The Washington times., 1931-02-11
Sponsors of
WarshipS
Convene
Annual Meeting of Patriotic
Society Is Held at Willard;
Will Attend White House
Reception Tonight
By ANNE PATTEN

Planning to attend the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps recep-
ton at the White House this
evening as the climax of the
days activities, the Society OF
Naval Sponsors held their an
nual meeting today at the Will
lard Hotel.
This morning was devoted to
q business meeting, following
which the members assembled
for luncheon. This afternoon
Miss Virginia Hunt will enter
tain in their honor at tea
at the residence of her mother,
Mrs. Ridgley Hunt, on Six
teenth Street.
Organized In 1908.
The society was organized in
1908 and is composed of women
who have christened vessels for
Uncle Sam. Some so or so
members are attending the
meeting.
The president of the society,
Mrs. Russell Langdon, was
sponsor for the U. S. S. Rowan.
Other officers are Mrs. Fred
eric C. Hicks, first vice presi
dent; Mrs. George Rock, Sec
ond vice president, and Mrs.
S. r. N )rmans, secretary ard
treasurer.
Local Women Present
Washington women inter
ested in the organization, many
of whom attended the lunch
con today, include Miss Ethel
Bagley, Mrs. George Barnett,
Miss Mamie D. Barney, Mrs.
Ivan E. Bass, Miss Margaret
Baxter, Mrs. Thomas P. Bay
ard. Mrs Carlos Bean, Miss
Helen A. Colhoun, Mrs. James
Helm, Mrs. Herbert Howard,
Mrs. Amory Land, Mrs. Brooke
Lee, Mrs. Edward Stafford,
Mrs. Albert Stahl, Miss Helen
l.. Strauss, Mrs. Ernest j.
Swift, Mrs. Hewitt Wells, Mrs.
Lloyd Chandler and Mrs. Aus
tin KautZ.
Among the out-of-town guests
present at the luncheon were
Comdr. and Mrs. Thames Sling
huff, Col. and Mrs. A. T. Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Preble Tucker, of
New York; Admiral and Mrs.
Yarnell, Mrs. w. D. Leahy, Mrs.
Spencer Wood, Mrs. Thesis, of
Bremerton, Wash; Mrs. Laval
1ette, Hampton, Va; Mrs. M.
A. Laverty, of Marion, Pa; Mrs.
A. A. Bennett, of New York;
Miss Dorothy McBirney, of Ok
lahoma; Miss Evelyn Mcdaniel,
Augusta, Ca; Mrs. H. H. James,
Jamaica, N. Y; Mrs. Elizabeth
c. North, Lancaster, Pa; Mrs.
j. H. Seligman, Roslyn, L. l.:
Mrs. Charles Tudor, Cincinnati,
Ohio; Miss Rosalie F. Bailey, of
New York; Miss Evelyn Jack
son, Richmond, Va; Mrs. Reyn-
olds T. Hall, Wynnewood, Pa;
Mrs. Matthews, of New York,
and Mrs. Katherine P. Goff,
Clarksburg, w. Va.
Plans Luncheon Tomorrow
Tomorrow the visitors will be
guests at luncheon Of Mrs. Ella
Herbert Micou, whose father,
the late Hillary Herbert, was
once Secretary of the Navy. A
meeting of the board of trus-
tees was held yesterday at the
Mayflower, with the president,
Mrs. Russell Langdon, in the
chair, those present being Mrs.
Reynold T. Hall, Mrs. Brooke
Lee, Mrs. George Rock, Miss
Virginia Hunt and Mrs. Albert
Stahl.
White House Reception
The President and Mrs.
Hoover will entertain this eve
ming at the annual reception in
honor of officers of the Army,
Navy and Marines and their
families.
The date, which had been
originally announced for tomor-
row, was changed in order to
permit President Hoover to
make radio address on Lin
coin" tomorrow evening.
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Diplomat, in New York
The ambassador of Poland,
Tytus Filipowicz, has gone to
New York, where he is at the
Ritz-Tower for a few days.
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Representative Anthony J.
Griffin has as his guest. at his
apartment at Wardman Park
Hotel, Rev. John j. Byrne, of
East Hampton, N. Y.