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Produce Markets

Oranges-Four Florida arrived 1
broken and unbroken cars on track.
backets. $1.25Ql.76. according to grade
and size.
Grapefruit No carlot arrivals; 2
broken and l unbroken cars on track.
baskets, s1.25V15O according to grade
and size poorer, 81 Oils.
Rhubarb-Michigan. 5-pound boxes,
extra fancy. soc.
Plums-Chile. boxes, $1.75@2.
Honeydews-Chile crates. $293, ac-
L. {. L. Arrivals
Florida-S7 peas. So peppers, y
squash 20 tomatoes II strawberries, l50
green peas.
Pennsylvania-1S6 mushrooms.
Mixed Vegetables-37 crates.
Straw berries-Truek and express re,
light; market steady. Florida, 56-pint
crates, 12W W12hc; fair condition, 50
10c per pint; S2-auart crates, $40 7.25
per crate.
sweet Potatoes-one South Carolina
arrived; unbroken car on track Sup
plies moderate: demand light; market
steady. North Carolina, bushel baskets.
Puerto Ricans, ST. Maryland, Anne Arun-
del county, bushel hampers, Jersey
type, U. S. No. /, mostly around $1.15.
Tomatoes-No carlot arrivals; un-
broken cars on track Supplies mod
crate; demand very slow: market dull.
Florida, lug boxes, rlpes and turning,
wrapped, ska and larger, $15O@2;
fair condition, $1@125; poorer, lower.
Mixed Vegeta bles-One Calf. arrived :;
broken and / unbroken cars on track.
Beets-No carlot arrivals; l unbroken
car on track. Texas, "a crates, $1259
1.35 poorer, 81.
Brussels Sprouts-CaIifornia, 25-pound
drums, $3.50
Nectarines-Chile, boxes, sees.
Bananas--One car arrived; l unbroken
Mixed Fruit-No arrivals; l unbroken
car on track
Pears-No arrivals; broken car on
track.
Tangerines-No arrivals; l broken car
on track.
Squash-supplies light; demand mod
crate; market steady. Florida. bushel
hampers, white wrapped. 81; yellow
crooknecks, $2.25Q2.5O.
Eggplant - Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady. Florida, ! 1s-
bushel crates, 50; few higher. Poor con-
dition, $1.25.
Potatoes-one New York arrived; 2
broken and - unbroken cars on track:
moderate. market steady. New York
O-pound sacks round whites, L. S. No.
!, $2.15Q2.25; poorer lower, Maine, 100
pound sacks. Green Mountains. U. S.
No. /, $2.4O@2.5O: poorer lower. Idaho
! 90 pound sacks, Russet Burbanks U. 5.
No. /, mostly around $2.75. sacks con
tanning 10. 1O-pound sacks $2.9O@$3.
New stock Supplies light, demand slow;
market steady. Florida bushel crates
Bliss Triumphs, U. S. No. s21O
Turnips-Nearby sections. 5O@b5c.
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Gains Are Reported
For EquitdbIe Life

The Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the United States re-
ports that at the close of 1888
total assets were $3.50, ,707,379, q
gain of $49,010,372 in the year.
The total income Of 1888 ,O60,941
exceeded disbursements by $73,-
938,607.
Payments to policy holders to-
tailed $219,919.118, of which $64,-
994,589 represented death claims
and $154,924,529 payments in en-.
dowments, dividends, annuities
and cash values. Dividends
amounted to $42.498,O70, making
$791 100000 disbursed in div1-
dends since organization.
New ordinary policies issued and
paid for in 1888 totaled $180,673
for $319,867,066, excluding re-
vivals and additions. Outstanding
Insurance on December 81 was
$6,196, ,495, ,744.
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Business Moderate
In Liverpool Spots

LIVERPOOL, Feb. Is G.N.S0.
There was moderate business in
opening spots on the Liverpool
cotton market today. Prices
were steady. Receipts totaled
10000 bales, including 16,600
American.
At noon, middling fair was
7.73d; strictly good middling,
728d; good middling, 698d;
strictly middling, 6.83d: middling,
6.68d; strictly low middling, 6.53d:
low middling. 6.28d; strictly good
ordinary, 6.08d; and good ordi-
nary, 5.78d.
Futures opened steady with
March at 632d; May, 6.31d;
July, 6.30d; and October, 628d.
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RAIL LIST SETS
BOND PACE
Volume This Year,
$657,367,o00
lHIRhl Low 100

