Evening star., 1933-11-11
Coffee Between Acts at
Drama Guild Play.

Mrs. w, Hayes Yeager, wife of the
president of the Drama Guild, and Miss
Sibyl Baker. the guilds vice president,
will pour coffee between the acts at
Wardman Park Theater tonight, when
the Drama Guild presents the second
performance of The Perfect Alibi
which opened its 1884 season last
night in the presence of a DISTINGUISHED
audience.
Among those who will attend the per-
formance tonight are Mr.. and Mrs
Herbert Brown, Dr. and Mrs Frederic
Galley, DR.. Paul S. Galtsoff, Mr.. and
Mrs. Felian Garzia, Miss Emma T.
Hahn, Mr.. Harry Hambleton, Miss
Mary Howe, Col. and Mrs. Harry Lee,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Marsh, Miss
Elizabeth Northrop, DR.. and Mrs. Ze
Barney Phillips, DR.. Anna Peck. Mr..
Edward Potter, DR., and Mrs. Frederick
V. Rand, Mrs. Jane Plun1mer Rice, Mr.
and Mrs. George w. Romney. Mrs.
LYMAN B. Swormstedt, Mr.. Emmett
Sebree, Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Stewart,
Capt. and Mrs. Ellsworth van Patten
and Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Willett, jr.
group of young guild members
is serving as ushers for both perform
ances Of the play, under the direction
Of Mrs. Maud Howell Smith, Miss Helen
Connell, Miss Polly Foote, Miss Lila
LaGarde, Miss Patricia Ridsdale, Miss
Lenore Romney. Miss Betty Sleeper and
Miss Virginia True
Mr.. Edmond Evans, president of the
Pierce Hall Players, assisted by Col.
and Mrs. John Otto johnson. Mrs.
Maud Howell Smith, Mrs Ethel Wheel
wright and Miss Dorothy Croissant of
the Drama Guild, and by Miss Mabel
Van Dyke, Miss Rose Ellen Mattern,
Miss Olga Helms, Miss Charlotte Tilley
and Mr.. Richard Harr of the Pierce
Hall Players, will receive the guests
who will attend the talk on the Civic
Repertory Theater to be given Tues
day night, November "A, at 8:15
o'clock by Miss Mary Ward of New
York City. The meeting, sponsored by
these two leading drama groups of
Washington, will be held in Pierce Hall
Fifteenth and Harvard streets, and
drama lovers from all groups in the
city will be present.
Miss Ward, who is associated with
Miss LIE Gallienne and the work OF
the Civic Repertory Theater of New
York, viii tell of the formation anc
program of the Civic Repertory
Theater, which will offer two interest
ing productions in the Capital City in
the very near future.
The Rev. William C. Young, his son,
MIR. James Young, and his son-in-IaW
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant M.
Benton of Clifton Park, Md, returned
after a three weeks visit in Nova
Scotia.
Miss M. E. Givin, retired principal
OF the E. v. Brown School viii be the
guest OF honor at a reception Tuesday
evening in the chapel of the All Saints
Episcopal Church. The citizens of
Chevy Chase are taking this opportunity
TO show to Miss Givin their appreciation
OF her 35 years of service to the
community.
Former presidents of the E. " Brown
Home and School Association will re-
ceive with her and graduates and
friends of the school are invited to be
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace John Shaw of
Vineland, N. j., were guests of Mr..
Shaw's parents, the Rev. and Mrs. John
l.. Shaw of Takoma Park, and of Mrs.
ShaW'S brother-in-law and twin sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hill, who also
have with them the younger sister of
Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Hill, Miss De Ette
Alderman of Bellville, Mich. Mr.. and
Mrs. Shaw returned to New Jersey yes
terday morning. MIR. Shaw gave short
talk before the students In Washington
Missionary College Wednesday morning.
telling of some of his experiences while
In Europe last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. DonelSon Caffery of
Beaumont, Tex, are at the Shoreham
before going to New York They have
been visiting in Philadelphia.
Mrs. A. j. Nickerson, accompanied
by her daughter and Miss Myra Herrick
of Searsport, Me-, motored to the
Capital and is a guest at the Dodge.
Mrs Gertrude Bresnahan was enter
tanned by some of her former Office
associates at Thomas Circle Club, Sat-
urday afternoon, November 4. Among
those present were Miss Alice o. Paul,
Miss Nell L. Bowen, Miss Martha S.
Carr, Miss Anna Jespersen, Miss Mar
garet E. Latimer, Miss Mildred Nc
Carthy, Miss Florence Konold. Miss
Leona Boardman, Miss Roxy Boardman.
Miss Louise Park. Miss Ramona Vincent
and Miss Pearl F. Zeigen.