Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1925, Page 41

SOCIETY MRS.WILLIAM 5. CULBERTSON, THE SUNDAY Iy 2% I /’ D UNOERWOOD . K 'Whose husband has just beew appointed United States Ministey to Roumania. oameta o) ot Bus S 6 wlibal licy Lawn Party at White House Thursday Among the Most Picturesque Events of Week President and Mrs. Cooli dge Hosts to World War Veterans—Horse Show an Attraction. Other Leading Society Events. SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. LL of the more important events of last week took place in the open, except Mme. Daeschner’s at home Friday afternoon and a few dinner parties. It would be difficult to picture a more inter- esting outdoor event than the garden party on the White House lawn Thursday, with the President and. Mrs. Coolidge as hosts to the World War veterans. The cordiality of the hosts and the boyish delight of the guests of honor, even to the helpless ex-soldier who owned to three plates of ice cream, the attention of a pretty girl from his State and plenty of cakes, fruit punch and cigarettes. HERE was a strapge mixture of humor and pathos in the scene, a mite of a girl, in her red satin dress trimmed in a deep flounce of whité fur, straining every muscle to push a legless patient over the lawn in a rolling chair, while he, in turn, guided a wisp of a white poodle at the end of a fancy leash in and out of the maze of guests. Pathos also in the way an interesting cot patient clung affectionately to the hand of Mrs. Harry New, and again the real awe and delight the men felt in shaking hands with the President and the first lady of the land» EXT in importance to Washington's wide-awake world was the National Capital horse show, with its numerous ups and downs—some of the Jatter being quite serious—while the general friendliness of society was evidenced in the visiting from box to box, strolls on the dusty promenade before the grandstand and the little tea parties in the pa conducted for the benefit of Noel House. on, which was The House of Mercy garden party was another interesting outdoor event, many hurrying away from the horse show to take tea under the forest trees in the Cathedral close, have their fortunes told or buy some of the interesting articles that filled the tables. T HE embassies and legations are the bright particular sphere around which much of the social life of the Capital revolves, and Friday eve- ning the President and Mrs. Coolidge will attend their last big reception of the season, when the Ambassadors, Ministers and charges d'affaires of the pan-Ameri of such a reception is unequaled in n republics will be their hosts. The dignity and beauty any other event outside the White House, and if the weather is fair that night there will be a special lighting of the Aztec garden and promenaders will take refreshments there. There will be dancing, of course, for what event in the Pan-American Union Building would be complete without it. THER events of interest in the corps this week include “Empire day” —Queen Victoria's natal day—which, of course, is observed today, even if ever so quietly, at_the British embassy, while tomorrow is the national holiday of Argentina. Th-~ Minister of Panama and Senora de Alfaro will entertain a dinner co..pany Tuesday night for Semor Dr. Morales, special commissioner of Panama to_this country, and Thursday night the Ambassador of France and Mme. Daeschner will have a com- pany dining with them. Latin Americans Honor President and First Lady President and Mrs. Coolidge will be the guests of honor at a large recep- tion Friday evening which the repre- sentatives of Latin American repub- lies will give in the Pan-American itiion Building. If the weather per- mits, the gardens will be open, which adds much to the charm of parties in this building, headquarters for the Pan-American Union, which binds to- gether 21 republics of North, Central and South America. The famous Guatemalan Marimba Band, which plays in the palace of the President of Guatemala,, is on its way to this country, having been sent by him t~ play at this reception, and the Marine Band will play music of the Latin Americas. in Montessori Children Will Give Garden Fete The children of the Washington Montessori School will give their an- nual garden fete for the benefit of the cholarship fund at 4 o'clock Tues- ; afternoon in the garden of Mr. George Hewitt Hyers at 2310 S street. There will be dancing by the children under the