Society News | National Symphony Set Precedent At Rehearsal and Lunch Yesterday

By Katharine M. Brooks The National Symphony* Or-

chestra was host yesterday morn-

ing at its “dress’’ rehearsal in Constitution Hall to the members of the Woman’s Committee. The social group of the committee entertained the orchestra at luncheon immediately after in the Corcoran Gallery of Art. It is the first time in the 19 years of the orchestra that any large group has been invited to hear a rehearsal. However, orchestras in European cities and the Boston group in this country, have made much of the final rehearsal be- fore concerts by charging a small fee. Thus many who are unable to attend evening and Sunday concerts can hear the program in the morning and the small fee charged helps defray the expense of the hall. There was much con- versation during the luncheon on the fun of hearing the orchestra at work.

The Woman’s Committee, now numbering 800 members, ap- parently was present en masse, not only for the music but for the luncheon. Arrangements were excellent and it was amusing to see the empty cups stuffed with paper napkins on the pedestals beside an immortal work of sculpture or feminine pocket- books resting in the curve of the heavy frame about the paint- ing of an old master.

Mrs. David S. Barry, chairman of the social committee, ably as- sisted by Mrs. George Maurice Morris, vice chairman, and others in this group, had charge of the serving of the delicious creamed chicken and noodles, cole slaw, chicken and cheese sandwiches and chocolate iced ginger bread. The plates were papier-mache, the cups also were paper and the fork and spoon of wood. Thus as one finished the refreshments, plate ’n’ everything was dropped in the metal baskets carried about by attendants known in cafeterias as busboys. Mrs. Barry greeted the guests, assisted by Mrs. Theo- dore Dominick, president of the Woman’s Committee; Mrs. Clinton S. Raynor, vice chairman of the sustaining fund campaign com-

mittee, and Mrs. Howard Mitchell, wife of the conductor.

Receive in Hall The receiving line was formed

in the large exhibition hall at the left of the entrance and buffet tables were set up in the Mem- bers Room and the American Room where others on the social committee served the luncheon. Members and the musicians of the orchestra took their plates into other rooms and found chairs to sit and enjoy the luncheon and conversation with others.

Mrs. Robert H. Dunlap prompt- ly invited her neighbor at the serving table to ‘‘come and sit on Great Grandfather’s sofa” and led the way into the next room. The sofa, a very large and hand- some piece of furniture belonged to the late W. W. Corcoran, founder of the art gallery which bears his name. Mrs. Dunlap’s mother, Mrs. Thomas N. Wood, Mr. Corcoran’s granddaughter, kept the sofa in her home at 1728 K street and after her death Mrs.

Dunlap presented it with other rare mementos of Mr. Corcoran to the Gallery.

Mrs. Raymond E. Cox, wife of the president of the Orchestra Association, was among those at the luncheon and others included Mrs. Hans A. Klagsbrunn, second vice president and the only woman officer of the association: Mrs. Ed- ward R. Finkenstaedt, vice chair- man of the Woman’s Committee, who was official “’checker” on who came to the luncheon; Mrs. H. Russell Bishop, corresponding sec-

retary: Mrs. L. Corrin Strong and Mrs. Philip C. Strong, the latter publicity chairman for the com- mittee; Mrs. W. Stuart Syming- ton, Mrs. Leverett Saltonstall, Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, Mrs. Charles W. Fairfax, Mrs. Arthur Chichester, Mrs. Robert LeFevre,

| Mrs. Jouett Shouse, Mrs. James

| Lawrence Houghteling, Mrs. Ed- ward Keating, Mrs. Charles Car- roll Glover, jr„ who was assisting during the luncheon; Mrs. Emory Scott Land. Mrs. Harold W. Krogh, Mrs. Carl A. Spaatz, Mrs. Charles

| Bittinger, Mrs. Milton W. King, | Mrs. Walter A. Gawler, Mrs. Henry ! Porter, Dr. Elizabeth Peet, Mrs. ; Leonard Elstad, Mrs. Sarah Braverman, Mrs. Louis H. Ren-

| frow, Mrs. Gretchen Hood and I Mrs. Katharine Frost.

