Evening star., 1934-01-20
Congressional Country Club
Musicale Tomorrow Afternoon.


Congressional Country Club
Musicale Tomorrow Afternoon.
musicale will be presented as the
fifth in a series of Sunday afternoon
events at Congressional Country Club
tomorrow at o'clock. The artists will
be AnEe Yago McGuffey. contralto, and
Senor Arsenic Ralon, yioliniSt Of the
National Symphony Orchestra, with
EliZabeth Gardner -CoombS and Ethel
M. Ralon assisting at the piano.
Following the musicale Mrs. Gradner-
CoombS will entertain at dinner in
honor Of Mrs McGuffey and Senor and
Sonora Ralon.
A number of important persons in
cluding music lovers and music patrons
are the patronesses for the approaching
concert in Constitution Hall Tuesday
night. February s. of the world-famoUs
Westminster Choir, once upon a time
from Dayton, Ohio, but nowadays OF
Princeton, N. J., the concert of sacred
and secular music, sung a capella. to
be conducted by Americas foremost
choir director, Dr. John Finley William
son, who founded the choir in 1920, and
has been its only conductor.
Sponsored by Mrs. H. E. Talbot OF
was heard here two years ago in a re-
markable concert. the audience for
which filled Constitution Rll to over
flowing. and large groups of Washing
ton choir singers joined with the visit
ing choisterS in singing final deeply
impressive number Since that time,
the fame of the choir has increased
constantly, and now an invitation has
been extended and accepted by the
choir TO go abroad the coming Summer
to appear in concert in many European
countries, notably in Russia, where the
American Ambassador. William c.
Bullitt is TO be the patron.
Patrons for the Washington concert
will be Mrs William Howard Taft. Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend. Mrs. Adolph Cas-
per Miller, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
Mrs Walter Bruce Howe, Mrs. Robert
Lowe Bacon Mrs. James Wadsworth,
Mrs. Sidney Cloman, Mrs. A. Mitchell
Palmer, Mrs. John Allan Daugherty,
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, Mrs. Flem-
ing Newbold, Lady Willmott Lewis,
Mrs. Henry Alvah Strong, Mrs. George
Dunlop and Mrs Van Ness Philip.
A number of boxes for this event
which will be sponsored by the Wash
ington Federation of Churches, have
been reserved. and the audience Of the
occasion will include distinguished dip
lomats whose countries the choir Will
visit on its tour Of musical ministry and
good will.
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Crawford, ac-
companied by their daughters. Miss
Janet Crawford and Miss Frances Craw-
ford of Walton, N. Y, are spending
q few days at the Dodge.
Mrs Juan R. Mayer OF New York.
formerly of Washington, has arrived
at the Shoreham TO spend a week en-
route to Miami Beach, where she will
take apartment for the rest of the
season.
Miss Gem Williams daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. L. H Williams of Aurora
Hills. Va, entertained at a party yes
terday afternoon from to O'Clock
at the home of her parents, the event
celebrating her birthday anniversary.
Many games and contests were par
ticipated in by the guests, and the
young lady receiving the greatest num-
ber of correct answers was crowned
queen of the party. The guests were
from Aurora Hills and Washington and
included Miss Charlotte King. Miss
Winifred Gregory, Miss Betty Kincheloe,
Miss Dorace Wait, Miss Jackie Lanier
Miss Mary Jane Moore, Miss Norman
Renkin, Miss Margaret Alexander, Miss
Jeanette Leek. Miss Billy Hughins. Miss
Cornelia Grothe and Miss Jean Kew.
Mr. and Mrs. G. c. Barnum of East
Aurora, N. Y, are spending few days
in Washington at the Dodge.
Mrs. John L. Cassin Of Drummond,
Md, will sail from New York January
27 for q trip through the Mediter-
rarlean She will return about the mid
die of March.
The dance given by Mu Chapter,
Tau Phi Sorority, Friday evening was
a decided success, with around 100
couples in attendance. The affair which
featured the three little pigs and the
big, bad wolf provoked much fun and
merriment among the members and
guests. Miss Louise Carl, Miss Susan
Hall Of Lyon Village and Miss Audrey
Seiber of Washington, mistress OF cere-
monies at the Earl we're dressed to
represent the three little pigs. and Mr..
James Scott of Clarendon took the part
of the big, bad wolf. The Dance Com
mittee consisted Of Miss Susan Hall.
chairman. assisted by Miss Mary Hunt
and Miss Vivian Gessford.
Mrs. Jesse Gregory entertained in
formally at a luncheon yesterday in her
home in Aurora Hills, Va, in COM
pliment to Mrs. Gertrude Williams OF
Sheboygan, Wis, who is visiting her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. L.
H. Williams Of Aurora Hills.