The Washington times., 1928-11-24
Grandson Of GOUernor
Pratt Presents up I or
Memorial Handicap

a SlINGr cup AOs Tie WlH41N1 VI
the Governor Pratt Memorial
Handicap. held at Bowie. Nd,
on Wednesday. Mr.. Clarke is
a grandson OF the distinguished
Marylander, for whom the race
was named. He was Senator
from Maryland as well as gov
ernor Of the State and was born
in Prince Georges county. in
which the Bowie race track IL
situated. The classic was won
by Harry Payne Whitney's horse.
Victorian.
Among those who will serve
on the mems floor committee
at the Thanksgiving Eve ball
for the benefit of the Episcopal
Eye. Ear and Throat Hospital,
to be given at the Willard on
Wednesday evening, November 2S,
at 10 O'Clock. are:
William Bowie Clarke. Nal.
Ennalls WaEganan. Lieut. D. G.
McNair, Charles ID. Hayes. Nc
CIure Kelley. Charles Delmar,
Sheridan Bays, Snowden Ash
ford. Marshall Exnicios, G. %.
Drayton and William G. Ford.
Corndr. G. T. Jewell Is chair
man of the mems committee.
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The Young Women's Christian
Association will entertain ait tea
tomorrow afternoon at 4 O'Clock
for the 400 new members of the
association who have joined since
last May. The party will be held
In the main building, at Seven
teenth and X SITS. and Mrs. Fred
e. Wright, chairman Of the COM
nittee on membership OF the as
sociation, will receive the guests,
assisted by members of the COM
mittee, including Miss Grace
Brame, Mrs. G. f. Browne, Mrs.
Walter A. Browne. Mrs. ]. Wesley
Campbell. Mrs. Herbert l.. Davis,
Miss Anna Denas, Mrs. Frank
ELLINGTON. Miss Catherine English,
Mrs. +. M. Hoadley, Miss Helen
Hudson. Mrs. II. Belva Hall, Mrs.
I'll. III. Kimball, Miss Florence L.
Lentz. Miss Margaret Parsons,
Mrs. Stanley Sears, Mrs. FL. T.
Smith. Miss Constance Torrey,
Miss Sophie Versis. Mrs John Vor.
keeper, Mrs. William Charles
White, Mrs. Ralph Wilson, Mrs.
Will Wright, Miss Mary thinner
man, Miss Dorothy Lane. Miss
Catherine Lyon, Mrs. George
Mansfield, Miss Flora Robinson
and Mrs. Philip Affleck.
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The Pierce Guild Auxiliary to
the Washington Home for Chill
dren will hold its annual sale
and card party on Wednesday
afternoon, December S. at Ward.
man Park Hotel A choice as
sortment of Christmas gifts will
he for sale: also. homemade candy.
The sale will begin at 1880 o'clock
and continue throughout the al
ternoon Card playing will begin
M 2:3O. In view of the needs
Of the new home, now nearing
completion. adjacent to Wisconsin
Avenue and River Road, the
guild makes a special appeal for
Generous patronage at this benefit.
Tickets NAV be had from Mrs.
TT c. Browning, 3709 Harrison
ST or any .ember OF the guild.
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Patronesses
The annual Navy Reller Ball 10
he held at the Willard on Thanks
Giving night is under distinguished
ausnices. The complete list OF
,,a+ronesses includes: Mrs. Coolidge,
Mrs Charles G. Dawes, Mrs. Will
liam Howard Taft, Mrs. Dwight
Davis. Mrs. Curtis d. Wilbur,
Mrs. Harry s. New. Mrs. James
Davis Mrs. William NJ. Jardine,
Mrs William f. Whiting. Mrs.
Eugene Hale, Mrs. Fred A. Brit
ten Mrs. Theodore D. Robinson;
Miss Elizabeth Warner, Mrs. Will
lard Brownson, Mrs. James K.
freeman. Mrs. Stephen Elkins,
Mrs Charles C. Glover, Mrs.
w IT, Sampson, Mrs. Demarest
Tlovd. Mrs. Sydney Cloman, Mrs.
Hayne Ellis, Mrs. Il. IL. Bucklng-
ham. Mrs. Clifford Pinchot. Miss
Mabel Boardman. Mrs. William
Ritter, Mrs. Delos Blodgett, Mrs.
Houston Thompson, Mrs, Frank
G Let's, Mrs. Edward Alexander.
Mrs. Stokes Halkett, Mrs. Henry
M Strong, Mrs. Joseph r. Davies,
Mrs. George c. Thorpe. Mrs. Keith
Merrill Mrs. David Reed. Mrs.
walter Tuckerman. Miss b ell l
Gurnce, Mrs. Benjamin r. Hol-
combe, Mrs. l. Il. Mann. Mrs.
Medill Mccormick, Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood, Mrs. Edward
EberIe. Mrs. John A. Lejeune,
Mrs. Richard H. Leigh. Mrs. Ed
ward II. Campbell, Mrs. Edward
r stitt, Mrs. John D. Beuret,
Mrs. Luther E. Gregory. Mrs.
Charles Norris. Mrs. William D.
1nahu and Mrs. Harry Z, Yarnell.l