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through for the final session to-
day are as follows:
/. Mrs. Sam Rush and H. j..
Fishbein, of New York city, 377.
2. Major and Mrs. Charles w.
Dietz, of New Cumberland, Pa,
36912.
3. Mrs. r. C. Young, of Bywood,
Continued on Page 81, Col. II
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House Group States
Probe Into Affairs
OF Capital Transit
Dirksen, Randolph
Hold PGrLey
By FRANKLIN G. sARTWELL

BY FRANKLIN G. SARTWELL
Resumption of public hearings
in tie Horise investigation Of the
Capital Transit Company today
was set for the first week in ,Janu-
ary by Representative Jennings
Randolph, of West Virginia, chair
man of the House District subcom-
mittee conducting the inquiry.
Representative Randolph con-
ferred today with Representative
Everett Dirksen R0, Illinois, who
has been carrying on an intensive
study of the transit company since
the recent fare increase. He later
announced that Dirksen would be
ready to proceed after the Christ,
mas holidays.
THOROUGH STUDY
ALI ramifications of the trans
portation systems Of the city will
be gone into by the subcommittee,
Randolph said. He pointed out
that the inquiry started during the
last session, but that little could
be done because of the shortage Of
time.
Information touching on the fl
nancial set-up of the transit COM
pany;; its connection with the
North American Company; its re-
lationship, if any, to the Potomac
Electric Power Company; progress
Of the company in the matter of
service since its formation through
merger Of the Capital Traction
Company and the Washington
Railway and Electric Company;
and the effects of continuous in
creases in fare have already been
assembled by Dirksen.
| Although Representative Ran
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tablished to guarantee all bank deposits up to
and including $1,000.
Prime Lesson "ForgOtten"
If then, we find the Federal Government on
the verge of becoming landlord of 100000 houses,
after four.year Federal effort to enter the real
estate business, is there any reason to suppose
that the private bankers and mortgage houses
of this country won't find themselves ultimately
In the very same situation?
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matches for the former cham.
pions.
Actually the championship was
lost when Mrs. Fuller bid six
hearts against another Washing
ton team, which showed up well,
consisting Of Mrs. A. j. Steinberg,
Mrs. Rose Robins, Mrs. Violet
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eeBut-" )"

Soon the Federal Government ntdy become
the holder of 200 900 homes taken from per-
sons tDho borrowed from the Home Ot0nerS Loan
Corporation EUery fifth person lDTso BORROWED
from the Hole, the agency set up to help dis
treSSed home oDnerS lDhen the nation first began
emerging from the depression, has either been
torecIoSed or is in danger of being torecloSed,
according to Representative Henry ELlenbogen,
fDJ OF Pennsylvania. States Ne1Ds.
I wonder if that item doesn't foretell the likely
fate of the Administrations new home building
program, highly touted as the instrument neces
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recommend Improvements to meet
health standards.
The survey takes the form Of
an appraisal, DIR. Draper said,
and is conducted only in cooper
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found about economics and ap-
parently some of our best
economists are so wrapped UP
in red tape they can't make
head or tail out of our prob
lens either.
But, as head of a house
hold I do know that if my
family was hard pressed for.
money and I had funds lying
idle in a vault I would go
straight down and get them
and use them for our imme-
date needs. About the last
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alton with local authorities and
specifically at their request. The
last time such a survey was made
in the District was in 1929, when
the Preble report was made.
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sary to jack up the heavy in
dustrieS.
The keynote of the new
housing program is that it is
to be financed by private capt.
tai, reinforced with Govern
ment support.
During the last four years
mortgage companies and
banks have been bitterly criti.
cized for overlooking on real
estate and for making doubt
full loans. The Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation was es-
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to play in the final session today
at 2 p. m. for the Olga ]. Hilliard
trophy. Mrs. Dorothy Healy and
Wingate Bxby, who annexed the
trophy last year in Chicago, did
not defend, but returned the SYM
bolic urn. Those who have come
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told it to her good friend, Mrs.
Merle Thorpe, on a recent visit
here.
Mrs. Clark's young son, Billy,
goes to the Fort Lawton School
in the Queen Anne section of
Seattle. Not long ago Billy
came home from the first
grade and reported breath
lessly the arrival of a new boy.
"His name is Buzzie DALI"
said Billy. But I don't like
him. And the reason I don't
lilo him ic hecaJ1Sa ho'S a 1iaT -
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Canadian Team Defends Bridge Title Today
Local Group
In Triumph
BY WILLIAM CHEEKS

