Evening star., 1942-09-06
British Embassy
Will Be Scene
Of Benefit
Canadian Club
To Give Party
For Red Gross

The British Ambassador and Lady
Halifax will be the guests of honor
at the garden party which will be
given Saturday, September 10, by
the Canadian Club of Washington
at the British Embassy for the bene-
fit of the American Red Cross.
Among other distinguished guests
will be the Canadian Minister and
Mrs. Leighton Mccarthy, the Min
lister of the Union of South Africa
and Mrs. Ralph William Close, the
New Zealand Minister and Mrs.
Walter Nash, the Australian Min
lister and Lady Dixon, Mr.. Norman
Davis, national chairman OF the
American Red Cross, and Miss
Mabel Boardman, secretary OF the
American Red Cross.
Mrs. A. P. Lait, wife of the presi-
dent of the Canadian Club, will
head the Hospitality Committee, as
sisted by DR.. and Mrs. E. N. Barnes,
DR.. and Mrs. William H. Ross, Dr.
and Mrs. Cyrus Culver, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Main, Mr.. and Mrs.
Murray K. Hiltz, DR.. and Mrs. A. E.
Landry, Miss Cherie Carter, Miss
Carolyn Pierce and Mrs. G. Victor
Simpson.
Unusually attractive booths have
been planned by Mrs. j. Edwin
Lawton, who will have as her as
sistants Mrs. Fred ColdweI, chair
man of the cake booth; Mrs. ]. c.
Ready, Mrs. John Ross, Miss Iva
Prisk, Mrs. Henry Rinck, Mrs. H. G.
McCarty and Mrs. j. S. Detweiler.
Mrs. r. j. Taylor is chairman Of
fancy work, with members of the
National Women's Democratic Club
as aids, including Mrs. Fred l. Hal
stead, Mrs. w. E. Stroud, Mrs. j.
Clinton Tribby, Mrs. Edith Barrin-
ger, Mrs. Charles J. Brand and Mrs.
Arthur Clarendon Smith.
Mrs. James L. johnson OF the
Junior American Association OF
University Women has charge OF
the grab bag and her assistants are
Miss Barbara Ottinger, Mrs. G. w.
Lawrence, Mrs John Phillips, Miss
Susan Elliott, Miss Adeline Dale,
Miss Margaret Cook, Miss Lulu May
fvbrook, Miss Sarah Regar, Mrs.
Culbertson Ross and Miss Edythe
Rose.
A group of Canadian girls will
assist, Russell A. Smith with the
soft drink concession, including
Miss Frances Ready, Miss Molly
Adamson, Miss Doreen Anderson,
Miss Dorothea Raymond, Miss Eve
lyn Clayton, Miss Janet Smith, Miss
Pearl Eastman, Miss Joyce Hughes
and Miss Joyce Britney.
Mrs. Maxey Spence of the Busi-
ness and Professional Women's Club
has charge of the ice cream booth,
assisted by Miss Elizabeth Mann,
Mrs. Elsie Coleman, Mrs. Marion
H. Britt, Miss Ella Humphries, Mrs.
Thelma r. Davenport and Mrs.
Aurie Bonner Hays.
Mrs. Maurice P. Gurney, as
chairman of the flowers and ciga-
rettes, will endeavor to surpass her
success OF last year, with the fol-
lowing charming assistants: Mrs.
Mary Masterson, Mrs. Kathryn
Condran, Miss Olga Furbershaw,
Miss Martha Brock. Miss Anne
Tighman, Miss Edith Hill, Miss
Morioue Dougherty and Miss Betty
Williams.
Mrs. John Lucker, chairman of
the tea table, will be assisted by
Mrs. Sherman Trowbridge of the
American Red Cross and group of
members from the Womens City
Club.
Tickets will be handled by Mrs.
n. T. Vosper. 3715 Livingston street,
with the following members of the
Canadian Club assisting: Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Hilton, Dr. j. D. Callan-
der, Mr.. Murray K Hiltz, Mrs. j. D.
Callander, Mrs. James A. Robert
son, Mrs. F. G.. Harden, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. Walker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred G. Graft, Mrs. John Born
man, Miss Ruth Boyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Boyd, Miss H. May Johnson,
Miss Kate Bucknam and Miss
Edna Vosper.
Mrs. Meta Fay is general chair
man of arrangements and Mr.. A. P.
Lait, President of the Canadian
Club, co-chairman. Tickets will be
on sale at the Red Cross headquar-
ters, the Canadian National Rail-
way Offices, the University Club, the
National Women's Democratic Club
and the Women's City Club.