Evening star., 1928-11-03
SOCIETY
'irst Lady of the Land Views Blossoms
In the Agriculture Department
Greenhouses Today.

/ Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro, Mrs. Larz
Anderson, Countess de Benque, Mrs.
Wrisley Brown, Mrs. David Hunt Blair,
| Mrs. Alfred j. BrosSeau, Mrs. George
Knox Berry. Mrs. Walter A. Bloedorn,
| Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett, Mrs. Eugene E.
| Collester, Mrs. Edward Nelson Dingley
| Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin, Mrs. Wade
H. Ellis, Mrs Robert Grant, Mrs. John
F. Gayner Mrs. Frank S. Hight, Mrs.
Victor Kaufman, Mrs. William Fitch
Kelly, Mrs John Leighty, Mrs. Charles
Graves Matthews, Mrs. Frank w. Mon
dell, Mrs. Edwin S. Fuller, Mrs. G. Au-
gustus Simpson, Mrs. Chester D. Swope,
Mrs. John Crayke Simpson, Mrs. Alfred
Pembroke Thorn, Mrs. Davenport White,
Mrs. Charles j. Williamson, Mrs.
Charles c. Worthington, Mrs. Evelyn
Weems, Mrs. Absolom Waller, Mrs.
Thomas H. c. Reed, Mrs. c. G. Calhoun
and Mrs. Richard Yates.
The reviews will be given Thursday
mornings in the Willard and the follow
ing Friday evenings in the clubhouse
of the League of American Pen Women
to meet the demand for night classes.
The talks continue for one hour and
have aroused the same interest among
book lovers as have Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend's musicals among music
lovers.
The name of Mrs. w. S. Corby has
been added to the long list of patron
esses and boxholders for the sixth semi
annual Wardman Park Saddle Club
horse show held at o'clock today at
the Rock Greek Park equitation field,
under the auspices of the Welfare and
Recreational Association of Public
Buildings and Grounds, for the benefit
of the Garfield Hospital Nursery Guild.
Mr.. John o. Gheen of the club has
selected the judges, which include Mrs.
Stanley Rhinehart, Mrs. A. Y. 2. Gar
nett, Mrs. oscar Cool1can, Dr.. l.. +;
Allen of Winchester, Va; Mr.. David
Waller of Broad Run, Va, and Mr.. DION
Kerr, former expert steeplechase rider,
of Washington.
LaSt-minute entries announced from
the Riding and Hunt Club represen-
tation include Mr.. Melvin c. Hazen,
secretary and treasurer of the club;
Miss Margo Couzens, Miss Betty
CouzenS, Miss Alba Robinson, daugh-
ter of the Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy; Miss Lillian Shun1an, Miss Jean
McChord, Miss Patten, daughter OF
Mai. George Patten; Mr.. S. j. Henry,
Mr.. Lawrence Baker, jr.; Mr.. Roland
will ride his famous saddle mare MY
Dear, winner of many blue ribbons
throughout the Virginia circuit.
There will be no admission charge
to the horse show. The expenses will be
paid through donations for the boxes
and individual contributions In the
past it has been the policy of the
Wardman Park Saddle Club to use the
proceeds from the show for handsome
trophies. This year the entire proceeds
will be contributed to the Garfield Hos
pital Nursery Guild to be used for the
support of its three public and one
private baby wards and the prizes
have been donated by Miss Margo
Couzens, for the children's classes; Mr.
Surree, Mr. julius Garf1nckel, Mr..
Frank r. Jelleff, Mr.. A. H. Ryan, Miss
Nancy Rheem, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmond Domer Rheem; Mrs. OS-
car Coolican, Mr. M. R. Lyons, Mrs.
Edward B. Mclean, Mr.. Joe Weisen-
field and Mr.. George Harris.
In the event of rain this afternoon,
the horse show will be postponed until
Saturday, November 10.
The group of debutantes interested
in reorganizing the Army and Navy
Junior dances held meeting at the
WllaTQ IIllS IuUtIlIIB W COILlpACbC LAlCA
arrangements. Miss Lila la Guarde was
made chairman. The dates chosen are
December 5, January i, April 8 and
May 6. Among those attending the
meeting were Miss La Guarde, Miss
Jane Crosby, Miss Marion Russell, Miss
Beatrice Littlefield, Miss Carol Hender-
son, Miss Eugenia lie Jeune, Miss Eliza
beth Kennedy and Miss Sarah Major.
Many of the private schools in the
city, including Mount Vernon Seminary,
Gunston Hall, Forest Glen Seminary,
the Misses Eastman School and Others
are showing keen interest in the pro-
gram of Dream Pictures" by MIR.
Branson de Cou, to be given Friday
evening, November 8, at 8 o'clock in
the small ballroom Of the Willard Hotel
for the benefit of the Episcopal Church
Home of this city. Blocks of seats have
| likewise been taken by groups of art
students from the public schools and
| the art schools here, because of the
rare value of the subjects chosen, the
coloring of the pictures and the artistic
beauty of the scenes presented
Mrs. William Charming johnson,
president of the board of the Episco-
| pal Church Home, has placed tickets
for the Dream Pictures on sale at
the Willard.