Evening star., 1938-05-15
May Month
of Benefits
In Capital
Garden Parties,
Horse Shows,
Tours, Fetes.

NKA AY in Washington has become
nu the month Of benefits and
vv society is devoting much time
4 4 to its various pet" charities
with many garden parties, tours. horse
shows and fetes adding interest and
color to the spring season Ia the Ma
tional Capital. Beginning tomorrow
with the Abbey Players performance
Of '"The Far OF Hills at the Ma
tionAl sponsored by the Newspaper
Women's Club, the week is filled with
benefits. Wednesday and Saturday
each have two such parties. and three
Of these are set for out Of doors.
The performance tomorrow evening
benefits only children, the bed which
the Newspaper Women's Club main
tains at Children's Hospital being for
children who would otherwise be with
out hospital care and the fund for
milk for undernourished children,
which is distributed by the City Wide
Group Of the Ladies of Charity. Many
Of the children who have been patti
ents at the Children's Hospital are in
need of milk during their GONZALES
cence and the Newspaper Women's
Club benefit will add to this fund.
Many officials have made reserva-
tions for the play tomorrow among
them being the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Hull, the Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Morgenthau, the Secre-
tary of War and Mrs. Woodring. the
Attorney General and Mrs. Cum
mings, Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, wife
Of the Secretary of the Navy; the Sec
retary Of Commerce and Mrs. Roper,
Senator and Mrs. Bennett Champ
Clark, Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers, the adviser on political rela-
tions Of the State Department and
Mrs. James Clement Dunn and the
Civil Service Commissioner Mrs. Lu-
cille Foster McMillen. Others who will
attend are Capt. and Mrs. Emory Scott
Land, Mrs. James r. Mann, Mrs. Harry
S. New. wife Of the former Post
master General; the former Commits
sioner of the District, DR.. L. H. Reich
elderfer, Mrs Edward Beale Mclean,
DR.. Edgar Copeland, Mrs. Ridley Nc
Lean, Miss Laura Harlan, Mrs Louis
D. Caldwell, Mrs. Joseph P. Tumulty.
Mrs. Charles Corby. Mrs. Alanson B
Houghton, wife Of the former United
States Ambassador to England; Mrs.
Harry B. Hawes. wife of former Sena-
tor Hawes; Sonora de Alfaro, wife OF
the former President Of Panama; Mrs
Anne Archbold, Rear Admiral and Mrs
Mark L. Bristol, the librarian of the
District, DR.. George F. Bowerman; Mr.
and Mrs. Felix Morley, Mrs. Atherton
Macondray, Mr.. and Mrs. Melville D
Church, DR.. and Mrs. Robert Emmett
Moran, Mrs. McCook Knox, Mr.. ano
Mrs. Chaplin Huntington, COL r. H
Fletcher, DR.. william c. Gwynn, DR.
Malcolm Gibbs, Mrs. William R. Rap.
ley, Mrs. Dan McGettigan, Mr. MARI
Lansburg, Mr.. Ronald Ransom, Mr.
Frank r. Jelleff, DR.. v. B. jackson
Miss Daisy Brick, Mrs. Julia M. Rog'
ers, Mrs. Arthur L. Day. Mr.. William
F. Guthrie, Mrs. Harry viner, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Dick Murphy, Mrs. A. Chamber
Oliphant, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Ca
hill, Mrs. Wade H. Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs
George O'Connor, and Miss Bess Davi
Schriener.
Following the performance, th'
Newspaper Women's Club will enter
tain at reception In the clubs head
quarters in the Admiral at 1910 Rhod,
Island avenue, where many Of tn
distinguished audience will have tn
opportunity to meet the Abbey Players
In the few years of its existence
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