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Evening star., 1936-04-24
Lace Ball Planned
To Benefit Hospital
Attracts Interest

THE lace ball, scheduled to take
place at the Shoreham Hotel May
IL, for the benefit Of the National
Homeopathic Hospital of Washington,
is awakening much interest among
members of diplomatic and official So
ciety in the Capital.
Because of the importance Of the
lace industry In various Of the foreign
countries. notably France, England,
Belgium, the Irish Free State, Swift
zerland, Czechoslovakia and the Meth
erlands, members Of the foreign dip
lomatic society are showing enthusi-
asm for the coming event.
Senator and Mrs. Royal s. Cope
land have given their names as pa
tron and patroness and are actively
engaged in promoting the success Of
the ball. Senator Copeland is a fell
low Of the American College Of Sur
geons and is himself a homeopathic
physician.
The list Of patrons and patronesses,
which bears many Of the high-rank-
ing diplomatic and official names, in
cludes Senator and Mrs. William E.
Borah. Senator and Mrs. Millard
Tydings, Senator and Mrs. Joseph F.
Byrnes and Senator and Mrs. Marcus
A. Coolidge.
One Of the high lights Of the eve
ming will be a fashion promenade
featuring q number Of imported lace
gowns from England and France, rep
resenting the leading dress houses of
those countries.
Ladies attending will be invited to
wear lace gowns, thus adding to the
glamour and spirit Of the lace ball.
Evening star., 1936-04-24

and Miss Elizabeth Groves Is secre-
tary.
The patrons include Senator and
Mrs. Daniel o. Hastings, Senator John
j. Townsend, jr., and Miss Lila Town
send, Representative George Stewart,
the Governor of Delaware and Mrs.
Douglas c. Buck, the secretary Of
state for Delaware and Mrs. Walter
Dent Smith, the mayor Of Whining
ton and Mrs. Bacon, former Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Robert G. Hous-
ton, deputy attorney general, Col. Bob
Houston, and Mrs. Frank Tallman. A
large number Of Delawareans and
their friends are expected to be present
on the occasion. This will be the last
dance Of the society until the Fall.
Evening star., 1936-04-24
Sigma Nu Fraternity
District Convention

The annual District Convention Of
Sigma Nu Fraternity will be held to-
morrow.
Delegates from six universities will
be present. The schools represented
are University Of Delaware, University
Of Maryland, University Of Virginia,
Washington and Lee University, COL
lege Of William and Mary and George
Washington University.
Sigma Nu is one of the largest OF
the national collegiate social fraterni-
ties, having 96 chapters located in
every State of the Nation and over
$4,000 members.
Evening star., 1936-04-24
Memorial Unwilling
Tomorrow Afternoon

The National Society Daughters OF
the American Colonists will hold
ceremony tomorrow at which time .
memorial TO the original patentees
whose land grants embrace the site
Of the Federal City, will be unveiled
The services will take place at 2:3O
pm. on Fifteenth street opposite the
Department Of Commerce.
Invitations also have been issued by
the society for tea following the un-
yelling, from 4:30 to o'clock, at the
Carlton Hotel,
Evening star., 1936-04-24
Delaware Society
PartvThiS Evenin6

The Delaware State Society of the
District of Columbia will honor the ma
tional and State officers in a reception
and dance this evening at the Raleigh
Hotel. Mrs. Margaret C. Hewitt is
chairman of the committee in charg
Evening star., 1936-04-24

week end in Fairfax, Va, as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Tucker
Woodson.
Rev. and Ms. w. H. Branson have
returned after a week spent in Or
lando, Fla, and in Wilmington, N. c.,
where they we're guests of Mrs. Bran
sons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. O..
Hinton. They are leaving today for
California and will spend the week
end in Pittsburgh, the guest Of their
daughter and her husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Numbers. They will
also stop in st. Louis, Mo-, where they
will be the guest of their son and his
wife, Rev. and Mrs. Ernest BranSon,
before going on to the West.
Evening star., 1936-04-24
Weddings Yesterday

