Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1924, Page 44

MRS. REGINALD HUIDEKOPE MRS WILLIAM Y. HUMPHREYS Wife of Representative Humphreys e Py UNDERWOOD i R_,, 5unpERWOOD ' Directing the women in the Emer- gency and Casualty Hospital drive Domestic Life Picture, Well Balanced, Supplied By the Coolidge Family President and l‘;irst Lady Entertaining Sons| During School Vacation—Music Playing Large Part in Social Life. | { | SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. ELDOMI is one privileged to view a more perfectly balanced picture oi domestic life in the seats of the mighty than at the White House just now, where the President and Mrs. Coolidge are enjoying the . company of their manly sons, in their temporary home for the school vacation. With their homecoming, the musical she gave Monday diternoon, the nate ladies' luncheon Tuesday, several concerts and gvery aiternoon almost a meeting with large or small groups of wmn:n,! the first lady of the land had a busy week. The President's days are filled with the business and cares of his high office, but he has still found time to walk and visit with lus boys. 'HIS week, as last, music will play a considerable part in the social world, and Mrs. Coolidge has joined forces with the strongest ele- ment of society to make the benefit -concert at Poli's Tuesday afternoon 4 splendid big success. She and her boys will occupy a box at the 4:30 o'clock concert, and in other boxes will be Mrs. Richard H. Townsend, Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry, Countess Szechenyi, Mrs. Cary T. Grayson and other well known women. HE concert will be given by “Roxie and his gang,” as the manager and artists of the Capitol Theater, in New York, have come to be known to millions throughout the country, and the fund realized above the mere matter of expense will go to purchase radio apparatus for the patients at Walter Reed, Mount Alto:and the Naval hospitals. Tuesday evening the undersecretary of state and Mrs. William Phillips will enter- tain at a musical, having less than a hundred guests in the company. There are also.several concerts in local theaters listed for the week. t APHE minister of Persia, Mr. Hussein Alai, looked upon as one of the most interesting and popular diplomats in the Capital, will be a host at the legation Friday in cclebration of the Persian new year. As many customs of the country as possible will be introduced, and the minister will be assisted by members of the legation staff. Deep regret is felt that Persia has seen fit to call its envoy back home, even to a higher position, and at the same time he will be congratulated. His departure will probably take place within a few weeks. 'O discontinue dancing during Lent is obsolete in the world of fashion, E and not only in New York and other large cities, but in Washington as well, when society folk are not dancing they are arranging for dances. The Friday night dancing class *at the New Willard did not lack for atrons, and the Supper Club at the Hotel Hamilton tomorrew night, the last of the series, will.claim a large share of the social world for both supper and dance. - HE series of Army dances started several seasons ago and continued 3 this winter with brilliant success, will carry on with three dances at the New Willard, on¢ being that of April 8, which was postponed from February 29, with other dances on March 27 and April 25. Mrs. Snow and Mrs. Gasser will receive at the first dance E debutantes’ annual dance, which this year will be given at the New Willard the night of April 28 for the benefit of the Monticello fund, claims as patronesses Mrs. Coolidge, Senora de Riano, Senora de Tor- riente, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Gillett, Princess Bibesco, Mrs. Charles S. Ham- lin, Mrs, John Hays Hammond, Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood, and, in fact, a large and repre- sentative list of society wome; ;;ut Indoor Horse Show é Fof sealon ercl\ 22 { The last indoor horse show of the eason will bé Held at the Riding and Hunt Club, 22d and P streets, Satur- lday, March' 22, beginning at 3:30 lo'clock p.m., and starting again that ‘night at 8 o'clock. The afternoon {olasses will be for children only. The {evening classes will be open to allL {There will be saddle classes, hunters, Fumflu‘&-lrlpla bars.and hunt teams. Mrs. Hflatend H.olteu For Bridge and Tea Mrs. Nathaniel C. Halstead