The Washington times., 1933-01-12
Children To See
Play Saturday

icy OoGuIOey
Among the most enthusiastic
youngsters at the presentation
Of Sleeping Beauty" at the
National Theater Saturday
morning will be a number of
parties from the city's private
and public schools. Teachers
were first to welcome the es-
tablishment of the Children's
Theater in Washington, since
all the plays are part of the
required reading list, while the
children themselves are glad to
see, in play form, a story which
they know and love through
their school reading.
The boarding pupils of the
Misses Eastman's School have
subscribed to the series of six
plays, of which rs sleeping
Beauty" is the third; school
parties are regularly made up,
also, by the Maret School, and
by the Landon School for Boys.
Parties from the Gordon Jun
ior High School and from other
public schools are also expected
Saturday, while large groups OF
students from the public schools
of Alexandria, Laurel, and Ba-
den Md. have also made res
ervations.
Among the individual sub
scribers to Sleeping Beauty"
are Mrs. A. C. Stanley, Mrs.
Pearsons Rust, Mrs. j. c. Got
! walls, Mrs. George r. Holmes,
Mrs. william M. Guthrie, Mrs.
s. j. Block, Mrs. D. H. McKnew,
and Mrs. R. v. Hyde.
Prof. and Nine. Ernest Durig
entertained Informally at tea
yesterday afternoon at the for
mer'S studio in Connecticut
Avenue, when their guests were
invited to meet the Apostolic
delegate, the Most Rv. Pietro
Fumasoni-Biondi; the minister
of Albania, Mr.. Falk Konitza,
and the Egyptian minister,
Sesostris SidarousS Pasha.
The Apostolic delegate is to
sit for a bust to be made by
Prof. Durig, who has done some
very interesting work here this
winter, buStS of notables in
diplomatic and official life.
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Dinner Tonight
Brig. Gen. william E. Hor.
ton win be the guest of honor
at a dinner to be given this
evening at the Madrillon by
Baron MarcelluS D. A. r. Won
Redlich, consul to his Serene
Highness, Prince Lohis II.
Baron von Redlich is the au-
thor of several published books,
one, on international Law as
a Substitute for Diplomacy"
is used as a textbook in
several universities. His latest
book, entitled World Prob
lems," is under consideration
by the Nobel Peace Prize Com
mittee of the Norwegian Par
lament.
News of the approaching
marriage of Mrs. Grace Heg-
ger Lewis, the former wife of
Mr.. Sinclair Lewis, Nobel prize
winner in literature, and Mr..
Tellesforo Casanova, a native
Of Spain, now residing in New
York, is of great interest here.
Mrs. Lewis marriage to the
American author was terminal
ed by a divorce in Reno in
1928, and he later married
Dorothy Thompson, the we'll
known lecturer and author.
No date has been announced
for the wedding.
Consular Notes
The United States Consul
to Iznir, Smyrna, Mr.. Herbert
Bursley, and Mrs. Bursley are
in the Capital on a brief
visit, en- route to Mr.. Bursley's
new post as consul at Kingston,
Jamaica.
Mr.. Richard Heustis, of Port
land, Me-, who has been vice
consul in Calcutta, India, has
been transferred to Kingston.
He also is visiting in Washing
ton for a few days.
Mr.. Leon H. Ellis, who has
been a diplomatic officer in
Peiping, China, for several
years, is temporarily detailed to
the State Department in Wash
ington.
Representative Martin ]. Ken.
nedy entertained informally at
dinner last evening at the
Carlton, where he is spending
the season.
Farewell Supper Party
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Tompkins will entertain at a
large supper party this evening
for Mr.. and Mrs. John Oliver
LaGorce, who will leave on Sat
urday to spend the remainder
Of the season in Miami, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tompkins, with
their two daughters, Miss Emma
Henry Tompkins and Miss