The annual bridge champion
ship tournament took on an in
teresting aspect at the Shoreham
Hotel today. as a team from
Toronto, Canada. prepared to de,
fend its championship against the
famous -Four Aces"
The team of four will defend its
title tonight, and a pair from the
team, Mrs. j. A. Faulkner and P. E.
Sheardown, are now leading in
the mixed pair championship.
which is to be determined early
this evening.
LOCAL TEAM WINS
Playing steady bridge, the
Washington women's team Of
four. consisting Of Mrs. James H.
Lemon, Mrs. M. r. West and Mrs.
A. P. Stockvis, local stars, teamed
with Mrs. R. C. Young, of Bywood,
Pa, last night just managed to
maintain their slight lead to win
the national women's team of four
championship.
The Coast.to-C Coast team of Mrs.
Robert B. Fuller, Of New York;
Mrs. A. M. Sobel, of Los Angeles;
Miss Florence Stratford, Of Cleve-
land. Ohio, and Mrs. Mabel
Ervine, of New York, who re-
placed Mrs. L. G Quigley, of Chi
cago. flashed a 73 per cent game
with 91a consecutive winning
matches to make UP the 31a
boards they were behind, but only
made up az.
Eventually, the new champions
scored 80 matches against 3S
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From way off in Seattle, where Mr.. and Mrs.
John Boettiger are helping run the world, comes
a deIightful story. Mrs. William Clark, Of Seattle.
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My Say

know I'm getting way over my head when
I try to comprehend this country's gold policy,
because I don't pretend to know ANYTHING pro
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HEALTH STUDY
AWAITS WORD
or D. C. HEADS
U. S. Prepared For
Complete Survey

A general survey of washington
health conditions, its scope de-
pending on the recommendations
Of the District Commissioners,
will begin shortly under the super
vision Of Assistant U. S. Surgeon
General Robert Olesen, it was an
nounced today by Acting Surgeon
General w. F. Draper.
In the absence from the city of
Surgeon General Thomas Parran.
Dr.. Draper announced that the
Public Health Services survey Of
the Districts health programs will
begin as soon as the District Com
missioners formally make their
request for it.
MAY TAKE MONTHS
"The survey will take" DR..
Draper said, "from several weeks
to several months to complete,
depending on the Commission
ers decision as to the surveys
breadth"
DR.. OleSen is chief of the Divi-
sion Of Sanitary Reports and Sta
tiStics. He will head a force of
experts who have made similar
studies in other communities.
Although DR.. Draper could not
state in what manner the Districts
survey would be conducted, he
pointed out that the usual prac-
tice in other cities and States has
been to survey needs, necessary
facilities to meet the needs, and to
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thinner and Mrs. Fanny Samuel,
and went down one while her
teammates only bid game.
80 PAIRS QUALIFY
Late last night 80 expert pairs
qualified for the national mixed
pair championship and the right
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e In Tips to The Washington Times---Win $50 W

Do you want money! The Washington
Times is offering $50 in prizes each,week for
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l7:45 p. M, Columbian House, 2033
G st. N. w.
Chevy Chase Chapter of the
Y. w. C. Affecting, 2 p. m,
Presbyterian Church house.
Business and Professional
Women of the Y. w. C. A.-Annual
nationwide banquet, $50 p. M,
Barker Hall of "Y" headquarters.
National Committee on the
Cause and Cure of War-Conter
ence, all day, Dodge Hotei.
Bethlehem Chapter, o. E. s.
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CALENDAR OF WASHINGTON'S CLUB ACTIVITIES

Imeeting, 8 p. M, clubhouse. 736
Jackson Pl. N. w.
Goodwill Chapter, o. E. S.
Card party, home of past matron.
Marie j. Anderson, 1922 Somerset
Pl. N. w.
National Committee on tn Q
Cause and Cure of War-Confer'
ence, all day, Dodge Hotel.
Rowac Club-Luncheon meet.
ing, l p. M, home of Mrs. William
Hepner, 4914 Montgomery Lane,
Bethesda. Md.
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6. j. Will Debate
Waqe Regulation

The question Of whether Con.
gress should be empowered to fix
minimum wages and maximum
hours for industry will be debated
at 8 o'clock Friday evening by
teams from Loyola College, at Bal
timore, and Georgetown Univer.
sity. The debate will be held at
CASTOR Hall at the university here.
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George Cox Named
Latin Course Head

