeting will be held for Greek work.
ers on next Tuesday evening, the
goth. On Monday, April A. meet
ing will be called for Italian, French,
and Spanish workers, and the third
meeting, to be held at Bryant Hall,
41st st. and 9Th Ave-, hotel and res
taurant workers Of all nationalities
will be invited.
Results Expected.
Lesino, former organizer Of the
hotel workers in New York, reminded
the men Of the struggles Of 1912 and
1918, and urged them to make a con-
certed effort to form a strong, vital
union in this city.
P. Pascal Cosgrove, in discussing
the campaign for building up an eff
fective organization in New York, said
that the next few months will see a
program of agitation and organiza-
tion which will show real results.
The daily worker., 1927-03-26
Coolidge Backs Williams

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Jn-
limited backing for Admirals William
and Hough was the decision of the
administration at today's cabinet
meeting,
The two admirals have been given
the widest discretion possible" and
hey will be backed to the limit, cabi-
net members said after the meeting.
This means that if Admiral Williams
decides to involve the United States
in war with the Chinese nation over
Standard Oil properties, he may do so.
That the administration is willing
to proceed to any extreme is indicated
by the despatch of additional troops
to China. Six more cruisers are now
enroute to Chinese waters to rein
force the Asiatic fleet, and Admiral
Williams can have as many more as
he deems necessary, cabinet members
declared.
Chinkiang was bombarded today by
the American destroyer William B.
Preston according to dispatch to the
Navy Department from Admiral c. S.
Williams, commander Of Che Asiatic
fleet.
The message did not state the num-
ber Of Chinese killed by American
fire. Americans are preparing to
leave Chinkiang, Admiral Williams
said. (Chinkiang is strategical.y
important city between Shanghai and
Nanking, which the Nationalist's
troops took several days ago.)
Nanking Reported In Flames
LONDON. March 25.---As result
Of the bombardment of Marking by
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