Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23

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ture. and classical and biblical lore, &
pageant called "Romance" will be pre-.
scented on April 40 In Madison Square
Garden, ct the charity carnival OF
1880, the annual benefit of the Jud.
son Health Center.
GorgeouSly costumed and lavish,
: staged, the pageant, directed by Miss
: Lila Agnew Stewart, will rival last years
), production, Aztec Cold" which set g
: high mark.
Socially prominent matrons and
debutantes win take the principal roles
and among the notables whom they are
to portray will be Antony and Cleo
patra. Samson and Delilah, Pocahontas
and Capt John Smith. Aucussin and
Nicolette, Lancelot and Guinevere, Ma
poleon and Josephine. Dante and Bea-
/. trice. George Sand and Chopin. Pris-
ella and John Alden. Venus. goddess
of love, will preside at the court of
love.
Mrs Arthur B. Claflin and Mrs. Ed
ward F. Hutton are honorary chairmen
/; of the carnival; DR.. Eleanor A. Camp
bell, founder and director of the Jud-
son Health Center, is chairman; MRS.
Eugene w. Ong Is executive chairman.
: There will be 1000 persons In the
. pageant cast. while the elaborate prep
arationS for the carnival will entail the
cooperation Of 1000 committee mem
bers
A diverting midway Will supply UNIQUE
sideShows for the occasion, with anus
ing games In evidence and a reproduce
ton Of the city's smartest shops fea-
tured. Mrs. William Gilman Low. Sd
is chairman of this committee, with
2 Mrs. Edward c. Smith acting in an adj
visory capacity. Following the pageant
and sports of the midway there will be
dancing. to which the general public
is invited. Indeed, before the pageant
commences there will be music in the
spacious Hobbies of the garden, with
dancing by the public permitted.
Mrs. Florence Ziegfeld heads the
committee which promises extraordinary
entertainment after the pageant in the
ziegfeld Midnight Revue. While de-
tails are still to be announced, the par
ticipation by stars Of Simple Simon"
Is assured. The fashion show, which
has won a significant position for itself
In connection with the advanced show
ing Of modes, will again bring DISPLAYS
by the principal exhibitors of the city.
A mass OF peach blossoms and cherry
blossoms will greet the eye of specta-
tors Of the carnival. Unique lighting
effects mirrored in pool Of water and
a terrace upon which the Court of Love
holds Its sessions are outstanding among
the features. The layout of Madison
Square Garden for the function has
been planned by John w. Harkrider. art
director on the stan Of Fiorenz ziegfeld.
The problem Of privately housing the
270 out-of.town delegates to the Amer
lean Conference Of Junior Leagues here,
opening April 20. has been placed in
the care Of Mrs. Stafford Hendrix, who
viii be assisted by Mrs. Carleton Belts.
The officers Of the national board, in
RllfdiYfH AEr0
dent; Mrs. Almond Blow, vice presi-
dent, and Mrs Roger Sperry, treas
urer, will be billeted at the Junior
League club house. The regional direc-
tors, seven in number, win be the
guests of the four officers of the New
York Junior League-MrS. John De Witt
Peltz, Mrs. Paul Chaplin, Miss Elizabeth
Stillman and Miss Marian Willard.
The delegates who cannot be placed
in private houses win be Accommodated
at the Sulgrave Hotel as guests of New
York members of the Junior League,
who, owing to limited space, are unable
to accommodate them in their own
homes.
Among the hostesses who are accom-
modating delegates at their own homes
are Mrs. George Appleyard, Mrs. Charles
M. Bull, Mrs. Carleton Belts, Mrs. Stew
art Beach, Mrs. Louis BiSsell, Mrs John
d. Beals, jr.; Mrs. Richard E. Burnett,
MRS. Paul Chaplin, Mrs. Robert Z. Davis,
Mrs. Wendell Davis, Miss Leila De-
lano, Mrs. Irwin Devereux, Mrs. Robert
De Vecchi, Mrs. Rowland s. Davis, Mrs
Lewis Delafield, Miss Lydia Dadmun
Miss Jane Erdman, Mrs George s.
Franklin, Mrs. Happen Fairchild, Mrs.
Everett FabYan, Mrs. Reginald Fincke,
Mrs. Harold Harvey, Mrs Morris Had
ley, Mrs Stafford Hendrix, Mrs. O'Don-
nell Iselin, Mrs. Sheppard Krech, Mrs.
Harvey Kaufman, Mrs Edgar Leonard,
Mrs. Charles Lindley, Mrs. Burton Lee,
oswald Bates Lord, Miss Martha Lam
bert, Mrs. Frederick Osborn, Miss Fran
ces Ottley, Mrs. James Ordway and
others.
The ONCE force, consisting Of Miss
Frances Hildt and Miss ITALIA Fairchild.
assisted by Miss Betty Putnam and Miss
Elizabeth PreSsprich, is constantly at
the headquarters of the New York
Junior League, attending to correspond
ence, telephone calls and other inquiries,
which are numerous at this time.
Mrs. George Frederick Hinck Of 8l2
Park avenue announces the engagement
of her daughter, Mrs. Marie Louise
late Mr.. and Mrs. James McVickar, of
this city and Brookside, Ardsley-on-
Hudson.
Mrs. Hiscoe was twice married to
Reginald Victor Hiscoe. They were
married first during the World War,
but when Mr.. Hiscoe returned from
service in 1919 they were divorced. Two
years later they met at a tennis match,
were reconciled and again were mar
ried. Mrs. Hiscoe obtained her second
decree in Reno on August 5 of last
year. Two months later Mr.. Hiscoe
married Miss Jean Won der Horst Koch.
daughter of Mrs. Koch and the late E.
Won der Horst Koch.
Mr.. McVickar is q brother of Noel,
John A. and Edward s. J. McVickar.
He Is a cousin of Mrs. j. Borden Harri-
man. He first married Miss Daisy
Emerson Of Baltimore. daughter Of Col.
Isaac e. Emerson and q sister Of Mrs.
Charles M. Amory, former wife Of the
late Alfred q. Vanderbilt They were
divorced in 1928 Later Mr.. McVickar
married Mrs. William Disston. widow Of
William DisSton of Philadelphia. They
were divorced in 1924.
The wedding of Mrs. Hiscoe and Mr..
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