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desire? None of them asks for youth,
friendship, riches, health or the other
conventional requests of such petitioners,
but they aspire to create beauty, to COM
pose masterpieces of literature, to enjoy
a perfect love and to relax permanently
upon the restful cushions of comfort
Opportunity is offered all of them to
possess their hearts desire, but at the
end none save Mr.. Lorraine has nerve
enough to commit the evil deeds nee
essary to crafty his cravings. This
perhaps overoptimistic impression is
conveyed by Mr.. Levy in adroit eX-
amples of Stagecraft and the tickling
lingo of characters in lterate drama
One of his effective tricks occurs at the
end of a scene in the second act. Whlle
the audience hangs on the tenterhookS
of curiosity to see the mlschleVouS
chaplain of whom it has heard so much
a servant, opening the door, announces
"the Rev. Nicholas Lucy!" Whereupon
the curtain falls-before he enters.
In our gratefulness to our cordial
step-kin we must not forget that the
pleasures of THE Devil Passes" are en-
hanced by the performances of two
Yankee artists, Miss Mary Nash and
Arthur Byron, both of whom add to
the pacifying harmonies Of the occa-
sion. Miss Nash appears as an eyre
glous stage star whose idea OF paradise
is to hear hands clapped in tribute to
her exhibitions. 1t is she who, tempted
by the passing devil to break con-
tract, refuses to do so, though such a
breach of ethics would permit her to
initiate Lady Macbeth under the au-
spices of Granville Barker. Mr.. Selwyn
the producer, may get laugh out OF
that. The presence Of Mr.. Byron as
the Autumnal lover is, of course, an en-
gaging feature of the display.
Although it is difficult now and then
to keep our tempers in the face OF
British impatience with our gaucher-
les, social, political and commercial
let us continue to be thankful for her
benefactions to our stage. 1t would be
a drabber place were it not for the gra-
cious emissaries from across the pond
What would we do without Miss Bea-
trice Lille and Mrs. Patrick Campbell?
The sight of Mr.. Meriyale, Miss Adri-
enne Allen and Henry Stephenson in
"Cynara" makes amends for many a
brutal calumny uttered against us In
the House Of Commons. o..
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of the castigation of the American
theater. Ridicule will turn a trick
when all else fails. True, in "Of
Thee I Sing" the sting has been
tempered, but there is an evident
purpose to administer the mirror
treatment, nevertheless.
MEANWHILE, our season of
' ariStocratic "shredS and
patches" continues-the storm
center now at the National Thea
ter-With the Washington presen-
tation of Eugene O'Neill's Mourn
ing Becomes Electra" Public in
terest has been manifested in this
O'Neill masterpiece to such an
extent in the advance seat sales
that an extraordinary engage
ment seems inevitable. Beyond
and extending well into February,
the advance notices are promiS-
ing one thing after another,
mostly plays that have delighted
other days and which have been
recalled for hopeful resur-
rection.
X
WASHINGTON bowed low the
past week under the honor
of being the first city in the
whole wide world to witness the
stage presentation of Dan 10th
eroh's new play, Distant Drums" "
under the maSterful direction of
Guthrie McClintic and with the
gifted actress, Pauline Lord, as its
star. Like the mysterious call"
of the play itself seemed to come
a deeper call for change in title
for a clearer Identification of the
theme, if for no other purpose.
The play is tense, rugged realism,
unrelieved by even the SemblancC
of comedy sunlight. 1t held a
large audience with its power
while many, like the writer of this
column, CROPPED along in vain en-
deavor to discover what 1t was
all about. Yet, withal, it was
gripping and wonderfully well
played, as indeed it should be,
for it is a drama Of CHARACTERIZE
tions, none more puzzllng than
the mysterious Eunice, whom The
Star reviewer faithfully and fully
described, and who, without know
ing why herself, had an impelllng
urge "fo go out there" and find
her fate with the Indians that
persisted in following her cara
van. One waited in vain for
thrill or an overpowering climax
The most impressive moment
came when the despairing OK;
cart Oregon seekers, men and
women, reverently knelt to recite
the Lords prayer. The play ap-
parently stands in need of further
attention, but not in its mounting
or its direction.
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Romberg's Lovely Operetta