Continued From Third Page.)
Evening star., 1936-04-24

Mrs. Clarence A. Reed Of Takoma
Park entertained at bridge luncheon
today for Is guests. A color scheme
Of yellow and white and jonquils were
used for decorations.
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World Of Music
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. warm and balmy real spring
day. and stopped In at the
Dude Ranch for one Of those
most satisfying repasts. and
found a perfectly grand new
floor show. ITS q treat to
watch the Hula as danced by
Shirley Tyler. and she sings
as well. And then there Is
Billy Mann and Dixie Dyer. ..
and . most excellent dance
team. Tinker and Charlotte. .
and Ralph Garren's orchestra
=. altogether a most satisfying
evening.
Speaking Of the Hula. GilfreC
Brown, who plays the big bull
fiddle with the Paradise Islanders
told us a swell story about him
self the other night. 1t seem.
Gilfred wanted to reach thu
United States but lacked the nee
esSary where-with-all to purchase
a ticket. SO he did as many
others have done, slowed away or
a transpacific freighter.
OF course he was discovered
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urday night with Hilda Openshaw,
playing Beethoven's Concerto in
G. Major" and Martha McAdamS,
playing Brahms Concerto in D
Minor" Each recital will also in
clude several other shorter works.
The public is invited.
Marian Chace and Michael Lo-
gan and their dance group will
present a program of dances at
the National Theater Sunday
night, May 3, at S:45 o'clock, for
the benefit of some farmers and
their families near HarperS Ferry,
who lost their all in the recent
flood.
The dance program will have
three parts. In the first will be
lighter numbers, classic in feeling.
The second part opens with a
three-part dance to a Bach suite,
combining dramatic mimicry with
classical lines. The third part will
be devoted to an original premiere
satire called mine Earnest Men,"
based upon the U. s. Supreme
Court, and has a prologue and cpl
lagu, depicting the cycle of Amer
lean lie from the Colonial period
to the present time.
Mrs. Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey
announces that an illustrated cir
cular listing the various attrac-
tons Of three series of concerts to
be given in Constitution Hall next
season. The evening series will In
clude: Fritz KreiSler, violinist:
Rachmaninoff, pianist: Kristen
Flagstad, soprano; Elizabeth Reth-
berg, soprano, and Ezio PIMA,
baSSo.
The first Sunday afternoon
series will include: Metropolitan
Opera Quartet; Vladimir Horo-
WITT, pianist; Jascha Heifetz, vio-
1inist; Gladys Swartout, soprano,
and Nelson Eddy, baritone. The
second Sunday series will include:
Nino Martini, tenor, and Helen
Jepson, soprano; Don CoSSack
Russian Male Chorus: Lily Pons,
soprano; Jose Iturbi, pianist, and
Lawrence Tibbett, baritone.
Definite plans for the 1936-37
season of the National Symphony
Orchestra are being completed, al.
though the sustaining fund has
only reached to date SCI, 900. I'm
less at least $4,000 additional is
raised soon, the summer Water
gate series seems doomed. Nego-
tiations between the orchestra d.
rectorS and the Musicians Union
officials remain in a deadlocked
state.
Chief among the new attrac-
lions appearing with the National
Symphony Orchestra will be two
performances with the famous
Ballet Russo. Heretofore this or
ganization has been accompanied
in Washington by a small orches.
ira at the National Theater. DR..
Kinder, conductor Of the orches-
ira, has been viewing the perform
ances Of this organization last
week at the Metropolitan Opera
House and comforting with the di.
rectorS Of the Ballet Russo.
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ers and champagne to toast his
health and wish him many happy
returns Of the day. and q most
enjoyable time was had by all. +.
We understand that next
Wednesday night Gilbert and
Dorothy are going to repeat their
new dance, the RhumbOler0 mp at
Club Habana. where they are
still packing in the crowds. They
are just about as smooth . dance
team as ever seen. Gilbert Is re-
covering from the other night.
which was Tango Night. and he
danced the tango with 50 many
guests that it is q wonder he man.
aged to survive. But he smiled
and explained that he really loves
to dance. and that it isn't an
effort at all. Soon they are going
to New York to dance on one Of
the roof gardens this summer
but we hope they will come back
again. and we predict that the
RhumbOlerO will be q sensation In
Gotham.
The next time we are around the
Treasury Department we must re-
member to ask ]. ?. T. O'Connor
the Comptroller Of the Cur.
rency just what his native
State really is :. Up at the Shore
name the other night Barnee dedi-
Gated California, Here Come" to
"Jeftee" but an indignant
North Dakotan arose to protest,
asserting "Jeftee" was a native OF
that state So we really must
find out and let you know but
at any rate he is a Californian by
adoption.
And we also learned that JRnette
Hackett, thai very lovely dancer,
Is going to return to the ShOreham
starting next Monday remem.
Der the sensation her Chiffon
BOlero" was last winter. We'll,
we understand that she has some
new numbers which means
that probably the whole Swank
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BY FRANCOIS

