The Washington times., 1935-11-29
MRS. 0LNSTEAD
WILL GIVE
RECITAL
By MARY PADGETT

Mrs. Dawson Olmstead, poet
and composer and president Of
the D. C. League of American Pen
Women, will be an honor guest at
the tea Of the Washington branch,
American Association Of Univer-
Sity Women, Sunday afternoon in
the Associations 1 Street club
house.
Mrs. Olmstead, wife of Lieut..
Col. Dawson Olmstead, of the U.
8. Army Signal Corps, has written
many songs which have been
played often by the U. S. Army
Band and over the radio.
Mrs. Olmstead will present
recital of her own songs and poems
after the tea.
HosteSSeS for the tea are Miss
Elizabeth Peet, who is in charge,
and Mrs. Mitchell Carroll, Mrs.
Harry B. Capon, Mrs. willard Gar
ner, Mrs. A. Remington Kellogg,
Miss Julia T. Macmillan and Miss
Jessie Elizabeth La Sale, all of
whom will preside at the tea
tables.
Others who will assist in greet
ing the guests will be Miss Mary
Owen Dean, Miss Alice l.. Ed
wards, Miss Christine Fassett, Mrs.
William F.. Hall, Miss A. Florence
Maitland, Miss Grace A. Sand.
house and Miss Marion Ethel Hall.
The staff of officers of the Dis
trict of Columbia United Daugh.
tiers of the Confederacy, headed
by Mrs. A. E. Barr, divisional
president. will attend the showing
Of 80 Red the Rose" tonight at
the Earle Theater as guests of
John j. Payette, general zone
manager.
80 Red the Rose" is a film
version Of Stark Young's novel of
the South before, during and
sitter the war between the States.
{ Also in the theater party will
be Mrs. L. Volland, Mrs. Clarence
L. Engle, Mrs. Cora TaIIey, Mrs.
Cora E. Settle, Miss Laura Mar.
tin, Miss Lorena A. Hewett, Mrs.
G. K. Sprock, Mrs. Charles H.
Wagner, Mrs. Richard A. Allen,
Mrs. q. H. Alexander, Mrs. Nor.
man H. Britton and Miss Frances
D. Shirley.
Miss Rita Halle Keeman,
whose book picturing the life Of
Mrs. James Roosevelt, the mother
of the President, was recently
published, will come from New
York to speak before the Woman's
National Democratic Club, Mon.
day afternoon at a luncheon
meeting in the clubhouse, 1926
New Hampshire Ave. N. w.
Miss Kleeman will talk Of gath
ering Of material for and writing
her book, Gracious Lady"
Lewis Lotion Moneyway, author
and authority on the short story,
will address the Major L'Enfant
Chapter, D. A. R.. Saturday night,
December 7, at 1927 New Hamp-
shire Ave. N. W.
A short historical sketch of the
memorial battlefield parks of Vir-
ginla vii be presented by r. Sut-
ton Jett, junior historian and ma.
tional military park ranger. The
speakers will be introduced by Mrs.
Sterling Bockoven.
HosteSseS at the meeting will be
Miss Margaret Bloomfield, Miss
Helen BlieS. Miss Caroline Isabel
Babb and Miss Elma Glover.
The annual Unitarian bazaar.
under the auspices of All Souls
Chuch, Sixteenth and Harvard
Streets, will be held Thursday and
Friday, December 6 and 7, from
10 a. m. to 10 p. m.
The committee Of women in
charge include Mrs. K. Hiding
Beij. chairman; Mrs. Eugene F.
Mueller, Mrs. Howard Hosmer,
Mrs. Edward H. Horton and Miss
Mabel Van Dyke.
On Thursday from 4 to s o'clock
tea will be served in the Ida Gale
Memorial Library with Mrs. Rid.
ley Mclean and Mrs. Charles
Goodwin Moore, jr., hosteSses. A
dinner will be held later in the
dining room for which arrange
ments are being made by Mrs.
John F. Vorkoeper and Mrs. Ralph
L. Hebbard. Reservations may be
made through Mrs. Edward H.
Horton.
A hostess luncheon is being ar
ranged by Mrs. James M. Doran
Tor Friday at o'clock. Later that
evening a cafeteria supper will be
given by Mrs. Fred G. Harden
and Mrs. Frank B. Steele. Each
evening an entertainment will be
given in the Alliance Room.