The Washington times., 1929-02-13
The Curtain Drops--TO Go Up Again
Immediately; Mardi Grds Ball
Red, White and Blue
Fete Successful; Many
Box Parties

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Box Parties
Ash Wednesday rings down
the curtain, but it will go up
again after the briefest OF
intermissions on the color
full drama of the inaugura-
ton. And the entire acte
will be gay with all manner
of advertisements.
Curtain Rises
- "A blank day today-but con-
slider what tomorrow will bring
forth. Mrs. Coolidge will have
a tea in the afternoon for the
wives of members of the House
and the ladies who are chate-
iaines of congressional house
holds. There ara dinners ga
lore in prospect. Representative
and Mrs. Sol Bloom will enter
tain for the French Ambassa-
dor and Nine. Claudel, and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Warren for
the German Ambassador and
Nine. Won Prittwitz. Mr.. and
Mrs. Larz Anderson will have
a small party, "black tie dim
ner," and Senator and Mrs. Wal
ter Edge-to mention but a
few-are entertaining the New
Jersey delegation in Congress.
Press Club Grill
Then, that evening, the Womsn's
National Press Club will hold
its annual Cabaret Grill at the
willard. having as its honor guests
q group of distinguished women,
who will sidetrack precedence
and precedent for the nonce and
submit gracefully to being roast.
ed" on the Press Club gridiron.
Invitations have been issued for
10 o'clock. Many other prominent
women will attend this dove"
party as guests of individual mem
bers.
The remaining days OF this
week are equally crowded and as
q colorful climax will come the
marriage on Saturday of Miss
Elizabeth Robinson, daughter of
the Assistant Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Robinson. and
Blaise de Sibour.
Mardi Gras Ball
There are no big balls in pros.
pect until the great Inaugural
Charity ball at the Washington
Auditorium on March 4. But to-
day, everybody's talking about the
Red. White and Blue ball at the
Willard last night, which was a
festive and fitting Mardf Gras cele-
bration and had much of the car
nival atmosphere always associated
with Shrove Tuesday.
Gowns of red, white or blue pre-
dominated in accordance with the
request of the committee which or
ganized this spectacular benefit
for the George Washington Me.
mortal, and many of the guests
wore fancy headdress in which the
tricolor appeared.
Guests were greeted by Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock. whose untiring
efforts have kept before the pub
lie the project to build a. great
memorial to Washington in the
city which bears his name; and
she was assisted by Mrs. Sidney
TaIiaferro. Commissioner Talia-
ferro was chairman of the floor
committee, which included many
men prominent in the social and
civic life of the Capital.
Box Parties
Mrs. Dimock entertained a box
party and had as guests the
ambassador of Brazil, s. Gurgel
do Anaral; Nine. Claudel, wife of
the French Ambassador; the Min.
lister of the Netherlands and his
son, Robert D. van Royen, and
Mai. Gen. George Owen Squier.
The Minister of Norway and
Nine. Bachke were guests of Mrs.
Jacob Leander Loose in her box,
others in this party being Mr..
and Mrs. Edward e. Cam, Miss
Helen Cannon and Brig. Gen.
William e. Horton.
The Minister of Austria. and
Madame Prochnik were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Norment,
who had with them Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. E. o. Williams and
Miss Violet James.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Dounnan, the former Of whom ig
the second secretary Of the Ameri-
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