Evening star., 1941-05-18
Chest GROUPS
Plan Fiesta
Here Friday
: Glover Estate
To Be Scene of
f: Gay Display

The beautiful grounds of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Carroll Glover's estate
will be bedecked with gay colors
Friday for the third annual fiesta Of
Chest agencies which will be held
from 2 to $50 o'clock. Arrange
rlents have been completed for the
showing of work done by the 81
welfare agencies and services sup
ported by the Chest, and pan-Amer-
tcan villages" will be arranged to
dramatize the services rendered by
Chest agencies for Washington.
Children In Costume
To Display Handicraft.
Around the villages hundreds of
children in costume, dancing and
singing and busy at handicraft and
games, will present a scene filled
with happy activity. Nurses, doc
tors and other members of agency
stats will be on hand to demon
strate and explain a wide range of
welfare services.
Responsibility FOR reception ar
rangements of the 5000 guests ex-
pected to attend the fiesta has been
accepted by a committee of, nearly
so prominent members of the league
Headed by Mrs. Stanley F. Reed,
as chairman of the league, they will
greet the guests and start them
On their tours of the fiesta villages
Of service.
Mrs. Roosevelt has accepted an
Invitation to attend the fiesta. Other
prominent guests are expected to
include members of South American
legations. Senhora de Martins, wife
of the Brazilian Ambassador, re-
Gently became a Chest League men,
Der and is organizing group of
young women from the pan-Ameri-
can embassies who will appear at
the fiesta in the costumes of their
native peoples.
Mrs. James C. Dunn Heads
Refreshments Committee.
Mrs. James Clement Dunn, chair
man of the Committee on Refresh
ments, has enlisted the services of
a corps of young women and re-
freshments will be served free to
the children, but may be purchased
by adult guests.
p Serving on Mrs. Dunn's committee
will be the Misses Nancy Glover,
Mildred Dunn, Sta Finkenstaedt,
Ann Sperry, Edith Wright, Eugenia
Merrill, Mrs. Edward Page, Mrs.
Julius Harrington, Mrs. Theodore
Achilles, Mrs. Lewis Clarke and the
Countess de Ballet Latour.
Further concern for the many
children expected to take part in
the fiesta is evidenced by the forma-
ton of volunteer motor corps
under the Craftsmanship Of Mrs.
Walter F. Chappell. Under her lead
ership about 20 women will provide
transportation for groups of chill
dren from the agencies. Attired in
a regulation motor corps uniform
of trench coat and cap adopted
by the league, most of them will
also drive their own cars.
The fiesta gates-entrance on 1900
Massachusetts, avenue N.W.-win be
thrown open to the general public
on the afternoon of the fiesta.
Members Of Reception
Committee Are Listed.
With Mrs. Reed as chairman, those
serving as hostesSeS on the fiesta
Reception Committee will include
Mrs. Caesar L. Aiello, Mrs. Clarence
"A. Aspinwa1l, Mrs. David S. Barry,
Mrs. Samuel r. Beach, Mrs. Fred
erick M. Bradley, Mrs. Morris
Cafritz, Mrs. Dwight F. Davis, Mrs.
Walter G.. Distler, Mrs. Ernest G.
Draper, Mrs. James Clement Dunn,
Mrs. Peyton Hawes Dunn, Mrs.
Waldron Faulkner, Mrs. William j.
Flather, jr.; Mrs. Robert v. Fleming,
Mrs. Robert H Fletcher, Mrs. j.
Clifford Folger, Mrs. Glover, Mrs.
Charles A. Goldsmith, Mrs. Gilbert
Grosvenor, Mrs. Laurence H. Green,
Mrs. John w. Guider, Mrs. Thomas
Holcomb, Mrs. James Lawrence
Houghteling, Miss Elisabeth Hough-
ton, Mrs. Richard w. Hynson, Mrs.
w. M. Kiplinger, Mrs. Henry Leon
ard, Mrs. Demarest Lloyd, Mrs.
George c. Marshall, Senhora de Mar
tins, Mrs. Albert Mccartney, Mrs.
Paul v. McNutt, Mrs. Neville Miller,
Mrs. John Minor. Mrs. Henry Nor
genthau, jr.; Mrs. A. G. Oliphant,
Mrs. Chauncey G. Parker, jr.; Mrs.
Noble C. Powell, Mrs. Andrew Saul,
Mrs. George P. Scriven, Mrs. Edward
e. Stettinius, Mrs. Harlan Fiske
stone, Mrs. Wayne Chatfeld-Taylor
Mrs. Benjamin w. Thoron, Mrs.
Robert G. Watson, Mrs. B. Peyton
Whalen, Mrs. Richard H. Wilmer
and Mrs. Lloyd B. Wilson.