Evening star. [volume], June 02, 1937, Page B-2, Image 20

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Republican League
Annual Garden Fete
Yesterday Afternoon
^HE annual garden party of the
1 League of Republican Women was
liven yesterday afternoon at the home
of Senator and Mrs. James J. Davis,
on Massachusetts avenue. The weather,
though very warm, was ideal for
garden fetes and the party was largely
attended, many going early to play
bridge under the lovely old trees.
Additional guests arrived for tea and
the brief program of entertainment
and Mrs. Davis received the guests,
assisted by Mrs. Grant Cantacuzene,
recently elected president of the
league. Mrs. Davis wore a becoming
garden frock of figured chiffon and
Mrs. Cantacuzene was in white with
green accessories. Mrs. Warren R.
Austin, who was chairman of the j
fete, was in figured crepe in shades of J
pink and blue, with which she wore
a picture hat of pink.
Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, sister
of the late Vice President Curtis, was
among those at the party, one of the
first she has attended since the sud
den death of Mr. Gann, which fol
lowed so closely the death of former
Vice President Curtis. She wore black
lace and a wide-brimmed black hat.
Following the bridge game refresh
ments were served on the lawn and
many enjoyed the brief program of
entertainment given by Miss Marion
Venable and Mr. Paul Fox, who danced
a lovely waltz on the lawn, accom
panied by Mrs. Sylvia Kaplowitz, who
played the accordion. Through the
afternoon the fortune tellers were busy
looking into the future for the inquis
itive. Mrs. Eleanor Hall and Miss Gale
Nelson playing the roles of sooth
»ayers.
Misses Jane. Jean. Joan and Jewell
Davis, attractive daughters of the
hostess, assisted ir> the serving of
the refreshments, and others assist
ing were Mrs. Cooper Rhodes, Mrs.
James G. Wilkes, Mrs. Lawrence Proc
tor, Miss Dorothy Tirrell, Miss Frances
Rainey, Mrs. George L. Hart, Mrs.
William H. Mondell, jr.; Miss Dorothy
Smith, Mrs. Jordon Edmonds and Mrs.
Emerv Wheeler.
Mrs. Frank W. Mondell, vice presi
dent of the league, and former presi
dent, was accompanied by her daugh
ter-in-law. Mrs. Frank W. Mondell,
Jr., who was married last month. Mrs.
Mondell, sr„ was in deep rod chiffon
with a gray figure and her wide
brimmed picture hat matched her cos
tume. Mrs. Edward A. Harriman, also
former president, wore white with
green accessories and Mrs. William
Fitch Kelley, whose administration ax
president closed this Spring, wore a
chiffon gown in orchid and yellow fig
ures and a matching hat.
Fulbrights Hosts at
Garden Party for
New Representative
'T'RANQUIL BAR, the Wilson lane
estate of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Ful
bright, was the scene Monday of a
Memorial day garden party and tea
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Thomas, new Representative to Con
gress from Houston. Tex. Attending
were many members of Congress who
had stayed in town over the holiday
week end. Guests numbered about
250.
Refreshments were served in the
house and terraced gardens. Mrs.
Thomas, the guest of honor, wore a
dark blue and white mousseline de
aoie dress with a corsage bouquet of
white roses, while Mrs. Fulbright was
dressed In white net and carried vio
lets and lilies of the valley. Assisting
Mr*. Fulbright were Mrs. W. M. Ram
seyer, wife of the former Representa
tive from Iowa, and her daughter,
Miss Barbara Ramseyer; Mrs. Adam
Weir, also of Iowa; Mrs. Catherine
Nichols and Miss Margaret Black.
Prominent among the guests who
attended were Senator and Mrs. Mor
ris Sheppard of Texas, Senator and
Mrs. James P. Pope, former Senator
and Mrs. B. J. Mansfield, Representa
tive and Mrs. Ewing Thomason, Rep
resentative and Mrs. George H. Ma
hon, Representative and Mrs. Clyde
L. Garrett, Representative and Mrs.
Fred Biermann, Mr. and Mrs. E. Bar
rett Prettyman, Judge and Mrs. Har
old Smith: Judge and Mrs. Charles
W. Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. James
Craig Peacock, Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Hugh M. Tate and Mrs.
Tate, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Friant, Mr.
' and Mrs. George Porter, Col. and
Mrs. Clark Wrenn, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles J. Kappler, Mr. and Mrs.
Ulysses Butler, Col. and Mrs. Samuel
T. Ansell, Mr. and Mrs. William Bar
tel, Mr. Robin Hood, Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Black, Mr. and Mrs. John E.
Ryerson, Dr. and Mrs. William C.
Gwynn, Mr. and Mrs. George Sanford
Holmes. Mr. Paul Wooton, Mr. Homer
Hendricks, Mr. Edward F. Lacey. Mr.
Edward B. Meigs, Mr. John Cunning
ham, Mr. George W. Bell, Mr. Robert
H. Jackson. Mr. Russell Brown, Miss
Marion J. Harron, Miss Marion But
ler, Mr. and Mrs. J. Russell Leech,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Mellott and
Mrs. Henry H. Walker.
Mrs. Doyle Returning
The president of the Board of Edu
cation, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle,
Who left Saturday for Birmingham,
Ala., where she delivered the com
mencement address to the graduating
class of the State College of Alabama,
at Montevallo, Monday, and stopped
oft at Knoxville to visit some of the
T. V. A. developments, will return
today. June 14 she will deliver the
baccalaureate address to the gradu
ates of the Massachusetts State Col
lege for Teachers at Framingham,
Mass.
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