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British Goods on Safari," who ar
rived in Washington Friday. The
three members of the crew are
Miss Frances M. Martin of Phil
adelphia, who is student at Bryn
Mawr; Miss Marjorie Forbes Fergu-
son. and Miss Katherine Lea Mar
shall, students at VasSar.
The caravan" is large limousine
which draws a 25-foot trailer where
British goods are displayed. These
three attractive young women vii
show them to all interested and tell
in what shop they are on sale. Or
three attractive young women will
take orders for the goods to be filled
by the nearest shop.
The primary object of the caravan
Is to dispell the impression that
Great Britain is unable to ship
goods to sell in this country. They
have samples in the trailer of all
British goods now being imported
in this country and a list of the
merchants here who sell them.
secretary anu WITS. hnOA
Are HonOred by Starks.
Another outstanding affair last
night was the dinner given in honor
of the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Frank Knox by the Chief of
Naval Operations and Mrs. Harold
r. Stark at their home on Observa-
tory Circle. Admiral and Mrs. Stark
will be joined early this week by
the formers brother -in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Mulligan,
and Mrs. Stark's sister, Mrs. S. w.
RhoadS, of WilkeS-Barre, Pa. The
visitors will spend a few days here
on their way to Florida, where they
will spend the remainder of the
winter.
Miss Nash to Entertain
For Mr.. and Mrs. KOstelanetz.
Miss Carolyn Nash, driven home
by the war after living for some
years in France, is taking her place
again in Capital society, where, as
a debutante, she made many friends.
This evening Miss Nash will be
hostess at an informal buffet sup
per at the Carlton, where she is
staying, her guests being asked to
meet Mr.. and Mrs. Andre Kos
telanetz, the latter the famous Lily
Pons. The supper will Immediately
follow Lily Pons recital in Constitu-
ton Hall Among the other guests
will be Frank La Forge, not only
famous as an accompaniSt but quite
as we'll known as a composer, who
is accompanied to Washington by
Mrs. La Forge. Also in the group
at Miss N1sh's party will be Miss
Tirindelli, secretary for many years
for the famous singer
Mr. La Forge, who will play Lily
PonS' accompanimentS today, has
very wide circle of friends and ad-
mirerS in Washington, where he
has made brief visits over a period
of some years when he played ac-
compartments for great singers such
as the late Lillian Nordica, Ernestine
Schumann-Heink, and Marcella
Sembrich. Through more recent
years he has devoted more time
to composing and teaching.
Mrs. WilIebrandt Gives
Novel Supper Party.
Something new in partying was
introduced last night by Mrs Mabel
Walker Willebrandt, former As
sistant Attorney General. First, the
former little cabinet member en-
tertained about 100 guests at dinner
at the SulgraVe Club. Her honor
guests were members of the Avia-
tion Committee of the American
Bar Association, of which she is
chairman. Guests enjoyed delicious
menu and then came the highlights
OF the evening, a round table dis
cussion of problems concerning avia-
ton. IN addition to the members
OF Mrs. Willebrandt's committee.
who include Mr.. j. E. Younge of
Miami, Mr.. Joseph Harrison of
Newark, N. j., and Mr.. George B.
Logan of st. Louis, also present were
officers of the Army Air Corps and
many members of committees in
terested in aviation. For those who
did not enter into the discussion.
there was music, and a few played
cards.
Mrs. Nelson T. johnson
VIII Be Luncheon Guest.
Mrs. Nelson T. johnson, wife of
the United States Ambassador to
China, will renew many friend
ships today at the luncheon Brig.
Gen. Alexander A. Vandergrift,
U. S. M. c., and Mrs. Vandergrift
will give at the Army and Navy
Country Club. Mrs. Johnson, one
of the last evacuees from China,
recently arrived in Washington with
her two children and has taken an
apartment at the Brighton. Gen.
and Mrs. Vandergrift's other guests
will be Miss Elizabeth Johnson, sis
ter of the Ambassador; the major
general commandant of the Marine
Corps, Maj. Gen. Thomas Holcomb;
Col. and Mrs. Potts, Miss Bennett,
who is the house guest of Mrs.
Johnson; Col. and Mrs. Harry
Schmidt, Mrs. Holland Smith, who
Is residing at Quantico while her
husband, Gen. Smith, is in Cuba:
DR.. and Mrs. Edward Kunkel, who