Evening star., 1938-05-05

JalnmenC OQereQ the guests
of the League Of Republican
Women at the garden party yesterday
at the home of Gen. and Mrs Daniel
B. Devore, 1000 Twenty fourth street
NV.
Groups of Russian folk songs were
given at intervals in the drawing
room by Prince and Princess VOL
konsky, whose parents were friends OF
Nine. Cantacuzene. president of the
league, when she lived in Russia
Princess Wolkonsky, who sang, was
accompanied by her husband on the
guitar. She wore an elaborate Rus
sian costume of silver gray brocade
made with train and trimmed with
a wide band of sable around the skirt
headdress of satin and seed pearls
with a long pearl tassel, completed
her costume.
The fortune tellerS We're Mrs
George Madden Grimes, in q pictur-
esque gypsy costume, and Mrs. Gus
tav Emery. Nine. Cantacuzene, who
wore floWered chiffon in brown and
yellow tones, with a broad -brimmed
hat, received the more than $50 guests
Tea was served in the garden.
The following ladies poured: Mrs
Warren r. Haines, Mrs. Frank Mon
dell, Mrs. James J. Davis, Mrs Charles
l.. McNary, Mrs. Charles M. Lea Miss
Daisy Prentice and Mrs. Ralph o.
Brewster.
Among the guests were Mrs. Arthur
Vandenberg, Mrs. Robert Low Bacon,
Mrs. Hamilton Fish, Mrs. Arthur Nc
Arthur, Mrs. Victor Kaufman, Mrs
Jacob Leander Loose, Miss Anne Ward
of Boston, Mrs. Harry Smith of Ban
| gor. Me-. who Is the guest of Mrs.
Ralph o. Brewster; Baroness Won
Buelow. Mrs. Dewey Short, Mrs j. S.
Cecil, Mrs. Edward A. Hartman, Mrs.
Manlon Pitney, Mrs. Henry FitZhugh
and Mrs. Henry Alpers.
Proceeds of the party will be ap-
piled to the rent fund of the league S
clubhouse. A large garden party for
the benefit of the same fund will be
given in the near future at the home
OF Senator and Mrs. James j. Davis.
Mrs William H. Simpson was elect
ed president of the RoWac Club yes
terday at the home of Mrs. Ernest J.
Swift. 1915 Thirty-thrd street NV.
Other officers are: Vice president
Mrs. James K. McClintock; CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. J. A. L.
Sayer: recording secretary. Mrs Rich
ard Thrush. and treasurer Mrs. Will
liam De Kleine
Mrs Gilbert H. Grosvenor enter
tanned members of the Womens Board
of George Washington University Hos
pital at luncheon yesterday at Wild
Acres, her place in Bethesda. The
luncheon followed the annual meet
ing. Mrs. GroSvenor was assisted in
serving by Mrs. Frederick V. Coville
Mrs. Cabot Stevens. Miss Alice B
Henning and Miss Gloria Grosvenor
daughter of the hostess.
The Nominating Committee, of
which Mrs William c. Borden was
chairman, presented the following, all
| OF whom were unanimously elected
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, president;
Mrs, Cloyd Heck Marvin. vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Eugene Byrnes. vice pres
ldent; Mrs. Vincent du Vigneaud. vice
president: Mrs. Samuel E. Lewis
treasurer; Mrs. J. H. Russell McNitt
assistant treasurer; Mrs Gustav H
Emery, recording secretary and Mrs
Charles Riborg Mann, corresponding
secretary.
New members Of the board elected
at this meeting and a previous meet
ing who were present were greeted
and included Mrs Walker Elkridge.
Mrs. Winifred Overholser. Mrs. Robey
Evans, Mrs. Rudolph Haws. Mrs. Bar
ton w. RichWine. Mrs. De Witt C.
Crolssant and Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle.
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Miss Marjorie Webster was elected
president of the Women's City Clut
yesterday.
Other offices filled were: Vice presi-
dent. Miss Elva Mcnamara; recording
secretary, Miss Miriam Edwards. anC
six directors, Mrs. Frank H. Birgfeld
Mrs. William Lee Corbin, Mrs. Lois
Garlock, Mrs. Gladys B. Middlemiss
Mrs. Thomas Sherman and Mrs. Har-
vey w. Wiley.
Directors to the District Of Colum-
bia Federation of Women's Club are
Miss Hannah Blandford, Mrs. Horace
Fulton and Mrs Frank Golden.
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A musical program for the annua,
banquet of the Columbian Women or
Saturday at pm. at the Mayflower
Hotel has been arranged by Mrs
Tomas Cajigas and will include Sen
orita Erma Castillo Najera, daughter
of the Mexican Ambassador, who will
wear a native costume The string
quartet will be composed of Mary
Parke Clements, first violin; Julia
Robertson, second violin: Helen Fos-
ter, viola, and Ann Farquhar, cello.
Mrs. Eugene Meyer will be the
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