Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-19
Episcopal Home for Aged
To Benefit by Lecture.

Episcopal Home for Aged
To Benefit by Lecture.
Increasing interest is being shown IN
the lecture that Commodore STAN.
U. S. Navy, will give in the parish
hall of ST. Margaret's Church tomor-
row. at s o'clock, on the "Bombard-
rnent of Alexandria" together with a
brief resume of the causes that led up
IN that event and to the British occu-
patton of Egypt.
Among those sponsoring the lecture
are Surg. Gen. and Mrs. Hugh Cum
ming. Capt. and Mrs. E. j. Dorm,
Conndr. Theodore Jewell, DR.. and Mrs.
Marcus Benjamin. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Charming johnson, Mr.. and MRS.
G Powell Minnigerode, DIR. and Mrs.
Joseph Wall, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert W.
Atwood. Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Tuttle:
Mr.. and Mrs Charles j. O'Neil. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander NJ. Bull and Mrs. N. &.
Walker.
The proceeds will go toward the
building of an infirmary for the Epis-
copal Home for the Aged at 1918 Wis
consin avenue.
Mr.. Wilmott Lewis, Washington rep
resentative Of the London Times, was
the guest of honor and speaker at the
weekly forum luncheon Of the Wom-
ems National Democratic Club yester-
day His subject was Foreign Affairs"
Among the guests at the luncheon
were Mrs. Lewis. Miss Bertha Boiling,
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman, Mrs. Charles
Han1lin. Mrs H. N. Hickey, Mrs. Fred
eric Delano, Miss Lillian OFT. Miss Emily
Storrer. Mrs. Julian j. Mason. Miss
Caroline Graves. Mrs. A. E. Spangler.
Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abrams. Mrs.
George H. Hewitt, Mrs Charles War
rem. Miss Clara u. Smith, Mrs. Frank
Bright, Mrs joseph Penn, Mrs. o. M.
Spencer Mrs. William H. King Miss
Bogarude, Mrs. Shafroth and Mrs. Hugh
Nelson.
The Tennessee State Society dance,
which was scheduled for last Saturday.
has been postponed until Thursday
night of this week. when it will be held
in the Willard room of the Willard at
9 o'clock. There will also be tables for
bridge.
Mr. Charles Mason Remey will be the
guest of honor and speaker at the
weekly dinner of the Art Promoters
Club Friday evening at Z O'Clock in the
following which the club will adjourn
at o'clock to the Oriental Studio
adjoining. for the round table confer
ence on journalism and the short story.
when Mr.. Remey will speak on THE
Art of Travel" followed by others.
Among the guests will be Mrs. Hiram
Henry Seelye, Mrs. G. A. Lyon, Miss
Eva Monroe and Miss Hannah E. Olson.
The meeting is an open one.
DR.. and Mrs. H. A. Whitfield of
Rochester, who are motoring home after
a trip South, are at the Grace Dodge
Hotel for few days visit in Wash
ington.
Mrs. Robert C. Howard heads the
committee on boxes for the benefit per-
Torrance of "Cequette" on April II at
Polls Theater, which is being arranged
by the American Association Of Uni
versity Women in connection with their
Sl,000,000 fellowship fund campaign to
endow research fellowships for women.
Other members of Mrs. Towards COM
mittee are Mrs. Philip SidneJ Smith,
Mrs. George F. Bowerman, Mrs. Joshua
Evans, IT.: Mrs. D. Kerfoot Shute, Mrs.
Paul Henderson and Mrs. Gerritt
Miller, jr.
tickets, and has assisting her COM
mittee which includes Mrs. Paul Shorb,
Mrs. Henry De Forrest Ralph, Mrs. j. r.
Yates, Mrs. A. H. Paul, Mrs. Howard s.
LIE Roy, Mrs. Edmund Horgan and MRS.
M. Gray.
A bridge and 500 party in the interest
of the restoration fund" of st. Dom
mics Church, unroofed recently by fire,
will be held at the home OF Miss jose
phine Fitzgerald this evening. Assist
ing Miss Fitzgerald will be Miss Auth,
Miss Mary Rich and Miss Agnes Walter.
Two other card parties for the same
benefit will be given this week on
Thursday, Mrs. M. A. Driscoll, chair
man; and Friday, Mrs. Varelli, chair
man. Mrs Driscoll will be assisted in
receiving her guests by Mrs. Rose Rfor-
dan, Miss Annie Shields, Mrs. Dubant
and Mrs. Kunold.
The first party in this series to be
given during the Easter season Will be
held at the home of Miss Margaret
Kelly, April q Miss Kelly had pre-
viously planned the party for the eve
ming of April 9. Miss Kelly's assistants
include Miss Evelyn Collins, Miss Peggy
Ryan, Miss jeanette Daley, Miss Cath
crime Kelly, Miss Catherine Roach and
Miss Catherine O'Connor.
Miss J. ]. Forbes Pollexfen of Lon
don, England, is at the Grace Dodge
Hotel for few days. She Is motoring
and Is accompanied by Miss e. jose
phine Beagler of Kennebunkport, Me.