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-HE Southern Society of Wash
ington will have as its special
guests of honor the Speaker

-HE Southern Society of Wash
ington will have as its special
guests of honor the Speaker
Il of the House of Representatives
and Mrs. Byrns. at a reception and
dance in the grand ball room of the
Willard Hotel. Wednesday evening.
Invitations have been issued to the
members of Congress and their wives.
A special escort from the State OF
Tennessee will attend the Speaker and
Mrs. Byrns, and will include Repre-
BentativeS Walter Chandler, Jere
Cooper, Heron Pearson, Clarence w.
Turner, John Ridley Mitchell, Sam
D. McReynolds, j. Will Taylor and
Carroll Reece, all of whom, with their
respective wives, will occupy the
Speakers box.
Miss Jane Holt of West Virginia is
chairman of the following group of
young ladies who will serve as host
esses: Miss Katherine Overton, Miss
Rose Long, Miss May Harris Clarke,
Miss Ruth Overton, Miss Lucille
Elliott, Miss Nal Sykes, Mrs. J.. A.
Hollowell, Miss Frances McNeill, Miss
Fay Sumner, and Miss Beverley Kehoe.
Miss Dorothy AShby Moncure, the
secretary of the society, will head the
Reception Committee, while Mr.. z.
Clyde Baggarly will act as chairman
of the Floor Committee. The vice
president of the society, Mr.. Robert
H. Mcneil, is chairman of the Enter
tainment Committee.
The evenings entertainment will in
clude special program of dancing by
the National Academy of Stage Train
1ng, directed by Marion D. Venable.
AS an innovation, the committee has
arranged for number of songs by
Well-known radio entertainers.
Former Gov. Cary A. Hardee Of
Florida is president of the society.
The other officers incluGe Mr.. Robert
H. McNeill, vice president; Miss Doro-
thy Ashby Moncure, secretary; Mr..
Charles W. Warden, treasurer, and
Mr. John Franklin Little, financial
secretary.
The Missouri State Society will hold
a reception, dance and card party on
Thursday, March 26, at the Shoreham
Hotel ball room, beginning at $3.50
o'clock.
At dinner given by Representative
Clarence Cannon at the University
Club on Monday, executive officers
and committee chairmen were guests.
After the dinner President Cannon
held a meeting at which details OF
the forthcoming dance and card party
were decided upon. Those present
were Mrs. John J. Cochran. Mrs. Rich
ard M. Duncan, Mrs. Frank E. Kauf-
man, Mrs. Otis j. Rogers, Mrs. Ed
ward D. Hays, Mrs. Charles P, Key
ser, Mr.. James L. Baity, Mr.. Craig
L. Reddish, DR.. O. E. Reed. Mr.. w. W.
Badgley, Mr.. Arthur w. Brown, Col
Carl Ristine, Mr.. Harry C. Hensley
and Mr.. G. Y. Harvey.
Mrs. John j. Cochran, chairman of
the Reception Committee and the COM
mittee members, Mrs. L. H. Hannah,
Mrs. Clyde Williams. Mrs. John B.
Gordon, Mrs. Jewell w. Swofford. will
be assisted by Mrs. Duncan D. Rams
dell, Mrs. j. A. Schofeld, Mrs. Bessie
Schofleld, Mrs. James L. Baity, Mrs.
Marvin E. Fowler, Miss Georgia Can
trell and Miss Frances Kirkpatrick.
Mrs. Otis j. Rogers is chairman of
the Hospitality Committee and will be
assisted by Mrs. Orville, Zimmerman,
Mrs. Joseph F. Healey and Mr.. Roy
Miller, committee members. 49,
The April reception and dance will
be held on Saturday, April 25. Guests
OF honor will be Missouri members
OF the D. A, r. Reservations for tn.
dance March 26 may be made through
the secretary or at the door.
The ladies of the Pennsylvania So
clety of Washington are sponsoring a
leap-year program for the reception,
entertainment and dance in the grand
ball room Of the Willard from 9 until
o'clock on Tuesday evening.
The Committee on Arrangements
and Program, composed of Mrs. Rob-
ert P. Smith, chairman; Mrs. George
P. Darrow, Mrs. j. Roland Kinzer
Mrs. Robert F. Rich, Mrs. j. Buell.
Snyder, Mrs. Charles r. Eckert, and
Mrs. j. Russell Leech, have arranged
a program which is expected to be
of unusual interest to the members
and friends OF the society. Mrs. James
j. Davis and Mrs. Carroll Miller will
be the guests of honor, and the Misses
Pauletta and Ida Guffey will be in the
receiving line with the committee and
guest of honor. A 10-piece orchestra
will furnish music for the dancing,
which will be in charge of Miss Mary
Ann Skinner, as chairman of the
Dance Committee.
The Connecticut State Society is
holding its annual dinner in honor of
the Attorney General and Mrs. Homer
S. Cummings, Thursday evening, April
2, at the Kennedy Warren. A recep-
ton will be held during the evening.
All citizens from Connecticut now in
Washington are cordially invited to
attend, and cards may be obtained
at the Office of the society, room 314,
District National Bank Building.
A leap-year ball will be held by the
Pennsylvania State Society Tuesday
night at the Willard Hotel. Mrs.
James j. Davis, wife of Senator Davis,
and Mrs. Carroll Miller, hostess for
Senator Guffey, will be guests of
honor. Mrs. Robert P Smith. wife
OF the president of the State society,
Is in charge of arrangements.
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