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straw hat having a wide dropping brin
faced with a narrow band of white and
a wide chin strap of white tulle show
ing. Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman had
a gown of bright blue crepe, her hat
matching In color and having mod
crate brim, which framed her face
Over the gown she wore long coat
of gray homespun with deep cape
across the back, having a several
inches wide band of black.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin
with their two older children, Aileen
and Hope, spent a part Of the after
noon in the grandStand. Mr.. and Mrs.
Erwin's baby boy, being only a few
weeks old and not yet able to appreci-
ate the horse show did not accompany
them. Mrs. Erwin looked particularly
well in bright green crepe gown and
small close-f1tting felt hat to match
over which she wore a changeable silk
Iaincoat of light brown and tones of
green. Her youthful daughters were in
long coats of yellow with scarf collars
which had bands of brown matching
the bands on the edge of the coats.
Their barretS matched their coats, their
overshoeS were brown and they each
had tiny umbrellas.
Miss Julia Whiting was not riding
yesterday and wore a violet jersey suit
with a white felt hat, the narrow brim
upturned in the back. Mrs. Sidney F.
Taliaferro, wife of former District Com
missioner, was in blue, the long coat
having a narrow belt at the normal
waistline and narrow upturned collar.
Her blue straw hat had a narrow droop-
ing brim and band of blue and beige
ribbon about the crown. Mrs. Rush
more Patterson had a smart costume of
dark green, long raincoat and hat
OF the same material. Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty had a bright red crepe
dress, the points at the hemline show
ing beneath her tan coat and her black
straw hat had a band of red and black
ribbon about the crown.
Mrs. Land, wife of Capt. Emory Scott
Land, U. S. N, had long tan coat with
a leather belt of brown and small hat
with a moderate brim to match. Mrs
r. M. Kaufman was in a dark gray
suit, the coat short, and her small hat
was Of black straw.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Gregg had
with them Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Vidal.
Mrs. John Dryen had with her her little
daughter. Among others in the gal
lery'' were Miss Peggy Burch, Col. and
Mrs. M. Robert Guggenheim, who enter
tanned in their box the Minister of
counselor of the Swedish legation and
Baroness Beck Friis; Miss Virginia yell
lott. Maj. EnnallS Waggaman, Miss
Frances Virginia Waggaman, Miss
Jocelyn Beard, Mrs. Henry L. Doherty,
Miss Katherine Lowman, daughter OF
the Assistant Secretary OF the Treas
ury; Mrs. Samuel A. Kimberly, Mrs.
Jack Marshall, Miss Lucille Swift, Miss
Francesca Mckinney and her guest,
N& Eel r
and Mrs. AlfonS Landa, Miss Katherine
Stringer and Miss Mary Caroline Henry.
Pictures Among Attractions
At Garden Party for Convent.
Miss Charlotte Cullen has contributed
two paintings for the benefit garden
party and bazaar to be given by the
Convent of Perpetual Alteration Mon
day and Tuesday afternoons in the
gardens of the convent at Fifteenth and
v streets The fete promises to be one
Of the most attractive OF its kind and
wives Of members of the diplomatic
corps are among those aiding its cause
in work for the poor churches.
OF the many booths featuring arti-
cles from foreign countries, books,
aprons, candies and "what-not," the
grabbag will appeal to the younger
guests. Mrs. John Calm Carter is in
charge ana Will nave group OF Bu4S
and boys assisting her. Among them
are Mary Ellen Carter, Katherine
Loughran, Jeanne, Boal, Hubert Leitner
and Bobby Werlich.
The Democratic Women's Club of the
seventeenth district, Prince Georges
County, Mount Rainier, Nd, will give a
luncheon in honor of the United Demo-
cratic Women's Clubs of Maryland at
the Beaver Dam Country Club at Land
over, Md, Thursday, May 81, pm.
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, former
Governor of Wyoming, will deliver the
principal address, and other speakers
viii include Mrs. Mary H. Duvall, presi-
dent of the United Democratic
Women's Clubs of Maryland; Mrs. John
G. Whitley, Congressional Committee
woman; Mrs. Elizabeth r. Menefee,
National Committeewoman State Sena-
tor Lansdale G. Sasscer and Mr.. Charles
MaTbNry, member Of the House Of Dele
gates.
Mrs. A. NJ McFadden. president of
the local club, is chairman, assisted by
Mrs Arthur Hepburn, Mrs. T. j. Cam
field, Mrs. Daisy La Cappidan, Mrs.
Daniel A. Campbell, Mrs. Bernard "