Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-18
SOCIETY
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friends In Washington are invited to
attend.

attend.
The seventh annual social gathering
of the local conference of the Catholic
Students Mission Crusade will take the
form of a Midwinter formal ball to be
held in the main ball room of the
Shorehan Hotel Friday evening. Last
year 500 couples attended, represent
ing all the local Catholic high schools
and colleges, and it is expected that
many more will be present this year.
This Is the outstanding Catholic stu
dents event of the year.
The committees in charge Of the ar
rsngements are headed by the officers
Of the executive board: Mr.. William
Spates of St. Johns, floor chairman;
Miss Catherine Dargon Of st. Cecelia's,
ticket distribution chairman; MI.
Joseph Keegan of GonZaga, decoration
chairman; Miss Ulrica Donohoe Of I'M
maculate, patron chairman; Miss Mary
Dunn of Notre Dame, printing chair
man: Mr. Edward McLarney OF the
Vaeth Unit, hotel chairman, and Miss
Mary Brenton, chaperon chairman.
Mrs. Emily Newell Blair Of Joplin,
Mo, former vice chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee, will
be the honor guest at the weekly tea
which the Womsn's National Demo-
cratic Club will give Saturday. Mrs.
Blair is spending a month in Wash
ington, staying at the club house.
Mount Pleasant Chapter, No. "a,
Order Of the Eastern Star, will hold its
annual reception and dance Wednes-
day evening, January 81, at the Shore
ham Hotel.
Bridge will be provided for those who
dc not dance, with prizes for every
table and a general door prize. Mrs.
Clarence Keiser is in charge OF the
bridge party.
Mrs. Sarah williams is in charge OF
the Committee on Arrangements and
Mrs. Winifred Grant is vice chairman.
The committee assisting are Mrs. Ed
ward Roberts, Mrs. Marie Hanback,,
Mrs. Nelson Goodacre, Miss Edith Ann
Jones. Mrs. nellie White. Miss Christina
Campbell. Mrs. CLAUDE Cook, Mrs.
Charles Taylor Mrs. Elizabeth Black
and Mrs. Jean Allen.
The worthy matron. Miss Harriet
Potter and the worthy patron, Mr..
Norman Campbell, will receive the
guests informally previous to the dance.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. George E. Leach
will be the guests Of honor at a recep-
ton to be given by the Minnesota State
Society Saturday evening, January 30,
in the Washington Club, at Seventeenth
and K streets northwest. The reception
will be followed by dancing.
Gen. Leach, who recently was ap-
pointed chief of the United States
Militia Bureau, served with the 15lSt
Field Artillery in the Rainbow Division
in France and later was mayor of
Minneapolis. II Is expected that all
official residents Of. Minnesota in Wash
tngton, including Army and Navy
officers stationed here, will attend this
meeting.
The active officers of the society are
Mrs w. H. Hunter, recording secretary;
Miss Klara Hammered, Mrs. Robert H.
Merriam, Miss Esther Erickson and Miss
Elan Anderson, assistant secretaries;
Mr.. A. F. White, financial secretary;
Mr.. Oswin w. Menk, treasurer, and Miss
Bede johnson, president. 1922 mem
bership cards may be obtained from the
financial secretary, Mr.. White, at 1903
Twenty-seventh street southeast.
The congressional reception will take
place at the next meeting. Tentative
plans have been outlined for the society
to take part in the George Washington
Bicentennial ball, to be held at the
Mayhower Hotel February %, which is
being sponsored by both the National
and District Commissions, inaugurating
the celebration in the District Of
Columbia.
Mrs. Charles F. Spotswood of Norfolk,
Va, is at the Shoreham for an in
definite visit.
Mr.. c. G. Lardn was host to a party
Of % young people at the Club Chan
tecler supper dance Saturday evening.
Miss Mary GTu00 Smith Of Phila-
delphia was at the Carlton over the
week end. accompanied by Miss NJ. L.
Bean and Miss D. z. B. Grub Of Lam
caster, Pa.
Mr.. Robert E Findlay. with his
brother, MI Joseph P. Findlay, enter
tanned a small company at the supper