STILL fresh and sparkling after re-
- newed Broadway acclaim, following
the remarkable total of almost TOO
performances to- date, not to mention
gratifying engagements In Chicago and
Boston, THE Student Prince, Stgmund
Romberg's gloriously delightful oper-
eta, will be brought to the Belasco for
the week commencing Sunday night,
January "a 1t is promised with en-
tirely new dress and scenic investiture.
This celebrated operetta, possessed Of
Romberg's most beautiful score and
based upon the story of "Old Heidel
berg" continues to flash high on the
theatrical horizon. In the cast of play
ers first mention is accorded to George
Hassell, the heavyweight comedian, as
the comic valet Lutz; Allan Prior as
the Prince, and Gertrude Lang, famous
prima donna, as Kathie, along with
Hollis Daveny, Charles Chesney, Lee
Beggs, Marion Weeks, Margaret Cam
trell, Gus Alexander and Belle Sylvia.
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L
n feelings may be hurt by Great
VI Britain's testy attitude toward
l. us, our wounds are repaired, in
measure, by the friendly
indications of the actors she sends
hither. Much of the relief now afforded
by the drama is due to the delight we
experience through the playing OF these
aniable and talented ministrants from
abroad. They inhabit the Broadway
stages in large numbers, giving lie TO
the fables thereon narrated and charm
ing us with the glamour of their per-
sonalities, the aptitude of their tech
nioue and the discernment of their
interpretations. Through their beneV-
olent opiates we are enabled to forget
and forgive the cruel darts thrust into
our breasts by British patriots and jour-
nalists and to dream that all our
mother countrymen are as kindly as the
people of their theaters. Whenever
am made indignant by the warlike
sneers of LORD Beaverbrook, the Satur-
day Review or Punch, for instance,
visit a Times Square play house and
there, under the influence OF the
dramas ENJOYS, I am Modified. The
watchWord, BUY British" may some
times be hearkened to with profit in
the U. S. A.
The foreign delegation now appear
ing Cor it was last week. in Benn
LEWIS "The Devil Passes" is particu-
larly efficient anodyne. In it are such
soothing elements as Basil Rathbone,
Ernest Cossart, Robert Lorraine, Miss
Cecilia Lotus and Miss Diana Wyn--
ward. all of them from the land OF
oaken hearts or its far-fiung doninions.
THE author also halls from London,
and I hear that his work, regarded as
blasphemous by the lord chancellor,
was forbidden performance in England,
except in semi privacy. For the play
represents two clergymen of the estab-
Iished church as having diabol1cal pre-
diIections-one of them tossed by an
ambition to denounce God and the
other inclined to pave hell with the
warnings of his fellow men. When you
see Mr.. Rathbone's representation OF the
sinister priest exhaling an atmosphere
of blended birthstone and Easter lily,
YOU will understand how significant are
the efforts of our guest actors In allay-
ing international fretfulness.
1t is one of Mr. Levy's ingenious de-
vices to employ game Of truth" as
the basis of his fantasy. What, the
pseudo Satan asks the members OF
house party, what Is your most ardent
Evening star., 1932-01-10
LADY WINDERMERE'S FAM
Eannary o1

january Hls
THE first full-length play offering Of
the Columbia Players this season
will be a modernized presentation of
Lady Windermere's Fan" under the
direction of Frank E. Jamison, to be
given at the Wilson Teachers College,
Eleventh and Harvard streets, the
evening of January 81.
Mr.. Jamison, who has had a long
career as director and actor, has ar
ranged the Wilde drama to meet pres
ent-day dramatic conventions without
in any way altering the story or losing
the sparkle of humor. Janet Jackson
will play Lady Windermere, Paul Alex
ander, Lord Darlington, the villain, and
Aurora Poston, Mrs. Erlynne.
The large cast includes Charles Nc
Culluch, Bessie Mills, Mary Turregano,
Phillip Cole, Jane Garlich, Dorothy
Riess, S. Allen Foster, Mary Cato,
Delma Smith Robert Miller and Dor
othy White.
Tickets may be secured at the door
on the evening Of the performance or
by telephoning Iva Davis, Potomac
1870
The winner of the contest for the
selection of title for the play given
recently among group of one-act
sketches will be announced at this per-
formance.
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England Sends Competent
Group of Stage Artists
Foreign Delegation Scores New York Hit With
The Devil Passes British Players
of Note in This Country.
By Percy Hammond.

desire? youth
eeIngs may pe friendship riches health the other
ieque"S VI
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Washington Interested
In Kaufman's Satire on
Our Political Affairs
New York Stage Hit "Of Thee Sing, Prods the
High and Mighty" of the Capital-"D Distant
Drums" Splendidly Mounted and Directed.
By w. H. Landvoigt.

