The Washington times., 1931-03-20
Paris Mecca
/ For Capital
! Smart Set
Washington Society Leaders
{ Will Participate in Over
! seas Exposition in French
I City This Summer
BY ANNE PATTEN

ON TO Pans" Is the slogan
this Spring for those fortun,
ate enough to be included in the
eroup going abroad to attend
the International Colonial and
Overseas Exposition in the
French Capital.
z c. Bascom Slemp, the Com
missioner for the United States
and special representative of
President Hoover, is planning to
sail April Is, to be present when
the big show opens in May.
4 He will be accompanied by
Miss Anne Madison Washing
ton, a great-great-grandniece, Of
George Washington, who as a
representative of the Washing
ton family, will be official hos
tess at the American building
et the exposition.
: Reproduction of Mt. Vernon
! The building, by the way, is
TO be a reproduction of Mount
Vernon. and Miss Washington
has been entrusted with the job
Of insuring the authenticity of
"atmoSphere" of the building.
She is now in Florida, but is eX-
pected in Washington shortly
to report to the State Depart
n1ent before leaving for Paris
with Mr.. Slemp.
Mrs. BOrah Is Going
I Mrs. William E. Borah has
been persuaded to accompany
the party in the role of assist
ant hostess. Also assisting Miss
Washington will be Mrs. Claude
A. Swanson, wife of the Senator
from Virginia; Mrs. Karl
Klemn, Mrs. Henry Rudy, Of
Paducah, KY. and Miss Mar
garet Champion. daughter of
Representative Louis Champion.
7 Later in the summer a lit
tie group from the Capitals
younger smart set win go over
to do their bit in various
capacities assisting the hostess.
They will be Miss Rahel
Davies and Miss Dorothy Mich
olson, of Washington: Miss
Dorothy Curry, of Staunton,
Va; Miss Catherine Harrison,
niece of Senator Pat Harrison
Of Mississippi, and Miss Sus-
anne Frazier, of Garrison-on-
Hudson. a niece Of Representa-
tive Hamilton Fish, jr. The
girls will be stationed at the
information booths and will act
as guides to visitors at the
American Building.
General Horizons Task
Brig. Gen. William e. Hor-
ton, who as an authority on
Colonial silver has been in
charge of selecting authentic
pieces for the exhibition, is go
ing with the party in April.
Also included in the April
group will be InmSn Payne, of
New York city, vice president
Of the Cosmopolitan Shipping
who has been act
ing in an advisory capacity to
Mr.. Slemp, a close personal
friend. Miss Catherine McTn-
tire, secretary to Mr.. Slemp,
will accompany her chief, and
Wyant Johnston, son of Mrs.
William Johnston, of Washing
con, is going to prepare a book
let on the exhibition.
: Will Assist Group
:. Miss Tucksie Amis will go
as general assistant to the en-
Eire delegation.
( With the delegation going
over in June or July will be
Miss Nita Goodloe, of Big
Stone Gap, Va; Andre La
arge, Of New Orleans, who
has helped obtain number
of the valuable relics to be
shown in the exhibition; Frank
ANGEL of Roanoke, and Mr.,
Ind Mrs. William D. Yeager
Df Washington.
Weekend Guest
Miss Mary Macmillan has
rs her guest over the weekend.
Miss Ruth Harrington, daugh.
Ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wentworth
9. Harrington, of Maplewood,
y. j. The two plan to attend
6he spring prom" of the U. S.
Naval Academy at Annapolis
tomorrow evening.
To Attend College Prom
Miss Katrina Mccormick,
laughter of Mrs. Medill McCor.
pick, left Washington this
eorning for Princeton to at
end the annual Princeton
amor promenade, which will be
B1ven In the university gym
laSlum tonight. She will re-
urn to Washington Monday.
! Others who have gone up
Rom Washington for the dance
IRE Miss Polly Cooke, Miss An.
label ESsary, Miss Myrtle Nc.
iraw and Miss Helen Whftwell.
Yrs. o. M. LissQk
rs Hostess TOdaH