Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-29

liam May. Mr.. Aubrey Minor. Mr.. Ben
jamin Newton, Mr.. Norman Morgan,
Mr.. william Powell, Mr.. John Perry,
Mr.. George Roth, Mr.. Hardie Seay.
Mr.. Firth Smith, Mr.. James Smith, Mr..
hewitt Smoot, Mr.. Douglas Taylor, Mr..
George Wells, Mr.. Winfield Weitzel, DR..
Robert Harmon. director of the club,
and Mrs. Harmon.
DR.. Oscar Benwood Hunter, president
of the General Alumni Association, will
preside at the luncheon.
The Liberty ball, sponsored by the
Southern Society, scheduled this year
for April IL at the Willard Hotel will
be made an annual event, as a tribute
to the memory of Thomas Jefferson,
author of the doctrine of religious lib
erty, free speech and a free press.
Jefferson's birthday anniversary,
April IS, comes this year on Sunday,
marking the same religious holy days
of Palm Sunday and Passover as an
unusual coincidence, which may not
occur again for many years.
According to a statement issued by
Mr., j. Cloyd Byars, president Of the
Southern Society, the Liberty ball will
be made the occasion for inaugurating
q yearly pilgrimage from Washington
to Jefferson's tomb at Monticello, Ma
tion-wide movement launched this year
for the first time by the Thomas Jeffer-
son Memorial Foundation, and partici-
pated in by citizens, schools, churches,
patriotic societies, cities and States.
The Southern Society is donating all
receipts from the supper, pageant and
ball to be held on April II, to the
Washington branch of the Jefferson
Memorial Foundation, and has author
lied its president to name members OF
the society to represent the District OF
Columbia and each State in the Union
at the exercises to be held at Monticello,
on Sunday, April IS, at the Tomb OF
Jefferson.
The ladies identified with the Jeffer-
son Foundation in Washington will have
charge of the supper and pageant. and
the Southern Society. which numbers
among its members citizens from every
State, is giving to the movement its
enthusiastic support.
Mr.. Byars is arranging for bus trans
portation for those who prefer to go to
Monticello by bus rather than by auto
or rail, leaving Washington Sunday
morning, April IS, and returning that
afternoon.
Mr. George F. Snyder entertained
last evening at the Chevy Chase Club
in honor of Mr.. E. w. Beatty, preSi
Co. The guests were Mr.. Vincent Mas
sey, Canadian Minister; Mr.. Walter H.
Newton, secretary to the President;
Mr.. F. E. Meredith of Montreal, Mr.
j. w. Hobbs of Canada, Mr.. r. H.
Ashton, Col. Alfred P. Thorn, general
counsel, Association of Railway Execu-
tiveS; Commissioner B. H. Meyer, Com
missioner e. I. Lewis and Commissioner
Ezra Brainerd. jr.. members of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
An interesting feature of the lecture
which Joseph Danforth Little, manager
OF the Sterling Galleries, will give at
the Willard Monday afternoon, at 4:3O
o'clock, on THE History and Romance
of Silver" will be the exhibit of gold
and silver pieces. A dinner table set
with beautiful examples of French
Renaissance silver, a luncheon table
famous English Wedgswood, and a
dressing table with gold toilet articles
will comprise the exhibit.
Immediately following the lecture,
those in the audience who have heir
looms they wish identified as to perio
and dates or hall marks will have the
opportunity to have them examined by
Mr.. Little, an authority on silver, its
trade marks and English hall marks.
The lecture Is being given under the
auspices of the Junior League of Wash
ington and sponsored by a group of
prominent society matrons. On the day
OF the lecture there will. also be an
exhibit Of gold and silverware at league
headquarters, 1929 Connecticut avenue.
Mrs. Albert S. Moore entertained at
luncheon and shower yesterday at
the Army and Navy Country Club 20
persons in honor of Miss Jeanne
Gravatte, whose marriage takes place
next month.
Mrs. Arthur Logan has also enter
tanned at a luncheon bridge in Miss
Gravatte'S honor, and Miss Marian
Zimmerman gave linen shower.
Col. George I. Gunckel and Mrs.
Gunckel of Dayton, Ohio. are staying
at the Hotel Roosevelt during their visit
in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl c. Mueller will
motor today to the Massanutten
Academy in Virginia, where their son,
Cadet Carl G. Mueller, jr., Is a student
Mr.. and Mrs. Mueller will return in a
few days to their apartment at the
Wardman Park Hotel, where their son
viii join them on April IL for his
Spring vacation.
Mrs. Davenport White is recovering
from a serious illness and has Cancelled
all social engagements for March aid
April.
Judge and Mrs. James NJ Renick of
Concord, N. H., entertained q small
party at dinner last evening at the
Carlton, where they are stopping while
in Washington.
Miss Ailine Slocovitch is spending a
week with her mother, Mrs. L. Sloco-
witch of the Cairo Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. c. Jamison and her
two daughters, Miss Ali Lou and Miss
Glee Jamison of Everett, Wash, are
spending several days at the Willard.
Mrs. r. H. Huntington and daughters,
Miss Sara Huntington and Miss Con-
stance Huntington, have arrived in
Washington from their home in Hart
ford, Conn, and are stopping at the
Carlton.
DR.. Paul Schwarz, acting consul gen.
eral of Germany, is a guest at the VIII
lard, having come on from New York
for the luncheon given yesterday in
honor Of DR.. Hugo Eckener.
Dr. and Mrs. Carl Grossman en-
tertained a small company at dinner
last evening at the Carlton.
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