YEW and its compel of the astgation of the American
ling theater will have its LeaCeI VIII r
Evening star., 1932-01-10
THIS Is that hectic time of
year when cinema review

THlS Is that hectlc Time OF
year when cinema review
/ ers bite their pencils, pucker
their orows and annoy their
audiences by suggesting to them
what, in their own small opinion,
were the 10 best pictures Of the
past year. And since nobody real
ly cares what they think, except
those who are too weary to want
to think for themselves, it seems
as though perhaps this year would
be a good time to stop all this
foolishnesS. And yet, upon think
ing it over, because 1881 closed
with such definite relief at being
no more, perhaps good way to
sing a post-sWan song at it would
be to heckle it a bit further by
doing just what we said we
wouldn't.
And so after feverishly cogitat-
ing over the picture triumphS
and discouragementS of the past
season, and after taking into &C
count only those films which we
can remember (those who had
sleeping potions in them can't be
taken into consideration some
thing like list of the 10 best
films has been compiled, and the
10 best performances, and the 10
worst all-around films-which, Of
course, is the most fun of all. So,
herewith, with many apologies,
and with a last groan at the
snuffed out year, and with a
"hoop-la" for the future, we pre-
sent our small, humble and totally
negligible list (ualess you happen
to agree with us).
The 10 best fms would seem to
have been land these viewed only
in our local cinema hothouSeS)
bad Girl"
1.-THE Guardsman."
"Street Scene"
give Star Final"
''The Front Page"
"City Lights"
Little Caesar"
"Skippy."
"Cimmaron."
Monkey Business"
THE 10 Cor ID best performances
l. were as follows: Helen Hayes
in 1.-THE Sin of Madelon Claudet"
Lionel Barrymore in "a Free
Soul: Marie DreSsler in Min and
Bill";; James Dunn in Bad Girl;
Lunt- -Fontanne in 1.-THE Guards
man; Jackie Cooper in The
Champ: Greta Carlo in any
thing; Edward G.. Robinson in
Little Caesar; Charles Chaplin
in "City Lights" and Robert Will
Iiams in Platinum Blonde"
There having been 50 many
more sterling performers than
there were pictures during the
past season, it doesn't seem fair
not to add to this list such accom-
plishments as those given by Les
lie Howard and Ann Harding in
Devotion; Marlene Dietrich in
"Dishonored";; Sylvia Sidney in
"The American Tragedy" and
Street Scene; Robert Ames in
Rebound; George Arlis in '''The
Millionaire; Adolphe Menjou in
"The Front Page; Miriam Hop
k1nS IN IWenCy-FOur Hours
Maurice Chevalier in THE Smil-
ing Lieutenant; Colin Give in
"Frankenstein"; Norma Shearer
in strangers May Kiss; Wallace
Beery in 1.-THE Champ; Minna
Gombel and Sally Eilers in bad
Girl";; Estelle Taylor in Street
Scene; James Cagney in "The
p,,h1jo Tnarouu onJ HpIorode
Crazy; Richard Dix in "Cimma-
ROM; Ann Harding in East
Lynn; John Barrymore in Sven
gall" and Phillips Lord in way
Back Home"
A ND now the 10 worst-ah, what
treasures to pick from! Here
is a list which may cause tears,
but which will cause no more than
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Washington s
Players
What Various Organizations Are
Doing and Propose to Do.
"ICEBOUND"-January 1916.

EBOUND"-January 14-ib.
THE Takoma Players will present
"Icebound," the 1923 Pulitzer Prize
play, by Owen Davis, at Community
Hall, Maple and Tulip avenues, Takoma
Park, Md, Thursday Friday and Satur-
day evenings, January IA, Is and Is, at
$40 pm.
The cast, headed by Paul Mattix,
includes F.. B. Linton, Franc Schreimer
Caskey. Mary Alexander and E. Clyde
Shade, who will also direct the produc-
ton. The play is presented under aus
pices of the Ladies Aid Society Of the
Presbyterian Church.
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Stage and Screen Attractions This Week

NATIONAI-"Mourning Electra" opens tomorrow
$50 pm.
GAYETY[Peaches" Browning (buesque). This afternoon
and evening.
ON THE SCREEN.
FOX-"Steppng Sisters" This afternoon and evening.
EARLE Forbidden" This afternoon and evening.
PALACE-"Ladies of the House" This afternoon
-K-O KEITHs-"Gulty Generation" This afternoon and
evening.
COLUMBIA-"Private Lives" This afternoon evening.
METROPOLITAN-"Co Compromised" This afternoon and
ming
RIALTO-"Strcty Dishonorabe" evening.
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. Deaths Reported.

