Evening star., 1938-05-13
= EN- young women from the Chi
nese Women's Association Of
New York will dance the lion"

neSe W0mens ASSOCIATION OF
New York will dance the lion"
L dance at the garden fete to-
morrow from 3 to 6 O'Clock at Twin
Oaks, on Woodley road NV. for the
benefit of the Chinese refugees. Ac-
cording to the legend. the sleeping lion
lion In the dance tomorrow will be
reused from his slumbers by fire-
crackers and other means to rise In
his might.
Dancing promises to be quite a fea-
ture of the fete. which is sponsored
by the Chinese Women's Association
of Washington. Miss King Ian Chew.
who danced the sword dance in the
picture version Of The Good Earth"
will give that dance and to add a
somewhat more occidental note Nine
Basil de Tontorsky will give some
Russian dances.
Among the many other features and
entertainments will be a talk on Chi
nese drama by George Kin Leung,
! recognized authority on the subject.
Mr.. Leung has been lecturing in this
country and has appeared at Yale,
Cornell. Rockefeller Center, the Buf-
falo Museum Of Science and the
Fullerton Hall in Chicago. He is friend
Of the Chinese actor, Mel Ian Fang.
Two members Of the Embassy staf1
will sing duet, and q Chinese or
chestra will play native music.
Miss Yoeh Wang, daughter Of the
Chinese Ambassador and president Of
the association, will receive the guests.
She will be assisted by Mrs. Yung
Kawi. wife Of the former Counselor
of the Embassy, in charge OF the
tea table; Mrs. Leonard Hsu, in
charge Of the punch table; Mrs. Will
liam Mayer. in charge of the sale Of
Chinese articles: Mrs. E. T. Ing,
tickets, and Mrs. j. Y. Yee. program.
Tickets for the party are on sale
at the office of the Embassy, 20Ol
Nineteenth street NV.
Among those who have purchased
tickets are Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor,
Mrs. Eugene Meyer. DR. and Mrs W.
w. Willoughby. Mrs. Edward Meigs
Mrs. Bruce Barton. Mrs. Edward
Meigs. Mrs. william p Emo. Coleman
Jennings. Mrs. Stewart Fuller. Mrs
Anne Archbold, Mrs Ernest Draper,
Mrs. Mason Gulick. Mrs. Robert
Swope. Mrs. Clarence Hancock and
DR., and Mrs. Camp Stanley.
The Washington Alumnae Club Of
Phi Omega Pi Sorority will meet for
luncheon tomorrow at the Taft House,
1903 K street NV. Election Of on
GERS will follow the luncheon.
|
! At the annual business meeting Of
! the Business Womens Music Club Of
the Y w. c. A. on Tuesday officers
were reelected: President. Mae r.
Murray: vice president. Florence Dun
can. secretary-treasurer, Margaret E.
Humphrey: librarien. Mrs. Mae E.
Emrey. Mrs Grace McPhail Espy is
director and Mrs. Riethel Murphy ac-
companist
The club will present a program Of
vocal and instrumental numbers at
the Methodist Home for Women on
May ~.
The annual picnic will be held June
IA in Rock Creek Park.
Democratic women all over the coun-
try are working to preserve the social
| gains of the Roosevelt administration.
Mrs. Thomas F. McAllister. director
! Of the voman's division Of the DEM
! ocratic party. said at the dinner meet
| ing at the Woman's National Demo-
cratic Clubhouse last night.
They are organized to support New
Deal candidates and to keep the party
in power until such a time as the
objectives are reached. she added
Scoring the propaganda of the op-
position and the hostile press. Mrs.
McAllister announced that 2l,000
women are now studying the facts
as revealed by Government sources,
to enable them to answer their op-
ponents when the campaign gets under
way.
We are holding regional confer
ences and conducting study groups.
for We believe that campaigns are
won between elections" she said.
Other speakers were Fred Rogers