direction of Ethel Hoffman Kane. The patronesses are Mrs. James J. Davis, Mme. Sze, the Countess de Sieyes de Veynes, Mrs. John Van A. MacMurray, Mrs. Hubert Frederick Fisher, Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Mrs. Ann_Archbold, Mrs. Eugene Meyer, ir.. Mrs. George Hewitt Hyers Cazenove G. Lee, and Mrs, Albert W. F Mrs. Coolidge to Attend Women's Legion Unit Fete The George Baldwin McCoy Unit of the American Women's Legion has perfected plans for fts fifth annual garden party to be given Wednesday afternoon, at Mount Alto Hospital, when Mrs. Coolidge has graciously consented to be present. Articles made by the patients, ex- service men, will be on exhibition and sale. The executive committee of the club, Mrs. McCoy, president: Mrs. Colbert, recording secretary; Mrs. Shaughnes. sy, corresponding secretary, and Miss Heck, treasurer; Mrs. Demonet, Mrs. Landis and Mrs. Ravenel are in charge of all arrangements, assisted by sub- committees as follows: Invitations, Mrs. R. L. Patton, chairman; patron- esses, Mrs. Lawrence Townsend -and Mrs. J. F. Easby-Smith; entertain- ment, Mrs. Charles Demonet, ehair- { man, and reception, Mrs. E. P. Ellis, chairman. Through the kindness of Gen. Lejeune, the Marine Band will play during the afternoon. Garden Party, June 5 Offers Rare .Features A garden party, under the auspices of the Rector's Aid Soclety.of Christ Church, Georgetown, will be given the evening of June 5 from 5 to 10 o’clock, in one of Georgetown's: lovely old_gardens. The grounds of the old’ MacKal place, now belonging to Mrs. Herman Hollerith, at 1633 Twenty-ninth street, will be opened for the ocgasion. ~Ice cream and cake will'be on sale and a 3riffith’s young dancers Aatehtrul Cepso odr g8 VNDE] kv wooD . - Mes) WALTER §. GRANTanct &h,_iflip ichu.qle:f{, s Col Grant .0 5. A, row stationed at Washiuglon Darracks. Wisdding Bills e - For W;nsome Brides Of Capital Circles Miss Dorothea de Vere Denys and Mr. G. Evans Hubbard Exchange Vows —Other Nuptial Events. | | Bethlehem Chapel of the Cathedral | of St. Peter and St. Paul held an| important company at 3:30 o'clock vesterday afternoon to witness the marriage ceremony uniting Miss Dorothea de Vere Denys, daughter of Rev. F. Ward Denys, and Mr. G Evans Hubbard of New York. Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, and Rev. Dr. Robert Johnston officiated. Dr. Denys escorted his daughter to | the altar and gave her hand in mar riage. She was a lovely bride in her slenderly fashioned robe of heavy white georgette crepe, the upper part and the lower part of the gown being formed of rare rose point lacy sleeves were of the rose point and the same lace formed a border ofsthe very long and full veil of tulle, whi was adjusted with a pointed shape arrangement of the lace. gown was made over cloth of silver | and she carried a huge spray of white snapdragons and lilies of the valley. | Mrs. William A. Robertson of Tulsa, Okla., sister of the bride, wa: her only attendant and wore a charm- ing gown of orchid-color chiffo showing a delicate tracery of silver thread, and her hat of leghorn showed lavender flowers on the brim at one side. She carried a cluster of yellow roses with orchid-shaded sweet pea Mrs. Hubbard had s best man Mr. Theodore W. Koch of St. Paul, Minr and the ushers were Mr. William A Robertson of Tulsa, Okla.; Mr. George Sharpe, Mr. Churchill Carmalt, Mr. Rushmore Shope, Mr. W. Murray Black, jr., and Mr. Robert A. Franks all of New York. There was a simple decoration in the chapel of white peonies, ferns and palms, and there was a_similar deco- ration in tig home of Dr. Denys, where a small reception was held Following the reception, and when Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard left for their wedding journey, the bride wore a tan ensemble suit and a small felt; hat, showing an ornament of brown plumage at the right side. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard will make their home in New York. Among the out-of-town guests here for the wedding were: Mrs. George Huntington of Philadelphia, Mr: Rushmore Shope, Mrs. W. Murray Black, jr.; Miss Alice Warren, Mr. Ralph Franks, Mr. George de W and Mrs. Richards, all of New York, and Mr. George Doriot of Paris. