Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-20
OF Personal Interest to
Washington Residents

The woodmont Country Club gave a
htaz banquet Thursday night in the
club house near Bethesda, Md. which
brought together large company. The
postmaster of the evening was Mr..
Alvin Newn1yer.
Mrs. Harold Singer is spending two
weeks in New York visiting her mother
.sn-law, Mrs. Blanche Lansburgh Singer,
toined by Mr.. Singer tomorrow They
vtll return TO washington the end Of
she week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Miller have re-
Yurned to their home in Chevy Chase
from two weeks trip to Havana,
Cuba.
Mrs. Charles schlesinger, who was
The guest of her mother. Mrs. J. H.
Michaelis, at the Shoreham for
month, returned to her home in Wheel
ing, w Va, by motor Thursday. accom-
panied by her brother, Mr.. Herbert
Levy, who is her guest over the week
end.
Miss Vera Reifkin, who is student
at Goucher College, came home Thurs
day for the Easter holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Reifkin,
In Beverly Court
Mrs. Arthur Newmyer of New Or
leans is staying at the Mayflower Hotel
and will go to New York the early part
of the week to join her son. Mr.. Arthur
Newmyer, jr., who attends college IN
Boston.
A leap year April fool backwards
dance is being sponsored by the Coun-
Gil of Jewish Juniors for Thursday,
March 81, at the Woodmont Country
Club for its members. Miss Ruth
Kohner. chairman is assisted by a
committee. 1t will be the last affair OF
the 1872 council season and promises
to be most enjoyable one.
Mrs. Lawrence Koenigsberger Is in
New York, the guest Of her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. Jacob Diener. and at
tended the wedding of her brother
Mr.. Milton Diener, to Miss Muriel
Geisman Friday night at the Anbas-
sador Hotel
Miss Rickie Cans has returned to
her apartment in the Embassy from
three weeks visit with relatives in
Richmond. Va.
Miss Lillian Kahn. Goucher College,
Is with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
1sadore Kahn. for the Easter holidays.
Miss Alvin Newmyer was hostess at
luncheon and bridge Wednesday in
her apartment in the Westchester in
honor of her cousin, Mrs. Arthur New
myer of New Orleans. The well ap-
pointed table with covers for ~ had as
a centerpiece clusters of purple hot
house grapes, with lighted candles in
candelabra at each end Of the table
holding purple tulips and sweet peas.
Mr.. and Mrs Adolph Kahn enter
tanned informally at dinner in their
home Tuesday night to celebrate their
thirty-sixth wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Eugene Schwab motored to
Florida the early part of the week
with Mrs Henry Schultz OF Long
Beach. NJ Y, to spend several weeks.
The Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority bene-
fit card party and fashion revue at the
Carlton Hotel Wednesday night for the
benefit of the unemployed OF Washing
ton was a big success and netted
poodly sum for the worthy cause. Miss
Augusta Silverman was the able
chairman and much credit is due her
for the affair. Local shops featured
the Spring fashions.
Miss Amy Behrend is spending the
week end at West Point, N. Y, and at
tended the Tooth night dance of the
Military Academy last night. She will
be in New York for the Easter holi-
days as the guest of Miss Stephanie
-Fisch. She came home from Goucher
College Thursday before going to New
York
Mrs. J. H Michaelis was the guest
of honor at a birthday anniversary
party last week given by her sister,
Mrs j. H. Lehman.
Mr.. Harry Sherry. who has been in
Cleveland visiting his son. Mr.. Daniel
Sherry, will return tomorrow, accom-
panied by his son. Miss Gertrude
SHERRY and Miss Sylvia Sherry are
home from 0oucher College TO spend
their Easter vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Solomon were
hosts at dinner Thursday night at
their home on Eighteenth street IN
honor of the formers mother, Mrs.
Samuel Solomon. :.
The independent Order of the Bnai
Birth will hold its annual convention
for three days in celebration Of the
Bicentennial. starting today. :.
Mr.. Joseph Wilmer is chairman OF
arrangements. The opening meeting
will take place in the Jewish Com
munity Center.
The Jewish Unit of the American
Red Cross will give its regular monthly
luncheon at its new quarters, 1864 Co
lumbia road, tomorrow at 1890 O'Clock.
Mrs. Silas RosenthaI has charge OF the
arrangements for the luncheon, Tor
which reservations have been made.
Miss Dorothy Marks OF Nashville
Tenn, will come to washington FIJI
day and will be the guest Of DR.. and
Mrs Harry Lewis of Wardman PARK
annex over the Easter holidays.
The fourth national conclave OF the
Sigma Omega Pi Sorority will be held
in Baltimore March 1921 at the Stat
ford Hotel. The Saturday luncheon
and meeting viii be at l O'Clock, and
Saturday evening = formal dinner will
So. given at O'Clock at the Phoenix
Club. and viii &c the opening affair,
Tollu,,- nv dance at 1870 o'clock.
Sunday atJerHo-,-- - s3ensant - the
s-z;:.z CynAuiqus. Hotel belsv>-~- ''..;;
= be fTc.n n = : u1irsS- sT7c SUNDAY
: IIiss.. Tie formal 6ancI FIJI r. .-r-
at the Southern LfntG! from &c :"
/, o'clock. A large party OF Washing
tonians will motor to Baltimore to at
tend the conclave and will be guests
over the week end.
The mothers daughters banquet
held at the Community Center Tues
day night, March IS, given by the
Council of Jewish Women and the
Council of Jewish Juniors, was attend
ed by 300 guests and was ably presided
over by Mrs. Leonard Schloss, toast
mistress. The tables were attractive
with bowls Of deep pink roses. which
afterward were distributed to the
various hospitals through the kindness
of Mr.. Hoffman. Mrs Harry Benton,
president of the Senior Council, and
Miss Hilda Levy, president of the Jun
Tors, and Mrs Abram Simon, honorary