Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07

Miss Alberta Perley, Miss Marshall
Chandler, Miss Virginia Glazebrook,
Miss Betty Trescot, Miss Dorothy
Nicholson, Miss Marian Ostermayer,
Virginia waggamann, Miss Justine
Corby and Miss Eleanor Corby.
The Columbia Players win present
Owen Davis amusing melodrarna,
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model" at
Wardman Park Theater March "a.
Among the patronesses are Mrs.
Mrs. John F. wilkins, Mrs. George
Hewitt Meyers, Mrs. Adolph Casper
Miller. Mrs Walter r. Tuckerman, Mrs.
A. Garrison McClintock, Mrs. Clarence
G. williams, Mrs. John @. Fremont, Mrs,
Horace Peaslee, Mrs. Arthur Billiard,
Mrs. Lowell Mellett Mrs. Charles Ed
ward Russell, Mrs. George r. Putnam,
Mrs. Frederick Kerby, Mrs. Fernando
Cuniberti and Mrs. ellison Gardner.
Mai. and Mrs. Robert w. Strong viii
entertain company at the dinner
dance at the Shoreham Hotel this eve
ming in honor of Baron and Baroness
de Luz.
Mrs. Daniel Sutherland of Alaska en-
tertained at luncheon in the Carlton
Yesterday in compliment to Mrs. Abby
Sutherland Brown. dean OF Ogontz
School, in Pennsylvania. In the COM
pany were Miss Alice Gentry of Ogontz,
Mrs. j. M. Barris of Boston, Mrs. F. M.
Shortall of Washington and Mrs. James
Irwin Steel of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Brown will leave March IA for
London, Paris and Stockholm.
Miss Karla Klesner, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Klesner, is entertain
ing a party this evening at dinner at
the Shoreham Hotel, the guests remain
ing for dancing.
The annual commanders ball, Sons
of Confederate Veterans, will be held IN
the Willard room suite Of the Willard
Hotel Thursday. March 19. The hon.
ored guests of the evening will be Com
mander in Chief Charles T. Norman of
Richmond, Walter l.. Hopkins, adjutant
in chief of Richmond, and Mr.. John w.
Rust, president of the Manassas Battle
field Association. The ball is given for
the benefit of the Confederate Memorial
Home and the Manassas Battlefield
Park.
The entertainment will be provided
by the Boys Independent Band and Bill
Strickland and his orchestra.
Mrs. F. B. Myers. wife Of Mr.. Fred
B. Myers, will sing old-fashioned songs
suitable for the occasion This has not
been definitely decided, however. Mr..
Myers is the commander of the local
camp. No. sos. and is the. chairman Of
the Committee on Arrangements.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert w. Peters will
entertain a party this evening at the
dinner-dance at the Shoreham Hotel
in honor of their house guests, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. G. Purmort OF Van Vert,
OHIO.
Commissioner Carmen Adams New
comb, jr., of the United States Court
of Claims and Mrs. Newcomb enter
tanned at dinner at the Shoreham Ho-
tel last evening for Col. Raymond Ben
iarnin and his daughter, Miss Barbara
Benjamin.
Miss Elizabeth Barr, daughter of Dr..
and Mrs w. G. Barr of N street, whose
engagement to Mr.. Edgar Denton VIII
liams, jr., was recently announced, yes
terday entertained the young ladies who
will be the attendants at her wedding
The guests were: Mrs. Howard Berger,
Miss Adele williams, Miss Ellen Fem
wick, Miss katherine Wilder and Miss
Constance Clairmont.
DR.. and Mrs. James L. Bernhard Of
Lowell street are entertaining at the
Congressional Club this evening for
dancing and afterward will go to their
home for supper Their guests will be:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry Yates, Mrs
Winfree E. johnson, Mr.. C. Everett
Lancaster, Mr.. and Mrs. Royal r.
Rommel and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Clyde
Miller.
Miss Mary Pinney Of Philadelphia,
accompanied by Miss Caroline Clothier,
also OF Phila delphia, and Mrs. William
D Reed of New York City, Is in
washington and is stopping at Ward
man Park Hotel for the week end.
The Arts Club will give tea tomor-
row afternoon in honor of the Aus
tralian art exhibition, which goes on
view at the club tomorrow. This Is
the first contemporary all-Australian
exhibition in the United States, and
is under the patronage of the Right
Hon. j. H. Scullin, P. c.. NJ. P, prime
minister of Australia. Mrs Elizabeth
Evans Graves of the Art Committee
will be hostess.
Col. and Mrs. Basil Norris Ritten-
house announce the engagement of
their daughter Beverly to Mr. Lawrence