NEW YORK. Feb. Is G.N.SD.
Bonds continued to show a
strong tone today, with rails and
domestic corporation liens con.
tinuing to reach new high ground
on the advance.
Among the better acting car
rier issues were the Central of
Georgia SIS C, and Southern Pa
cific AIS Of 80, each up point.
Motion picture obligations were
outstanding in the domestic d.
vision with Paramount 512s and
Warner Picture IS leading.
U. S. Governments were mod
erately improved.
German issues were in supply
in the foreign group with the
International 512s off fraction
ally, while the Agricultural Bank
IS of '38 were down a full point.
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COTTON MAKES
NEW ADVANCE

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 G.N.S),
Cotton futures scored gains today
in moderately active trading.
Good buying came from Wall
Street, commission houses and
Liverpool during the morning,
while trade sources took a mod
crate amount of cotton out Of
the ring.
Offerings we're not very heavy,
coming chiefly from New Orleans
ware houses and the South.
At noon, the market was up
10 points. with March at 1917.
May at 1924, July at 12.49. and
October at 1858.
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LIVESTOCK MARKETS
CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Feb. is sD.-Hogs-
Receipts. 10000; market steady. Top,
46O: medium, s4.35@4.7O; light, $3.50 @
40; light lights, $4.25@ $50; packing
sows, $2.S5@S.75; pigs, $2.25 @S.75. Hold
CATTLE receipts. 1000; market steady:
Calves, 500; market steady. Beef
steers: Good and choice, $6@7.25: COM
mon and medium, $4Q6; yearlings. $50
7.25. Butcher cattle: Heifers, $3@6;
cows, $2.75@4; bulls, $2.5O@4: calves,
$4@6.5O feeder steers, $3.@5 OATS;
stocker steers, 1904; stocker cows and
heifers, $2@S.75.
sheep-Receipts, 5000; market strong;
medium and choice lambs, $3.50 @9.75;
culls and common. $5@7; yearlings,
Sc 5000: common and choice ewes, $50
5.25; feeder lambs, Sos.
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New FoOdhdex
THk SOun

Wholesale food prices con-
tinued to advance during the
past week, and the weekly food
index compiled by Dun g. Brad
street, Inc, displayed its eighth
consecutive weekly gain.
The index for February 13
stood at Sail, the highest it
has been since November, 1881,
and compares with S2.O8 for
the preceding week.
The latest index is now 3
cents above the high point Of
last year, and contrasts with
S1.51 for the corresponding
week of last year, an increase
of 1877 per cent.
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AAA Set for DriUe
On Rice Reduction

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. 16.
Agricultural Adjustment Admin
istration this week opens its cam
paign to reduce approximately 20
per cent rice acreage in Arkansas,
Louisiana and Texas. It will fol
low close of the cotton acreage
campaign. Charles G. Miller, ex-
ecutive of the Administrators
rice section, said the effort will
be to reduce Arkansas rice acre
age to $4,000 acres for which
Federal benefits totaling $7,000,-
600 will be paid. Growers will be
permitted by the Farm Credit Ad-
ministration to pledge 40 per cent
of benefit payments to secure
1884 crop loans.
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lows Of the re-
action we're seen
last Saturday.
A period Of dull
ness and mar
row movements
may pos S IDLY
lie Immediately
ahead, on &C
count of dis
turbing politi-
cal factors, but
it seems reason
able to assume
that the trend
Is still toward
higher levels.
,Jud q ing bY
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cotton QUOTAS
FACE CHANGE
BY International News Service

DS ENo"b 5cEtlce
Radical changes in the Bank
head Bill which imposes compul-
sorry production quotas on cotton
growers will be made by the
House Agriculture Committee, it
was indicated today.
An Identical bill was intro
duced in the Senate by Senator
Bankhead Cd of Alabama. Rep
resentative Bankhead's brother,
has been reported out of com"
mittee without change.
Through invoking production
quotas the bill limits the 1934-5
commercial crop to 100000
bales and places a prohibitive
tax of IL cents pound on cot
ton sold in excess of the quotas.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Detroit Edison Net
InlprOUeS SLi0htLu

BY International News Service
Detroit Edison Company, re-
ports a consolidated net income
of $6,358,560 for the IL months
ended January 81, equal to IS a
share on 1,272,260 capital shares,
compared with $6,347, ,428, or $4.99
a share, in the preceding IL
months. Gross totaled 41,770,-
697, against $43, BOG. .139.
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MOVES IN GRAIN
ARE NARROW

