The Washington times., 1936-05-09
Garden Porty
Is Planned By
G.W.Women
By MARY PADGETT

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be held next Saturday, May 16,
at the Chevy Chase School for
Girls.
Mrs Gilbert Grosvenor, presi-
dent Of the Women's Board, en-
tertained the chairmep of party
and members Of the board at a
buffet luncheon in her home and
a special meeting to complete ar
rangements was held.
Much interest is being shown
by Washingtonians in the gar
den party, as the proceeds will go
towards the purchase Of an cleo
tro-cardiograph machine for the
hospital. Many donations are be-
ing received from prominent per
sons, and every day the list Of
patrons and patronesSes who will
attend the event is growing.
Mrs. Frederic e. Harrington Is
chairman Of the party, which will
feature an international Revue"
arranged by Mrs. Walter Tucker
man and representatives from for.
eign countries. At tea time the
revue will be staged in the sylvan
theater Of the schools grounds,
with dances, songs, and tableaux
Of many lands on the program.
Women Of the diplomatic corps
have aided In plans for this pres.
entation.
Cards may be played in the aft
ernoon. And on the wide yer.
andas and under the trees, color
full booths will be placed where
may be made purchases Of bags.
dolls, scarfS, beretS, numerous
other gifts and fancy articles:
homemade cakes, candies and re-
freShments.
Mr.. Cloyd Heck Marvin is CO.
chairman with Mrs. Harrington for
the party. Mrs. Norman Smith Is
chairman Of the reservation com.
mittee; Mrs. Richard Fay Jack.
son, chairman Of bridge playing
committee, and Mrs. Charles
Smith, Mrs. Willard Hayes Yea
ger and Mrs. H. j. Russell McNitt
are in charge Of the distribution Of
tickets.
Mothers Of members Of Sigma
Tau Gamma Sorority will be
guests Of honor at q tea given by
the sorority tomorrow afternoon
in the garden Of the Parrot Tea
Room On Connecticut Avenue.
Honor guests will include Mrs.
Hettie A. Duckett. Mrs. Clara v.
Haneke, Mrs. Edna A. Holloran,
Mrs. Josephine Kenealy and Mrs.
Fred M. Marks.
Among the other guests will be
Mrs. Louise Swinburne and Miss
Margaret ODonnell. Mrs. Ruth
Duckett Swinburne, president Of
the Alpha Chapter, will preside
at the tea table.
Plans have been completed by
Alpha Chapter for its spring
dance which will be given Friday,
May 20, at the National Woman's
Country Club Of Bradley Boule-
ward.
New officers elected by the Sun.
shine and Community Society Of
the District Of Columbia at its re-
cent annual meeting are as fol-
lows:
Mrs. Eugene T. Thompson,
president; Mrs. Esther M. Bair,
first vice president; Mrs. Giles
Scott Rafter, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Maurice Emerson, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Herman
Matson, corresponding secretary:
Mrs. Worthington Bean, treas.
urer; Mrs. H. E. HuntSberry,
auditor; Mrs. T. r. Powers, direc-
tor. Mrs. j. Edwin Reid, the re-
firing president, automatically be-
came a director.
American War Mothers will con-
duct their twelfth annual Mothers
Day service in the amphitheater
at Arlington National Cemetery
tomorrow at 2 p. m, with Senator
Joseph T. Robinson, Of Arkansas:
Representative Isabella Greenway.
OF Arizona, and Mrs. Howard c.
Boone, national president Of the
American War Mothers, as speak
erS.
With representatives of other
patriotic organizations, the Ameri-
can War Mothers later will hold
memorial services at the Tomb Of
the Unknown Soldier.
An "aiSle Of honor" will be
formed by the War Mothers at the
tomb, through which Mrs. Boone
and representatives Of patriotic
groups will pass to place flowers
on the tomb.
Music for the exercises will be
furnished by the u. s. Army Band.
The invocation will be delivered
by Capt. Arlington McCallum,
chaplain general Of the Military
Order Of the World War, and the
benediction by Col. Alva j. Breasted,
chief Of chaplains Of the Army.
The ceremonies will be open to the
public.