Days are getting longer. there's
warmth in the air, and soon the
roof gardens will be opening up. D.
but meanwhile Washington's night
clubs are being packed with bigger
crowds than ever. perhaps be.
cause the season Of indoor dining
and dancing is waning. or per.
hapS because Of the crowds Of Wis.
itorS. -.
Prosperity doesn't seem to be
around the corner any more. it's
right back home, judging from the
nightly attendance. and from
the popping Of champagne corks
:. This week has been one Of the
biggest of the season. AT times 1t
was difficult to find q table. .
and the crowds all seemed happy
and light hearted. spirit Of
spring and all that.
And now that the week Is end
ing, we have q gala opening In
store tonight. down at River
Bend that intriguing spot In
Virginia =. one Of our favOrite
spots to dine and dance and
the favOrite Of thousands Of per.
sons, too, 1t seems, for they have
had to enlarge it But the
work IL all done now the
dance floor Is twice as big
and there is q capacity Of 700 =.
which we think win be reached
for they seem to like to dance
to Dave McWilliamS' music
It's q grand spot in summer, with
cooling breezeS off the Potomac
after the heat of town.
And then tomorrow night there's
going to be a grand new show up
at the Club Volga Boatman, which
is one of the truly smart and so
phisticated spots Of Washington
q truly Continental air about
it Matt Windsor has been
busy rehearsing this new show for
weeks It will feature brand
new stars brilliant new cos
tunes new songs, new dances
A real treat is in store
It will be the last indoor show of
the season and without doubt the
best vet. for soon they'll be open
ing the roof. which is certainly
a delightful spot on summer days
and nights with the lights of
the city below But, for the
next few weeks, before summer ar
rives we predict that this new
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Prosperity Is Right Here, to
Judge By Crowds at
Evening Resorts

show Is going to pack them inside,
for it's really grand.
And speaking Of things cont.
mentl. I'VE were out at the Mary
land Club Gardens the other day,
drinking in the spring air and
thinking that mint with all its
fragrance and glory will soon be
back. and julep weather as well
E. but at any rate we got to MOTTO
ing the muralS in the Persian
Room and adniring them.
Whereupon Mary Stamm told US
they are the work Of no less a per.
son that Hilaire Hitler. . that dis.
tinguished artist who did the dec
orations at the Jockey Club in
that dear Paree. and at Zellis as
well. and we found also that all
Is in readiness In the club gardens
for the summer season.
We went to . grand birthday
party the other night without
knowing . thing about 1t In I'D.
vance. Happened q drop into
the Russian TrOika . and found
1t was the birthday Of George. . .
and George needs no introduction
to hundreds Of Washington resi-.
dents. II you are one Of the few
who don't know him, we may OK.
plain that George Is that peer Of
diplomats, the head waiter.
4 4
Incidentally, we found out that
his name Is not George at all. ..
it's really Georgi Andreivitch
Bench Osmolowski which is
quite a name, you will agree. ..
and he is quite a person. Fought
in the Cars army with the rank
of captain. saw real fighting
and also did diplomatic work as
well and this was his birthday
and there were loads Of flow.
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hunting set will be mo-
tOring up. for she has loads Of
friends down there and enjoys
riding with them.
We also understand that an old
fashioned Quadrille-the kin d
your grandparents used to dance
Is to be done at the Lace Ball
which will be held at the Shore
ham on May II. and they are
planning on making 1t one Of the
most beautiful and brilliant func.
tionS Of the year. purely invita-
tional and reminiscent of the days
Of the last century.
Pete Macias certainly can keep
q secret. .ConsueIO FlOwertOn
ends her engagement at the Heigh-
HO tonight. much to our sorrow
for we think COnsuelO Is one Of the
most entertaining entertainers we
have heard. and so we asked
Pete who would follow her. and
he told us to be on hand Monday
and find out but nary a bit else
would ne say, except that it will
be very nice.
Also he passed on the informa-
ton that, while the club will be
closed COR the summer in the next
few weeks, the Tap Room down
stairs will remain open. and
there will be cooling drinks and
food to please jaded summer
tastes. >. which is very good news
indeed. :.
4 q
Took . drive out into the
country the other afternoon. >.
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REVISED ALIEN
BILL NEARS
international News Service


