Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
SOCIETY
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Mrs. John L. Proctor will be hosts ct
an informal dinner this evening.
Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, former vice
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, was the guest OF honor ana
speaker at the weekly forum luncheon
given yesterday by the Womans Ma
tional Democratic Club. She discussed
women in Politics" Representative
Charles r Crisp was to have been the
honor guest and speaker, but he was
detained at home because OF illness.
His subject was to have been "Liberali-
cation of the House Rules"
Among those at the luncheon were
Mrs j. Borden Hartman, Mrs. Helen
Ray Hagner, Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mrs.
Stuart Lansing, Mrs. Charles S. Ham
lin, Mrs Charles Warren and Miss
the speakers table. Others in the
company, many of them with guests,
were Mrs. w. w. Hubbard Mrs. Roland
Ringgold of Shepardstown, w. Va; Mrs.
Samuel Herrick, Mrs. Malcolm c. Tar
yer, Mrs. Cordell Hull, Mrs. Bertran
Mount Jackson, Va; Mrs. Kate Tren-
holm Abrams, Mrs. H. E. C.. Bryant,
Mrs. George M. Eckels, Mrs. J. j. Nc
Swain, Mrs. Walter F. George, Mrs.
Donald Macdonald, Mrs. John Bolt, Mrs.
A. Garrison McClintock, Mrs. Otto
rison, DR.. and Mrs Edward B. Meigs
and the formers mother, Mrs. Arthur
Meigs Of New York.
Well known women of Washington,
prominent among the music lovers in
the Capital City, who have taken boxes
for the Lenten concert to be given in
the Willard ball room Monday evening,
February %, by the A Capella Chorus, |
include Mrs. Chester Bolton, Miss |
Grace Burton, Mrs. John w. Crawford, J
Mrs. Sarah Stokes Halkett, Mrs. Frank |
W. Mondell, Mrs. John Lord O'Brian, |
Mrs. Tillman B. Parkes, Mrs. Henry |
Alvah Strong, Mrs. Frederic Arthur |
Tilton, Mrs Walter r. Tuckerman, Mrs. |
Arthur H. Vandenburg, Mrs. Orme Will |
son and Mrs. Charles Redding Williams. |
A quartet of outstanding soloists of |
Washington will assist the chorus |
throughout the program, with Mrs. |
thy Wilson Halbach, contralto; Mr.. I
Francesca Della-Lana, tenor, and Mr.. |
G. Ridgway Taylor, baSs-baritone. Mr.. |
Paul Gable is the organist for the I
"A Capella Chorus, which Is formed |
from the choir of the First Congrega-
tional Church here.
Two guest afternoons have been ar
ranged for art lovers in the District |
OF Columbia League of American Pen |
Women studio in Stoneleigh Court this |
week. Mice Leila Mechlln will speak |
on Modern Art" at 4:45 o'clock Fri
day, and Miss Grace Merrill Ruckman, |
who has an exhibit of paintings in the |
studio, will receive from 2 to S o'clock |
Saturday afternoon. Both occasions |
are open to visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F. Martin of
Pelham, N. Y, are in Washington for
n dQUC cfn al
man Park Hotel
Miss Ruth Hintz and Miss Charlotte
Marks have returned from Annapolis, |
Naval Academy and Mrs. Hintz and at
tended the basket ball game.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Frank Hoffman of |
Trenton, Mo, who are spending the
Winter in Washington at the May
Hover, have as their guests their son
and daughter-tn-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Steward F. Hoffman, who are accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Don Mcvey.
They VIII leave tomorrow for New York |
and win then return to their homes in
Trenton, Mo.
Mrs. j. H. Ten Eyck Burr has left for
Florida, and will open her house at
Crescent City the end Of the week.
Mrs. j. A. Blanken entertained a
party at luncheon yesterday at the |
Shoreham Hotel in compliment to Mr.. /
John w. s. Bell of Hollywood, Calf, |
who is visiting in Washington for a few |
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sergei Konenkov Of |
New York are in Washington for sew /
eral days and are at the Dodge Hotel. |
Mr.. Konenkov is one of Russia's great
est sculptorS, and is here for the pur-
pose of making bust of Mr.. Justice
Holmes Of the Supreme Court.
Mr. and Mrs C. @. Grimes have ar
rived in washington from their home
in Dayton, Ohio, and are stopping at
the Carlton.
Mrs. Downing Potter Brown of New
York, who opened her apartment at the
Mayhower last week, left yesterday for
Q weeks visit In New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. whitsitt of Balti-
more, Md, are at the Willard while in |
the Capital for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Elgie, accom-
panied by Miss Lois Kelsey Of Toronto,
Canada, are at the Dodge Hotel during
their brief stay in the Capital.
Miss Selena Royle of New York City
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