George Rowland Cox, director of
the Center of Inter.American
Studies at George Washington Uni
versity, has been named head Of
the Latin-American summer
course of the Institute of Public
Affairs at the University of Vir-
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CLUB TO FETE
WPAW0MEN
TOMORROW
By MARY PADGETT

Women at the WPA sewing
rooms at 614 e st. N. W., will be
entertained there tomorrow after
noon by the Park View Woman's
Club, the members of which will
serve refreshment and present
program Of songs and readings.
Mrs. George F. Dalwick, 514
Kenyon st. N. W., entertained
members Of the executive board
of the Park View Woman's Club
at a luncheon meeting today in
her home. Mrs. Thomas E. Grit
fifth was assisting hostess.
The regular meeting Of the club
will take place next Tuesday at
the home of Mrs. A. H. o. Role,
1922 Buchanan st. N. w. Mrs.
Warren H. Wagner, the president,
will conduct the meeting.
Prof. Ballard, extension horticul-
turist for the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, will give an illus
trated lecture on Small Flower
Gardens" Mrs. Ruth E. Stitt will
give q program Of readings.
Hostesses who will assist Mrs.
Role include Mrs. w. o. Hancock,
Mrs. Theodore Naylor, Mrs. Charles
B. Scott, Miss Edith Shannon ana
Mrs. Roger S. Drissel.
Representative Morgan G. San
ders, Of Texas, will speak before
the clubs educational department
at its meeting on Thursday, March
II, at the home of Mrs. Charles
Bair, 1430 Holly st. N. w.
Luncheon will be served at this
gathering by a committee consist
ing of Mrs. Lawrence T. Murray,
chairman; Mrs. Thomas E. Grit
fifth, vice chairman; Mrs. John
Mckay, Mrs. Aria Morgan, Mrs.
Robert A. Jonscher and Mrs. Fred
S. Walker.
Miss Mabel Vernon, of Whining
ton, DEL, director of the Peoples
Mandate Committee, and DR.. Ar
thur D. Call, editor of World AZ
fairs Magazine and secretary Of
the American Peace Society, will
speak at a banquet tonight at $50
o'clock in Barker Hall, arranged
by the Business and Professional
Women Of the Y. w. C. A.
The theme of the banquet is
Action for Peace" and similar
meetings are being held by Y. w. c.
A. groups throughout 81 countries
today.
There will be more than 200 at
the banquet in Barker Hall. Miss
Vernon, who recently led delega-
tion OF women which flew to
Buenos Aires to present to the In
ter-Anaericsn Peace Conference O
million and half signatures to the
Peoples Mandate to End War, will
speak on, Action to Abolish War
in the Western Hemisphere" DR..
Calls talk will be on "Our Coun-
try'S Gift to World Peace"
444Cs OADAAAGOo "OAAASA4 . VMAo4N
Club and the Elizabeth SomerS
Glee Club will sing at the meeting.
Miss Jessie Smith will preside,
and guests of honor include Mr..
and Mrs. William Lee Corbin, Het-
tie P. Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert w. Atwood, Mrs. C. G. Blough,
the Rev.. and Mrs. S. Carroll Coale,
Miss Elizabeth Eastman, Miss
Grace Johnson, Mrs. Howell Moor
head, Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, Miss
Bertha Pabst: and Mrs. Cecil Ira
McReynoldS.
Elaborate arrangements are be-
ing made for a carnival Of ma
tions," to be presented by the
Business and Professional Wom-
ems Club of All Souls Church,
Unitarian, Thursday evening,
March II, at 8:15 o'clock in
Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and Har-
ward Streets.
Miss Kathryne Dunkhorst will
direct this colorful stage pageant.
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TODAY

Catholic Daughters Of America
Meeting, 1880 p. m, Willard.
Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority
Luncheon, 12:15 p. M, Willard.
Judge Lynn Chapter, D. A. r.
Meeting. 8 p. m, home of Mrs.
Enoch j. Vann, 1925 Webster St.
Women's City Club-Book Hour,
5 p. M, clubhouse, 1876 Jackson Pl.
N. w.
Columbian Women of George
washington University-Meetinp
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pDinner, under auspices of the home
board for benefit of the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home, to 7
p. m, Northeast Masonic Temple.
Bethany Chapter, o. E. S.
Turkey dinner, S to 7 p. m, AlmaS
Temple.
TOMORROW
Women of the Moose - Drill
team rehearsal, 8 p. m, Moose
Hall, 1414 I st. N. w.
Women's City Club - Business
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Mr.. Justice Butler
Will Act as Patron
For Benefit arty