An attempt to break the Senate
deadlock over immigration policies
will be made Monday when pro
ponentS and opponents Of the
Kerr Coolidge alien deportation
bill meet to draft a substitute
measure. -
The compromise meeting was
forced by Senator Reynolds CD
Of North Carolina. author Of a bill
that would fingerprint and register
all aliens and cut present immi'
grafton quotas 80 per cent. Aided
by Senator Davis (R.) of Pennsyl.
vania. Re filibustered against the
Kerr bill after the Senate Immigra-
ton Committee. headed by Sena.
tor Coolidge CD of MaSsachu-
sets, turned down his measure.
At the request Of Senator King
CD Of Utah. co-sponsor Of the
Kerr bill, Reynolds has agreed to
withdraw his motion to recommit
the measure in favor of the con
ference. The conferees hope to
reach an agreement in time to
take up the bill when the Senate
conveneS Monday.
Reynolds said he will insist
that his plan for registering
aliens and lowering quotas be in.
Cluded in the revised measure.
The conferees apparently have
decided to write into the new bill
an amendment offered on the
floor by Senator Austin (R.) of
Vermont.
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light CLUBS GREET ADVENT OF SPRING WITH GALA PROGRAMS

and they were going to throw
him in the brig. Clifford then
offered to entertain the officers
and crew in payment for his
passage. he asked for some mu-
steal instrument. some one had
q guitar. he started to play,
and pleased the captain 50 much
that he became the ships or.
chestra for the voyage and talk
about the brig ended. Yes, mu-
sic doth have charms.
There will be another meeting
Of the Washington Swing Club
in the Oak Room Of the Raleigh
Hotel tomorrow afternoon at 5
o'clock. Ray Noble will be the
guest Of honor, we understand
g.. and the meeting will be open
to the public.
II any Of officials of the D. A. r.
couldn't find their pages this
week we can tell them now where
the missing pages probably were
:. and that was right in the
Cocktail Lounge Of the MayflOwer
We dropped in the other day
and enjoyed OurSelf at length look
ing over . most charming assem-
blage Of them. And we wanted
to ask Gov. Harry Nice, Of Mary
land, If he didn't agree with us. .
Saw Lieut.. Gov. Joe Hurley, Of
Massachusetts,, sitting with a num-
Der Of persons 1t looked like an
important. discussion. over. the
table top. and the very charm.
ing Baroness Wenner from vi
emma one of our favorite cities
was also there.
Sidney's Orchestra is playing
all the music from the New Broad
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BID
SEENINNEW
LEAGUE

A Democratic bid for support Of
religious peace and educational
groups was seen today In the
organization Of the Good Neigh
Dor League"
Formation Of the league was an.
nounced by DR.. Stanley High, an
ordained Protestant clergyman
who is close to the Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
George Foster Peabody, Georgia
banker and director Of the Warm
Springs Foundation, and Miss Lii
liam D. Wald, noted social worker,
are cochairmen Of the organiza-
ton. DR.. High, Mrs. Estelle M.
Stenberger, outstanding worker
for Jewish charities and peace
movements, and Patrick H. Gala
han Of Louisville, an ardent Catho-
lie dry, are the executive commit
tee.
In announcing that President
Roosevelt had received members
of the new organization and en-
dorsed its principles, DR.. High said
the purpose Of the league was Ito
work for the safeguarding Of the
progress already made toward the
good neighbor ideal and to sup
port those practices in our ma
tional and international relation.
ships and those political candi-
dates who give the best hope that
progress may be continued"
The organization plans to estab-
liSh State leagues with boards Of
directors to serve as organizing
centers for the extension Of the
good neighbor idea and for the
distribution Of literature the
league will publish.
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Student Group Plans
Communion Breakfast