Party Follows Concert The concert of the orchestra

last evening was followed by a de- lightful buffet supper given by the secretary of the association and Mrs. David Karrick. The party was given in the home of the hosts and the conductor and Mrs. Mitchell shared honors with the first ’cellist and Mrs. John Martin. Mr. Martin was soloist with the orchestra last evening.

The association’s president and Mrs. Cox were among the guests and others included Representa- tive and Mrs. Robert Hale, Gen. and Mrs. Raymond E. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Leonid Ourusoff, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Warder Thor- on, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. Orme Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Glover, Mr. and Mrs Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop, Mr and Mrs. Shouse, Mr. and Mrs. L. Corrin Strong, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam R. Castle. Mr. and Mrs. Mil- ton King, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Cafritz, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Meyers, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh K. Duffield, Mr. and Mrs. Slocomb Kingsbury, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Gasch, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hume, Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Jones, Mrs. Jefferson Patterson, Miss Anne Carter Greene, Dr. Arthur Stull, Mr. Robert Breckenridge and Mr. Alan Martin.

Benjamin-T uckmon Miss Ruth Benjamin, whose;

parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Benjamin, announce her engage- ment to Mr. Charles W. Tuckman, has selected May 28 for the date of her wedding.

Mr. Tuckman is the son of Mrs. Katie Tuckman of New York City. Both Miss Benjamin and Mr. Tuckman are graduates of George Washington University.

MISS DONOHOE. Announcement has been

made by Mrs. Clarence F. Don- ohoe of the engagement of her daughter, Mary Theresa, to Mr. Frank J. Murray of New York and Pawtucket, R. I.

—Hessler Photo.

MISS RICE. The engagement of their

daughter Frances to Mr. John Henry Rath, son of Mr. and, Mrs. Henry F. Rath of Erie, Pa., has been announced by Mr. and Mrs. William E. Rice of Chevy Chase.

—Harris & Ewing Photo.

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SERVING LUNCH FOR NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Mrs. W. Stuart Symington, wife of the Secretary of the Air Forces (extreme right), serves

luncheon to Mrs. Barry Dickey (center), while Mrs. Raymond E. Cox prepares to give her coffee. The luncheon was given yesterday by the Woman’s Committee of the National Symphony Or- chestra in the Corcoran Gallery of Art. ■ star Staff Photo.

Farewells Said Over Cocktails

The Military and Air Attache | of the Pakistan Embassy and Mrs. N. A. K. Raza were hosts yester- day at a cocktail party for the re- tiring Chief of the Australian Military Mission and Mrs. John A. Chapman. The party was given in the attractive home of the hosts on Fessenden street and Mrs. Raza wore her native dress, the rust color gharara embroidered in gold with which she wore a gold necklace and onyx earrings.

Mrs. M. A. H. Ispahani, wife of the Pakistan Ambassador, their! daughter, Miss Iran Ispahani and1 the Ambassador’s sister-in-law, J

! Mi's. M. M. Ispahani were there | and also the Pakistan Charge d’ Affaires, Mr. M. O. A. Baig. Mr. Baig, answering inquiries about his very charming and popular wife, said she will be back before the spring. Mrs. Baig has been abroad for a year staying in Eng- land to be near their sons who are in school there. She and her sons made a trip to Paris last year while the boys were on vacation.

Guests included Admiral Sir Frederick and Lady Dalrympie- Hamilton and their daughter, Miss Christine Dalrymple-Hamil- ton, the Naval Attache of the Australian Embassy and Mrs. J. C. Morrow, the Air Attache of the New Zealand Embassy and Mrs. J. L. Findlay, the Military At- tache of the British Embassy and Mrs. J. C. Windsor-Lewis and Rear Admiral H. B. Farncomb, who is succeeding Gen. Chapman, and Mrs. Farncomb.

