The Washington times., 1928-01-17
STATE GROUP
IN THROES OF
DRIVE
Result of Intensive Cam
paign for Members To
Be Shown at Reception

Be Shown at Reception
TUE Massachusetts, 5, Society Of
\ Washington will give a re-
ception to the Massachusetts dele
cation in Congress, assistant Sec
retaries and other high govern
ment officials at the Wardman
Park Hotel on the evening of
Tuesday, January the oath. The
reception will be between and
10 o'clock and will be followed by
a ball.
This will be the first entertain
ment given by the society since
the election of the new presi-
dent, Assistant Attorney General
George r. Farnum, who succeeded
Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers on her resignation last
month. John Hays Hammond was
reelected vice president. George
A. Herman was reelected secre-
tary. william +. Simpson 10 the
new treasurer.
Under the leadership of the new
president, a campaign has been in
progress for the last two weeks
to enroll as members of the so.
ciety a majority of the six thou
sand Massachusetts, people in
Washington. individual. letters
have been mailed to more than
two thousand Massachusetts peo-
pie, urging them to be present
that the society may be able TO
pay adequate respect to its hon.
Ored guests. Twenty-Five members
of the society are in charge of
teams actively engaged in enroll
ing new members. The result so
far of the campaign indicates that
this, will be the largest gathering
in the history OF the society and
all Massachusetts, people are urged
to come and bring their friends.
n n
UICTOR SADD entertained at
tea on Sunday afternoon in
the Gipswic Studios, at 1872 Twen-
tieth ST., in honor of Miss Gene
We've Hendricks who designed the
interior of this attractive new
studio building.
Tea was served in the one
ground floor studio, which has a
living room two stories high,
lighted by a great window of
paned glass. A dining room sew.
eral steps down with fire places
in both rooms, and bed room and
fv.Rl a 1Is.EsxT n11rHFes
made an attractive and unusual
setting.
Mrs. William q. Wheeler enter
tanned at luncheon in the Floren'
f, tine Room at the Wardman Park
Hotel today when her guests
were Mrs. Ernest r. Alderman,
Mrs. David ii. Blair, Mrs. Frank
Hines, Mrs. Harry *. Daugherty,
Mrs. Everett Saunders, Mrs.
Edward Avery Hartman, Mrs.
Albert w. Stahl, Mrs. Richard III.
Lane, Mrs. John @. TilsOn. Mrs.
Absolom Waller. Baroness Won
Bulow, Mrs. Lewis w. Cass, Mrs,
r. w. Weed, Mrs. Harley Pey.
ton Wilson, Mrs. Thos. w. Bra
haney, Mrs. William Penn, Mrs.
Geneva Durham, Mrs. Louis
Southgate. Mrs. Charles Porter
field Light, Mrs. William Fran
els Zunbrunn. Mrs. Joseph Fegan,
Mrs. limerick r.. Leonard, Mrs.
Stephenson Scott, Mrs. James
w. Carmalt and Miss Gladys
Wood. The luncheon was fol-
lowed by bridge.
Mrs. Wheeler will entertain at
a mah-jongg luncheon on Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Armstrong
celebrated their golden wedding
on Sunday at the home Of their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. James w. Undertake, Of
Warrenton, Va. who entertained
at dinner in their honor.
White and gold were used in
the decorations. Seated at the
table with Mr.. and Mrs. Arm
strong were their seven children
Mrs. Undertake. Mrs. Hallye
Wager, Kenneth Armstrong, Mrs.
Anita Curtiss. Weldon Armstrong,
Howard Armstrong and Mrs.
Mamie Hooe.
Others present were Mrs. Arm
strong's sisters ~ Mrs. Mamie
Melton. Miss Susie Parr and Mrs,
Minnie Mckay. l.. Melton, Sid
ney Hooe. bearing Mckay, Mr..
and Mrs. Asa Melton. Mrs. Chris.
tine Melton Mckay and Miss
Melissa Mckay.
The great grandchildren pres
ent included Katherine Curtiss
woodward, Gladys, Pauline and
Laura Wager. Will Undertake,
Tom and Sallye Armstrong and
Jean Loland.
The Alumni Association of
Kappa Alpha Order is joining
with Alpha M Chapter at George
Washington University in the
celebration of it's annual banquet
on General Lees birthday
January 10. The banquet will be
held at the Lee House at 1880
p. m.
The speakers will be Randolph
Lee, national director of the Ma
tional Oratorical Contest, and Bur
ton Smith.
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