sss4iS sarIsStisn ss.fto Coed. e. Isot pslaasla pi
ss ssllie e. A. Brent, Ts: i7ss. columbis I'd
Charles r. Phillips. u. 1875 i PsnnsyISania SiS;
Margaret Z. seiss,. 10, Ills. l2th st. .
A1srt Assp + ReyynOlas Rsys s. 143l ssrd St
Robert T. Hoffman, IS, st. Elisabeth's
Ss;5 ss55s s.sF.! ss9ssa 3. is 81 s..sa 4: It..
Joakim o'Hsntdes, So, 1917 X st.
%sm amss osss nash 81 IN s. s ns SSenss ss
Harry B. Malone, 40, loas slst st.
Msisis l. sSsriif. IS. aeorre aSs washIasson hs n
Stanley l.. Ward. 20. 1898 n. O ave. ne
John J. Mahar. 30. U. q. Veterans Hos
Virginia Tyler, 80. Walter Reed HOSPITAL
Elizabeth Aldrich, 81, Garfield Hospital
Sa.. Sls.a ssRssr RRns s rls1s.sSs.
william H Perry. %, Walter Reed HOS
hE, EIsn q a.4, ss1livsR r. e. ass fs,', IL s. Hospital s
sassE:s M sslth i; IND sjsIsy Ss;., ,HssD;;i
sntoinstss sRa Iins Nina: Saiiinssr Hosplssi '
Gloria n. Fitzpatrick. . days. sabley res
infant II p &c eso,gs .,,,.d anS Lois 1str.ris. =
Joseph johnson. 50, .2lls Upper Water Ut.
Media e Muse, 50. 2i4I * & W..
Leon Worrell. 10. sts 2sth st.
Verta stovslL 50, qaninger Hospital,
Bertha -Rollerson. 81, Free0men's Hospital.
0wendolsn Greer. az, st. Elisabeths Hos
pital.
Harold Kinney, 81, Gallinser Hospital
ueua Tnarssxs - EyaNdmnA NnanitAl.
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HIT Mrnturiant-

ANDERSON, JOHN A. In sad but loving re-
membrance Of our beloved husband and de-
passed ,agay eight years ago today, Janu-
A' O. WIFE, SON AND DAUGHTER.
BEALL FANNIE n In sad but LOVING re-
J. BEALL, who departed this life one
Ess sg9 BEvoaEED tS5aE 'aPg4ry 1881 FRANK
WALTER AND FANNIE
BOYD, CHARLES J. In sad but loving
of 2ur bs9ved sen p6vb brOthsr snd
who departed this life so suddenly in Phil
adelphia four years ago today, January 2,
In our hearts your memory fingers.
Sweetly tender. fond and true.
There is not day, dear Charlie.
MoTHER. MOI 40 BTNKY nGS s9nA AND d tGe GRANDMA
FERREBEE. DOROTHY GRAHAM. Sacred
to the memory Of our dear DOROTHY,
who departed this life one year ago today
January 2, 1881.
Eternal rest grant unto her. o Lord,
And may light perpetual r snlne nSqr np9q ger
FLYNN, SARAH ELIZABETH. 4 tribute Of
and grandmother, SARAH ELIZABETH
FLYNN. yh99 left us one year ago today
Oh. mother. could we only be
1qs children yet rS1nd yors 3 Of nsesr
onG eery act woud m With
LOVING DAUGHTER. ETHEL GlRARD
GORDON, LUCY. Sacred to the memory OF
my dear mother. LUCY GORDON. who en-
tered into eternal life two years ago to-
day, January 2, 1880.
Your memory is as dear today
AS in the hour you passed away.
When days are dark and friends are few
Dear mother, hew I long for you,
HER SON, JOHN r. SNEED AND FAMILY.
JOHNSON, CoRRINE. In sad but loving
remembrance Of my dear. devoted daugh-
ter CORINNE JOHNSON, who departed
this life one year ago today, January q,
1881.
1t matters not which road we take,
How dark or lonely it be.
know that God will somewhere Join
The road that leads to thee.
LOVING AND DEVOTED MOTHER,
LOUISA SKIPWTTH.
REEDER, ELIZABETH b. tribute OF un-
dying love to the memory Of my dear
friend. ELIZABETH B. REEDER, who de-
parted this life one year ago today Janu-
airy 2, 1881
Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot
DEvoTED FRIEND. RACHEL sIMMs.
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neatha.

