Evening star., 1932-01-27
Admiral COOntz to Speak
Tomorrow for ID. A. r. Committee.

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Admiral COOntz to Speak
Tomorrow for ID. A. r. Committee.
Admiral Robert E Coontz, senior vice
commander in chief of the Veterans
OF Foreign Wars of the United States
and one of Americas outstanding naval
heroes, will be the principal speaker
at an open meeting tomorrow night at
8 o'clock in the Willard.
The meeting is under the auspices of
the Legislation in United States Con-
greSS Committee, District of Columbia
D. A. R.
Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, presi-
dent general of the National Society OF
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion. will speak briefly at the opening
of the meeting. Other national officers
who will be preeSnt are Mrs. Josiah A.
Van Orsdel, Mrs. Russell w Magma,
Mrs. Harriet v RigdOn, Mrs. David
Caldwell and Mrs. William Sherman
Walker, national chairman.
Miss Helen Harman, State regent,
District of Columbia D. A R. will give
words Of greeting. Other State officers
who will be present are Mrs. Harry G.
Grove, vice regent; Miss Helen Brown,
Miss Mae Helen, Mrs. Mallette Spengler,
Mrs. Alfred Hansmann, Miss Kathrlna
Harvey.
Music will be under the direction of
Mrs. Gertrude Lyons. president OF the
District of Columbia Federation OF
Music Clubs. Mrs. George EaStment IS
State chairman Of the Legislation Com
mittee in United States Congress for
the District of Columbia D. A. R.
Mrs. Emily Newell Blair will enter
tain a group at the dinner which the
Woman'S National Democratic Club will
give Friday evening in honor Of Sena-
tor w. J. Bulow. Mrs. Samuel Herrick,
club president, will introduce the
speaker.
The club will entertain Saturday at
another of its series OF weekly hoSpi-
taIty teas, when Mrs. Henry I; Rainey
and the wives Of members OF the I'LL
nois delegation in Congress will be
the honor guests.
The annual prom" Of Notre Dame
de Namur Alumnae given each year
for the AlumnaeS Scholarship Fund
will be held Friday evening at Ward
man Park Hotel.
The committee Chairmen in charge
of the arrangements for the dance are
Miss Elizabeth Espey, music; Mrs.
James F. Hartnett, patroneSs; Miss
Katharine BCilman. pOstor; Miss Au-
gusta Kennedy, publicity; Miss Marie
Nohe. reception, and Miss Regina Nc
Givern, tickets.
The committees are being assisted by
the alumnae officers. President, Miss
Margaret Ozburn; vice president, Miss
Julia T. Smith; secretary, Miss Regina
McGivern, and treasurer, Miss F. Ellnor
Brady.
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Mrs. Francis L Becker, Miss F. Elinor
Brady. Mrs. Adelaide Rover Cavanagh,
the Misses CaVanagh, Miss Bernadette
L. Dore, Miss Mary Fitzgerald, Mrs.
James F. Hartnett, Mrs. James G. Has
kell, Mrs Edward J. Hastings, Mrs.
Thomas Kennedy, Mrs. Mary Loughran
Lee, Mrs Albert May, Miss Margaret
McAlliSter Mrs. B. Houston McCeney,
Miss Regina MCGiVern, Miss Marie
Nohe, Miss Margaret Ozburn, the
Misses Quinn, Miss Helen Riordan, the
Misses Rover, Miss Marion / Seavey,
Miss Julia T. Smith, Mrs. Edward P.
Schwartz, Miss Helen S. Tally and Miss
Helen V. Thompson.
Arrangements for cards, tables and
prizes have been made by Mrs. Hart
nett, chairman Of the Patroness Com
mittee, so that the patronesSeS who
do not dance may play cards in an ad-
joining part OF the hotel
The Congressional Country Club will
inaugurate its interesting and unusual
series of Sunday afternoon Twilight
Hour" musiCaleS Sunday afternoon,
when the members of the Washington
Composers Club will present pro-
gram Of their own compositions. The
members who will participate in this
the first of this seasons series of musi-
Gales include Mr.. Karl Holer, Mr.. Ed
ward G. Potter, Mr.. Deane Shure, Mr.
La Sale Spier and Mr.. Henry Schmidt
Gregor. The composers will be assisted
by Miss Evelyn Scott, violinist; Miss
Helen Donofrio, soprano; Miss Julia
Fischer, pianist, and the quartet from
the Mount Vernon M. E. Church
South, made up of Miss La Vergne
Simms Fairchild, soprano; Miss Ma
thilde Kolb, contraIto; Mr. John
Mitchell, tenor, and Mr.. Arthur M
Tabbutt, bass. Members of the Con-
gresSional Country Club and their
friends are invited to attend. Music
3eginS at o'clock and lasts just an
+our.
Mr.. and Mrs Newell w Ward Of
indianapolis, Ind, are at the Shore
ham for a few days, on their way
Aome from Havana, Cuba.
Mrs Ethel H. Ramsay of Whining
ton, Del, arrived by motor today, COM
ing from New York City. on her way
South to spend several weeks, and is
stopping for a few days here, staying
at Wardman Park Hotel.
The Omicron Chapter of Kappa Beta
Pi International Legal Sorority held its
annual benefit bridge party at the Bur-
lington Hotel Monday evening, with
the dean, Miss Hazel Palmer, and the
associate dean, Mrs Grace S. Dawson,
as hostesseS. Miss Sara Meso was
chairman Of the Ways and Means
Committee and her assistant was Mrs.
Orpha MacKay Allen. Among the i'm
portant guests for the evening were
Miss Olive Geiger, province dean; Mrs.
Edwina A. Avery, dean of the alumnae,
and the three former deans of Omi-
Cron Chapter, Miss Edith Cooper, Miss
Addie A. Hughes and Miss Harriet
Buckingham.
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