Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25

1Vk bert Hoover, IT.; ner niece, mis-
Janet Large; Mrs. Stark NC
Mullen, house guest, and tw
White House aides, left Washington
attend the Navy-Princeton game q
Princeton. They will return to tn
White House Immediately after tn
game.
The Ambassador Of Cuba, Senior Dor
Orestes Ferrara, returned TO the Capt.
tai last evening and will be Joined By
sonora Dona Ferrara within the next
few days.
An Official party, composed Of mem
bers of the Czechoslovakian legation
including the wife of the charge DAFT
flares, Nine Skalicky; the first secre-
tary, DR.. Josef Nemecek, and DR.. Jan
Papanek and Nine. Papanek left this
morning to join members OF the con.
sylate in New York, where they will
occupy boxes at the Metropolitan opera
tomorrow afternoon. =.
The Society Of Friends of Music vii
open its eighteenth season at this per-
Torrance. when the first American per-
fornance of the Festival Mass" by
Ieos Tanacek and the works Of other
Czechoslovakian composers viii be pre-
scented.
REPRESENTATIVE Franklin W. Fort OF
New Jersey has arrived In washington
and is at the Carlton for few days.
Mr.. Clarence M. Young, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Aeronau-
tics, will leave Washington tonight tor
Columbus, Ohio, where tomorrow ne
will board the plane OF the inaugural
flight of Transcontinental q Western
Air, Inc, for Kansas City and Los
Angeles. Mr. Young will return to
washington in about 10 days.
Miss Vella Winner entertains at an
informal tea this afternoon In her
apartment at the Mayhower In honor
OF Mrs. Laurnece v. Benet OF Paris,
who, with Mr.. Benet, is spending a
short time In Washington.
Historic Pageant of East Room
Assemblies Society en- Masse.
Society of years past courtesied before
society Of 1880. last evening in the pan
room Of the Willard Hotel, when the
EAST Room" a historic pageant was
Rectors Aid Society Of st. Margaret's
Episcopal Church. The colorful spec
tacle depicted many events Of historical
importance and social magnificence
that have taken place in the famous
east room of the White House. Un-
like most amateur performances, the
uareant started at the sent time and
ran smoothly without hitch
The costume of the ladies In the cast
were authentic and lovely, many OF the
young ladies portraying their own an
cesteresses. and not few wearing gowns
that have been in their famihes lot
I 4. u ANtF1H tail
the very fetes which they so charmingly
enacted. The gentlemen Of the cast.
however. did not keep to the period OF
the various settings. and for the most
were in dinner jackets OF the present.
sav fashion, with fancy frilly blouseS,
giving the oid-fashioned effect.
Evervthing In connection with the
ns1eant was delightfully."- well done, from
the setting of the east room on the stage
at the west end of the ball room. the
melodies which accompanied eacn scene,
played by an unseen orchestra, 70 the
announcer Of the various episodes. Inc
announcer had a splendid voice ana put
keen hunnor and wit in the prologues,
much to the delight Of the enthusiastic
audience REPRESENTATIVE Of all circles OF
washington society. The waltz which
was seen In several of the events OF the
pageant was gracefully presented. with
illst a tiny bit of the present-day
eyncopation brought IN.
The boxes about the ball room were
all filled and the many chairs placed in
theater fashion on the ball room moor
were all filled
A number Of dinner parties preceded
Che show. The Attorney General ana
Mrs William d. Mitchell entertained
IN their box Mrs. James J. Davis ana
- Charles
Francis Adams. Mrs. Edward Everett
Gam, occupying an adjoining box, had
with her Rear Admiral and Mrs. Marx
Bristol. Mrs. Sidney Cloman and DR..
and Mrs. Brown Scott, Among others
In the brilliant company were the
Bishop Of washington, Right Rev.
James z. Freeman, and Mrs. Freeman,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman,
Mrs. Victor Kaufman, Mrs. Emngnam
Townsend, whose little daughter. Mar
garet Townsend, was in one OF the
scenes: Mrs. p. Lee Phillips, DR.. and
Mrs. A. r. Stands, the Rev. Meade Boil
ton MacBryde, Mrs. Richard Lynn, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin, MRS.
Archibald Oracle, the Misses Clements.
the Rev. and Mrs. Re Barney Phillips.
Mrs. Edward A. Hartman, DR.. Charles
Noble Gregory, former Representative
Bsscom slemp. Rear Admiral Wii nan
u.
liam Fitch Kelley and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gwynn Gardner.
Mrs. w. Wayne wirgman, author OF
the pageant. had as her box guests
Mrs. John MacCree Wirgnlan OF Phtla-
delpilia, Miss Polly Wirgman. Miss Polly
Foraker, Miss Louise Sadtler OF Balti-
more, Nd; Lieut.. Col Campbell B.
Hodges, u. s. A.; Mai. and Mrs. T. B.
Catron and DR.. and Mrs. Henry Randall
Elliott.
The guests were received by Mrs.
wiremarl, author of the pageant: Miss
Caroline Smith, sister Of the Rev. DR..
Herbert Scott Smith, with Brig. Gen.
william Z. Horton making the presen-
tationS.
Three Of the eleven episodes of the
pageant were presented according TO
history in an unfinished east room,
inspected by George Washington In
1880. Appropriately, the pageant opens
with q picture of this inspection by
Washington. Mr.. Carlton Van Valken-
burg is a splendid Washington and
Mrs Charles Graves Matthews charm
ing Martha. Miss Marjorie Talmana,
bud Of last year. was Nellie Gusts and
Mrs George Hillyer, Mrs. Page, friend
of the washington family
The second scene was high light OF
the performance showing Abigail Adams
in December, 1900, experimenting the
hanging Of wash to dry in the unfin-
ished East room. dreaming the while
brilliant scenes of her past life abroad.
Miss Elizabeth Cornwall Sypher is
Abigail, and in the cast were Mrs. Nor
ris Wickersham, as Nanny" carrying
out her part 10 perfection with her face
BACKED. q bandanna kerchief and ging-
ham apron: Miss Dorothy Sheckels and
Miss Helen Sheckels, as White House
maids.