The Washington times., 1928-02-14
FOR
HISTORY
LOVERS
Colonial Danes Sponsor
Series for Purchase
of Wythe House

America. exceptionally interesting,
not only because several phases
of American history are covered
in the course, but, because they
are arranged to swell the Wythe
House fund.
YVIIIS picturesque old mansion ad-
l. joins Bruton Parish Church,
the court" church Of Colonial
Virginia, which has ministered to
the students of William and Mary
College since 1715. When 1t came
into market a year or SO ago, Dean
Goodwin Parish, borrowed the
$4,000 necessary to it's purchase
for use as parish house, and
Chapter III, Colonial Danes of
America, undertook to pay off the
loan. Up to the present there has
been no building for this purpose
except the old slave kitchen of a
nearby residence.
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TIHE lectures will be given for
n the most part in the homes
of prominent Neutrality-suspicious..
The first, on the afternoon of
February 20, viii be at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Copley
Amory, and Mr.. Anory win give
a short sketch OF the work Of
John Singleton Copley, r. A.,
illustrating with original paint
ings by this famous artist Of
colonial days. On Wednesday,
March Fl, Mrs. John Shelton VIII.
1ians will give q talk on "HistOri-
cal Gardens Of Virginia, lie
Illustrated with co1ored slides, at
the Washington Club. And on
Wednesday, March %, the group
OF subscribers will meet at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Demarest
Lloyd to hear DR.. Charles Moore,
president Of the Fine Arts Com.
mission, speak on General and
Mrs. Washington at Home"
Then, for the sake Of variety,
thereu be a talk by Oscar T.
Crosby on "Africa and the Afri.
cans" and another on washing.
ton in the Year 2000," by Charles
w. Eliot, End, city pIanner Cor
the National Park and Planning
Commission. Mr.. Eliot win speak
on Wednesday, March Ia, at the
residence Of Mrs. John Ruther.
ford, and Mrs. Robert Lansing has
loaned her house for Mr.. Crosby's
talk on Wednesday, March IL.
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i MONG the new additions to
u the list OF patrons for the an
nuaI bali Tor George Washington
University Hospital on February
II are Mime. Teller, wife OF the
Ambassador of Mexico; Mrs. Hiram
lRingbao1. wife Of Senator Bins-
nsm; General .persi1iog: MS. Poo
+or IL. Doug l.etry. Hrg. Sidney -.
Iaiiaie1ro. Mrg. .Iohn A.. 1saoues,,
lIrs. Everett So noesg, Mrs. Mabel
Walier WilIebrandt. hrs. John G.
Merriam and Capt. T. A. Cowles.
grand commander Of the supreme
council Of Scottish Rite Masons.
Mrs. Gilbert GrosvenOr and Mrs.
Walter Tuckernan, co.chafrmen OF
the event. have added q small
committee OF the seasons debu.
tantes to the announced commit"
tee of board members. The debu.
tantes are Miss Sophie TayIoe
Snyder. Miss Jane Love, Miss
Hester Anne LeF'evre. Miss Imo-
gene Taylor, Miss Lila LaGarde
and Miss Betty Ridsdale.
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The Massachusetts, Society Of
washington will give a showing OF
the mo1ing pictures of the Yankee
Divisions participation in the
World War in the ball room OF the
new. National Press Club on Thurs
day evening at o'clock. These
pictures will be followed by dane"
ing until / o'clock.
Through Assistant Attorney Gen.
eraI George r. Farnum, its presi-
dent. the society has extended in
yitatitons to attend to all officers
of the Yankee Division and Massa-
chusetts Army officers perma-
nently or temporarily residing in
the District of Columbia.
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MISS ELIZABETH HAMMOND
AVA has gone from Ormond Beach,
Fla, where she has been with her
brother, John Hays Hammond, to
be the guest of Mrs. Arthur b.
Barrett al her studio home. Dream
HEAR at. ShS &kAASS
Mary Hoy1e. OF Washington, is
also a guest of Mrs. Barrel.
The American Association Of
University Women are to have the
FortnightIy Talk, which was post
poned from last week, on Wednes-
day, February Is, at 4:45 in the
afternoon. Drew Pearson, director
of foreign news, on the United
States Daily, will speak on the
Pan-American conference from
which he has just returned.
NNISS ANNA. e. RICHARDSON
IVA has taken an apartment at
the Grace Dodge Hotel.
Mrs. 7. l.. Loose will entertain
at a, bridge luncheon in the Flor
entine room at the Wardman
Park Hotel tomorrow.
Judge and Mrs. Ernest Harvey
Van Fossan have with them in
their apartment at the Wardman
Park Hotel the formers mother,
Mrs. William Harvey Van Fossan,
of Lisbon, Ohio.
Glen. and Mrs. William 1Esrosier
are at the st. Regis Hotel IN
New York
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