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hostess; the farewell tea DR.. and
Mrs. Stanley X. Hornbeck will give
for the popular retiring Minister Of
Thailand and Nine. Rajamaitri;
the dance Friday to be given by
Col. and Mrs. Joseph S. Cecil, and
the dinner the Undersecretary Of
State and Mrs. Sumner Welles will
give Saturday.
Plenty of Attractions
Offered at Horse Show.
To go back to the happenings
at Meadowbrook, the beautiful
show grounds on the East-West
highway: Here attractive Junior
Leaguers continue to do their bit
to raise funds to carry on their
philanthropic endeavors. From the
minute the colorful show opened
Friday the bevy Of prominent So
ciety women were on hand to in
sure the success of the annual ex-
hibition of King Horse which con-
tinues through today.
The skill of the riders and the
beauty of the horses Wed for at
tention yesterday with the attrac-
tions at the numerous booths about
the grounds. Like fair on a gala
day, the horse show offered the
patrons so much diversion that they
barely found time to enjoy all of
the activities.
Leading members of social circles
both in the Capital and elsewhere
filled the boxes and reserved seats
and many watched the classes from
the rail bordering the spacious ring.
Dame Fashion came into her own
as the femme element arrived on
the scene wearing their smartest
and most becoming ensembles and
accessories.
Many Social Leaders
Glimpsed in Crowds.
The Italian Ambassador and Prin-
cess Colonna occupied box as did
the German Charge d'Affaires and
Frau Thomson and the Counsellor Of
the British Embassy and Mrs. Nev-
lille Butler and Mrs Richard G.
Casey, wife of the Australian Min
lister. Mrs. Woodring, wife of the
Secretary of War, had with her her
three little children, all dressed in
white with brightly colored polo
jackets.
Mrs. Lawrence Wood Robert and
her husband, Chip" wore riding
tweed habits Of exact design and
chatted with Mrs. Harold r. Walker,
Mrs. John Allen Dougherty and Miss
Margaret Frazier. The Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs. Adolf
Berle were among the spectators and
others seen were Mrs. Henry Par
sons Erwin, Mrs. Pierre Gaillard,
with Mr.. Erwin and the Erwin and
Gaillard children; Miss Dorothy
Terrill. Mrs. Breckenridge Bayne,
Mrs. Ord Preston, Mrs. Grant Raj
ter, Mrs. Levi Cook, Mrs. Frank
Let's. Mrs. Horace Peasley and Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd Waggaman and their
son Robert.
Seen walking about the grounds
were Miss Mary Watson and Mr..
Robert Parsons, Mrs. Lee Murphy.
Mrs. Randall Hagner, Mr.. Alexan-
der Hagner, Mrs. Garfield Swift and
her sister, Miss Mary Dora Thomp-
son, and her flance. 1t. q. g. Or
mond Griffith Sexton III; Mrs.
Arthur Macarthur. Mr.. Thomas
Morgan, Mrs. Pete Morgan, Mr..
Marcy Sperry and Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Cafritz.
Committee Complimented
For Excellent Arrangements.
Miss Cecil Lester Jones, president
of the Junior League, was con-
stantly surrounded by friends telling
her of their enjoyment of the show,
and with Mrs. John A. Selby, gen.
eral chairman of the Junior League
Horse Show Committee, and Mrs.
Lawrence Baker, her assistant, con-
tinued to see that all events went
off as scheduled.
"Children's Day" being yesterday,
GilC AL ou plCoCllOaCAoll VI VIC AAAdl 2oAi-
cite show, under the direction of
committee headed by Mrs. Thomas
Knowles, was received with particu-
lar enthusiasm. The popular Han
sci and Gretal operetta was pre-
sented, and this show, which will be
put on again today, shows no sign
of being handled by a cast of anna
teurs. Mrs. Detlow Marthinson is
assistant chairman of the marionette
group, and assisting her were Miss
Louise Alexander, Mrs. Francis Al
mirall, Miss Julie Camp, Mrs. An
drew Cruise, Miss Juliet Dulaney,
Mrs. John Henderson, Miss Sara
Tyler Meigs and Mrs. Horace Peas
lee.
Tintype Pictures
Are Popular.
Visitors to the show grounds en-
joyed having their annual tintype
pictures taken, and hearing Mrs.
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