Evening star., 1934-01-31
of the mint: Senator and Mrs. william

of the mint; Senator and Mrs. william
H. King, Senator and Mrs. Tom Con-
| nally, Senator and Mrs. Joseph G.
| O'Mahony, the District Commissioners
and their wives, Melvin c. HaZen and
Mrs. Hazen, George B. Allen and Mrs.
| Allen and Mai. John c. Gotwals and
Mrs. Gotwals; Mrs. John Allan Dough-
erty, the Democratic national commit-
teewoman for the District OF Columbia,
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman: Democratic
National Committeeman and Mrs. John
F. Costello and the chairman of the
Democratic Central Committee, Mr..
John B. Colpoys.
Aiding Mrs Griffin with the arrange
ments are: Miss Betsy Dern, daughter
of the Secretary of War and Mrs. Dern;
Miss LYDIA Mae Francis, Miss Kath-
crime Amidon. Miss Helen McCallum
J Mrs Madeline Williams, Mr.. Robert
Findley and Mr. Earle Grifin.
| Mrs. H. E. Talbot of New York City
will arrive in Washington Thursday tc
remain at the Hotel Maynower until
after the forthcoming concert by the
Westminster Choir Tuesday night, Feb
, ruary 6, at Constitution Hall, for which
she is national sponsor.
A distinguished group of Washington
women are the patronesSeS for the ap-
pearance in Washington at this time OF
the famous choir, including Mrs. Will
liam Howard Taft, Mrs. Nicholas Long
, worth, Mrs. James Wadsworth. Mrs
Robert Low Bacon, Mrs. A. Mitchell
Palmer, Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, Mrs
Lawrence Townsend, Mrs. Adolph Cas-
par Miller, Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe
Lady Willmott Lewis, Mrs. Henry Alvaf
q
Ness Philipp, Mrs. John Allan Dough-
erty, Mrs. George Dunlop and Mrs
Fleming Newbold.
Mrs. Wallach Merriam is chairman
of boxes for the concert here.
Miss Nancy Byrd Turner will give a
! reading of her poems at 8:l5 pm
tomorrow for the benefit Of the Hannah
More Academy scholarship fund She
| will be assisted by the singers, Mortimer
Davenport and Emily Claridge.
Miss Turner is versatile poet and
author, as well as an interesting and
amusing speaker and whether she tells
of a strange journey, Of historic char
acters, of old fashioned Negroes or OF
| the magic of childhood she always
handles her subject with imagination
| and humor. She has written many
| identified herself with literary New
/ England and in 1880 the New England
| Poetry Society conferred on her its
| highest honor, the award OF the
Golden Rose
Miss Turner will be the guest OF Mrs.
Walter Dunlop.
At the invitation of Mr. Frank B.
Steele, chairman of the Program Com
mittee of the Arts Club Of Washington,
Mr. Ellie Edison of New York will ad-
dress the club tomorrow evening at $3.50
o'clock on his "RecollectionS of the
Theater and Some of Its Celebrities" "
Mr.. Edison, a well-known press repre-
sentative Of American and foreign
stars, has spoken recently for the
Pierce Hall Players snd the Harvard
Club of Washington.
Both Mr.. Edison and his wife.
Anita Pollitzer vice chairman Of the
guests of honor at a dinner preceding
the lecture.
DR.. Esther Caukin Brunauer. national
secretary for international relations Of
the American Association Of University
Women. who has Just returned from 10
months study in Germany. will speak
on women In tne NatlOnallSt SOclallSt
State" tomorrow at pm. at the club
house, 1884 I street northwest
DR. Kathryn McHale will be the
hostess assisted by Mrs William c.
JohnStone, Miss Eleanor Clifford, Miss
Maxine Girts and Mrs Luke Wilson
Mrs. William John Cooper, president
of the club will preside, and Miss Eliz-
abeth Eastman will introduce the
speaker.
The Newman Club, Catholic student
organization of the George Washing
ton University, will hold one Of its