Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
Change Is Wrought by Time
In New York Fashion World
Social Center Relocated by Device Known as
Plank of Elegance News of
Special Interest.

avenue. who has joined her sister, Mrs.
Richard A. Kimball. and Mrs. Charles
Shipman Payson. daughter of Mrs
Payne Whitney. in conducting Young
Books. Inc, a book shop for children
and adults, in this city. Miss Dodge
is a member of the Junior League and
was instrumental in the building and
organization of the new Junior League
clubhouse. With Young Books, Inc,
Miss Dodge will have charge Of the
new picture puzzle exchange.
To Join the exchange one has only
to buy a puzzle, which, If completed
and in good condition, may be ex-
changed at any time for one having an
equal number of pieces. The puzzle
tray, which Miss Dodge holds in the
accompanying picture, enables one to
solve the puzzles at ones leisure with
out the inconvenience OF having the
pieces distributed over the table.
Others interested in the exchange
are Miss Katherine Leslie, Mr.. Donald
Ogden Stewart. Mrs. Payne Whitney
Mrs. James Hustled, Miss Louise Bailey,
Mrs. William Beers, Miss Lydia Dad
mum. Mrs. Thompson Bushnell Mrs
Langdon Gibson and Mrs. Thomas
Ewing.
Luncheon Given to Honor
Group of Debutantes.
A luncheon was given early in the
week at the Junior Luncheon Club for
debutantes who, as provisional members
of the league, have just completed
six weeks course on Human RELATION
ships" taught by Miss Eleanor Neus-
taedter. The young women also are
members of the charity organization
society committee of the league.
The purpose of the course was to &C
III, Yrrifl4 S01ial
problems, so that they might be better
equipped to volunteer in this form of
work later on.
The speakers at the luncheon were
Miss Glare NJ. Tousley, assistant dlrec-
tor of the charity organization society;
Miss NeuStaedter, Mrs. John Hazard
and Miss Catherine Rogers. Miss Cor
nelia Curtis is chairman Of the society
committee of the league.
Those at the luncheon included
Misses Jocelyn Pierson, Mary Delafeld,
Ruth Quackenbush. Virginia Jones,
Carmen Mumford, Antoinette Dominick
and Elizabeth Crane. Others who took
the course are Misses Mary Pell,
Gwendolen Armstrong, Elizabeth Board
man, Muriel Gordon, Virginia Lee Rob-
erts. Elizabeth Benin, Molly Chapman,
Adelaide Ingram, Kathryn Siedenburg,
Olive Whitman, Hobart Duel, Evelyn
Griswolo. Harriet jackson, Sally Yves
ton, Jean Sargent and Helen Lusk.
Notable Wedding Scheduled
In the Society Calendar.
Mrs. Teresa Fabbri Clark, great-grand-
daughter of Commodore Cornelius VAN
derbilt, was married a few days ago to
Frank A. Gesell, oil promoter, of Reno
New. where Mrs. Clark received a di-
vorce on January so. They were mar
ried in the. brides home at East
Ninety-fifth street, where she has been
living with her mother, Mrs. Shepard
Fabbri. Mrs. Gesell was married to
James Cameron Clark, thread manu-
facturer, November 81, 1917. Mr.. Clark
also is an aviator and is a member of
a family having commercial interests in
England as we'll as in this country. Mr..
Gesell is Al years old and has been
twice divorced. He was born at Mount
Holly. N. j., the son of Mr. and Mrs.
August Gesell. Mrs. Gesell is 81 years
old. Her father is Ernesto @. Fabbri.
Sir Esme Howard, retiring British
Ambassador, was honored at a fare
well dinner at the Plaza Thursday night.
Lady Isabella Howard and wives of
other notables at the dinner. dined in
the small ballroom of the hotel and
later went to the large ballroom for the
speeches. Sir ESme and Lady Howard.
who sail today on the Majestic, were
guests while in the city, of MIR. and
Mrs. John A. Gade of LOT East Seventy
first street.