Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-06

Christmas. Mr.. James Sasscer. Mr..
Frank Burroughs, Mr., Edmund
Shrewsbury, Mr., r. Van Clagett, Mr..
l.ansdale Ciagett, Mr.. John Clagou.
My. Revcrdy Sasscer. MIR. Beale
SaSscer. Mr.. Edgar McCency. Mr.
Edgar and Mr., John Burroughs; Mr.,
Thomas nuNall, Mr.. John Bowling,
MIR. William parran. Mr.. Charles
Owincs. MIR. George Wilson, Mr.,
Robert Wilson. Mr., John Wilson, Mr.,
Charles Foctcr .Atr. Joseph iiimmcl-
hchcr, Mr.. Handy. Mr.. John T.. How.
ard. Mr.. E&hert r. Tineley. Mr..
Robert II, luCkey, Mr.. George Amau.
Mr.. Howard sumner. Mr.. Elvy owens.
Cadet Barnes. West Point United
States Military Acadcmy, and Ensign
Griffin, United States Naval Academy.
Mrs. Henry +. pmock. chairman Of
the board Of governors Of the Wash.
ington Assembly. who has held this
important office since the first revival
~ the assembly three wears ago. will
receive the guests attending tho his.
torical costume ball of tho assembly
January II II 10 o'clock n the grand
bathroom Of the MaNtlower Hotel.
Among hcr many distinguished colo.
NAL lines Mrs. Dimock numbers the
Bradford line. as she is a direct de.
scendant of William Bradford who
came to America i'll the MaNflowcr in
1920 and was elected by the settlers
~ Plymouth Colony as their second
governor. following tho death of GOV.
.'nhn Garter, who died in the frs:
Winter of the settlement. Coy. RraI.
ford held this office for 81 wears, and
/. lett for rosteritN Il valuable history
Of the colony covering the years 1920
10 ltt1.
\ large number Of other innnrtapt
! tamlhrS are also represented amon.
the memh"rS Of the board Of .oy
"rno,rS Of the assembly. Mrs. Theodore
Douglas Robinson. Wito of the Assist.
ant Secretary of the Navy. like hi
hnShh ana. springs from he old Amster.
dim lnOW New Yorkl "Knic<erhocker'
''lmiiN 81 ko0soNHlt. Mrs. James Ca.
roll Frazer is also OF I\nickerbockn
descent. tracing her line back to Xii
liam Van Rensselaer,. who held n larp.
grant of land when New York Was =
Dutch colony, and who came from :;
distinguished family lire in Holland
Mrs. Frazer was herself born in New
York state. AT Albany. daughter o.
Eusene and Sarah Boyd pcndleton
Van Rensselaer,.
Mrs. Charles Graves Matthews. .
member OF the board and n boxholde,
ior the assembly. will represent hei
earliest American anccStreSS in h.,
fathers line. Mistress Martha Pec,,
wife of Deacon Paul Peck. who settle.
IN Boston in l6S5. and who went late,
10 Connecticut with the grolIp tina,
accompanied Rev. Thomas Hooker I,
that colony and founded Hartford
Mrs. Doios A. Blodgett. sister of Mr..
Matthews. will also represent uart
ford ancestress. Mary Lee. daunhtn,
OF Deacon Hart. who came to thi,
country in 1884
Mrs. Howard TAYLOR V.id.ioner "a
turned from New York in time YES
teriay TO receive with Mrs, Tlorenc,
jackson Stoddard at their apartment
at Rutland Courts. where they will h.
al home on Thursday afternoons unit
! Lent.
| Mrs. &. F. HarrinC Of Boston. Mass.
/ IS AT the Grace Dodge Hotel Will,
spending a few days N Washington.
Mr.. Richard G. Re Wolfe. author 81
i tne Law OF Copyright" and legal ad
visor 10 the copyright division Of III.
!
/ honor at the first THURSDAY nigh
/ sailor given by the District League o,
American Pen Women. Mr.. De Wolf.
/ spoke on How To Obtain and protect
/ topyriGhts-Its Significance to Nrf,
efs. Musicians and Artists" An in
formal reception followed the talk.
DIR. J. A. G. Chandler. president Of
the College of William and Mary. vii
ne the guest Of honor at a buffet sup
per this evening at the IniversIf,
/ Club. arranged by Rear Admiral Gar,
i. Grayson, president Of the William,
and Mary Alumni Chapter of Wash.
ington. Other eminent alumni attend
ing win be Mr.. John W. II. Grim Of
New YORK, formerly assistant Attor.
heF General: Representative X. Wal.
ton Moore, Representative :. Otis
Biand OF Virginia. and Mr.. William
ration Kent. United States foreign
service, retired.