enter- tained at dbridge and tea in her apart: ment, in Cathedral Mansions, Friday afternoon. The guests were Miss Katherine Dent, Miss Mildred O'Nelll, Miss Pauline Coleman, Miss Kather- ine Shoemaker, Mrs. Noble P. Barnes, Mrs. Reid S. Baker, Mrs. Comfort B. Platt, Miss Adele Mason, Mrs. Wili- liam = Mess, Mrs. William Hopkins Beck, Miss Ann Pendleton and Mise Adaline Thornton. (Additional guests were asked for v / Wedding Bells Ring ! In Honor of Brides | Of the Lenten Period | Ghurch Ceremony to Unite Couple Friday, April 11. Interesting Event of Yes- terday Noted. The wedding of Miss Mary Louise Lewis of Washington, D. ", daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Acton of New York, to Mr. De Vere Rafter Weedon, son of Mr. John C. Weedon of Washington, will take place Fri- day morning, April 11, at i1 o'clock, in the Mount Vernon M. E. Church South. The bride will have as her attendants Miss Ruth Weedon, maid of honor, and Miss Dorothy Bernhard, Miss' Mildred Lewis and Miss Flor- ence Berry, bridesmaids. Lieut Or- ville Walsh of West Point is to be best man for the.bridegroom and the | ushers will include Mortimer Bark- ley, Jack Weedon and Charles Jewell. A small but interesting wedding took place at 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon in Thomas' Episcopal Church when Miss Sallie Norvell Lar- kin, daughter of Mrs. Lucien Alex- ander Larkin, jr., became the bride of Mr. Walter Charles Gleichman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Charles Gleichman. ‘The rector of the church, Rev. Dr. C. Ernest Smith, officiated. There were no attendants for either bride or bridegroom. Just after the cere- mony a small reception was held at the home of ‘the bride’s mother, 1721 Corcoran street. The bride was married in her go- ing-away gown of dark blue flat crepe, with which she wore a hat of ecru straw trimmed in_French flowers veiled jn ecru lace. Her cor- sage bouquet was of roses and or- chids. The bride's mother wore a gown of black satin crepe and a small black hat. After returning to Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Gleichman will be at home at 3618 Connecticut avenue. Among the entertainments for the bride before her marriage was a miscellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. Edward D. Hall, on 19th street, Mias Elsie Harman and Miss Florence Scales being hostesses. Miss Ger- trude Coumbe entertained at a show- er Thursday evening for the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Burke an- nounce the marriage of their daugh- ter, Edith Cecelia McCauley, to Mr. Martin Stanislaus Conley, Thursday, March 6, in the chapel of §t. Aloysius Church, by Rev. Father Brooks. The bride and bridegroom were attended by the bride's sister, Miss Mary Pa- tricia Burke and Mr. Joe Holland. The bride wore a charming gown of white canton crepe satin, and the bridesmaid wore a gray canton crepe beaded in cut steel beads. Mr. and Mrs. Conley will make their home in Springfield, 111 The marriage of Miss ert, @aughter of Mr. and erick W.' Lehmert, 1’8: 1lis Lehn- rs. Fred.-, Wiliam HARRIS SEWING~ MRS Wirriam C. GORGAS. Now in Cuba, as guest of the Gov- . > UNPERWOOP S UNDER WOOP ‘Whos husband, s Representative from California S MRS, v HENRY HUGHES HOUGH, tor of Nava PHOTO Diplomatic Dinners Mark Evenings of Lenten Period More Prominent Members of Corps Appear in| Role of Hosts—General Exchange of Hospitalities. Dinner parties fill the evenings of the Lenten period, the more prominent members of the corps serving either as hosts or guests each night. The amb Mme. Jus! dor of France and erand will entertain at din- ner Thursday evening in compliment to the new ambassador of Great Rritain, Sir Esme Howard. rmany and hosts at din- The_ambassador of G Frau Wiedfeldt will b ner Wednesday evening The ambassador of Japan, Mr Mas- anao Hanihara, will entertain at din- ner tomorrow evening. The dinner was postponed from an earlier date. The ambassador or Cuba and Senora de la Torriente have out in- vitations for a dinner Thursday eve- ning in honor of the Secretary of State and Mre. Hughes. The newly appointed ambassador of Peru, Senor Herman Velarde and his son, ‘Senor Victor Velarde, rived in New York Thursda: New Amsterdam, are expected to come to Washington the first of the week. wife of the minister Mme. Peter, i will entertain at of Switserland, luncheon Tuesday. The minister of Sweden and Mme. Wallenberg will