CHICAGO, Feb. 16 T.N.s).
Dullness and narrow price move.
ments continued to rule grain
trading today.
Wheat fell back to 903sc for
the May delivery for a fractional
loss after opening moderately
higher. Other grains drifted
aimlessly.
Near midseason wheat was un-
changed to 14c lower. corn Is to
Vac down, oats 1sc up to 1sc
down and rye rs to Mc off.
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STUDEBAKER SALES

Studebaker attained an un-
precedented proportion of new
car sales in the United States in
December, according to Paul G.
Hoffman, president of the Stude-
baker Sales Corporation of
America.
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SEABOARD OIL. EXTRA

Seaboard Oil Company Of Della
ware declared an extra of 10
cents and the regular quarterly
dividend of IS cents, both payable
March Is to stock of record
March /. On December IS, last,
a similar extra was paid.
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PENNY EARNINGS UP

j. C. Penney Company reported
a 1921 per cent increase in sales
for January. Total sales for the
month amounted to $12,445. .239.
compared with $685. BIT in Jan.
uary, 1888, q gain Of $3,754,s62.
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CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND, Feb. 16 GNS).
Hogs: Receipts, 500; trade active on
light hogs slow on grades carrying
weights. Top, s5.35.
Cattle-Receipts 100; market steady
with fair action; quality poor: choice
handyweight steers auotable, S6.75@7.
Calves-Receipts. 200: market steady
to strong: good action. Top, $3.50.
Sheep-Receipts 500; trade active
and steady; good lambs scarce and in
broad demand.
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J. |. CASE DIVIDEND

j. I. Case Company declared a
dividend of 81 on the 7 per cent
cumulative preferred stock, pay
able April l to stock of record
March IL. Three months ago. a
similar payment was made.
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CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Feb. is U.Ns.).-Butter--
S,O24 tubs; weak; old cars, 3; new 5.
Creamery extras and standards, 2Sl2
extra firsts, 23@23A; firsts, 221a @23%
seconds, 2111; specials, 24@241s.
Eggs-14.243 cases; easy; old cars, 6;
new, IT. Ordinary current receipts
151h fresh graded extra firsts. less than
cars, 1914; cars, l61s fresh graded firsts,
less than cars, 16; cars, 1914; dirties'
14la; checks. IA
Cheese-Twins, 131A@14: daisies and
lopoborns 14m1A1A
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BEET SUGAR USE UP

Domestic beet sugar deliveries
during January totaled 2,491, 1902
bags, compared with 1,858,164
bags In the like 1888 month, an
increase of 633,138 bags. or 25.4
per cent.
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By LEWIS HANEY,
Professor Of Economics, New York
University

An examination Of the stock
markets recent performance
makes it seem probable that the
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a) Optional stock cash. tb) Partly extra
stock and cash. I'D Extra In stock (e) Paid
~ On account Of accumulation hl Payable in stock.
Special (n) $50 in stock. (Ww) With
without warrants: t) Ex-dvidend. ~ Ex-riEhts.
Dividend rate in dollars in parenheses.
dividends published through regular dividend
The Washington times., 1934-02-10
Speaker andWife
Guests at Club

The Speaker of the House
and Mrs. Henry T. Rainey
were the guests of honor at a
brilliant receptions given last
evening by the members OF the
Congressional CLUB at their
clubhouse in New Hampshire
Avenue.
This annual event in honor
of the Speaker and his wife,
a tremendously important one
on the club calendar, was the
first given during this Admin
istration for thel honor guests
of last evening. The president
of the club, MRS.. Clarence c.
Dill, wife of the Senator from
the State of washington, re-
ceived with Speaker and Mrs.
Rainey, as did the members Of
the Board of Governors, which
includes Mrs. w. A. AyreS,
Mrs. Edward w. iPou, Mrs. Will
liam E. Evans, Mrs. Tom D.
McKeoWn, Mrs. William j.
Driver, Mrs. Cassius C. Dowell,
Mrs. Roy o. Wood lruff and Mrs.
John Taber. Introductions
were made by military aide,
and music was furnished by
the Marine Band.
The receiving party stood be-
fore a bank of pal ElmS and ferns
at the entrance to the large
ballroom on the second floor,
which was laviBhly decorated
with yellow and pink roses
hyacinths, carnatt ions and ferns,
with the flags pf the various
States, which aref a permanent
feature of this r. bonn, feStooned
about the ceiling.
Among those ptlimpsed at the
reception were Representative
and Mrs. Sol Bloom and Miss
Vera Bloom. Mrs. Bloom was in
a lovely gown of violet shade
ribbed velvet with which she
wore long gloves to match and
Miss Bloom selected Q gown Of
rose beige satin
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State Secretary


