Evening star., 1934-03-29
SOCIETY
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NSOLlllueu rIOHl StCOilu TdscC
1920. His father, Benton Rothgeb,
lives in Falls Church, Va.
Mr.. F. E. Reiman, aide to Gen.
Hugh Johnson, of the N. R. A., was
guest of honor yesterday at the
Dutch Treat Luncheon of the Dis
trict of Columbia Division OF the
Young Democratic Clubs OF America,
given at the Madrillion. About 40
members and their guests attended.
An amusing angle of the event was
the attendance of Pete, the lovable
movie dog who won fame as member
OF the "Our Gang" comedies. Pete
occupied a seat between Miss Ruth
Lockett, vice president of the Young
Democratic Club of America, and
Miss katherine Tobias.
DR.. and Mrs. Charles Stanley White
will have with them during the Easter
holidays their son, MIR. Charles S.
White. jr., who will arrive Saturday
from Harvard, where he is student.
Mr.. James Lay was host to a group
at the Heigh Ho Monday night, in
cluding Miss Mary Power, Miss Ethel
Mae Taylor Mr.. John ReitZey. Miss
Gertrude Blakeslee and Mr.. Spencer
Clark. Mr.. Lay will return to Har-
ward next week, accompanied by Mr..
Clark and Mr. Reitzey, who are also
students there.
Mrs Ray Tucker entertained at
luncheon today at the Carlton, when
her guests numbered II.
Mrs. James W. Hook and her daugh-
ter, Rose Virginia Hook, who attends
Vassar, have returned to their home
in New Haven, Conn, after visiting
Mr.. Hook at the Shoreham. Mr.. Hook
will leave Washington today to join
them in New Haven for Easter.
Mr.. c. M. Wright entertained a
group of friends yesterday at his home
on Fifteenth street in honor of Mr..
Edward Montross S5th birthday an
niversary. Mr. Montross received
shower of IS birthday greeting cards
from friends at the Washington San
itarium in Takoma Park where he is
a guest. and many from other friends
at his old home in New York and
elsewhere.
Miss Kathryn yelling who, with
her mother, Mrs. L. G. Yelling IS
spending the Winter at the Shoreham,
entertained a small GROUP of friends
at dinner at the hotel last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Ackerson of
Hackensack, N. j.. entertained at
luncheon yesterday at the Carlton, the
company numb ring II.
Mr.. w. F. Hahn Of San Jose, Costa
Rica, Central America, is spending
few weeks in Takoma Park, having
arrived the first OF the week. and will
make his home at the Washington
Sanitarium. Mr.. Hahn is in charge
of religious education in Central
American countries including Pana-
ma. Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatamala,
Salvador, as we'll as Costa Rica.
Georgetown Garden Show
Starts Later in Spring.
In spite of snow and sleet and a
late, cold Spring, plans are being
made for the annual pilgrimage
through the Georgetown gardens
Former pilgrimageS have been held
about the middle of May, but this
year the date has been set later.
On Wednesday. May %, the Robert
Woods Bliss grounds at Dumbarton
Oaks and a group of other gardens in
that vicinity will be shown, and on
Saturday. May 26. the committee will
open Evermay, the home of Mrs. F.
L. Belin, with the gardens in the
eastern and southern section OF
Georgetown. During that week roses.
late irises and peonies will be at their
best and the public will enjoy diff
ferent series of flower pictures from
any heretofore shown.
For four years the proceeds of this
tour have gone to the support of the
Georgetown Children's House at 1898
N street, where nursery school for
underprivileged children is main
tanned for IL months of the year.
A recent Georgetown survey shows
s5 white children of pre-school age
whose families are receiving emer-
gency relief. The C. w. A. Nursery
School unit at the Corcoran Build
ing, Twenty-eighth and M streets
cares for only 25 of these children, so
there can be no question of the need.
and the committee is working toward
. bigger and better pilgrimage than
ever before.
The Committee in Charge Of Ar
rangements includes Mrs Worth B.
Daniels. chairman: Mrs. Ernest I.
Lewis, Mrs. E. Lester Jones, Mrs. Ber-
nard Wyckof, Mrs. E. O. Hulburt,
Mrs. Donald Wight. Miss Katharine
Dougal, Miss Portia Oberly, Mrs.
Robert WooIey and Mrs. r. Frederick
Whitehead. Miss Frances Sortwell is
chairman of the Tea Committee.
The Kenmore Associa ion announces
the resumption of the regular Satur-
cay afternoon teas served by their
hostesses to visitors to Kenmore, his
toric home of George Washington S
only sister. Betty Washington Lewis,