The Washington times., 1937-10-30

will make a tour of South An
The bon voyage party was
given by Mr. and Mrs. Ben Grey,
of New York City. Mr.. Grey is
a trustee of the National Home
Library Foundation.
IN RECEIVING LINE
The four delegates of the Peo-
pies Mandate Committee who
will make the flying tour to
South America we're in the re-
ceiving line-Mrs. E. w. Frost, of
Texarkana, Ark: Mrs. Thomas
Burke, of Santiago, Chile
Mrs. Burton w. MuSser, of Salt
Lake City, Ind Mrs. Rebecca H.
Reyher, of New York City.
Taking off from Newark field
tonight after being received at
noon today by President RooSe-
welt at Hyde Park, the Flying
Caravan will travel by clipper
ships of the Pan American Air
ways over regular scheduled
routes. Yesterday afternoon,
prior to the farewell reception,
the four women were received
by the Assistant Secretary OF
State, Sumner Wells.
After the reception, the dele
gates - accompanied by four ,
other members of the Mandate
Committee as the guard of
escorts-left Washington to fly
as far as the Newark Airport.
From there the group was to
motor to Hyde Park.
FOUR ESCORTS"
The escorts" who also will
be received by the President, are
Miss Elizabeth Stradley, of the
District of Columbia, national
organizer for the Mandate; Miss
Mable Vernon, of Wilmington,
Del, director of the Mandate
Committee; Countess Allain de
Pierrefeu, of Boston, and Mrs.
Cecil Ira McReynolds, of the
District of Columbia. These
women were among the special
flying delegation of last year
who went to South America at
the time of the BuenoS Aires
peace conference.
:. Mrs. Gaeta Void Boyer, of
Miami, Fla, national chairman
of organization for the Western
Hemisphere of the Peoples Man
date Committee, is the advance
courier for the Flying Caravan.
She, too, is flying but she left
from Washington on Monday.
The aim of the Peoples Man
date Committee, an interna-
tional group of women, is for
worldwide peace. The tour to
South America is especially to
urge speedy ratification Of the
treaties adopted at the Buenos
Aires conference and to promote
friendly understanding among
the American Republics. The
women will be received by the
presidents and foreign ministers
of every country they visit.
With a complete buffet table
of delicious food and tidbits,
and plenty of drinks, the party
was a huge success. The con-
versation ran the gamut of
everything.
INTEREST AROUSED
"You have no idea," Mrs. Nc
Reynolds was saying, "of the
1nterset and enthusiasm we
aroused in South America the
last time we carried our message
of peace down there. The Peo-
pies Mandate is really worth
while. 1t was certainly hearten-
ing when the South Americans
said they were encouraged about
what people in North America
were doing for peace"
Mrs. McReynolds was charm
mgly gOWned in black taffeta,
with a becoming black hat and
a gray coat.
Members of the Mandate
Committee and other clubwomen
seen at the reception included:
Miss Emma Void (Sister of
the advance courier), wearing
black and white print dress,
made on fashionable lines, and
an attractive black hat.
Smartly dressed in black,
Mrs. Helen Hunt West, editor
of Equal Rights, National Wom-
ans Party magazine, looked
very charming, indeed.
Mrs. Abby Scott Baker, of the
District of Columbia, who re-
Gently returned from the last
session of the League of Nations.
Her two pet interests are peace
and equal rights for women.
Miss Martha Souder, who ap-
peared to be enjoying herself
immensely.