Evening star., 1938-03-14
State Society
St. Patrick's
Parties
Dances Will Mark
Celebration
This Week.
HHE Alabama Society Of WASH
ington will have a st. Pat
rick,s Day party Wednesday

ington will have a St. Pat
ricks Day party Wednesday
evening at o'clock in the
grand ballroom of the Willard Hotel.
Representative Luther Patrick is
scheduled to give "A Few Hits and
Misses" as part of the entertain
ment program. Mr.. Patrick has the
reputation of being one of the wittiest
impromptu speakers in Washington
and was nationally known as a radio
entertainer and poet before coming
to Washington to represent the ninth
district Of Alabama in Congress.
A group of selected songs will be
sung by Frances Sherier Behr. Danc-
ing will begin promptly at 10 o'clock
A LII 1oWans and their friends will
celebrate St. Patrick's Day at
the Shoreham Hotel tomorrow night
at $50 O'Clock
THE MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY
OF WASHINGTON will hold a
St. Patrick's Day dance in the main
buiA Will VA CllC w al OIlIdl rain I1O-
tel Thursday evening. Dancing will
take place from 9 to l o'clock, with
a program of entertainment during
the intermission. Frank E. Hickey,
president Of the society, invites all
former residents and visitors from
Massa chusetts to attend. Reserva-
tions may be secured from Mrs. Leon
Chasnon, $500 X street NV, secre-
tary.
The next Massawa Town Meeting
will be held March %, at Wardman
Park Hotel, when there will be a
guest speaker. There will be a Mas
sawa baked bean supper and in
formal dancing party March 20 at
Stansbury Hall, 1892 Georgia ave-
nue. NV. Guest tickets may be Sc
cured from Selectman e. E. Edge or
town crier, Mr.. Joseph P. Hall.
The Minister OF Sweden, Mr.. w.
Bostrom. and the entire staff Of
the Swedish Embassy have been in
vited to attend the spring dance of
the Minnesota State Society and Uni
verslty OF Minnesota Alumni Associa-
ton, which will be held at the Broad
moor Saturday from to O'Clock.
The new officers Of the society are
Mr.. Sidney D. SarfI, president; Mr..
Robert M. Dewitt. first vice president:
Mr.. Rowland E. Dobbins, second vice
president; Mrs. Olive Erickson, secre-
tary; Miss Grace Wisnom. treasurer;
Miss Marjorie BofTerding, correspond
ing secretary. and Miss Margaret
Herrick, assistant treasurer. Mr.. Dom
aid H. De Vol is chairman of the
Board of Governors.
All Minnesotans and friends are
cordially invited to attend the spring
dance
Members of the society will be ad-
mitted upon presentation OF member
ship cards for 1898. and tickets of
admission may be secured at the door
the night of the dance. or from ON
GERS of the organization.
The Minnesota congressional delega-
ton Is also expected TO attend the
dance.
THE North Carolina Society of
Washington will hold its annual
spring dance Saturday evening at 9
O'Clock in the west ballroom of the
Shoreham Hotel. There will be
dancing from 9 to 1880 o'clock.
All members of the society and their
friends as we'll as all North Carolinians
in and near Washington are cordially
invited to attend.
The Ladies Committee will be COM
posed OF Mrs. John Wilbur jenkins.
chairman; Mrs. Thomas r. Offen-
bacher, Mrs. w. Ney Evans. Mrs. Wade
B. Hampton, Miss Augusta Lands and
Mrs. Robert H. McNeill.
The Floor Committee will consist
OF Gen. Albert L. Cox. chairman: Mr..
s. Grady Putnam, Mr.. Henry K.