MR.. JUSTICE PIERCE BUTLER
A'A will act as patron for the benefit
card party and dance to be held
February at the Mayfower Hotel
for the Holy Cross foreign mission
aries. The benefit is under the aus
pices of the Mathis Club. Additional
patrons and patronesses are: Mrs.
William Ahern. Mrs. E. M. Barry,
Mrs. r. j. Bourke, Mrs. Thomas
Brown, Mrs. w. r. Barnesby, Mrs.
J. c. Garry, Mrs. Vincent Callahan.
Mrs. Charles J. Cassidy, Mrs. E. A.
Cassidy, Mr.. Joseph P. Cullen. Mrs.
James Colliflower. Mrs. w. H. Demo-
van, Mrs. j. j. Farley. Mrs. T. r.
Fitzgerald, Mrs. David Gatti, Mrs.
Joseph Gatti, Mrs. Christian Heurich,
Mrs. Edwin P. Hinkel, Mrs. Martin
Joynt, Mrs. Lafayette Leaman. Mrs.
Charles MCGOWAN, Mrs. Chester Nc
Guire, Mrs. George j. May, Miss Mary
J. Moore, Mrs. John Morris, Mrs. Will
liam Morris, Mrs. Kenneth Mahony.
Mrs. Annie E. Murphy, Mrs. Charles
P. Neill Mrs. John O'Donoghue,
Mrs. Frank Rupert, Mrs. James T.
| RYAN. Mrs. Marie Schwab, Mrs.
George P. Scriven, Mrs. Harry
Shockey, Mrs. J. B. Stanley, Miss
Mary Frances White, Mrs. j. Ray
mond White and Mrs. Philip Vernier.
Among the sponsors Of tables are
Representative John O'Connor, Mrs.
E. M. Brennan, Mr.. Vincent Burke,
Miss Jean Clark, Mr.. Robert Fechner,
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Naval Reservation
Birthday Ball

A Presidents birthday ball will be
held at Lackey High School audi
torium on the United States Naval
Reservation January 80. Mr.. Francis
Z. Mattingly is general chairman.
Lending their support to this benefit
are Senator and Mrs. MiIlard e.
Tydings, Senator and Mrs George L.
Radcliffe, Capt. W. w. Wilson. U. s. ~,
commander Of the station in charge,
and Mrs. Wilson; DR.. George w. Pat
terson, chief powder expert of the
naval powder factory; Chief Judge Of
the Maryland Fifth Judiciary District
and Mrs. Walter j. Mitchell and Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen w. Gambrill.
Also included in the list Of patrons
and patronesses are Comdr. and Mrs.
A. D. Mayer, U. s. NJ; Lieut.. Comdr.
and Mrs. c. L. Tyler, U. s.. NJ; Lieut..
Comdr. and Mrs. ]. A. Fields, U. S. N;
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. c. J. Buck,
U. S. N: Maj. and Mrs. F. H. Cart
wright. U. s. M. c.; Lieut.. w. M. Hy-
man, U. S. NJ; Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Landra, U. S. N; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Henderson, U. S. M. c.; DR.. George
Bicknell. DR.. Frank Susan. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Edelin,, Mr.. Joseph Wilmer,
Mr.. Rudolph Carrico, Mr.. James Mon
roe, Mr.. Vernon Cooksey, Mrs. T. Can
field Jenkins, ST.; Mr.. w. w. Farnum,
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Coster, Mrs. C..
H. Fowler, Mrs. Mildred Sheriff. Rice.
Mr.. e. z. Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Parran, Mrs. De Sales McWilliams,
Capt. and Mrs. George Goering, U. S.
A.; Mr.. James Wills, Mr.. Harry More
land, Mr.. De Sales Mudd, Mr. James
c. Mitchell, Mr.. John Hanson Mitchell,
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Miss Margaret Lynch, Mr. j. p. Mori-
arty, Mr.. Robert .Robichaux, Mr.. @.
M. RoSenthal and Mr.. J. L. Sherwood.
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Mrs. Gonzalez Guest
OF Honor at Tea

