Evening star., 1943-03-14
Mrs. Wallace to Be Ranking Luncheon Guest
Of Womans National Symphony Committee
Mrs. Joseph Davies
Also to Be Hostess
To Pnrley Delegates

MIS-. he0lN A. wallace, W1e OF
the Vice President. will be the
ranking guest at the luncheon
tomorrow, which the Woman's
Committee of the National SYM
phony Orchestra will give at the
Statler The luncheon will close
the three-day sessions of the bi-
ennial conference of Womens
Committees for Symphony Or
chestras which opened yesterday
morning. The delegates from the
II large cities and the District OF
Columbia are being entertained
extensively over the week end.
Mrs. Joseph E. Davies, wife OF
the former United States Ambas-
sador to the Soviet, will enter
tain them at luncheon today in
her home on Klinele road, the
former home of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. James Parmelee of Cleve-
land.
Following the luncheon the
delegates will attend the concert
Of the National Symphony Or
chestra and Immediately after
the close of the program Mrs.
Robert Low Bacon will be host
eSS at tea in her charming old
home at Eighteenth and F streets.
a short walking distance from
Constitution Hall
Mrs. Wallace will share honors
at the luncheon tomorrow with
Mrs. Thomas Holcomb, wife OF
the Commandant of the Marine
Corps; Mrs. Concha Romero
James, chief of the Division Of
Intellectual Cooperation of the
Pan American Union, and Mr.
David Edward Finley, director Of
the National Gallery of Art
where the delegates will be en-
tertained at a reception and mu-
Sicale this evening. The Librarian
of Congress, Mr.. Archibald Mac
Leish, and DR.. Hans Kinder,
conductor of the orchestra, will
be the speakers at the luncheon.
Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe,
chairman of the Womans Com
mittee of the local symphony,
who is better known in music as
Mary Howe, composer and pian-
list, will preside at the luncheon.
One of her songs, "Zuliekha," was
sung for the first time in Wash
ington last evening by Maria
Maximovitch at Dumbarton Oaks
when the delegates to the con-
ference were the guests Of honor
at musicale. Sharing honors on
the program last evening was
Celius Daugherty, pianist.
The Richmond Symphony So
ciety is represented at the con-
ference by Mrs. Edward c. Ander-
son. Mrs. Richard K. Darlington
and Mrs. Kent c. Darlin. who are
staying at the Statler. Others at
the hotel are Mrs. George Nc
Kelway and Mrs. Oscar F. Gay
ton, who represent the Woman's
Committee for the Youngstown,
Ohio Orchestra: Mrs. Robert
Ranlet from the Rochester Sym
phony which is so familiar to
radio listeners; Mrs. William
Arnett and Miss Frances Wister,
delegates from the Philadelphia
Orchestra and their alternates,
Viscountess de Spoelberch and
Mrs. Samuel Goodman: and the
Cincinnati delegates, Mrs Harry
Ward Randolph and Mrs. Herbert
B. Enneking.
The Chairman of the Shipping
Board and Mrs. Emory Scott
Land are entertaining the dele
gate from Buffalo. Mrs. G. l..
Mathewson, and Rear Admiral
and Mrs. w. H. P. Blandy are
hosts to Mrs. Teller Macarthur
of Chicago. Three delegates
came from Cleveland, Mrs. Henry
T. Bourne, Mrs. George P. Bick-
ford and Mrs. Henry Hunt Clark,
who are staying with Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward r. Finkenstaedt,
formerly of Cleveland. where Mr..
Finkenstaedt was an ardent
worker for the orchestra as he Is
for the National Symphony.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lawrence
Houghteling have with them the
Norfolk delegates. Mrs. Samuel
Ferebee and Mrs. E. Ruffin Jones,
ir and Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Belin
are entertaining these from st.