Evening star., 1934-10-03
Miss Dern Attended Unique
Party Near OIney Last Night.

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Miss Betsy Dern. daughter of the
Secretary of War and Mrs. George H.
Dern, attended the dance last evening
at the Brooke Johns Barn near Olney,
Md The party was arranged by Mrs.
Helen Ray Hagner and was one of the
gayest of the early Autumn season.
Members Of the younger set are ever
on the lookout for novelty, and the
barn on the estate of Mr.. and Mrs.
Johns, which has been converted into
a dancing rendezvous, is certainly dill
ferent. While there is no straw or
hay in evidence, much of the furnish
ings are in keeping with the former
use of the barn. Great wagon wheels
have been cleyerly made into chande-
hers. which hang from the unfinished
beams of the barn, and in the hay
loft are antique implements used in
earlier days on the farm. Carrying
out the atmosphere, the orchestra IS
a truly farmer" one. with the young
but clever musicians wearing blue
Jeans straw hats and bandana hand
kerchiefs.
Among others at the dance were
Miss Ruth Patton, daughter Of Col.
and Mrs. George S. Patton; Miss
Katharine Pearson, Miss Mary Kath-
crime Bently, Miss Mary Ellen Corby,
Miss Elizabeth Zimmerman, Miss
Mary Elizabeth Macarthur, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Bride. jr.; Mr.. William
D. Cheatham, Miss Katharine Brown,
Miss Imogene Ficklen, Miss Margaret
McMullen, debutante daughter of the
director of public health and Mrs
John H. McMullen; Miss Marjorie
Jane Dampman. Miss Estherbelle Nc
Harg. Mr.. Homer Tatum, Mr.. William
NICK. Osborne. Mrs. William Laird
Dunlop, jr; Miss Dorothy Gould
Fowler. Miss Fenella Castenedo and
Mr.. Jack Hayes.
Patronesses were named today for
the charity horse show and races to
be held Saturday afternoon on the
beautiful Timberlawn Farm estate of
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl w. Corby, near
Garrett Park, Nd, to raise funds for
the Washington Home for IncurableS.
They include Mrs. Claude A. Swan
son. wife of the Secretary of the Navy;
Mrs. Robert V. Fleming, Mrs. j. Tllgh-
man Hendrick. Mrs. Oliver Owen
Kuhn. Mrs. Karl w Corby. Mrs. w.
w. Spride and Mrs. E. Brooke Lee.
The show, which is one of the final
meets of its kind to be held near
Washington this season, will start at
1890 o'clock. with a program of IA
events, including II regular ring
classes and two races, one over brush
and the other on the fat.
Glasses for colts years old and
under suitable to become hunters, open
saddle horses. saddle ponies not eX-
ceeding l42 hands, hack and hunters,
open hunters, thoroughbred hunters
park saddle horses. non-thorough5red
hunters. jumping ponies not exceeding
1872 hands, jumping ponies between
1872 and 142 hands, touch and out
and corinthian are included in the
ring program.
The races are expected to prove an
attractive feature. They will be rid
den by Jockeys in colorful racing silks
over stiff courses laid nut on the
hillside behind the show ring The
first will be a mile and half over
brush and the second a mile fiat race.
Silver trophies will go to the win
ners in nine classes and cash awards
to the winners in the other events.
Leading stables in Washington, Mary
land and nearby Virginia will take
part.
Mai. Lawrence F. Stone, U. S. A.,
who has spent the past week at the
Martinique. left Boiling Field today
for San Francisco and will sail for
Honolulu.
Miss Betty Chandler, daughter Of
Condr. and Mrs William D. Chand-
Ter. jr, Of 290l Grant road. Wash
ington. has entered Abbot Academy,
Andover. Mass, one of the Oldest
schools for girls in New England.
Col. George F. Baltzell, U. S. A.,
and Mrs. Baltzell have arrived at the
Martinique from Fort Mcclellan, Ala,
for weeks stay.
Lieut.. o. P. Thomas, jr, U. S. N,
and Mrs. Thomas have returned to
their apartment in Alban Towers
after a two weeks visit to Detroit
and in Chicago, where they saw the
Century of Progress Exposition.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Thomas were guests
of Lieut.. and Mrs. j. H. Lunjsson in
Annapolis over last week end.
Mai. Gen. Blanton WinShip, Cover
nor of Puerto Rico, who arrived re-
Gently in Washington on official busi-
ness. will be the guest of honor for
whom the Society of Puerto Rico
will give a dinner in the Garbo room
at the Shoreham this evening. The
dinner also will honor DR.. Ernest