Evening star., 1933-02-28
Many Box Parties Planned
for Philadelphia Symphony.

advance as pOSSlple.
Many Box Parties Planned
for Philadelphia Symphony.
The audience tonight at the Philadel-
phia Symphony Orchestra concert IN
Constitutional Hall at 8:45 o'clock VIII
reflect very definitely the fact that this
II Inauguration week with many strange
faces in boxes and orchestra seats.
Mrs. Adolph Casper Miller has given
her box for tonights program to
group of friends from out OF town,
some of them coming from as Tar as
California, where this orchestra has not
been heard except by air.
Among those entertaining parties to-
night are Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, Mrs.
Frederic A. Delano and Mrs. Ralph
Worthington. Mrs. Parker's guests will
be Mr. and Mrs. L. I. Wilson and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Wright.
Others with boxes for the concert
are Countess Szychenyi. Miss Mabel T.
Boardman, Miss Alice Clapp, Mrs. Will
liam Crozier, Mr.. William Phelps Emo,
Mrs Sarah Stokes Halkett, Mrs. Fred
erick C. Hicks, Mrs. Oscar Jarecki, Mrs.
Frederic A. Keep, Mrs. Robert Lansing,
Mrs Russell William Magma and Mrs.
Howard Sutherland.
The Committee on Arrangements for
the inaugural reception and dance of
the New York State Society will meet
In the apartment of Mrs. Thompson
Wales in the Mayflower Hotel tomor-
row afternoon at S o'clock to discuss
plans for the reception and dance to
be held Saturday evening at the May
flower Hotel, when the Governor Of
New York and Mrs. Herbert H. Leh-
man will be the honor guests of the
society.
The Governor will be accompanied by
his military and naval aides. the ad
Franklin w. Ward, Col. Charles Walsh
Taylor of the militia of the War De-
partment has been detailed as aide to
Gov. Lehman while he is in Washing
ton and will have charge of the Gov
ernor's party. The Governor also will
be accompanied by secretary.
Invitations have been extended to the
new Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. William H. Woodin and to the
next Secretary of Labor, Miss Frances
Perkins, and it is hoped they will be
present. The newly appointed Post
master General and Mrs. James A.
Farley have promised to attend so that
there probably will be three members
Of the new cabinet present, fact for
which the New Workers are very proud.
1t is expected that greetings will be
extended by the distinguished guests at
the close of the dinner Following these
addresses an excellent orchestra will
provide music for the dancing.
Z Col. j. Miller Kenyon will have charge
OF the military aides at the reception,
and general arrangements for the re-
ception will be under the supervision of
Mr.. James E. Black. Mrs. Thompson
WALES is chairman Of the Ladies' Com
mittee, assisted by Mrs. Henry Alvah
Strong, Mrs. Howard S. LIE Roy, Mrs.
W. A. Carr, Mrs. c. F. Hammerly Miss
Margaret Harrison and Miss Louise
Evanson. The reception will start at 7
O'Clock and the dinner will be served
at 7:45 o'clock.
Mr.. William A. Carr is general chair
man Of the Committee on Arrangements
and reservations may be made through
him at 2551 Seventeenth street north
west. Tickets also are on sale at the
newsstand of the Mayflower Hotel.
: Mr.. William r. Valance, president
Of the New York State Society, urges
all New Workers residing in Washing
ton and their friends to make early
reservations, as there will be a great
demand for tickets from other New
Workers here during Inauguration.
A number of prominent Washing
tonians will appear in Daniel Froh-
mans all-star show in the Belasco
Theater Sunday evening. DR.. Walter
Damrosch and Mr. Frohman have writ
ten sketch called Her Lovers" espe-
cially for this Sunday evening. Mrs.
rl,n &c iy, oh, <1f, ,-a1,4
sails here, has selected Mr. Thomas Bell
Sweeney, jr.; Mr.. Isham Keith and Mr..
George Calvert to appear with Miss
Louise Harrison Gwynne
The performance will be given to
benefit the actors fund.
Mrs. L. Corrin Strong has completed
the personnel for the University Com
mittee Of the National Symphony Or
chestra working groups. This Is one of
the subcommittee to be active in the
Spring campaign about to be launched
by the Women's Committee of the or
chestra, of which Mrs. Tracy Dows is
general chairman with Mrs. Edwin B.
Parker and Mrs. James c. Crawford as
vice chairmen.
The University Committee will have
two divisions of workers among the uni
versities Of the city, one for the faculty
members and the other for the student
bodies. Associated with her will be Mrs.
Cloyd Heck Marvin, wife of the presi-
dent of George Washington University;
Mrs Herbert Feis, Mrs. Lucy A. Lamar,
Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer and Miss
Frances Sartwell.
Mrs. Elias Ritts and her daughter,
Miss Susan Ritts of Butler, Pa, are
at the Shoreham for few days. Mrs.
Ritts has been to Coral Gables for the
last few weeks and stopped in Wash
ington to visit her daughter, who is
q student at National Park Seminary.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Whitehead have
motored to Washington from their home
In Philadelphia, and are stopping at
the Carlton.
Mrs. N. c. Head of Bronxville, N. Y,
has taken a suite at Wardman Park
Hotel for a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. John O. Holt of Bronx
vile, N. Y, who have been on an ex-
tended visit in Palm Beach, Fla, mo-
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