Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17

NEW YORK. March 16.-Many
prominent New Workers departed in the
last few days for England to attend the
Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase
to be run next Friday. The group was
composed of some Of the best known
SportSmen and sportswomen in the
United States and several of them have
horses entered for the greatest prize in
the steeplechasing world.
John Hay Whitney. son of the late
PAYNE whitney and grandson OF the
late John Hay, former Secretary Of
State, sailed with his mother, Mrs.
Payne Whitney. He has two horses
entered in the classic Howard Bruce OF
Baltimore, owner Of Billy Barton. who
finished second last year, has hopes OF
winning this year. Stephan Sanford,
who won with Sergeant Murphy in 1928,
and A. c. Schwartz, whose Jack Hor-
ner won in 1926. the only two Amer
leans who have captured the race. have
gone over for the steeplechase. Morti-
mer L. Schwartz. brother of A. c., was
another who made the trip.
Others who sailed were Mr.. and Mrs.
G. E. Winants, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Symington, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Sym
ington, Miss Patty Symington. all OF
Baltimore: Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Morti-
mer of New York and Tuxedo Park, w.
H, N, Voss. Franklin B. VoSs, w.
Strothef Jones, .jr.; Ellory o. Anderson,
Sir Ashley Sparks, Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ.
Carnochan, E. Victor Loew and many
others.
Preparations Under Way
For Spectacular Carnival.
Extensive preparations are already
under way for the charity carnival OF
1929. which will be held on May for
the benefit of the Judson Health Cen
ter. This probably will be the most
spectacular offering by society folk OF
this section to take place this Spring.
A number of the ultra exclusive set
have been named on the committees
and will be seen in the pageant's cast
and in the audience.
The scene to be presented in Madison
Square Garden, where the event will be
given, is planned amid semi-tropical
beauty, marking the entrance OF CorteZ
into Mexico and the welcoming fiesta
staged by MonteZuma. Exotic coloring
and vivid effects will be among the
features. There will be chorus of sew
eral hundred and all the participants
will be attired in Spanish. Mexican and
Aztec costumes. Eighty expert perform
erS will stage tango exhibition.
Numerous boxes have been engaged
by those who held boxes at last years
pageant and a substantial portion of
the amphitheater has been reserved by
hose who saw the previous performance.
Mrs Arthur B. Claflin and Mrs. Ed
ward F. Hutton are jointly honorary
chairmen for the charity carnival. DR..
Eleanor A. Campbell, who Is director OF
the Judson Health Center, is the chair
man. and Mrs Eugene w. Ong, who last
year led the carnival with receipts ex-
ceeding $4,000, is again acting as
executive chairman.
Vice chairmen for the carnival are
Mrs. Arturo Ramos, Mrs. William B.
Thomas W. Durant, Countess Olga Fac
chetti-Guiglia, Mrs. H. Adams Ashforth.
Mrs. Loring j. Hoover, Countess Cos
ford and Mrs. Douglas Gibbons.
Royal Belgian Band
Scheduled for Concert.
One of the outstanding events of
next week will be the gala concert to
be given by the Symphonic Band of the
Royal Belgian Guards at the Metro
politan Opera House on Tuesday. The
affair will be held to assist the Recon-
struction Hospital of New York.
Among the patrons and patronesSes
are Albert, King of the Belgians; the
Belgian Ambassador and the Princess
Albert Qe Ifgne, MRS. EdWarQ M. House,
Mrs. Joseph r. Willard, Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Mrs. August Belmont, Mrs
Cornelius N. Bliss, Mrs. William Church
Osborn, Mrs. Elihu Root, jr; Mrs.
Richard Aldrich. Mrs. George w. Wick
ersham, Mrs Morgan Hamilton, Mrs.
J. T Johnston Mali Mrs. l. N. Phelps
Stokes. Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee, Primo
ess Serge Obolensky, Mrs Frank L. Polk,
Mrs William B. Osgood Field, Mrs
Edward C. Delafield Mrs. Arthur o.
Choste. Mrs. Henry P. Dawson, Mrs
George Barr Baker, Mrs. Carlos M. de
Heredia, Mrs. Harry Hardness Flagler,
Mrs. j. G. Phelps Stokes and Mrs. Otto
H. Kahn.
Betrothals Foreshadow
Weddings in High Life.
Capt. and Mrs. Franck Taylor Evans
have announced the engagement of
Mrs. Evans daughter, Miss Natalie
Scarritt Wales, to Kenelm WinSlow Of
Tuxedo Park and New York City.
30-Day Tour de Luxe