Evening star., 1944-02-01
NeWsPaPer1Vomen
Entertain at Tea
For Jose ItArbi
By Katharine M. Brooks.


Jose Iturbi stayed over yesterday
to have tea with the members of the
American Newspaper Women's Club
and their guests. The party was
arranged on extreme short notice
as the difficulties of travel priorities
made the hour of his departure un-
certain until late hour on Sunday.
However, large number of men,
bers came with guests to greet him
at o'clock-the hour having been
advanced early yesterday. Mr.. Iturbi
came to Washington to give a con-
cert Sunday afternoon but arrived
in time to take part in the celebra-
tions of the Presidents birthday an
niversary. He stayed more than an
hour at the attractive clubhouse of
the group of writer's and, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Car
mody, went off to the airport in time
for the $40 plane to Rochester,
where this morning he had a re-
hearsal of the Rochester Symphony
Orchestra which he is conducting.
Alice Eversman, president of the
club, received the members and
guests and presented them to the
pianist. Betty Grove Smith was in
charge of the arrangements for the
party and presiding at the tea table
were Anne Harcourt, a WREN in the
British Admiralty, and Betty Mill-
Ken. Miss Harcourt was hostess
Sunday afternoon at the club for the
opening of an exhibit of her paint
lngs which is continuing through
this week. The entire proceeds from
the sale of pictures during the ex-
hibit will be given to the American
Red. Cross.
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam was
among those attending the tea and
others included Mrs. Robert Low
Bacon, Mrs. Daniel Tilden Hoskins.
Mrs. Julian Gillespie, Mrs. Howard
Conway, Mrs. Spencer Waters. Mrs.
Huron w. Lawson and Mrs. Andrew
j. Snow.
Alix Ungern, Washington cores
pondent of the Shanghai Evening
Post and Mercury, was particularly
in the portrait of Nine.
Chang Kai-shek, wife of the Chi
nese Generalissimo, which has a
conspicuous place in Miss Harcourt's
Miss Ungern recently came
to Washington, to which she has
been assigned by her paper after
representing the American editions
OF the Shanghai paper in New York
for some time
Mrs. Nlcol Smith, back in Wash
ngton for short stay, was emong
he musicians at the party, being
gifted violinist. Mrs. Smith former
y was Miss MORA Archbold, and
since her marriage to the we'll
known writer and scientist has ac-
companied him on several of his
exploration trips, bringing back
with her from Dutch Guiana record
Ings Of native music which she has
given to the Library of Congress.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith have made their
home-when they were at home
in San Francisco, where the latter
has taken an active part IN the work
Of the local symphony orchestra and
other music groups. She will be here
with her mother, Mrs. Anne Arch
bold, for short time before joining
Mr.. Smith in New York, where they
will make their headquarters.
Miss Harcourt, who will be at the
club again today while her pictures
are on view, was hostess to about
300 guests Sunday afternoon and
evening. Mrs. Gerald Blackford,
wife Of the Air Attache of the Brit
lsh Embassy, presided at the table
during the afternoon. Miss Harcourt
Is the daughter of Mr.. George Har-
court, well-known British portrait
painter and a member of the Royal
In London.
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