Evening star., 1934-08-21
Festivities for Mexican
Polo Team Planned.


Brig. Gen. Perry L. Miles, chairman
Of the International Polo Committee,
and Mrs. Miles will act as hosts at the
dinner dance Saturday evening, which
the committee will give at the Army
Navy Country Club in honor of Cen
Gilberto Limon and Sonora de Limon
and the members of the Mexican polo
team, who will arrive in Washington
Friday morning. Gen. Limon, who is
president of the Mexican Polo ASso-
citation, and director general of the
Department of Military Factories and
Supplies, has arranged for the third
international polo match for the Mex
ican team, which will be played with
the United States Army polo team
September 10, % and % In Washing
ton.
The committee also has arranged a
cruise down the Potomac River We'd
nesday, August %, when they will sail
early in the morning and have
luncheon and dinner aboard and re-
turn in the evening.
The military attache of the Mexican
Embassy, Brig. Gen. Juan F. Azarate.
came to Washington today from Re-
hoboth Beach, where he and Sonora
de Azcarate are spending the Sum-
mer. He will be host to the members
of the Mexican team during their
visit in Washington. The visitors viii
stay at the Shoreham Hotel.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Amos A. Fries,
accompanied by their daughter, Miss
Carol Fries, and by Miss Helen Haynes
and Miss Alice Haynes, have returned
from West Point, where they have
spent the week. They attend the
camp illumination festivities.
Mai. Lathrop B. Clapham, q. s. A,
and Mrs. Clapham will be Joined this
week end by their son, MidShipman
Lathrop B. Clapham. jr., who recently
returned from a cruise. Midshipman
Clapham will stay here about month.
Maj. and Mrs. Thomas J. Frailey,
who are in their Summer home at EN-
mittsburg, Md, had as their guests
over Sunday DR.. and Mrs. Thomas B.
Cracroft.
Lieut.. L. D. Syme, U. s. A., an in
structor at the Military Academy at
West Point, is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Conrad H. Syme, In their
home in Cleveland Park. A.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Elliott 3. Strauss
will have as their guests at Newport
over the week end Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Luke McNamee.
Lieut.. q. g. Harry A. Simmis,
U. S. Navy, and Mrs. Simmis, accom-
panied by Miss Rebecca Reilly, left
Saturday, August IL, by motor for
Newport, r. l., where Lieut.. Simmis
Joined his ship, the destroyer Reuben
James, stationed there with the U. s.
feet. They expect to remain till
late in September.
Miss RELY has been the guest Of
Mrs. Simmis and her mother in their
home on Owens avenue, in Hyattsville,
Md, since returning from q visit to
her cousin, Miss Edith Gallant, at
st. Petersburg, Fla.
Donahue- Clopton Wedding
Plans Being Completed.
Miss Margaret K. Clopton, daugh-
ter of Col. and Mrs. William H. Clop-
ton of Chevy Chase, Md, has selected
October as the date for her mar
riage to Mr.. John F. Donahue, son
of Mrs. Mary E. Donahue of George
town. The wedding will take place
in the Church of the Blessed Sacra-
ment.
Attending Miss Clopton will be Miss
Elizabeth Degnan of Washington and
Miss Eleanor Corrigan Of Kansas City,
Mo-, and Mr.. Donahue will have his
brother, DR.. Matthew Donahue, as his
best man.
The wedding of Miss Nora McIn-
tyre, daughter of Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Frank Mcintyre, to Mr.. Frederick M.
Hamilton, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
E. Hamilton, will take place Monday,
October /. The ceremony will be per-
formed in st. Matthews Church by
Rev. OLeary. Yesterday Miss McIn-
tyre left for Tuxedo Park, N. Y,