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other guests. Mrs. Arthur Fields, assist
ed In receiving
Mrs. James ]. OHara entertained at
the dinner dance at the Shozeham last
night In honor of Gen. and Mrs. George
e. Leach.
Mr.. and Mrs Monte M. Lemann Of
New Orleans, La, are at the Carlton for
few days.
Mrs. H. F. Gordon of Nunda, N. Y,
Is spending the week with Mrs. Jessie
Marshall Shaffirt, in her home on Cal
vert street. Mrs. Gordon was formerly
Mrs. Richard Marshall of Washington
and resided here until Mr.. Marshalls
death, when she went North with her
daughter, Miss Virginia Marshall, a
student at Cornell University. Mrs.
Shaf1rt and Miss Marshall are descend
ants of Franzoni, maker of the famous
Franzoni clock, in the United States
Capitol.
Corcoran Gallery to Show
Portraits of George Washington
The trustees of the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art have issued invitations for
the opening private view of an exhibi-
ton Of portraits Of George Washing
ton and his official family to be held
IN the gallery in commemoration Of the
200th anniversary of the birth of
George Washington under the auspices
OF the United States George wash
1ngton Bicentennial Commission Satur-
day evening, March 5, at 9 o'clock.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Daughters of the United States Army
will be tea at the Army War College
Club Tuesday from 4:30 until o'clock.
Reservations must be made before noon
Saturday through Miss Virginia Cole
man at 409 Wilson lane, Bethesda, Md.
Miss Barbara Wells entertained at a
shower for Miss Villa Fulmer in her
home in Cleveland Park Tuesday aft
ernoon. The guests were Miss Lucille
Bowdin, Miss Louise Carey, Miss Eloise
Dasher, Miss Frances Douglass, Miss
Helen Frank, Miss Virginia Hamilton,
Miss Anne Lawton, Miss Caroline Miller,
Miss Mary Patton, Miss Ruth Reed,
Miss Betty South, Miss Betty Schneider
and Miss Madeline Yonker.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H Davenport Of
Boston are spending some time at the
Carlton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank D. Brown of Cam
bridge, Mass, are at the Dodge during
their brief stay in the Capital.
Baron and Baroness J. c. van Eek
have arrived in Washington from Green
wich, Conn, and are stopping at the
Carlton.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Moore. accom-
panied by their son, of Springfield,
Mass, are passing few days at the
Dodge.
Society Of Virginia
Colonial Ball Tonight.
A minuet, danced by the Capital
Society, Children of the American
Revolution, will /. one of the features
of the Colonial ball to be given by the
Society of Virginia of the District of
Columbia at the Willard Hotel tonight.
The dance will be under the direction
Of Mrs. Henry Fenno Sawtelle.
The main feature of the ball will be
a pageant, "The Presidents Levee,"
depicting a reception held by the
President and Mrs. Washington for the
members of the cabinet, members of
Congress, high ranking Army officials
and other distinguished guests. Details
of the pageant have been worked out
by Mrs. Lena Epperly Macdonald as
chairman Of the Pageant Committee,
with Mrs. Richard A. Allen as vice
chairman.
Authentic costumes of the period
have been obtained by the members of
the Pageant Committee and it promises
to be one Of the most colorful ever
presented by the society. George
Washington will be impersonated BY
Mr.. I. c. Buchanan, while Mrs Rich
ard A. Allen, famous for her imper-
sonation Of Martina, again will assume
that role.
Members Of the Virginia delegation
IN Congress will be guests Of honor and
there will be other distinguished guests
in the boxes.
The Lovette Choral Club will be
heard in Bicentennial concert at the
Willard tonight when a program of
music used during the life of Washing
ton will be presented Assisting the
club will be Miss Betty Baum, pianist
The club, under the direction of Eva
Whitford Lovette. will appear in colo
NAL costume.
Sponsoring the event are Miss Belle
Bagley, Miss Ethel Bagley, Mr. and
Mrs. David s. Bethune, Mrs. Howard
M. Blandy, Dr. j. Lester Brooks, Mr..
Paul N. Brumbaugh, Mr.. and Mrs H.
B. Bruce, Mrs. David D.. Caldwell, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Edison. Mr.. Arthur H
Fast, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Cans, Mrs.
Alfred S. Gtllett, Miss Helen Harmon,
Mrs. E. M. Henderson, Mrs. Rose
Gouverneur Hoes, Mr.. Karl Holer, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Allen Ison, Mrs. Grace