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Ladies Meet At Luncheon

The Army Quartermaster wives in the Washington area met for luncheon Tuesday at the Fort McNair Officers’ Club, and after- ward Mrs. Herman Feldman, wife of the Quartermaster General, presided at a business meeting. Plans were discussed for forming interest groups to meet monthly or more often.

Mrs. William H. Middleswart had charge of the luncheon ar-

rangements and wits assisted by Mrs. R. B. Thornton, Mrs. R. T. Evans, jr„ Mrs. R. W. May, Mrs. A. W. Beeman, Mrs. M. J. Inge- man, Mrs. J. W. McDonald, Mrs. J. D. Peterman, Mrs. L. W. Allen, Mrs. K. T. Brunsvold, Mrs. W. G. Johnson, Mrs. R. M. Stegmaier, Mrs. A. B. Denniston, Mrs. L. G. Hanley and Mrs. R. P. Hollis.

In the News Mrs. R. A. Lincoln left Wash-

ington Tuesday for Yokohama, Japan, where she will join her husband. Col. Lincoln, who is with Headquarters, Eighth Army. Their daughter, Carol, is accompanying her mother.

Miss Hutchison Honored A delightful tea party on the i

calendar yesterday honored Miss Frances Elizabeth Hutchison, who is retiring after teaching at Janney School from 1908 to 1950. Mrs. George V. Frankhouser was the hostess and she entertained at her home on Albermarle street.

Ir eluded among the guests were

parents of many of Miss Hutchi- son's students as well as col- leagues of her’s at the school.

Receiving with the hostess and honor guest was Miss Blanche Pulizzi, former principal of Janney School and generally as-

sisting were Mrs. Sterling Newell,

Mrs. John Koopmann, Mrs. Fred- erick Flockez, Mrs. Oscar H. Beasley, Mrs. William F. Eliot and Mrs. Norman E. Yongue.

The Frankhouser home was gay with spring flowers, many of them having been sent to the honor guest. Miss Hutchison* was pre- sented with an orchid corsage upon her arrival at the party.

Members of Miss Hutchinson's family present were her sister. Miss M^fy E. Hutchison, her brother, Mr. James Hutchison and a cousin, Miss Nell C. Hutchison, who came from her home in Leesburg for the occasion.

Costume Dances Will Be Given A Washington Birthnight cos- j

jtume ball will be given Saturday evening at Gadsby's Tavern by

(The Alexandria Association. Danc- ing to the music of a Meyer Davis orchestra will begin at 10 o'clock and last'until 1.

All members of the association, their guests and the public are in- vited. Costume dress is optional, and there will be a prize for the best costume.

Miss Marissa M. Smith is chair- man for the ball and members of her committee include Mrs. J. R. Rideout, Mrs. W. H. Turner, jr., Mrs. A. J. Kraemer, Mrs. Charles Dillon and Mrs. Bernadotte Sch- mitt.

All Washington area Supply Corps officers and their wives will be the guests of honor at a cos- tume dinner-dance to be given February 25 at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda. Cocktails will be served from 7 to 8 o’clock; dinner from 8 to 9, and dancing will be from 9 until midnight. Prizes will be awarded for the most original, funniest and prettiest costumes.

Mrs. Hugh C. Haynsworth, jr„ wife of Capt. Haynsworth, assist- ant chief of the Bureau of Sup- plies and Accounts, is chairman of the party. Reservations may be made through Monday, February 20, with Mrs. A. J. Bourgeois, Lin- coln 3-2411.

MRS. PSOMAS. The bride of Capt. Pete Pso-

mas, U. S. A. F., before her re- cent wedding was Miss Phyllis Margaret Killinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Killinger. The groom is the son of Mrs. Peter Psomas and the late Mr. Psomas. After a

honeymoon at Lake Placid, Capt. and Mrs. Psomas are re- siding in Virginia.

—Morton Photo.

MRS. JENSEN. Married recently to Mr. Gil-

bert George Jensen, the bride is the former Miss Marjorie Ellen Blunt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Blunt, formerly of Washington now of Denver. The bride attended George Washington University and now she and her husband are attending Denver Univer- sity.

