Evening star., 1928-11-04
Society Interested
In Charity Benefit
Planned for FRIDAY
illustrated Lecture by Noted
American Traveller. Sched-
uled at National Theater,
Is Prominently Sponsored.

Members of official, diplomatic and
residential society in Washington are
giving generous support to the charity
benefit which is to take place Friday
afternoon of this week, when Lowell
Thomas. distinguished American trav-
eler, author and lecturer, will give an
illustrated lecture at $50 o'clock at
the National Theater on his expert
ences as the only American observer
with Col Lawrence In Arabia and with
! Gen. Allenby in Palestine. Lady Isa-
bella Howard heads the committee of
sponsors. and the list of patronesses is
a long and brilliant one, including the
names of Mrs. Charles G. Dawes, wife
of the Vice President; Mrs Harry
Stewart New. wife of the Postmaster
General; Mrs. Curtis Dwight Wilbur,
wife of the Secretary of the Navy:
Mrs. William Marion Jardine. wife of
the Secretary of Agriculture; Princess
de Ligne, wife of the Ambassador of
Belgium; Sonora Dona Emilia Benoit
de Tellez, wife of the Ambassador of
Mexico; Nine. von Prittwitz, wife of
the Ambassador Of Germany; Vis-
countess dAlte. wife of the Minister
of Portugal; Nine. Peter. wife of the
Minister of Switzerland; Nine. SEE, wife
of the Minister of China: Sonora de
Olaya wife of the Minister of Colom-
wife of the Minister of Panama; Sonora
de Diez de Medina, wife of the Min
lister of Bolivia; Nine. Sinopoulos, wife
of the Minister of Greece; Nine
Prochnik, wife of the Minister of Aus
tria; Nine. Ciechanowska, wife of the
Minister of Poland; Nine Bistra
RadeWa, wife Of the Minister of Bull
garia; Nine. Bostrom, wife of the Min
lister of Sweden: Mrs. Massey, wife of
the Minister of Canada Mrs. Pierce
Butler and Mrs. Edward Terry San
ford, from Supreme Court circles: Mrs.
Theodore Douglas Robinson wife of the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy: Mrs
Hiram Bingham. wife of Senator Bing-
ham of Connecticut: Mrs. Henry Wilder
keyes, wife of Senator Keyes of New
Hampshire; Mrs. Guy D. Goff, wife of
Senator Goff of West irginia: Mrs
Hamilton Fish, jr., wife of Representa-
tive Fish of New York; Princess Stur-
dza wife of the counselor of the Ru-
manian legation; Mrs. William p. Mac
Cracken. jr. wife of the Assistant Sec
retary for Aeronautics Mrs. Cary r
Grayson, wife of Rear Admiral Gray
son; Mrs. Willard BroWnSon, wife OF
Rear Admiral Brownson; Mrs. Harnpson
Gary. Mrs Charles j. Bell, Mrs Frank
B. Noyes, Miss Mabel Boardman, Mrs
Perry Belmont. Mrs. James E. Freeman
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer, Mrs. Hem
nen Jennings, Mrs. Copley Amory. Mrs
Sinclair Bowen Mrs. Maxim Karolik
Mrs. Duncan Phillips, Mrs. Mccormick
Goodhart, Mrs Arthur D. Addison Mrs
Charles S. Alden, Mrs. Willard Brown
son. Mrs. Henry c. Corbin, Mrs. Robert
Hollister Chapman, Mrs. James F. Cur
tbs, Mrs Charles DENLY Mrs Stephan
B. Elkins, Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs
Henry w. Fitch, Mrs. Ridgeley Hunt
Mrs Frederick c. Hicks Mrs B. Royal
Holcombe, Mrs George Hewitt Myers,
Mrs Eugene Meyer. Mrs. William c.
Pives. Mrs. E. Hope Slater, Mrs. J. Hol-
abird Towne, Mrs. Carlton Van Valken-
burg, Mrs. Joseph Washington. Mrs
Charles Fl. Woodruff Nine. Marinus
Willett Mrs. Joseph Wall. Miss Sarah
Lee, Miss Louise King, Mrs. Newlands