Evening star., 1940-04-14

attend the benefit and al Illinois p,
interested in the work Of the Boys
Club are invited to attend the
benefit.
Representative Laurence r. Ar
mold is president of the Society and
Mrs. Walter Bastedo has had charge
of arranging the program. Barbara
Rigsbee, daughter of Mrs. May Rigs
bee of the society, will give q solo
at the benefit and there will be gen.
eral dancing from 10 to 1 O'Clock.
Mrs. Lucas, wife Of the senior Sen
ator from Illinois, heads the COM
mittee Of ladies of the delegation,
who have charge of various booths
where refreshments will be served,
the proceeds to be given to the
Boys Club.
Missourians to Entertain
d. A. r. Delegates.
The Missouri State Society will
hold its last dance of the season
Tuesday at the Shoreham Hotel
The guests of honor will be D. A. r.
delegates from Missouri, who are
here to attend the annual congress.
The Executive Committee has
planned several moonlight excursions
during the summer months, when all
Missourians and their families will
be invited.
The Reception Committee is head
ed by Mrs. Irby Henry and the Hos
pitality Committee by Miss Eva
Jane Lewis, who will be assisted by
Mr.. Clarence McCuen, Mr.. Eric
Jansen and Mr.. Warner Mueller.
Arkansans to be Hosts
To Congressional Delegation. >.
fThe last reception and dance
planned by the officers of the Ar
kansas State Society of Washing
ton for the season will be held at
the Wardman Park Hotel Tuesday
evening.
The reception is given in honor
Of the congressional delegation from
the State. In the receiving line will
be DR.. Erwin H. Shinn, president
Of the society, and the other Of
f1cers, Senator Hattie w. Caraway,
Senator and Mrs. John E. Miller,
Representative and Mrs. D. D. Terry,
Representative and Mrs Wade
Kitchens, Representative and Mrs.
Fadjo Cravens, Representative and
Mrs. Clyde T. Ellis, Representative
and Mrs. E. c. Gathings, Represent
ative and Mrs. w. D. Mills and Rep
resentative and Mrs. w. F. Norrell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Henderson, Mr..
and Mrs. Clifton Scott, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter E. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Vim
cent Miles, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Givson, Mr.. Bolin Turner, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Ribenock, Mai. and Mrs.
r. w. Brown, Mrs. Brownie Kerr
and Maj. and Mrs. ]. w. Burnett.
Wisconsin Society '"" - ~"
To Hold Spring Rally.
The Wisconsin State Society will
have the last Of its series Of dances
at spring rally to be held Tues
day from 9 to l o'clock at the Carl
ton Hotel.
Guests Of honor will be Wiscon-
sin Congressman, Mr.. Clarence A.
Dykstra, president Of the University
of Wisconsin; Mr.. Harry Stuhl-
dreher, athletic director and head
football coach at the University Of
Wisconsin; Mr.. Joseph E. Davies,
special assistant to the Under Sec
retary of State, and Mrs. Davies,
Mr.. George Matthews, formerly of
the Securities and Exchange Com
mission; Mrs. Frank Wheeler Of
Appleton, Wis, State regent Of the
d. A. R., and all Wisconsin dele
gates to the D. A. r. convention.
Patrons and patronesses for the
society rally are Mr.. william B.
Bennett, president OF the society,
and Mrs. Bennett; DR.. and Mrs. A.
j. Altmeyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. William Kit
tie, DR.. and Mrs. o. A. Juve, DR..
and Mrs. Rene Pinto, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Kuehl, Col. and Mrs. v. J.
OKelliher, Mr.. and Mrs. w. C..
Ruediger and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Worthington.
Vocal selections will be given dur
ing the evening by Mr.. Philip Reif,
soloist at Faith Lutheran Church,
Arlington, Va.
Tennessee Society
To Hold Reception.
The Tennessee State Society in
Washington will hold 4 reception
and dance Wednesday evening in
the Willard room suite of the Will
lard Hotel. Dancing will begin at 10
O'Clock.
This affair honors the Tennessee
ofacials Of the d. A. R., who are
attending the convention in WASH
ington. They are Mrs. Walter M.
Berry Of Memphis, State regent;
Mrs. Clarence King Of Bristol, vice