Evening star., 1936-03-22
Diplomatic
Children to
Visit Circus
Acts Will Be Pre-
sented for Benefit
of Hospital.

-HE younger members OF the
diplomatic set are making
great preparations to attend
Il the circus performance at the
shoreham Hotel ball room next week.
Each of the four afternoon shows be-
ginning Wednesday and continuing
through the week, is for the benefit
of the Children's Hospital, and pro-
ceeds will go to purchasing new steril-
izing equipment and an additional
oxygen machine.
Little Elena and Pauline Calderon
daughters of the Ambassador Of
Spain and Sonora de Calderon, will
be among those in attendance.
The circus is the first Of the season
TO arrive in Washington, and conSti-
tutes acts of the highest type, includ-
ing the famous Pallenberg bears who
roller skate, ride bicycle, play basket
ball and walk tight ropes; Emilio's
Royal Doberman Pinchers, trained
dogs of almost human intelligence who
present an amazing goose step in mill
tary regularity and other remarkable
stunts; Will Hills elephants, two baby
elephants who do pyramids, and dane
ing, even the "shimmy'-and one OF
the elephants walks tight rope, also
clowns, acrobats and other circus fea-
lures.
Jewell Davis, daughter of Senator
and Mrs. James j. Davis, will bring
to the circus on Wednesday the pet
honey bear, which she is keeping
for Mrs. Dorothy Lee Ward in the
latter's absence. Mrs. Ward pur-
chased the bear on her recent trip
around the world.
Members of the board of lady visi-
tors to the Children's Hospital who
are working for the success of the four
afternoon performances of the circus
include Mrs. Dean G. Acheson. Mrs.
Paul H. Bastedo, Mrs. Samuel F.
Beach, Mrs. F. Lammot Belin, Miss
Elsie Cassels, Mrs. Robert D. Carey,
Mrs. G. Rowland Chase, Mrs. Vinton
Chaplin, Mrs. Phillip o. Coffin, Mrs
James F. Curtis, Mrs. John w.
Davidge, Mrs. j. Blaise de Sibour, Mrs.
Albert B. Dewey. Mrs. Charles D.
Drayton, Mrs. John F. Dryden, Mrs.
G. Thomas Dunlop, Mrs. Edward r.
Finkenstaedt, Mrs. W. w. Galbraith,
Mrs. James Mcmillan Gibson, Mrs.
Charles c. Glover, jr.; Mrs. Cary T.
Grayson, Miss Anne Carter Greene,
Mrs. Laurence Hill Green, Mrs. Will
liam M. Guthrie, Mrs. Randall H.
Haener, Mrs. Charles D. Hayes, Mrs.
Charles B. Henderson. Mrs. William
Chaplin Huntington, Mrs. R. M. Kauft-
mann, Mrs. Victor Kaufman, Mrs.
Milton W. King, Mrs. Alan G. Kirk,
Mrs. Marshall M. Langhorne, Mrs.
David Lawrence, Mrs. Wilson Lee, Mrs.
James Alexander Lyon. Mrs. F. Ham,
ilton Mccormick -Goodhart, Mrs. Rid
ley Mclean, Mrs. A. NJ. NeviuS, Mrs.
Harry Norment, Mrs. A. Chambers
Oliphant, Mrs. Walter G. Peter, Mrs.
Andrew Saul, Mrs. Russell E. Sard,
Mrs. James Spear Taylor, Mrs. Chat
field Taylor, Mrs. Merle Thorpe, Mrs.
Louis Titus, Mrs. Oscar w Underwood,
jr.: Mrs. Robert Clement Watson, Mrs.
Albert Wilson Walker, Mrs. N. Price
Whitaker, Mrs. William H. White. jr.,
and Mrs. Richard D. Wigglesworth.
Members ex-officio of the board in
clude Mrs. Frederick de Courcy Faust
and Miss Dorothy Bierer.
On the list of associate members OF
the board are Mrs. Hutchinson 1.
Cone, Mrs. Karl W. Corby, Miss
Davidge. Mrs William Eldon Dooller,
Mrs. Alanson B. Houghton, Mrs. Nor
ris E. Locke. Miss Bessie ]. Kibbey,
Mrs. Ogden L. Mills, Mrs. John Upshur
Moorhead, Mrs. r. Ross Perry, Mrs.
Cuno H. Rudolph and Mrs. Lee P.
Warren.
A special committee on the benefit
consists Of Mrs. Charles D. Drayton,
Mrs. E. R. Finkenstaedt. Mrs. A. C.
Oliphant and Mrs. A. M. Nevius.
Members of the Junior League are
working for the success of the circus.
A group of prominent members of the
Hospital Committee of the Junior