Evening star., 1938-03-15
State Society
Parties Are
Planned
Florida Group to
Give Dance
Saturday.

Saturday.
TINE Florida State Society will
give its fourth and final in
formal dance Of the 1878
L season in the main ballroom
OF the Raleigh Hotel Saturday eve
ming, from 10 to l o'clock.
Members of the Florida delegation
In the United States Senate and House
of Representatives have been invited
to attend. These include Senator and
Mrs. Charles o. Andrews, Senator and
Mrs. Claude Pepper, Representative
and Mrs. J. Hardin Peterson, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Lex Green, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Millard Caldwell,
Representative and Mrs. j. Mark Will
cox and Representative Joe Hendricks.
Officers Of the Florida State Society
are Mr.. Dan P. Mularley, president;
Mr.. Bryan Mack, first vice president;
Mrs. Ida B. McCubbin, second vice
president; Mr.. William K. Mayes,
treasurer; Miss Martha Mcleod. re-
cording secretary. and Mr.. Samuel E.
SS0H, oCNACloAJs
VOCAL solos by Mr.. George G.
Stonebraker and a travel talk on
Japan by Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker,
daughter of Gen. John A. Logan Of
Civil War fame, will feature a pro-
gram of the Illinois State Society's
March party tomorrow night in the
Willard Hotel.
The music and talk will mark the
return Of formal program period as
a regular part Of the Illinois Society's
monthly functions. Dancing from 10
to / o'clock will follow the 9 to 9:45
o'clock program period.
The big apple" feature announced
for the March party will not be pre-
sented, due to the absence from Wash
ington of Mr.. Frank K. Sanderson,
society president. Miss Mae Murray
is acting president, while Miss Mar
jorie De La Mater is in charge Of the
reception.
THE Maryland Society Of Washing
ton Of which Col George H. CAL
vert. jr, is president, will celebrate
Maryland Day" at a reception. en-
tertainment and dance at the Ken
nedy-Warren, 3133 Connecticut ave-
nue.. Friday. March IS. at o'clock
in the evening. The Governor, the
members Of Congress from Maryland
and their wives will be invited to
attend. DR.. H. c. Byrd. president OF
the University of Maryland, will make
an address.
1t was March IS, 1884, that the first
colonists landed on St. Clements
Island, in the Potomac River. These
colonists, Under Leonard Calvert, the
first Governor OF the Province of
Maryland, several days later estab-
lished the first settlement in Mary
land and the first home, of religious
freedom and liberation in America at
st. Marys City on the st. Marys River.
THE Massachusetts, Society of Wash
ington will hold its st. Patrick's
Day formal dancing party and enter
tainment Thursday evening in the
main ballroom of the Wardman Park
Hotel. Dancing will be from to /,
with program of entertainment dur
ing intermission. The president of the
society, Mr.. Frank H. Hickey, has in
vited all former residents and visitors
from the Bay State to attend. Guest
reservations may be obtained from the
secretary of the society, Mrs. Leon
Chagnon, $500 K street The next
meeting of the Massawa Town Meet
ington will be held March %.
THE annual ST. Patrick's dinner
dance of the Montana State So
ciety will be given at the Wardman
Park Hotel Saturday evening at 7:30
o'clock.
Prominent Montanans who are ex-
pected to attend include Senator and
Mrs. Burton K. Wheeler, Senator and
Mrs. James E. Murray, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Jerry J. O'Connell, Rep
resentative and Mrs. James F. OCon-
nor, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Walker,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B. Mitchell, Mr..
and Mrs. Chester Davis, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. L. Wilson, DR.. and Mrs. William
M. Mann, DR.. and Mrs. S. F. Acree,
1t. Col. George P. Ahern, Col. and
Mrs. D. c. Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Bruce Kremer, Mr.. and Mrs. Troy
Carmichael, DR.. Leslie Craven, Mr..
Wesley A. Densmore, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Arthur Dunbar, Capt. and
Mrs. c. E. Gudger, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
ford johnson, Mr.. and Mrs Carl Nc
Farland, Miss Fanny Neyman. DR..
and Mrs. Louis Neyman, Miss JEAN
nette Rankin. Capt and Mrs. Harold
c. Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Rowe, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Silcox,
the Rev. and Mrs Robert Shores,
Marie Medora, Mr. John H. Tolan, DR..
Wells Lansing, Mr.. William Harrison,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Buckets, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Brickett, Judge and Mrs.
Joseph r. Jackson and Judge and
Mrs. John Jones.
Executive Committee members in
clude Mr.. William A. Weber, chair
man; Mr.. Adolph Green. Mr.. Archie
Mccoy, Mr.. Harvey Thirloway and
Mr.. Richard K. Fox; the chairman oi
music and entertainment is MIR. Pen
w. Barnett, the chairman of publicity
Is Mr.. Everett Malcolm Bratcher, the
Ticket Committee members are Miss
Virginia Cooney, Mr.. Robert Pender-
CAST, Mr.. Dawson Rogers, Mrs. L. r.
Hanson, Miss Bernice Mccoy, Mr..
Jimmy Harrington, Mr.. Melvin Wertz,
Miss Marion Sands, Miss Eleanor
Feehan, Mrs. Dessa King, Miss Marie
Regan, Mr.. Joe Wright, Mr.. John E.
Masterson, the Rev. r. j. Shores, Mr..
Charles Horsky, Mr.. Francis Silver,
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