Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-13
SOCIETY
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turned to Washington, after spending
the Summer in California.
Mrs. v. M. X. Agnew will entertain a
company at dinner at the new Shore
ham Hotel on Saturday evening.
Mrs. M. b. Skinker entertained at
luncheon and bridge in the Kenwood
Club yesterday, when the guests were
Mrs Howard Kneesi, Mrs. e. Il. Weise,
Mrs. Thomas Corwin, Mrs. Cleveland
SEinker, Mrs. Benjamin Skinker, Mrs.
Frank Little and Mrs. Addison Bowie.
Mrs. Rex Anderson of London, who
has been at Wardman Park Hotel for
several weeks, will leave for New York
today and sail tomorrow for England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michail K. Tassa en-
tertained small party yesterday in
their home. on Hobart street, in honor
Of her cousin, Capt. Joseph Vance Ogan,
u. s. N. recently returned from Japan,
where he was naval attache of the
United States embassy. Those present
were Capt. Ogan, u. s. N; Capt. j. B.
Adams. U. S. A.; MIR. and Mrs. Scott
ii. Dow, Mrs. Mary Stevenson, Mrs.
Otto Emmons and Miss Julia Shea.
House OF Mercy Will Be
Beneficiary of Concert.
Mrs. Florian Vurpillot of 1859 @
street is treasurer for the concert to be
given for the benefit of the House of
Mercy Monday, November "a. in the
small ball room of the Willard Hotel,
and who also is in charge of tickets.
The boxholders include Mrs. Henry w.
Fitch, Mrs. George r. Cecil. Mrs. Delos
A. Blodgett, Mrs Charles Graves Mat
tews, Mrs. John Rutherford, Mrs John
i. Proctor, Mrs Harold N. Marsh, Mrs.
John MCGOWAN and Mrs. r. D. Jewett.
Mr.. william l.. Corbin, dramatic critic
and author, viii be the guest of honor
and chairman of judges of the seven
plays to be read and judged at the Arts
Club Saturday evening, when Mrs. w.
j. Peters will be the. hostess and
director Of the readings. Other judges
will be Miss Ruth Welty, student of
the drama and author of the play with
Privileges" and Mrs Aurora Poston.
director of the Columbian Players.
A violin recital will be given tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock at the Ma
tional Women's Country Club by Mr..
Carl JatSan, who will be introduced by
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend.
Mrs. Walter r. TIckerman president
OF the club, will receive with other
officers of the club. An informal tea
viii follow the concert.
The annual junior holiday dinner
dance VIII be given December IS at
the Willard Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Lorimer of
Philadelphia, Pa, have taken a suite at
the Carlton, where they will remain for
some time.
Miss Genevieve Carrigan has returned
70 her apartment, at 1923 r street
northwest, after stay with her rela-
tives in Vermont her native State.
A bridge luncheon of unusual inter-
est was that given Tuesday by MRS.
Lionel Charles Probert of Homeland
Farms, near Olney, Md, in honor of
Mrs. William John Thomas and Mrs.
Roland Childs, formerly Miss PATTY
Clark of near Ellicott City, whose mar
rage in the Spring was one of the So
clal events in the county. Mrs. Probert
had profusion of Autumn leaves and
cflrysanthemums as decorations, and
her other guests were Mrs. Frederick u.
Thomas, Mrs. Mahlon Kirk, 4th; Mrs.
Thomas LadSon, Mrs. GLAND Harvey
Mrs. Mary Bentley, Mrs. Francis Miller.
Mrs. A. Douglas Farquhar, Mrs. Morti-
nner o. Stabler, Mrs Charles =. Bond,
Mrs. Maurice J. Stabler, Mrs. William
Dinwiddie, Mrs. P. Garland Lyon. Mrs
Roderick Adams, Mrs. Milton Bancroft
Mrs. Harwood Owings, Mrs William
Hough, Mrs. Joseph Triton, Mrs Aubrey
Bean, Miss Estelle r. Moore, r., and
Mrs. Herbert Stabler and Mrs. Georne
w. Erik of Washington. Besides the
guest OF honor, prizes were won by Mrs.
p. Garland Lyon, Mrs. william Din
widdie, Mrs. Roderick Adams. Mrs.
Douglas Farquhar and Mrs. William
Hough.
Miss Mildred j. Butler Of Nashville.
Tenn, is at the Dodge Hotel during a
visit IN. Washington.
Mr.: and Mrs. J. B. Richardson of
Douglaston. Long Island, are at the
Carlton for several days.
Col. O. r Gibson, general manager
OF the Alaska Railroad, and Mrs. Oil
son OF Anchorage, Alaska, are In wash
tngton. Col. Ohlson is here for confer
enc with the Interior Department on
matters pertaining TO the railroad.
Col and Mrs. r. s. Bamberger. who
under the pseudonym THE Aresbys," the
authors OF number of detective thrill
ers,, are at the Hotel Roosevelt this
week. MIS- Bamberger as "Helen Ber-
ger" also writes love stories and mys-
teries. The name under which the Bain-
bergers collaborate of course, was taken
from their initials, 1.-THE r. s. BIS"
Col. Bainberger is attached to the adj
Jutant generals department at Atlanta,
Ga.
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