The Secretary of State and
Mrs. Cordell Hull entertained
at the first of two dinners they
are giving for the members of
the Diplomatic Corps last eve
ming. when the company IN
cluded, Mr.. Ahmet Muhtar, the
Ambassador of the Turkish Re-
public; the Ambassador of Peru,
Senor Don Manuel de Freyre y
Santander; the Ambassador of
Brazil and Nine. de Lima e
Silva; the Ambassador of Spain
and Senor de Cardenas; the
Royal Italian Ambassador, Sig
nor Augusta RoSso; the Ambas-
sador of Germany, Herr Hans
Luther and Fraulein Gertraud
Luther; the Ambassador of the
Union of Soviet Socialist Re-
publics and Nine. Troyanov-
sky; the Ambassador of Cuba
and Sonora de Marquez Ster-
ling; the Minister of Finland,
Mr.. L. AStrom; the Minister of
Austria and Nine. Prochnik;
the Minister of Albania, Mr..
Faik Konitza; the Minister of
the Irish Free State and Mrs.
MacWhite; the Minister of
Panama and Sonora de Alfaro;
the Chinese Minister and Nine.
SEE; the Siamese Minister and
Princess Damras; thu e Minis
ter of Ecuador, Senor Capt.
tan Colon Eloy Alfaro;
the Minister Of Haiti and Nine.
Blanchet; the Minister of the
Netherlands and Nine. van
Haersma de With; Senator and
Mrs. Key Pittman; Representa-
tive and Mrs. Hamilton Fish,
jr., the Charge d'Affaires ad
interim of Mexico and Sonora
de Padilla- -Nervo; Senora de De
Bayle, wife of the Charge
d'Affaires ad interim of Mic
aragua; the Charge dAffaires
ad interim of Honduras and
Sonora de CacereS; the Charge
d'AffaireS ad interim of FL
Salvador Senor Don Roberto D.
MelendeZ; the Assistant Secre
tary Of State and Mira. CaDs l
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A wedding which attracted in
ternational attention took place
in Ottawa, Canada, this after.
noon at 4 o'clock, when Miss
Irene Helen Robbins, daughter
of the United States Minister
to Canada, Mr.. Warren Delano
Robbins, and Mrs. Robbins, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Alex
ander Cochrane Forbes, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Murray Forbes,
of Boston.
The Canadian Pacific Railway
ran special cars for the occa-
sion, and guests from this city,
Baltimore, Detroit, Cleveland.
Boston, and New York, were
prominent among those attend
ing the nuptialS.
The ceremony took place at
4 o'clock in the drawing room
of the ArchbiShop'S Palace,
Monsignor Joseph Charbon-
neau, Vicar-General of the Dlo-
cese of Ottawa, officiating. The
guests assembled in the historic
basilica and after the ceremony
the bridal couple proceeded
there to receive the nuptial
blessing.
The historic edifice was dec
Grated with white lilies against
a background of palms and
ferns, and a program of nup-
tial music was given, while the
usherS, Mr.. Edward H. Rob
bins and Mr.. Warren Delano
Robbins, jr., brothers Of the
bride; Mr.. william o. Gay, jr.;
Mr.. Reginald Fincke, jr.; Mr..
Warren Delano and Mr.. Joseph
w. Alsop, jr.. all Of New York,
and Mr.. Charles H. Stockton,
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams, jr.;
Mr.. william S. Patten, Mr..
Charles Devens, Mr.. John S.
Ames, jr., and Mr.. Alvah
Crocker, of Boston, seated the
guests.
The beautiful young bride,
who made her debut here last
year, when her father was Chief
Of Protocol and who has been
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Forbes-Robbins Wedding in Ottawa
TODAY Of Wide Interest Here

