The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-07
BOXES TAKEN
FOR CHURCH
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Plans for Presentation
of THE Cross Trium-
plant" to Continue
Through Summer

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Summer will bring no cessation
in the preparations being made
Tor the presentation Of THE Cross
triumphant" the pageant BY Mrs.
Minnigerode Andrews. which win
be given in the Washington Audi
forum, on Friday evening, Octo-
Der -. and again Saturday after
noon, October 20, in honor OF the
delegates to the general conven-
ton Of the Episcopal Church, to
be held In Washington at that
time.
The Bishop OF washington, the
Right Rev. James e. Freeman, is
honorary chairman OF the commit
tee sponsoring the presentation.
and Mrs. James Carroll Frazer IL
active chairman.
Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis IL
chairman Of boxes. And reserya-
tons are also being made through
Mrs. Rose Gouveneur Hoes, at the
Willard Social Bureau
Those who have already made
box reservations are Mrs. G. C.
Glover, Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock,
Mrs. Carroll Glover, Mrs. Guy ID.
Golf, Mrs. Henry w. Fitch. Mrs.
William c.. Rives. Mrs. Edward
Meigs. Mrs. John Rutherford,
Mrs. John Hays Hammond. Mrs.
Sidney G. Cloman, Mrs. B. III.
Buckingham, Mrs. Mccormick
Goodhart, Mrs. Louis Frothing-
ham, Mrs. Thomas Bell Sweeney,
Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews, Mrs.
George Cecil, Mrs Alfred Penn
broke Thorn, Mrs. Walter r..
Tuckerman, Mrs. Eugene Meyer,
and Mrs. Rl1inelander.
The pageant will be presented
in II major episodes, to be spon-
sored by welI-known Washington
women and by leading churches
in the city. Mrs, Carey III. Brown
Is vice chairman OF the general
committee; Mrs. William ID.
I.eahy Is chairman OF personnel,
and Mrs. Randolph Keith Forrest
Is chairman OF the production COM
mittee.
During the summer large groups
of participants win be organized
throughout the city, and rehearsals
will begin about September 70.
Practically all Episcopal churches
in Washington will be invited to
take part in the big pageant,
which tells the story Of the adj
vance OF Christianity in the world.
Hostess at Tea
Mrs. Edward e. Gam, sister of
Senator Charles Curtis, will be the
honor guest at tea on Thursday
afternoon OF Mrs. Margaret Down
ing. who is entertaining d small
company from 5 to Z o'clock in her
home in Brookland.
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Frederick S. Peck. member Of
the Republican national committee
from Rhode Island, arrived today
at the willard from his home In
Providence. He plans to remain
until Tuesday.
William e. Doeller is in New
York, where he is staying at the
Ambassador Hotel.
Col. and Mrs. A. M. Pope have
arrived at the Willard from Mt.
Vernon, N. Y, where they have
been passing few weeks.
Mrs. Robert Johnston, wife Of
the Rev. DIR. Johnston, and their
daughters have gone to their sum.
mer home at Chester, N. S.
mi. -
embassy, Leonardo Vitetti, has
gone to Gloucester, Mass, to join
the members of the staff at the
summer embassy.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Meade Lea
have returned from visits in New
York and Philadelphia.
On Vacation
Col. and Mrs. Edward Clifford
and their daughter, Miss Helen
Clifford. have gone to Blue Ridge
Summit, Pa, where they will
spend the rest of the summer. z.
Lambert Clifford, the elder son
of Colonel and Mrs. Clifford, has
gone abroad to remain for several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hooper
Lane and Miss Dorothea Lane
have left for California and the
Canadian Rockies, to be absent
till the middle of September.
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Miss M. r. McLay, of Brisbane,
Australia, is at the Grace Dodge