Mrs. Antonio G. Gonzalez, wife Of
the United States Minister to Ecuador
will be the honor guest at a tea given
by the Washington Auxiliary OF the
National Catholic School of Social
Service tomorrow afternoon at the
school from to 6 o'clock.
Several years ago Mrs. Gonzalez was
decorated by Patrick Cardinal Hayes
of New York, at the request Of the
Vatican, with the Cross Pro Ecclesia
ct Pontifice The President of Ecua.
dor also decorated Mrs. Gonzalez with
the medal of Commander Al Merito
in recognition of her charitable activi.
ties in Ecuador. Mrs. Gonzalez is
especially interested in social service
work
Wives of the members of the diplo-
matte corps from the Latin American
countries, as we'll as others prominent
in the social and diplomatic life in
Washington, have been invited to meet
Mrs. Gonzalez
Evening star., 1937-01-24
Falls Church
Dance PARTY
On Tuesday
Number of Guests En-
tertained at Home
of Miss Spalding.

TALIS CHURCH, Va, January
- 23.-Miss Kathryn Spalding.
Miss Dorothea Ann Ware, Miss
L Corinne Montgomery. Miss
Ann Anderson and Miss Virginia Belle
Covington were hostesses at dance
Tuesday evening at the home OF Miss
Spalding, when they entertained Miss
Grace Lester, Miss Jean Janney. MISS
Marian Robertshaw, Miss Marguerite
Hall, Miss Mary Boone, Miss Marjorie
Kerns, Miss Shirley Wells, Miss Ruby
Lee Parrott, Miss Caroline Brooks. MI.
William Kennedy, Mr.. Robert Ken
nedy, Mr.. Charles Parmley, MIR. Frank
Brown, Mr.. Carter Kerns, Mr.. Glenn
Wells, Mr.. willoughby Williams. Mr..
Franklin Shaw, Mr.. John Horning.
Mr.. Charles Pendleton, Mr.. Gus Hertz,
Mr.. Burke Hertz, Mr.. B. McGinniss,
Mr.. Horace Coward, Mr.. Chester
Brandon, Mr.. Archie Anderson, Mr..
Albert Elliott, Mr.. Hichard Boone.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Harold Spelman
were hosts Tuesday evening at bridge,
their guests being Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lard Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. John l..
Harrison, Mrs. J. Roy Johnston, Mrs.
Alexander G<, Mrs. Charles Mar
shall, Mrs. Samuel r. Copper, Mrs.
Frederick w. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rolo Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Felix T.
Moore, the Rev. and Mrs. John Sadt-
Ter, the Rev. and Mrs. w. Leigh Rib
BILE, Mrs. P. H. Smythe. Mrs. Spelman
was assisted by her mother. Mrs.
Mary Wells of New York, who is
spending the Winter in Falls Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Dunn Of Nor
folk, Va, are guests Of their son-in-
law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. w. B
Freeman of Falls Church. Mrs. w. D
Kellogg Of Amsterdam. N. Y, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. w. B. Freeman.
Mrs. j. Roy Johnston and her
mother, Mrs. Calvin Champion OF
Jacksonville, Fla. who is her house
guest; Mrs. j. w. Wideman and Mrs
Felix Moore were luncheon guests OF
Mrs. Lee G. Adcock Monday.
Miss Martha Cline gave an evening
bridge party Tuesday night when her
guests were Mrs. Otis Turner, Mrs
Lawrence Brown, Mrs. Taylor Millard
Mrs. Egbert Showers, Miss Wilma
George, Mrs. Walter Phillips, Mrs
Henry Paxman, Mrs. William Cole.
man, Mrs. Thomas Lyons and Mrs
Donald Jones.
Mrs. r. c. L. Moncure, Mrs. Fred
erick w. Jones, Mrs. Samuel r. Cop
per, Mrs. Charles Marshall. Mrs. T
M. Talbot, Mrs. Frederick W. Jones
Mrs. John L. Garner. Mrs. George l.
Robertshaw and Mrs. Frederick How
ard were guests Of Mrs. P. H. Smythe
at an informal bridge party Thursday
evening.
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Bal BOhen1e
To Attract
N ota bles
Final Arrangements
Forecast Successful
Arts Club Event.

