Evening star., 1942-08-08
Benefit Opera
Postponed to
August II
Children's Hospital
Benefits BY Carmen
And Supper Followins

The benefit for the bed In Chill
drens' Hospital planned for last
evening and postponed because Of
rain will Be given Friday evening.
August IA, At the Water Gate. when
the San Carlo Opera Company will
present Carmen" Stubs Of the
tickets for last evenings perform
ance will be honored At the Water
Gate next week when the benefit
performance will be given. AL
though the rain interfered with
opera the benefit buffet supper at
the Normandy Farms Water Gate
Inn went on AZ scheduled. The
fete was a preview OF the inn. which
will have its formal opening today
Miss Marjorie Hendricks donated
the fete last evening which honored
the stars Of the opera company,
among them Miss Mobley Lushanya,
the Indian singer who was to have
sung the title role In Aida" this
evening: Miss Dorothy Kristen, who
sang = few brief phrases as Micaela
last evening, and Miss Eleanor
Knapp, the Mercedes in the Car
men" performance.
Guests at the reception and buf-
fet supper, although they served
themselves, were seated At small
tables inside, and on the porch
overlooking the river, the rain pre-
venting the use Of the tables in
the garden, which formerly was the
paddock of the Riverside Stables.
The interior has been done and
furnished by authentic old Penn
sylvania Dutch tables and chairs
and red-and-white checkered table
cloths. with candles in looking
bottles In the center.
Representative Katharine Byron
was among those at the opera who
hastened to the inn for shelter, and
the Deputy Commissioner of Inter-
nal Revenue and Mrs. Eldon P. King,
with several guests. were among the
later arrivals. Seated at q table on
the porch were Mrs. Robert Low
Bacon, who was chairman OF pa
tronesses for the benefit, and her
party numbering 10. DR.. and Mrs.
Charles Stanley White were hosts
to Mrs. Bessie Edison, Miss Henry
Anne Farley and Mr.. Walter A,
Cranch, and 1t. Col. and Mrs. r. A.
Boone, 1t. Col. A. Wiley and Mr..
and Mrs. Allan Cunningham were
In another party. Others seated at
tables on the porch were Mrs. Emil
Hurja. Mrs. James M. souby, Mr.
EDWARD Van Devanter and a party
OF guests; Mrs. John B. Goodall wa,
hostess to Mrs. A. 8. Rice, Mrs
q. Taylor and Mrs. D. Rothacker:
1t. Henry Ashmean Muslin, U. 8
N. r.. and Mrs Muslin were &C.
companied by the formers mother
Mrs. George d. Murray. and Mr
Thomas Benton Howard; Col. an.
Mrs. c. B. r. Firth and Miss Flor,
Orr were In another party, as wer,
Oomdr. H. Ertz, U. S. NJ, and Mrs
Ertz, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mills
Mr.. Spencer Hart, Mr.. and Mrs
Barnet Novar, Comdr. Charles C
Windsor, U. s. N. and Mrs. Windsor
and Col. r. Bennett. who were will
Mrs. William <. Pattison French
Mr. and Mrs. Carl stodder were there
Miss Rose Vickers and Mai. g
Coyne, who were with Mrs. Sidne,
Robbins; Miss Christine Sadler
president Of the Women's Nationa
Press Club, who was In anothe,
party; Miss Mary Addison Ingle
Mrs. Reed M. Davidson and Mrs.
Thomas G. Allen were at anothe
table. and others at the party wer,
Mrs. Robert Davis with her dau9h
ter, Miss Barbara Davis, and Mr.. A
B. Schaefer: Miss Mary Kilduf1
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Keasbey, Mis-
Olga Rapp, Judge and Mrs. Clarenc,
Norton Goodwin and . group o
guests; 1t. Alex susong. DR.. A. S
Robbins and Mrs. Olin McKnirht