Evening star., 1942-02-08
State Society
Party Plans

A valentine party will be given
. Thursday evening in the west ball
room of the Shoreham Hotel by
the New York State Society with
dancing from 10 to l o'clock. Mr..
James E. Black, chairman Of the
Floor Committee, will be in charge
of the dance and is arranging a
number Of Paul Jones and moon
light" waltzes. ALI enlisted men
and newcomers from New York in
and near Washington are invited.
DR.. Lamar Harris, president, will
head the receiving line and new
comers will be presented to men,
bers Of the society.
Mr.. Pascal D. Fallon is the new
treasurer, having. succeeded Miss
Jean Hamilton, whose department
mas been transferred to another city.
Valentine Dance
BY South Carolinians.
The South Carolina Society will
give a valentine dance Friday eve
ming at the Shoreham Hotel. Serv-
icemen from South Carolina will be
guests of the society.
Mr.. j. Austin Latimer is president
of the society and will receive the
guests.
Massachusetts,
Society Dance.
The Massachusetts, Society of
Washington will hold its annual
valentine dance at the Wardman
Park Hotel Saturday evening. Miss
Margaret Stack is chairman Of the
Dance Committee and will be as
sisted by Miss Mary Darragh, Miss
Cornelia Gordon, Miss Margaret
Mcmahon. Miss Irene Sheehan
and Mr.. John McGill.
Washington's Birthday
Celebration and Dance.
A Washington's Birthday celebra-
ton and dance will be held by the
Iowa State Society Of Washington
the evening of February 81 at the
Shoreham Hotel. Representative
Vincent F. Harrington, president Of
the society, promises a good time
for all Iowans and their friends
with dancing, cards, entertainment
and a door prize.
Miss Gertrude M. Louis Of the
Roosevelt Hotel Is secretary Of the
society.
Oklahoma State Society
To Honor Servicemen.
Oklahoma's servicemen now sta
toned in or near Washington will
be honored at a reception and dance
which will be held by the Oklahoma
State Society at the Shoreham
Hotel on Friday evening.
A special feature of the party
will be program in recognition of
Oklahoma's distinguished Indian
citizens, including Maj. Gen. Clar-,
ence Tinker, an Usage Indian of
Pawhuska, who was recently pro-
NOTED to his present rank and
placed in command of the Army air
forces in the Hawaiian Islands; Miss
Joycette Jones of Wewoka, a Sem
inole now serving as secretary of the
Indian Affairs Committee of the
Senate; Miss Elizabeth Durant of
Durant, a Cherokee who is mem
ber of the secretarial staff of Senator
Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma, chair
man of the Indian Affairs Com
mittee of the Senate.
Miss Jones and Miss Durant will
wear doeskin tribal costumes in the
program, which will be directed by
Miss Pauline Mckinney of R. E. A,
an Oklahoma City girl who is her
self Cherokee.
Mr.. Paul A. Walker, Federal Com |
munications commissioner, is presi-
dent of the society.
Kansas State Society
Will Feature Opera.
A program featuring grand opera
artists will have a major part IN
the annual party of the Kansas
State Society of Washington which
will be held Friday evening on the
Washington Hotel roof.
Special guests of the occasion will
be members of Congress who for
merly lived in Kansas, including
Senator w. Lee ODaniel of Texas,
Senator Edwin c. johnson of Colo
RADIO, Senator Carl A. Hatch of New
Mexico, Representative John H.
Tolan of California, Representative
William s. Hill of Colorado and
Representative Walter D. Disney of
Oklahoma. Mr.. Harold Smith, di-
rector of the budget, and Mr.. Guy
Helvering, commissioner of internal
revenue, will also be among the
special guests.
Members of the Kansas delegation
in Congress and their wives and
prominent Government officials
from Kansas will receive the guests
with Representative Edward H. ReeS,