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Strickland Wilson of Nashville, Tenn., announce the marriage of their daughter Edith Miner to Lieut. John Groves, United States Marine Corps, Wednesday, May 6, at Philadelphia. The marriage of Miss Gertrude M. Potzler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam H. Potzler, to Mr. Willlam A. Bramhall, jr., took place Tuesday morning in St. Peter's Church, Rev. John C. Moore officiating, at 9 o'clock. A wedding breakfast followed in the home of the bride’s parents. The church had a pretty arrangement of white lilles, bride roses and ferns and in the. house quantities of these flowers with ferns were used. Mrs. Howard and Mr. Clement Giebel sang solos, accompanied by Mr. Christopher Tenley, organist, who also played the wedding music. The bride wore a gown of white satin crepe, elaborately trimmed with chantilly lace; a train of the satin falling from the shoulders of her veil was held by a cap of chantilly lace and pearls. Miss Linda Love was maid of honor and was in powder blue crepe, with a hat to match, and carried pink roses. Little Gertrude M. Giebel and Cather- ine L. Weigert were flower girls and were dressed alike in pink georgette crepe over canary satin, wearing hats to match. They carried baskets of ames H. Bramhall -was best nd the ushers were Mr. William STAR, WASHINGTON, ‘D. C, MAY 24 M.1Ss HELEN CAMPBELL, elected, Vice Pregident of t JuntoyLeagttes o Association of America at théir annual convention 1 Boston Diplomat Ranks in Capital Depleted by Absences | Envoys Away on Temporary Missions Returning to Posts—Social Program Maintained. Many Planning for Summer. The Ambassador of Belgium, Baron de Cartier, will arrive in New York this week from Cuba, where he at- tended the inauguration of President Machado Wednesday and iwhere he | ents Belgium as Minister. The ador will come to Washington later in the week and remain here a short time, when he will go to New York and sail Tuesday, June 9, for Belgium and join the baroness there for the Summer. The Ambassador of Argentina, Senor Honorio Pueyrredon, is expected to return the middle of the week from Cuba, where he went to attend the in- auguration Wednesday of President Machado. A The Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir Esme Howard, will come back this evening from New York; where he is spending a few days. The Ambassador of Germany and Baroness von Maltzan, accompanied by the attache of the embassy, Dr. Edwart von Salzam, will return tomor- row or Tuesday from Deal Beach, N. J., where they are guests over Sun day of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Ahnelt at Ahnelt Hall; near Deal. ‘Mme. Matsudaira, wife of the Am- bassador of Japan, has issued cards!| for a tea tomo; .afterncon from 4 to 6 o'clock in her home, at 1321 K street. 4 The Minister of Denmark, Mr. Brun, will rémain in Washington through June and, as is his custom, will go to Bar Harbor the 1st of July to spend two months. The Minister of Uruguay and Mme. Varela were hosts at'an informal din- ner last evening, entertaining in com- pliment of the newly appointed United States Minister to Uruguay, Mr.. U. Grant-Smith. The Minister of Switzerland, Mr. Marc Peter, is expected to return the middle of the week from Cuba, where he attended the inauguration of Presi- dent Machado. The Minister of Hungary, Count Szechenyi, will return the end of next week from Mexico, where he went about 10 days ago. The Minister rep- resents his government at Mexico as well as in Washington. The Minister of Finland, Mr. Astrom, has postponed his salling for Eu- rope from June until August. The Minister now is in Oregon on his way East after a visit on the Pacific coast. ntitucd cn Scventh Page.) 1925—PART 2 | Society Ente On Customary Scalc As the Season Wanes rtains | { Among Functions Listed Is Dinner in Honor of Jap- anese Ambassador Mme. Matsudaira. The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. | Wilbur will entertain at dinner Wed- | nesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. F. Lemmot Belin will | entertain at dinner tomorrow evening. Mrs. Allen W. Dulles |dinner last evening the. White | Peacock, entertaining in compliment to the newly appointed United States was hostess at A. MacMurray. | Mr. and Mrs. | Lean will entertain a large company {at a noonday breakfast today in their | suburban home, Friendship. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hance Tiller will be hosts at a midday breakfast | today in compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Ha Mr. and Mrs. F. A. D. Hancock | were hosts to a large company at a buffet supper last evening served on the terrace of their home at 2900 Cleveland avenue. Charles Noble Gregory will at dinner Wednesday evening, entertaining at the Chevy Chase Club in compliment to the Ambassador of |Japan and Mme. Matsudaira. Mr. Walter Scott Penfield was host to a company of 11 at dinner last evening at the Chevy Chase Club. Mrs. R. H. Lane was hostess at bridge followed by supper last evening in her apartment at 2400 16th street in compliment to her house guest, Mrs. J. D. Larzelere of Norristown, F Garden Party at Airlie- Attended by Many Guests Official and resident society and a number of diplomats were included in the several hundred guests received at Airlie yesterday afternoon when Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Kauffmann were hosts at a garden party. To receive the visitors as they arrived Mr. and Mrs. Kauffmann stood at one ¢nd of the broad gallery overlooking the grounds and an orchestra was stationed at the other end. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Newton Murray of Dun- rk; son-in-law and daughter of the Rosts, assisted them generally. The scene was one of particular | beauty, the guests promenading or sitting under the forest trees on the sloping lawn or lingering in the rose arbor, -while others strolled through the formal gardens. The tea table was arranged on the grounds near a forest tree and between the residence and the sunken garden. Flowers from . the old-fashioned flower beds adorned the tea table. Army Relief Society To Give Garden Party The officers of the Army Relief So- ciety of Washington, which is giving a garden party in the grounds of the Soldiers” Home Saturday, June. 6, are: President, Mrs. Walter S. Finley; vice presidents, Mrs. Merritte W. Ireland, Mrs. W. J. Snow and Mrs. Robert C. Davis; recording secretary, Mrs. John Walker Holcomb, and - corresponding secretary, Mrs. Hugh A. Druin. Lieut. Col. and Mrs. échultz '+ "To Sail for Honolulu Lieut. Col. and Mra. Theodore Schultz, accompanied by Miss Mary Schultz. and Miss Margaret Lind- say Turnbull, will sail from New York Thursday aboard the trans- port Chateau Thierry for Hono- lulu by way of the Panama Canal, Col. Schults having been transferred for dut} in Honolulu. ana’ Minister to China and Mrs. John Van | Edward Beale Mc- | SOCTETY Miss SUZETTE DEWEY; Daugider of Assistant Secretary/ of the Treasury and MysCharles S Dewey,; presented at the Court of St. James T?Luvsdcwf jOffiCial Folk, With Others, ¥ Observed in Moving Throng "presiclent and MX’S‘ COOlidge on Short Cruise | The President and Mrs. Coolidge will | return tomorrow from a short c down the river ahoard the Mayflow having sailed yesterday. The: ac companied by the Attorney General |and Mrs. John G. Sargent. the Sccre- | taty of Commerce and Mrs. Herbert | C. Hoover, Senator and Mrs. W | M. Butler and Mr. H. L. Stoddare New York - The Se Wilbur will return ton short sail down the ver ab | Sylph, having sailed vest | companied by Admiral Hughes. retary of the Navy and Mrs. a and | _The Secretary | W. M. Jardine, will start N |on a six-week tour of the West, an | will stop for a short visit with Mrs. Jardine in their home before returning to Washington. The Secretary of Labor, Mr. Davis, | will complete a tour of the Middle West Friday and join Mrs. their apartment at Wardman Hotel. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth returned vesterday afternoon from New York, Where she went with Representative Longworth, next Speaker of the House ntatives, to ay for a brief tive and Mrs. Longworth sed the house at 2009 Massa- chusetts_avenue from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roosevelt, and will take pos session later in the Summer. Park see him sail of State and Mrs. Joseph. 2 Beauvoir for several week: made no definite plan for 2840 Woodland drive, the home which they purchased from Judge and Mrs. fdwin B. Parker. The newly appointed United States Minister to China and Mrs. John A. MacMurray will leave Washin ton Saturday, June 6, and will sail from Californ Saturday, June 13, for the former's new post in China. Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. J. Butler Wright returned last evening from a few davs spent in New York. The retiring Solicitor of the State Department and Mrs. Charles Cheney Hyde will give up their house here Summer home at Prouts Neck, Me., to spend two months. In September Mr. and Mrs. Hyde will establish themselves in New York. where the former will succeed Mr. John Bassett 1 Moore in the chair of international law at Columbia University. Asst. Surg. Gen. J. W. Kerr sailed yesterday aboard the Levi- athan for London, where he will be stationed” for a few months. Mrs. Kerr and their daughter, Miss Helen Kerr, will- join him in June. Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett are lrll)el'\d!ng today in their country place, l“'akefleld Manor, Va., and were ac- companied there by a small company. A picnic on the grounds forms part of today’s entertainment. Mrs. Hamilton Wright is back from New York and is at the Shoreham. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Calhoun left Washington vesterday afternoon to motor to Princeton, N. J. Mr. Cal- houn will remain at their home there until Monday and Mrs. Calhoun will reutrn here about the middle of next week. ° Mrs. Tragy Dows and her daugh- térs will close their Washington home this week and go to Rhinebeck-on-the- Hudson and open their Summer place for the season. Mrs.- Frank Lawton Getman and her daughter, Miss Janet Getman, have arrived in Washington from their home in Havana, Cuba, and will be here several days with Mrs. Get- man's sister, Mrs. H. K. Bishop, in her home on Sixteenth street. Miss Getman, who attended the National Cathedral School and National Park Seminary, has many friends here. She is spending the week end at Annapolis and will join her mother here tomor- row. Mrs. Getman and Miss Getman will motor to Mercersburg Academy the end of the week to attend the commencement there and will motor on_to Rochester, N. Y., to spend the rrow from a | Davis in | in Europe. | moving to | ythe first of July and go to their| Aboard the Mayflower—\;otes of the Cabinet Circle. Summer. return to tk In the Autumn me in Hay they wil They are sta Hotel for ng week. 1t the Grace Dodgg Mrs. E ter, Mrs. Mr their d Wintex week at will zo the South rdman_ F th be Miss Doroths ty-eighth street home Sonneborn of 283 has returnec her t in Philadelphi Engagémsn; to Wed : Placed on Calendar | Capt. and Mrs. J. Van Ness Ingram, | stationed at Fort Ont O ) | N. Y., announce the e their daughter Kathryn Lawrence L. Skinner ntry, U A ke place ir ¥ and Mrs | nounce the eng | daughter Jennie I Diamondstein, formerly Md. The date for the not been selected ement of Mr. w Wender arn £ Sidney B Itimorse wedding has Mrs. Ruby S. C Md., daughter mond_E Mrs. John S The weddi | 17 in Columbus k of Mount Rainier, announces the betrothal of hes M Marie to Mr. Ray Cray, son of Mr and Cray Stockton, N. J will take place Junt the Indianola Pres vterian Church. Miss Cook has ate tended Ohio te University for four vears. She is a member of Kappa Delta and A Alpha Sigm: Mr. « a graduate of Rutgers College | N.J s in the 1 extension | department of Ohio He is a | member of Kappa and Alpha Zeta fraterniti The engagement Mrs. Eliz h Willlamson lis _of Cleveland Park to Mr. Frank Key Green of Georgetown, the wedding to take place June 27. is announced 6f | The engagement of Miss Mary M Talbot to Mr. Francis F. Birn baumer of Topeka, Kans.. was ap nounced miscellaneous shower given Fric May 15, in t !home of Miss Hazel Patterson, on street. The shower wus given fgr Miss Ruth Van Kirk, whose marriage to Mr. Robert L. Rotts took plade Wednesday evening, M . and the announcement was hidde a cof sage bouquet made of & kerchiefs which was presented to Miss Van Kirk : Chester L. Smith df announce the engage daughter Adria Marger to Mr. Nelson Cover Davis of F ericksburg, The wedding v take place in the Summer. Mr. and M Oakton, Va., ment of thel “A( Homes" Announced As Closing Seasoh Col. and Mrs. George C. Thorpe wijt be at home this afternoon from 5 to & o'clock for the last time this seasod Mrs. Thorpe will receive in her new home, at 3218 Woodley road. 3 Mr. and Mrs. W. Clark Noble w be at home informally Sunday evenis for the last time this season. TI model of the Mothers' Memorial w be on exhibition. For Keith's Revue Thirty - debutantes and yonnger members of the diplomatic set will pear in Keith's second Summer revus. as one of the regular acts, on the bj at Keith’s the week of June 1. They will be under the direction of M§. Donald. MacDonald, 3d, who so success- jfully staged a similar revue at Keiths last Summer. ] Twelve debutantes, under the leader- ship of Miss Charlotte Clark, will seJi candy and flowers. The charities that will profit by the Summer revue are: Monday night, Noel House; Wed- nesday, Travelers’ Aid, and Saturday night, the Child's Welfare.