Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
California Society
Plans an Elaborate
Reception and Dance
Event Scheduled at Italian
Garden of MayAower Ho-
tel-Secretary and Mrs.
Wilbur Honor Guests.

The Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur will be the
honor guests of the California State
Society of Washington at q reception,
with dancing and a special program,
Thursday evening, February 20, from
to 10 O'Clock, in the Italian garden
OF the Mayhower Hotel. The Secretary
and Mrs. Wilbur viii be accompanied
to the fete by their son and daughter
1r-law, Or. and Mrs. Dwight L. Wilbur.
Secretary Wilbur will be the principal
speaker Of the evening and viii be in
troduced by Representative Arthur M.
Free, who is on the membership COM
Inittee of the society.
The event Thursday although con-
sfderably smaller than the party the
society had originally planned, will not
be lacking in brilliancy and interest.
The membership of the society, which
: numbers about 500, Is expected to at
teno en- masse, and many notable
limited space in the garden, admission
VIII be by card only, the members hav-
ing been requested to obtain admission
cards at the headquarters, 1874 street,
IN the event that they have misplaced
their cards of membership. The cards
for friends of the society may be had
at the headquarters.
States Congressional
Delegation in Guest List.
The invitation list Includes the Sec
rotary OF War and Mrs. Patrick j. Hur-
ley, the Acting Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Ernest Lee Jahncke, Senator
samuel M. Shortridge, Senator and
Mrs. Hiram w. johnson, the entire
delegation from California in Congress
AND their wives, and group of presi-
dents Of other State societies, INCLUDE
ing Senator Charles S. Deneen of the
Illinois Society and Mrs. Deneen, Rep
reSentative Joe j. Manlove Of the Mis-
souri, Society and Mrs. Manlove, Repre-
sentative Morgan @. Sanders Of the
Texas Society and Mrs. Sanders, Rep
reSentative Charles j. Esterly, Penn
sylvania Society, and Mrs Esterly; Mr..
Karl Hoffman. Iowa Society: Dr.
Charles e. Morganston, Connecticut
Society; Mr.. Sanford Bates, Massachu-
sets Society; Mr.. j. Cloyd Byards
Southern Society, and Miss Bede John
son, president of the All State Oficers'
Association.
Mai. Charles w. Freeman, president
o. the society, will open the program
WITH 2 short greeting and the Lovette
CnoraI Society will give several selec-
tons, including California, Love
You" The soloist will be Mrs. Audrey
z. hoons, soprano, chairman of the
music 1or the evening and also Secre-
fary Of the choral society, and Mrs.
Ethel Lynn Fast.
Committee Chairmen
Outlining Program.
The chairman of the committees.
who are working to make the event
one OF the most successful in the his
tory OF the society, includes Mr.. Ivan
=. Goooner, reservations; Mr.. Horace
T. Jones, reception: Dr. Anna z. Peck.
invitations; Mrs. Frank N. Bauskette.
decorations: Mrs. q. w. McCord, How
ers; Mrs. Gertrude s. Scott, arrange |
ments, and Mr.. Harry F. Ashton, re-
freshments.
Maj. B. A. Brackinbury, u. s. A., of |
the War Department, and Lieut.. Gala |
nan, q. S. N, of the Navy Department. |
nave been designated to cooperate with |
the committees.
The Italian garden will be effectively
decorated for the occasion and each |
guest viii be presented with a real Cali |
tornia poppy.