Mrs. Barkley Honor Guest At Party

Washington’s favorite honor

guest—Mrs. Alben W. Barkley, wife of the Vice President, was

given another delightful party yesterday. Hostess was Mrs. Har- old Walker and she entertained at her new residence, a section of the former Friendship, home of the late Mrs. Edward Beale McLean.

Mrs. Barkley was telling guests that she flew to Boston Tuesday afternoon with her husband for the Jefferson-Jackson dinner and flew back early yesterday.

Red roses blossomed on the charmingly-appointed luncheon table and in the drawing room there were spring flowers.

Enjoying the party and enthu- siastic about the charm and sweet- ness of the Vice President’s bride were Mrs. Jesse M. Donaldson, Miss Caroline Nabuco, sister of the Brazilian Ambassador; Mrs. Walter F. George, Mrs. John Cabot, Mme. de Meelo-Franco, Mrs. Clark Minor of New York, Mrs. George C. Thorpe and Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis.

Others at the enjoyable affair were Mrs. Emlen Davies, Mrs. Davies Fitch, Mrs. James K. Var- daman, Mrs. Ruth Montgomery and Baroness von Schoen and Mrs. Lawrence Wood Robert, jr., sister and daughter of the hostess, and Mrs. John Montgomery.

Residential News Items

Mrs. William I. Denning has re- turned to her home in Chevy Chase Parkway after an extended stay; in Hollywood, Fla.

Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Esser will leave shortly for a several weeks1 stay in Florida.

Miss Virginia McGraw is back from a visit in her home town Milledgeville, Ga. She has taken an apartment at the Cairo for the remainder of the winter.

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Curtis who have been visiting the former’s mother, Mrs. Myra Curtis have left for their home in San An- tonia.

T hompson-Middleton Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Overman

of Arlington announce the mar- riage of her daughter, Miss Gloria Jean Middleton to Mr. Glenn Ger- ald Thompson, son of Mrs. John S. Irvine of Danville, Va. The ceremony took place February 4 in Christs Episcopal Church in Charlottesville.

The bride is a graduate of the University of Virginia Hospital School of Nursing and her hus- band now is a student at the University of Virginia.

Emily Post Since the holiday season I

have received a number of letters similar to this one: “What can be done about breakage in another's house0 At a buffet supper in the house of people I don’t know well, my empty plate slipped out of my hand, fell to the floor and broke! The hostess insisted I for- get about it but I would like to try and make some amends. Natu- rally, I can’t remember the de- sign or make -of the plate. To replace it would be impossible, and any other design would be a mis- fit. But I w'ondered about sending a little gift with my apologies. Could it offend the hostess? What is usual under such circum- stances?"

The only thing possible would have been to insist upon taking the broken plate with you to try to match it.

Marking Family China Dear Mrs. Post: Did I do wrong,

after 18 years of marriage, to have new china marked with my hus- band's three initials instead of mine? It is his house and there was no question in my mind that our china should continue to bear his initials. Now I understand from some friends that this is most irregular and their attitude leads me to believe they consider ■it in bad taste.

Answer: Although under usual circumstances the china is marked

with the wife’s initials, if every- thing in your house is marked with your husband's initials then having your new china marked to match the rest was quite all right.

An afternoon tea is an easy way to entertain. Mrs. Post- gives all the details in her leaflet E-27, “Afternoon Tea." To ob- tain a cqpy. send 5 cents in coin and a starrfpcd. self-addressed envelope to her. care of The Eve- ning Star. P. o. Box 99. Station G. New York 19. N. Y. Mrs. Post is sorry she cannot answer per- sonal mail.

Valentine Parties At U. N. Club

Mrs. James Denby will be host- ess at the Valentine day tea dance Friday at the United Nations Club at 5 o'clock. Heart-shaped invita- tions also have been sent out for the Valentine dance to be given Sunday evening at 9 o'clock at the club.

On Valentine day a reception will be held from 5 to 7 for the opening of the exhibit of the Spanish painter, Jonn Junyer, and that evening motion pictures of Egypt will be shown with members of the Egyptian Embassy staff as

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