TIME fourteenth annual Bal Bo-
heme of the Arts Club OF
Washington will transform the
L ball room of the Mayflower
Hotel eau Palais de Versailles" Nom
day evening, February l. BY 10 o'clock,
when the ball will open. the boxes
which line the ball room Will be f1lied
with distinguished men and women
prominent in Capital society and art
circles, Guests at the Bal Boheme
are expected to wear the garb Of the
eighteenth century and particularly of
the French court of that period.
The theme of the Bal Boheme this
year is French Pastry" The in
evitable pageant this year will include
pantomimiSts, singers and dancers and
the famous Floor Committee, which
has maintained its reputation estab-
lished in 1888, will form the aisle.
Interested onlookers at the chang
ing and frivolous scene will be the
boxholders and their guests-and 1t
is confidently expected there will not
be a single vacant chair in the tiers
that night. The Ambassador of the
Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics
and Nine. Troyanovsky will occupy a
box and entertain guests: Mrs. Gill
bert Grosvenor, who is chairman OF
the Committee on Patronesses for the
bal, also will entertain guests In her
box, possibly friends OF Miss Gloria
Grosvenor, who is appearing in the
pantomime with other debutanteS OF
the season.
Other well-known women who Will
entertain box guests are Miss Mary
B. Adams, Mrs. J. Edmond Cammack
Mrs. o. B. Campbell. Mrs. Ernest H
Daniel, Mrs. Christian Heurich, Mrs
Walter Hilton, Mrs. Beale r. Howard
Mrs. R. M. Kaufman, Mrs. Richard
La Garde, Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose
Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mrs. John l.
Proctor, Mrs. Charles A. Robinson. Mrs.
Fritz Smith, DR.. Otto Warner and
Mrs. Isabelle S. harrington, who will
have with her group OF girls from
Chevy Chase School.
Mrs. Grosvenor has received the &C.
ceptance of Mrs. Owen j. Roberts
wife Of Mr.. Justice Roberts, and OF
Mrs. William Ernest Schmid as addi-
tional patronesses, the list being head.
ed by Mrs. Roosevelt and other out
standing women in official and dip
lomatic circles.
Three prominent art lovers of WASH
intgon will serve as judges of the cos
tunes worn at the bal, and the wear.
ers Of the most beautiful, the most
original and the most amusing cos.
tunes will receive handsome works
created by Mrs. l.. M. Leisenring, Hugo
linden and Miss Clara Saunders. The
Judges will be seated in the official boz
with officers and chairmen of the Arts
Club, including Mr.. Lewis Loftor
Moneyway, Mr.. Harold Allen Long, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Bittinger Mrs. Frank
3. Steele. Mr.. l.. M. Leisenring ano
Mr.. William j. McManus.
The sale Of tickets is progressing
most successfully under the leader.
ship Of Mr.. Frank B. Steele. who has
placed tickets at the MayfloWer, the
Willard and the Shoreham, as well
as at the Arts Club, where the few
remaining boxes also may be had.
Evening star., 1937-01-24
University Women
TOHear DIR. Wright

DR.. Irene A. Wright Of the National
Archives will speak tomorrow at the
tea to be given by the American AS
sociation of University Women at their
headquarters on ! street. DR.. Wright
who will talk on Spain, was decorated
by the Spanish government after %
years of work on the archives OF
Spain. She will speak in the place Of
Mr.. Walter E. Meyer, who was sched-
uled to talk but was unable to be pres
ent at the tea tomorrow.
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Inaueural Visitors.

Col. Howard K. Loughry, U. S. A.,
and Mrs. Loughry and their daughter.
Miss Madeleine Loughry. had as their
guests for the Inauguration Miss Eu-
genia Pepper. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlton Pepper Of Englewood.
N. j., formerly of Washington. and
Cadet Henry Spengler and Cadet Hor-
ace Greeley of the 1887 class at West
Point.
Evening star., 1937-01-24

Mr.. p. 3. Bowling and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas p. McDonagh.
Miss Laura Budd Yates has been
appointed treasurer Of the fund. Mrs.
Horace Posey Is chairman Of the Re
ception Committee and all ball room
arrangements.
Mr.. Joseph e. Mattingly is chair
man Of the Publicity Committee and
Mr.. George A. Nealon Is acting chair
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man Of the Presidents birthday ball.
Preceding the Presidents ball, Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Posey will be hosts
to about 100 guests at buffet supper.
Evening star., 1937-01-24
Coast Guard Men Trained.

Officers for the United States Coast
Guard are trained in a four-year
course conducted at New London,
Conn,