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SOCIETY
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Connecticut avenue and will continue
through Friday and Monday, an
nounces that a Junior Committee
composed of Miss Elizabeth K
Walker, chairman, assisted by Mis-
Elizabeth Burke, Miss Gertrude Faust
q. Miss Caroline S. johnson and Miss
; Valerie Prochnik, will assume as their
special responsibility the doll table
and the pottery table.
The dolls are particularly inter
esting to Bible stuc snts of all ages
patricians and peasants. shepherds
and soldiers. veiled ladies and dane
ing girls, women of Bethlehem and
girls from Albania, Greeks, Turks and
Palestinians all meet together to
. fascinate the youth of America. There
are even paper dolls OF Bible lands
children.
The romance of latticed windows
the legends of poetry and prose are
woven into the fabrics which have
been used by grandmother and grand
daughter through the generations with
their beautiful embroideries in ancient
designs and fascinating colors are now
brought to this country to charm the
American housewife.
Wild Hymettus honey, Of which the
ancient Greek poets sang; in Kutahia
pottery of the heavenly blue of the
Eastern Mediterranean countries will
be beside old pieces Of copper from
the Lebanon Mountains of Syria.
Nine. Simopoulos is honorary chair
man Of this committee.
Mrs. Henry Wallace, wife of the
Secretary of Agriculture, will preside
at the tea table following the book re-
view to be given by Mrs. Marie Peary
Stafford, daughter Of the late Rear
Admiral Peary, at the General Fed
Grafton Of Women-s Clubs headquar-
terS, 1874 N street northwest, tomor-
row at o'clock. Mrs. Stafford will
review her book, The Snowbaby's s
Own Story" which tells of her child
hood in Greenland.
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, past president
Of the District of Columbia Fedora
ton. and now General Federation di-
rector, and who is arranging this
book review. will introduce Mrs. Staf-
ford.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, president Of
the local federation, will assist at the
tea table, as will also the past presi-
dents, including Mrs. Virginia White
Speel, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, Mrs.
John w. Frizzell and Mrs. Ellis Logan.
A program of music will be given
by Marie c. Deal, concert soprano, and
William Moran, tenor, accompanied at
the piano by Elsie Harvey Weaver.
Maj. and Mrs. Henry Leonard will
entertain at dinner Friday evening,
December %, at GrasslandS.
Mrs. Henry J. Slocum has issued
invitations for dance Wednesday
evening, December l9, at thesSulgrave
Club for her debutante granddaughter,
Miss Florence Slocum.
Mrs. Read, widow of the late Mai
Gen. George w. Read. U. S. A, is
spending some time at the Martinique.
Miss Catherine Stewart Poe has
issued invitations for a tea Sunday
afternoon from $50 to 7 o'clock in
her home at 2133 r street, in COM
pliment to two of this seasons de-
butantes, Miss Betsy Rowan and Miss
Ruth Sewers.
Capt. John Hendy Gibbons of
Washington has joined Mrs Gibbons
at the Homestead. Yesterday Mr..
and Mrs. Gibbons were the guests
in the Homestead Club of Mr.. and
Mrs. Julius G. Lay.
Maj. Harold D. Strauss U. S. A.,
and Mrs. Strauss have arrived at the
Martinique from Dayton, Ohio. for
short visit.
Capt. Dean Kalbf1eisch, U. S. M. c.,
and Mrs. Kalbheisch have arrived at
the Martinique from New York for
q stay of several days.
Miss Mary A. Cryder will be hostess
at tea Sunday afternoon in her STU
dio at 1640 Connecticut avenue, fol-
lowing short program of music
which will be given by Mrs. F. Peter