a reigning belle in society here
and in New York. was escorted
by her father. She wore an eX-
quiSite gown of white faille,
made on close-fitting lines, the
skirt terminating in long
train. Her circular tulle veil,
cut elbow-length, was held with
a cap, edged with narrow lace;
and she carried a white bound
prayer book with a shower Of
white orchids falling from the
markers.
Maid of Honor in Yellow
The maid of honor, Miss
Priscilla st. George, of New
York, cousin of the bride, wore
a beautiful model of yellow taf-
feta, with a braided wreath Of
the same color in her hair, and
she carried an old-faShioned
bouquet of vari-colored Spring
flowers.
The other attendants, Mrs.
John Arthur Hinckley, the
former Miss Helen Douglas
Robinson, and wife Of the Sec
retary to the brides father;
Miss Edith Baker, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Baker
of New York and granddaugh-
ter of the famous banker, the
late George F. Baker; Miss
Alexandra Bacon, daughter Of
Representative and Mrs. Robert
Low Bacon; Miss Louise Auchin.
Gloss and Miss Katherine Sal
wage, both of New York: Miss
Janet Southam of Ottawa and
the Misses Cynthia and Dorothy
Forbes, sisters Of the bride
groom made a picturesque
group. They wore C h arming
frockS of turquoise taffetta with
braided wreathS of the same
color in their hair; and their
bouquets were of matching flow
erS in lace holders.
Mr.. F. Murray Forbes, jr., the
bridegroom's brother, acted az
best man.
Reception at Legation
The young bride and her
(COntinued on Page 8, Col. y
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which featured Mr.. Brooke
Johns; Mrs. Crosby Boyd in a
dance number; Miss Marion
Worthington and Mr.. Phil Hay
den dancing to the music OF
Meyer Davis; a Waltz Quadrille;
Miss Elizabeth Gill and Lieut..
Alexander Stone in Heat
Wave; Mr.. Kurt Hetzel who
played gorgeously; "The Last
Write-up" with the four Marx
Brothers" and Mrs. Chester w.
Lockwood as prosperity"
Those entertaining box par
ties included Mrs. Alvin T. Hert,
Mrs. Hugh Wallace, Mrs. George
Burnham, Mrs. A. Cteary John
son, Miss Elizabeth Morrison,
Mrs. Carl r. Kurtz, Mrs. Theo-
dore P. Noyes, Mrs. John F.
wilkins, Mrs. Henry B. Spencer,
Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke, Mrs.
Harry o. King, Mrs. Robert w.
Lea, Mrs Henry Leonard, Mrs.
John r. Williams, Mrs. E. Les
ter Jones, Mrs. David E. Finley,
Mrs. G. Howland Chase, Mrs.
Paul Bastedo, Mrs. Joseph P.
Cotton, jr.; Mrs. Ralph Worth
ington, Mrs. Arthur van der
Gracht, Mrs. Arlon CuShman,
Miss Caroline Huston Thomp-
son, Miss Olivia Phelps Stokes,
Mrs. William CuShman, Mrs.
Haywood Newbold, Mrs. George
Dunlop, Mrs. Lister Hills, Mrs.
L. Corrin Strong, Mrs. Stanton
Peelle. Mrs. Carter Hall and
Mrs. Bishop P. Hill.
Among those entertaining at
the ringside tables were Mrs. Ord
Preston, Mrs. Gibson Fahne-
stock, Mrs. U. S. Grant Sd;
Mrs. H u G h Johnson, Mrs.
Charles Cary Rumsey, Mrs.
George ". Morris, Mrs. John L.
Proctor, Mrs. Henry Morris,
Mrs. P. o. Coffin, Mrs. Carroll
Morgan, Mrs. Dexter Bullard,
Mrs. Smith HempStone, Mrs. H.
L. Rust, jr.; Mrs. John A. Selby,
Mrs. Oscar Coolican, Miss Ma
rion ShouSe. Mrs. Eliphalet F.
Andrews, Mrs. Campbell Prichett
and Mrs. Henry P. Erwin.
Dinner Before Ball
Judge and Mrs. Clarence Nor
ton Goodwin entertained at din
ner at the Chevy Chase Club,
preceding the ball, when their
guests included the Charge
9A8tAiEeA Of 3ulEAR4A And Nina.
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Notable Patrons
Mrs. Hull, wife of the Secre-
tary of State, with Mrs. Swan
son, wife of the Secretary OF
the Navy, and the wives Of a
number of diplomats, among
them Lady Lindsay, wife of the
Ambassador of Great Britain;
charming Nine. de Lima Silva,
wife of the Brazilian Ambassa-
dor; Sonora de Espil, the Ar
gentine Ambassadors wife; and
the wife of the Greek Minister,
Nine. SimopouloS, acted as pa