have guests at din- ner Tuesday evening. The minister of Panama and Senora de Alfaro entertained a com- pany of twenty-two at dinner last evening in honor of the Chief Justice and Mrs. Taft. The minister of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, Dr. Ante Tresich Pav- ichich, will go to New York Friday, March 28, to deliver an address at Columbia University. The minister of Poland and Mme. Wroblewska will entertain at dinner Wednesday evening for the Secretary of War and Mra. Weeks, The minister and Mme. Wroblewska will be hosts at dinner Saturday even! in honor of the Secretary of State Mrs. Hughes. ) The minister of Esthonia and Mme. Plip will give a dinner Monday eve- ning, March 24, in the legation at 2200 Q street. The counselor of the French em- bassy and Mme. de Laboulaye will be hosts at dinner tomorrow evening, and aleo at dinner Tuesday evening, March 25. ‘The’ counselor of the British embassy Wallace Cookson, jr.’ took place Thu: lay evening at the home of the bride’s parefits. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Mowbray, the double-ring. service being used.. The bride -entered the. room With and Mrs. Henry Getty Chilton will leave is afternoon to spend a month in Cali- The military_attache of the British embassy and Mre. C. E. G. Chariton will entertain informally at luncheon to- o and Mrs. Charlton for a short air attache of the British em- bassy, Group Capt. M Christie, will return Tuesday from New York, where ending the week end at the ton. The commercial counselor of the Brit- ish embassy, Mr. John Joyce Broderick, will_be joined-at the end of this week by Mrs. Broderick, who Is visiting her brother-in-law_and sister, Prof.” and Mrs F. A. M. Tabor. The secretary of the Rumanian lega- tion and Mme. Naho have visiting them in their apartment at Wardman Park Hotel Mme. Nano's brother, Mr. D. Covarruvi; The commercial secretary of the Brit- ish embassy and Mrs. Eric Buxton have returned toc Washington after a fort- night's visit in Chicago and Cleveland. The second secretary of the Italian embassy, Signor Remato Silenzi, will re- turn to Washington April 2 after pass- ing several months in Rome, The second secretary of the Peruvian embassy, Dr, Santiago F. Bedoya, sailed yesterday on the Aquitania for a-two- month leave of absence in England and France. The new secretary of the Netherlands legation, Jonkheer Dr. H. van Ashe van Wyck, who arrived in Washington last week, has taken an apartment at 1954 Columbia road. Dr. van Wyck succeeded Dr. J. B. Hubrecht, who eailed Wednes- day for Holland, where he will be at- tached to the foreign office. The attache of the British embassy, Mr. Harold H. Sims, will return to Washington today from Montreal, Can- ada, where he ias been visiting in his home. ———eee. her father. She wore a gown of white canton crepe trimmed in pearls and carried a colonial bouquet of sweetpeas. Mrs. Helen C. Lankford, sister of the bridegroom, was matron of honor and wore a gown of Alice blue charmeuse and carried pink carnations. Mr. Maxwell Mears was the best man. Mr. Arthur McCreight played the wedding march, and M Charles Marvin sang “At Dawnin “0 Promise Me.” Mr. and Mrs. Cookson left after the reception, which followed the ceremony, for a wedding lflg.. the latter wearing a tan gown, a hat to match and a corsage bouquet of pink Posens .+ ot 3 e age s s " and Wife of Capt. irec- idence. }Notes as Gathered In the Social Realm Passed on to Public | Washington Homes Enter- taining Visitors — Local Residents Seek Other Cities — Many Items of Interest. The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Hoover have as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Rickard, who will re- turn to their home in New York to- morrow. Mrs. Richard H. Wilmer and her mother, Mrs. John Grant, will go to New York today for a stay of a week or ten days: Mrs. Grant has spent several days in Washington with Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer, but will return to her home in Atlanta next week and Mrs. Wilmer will return to Washing- ton. = Mr. Ross Todd will return to his home in Louisville, Ky., the middle of the week, after visiting his" sister, Mme. Hauge, for a few days. Mrs. James Duncan Gatewood will g0 to Quantico tomorrow to be with her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. Henry E. Jenkins, U. S. N, and Mrs. Jenkins. Mre. North, wife of Ma, Earl North, has begn with her moth- er, Mrs. Gatewood, since the death of her father, Medical Director Gate- wood, U. S. N, and will go to Mobile, Ala., this week to join Maj. North. . Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Scott Thropp have returned to Washington after passing ten days in New York. Mrs. Emerson Howe will go to New York the end of this week to remain for ten days or a fortnight Miss Patricia Herron is spending the week end in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and will join her mother, Mrs. Willlam C. Herron, in the Green Spring valley, near Baltimore, tomorrow. Mrs. Her- ron and her family are occupying the home of Mr. Francis M. Lee in the valley for the winter and will return to Washington in May. Miss BElizsabeth Hanna will go to New York Tuesday to remain a week. Maj. and Mrs.'James A. Lyon are ex- pected to return to_this country in the late epring from Vienna, where they have been this winter. . Lyon, who has been attached to the United States legation there a8 military_attache, has been transferred to Fort Wayne, Mich. Maj. and Mrs. Lyon went abroad short- Iy after thelr wedding, and will prob- ably spend a_portion of a vacation of two weeks, which will begin the middle of April, in Europe. It is expected they will come to Washington for a few ‘weeks before going to ‘Wayne, near Detroit. ‘Mre. Charies Boughton Wood returned . 7ContusTon in Nation Dinner parties will precede dances Mi-Careme night, March 27, a score and more hosts taking guests to the Army dance. Representative and Mrs. J. Mayhew { Wainwright will be the guests of jhonor at dinner Thursday evening, 1 March 27, of Gen. and Mrs. William J.-Smow. Later in the evening Rep- resentative and Mrs. Wainwright will { be the honor guests at the Mi-Careme { Army dance. Representative Wain- | wright was formerly assistant $ecre- | tary of war, resigning that post on i his etection to Congress from New \ | } The treasurer of the United States and Mrs. Frank White were the honor guests at dinner last evening of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Coale Columbus. The other guests were Representa- tive and Mrs. John Morrow, Mr. Jo- seph Stephens and Mrs. George Carl, Jr. The director of the consular serv- ice and Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr enter- tained at dinner lasi evening in honor of the ambassador of France and Mme. Jusserand. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bacon will be guests for whom Col. and Mrs. Mor- ris Ernest Locke will entertain at dinner this ‘evening. Mr. and Mrs Bacon will arrive earlier in the day from Boston and Will be guests of Mrs. Bacon’s brother-in-law and sis- ter, the third assistant secretary of state and Mra Wright. The third assistant secretary of state and Mrs. J. Butler Wright will entertain at dinner Saturday evening, March 29, and also will be hosts to a ocompany at dinner tomorrow evening. this afternoon from 5 to 7 o'clock at her residence, on WYyoming avenus for Mrs. T. Septimus Austin and Mis Madeleine Austin, who have re- tirned to Washington after eight months' absence in Kurope. Assis ing Mrs. Norment will be Mme. Eli- salde, Mme. Alfaro, Mrs. Parker West, Mme. Prochnik. Mrs. Ollie James and Mrs. Meade Moore. Mrs. Amos Fries entertained at a luncheon and bridge Tuesday eve- ning, having as guests Mrs. James A. Reed, Mrs. William J. Carroll, Mrs. Thaddeus H. Caraway, Mrs. Eli A. Helmick, Mrs. Burton French. Mrs. Alfred C. Eaton, Mrs. James H. Mc- Lafterty, Mrs. Frederick Coleman, Mrs. Edward Taylor, Mrs. Lindley Hadley, Mrs. Harry L. Gilohrist, Mrs. James E. Begg, Mrs. Claude Brigham and Mra. Arthur M. Free. Senator and Mrs. Royal S. Copeland are the guests for whom Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Drury will entertain at tea this afterncon in their home, on Rhode Island avenue. The Misses Stitt, daughters of Sur- geon General and Mrs KEdward R. stitt, will entertain at dinner with dancing Saturday evening at the Offi- cers' Club, at Washington barracks. Mr. Donald Chamberiain was host to a company at mah-jong, followed by supper, last evening. Mrs. Jenks, wife of Capt. Glen F. Jenks, will entertain a company at bridge and mah-jong tomorrow aft- ernoon, in compliment to Mrs. Justice U. Haley of St. Paul. Mr. Markley Bethea will entertain at supper and bridge this evening at the home of Mrs. Charles W. Cannon, on Rhode Island avenue, for his sis- ter, Miss Florence Bethea of South