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SOCIETY
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at luncheon yesterday at the Carlye in
New York before leaving for Montreal
DR.. Thomas H. Healy, dean of the
Foreign Service of Georgetown Uni
versity, and Mrs. Healy entertained at
dinner at the Chevy Chase Club last
evening, when their guests were the
secretary of the Rumanian legation
and Nine Popovici, Dr. and Mrs. Lee
Mccarthy and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Titus.
Newest Cabinet Lady TO
Attend League Reception
Mrs. Ogden L. Mills, wife Of the
newly appointed Secretary of the
Treasury: Mrs. Robert Patterson La
mont, wife of the Secretary of Com
merce. and Mrs William N Doak, wife
of the Secretary of Labor, have added
their acceptances to those of the other
ladies CT the cabinet for the reception
to be given in their honor Tuesday
afternoon of next week by the National
League of American Pen Women.
This event, which is by invitation
will be given in the Willard room of the
Willard Hotel from 4:30 to $50 o'clock
The national president Of the league
Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton, will re-
ceive with the trustees of the organiza-
ton from 4:3O to 5 O'Clock and with
the guest of honor of the afternoon
from to $50 At the latter hour a
program arranged by Mrs Seton in
celebration of the Bicentennial will be
presented and will include musical num-
berS and a one-act play.
For the former, Mrs. Dorothy De
Muth watson, national chairman OF
music for the league. will introduce the
Madrigal Singers, who will appear In
costume and will sing three selections
an old English madrigal, "All Crea-
lures Now Are Merry Minded" COM
posed by John Benet in the fifteenth
John Peel" and the first American
song, MY Days Have Been so Wondrous
Free" by Francis Hopkinson, 1853. In
the group of artists will be Mrs. John
Milton Sylvester, director and accom-
panist; Miss Elizabeth Waters and Miss
Elizabeth Taylor Coping, sopranos
Miss Norma Hughes and Miss Mary
Lerch, contraltos; willard Kemmerer,
tenor. and Maj. L. S. Tillotson, bass.
Following the musical program one
act play, Martha Washington at Valley
Forge" will be presented under the di-
rection of Miss Rebecca Dial. The au-
thor, who is Mrs. c. Antoinette Wood OF
Boston, national drama chairman OF
the league, is coming on for the recep-
ton and will arrive in Washington
Sunday. This play, which will be seen
in Washington for the first time Tues
day, has been produced with success by
the New England Women's Press ASso-
cia iS
president for Massachusetts, for the Pen
Women. Another play from her pen,
Buying Culture" was presented twice
last month in Boston.
Those who will take part in the play
include Mary Black as Martha Wash-
ington. Jessie Holt as Mrs. Green, wife
of Gen. Green: Pemberton Thacker as
Mrs. Knox, wife of Gen. Knox; Viola
Reed and Betty May Brown as Mandy
and Cindy, servants, and Charles Latti
as a deserter at Valley Forge. They
will be in costume and some authentic
pieces of Colonial furniture will be used
in the stage setting.
Among those who have accepted the
invitation of the league to attend the
reception are Mrs. William Howard
Taft, Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson, Mrs.
Henry Alvah Strong. Mrs. Joseph E..
Washington, Mai and Mrs Parker
West, Mr.. and Mrs. Breckenridge Long,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason Remey,
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs. Alvin
T. Hert, Mrs. Cary T. crayson, Mrs.
Guy v. Henry. Mrs. Sydney Cloman,
Mrs. William Chaplin Huntington, Maj.
and Mrs. George Oakley Totten, Mrs.
William Fitch Kelley, Miss Janet Rich
ards and Miss Jessie Dell.
The former ASSISTANT Secretary of
Commerce for Aviation and Mrs. Nil-
liam P. MacCracken. jr., are entertain
ing as their guest in their apartment
at Wardman Park Hotel Miss Priscilla
Guthrie who arrived in Washington a
day or two ago for q visit Of several
days.
DR.. Henry Selby has sent out invita-
tionS for q musicale to be given by Mr..
Leonard Davis, baritone, and Mr.. VIII
liam Harms. pianist, Tuesday evening
February %. at 8:45 o'clock at the
Carlton Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Price Of
Newark street, Cleveland Park, have
received from Manila, Philippine Is
lands. news of the engagement of their
son, Lieut. (Junior Grade) Walter H.
Price, U. S. NJ, to Miss Clarice Yates,
the announcement being made by her
parents, Capt I. I. Yates, U. S. N,
stationed in the Philippines. and Mrs.
Yates. The wedding will take place in
the early Spring.
Lieut.. Price is attached to the U. s. s.
Paul Jones with the Asiatic Fleet, and
is well known in Washington.
Fifteen Nations Represented
In Wakefield Masque.
Fifteen nations are represented in
the cast Of THE Masque Of Wakefield,
by Percy MacKaye, which will be pre-
sented for the first time in Constitu-
ton Hall Sunday, February al, at $3.50
o'clock pm.
This contributes additional interest
to the national aspect of the evening
with the foreign embassies and lega-