Evening star., 1928-10-21
Horse Show Special
Event of Interest
To Capital Society
Proceeds of Entertainment
Set for November ; to
Benefit Children in Gar
field Nursery Wards.

Washington society is taking an active
interest in the sixth annual horse show
to be given under the auspices of the
Wardman Park Saddle Club and the
Welfare and Recreatonal Association OF
Public Buildings and Grounds at the
Rock Greek Park Equitation Field Sat-
urdav. November 3. Mr.. John o. Gheen
of the Saddle Club has changed the
management of the show this Autumn
The proceeds have been used for prizes
in former years, and this time the pro-
ceed5 will be donated to the Garfield
Hospital Nursery Guild for the benefit
of the children in its four wards
1t has been the policy of the Ward
man Park Saddle Club in the past to
give prizes of personal value suitable to
men or women. These will be awarded
this year by the board of the guild to
the winners in each class.
Great interest has been evidencedin
the coming horse show because of the
we'll known work of the Charity Guild
and although the event is two weeks off
many well known horse lovers of Wash
inGton and its environs have already
slgnlf1ed their intentions of participat-
ing. Among these is Miss Nancy Jones
12-year-Old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
]. E. Jones' who will ride her own horse
Kentucky Belle. thoroughbred recently
sent to her from the bluegrass region
Miss Jones is a daily rider from the
Wsrdman Park Saddle Club. and has
taken prizes in previous horse shows
given there.
Miss Katrina Mccormick, who is a
member of the Riding and Hunt Club,
Is expected to show al least one of her
Jumpers. Miss Margot Couzens. daugh-
/ nf Spnatnr AHrc To,
will enter her horse Dixie's Child. which
is her favorite riding horse. Mr.. Will
liam F. Connolly, jr of Detroit, STU
dent at Georgetown University, who ex-
hibited Moon Madness at all of the
shows last year, has fine imported
irish horse which he will enter in the
jumping classes.
Mr.. A. H. Ryan's Shamrock, well
known in Washington and Virginia
also will be shown in the jumping en-
trias, and there will be jumpers from
the stables OF Mrs. George Plummer
wife of the treasurer of the National
Capital Horse Show.
There will be 10 classes in the show,
including pony class. saddle ponies rid
den by children of IL years or under
horses or ponies ridden by children be-
tween IL and Is years. horsemanship
Si1Sn AoL dlu ItuIlbCi
class. green hunter class. open jumpers
horses suitable to become hunters
shown in hand. Corinthian class with
riders in hunting costume, saddle class
owners to ride. and open saddle class.
The Garfield Hospital Nursery Guild
Of which Mrs. Homer Fuller is chair
man, is composed of 80 members. OF
these, % are working members, at
tend and take work home only once or
twice during the working year, and 3
are contributing members. During the
last eight months of the past year these
ladies' have made over 1000 garments
for infants. which includes everything
from baby gowns. sheets and crib
blankets to wash cloths and curtains
With the help of generous donations
from prominent and interested spon-
sors the guild ended its working year
with budget nearly balanced. lacking a
few cents. It is interesting to note
that through Miss Williams. matron OF
the Louise Home, from IL to Ia gar.
ments have been made almost every
NOR tn by the ladies living there. The
program of the guild for the coming
year lists as requirements" 1000 new
garments. All four Of the wards are
public nurseries.
There will be no admission charge
to the horse show on November 3. The
expenses will be paid solely through
donations for the boxes and individual
contributions Whatever surplus re.
mains will go to the guild.
Mrs. Edmund Horgan. chairman o1
the horse show committee, is being as.
sisted by Mrs. J. A. Cannon and Miss
Toussaint Dubois, chairman of pub.
licity.