Evening star. [volume], December 06, 1931, Page 13, Image 57

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Imposing List of Hosts
Insures Welcome at
Exhibit of Lee Relics
Benefit Affair Will Be Held
at Textile Museum This
Week.
The loan exhibit of Lee relics for
the benefit of the Robert E Lee Me
morial Foundation Wednesday and
Thursday of this week at the Textile
Museum on 8 street will have a well
selected list of hosts for each after
noon and evening, thus insuring one
a welconj* and a meeting with friends.
Reeer fee on Wednesday morning
• Mrs. Harry Hawes. Mrs Cary T
Gi arson. Mrs Morgan B"ach. Mrs
Harris Franklin Mrr Charles P B»nns
and Mrs Gardner Booth* and Mrs.
Taylor Burke of Alexandria In the
afternoon the ho6ts will be Mrs. Han
son Ely and Mrs Hunter de Butts, j
granddaughters Of Gen Lee; Mrs H. j
L. Boatwright, sr.: Mr and Mrs George
Hewitt Myers. Mrs. C Beatty Moore.
Miss Sarah Lee. Miss Agnes Peter.
Mrs Eliphalei Andrews. Miss Eliza
beth Boothe. Mrs. William Boothe and
Mrs Louis Scott of Alexandria
Hosts for the evening are Mrs Wood
row Wilson Representative and Mrs.
A J. Montague. Senator and MTs
Bruce. Senator Blah Lee. Mrs Charles
D. Lanier president of the Robert E
Lee Memorial Foundation. Mrs Douglas
Freeman of Richmond Mrs Fairlax
Harrison. Mrs McCook Knox and Mr
and Mrs Cazenovp Lee
Reviving Thursday in tlv* morning
are Mrs. John Philip Hill. Mrs Horace
Washington. Mrs. John W Davirige.
Mrs Joseph Washington. Mrs Edwin
C Niver of Baltimore. Mrs Henry
Fairfax. Miss Nancy Lee Jann^y of
Leesburg and Mrs Rose Gouverneur
Hoes In the afternoon the hosts will
be Mrs A J Montague. Mrs Harry
St. George Tucker. Mrs. Rozier Duiany
and the directors of the Robert E Lee
Memorial Foundation. Mrs. Harry
Hawes. Mrs Breckinridge Long and;
Mrs. Ambrose Ford. Virginia director. ,
Mrs Edward Guest Gibson: Maryland
director, Miss Elsie Packard, and Mrs.
Granville G Valentine.
Thursday evening. Justice McRevn
olds, Judge John Barton Payne, Maj.
Gist Blair. Maj and Mrs Brooke Lee,
Dr and Mrs Bolling Lee and Mrs
Andrew j. Christian and Mr. Douglas
Freeman of Richmond will receive the
guests.
Southern Society Host
At Reception and Dance
The Southern Society cf Washington
will hold its first reception and dance
of the season in honor of the newly
elected officers on the evening of De
cember 14 at the Willard Hotel, at 9
o'clock. The new officers will be assist
ed in receiving by the former presi
dents of the society, Mr David E Blair.
Mr. Charles Douglas, Col Wade Cooper.
Qen Hugh S Cummlng. Capt C C
Calhoun. Mr. Daniel C Roper and the
retiring president. Mr. J Clovd Byars
The Floor Committee will be announced
at a later date.
Comfort, Luxury
and Style Dominate
Tl" Alexander Hamilton
Chair at $59.50
Ottoman to Match $10
Karpen Club
Chair $69
A roomy. English cluh tspe
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tapestries.
Anne Hathaway
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and which highly resist soil. See the Alexander
1 lamilton Chair at Mayer Co. tomorrow early.
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Solid Mahogany
Pull-Up Chair
$19*75
One of the nicest
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and Armchair, in an antique
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cushions and graceful re- $ 7. "^kj
ceding arms.
Down Cushion Karpen
Sofa and Armchair of small
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chair in figured tapestry
Three-piece Karpen Living
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Our Trucks Deliver to All Points Within 100 Miles
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