Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09

Mrs. George His. ..s..--
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Arnold announce
the engagement of their daughter Dor
othy Irene to Mr.. Elmer Rayder Duncan
OF Alexandria, Va, the wedding to take
place in April.
Miss Sarah Major has accepted the
craftsmanship OF the committee on cos
tunes for the Marcii GraS Bal MasQue.
which will be one Of the most brilliant
balls Of the season. and which Is to take
place Friday night of next week at the
Mayflower Hotel. The younger element
OF Washington society is taking an UNI
usual interest In this ball, which has
tinguished Washington society matronS
for the benefit Of the George Washing
! ton Memorial. with Mrs. Henry F. DIM
I ock as chairman and Nine. Ekengren
rs vice chairman.
Miss Evelyn Walker and Miss Theo-
/ doria Catalini. chairman and vice chair
man Of the girls committee, will have
associated with them large group Of
the buds Of this season. together with
o number Of last years debutantes and
other girls. A partial list Of members
OF this committee includes: Senorita
Oona Rosa Padilla, Miss Claire He'll
mann, Miss Anna Abadie, Miss Louise
Abadie, Miss Peggy Burch, Miss Kathe-
fine Carlisle. Miss Alice Cuts, Miss
Rebecca Davidson. Miss Frances Gore
Miss Nancy Hamilton. Miss Exilona
Hamilton. Miss Frances Montague Hill.
Miss Adelaide Henry, Miss Jeanette
Hume, Miss Frances Hopkins, Miss Ruth
>kmlyn Jones, Miss Mary Page Julien.
MiSs Margaret Kerr. Miss Lila lie Garde,
Miss Hester Ann lie Fevre. Miss Sarah
hat
Charlotte O'ShaughneSSy. Miss Janet
Phillips. Miss Celeste Pope. Miss Ellen
Peele. Miss Sallie Hews Phillips. Miss
Virginia Russell, Miss Olive Sherley.
Miss Francesca Stewart Miss Helen
Strauss, Miss Sophie Snyder. Miss Eliz-
abeth Simnfs, Miss Eleanor Bryan
Smith. Miss Isobel Thorndike, Miss Ell
len Thoron. Miss Victoria Tytus. Miss
1mogen Taylor. Miss Florence Wether-
ell. Miss Caroline Wilcox and Miss Har-
riet Whitaker.
Miss Eleanor Griffith and Mr.. John
Halliday will be the guests Sunday of
Miss Grifith's mother, Mrs. e. Cox
Grifith. Mr.. Halliday and Miss Grit
Nth will be the honor guests at
dinner party given jointly by Maj. and
Mrs. 1verson Brooks Summers and
Mai. and Mrs Henry N. Summer at
the home Of the former on Cathedral
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. j. Williamson went
70 New York today to attend the din
fer of the Patent Law Bar Association
ut the Waldorf Astoria this evening as
the guests Of the president. Mr.. Ed
ward Pringle. and Mrs. Pringle. Mr..
and Mrs. Williamson will spend several
days in New York, returning to their
wardman Park, apartment next Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. petrikin OF Dem
yer, Colo. who have been guests at the
Mayfiower for about a month, had as
guests at dinner last evening Judge
and Mrs, Charles B. Howry and their
daughter, Miss Mary Howry: also Maj.
and Mrs. Wallace L. Clay, Comdr. and
Mrs. Leo F. WEIGH and Mr.. Thomas
Hornsby Farrell OF Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. oliver M. Maxam an
nounce the engagement Of their daugn-
Ter, Mary, and Roderick MacCulloch
NcCune Of New York City.
Miss Ella ]. Boteler win be hostess at
the masquerade social to be given for
the benefit OF st: Joseph's Church. at
the church hall, Second and c streets
northeast, tomorrow evening. from
$50 to 1880 o'clock. The COM
mittee in charge includes Miss Emmie
Richenbacker. Miss H.. b. Taylor and
MIR. Lewis Robinson. Prizes will be
awarded TO the prettiest. most comical
and the most original costumes.
Mrs. James WHITE Of Washington.