Evening star., 1941-11-04

ocISOll SlIOWCo CAQuAoAeC ChoAAPASo
OF the art of lace making. They
were pieces from famous collections
and museums that had been sent
to this country to be sold to aid the
British war relief fund They will
be seen again November Is in the
British Embassy, when a larger
group will be invited The funds
raised will be used especially to care
for children.
Gen. and Mrs. Marshall
To Be Hosts Today.
This afternoon the Army Chief OF
Staff and Mrs. George c. Marshall
will be hosts at tea in their quarters
at Fort Myer following the fashion
show in the post headquarters Tor
the benefit of the Soldiers. Sailors
and Marines Club at l0l5 L street.
Mrs. Marshall will be an absentee
hostess, being confined to her room
recovering from an injury. Re-
ceiving the guests this afternoon
will be Mrs. William Dryden, wife OF
the deputy chief Of staff. assisted
by Mrs. Harold r. Stark, wife OF the
Chief Of Naval Operations, and Mrs.
Alexander A. Vandergrift, wife OF
tho assistant to the commandant OF
the Marine Corps.
Gen. Marshall will be present DUR
ing the late afternoon and will es-
cort Miss Ilka Chase, who came from
New York to be the commentator
for the fashion show, to greet Mrs.
Marshall. Miss Chase was a guest
at the tea which the Newspaper
Women's Club gave yesterday for its
new members, the party being gwen
in the clubs headquarters at 1904
Twentieth street. Miss Chase was
accompanied to the tea by her host
ess, Mrs. Peterson. wife of Brig. Gen.
Virgil Peterson, who wore an un-
usual and very becoming hat OF
black with fiat crown and VIDE
brim from which fell many tiny
pink feathers. Miss Chase was In
black with a diminutive black hat
set at an angle on her dark brown
hair which was caught at the back
with a black wide mesh snood. With
this she wore mink coat.
Club President
Receives Guests.
Mrs. Cordell Hull. wife OF the Sec
retary of State. an associate men,
Der Of the newspaper club for some
years, was among those who re-
ir1ained some time She greeted Mrs.
Wilbur j. Carr, wife Of the former
United States Minister 20 Czecho-
Slovakia, a new associate member.
Mrs. Hull was dressed In black,
with a very becoming small hat,
and on her shoulder she wore
spray of orchids and about her neck
three strings of pearls.
Mrs. Marie McNair, president OF
the club, received the guests. and
assisting through the afternoon
were the other officers. Pouring
punch were Mrs. Frederick Eberly,
Mrs, Leila Wilson Bathon and Miss
Grace McGerr. Alternating at the
tea table were Mrs. Robert Whitney
Imbrie, Miss Frances Lide and Mrs.
Hobart Brooks.
Mrs. Luther Sheldon, Jr.,
Arrsnges Flowers.
Mrs. Jesse H. Jones, Mrs. Carr and
Mrs. John Callan OLaughlin were
among the new associate members
there and Mrs. Luther Sheldon, jr.,
also a new member. again arranged
the flowers in her characteristically
artistic way and assisted through
the afternoon. New active members
who were at the party were Mrs.
Alexander Milton and Miss Eliza
beth Ford of the imes-Herald and
Mrs. Elizabeth Kee, Washington
correspondent for a number of West
Virginia papers.
A large number of hostesses from
the service circles were among the
guests, among them Mrs. Arthur
Fowler, president of the Women's
Army and Navy League, which is
sponsoring the fashion show. Mrs.
Leonard r. Gerow, wife of Brig.
Gen. Gerow, U. S. A.. was among the
guests of Mrs. Imbrie, who also had
with her Mrs. Winthrop Davis Lane.
Mrs. Harry L. Rust, jr., and Mrs.
James Henry Hall.
Others there were Mrs. John B.
Franks, Mrs. Harold Holcomb, Mrs.
Warren Hill and Mrs. Lawrence
Wilkinson, who before coming to
Washington, where 1t. Wilkinson is