tronesses for this event; as did
Mrs. William Phillips, Mrs.
Tracy Dows, Mrs. William Cor
coran Eustis, Mrs. Dean Ache
son, Mrs. Arson Phelps Stokes,
Mrs. John P. Williams, Mrs. John
wilkins, Mrs. Gibson Fahne-
stock, Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss,
Mrs. Alanson B. Houghton, Mrs.
Hennen Jennings, Mrs. Irwin
Laughlin, Mrs. Henry B. Spen-
Ger, Mrs. Anne Archbold, Mrs.
Frederick Brooke. Mrs. Leland
Harrison, Mrs. Alvin T. Hert,
Mrs. Thomas Sweeney and Mrs.
William Wright.
Many dinner parties pre-
eeded this gala affair, the pro
eeeds of which are to be turned
over to the Leagues charities,
which include the Children's
Hospital, which appeals espe-
cially to the heart of every
Washingtonian.
Dance Features
Mrs. Samuel Beach directed
the fashion show, when a group
Of matrons and maids promi-
nent in society. IN the Capital,
modelled evening wraps and
gowns, among them Miss Be-
atrice Phillips, Miss Eleanor
Roosevelt, Miss Mary Bradley,
Mrs. Jasper DuBose, Miss Mary
Mcdowell, Mrs. William CuSh-
man, Mrs. Campbell Prichett
and Mrs. Earle Warren.
"The Blue Eagle Ballet" a
dance novelty. and waltz quad
rille was presented by Miss
Eliza Mitchell, Miss Catherine
Hall, Miss Betty Peele, Miss
Marion Worthington. Miss Ce-
celia Rodgers and Mrs. Harold
Gillespie.
&ss. Oscar CeelieAu had
6 &A AnteEtaiaEeaA
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strangers to Washington-Na-
tional Committeewomen from
various parts of the country.
Representative Mary P. Norton
(they say she's the Smartest
man in Congress), was her
feminine self in black dress
with a frilly collar of white
and red, and Representative
Virginia Jenckes Of Indiana
was rather serious in black
with a big black satin hat.
Mrs. Emily Newell Blair and
Mrs. Edwards ShouSe had much
sparkling conversation together.
Mrs. Carroll Miller, sister Of
Joe Guffey of Pennsylvania,
had a rhinestone donkey on
her lace collar. and more good
stories on the tip of her tongue
than ten candidate; for office.
I sat between Mrs. Nellie
Tayloe Ross, whose U. S.
Government Mint happily con-
tinues to make money, and
Mrs. Effiegene Wingo, recently
a member of Congress. Miss
Ruth Lockett, special pride Of
the Young Democrats, Miss
Eleanor Fahey both young and
cheerful; Mrs. Edward Keating,
who collects celebrities for the
Women's Democratic Club by
the yard; Mrs. Burton K.
Wheeler, very trim in black;
Mrs. Edward P. Costigan, quite
well again after a serious ill
ness; Mrs. Leo Wolman, as at
tractive as her husband is
smart; Mrs. Edward Meigs,
Mrs. Rose Yates Forester, and
Mrs. Charles Warren, Mrs.
Charles S. Hamlin, Miss S. G.
White-all of these interesting
ladies were present.
The luncheon was delicious.
The table appointments we're
very handsome-the china
banded in deep red and gold
and marked with the coat Of
arms of the United States, and
plain heavy silver, deeply en-
graved-"T Pres t's
House."
At the close of the luncheon
Mrs. Roosevelt told everybody
just how she felt about Miss
DeWSon. and her remarks were
extremely pleasant to hear.
She had a serious suggestion,
too. She hoped women in
Washington would as carefully
study the bills before Congress
as New York women watched
their State legislature.
In the East Room we found
preparations for another
charming part of Miss Dew
sons party. A pretty lady in
a pink dress with long black
earrings and black gloves. Nine.
Evanti, stood before the IA
nous French piano and enter
tanned us with her singing.
President George Washington
and Mrs. George Washington
looked benignly down from
their canvases. The prisms Of
crystal chandelier reflected the
light from the fireplaces and
the color of gold draperies.
Nine. Evanti sang her final
encore, advice to a Lady with
a Fan" We rose and, shaking
hands again with Mrs. RooSe-
welt, thanked her for the incest
party we had had in years, and
went reluctantly home.