Carolina, who is the guest of Mrs. A. B. Davis at 2538 Wisconsin avenue His guests will be Miss Muriel Wood, Miss Dorothy Berrall, Miss Eleanor Rice, Miss Mary McLeod Bethea, Miss Helen Campbeil, Miss Kathryn Ver- ran, Miss Marie Spurgeon, Miss Elea~ nor Martin, Maj. Samuel A. White, Mr. Heath Davidson, Mr. Huntington Turner, Prince Bassaleff-Cantacuzene, Mr. C. Franeois Guerin, Lieut. Donald Royce, U. S. N.; Mr. Fred N. Bonney and Mr. Frank Jervey. Mrs. Pearl Moore Gray will enter- tain_a small company informally at luncheon Friday, which will be third in a series of springtime luncheons which “she” has planned. Mrs. Gray Society Folks Marking Time - During the Lenten Season Mrs, Harry Norment is giving a tea | Dinner Parties, Luncheons, Teas and Dances of Moderate Type Features of Program 's Capital. was hostess to @ company of eight i luncheon Friday. Miss Gertrude Boyle entertained s party of fourteen at the supper danee at Le Paradie last night. Members of Congress from Ohin, and their wives were the guests honor last night at a dinner party given by the Buckeve Club in the private dining room of the Grace Dodge Hotel. There was an inter- esting program of music and speech- making. Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton vice chairman of the republican na- tional committee, and Senator Frank B. Willis were the speakers of the evening. Among the guests present were Mrs. Simon D. Fess and her niece, Miss Katharyn Bazore: Miss Vida Miller, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Drake, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Waterfield, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Colemary, Mr. and Mrs. Ed_Martin, Miss Agnes Reeves, Miss Isabel Stacel, Miss Naomi Yager, Mr. ) Alfred Reck. Mr. Robert Klepinger, Mr, James A."Glenn and Mr. Leon ole. Miss Mary A Lindsley will be hostess this evening to a group of women well known in national and international affairs at a dinner at {the Grace Dodge Hotel. Dame Maude McCarthy of London England, will be the guest of honor Others who are expected to be pres- ent are Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, ir.. i Maj. Julia Stimpson, Capt. Rulon, Miss Isabel Craig Bacon, Miss Agnes Peter, Miss Margaret Knight of the British expeditionary forve. Miss Malinda Havey, Mrs. Van Winkle, Miss Lena Hitchcock and Miss Hetty Anderson Mrs. Louis Rosenthal entertained at dinner Sunday evening for her sister. Miss Celia_Kirstein, whose engag ment to Mr. Sidney Atlas was re- cently announced. Mzrs. Coolidge Is Guest H At Big Flower Show | Mrs. Coolidge was the first guest received by Mrs. Henry C. Wallace at her reception vesterday morning in the propagating house of the De- partment of Agriculture, on 14th street, where the private showing of the annual amaryllis exhibition is taking place. The show is the largest not only in this country, but in the world, the magnificent blossoms outnumbering any other exhibition and excelling in variety. Some of the choicest blossoms were clipped for Mrs. Coolidge on her ar- rival yesterday morning, and she and Mrs. Wallace stood for the photog- raphers. Mrs. Hughes, wife of the Secretary of State, was an early visitor, Mrs Wallace’s hours being from 10 to o'clock, and other cabinet women in- cluded Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. New, M Work and Mrs. Davis. From the dip- lomatic corps the ladies included | Baroness ds Cartier, Frau Wiedfeldt Mme. Panaretoff, Mme. Peter, Fran von Lewenski, Senora de Sanchex Jatour, wife of the minister of Guatemala, and others. The wives of the executives of the department were also there. The Misses Wallace assisted their mother. Miss Vanderbilt Will Wed - . In Biltmore, N. C., April 29 ‘The marriage of Miss Cornelia Van- derbilt, daughter of Mrs. George W. ‘Vanderbilt, to the Hon. John Francis Amherst Cecil, first secretary of the British embassy in Washington, will take place Tuesday, April 29, in Bilt- more, N. C. The ceremony will be performed in All Souls’ Church by the rector, Rev. A. G. Bramwell Ben- nett. The church, like the village of Blltmore, in which it is situated, was established by Miss Vanderbilt's fd- ther, the late Mr. George W. Van- derbilt, more than a score of years ago, when he went to North Carolina to live. Mrs, Vanderbilt and her daughter returned a few days ago from New York, where they were for a week or ten days, and are in their K street home, s - -~ s