Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22
Entertaining
Accompanies
Roll Call
Regatta and
Racing Season
Events Announced
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tSOilpAliuNu olll d6S A-A'
veteran of all Washington Roll Calls,
is chairman of the committee for
the fifth consecutive year. She has
turned the actual direction of the
individual booths over to Mrs.
Bags
For the second consecutive year
a booth will be opened in the lobby
of the National Press Club, where
uniformed volunteer workers, rep
resenting the various Red Cross
services, will be on duty.
Second Week End
OF Regatta Program.
Other things as well as the Red
Cross drive have begun to appear in
the social news of the Capital,
presaging the activity of the coming
fall and winter seasons.
The second week end of events
In the Presidents Cup Regatta got
under way at the Shoreham Hotel
last evening, when swimming cham
pions gave breath-taking dives and
exhibitions of swimming in the pool
AT UIle motel.
This afternoon, starting promptly
at l O'Clock, the canoeing and row.
ing events will be staged off Hams
Point. Because of the keen COM
petition in these classes and the
unusually large number of entries,
officials of the association are antic-
ipating a record croWd-eSpeclally
If the balmy fall weather of the
past few days continues.
Miss Marcy Morgan, queen of the
1910 regatta. and members of her
court were in the audience at the
Shoreham pool last evening. and
again this afternoon they will be on
hand to cheer the contestants.
Erma Castillo Najera
Enjoying Festivities.
Lovely dark-eyed Erma Castillo
Najera. daughter of the Ambassador
of Mexico and Sonora de Castillo
Najera, who cut short her holiday
in Mexico, is back in town and
enjoying all the festivities centered
about the queen and her princesses.
Other charming members of the
court include Miss Isabella Hagner,
Miss Kay Reeves, the Misses Mary
Theresa and Marion Norris, Miss
Nancy Strong. Miss Jacqueline
Meredith, Miss Joan McKenna. Miss
Jean Waggaman. Miss Patsy Brewer
and Miss Mary Anne Ferrandou.
Miss Morgan will be crowned Fri
day evening as a climax to the IL
Illuminated water pageant off Hams
Point. This brilliant ceremony will
be followed by a band concert and
fireworks displays.
The major events of the regatta
cupboard and speedboat races-and
the Presidents Cup, are scheduled
for next Saturday and Sunday, with
valuable trophies as prizes, among
those to be presented being the Mex
lean Republic Trophy. the Nor
mandy Trophy by the French Line.
and the John Charles Thomas
Trophy for the national champion
ship in the 225-cu. in. hydroplane
class.
Gen. Albert L. Cox, who in pre-
vious years has always held box
No. 1, has been assigned this
coveted box again this year. Other
box holders, in addition to those al
ready announced, are Mr.. Theodore
w. Noyes, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss, Mr.. John A. Remon,
president of the Regatta Associa-
ton. and Mrs. Remon; Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip O. Coffin, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
P. Somerville, Mr. and Mrs. George
Wenzel, the resident commissioner
of the Philippine Islands, Mr.. Joa-
quin M. Elizade; Mr. R. Aubrey
Bogley, chairman of the race COM
mittee; Mr.. Harold Long, Mr.. F. N.
Kraich. Mr. w. B. Beals, Mr.. w. j.
McManus, Mr.. Hans Hamilton. Mr.
Samuel A. Sim, Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
tan Heurich. Mr. and Mrs. w. c..
Collier and Mr.. Samuel A. Sim.
Racing Season
Is Drawing Near.
The racing season, too, is at hand
at least near enough for plans to be
made for entertainment galore at
nearby tracks.
In anticipation of the forthcom-
Ing season at the Laurel track, Maj.
c.. A. Stryker of Timonium, Md,
president of the Maryland State
Fair. Inc, and Mrs. Stryker are ar
ranging a gala luncheon at the club
house on the opening day of the
racing meet, Wednesday, october 2.
Mr.. James Butler of New York
and other directors of the associa-
ton will be hosts at the buffet to