Evening star., 1936-05-03
RHODE ISLANDERS
WILL HOLD DANCE
To Celebrate independence
Tomorrow With Party at
Meridian Mansions.


Meridian Mansions.
As part of the general observance
of Rhode Islands tercentenary, the
Rhode Island State Society tomorrow
will celebrate independence day with
dinner dance at Meridian Mansions.
Members of Congress and their fam
lilies have been invited.
short receiving line will meet the
guests before dinner at 1880 o'clock.
Cyril Costello is general chairman.
All Rhode Islanders and their friends
are invited.
The Minnesota State Society will
celebrate the entry of the State of
Minnesota into the Union with an en-
tertainment and dance May l8 at the
Washington Club. 17ol K street. A
program is being arranged by Miss
Bede johnson. president. The annual
business meeting will be held.
The Minnesota primary election will
be held June Is. Information regard
ing the absent voters in Minnesota"
may be received at the Democratic
Absent Voters Bureau. 1406 G street,
frc::.a. . to 1890 o'clock daily. Tele-
phone District 1854. 1t may be re-
ceived from the Republican Absent
Voters Bureau, Republican headquar-
tiers, 1900 Rhode Island avenue, $50
to 9 pm. daily. Telephone District
1858.
Senator Pat Harrison will address
the Mississippi State Society at the
meeting at the Washington Hotel
May 8. Members of Congress and
their wives are expected to at
tend, together with number of Gov
ernment officials, the ball to follow.
This will be the last ball of the sea-
son. Members will be admitted on
their membership card and guest
cards may be had at the door.
The society will go down the Po-
tomac on the Wilson Line for picnic
and outing June 5.
The Wisconsin State Society will
have a social at the Willard Hotel
May %. Miss Pearl Thurber is in
charge of the program, which will
consist Of entertainment and dancing
In the receiving line will be the
officers for the past year, including
DR.. E. A. A. Dunn, president DR.. R.
w. Pinto. Henry J. Saunders and Col
p. M. Anderson, vice presidents; Miss
Iva G. Prisk, secretary. and Grace NJ
Eddy, treasurer.
Former residents of Washington
State and Alaska will have a pot
latch" pow-wow May at the Almas
Temple. Invitation is being extended
to former residents from California.
Oregon and Idaho.
Patrons and patronesses for the
event will be as follows: Represent
ative and Mrs. Sam B. Hill, Delegate
and Mrs. Anthony j. Dimond from
Alaska, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Snyder,
Senator and Mrs. Lewis B. Schwellen-
bach. Representative and Mrs. Martin
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Hurja and
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. GoSS.
There will also be card playing.
The South Carolina State Society
will meet at the Shoreham Hotel next
Tuesday evening. The following COL
lege presidents have accepted invita-
tions: j. Rion McKiSsick, president
of the University of South Carolina,
and DR.. Sheldon j. Phelps, president
of Winthrop. Gen. Charles P. Sum-
neral, president of the Citadal has
Tod Dr., sc
ington to represent him. and Clemson
College will be represented by DR.. H.
w. Barr, former member of the faculty
and now with the Department of Agri-
culture. They will be entertained at
. banquet at $50 o'clock.
Other groups besides the South
Carolina Society sponsoring the BAN
quet are the Clemson Alumni Associ-
alton, University of South Carolina
Alumni Association, the Citadel
Alumni Association and the Winthrop
College Alumni Association.
The Georgia Ladies Dutch Treat
Luncheon Club will meet for lunch
on Wednesday at 1890 pm. at Nun
nallys on F. street. All women from
Georgia who are residing or visiting
in Washington and vicinity are in
vited. After luncheon those desiring
may play bridge during the afternoon.
At the last luncheon those who
Joined the club we're Mrs. R. N Jones,
Mrs. A. L. Higgins, Mrs. E. H. Robert
son, Mrs. Bessie G. Sailorr, Mrs. Fred
Turner Mrs. A. c. Lankford. Miss
Clara Hinman. Mrs. Edmund Worthy,
Miss Christie Bell Kennedy, Mrs. Jay
Ward and Mrs. Mary King.
Among the wives of the congress
sional delegates were Mrs. Robert
Ramspeck, Mrs Paul Brown, Mrs. B.
Frank Whelchel, Mrs. Hugh Peterson
and Mrs. Braswell Drue Deem.
AlabamarS who are students in
Washington colleges, as well as Ala
bamans who are graduates or former
students at all Alabama or other edu-
cational institutions, will be guests of
honor May 16, when the Alabama So
ciety of Washington entertains at a
college night dance at the Willard
Hotel. Special musical numbers fea-
turing college songs will be rendered.
A. G. Patterson is president of the
Alabama Society. Mrs. B. Y. Martin
Is in charge of invitations to Alabama
young women who are attending
schools in this city.
The Star announces a revised
edition of its booklet, Stamp
Plates Used in Printing of Com
memorative and Airmail Issues of
the United States From 1893 to