BAILEY. ANNIE STONE. Departed this
life Saturday. January q. 1852, at s:l4
ANNIE 81 sToNr ssf rF'isfnis hsY 80 s.R.ins est
1900 South Capitol st. Notice Of funeral
BARNES, ELIZA: Suddenly, on Friday,
Golden st: s.w., ELIZA BARNES. She
Notice of funeral hereafter. s.
BARRETT, THEo, t. On Friday. January
Eurelis. Barrett. Services at Fl. NJ. Pad
sad.y sss fuasaal n19 It ~ ih p St s 3R
BARRETT, THEo. r. oficers and members
Of Mount Vernon Souacil. No. 10, u; o;
the funeral Of our late brother, THEo. T.
BARRETT, which wlll Be held fTom ths
ST. s.e.. on Sunday, January D. 1882, at 2
hl.:.; Il ssesT = e. dkdG6H sokss Sss Sc
BEAVERS. MARY A. On Thursday, Deem
Der 81. 1891, MARY A., beloved wife. of
palridse 3. Beavers. Funeral from her
Mondss. January l. 1881 at 80 am M Re.
QUEEN mass at the Church Of the Nativity,
sPfhiF:2sd G fi'sfa H'lstsss aos
Olivet Cemetery.
BROWN, FLORENCE. On Tuesday. De-
nosENE f%SsE s is1 s. SsHsss fand
See Lewis % Sotice q aa{Sz tanesai snd lasef se R
ns a fsssRs ssaPs at 4sa hs YOU ~ 81. EFness ns Jarvis
Ess osS fATsa 2a 4Pssfs PHfs4
beloved wife Of Clifton Brown. @ mother Of
qary I. 1882. at } o'clock from ". Ernest
Relatives and friends invited
sss JOIN GNN lR6WNs satqssag Esm.ns
aver NV fun.fa nSne notice iss steT Island
asry :, 1888, a. her fssidsnes: isss La La
mont St. \ NV; IN MARIE g: CARMAN. wife
tie above residence on Monday, January
at pm 95smasGn apt It ros LINCOLN
CARTER. GEORGE G. Suddenly. on Thurs
ohio, GEORGE G: CARTER. aged s years
Charles America Of this city. Mrs H. F
GS5Grn Fl Of New York IN Mrs. g. Petersen
Ss rfsdence Snes ssa M fTfTs pa ave- At s hs
address % Monday Janaa4y rom ls5s sns ae0Ss
Pm; Pm. Relstiyss ard friends invited. IN
ctAnk hsr i.sssnes SMA od5 BsDafsd ad ,1 this ".
GLAZE Remains f'e at r. Robert iy'1 campseirs MdaMiA
funeral home, 423 41a st. s.w. Notice Of
funeral later.
CLEMENTS, MAUDE PIKE. On Friday,
st. p.w.,. MAUDE PIKE CLEMENTS, be-
loved wife of Howard Clements. Services
at her late residence Monday, January
4, at II am. lnterment private.
CRAIGHEAD, MARY M. On Thursday, De-
cember 81, 1881, at her residence, 1888
Newton st.. NV, MARY M. CRAIGHEAD.
Services at the above address Saturday
evening. January 2, 1882, at 7:3s pm. 2
CRANDALL,- IDA L. On Saturday, January
2, 1882, ct the residence OF her daughter,
Apt. "a, IDA L., aged 70 years, beloved
wife OF the late William @. Crandall. Re.
mains resting at Gasch's Sons funeral
parlors. Hyattsvile, Md. Funeral from
the above parlors on Sunday, January 8,
at pm. Interment Whitfield Chapel,
Lanham, Nd.
Evening star., 1932-01-02
1900 BILLS OFFERED
BY CONGRESSMEN
House Has $3.50 and Senate
2,419 in First ID WORKING
Days of Session.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
One large sized record has been piled
up by the present Congress. In four
weeks, with only IA working days, its
members. have introduced 5000 bills.
AS the members return to work from
their Christmas-New Year holiday, they
face this mountain of printed paper, a
number Of measures, say the bill room
clerks, which in the past has taken
three or four months to pile up.
The House, with more than four times
the membership of the Senate, has done
the biggest Job Of introducing. 1t has
6,669 bills, to the Senate's 2,419.
Scant Handful Half Way.
Of the total, scant handful have
gone even half way to passage. Among
these Is the proposal to increase the
capital of land banks, passed by the
House and now In the hands Of the
Senate Banking Committee.
Thousands will die of neglect, others
will be pushed aside by the emergency
program, relief and taxation bills.
So far, since Congress met December
7 only six resolutions and bills have
been approved and passed.
They include approval Of the interna-
tional one-year moratorium, appropria-
ton Of s2o0.0o0,00o for the veterans
administration, much smaller grant
Of funds for the employment service,
permission for Olympic athletes to en-
ter free Of immigration restrictions, ex-
tension Of the War Policies Commission
and bill by Senator Norris OF Nebras-
ka amending the penal laws.
The first 10 bills in each branch still
remain for the lawmakers to pass upon
after reconvening Monday.
La Guardia Offered Five.
Five of the first ten in the House bear
the name OF Representative La Guardia,
Republican. New York. Senator King,
the Utah Democrat, submitted four OF
the first 10 to that chamber.
Senator Waloott, Republican, Connec-
ttcut, submitted No. ] on his side, the
$500,00o,0o0 Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, urged by President Hoover,
which is to be reported soon by the
Banking Committee to the floor.
Representative Patman, Democrat,
Texas, dropped No. l into the House
to pay Immediately to veterans the face
value Of their adjusted service certii-
Gates. 1t probably will stay with the
Ways and Means Committee for while.
Evening star., 1932-01-02
VIRGINIA NATIVE DIES

