The Washington times., 1930-04-18
TO
BE PATRONS
FOR SHOW
Wardman Park Saddle Club
Show Interesting Official
and Residential Society

Sympathy for a good cause
has induced a host Of Capital
dignitarieS, both in official and
residential society, to lend their
names as patrons for the horse
show to be staged May 3 at the
Wardman Park Saddle Club UNI
der the auspices Of the Chau-
mont Unit Of the Woman's
American Legion. =
For the Blind
Proceeds from the show will
be devoted to the purpose of
supplying blind veterans at
Walter Reed Hospital, those
not enjoying the benefits of the
veterans compensation fund,
with trained shepherd dogs.
i. The Vice President, Mr.. Cur
tbs, heads the list of dis
tinguished personages acting as
patrons for the show. The
Speaker Of the House and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth will serve
in a similar capacity and so
will a host of others, including
the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Patrick j. Hurley, General John
j. Pershing, the Chief Of
Mrs. John M. Evans. Miss Mabel
Frederic Delano, DR.. and Mrs.
Stanley Rinehart, William
Phelps Emo, Mrs. Wallace w.
Chiswell and Miss Margaret
Lower.
Plans Under Way
Plans are now under way.
according to Miss Mary e. Don
nelly, chairman of the Chau-
mont Unit committee arranging
for the show, to open a school
near Washington in the early
fall to train the dogs to be
purchased. Much of the train.
ing must be done in the pres
ence of the future owner of
the dog and it would be i'm,
possible to send the veterans
eith"r to MorriStown, N. j.. or
Nashville, Tenn. where both If
the American schools are To-
cated) for the two or three
months needed to perfect the
dogs in their work.
Trainer From Abroad
An instructor for the school
will be sent to Washington
from the original training camp
at Lausanne, Switzerland, oper.
ated by Mrs. Dorothy Harrison
EuStis. a visitor in Washington
last February.
Members of Miss Donnelly's
committee arranging for the
show include Mrs. E. T. Shields,
president of the Woman's
American Legion; Mrs. Wallace
w. Chiswell. Mrs. Albert M.
BaggS and Mrs. Orlando c.
Troxel.
Luncheon Guests
Mrs. Everett Sanders enter
tanned at luncheon today at
the Mayflower in honor of Mrs.
Charles Minshall and Mrs.
George Buntin, of Terre Hsute
Ind. who are passing the week
in Washington.
Her other guests were Mrs
Arthur r. Robinson, Mrs. John
Lord O'Brian, Madame Grouitch.
Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith. Mrs.
Frank w. Mondell. Mrs. Thomas
F. Walsh, Mrs. Wade H. Ellis,
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty and
Mrs. Robert D. Heinl.
Miss Mary Selden, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Selden
has returned after a trip to
Bermuda, where she spent
several weeks.
From Europe
Mrs. Burdette Wright and
her mother, Mrs. Philip Pitt
Campbell, who have been travel
ing in Europe for several weeks
will return to Washington
May 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. William JEFF
fries Chewing. jr., have gone
to Detroit, where they will
spend the holidays with Frank
Couzens, brother of Mrs. Chew
ming, and Mrs. CouzenS.
Tea Next Week
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Corby
Fox have issued cards for a
tea on Wednesday from 4 until
z o'clock in honor of Miss Caro-
line Roebling, daughter of Mrs.
Arthur O'Brien, and her fiance,
Alex Hagner, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Randall Hagner.
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