Evening star., 1942-09-12

help in furthering the success OF the
show. She will be in Virginia for the
remainder of the month, but will be
back In time for the preview of the
show Friday evening, October 2,
She attended the opening of the
first of these Victory Garden >Har-
vest Shows, which was held in New
ark in July-the proceeds going to
the Navy Relief Society and the
Army Emergency Relief Society.
Yesterday members of the COM
mittee for the Washington show
entertained at luncheon at the Raj
eigh for number of Latin Ameri-
ran representatives, as well as chair
men of committees in connection
with the show Mr.. Edgar Morris
presided and introduced the Others,
several of them making brief
speeches about the work of the re-
lief societies and the value of the
harvest shows.
Mr.. Granville Guide. representing
the Greater National Capital Com
mittee, shared the duties of presid-
the speakers were Rear Admiral j.
o. Richardson of the Navy Relief
Society and Col. John Thomas Tay-
Tor of the Army Emergency Relief
Society. Admiral Richardson spoke
of himself as dirt farmer and
said he felt that digging in the
dirt and trying to make things grow
are the best cures for the soul and
for physical ills as well. Col. Tay-
lor explained that the Army Relief
Society, an organization of long
standing, had been inadequate for
the needs of the present Army and
that the Army Emergency Relief
Society is all that its name implies.
1t will enable widows and other
dependents of servicemen to be
cared for during emergencies. With
an Army of millions of men such
an emergency relief society will be
indispensable.
DR.. Richard White. chairman of
the National Committee for Victory
Garden Harvest Shows, spoke on
the exhibits which have been held
in all sections of the country, large
cities and small rural communities,
and of the goal of 10000 shows
throughout the country, each one for
the benefit of the two relief agencies.
The Honduras Minister and
Sonora de Caceres were at the
luncheon, the latter wearing very
becoming dark blue crepe dress with
a frilly embroidery and lace collar
about the v neckline and small,
round green hat trimmed with white
flowers. With this she carried
green pocketbook and wore green
shoes Also at the luncheon were
DR.. and Mrs Tomas Cajigas, Mrs
Cajigas wearing white and black
figured crepe with white hat and
fine mesh black face veil.
Col Taylor was accompanied by
Mrs. Taylor. who wore a pale pink
tailored frock. which was very be-
coming to her hatless blond hair
and blue eyes. She could not wait
for the colonel's speech, as she is
busy in war work and had to be on
duty at 80 o'clock.
Mrs. Floyd F. Smith of Silver
Spring, who is chairman Of the
canning exhibit, attended and ad-
nitted that she spends her summer
in canning fruits and vegetables
from their "farm"-which she says
is little larger than city lot. In
fact. they buy no vegetables but
raise enough for the table and for
canning enough TO last them
through the winter. She will have
charge of arranging the canned
Vegetables-grown in Victory gar
dens-which will be part of the
show. Mrs. Smith was dressed in
black crepe trimmed with fine dark
red braid and large bronze-colur
buttons. Her hat was an the
face model of black velvet, and her
fine-mesh veil was tied about her
throat.
Miss Esther Guide, secretary of
the committee for the show. wore
brown costume with a white~collar
on her TAILORED frock. and Mrs.
Lewis M. Bartlett, who is in charge
OF the flower section of the show,
was dressed in green with a beige
wide-brimmed hat. Also at the
luncheon were Maj. C. c. McCabe,
who accompanied Col. Taylor; Mr..
-Jose Hernandez of the Pan-Ameri-
can Union. Mr.. James Allen, chair
man of the local committee, anG
Mr. j. Preston Swecker, president
of the Potomac Rose Society.