Miss Blanche Manlove Hargrove died
yesterday at her home, 1903 o street,
after a short illness. Funeral services
will be held at the residence tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock Burial will be
in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Miss Hargrove is survived by two
brothers, Marion c. Hsrgrove and
Julian o. Hargrove, and a sister, Mrs.
Harry Moore Payne, all of this city.
Miss Hargrove was born in Nelson
County, Va, but had been a resident
Of this city since childhood.
Evening star., 1932-01-02

spoke. She and her family escaped
capture from the Bolshevists and joined
the father, Gen Midvani, at CONSTANT
nople only after surmounting almost
indescribable perils
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah w. Jones and
their daughters, the Misses Jones, with
Mr.. and Mrs. William H Gilpin, enter
tanned at a New Year day dinner in
their home, the Briers, when they had
as their guests the Rev. and Mrs. Guy
Kegey and their son Guy of Cockeysville,
Md; Mr.. Bradley Woodfleld, Mr.. Henry
H Woodfield and Miss Carolyn Wood
field of Damascus, Md; Mrs. Samuel
Anderson, Mrs. J. J. Hutton, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. J. Hutton. jr.; Mr.. and Mrs.
GLAND Harvey, Mrs. Julia Thornton, DR..
and Mrs. Ricaud Martin and Jean Mar
tin. all Of washington, and Mr.. William
H. Jones of Brookevi1le, Md.
The Briers was tastefully decorated
with Christmas greens, and the guests
were received in the large drawing room.
Miss Grace Edwina Dutton, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. Edwin G. Dutton, enter
tanned at luncheon at the Shoreham
Hotel today in honor of Miss Jean
Woodson, debutante daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene WoodSon.
Mrs. Wilfred M Barton will entertain
at the dinner dance tonight at the
Shoreham for Miss Julia Lewis. The
guests will number 40, and will include
school friends and few Of the younger
set.
Miss Lewis is the niece of Mrs. Bar
ton and the late Dr. Wilfred M. Barton.
Mrs. william r. Burch and Miss Nit
tie Burch will give reception this eve
ming for DR., Gertrude Richardson Brig
ham, who is here for a holiday visit
from Brenau College. and Miss Louise
Reynolds. The hostesseS and their
guests of honor will receive from 7:30
to 9 o'clock in the library of Woodley
Park Towers at 2737 Devonshire place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Fowler enter
tanned at the dinner dance last night
at the Shoreham for their daughter,
Miss Dorothy Gould Fowler, and in
honor of Miss Fanella Castanedo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Conn, who spent
some time in Washington during the
Fall and early Winter season, will re-
turn Monday to their apartment at
Wardman Park Hotel. Their home Is
in San Mateo, Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert W. Burroughs
of Montague street will return to Balti-
more tomorrow morning on the S. S.
Chatham, having completed a Today
trip to Florida, stopping at Jackson
vile and Daytona Beach, and also
Savannah, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Peck of