Evening star., 1933-02-13
SOCIETY
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Chasnon. Miss Harriet M. Cheney. Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, Mr.. John Farrell,
Miss Daisy Hicks, Mrs. Robert H.
Kempton, Mrs. Eugene T. Kinnaly, Mrs.
Lawrence A. Lawler, Miss Edith Mich
aud, Miss Frances Hapill, Miss Helen
@. O'Neill, Mr.. Edmund Toland, Mrs
Florence Walsh, Mrs. j. Chase McKen-
de, Mrs. John H. O'Toole, Miss Eve
Walling, Miss Josephine Wunder, Miss
Eleanor Carleton, Miss Fanny Buck
Miss Lillian Feltman and MIR. Walter
O'Brien.
A supper dance will be held Monday
evening, February 20, by the member
ship Of the Delaware State Society In
the Thomas Circle Club, at 1926 Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest, as q testi-
monial to the retiring president, Col.
Robert G. Houston, Representative at
Large from the Diamond State, who has
been president of the society for the
past eight years, and as reception
to his successor, Representative-elect
Wilbur L. Adams.
Miss Elizabeth Groves, 2712 Twenty
seventh street northwest, Is executive
secretary and has charge of reserva-
tions. The committee expects to COM
plete reservations after February Is.
Assistant United States Attorney Mr..
James r. Kirkland will be toastmaster,
and among those scheduled to deliver
addresses are the retiring Representa-
? tive Houston and his successor, Rep
resentative ELECT Adams. Col. Houston
has served Delaware as Representative
at Large longer than any other indi-
vidual from the Diamond State, hav-
ing completed four successive terms
and will retire to his farm and the
practice of law in Georgetown, Sussex
County. Del, after March 4.
On the committee in charge of the
supper dance arrangements are Mr..
Sheldon W. Fairchilds, Mr.. William j.
Kirkland, Mr. Fred c. Klund, Mr..
George C. Raymond, jr.; MI Ralph
Bailey, Miss Elizabeth R. Groves, Mrs.
Sheldon w. Fairchilds and Mrs. v. S.
Risler.
The annual George Washington COM
memoration program and ball given
every year by the New England States
Society and the other States which were
the original 13 Colonies will take
place February % in the Hall OF
Nations in the Washington Hot2l and
WI begin promptly CT $50 o'clock.
The carly part Of the evening will BE-
devoted to, early American dances
ly the Capital Society CT the Children
Ct the American Revolution, an CID
fashioned mu.icalo by the Madrigal
Singers directed by Mrs. John Mil
ton Sylve-ter les OF modern songs
by the George j. ih-ngton Glee Club.
end addresses by Repres sentative Ulysses
S. Guyer OF kansas, Representative
Donald Partridge of Maine. and Nal.
Gen. Amos A. Fries of the Scrs of the
Amsrican Revolution
Guests are asked to wear Colonial
costumes and may secure tickets from
the Willard or Washington Hotel or
from Mr. Elmer E. Field at 1758' Q
street northwest
The monthly horse show of the Rid
ing and Hunt Club will be the Society
Horse Show which will be held in the
club house, February "a. at 8
o'clock
Mr.. F. Moran McConihe is chairman
of the committee, composed OF Mrs.
Mr.. Warren Delano Robbins and Mr..
Alexander B. Hagner.
There will be seven classes and
championship class open to winners of
hunters, ladies' hunter and Corinthian,
with ribbons and cups given for each
class for first, second and third.
The celebrity breakfast of the
National League of American Pen
Women February Is at the Willard
might fittingly be sub-titled "Glimpses
Behind the Scenes" for the speakers
will be men and women from the news
paper world, a world where what goes
on behind the scenes in many Of the
walks of life is well known, though not |
always discussed. Mr.. Raymond Clap
per, head. Of the United. Press Bu-
reau here, who attended the last Dis
armament Conference in London and
was IN the thick of things at the last
two great political conventions, will dis
cuss, in a not too, serious vein, "The
New Deal in Washington"
Miss Mabelle Jennings, who knows
her actors and actresses, also will
speak Miss Flora Mai Holly, president
of the Connecticut branch of the
is the woman who first introduced the
now famous Edna Ferber to editors
and publishers, will come to the break
fast and will be guest Of honor and
speaker. Nine. Dimitriu, first national
vice president, Is chairman OF the
breakfast.
Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer:, who will
be the soloist, will give request" pro-
gram. Mrs. Ernest H. Daniels will
sponsor table for the Political Study
Club and others who have reserved one
or more tables are Mrs. Harry B. Hunt,
national corresponding secretary of the
league; Mrs. John Mock, chairman Of
the Club House Committee, and Mrs.
Edward Campbell Shields.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Breckenridge
have as their guest Mrs. Joseph G.
Carter Of Kentucky. Mrs. Carter Is to
act as volunteer hostess for the Frontier
Nursing Service cruise on the Belgen-
land, sailing from New York February
25 for West Indian and Caribbean ports
of interest
Mr.. and Mrs Breckenridge, Mr.. S.
King Funkhouser and Miss Jane King
Funkhouser are among the Washington
names on the passenger list of those
making this delightful trip, the pro-
ceeds Of which will 60 to the Frontier
Nursing Service for its work in the
mountains of Kentucky.
The washington Cruise Committee Of
Volunteer Nursing Service includes Mrs.
Anne Archbold, Mrs. Chester c. Bolton,
Mrs. G. Beale Bloomer, Miss Gertrude
H. Bowling, Miss Marvin Breckenridge,
Mrs. Dwight Clark, Mrs. Whitman Cross,
Mrs. Hugh S. Cumming, Mrs John w.
Davidge, Mrs. Frederic A. Delano. Mrs.
Cary I. Grayson, Mrs. j. Borden Harri-
man, Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, Mrs. Emory
Scott Land, Mrs. Calvin B. Matthews.
Mrs. Hugh Matthews. Mrs. Keith Mer-
rill, Mrs. George Hewitt Myers, Miss
Clara D. Noyes, Miss Sallie Hews Phil
lips, Maj. Julia c. Stimson, Mrs. L.
Corrin Strong. Mrs. Alexander B. TroW-
bridge and Mrs. John T. Vance, jr.
The Reserve officers of the district
OF Columbia will close the pre-lenten
season with a supper dance at the
Hotel Mayfower Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary %, at O'Clock. 1t will be for
Reserve officers and their guests.
Reservations should be made with