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April IS.
The Veteran Unit Of the Catholic
Students Mission Crusade, of St.
Mary's Catholic Church, will hold
its second annual communion
breakfast here tomorrow morn
ing in the George Mason Hotel.
Principal speaker will be John
r. Fitzpatrick, dean Of the Co
lumbuS University Law School and
formerly Assistant United States
District Attorney. Dean FitZpat-
rick will be introduced by Robert
Carey, a student of the Columbus
Law School, who will serve as
POSTMASTER.
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way show, ION Your Toes. and
it's grand and catchy music.
$3.50
The new floor show at La Paree
Is extremely good. and making
a hit with the crowd. .Hughie
ODonnell Is still presiding as mas
ter Of ceremonies. and there is a
new dance team and a new COM
edy team. and Emory Daugherty
and his orchestra for the dance
rhythm. and Mary Fowler and
Buddy Shaner singing.
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MUSIC FOR THE WEEK
TOMORROW
Hour Of Music, Y. w. C. A..
5 p. m.
MONDAY
Navy Band, Hour Of Memories
Navy Yard Sail Loft, II q. m.
Army Band, War College Audi
forum, 5 p. m.
Travellers Club, Evening Of MI
sic, Mcmahon Hall, C. u, 81.
p. m.
Grace Adams East, Trumpetist
Wesley Hall, 1903 K st. N. W..
S:45 p. m.
TUESDAY
Marine Band, Patriotic Shut-Ins
Dream Hour, Marine Barracks, II
q. m.
King-Smith Studio Recital, 1925
Sixteenth st. N. w., 4 p. m.
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra
Stanley Hall, $3.50 p. m.
Festival Of PianofOrte Music
calvary M. Z. Church, p. m.
WEDNESDAY
Army Band, War College Audi
forum, 1880 a. m.
Marine Band Symphony Or.
cheStra, Marine Barracks, 8 p. m.
Piano Festival, Calvary M. E.
Church. 8 p. m.
THURSDAY
Navy Band, Patriotic Half Hour
Navy Yard Sail Loft, 1880 D. m
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra
$3.50 p. m.
FRIDAY
Friday Morning Music Club
Y. w. G. A., 1880 q. m.
Marine Band, Marine Barracks
3p. m.
Army Band, War College Audi
forum, S:15 p. m.
Piano Festival, Calvary M. E.
Church, 8 p. m.
SATURDAY
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra
$3.50 p. m.
Piano Festival, Calvary M. E
Church, 8 p. m.
The annual Festival Of Piano
forte music under the management
of the Washington PianistS' Club
will be given with a series Of foul
joint recitals, starting Tuesda!
night at 8 o'clock in the Calvary
Methodist Episcopal Church, 146;
Columbia Rd. N. w.
Ann Sugar, playing Grieg'
Concerto, A Minor" and Everett
Stevens, playing his own compost
ton, Concerto, F Sharp Minor,
will open the festival. Sue laramie
playing RubinStein's Concerto il
D Minor" and Elizabeth Rankin
King, playing SaintSaens' "Con
certo in @ Minor" will be heard OF
the Wednesday night recital.
Gertrude Effenbach, playinl
Schumann'S Concerto in
Minor" and Helen Finnacom, play
ing Beethoven'S Concerto in {
Minor" will appear Friday night
The festival will be concluded Sal
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A. F. G. e. Gard Party

st. Elizabeths Hospital unit Of
the American Federation Of Gov
eminent Employees, Lodge No. %,
will give a card party tonight in
the hall of the Church Of the AS
sumption in Congress Heights.
Mary R. Copsey. secretary Of the
lodge, Is in charge of arrange
ments. Play will begin at 8
O'cl0nk