Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1927, Page 18

SOCIETY. HE President and Mrs. Coolidge entertained at dinner last eve- ning the first of the formal state entertainments of the season, which according to -honored custom was for the bers of the cabinet. The guests fe the Vice President and Mrs. ves, the Secretary of State and Kellogg, the Secretary of the ry, Mr. Mellon; the Secretary ar and Mrs. Dwight F. Davis, Attorney General, Mr. Sargent; Postmaster General and Mrs. New, Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. ilbur, the Secretary of the Interior, . Work; the Secretary of Agricul- and Mrs. Jardine, the Secretary Commerce and Mrs. Hoover, the retary of Labor and Mrs. James J. vis, the director of the budget and Herbert Lord, the secretar: President and Mrs. Everett Sand- Mr. and Mrs. F Allen, er Senator and Mrs. William M ler, Mr. and Mrs. A. Atwater Kent, B. Mellon, Mr. and George W. Raymond, Dr. and Charles W. Richardson, Mr. and s, Frank W. Stearns, Mr. and Mrs. illiam F. Whiting, Mrs. Frederick nt Grant, Mrs. Ja arry zer, Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, Mrs. E ward Beale McLean, Mr. William Gfeen, Mr. Alexander P. Moore, Miss Mary Randolph. Col. Blanton Winship | ai Capt. Wilson Brown. The long table was placed in the cepter of the state dining room and was laid with the gold plate of the Executive Mansion, the china service of the Witson administration of gold and white being used. The center of the table with the Dolly Madison gold service was particularly effective with pink chrysanthemums and maiden- hair fern with sprays of smilax on the exquisite linen. The mantel was banked with ferns and pink chrysan- themums and on the north wall hung the pastel picture of Mrs. Coolidge done by Miss Jacobs. A small company of additional guests were asked for the musical, when the program was given by Mme. Marie Sundelius, soprano, and Mr. Richard Crooks, tenor, accompanied by Miss Marion Sims at the plano. ‘A platform was placed at the north end of the east room and edged with ferns, and the mantels were banked with ferns and studded with the pink chrysanthemums, the only color in the white and gold of the stately east room. The green and red rooms, late- 1y wredecorated, had a simple arrange- ment of white roses with sprays of ivy hahging from the mantel shelf, and there was an effective arrangement of ferns and carnations on the table and theé long mirrors between the windows. The blue room mantel had pale pink ses and ferns and the tall palms in the bay window to the south. In the red corridor large deep pink chrysan- thémums and ferns were placed be- tween the columns and palms and on the long table deep crimson roses. Mrs. Coolidge wore a handsome and begoming gown of black velvet and b2 egs, 1 t] . and Mrs. R gold. The second of the state entertain- ments will be the reception Thursday evening to the diplomatic ¢orps. The President and Mrs. Coolidge had as house guests for dinner the Lieu- tepant Governor of Massachusettsand . Frank G. Allen and Mr. and Mrs. William F. Whiting of Holyoke, Mass. iThis afternoon_ Mrs. Coolidge will régeive a group of guests by appoint- mi¢nt. Mrs. Wilbur, wite of the Secretary of the Navy, will not observe her day at' home Wednesday, December 7. pitish Ambassador Guest it Embassy Dinner. fhe Ambassador of Cuba and Senora de! Ferrara entertained a_company at dipner last evening in honor of the ibassador of Great Britain and dy Isabella Howard. The company also included the Ambassador of Spain Senora de Padilla, the Minister of hoslovakia, Dr. Zdenek Fierlinger; ator and Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, tor and Mrs. Guy Despard Goff, » United States Ambassador to Italy Mrs. Henry Prather Fletcher, the ¢ of staff U. S. A, and Mrs. rles P. Summerall; the secretary the Italian embassy and Signora , Prince and Princess Rospigli- house guests of the hosts; Mr. and Lewis R. Stuyvessant, Mrs. ry F. Dimock, Miss Mary Patten Mr. Arthur Bradley Campbell. ; mbassador of France and lz:? C‘?nudel were xh;ma ‘at %l:,l:,f‘r Jast evening entertaining in c - ,n-'u'to the retiring naval attache of the embassy and Mme. Willm. The other guests were Rear Admiral An drew T. Long, Capt. and Mrs. David L’ Breton, the naval attache of the Jtalian embassy and Signora Lais, the asgistant military attache of the French embassy and Mme. Lombard, Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, the Miles. Claudel, daughters of the hosts, and the following members of the embassy staff: The first secretary, M. Jules L Henry; the financial attache. M. iRpbert Lacour-Gayet; the assistant “paval attache and Mme. Duban: M. Hubert Dussel, and the secretary of the embassy, M. Frederic Knobel. he Minister of Salvador and Se- 'nfl“da Lima entertained at dinner evening at the Mayflower Hotel o compliment to the new United States Minister to Salvador, Mr. Jef- 1¢ n Caffery. Others in the com- papy were: Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Mhavw, Mr. and Mrs. Stokeley W. Mor- gan, Mr; and Mrs. Cornelius van H., Eugert, Mr. and Mrs. John Hammond { reagh, and Senor Hullo Montano a Navella, Senor F. Alfredo Mejia an fiom Roberto THE EVENING OCIETY] e Chief Executive and First Lady of the Land Hosts at First of Season’s State Functions. butantes of this season, shared honors at an informal tea which Mrs Lawrence Townsend gave yesterday in her home, on Twen rst street inviting a small company to meet them Senator and Mrs. Lee S. Overman accompanied their daughter, Mrs E. C. Gregory of North Carolina, have arrived at the Powhatan, where they have taken an apartment for the Win ter months. Senator and Mrs. Walter I. George are at the Hamilton for a short stay They will later taken an apartment when their sen, Mr. Heard F. George. will join them. Representatiy Robinson of the third Io and their daughter, Mrs. Dorothy R Clinton, have arrived in Washi for the coming session of Congress and will be at home at Congress Hall Hotel. Representative and Mrs. Robinson have visiting them this week as a house guest Judge Charles A. Pollock of Fargo, N. Dak. Representative and rison of Winchester, their apartment, at Hotel, for the Winter months, Representative and Mrs. Adam ! Wyant of Pennsylvania, who cele- ted their wedding anniversary yes- | terday, were entertained at a large house party, at the Blue Ridge Rod | and Gun Ciub. The Surgeon General of the Army and Mrs. Merritte W. Ireland will be at home tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock. Mrs. George Mesta has returned to | Washington for the season and has opened her apartment at the May- flower. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Butman will | entertain a company of 36 at dinner this evening at 2400 Sixteenth street in compliment to former Senator and Mrs. William M. Butler of Boston. Representative Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee, Wis., is spending a few days at the Wardman Park Hotel. Counselor Pelenyi of the Hungarian ldgation and Mrs. John Pelenyi have arrived at the Wardman Park Hotel, where they have taken an apartment for the Winter. Counselor and Mrs. Pelenyi lived formally at 1424 Six- teenth street. Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall, wife of the late former Vice President, was the guest in whose honor Mrs. Henry D. Flood entertained a company of 30 at luncheon today at Wardman Park. Mrs. Flood has as her house guest Mrs. Richard Evelyn Byrd of Win- chester, Va. Debut Tea for Miss Burch Followed by Dancing. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Burch will entertain at a tea dance at the May- flower Hotel this afternoon from 4 to 7 o'clock, when they will present their daughter, Miss Peggy Burch, to society. The bud and her mother will receive in the Chinese room, standing be- fore a screen of palms and pink roses, the debutante wearing a lovely frock of pink moire, designed along quaint old-fashioned lines with bustle effect and carrving an arm bouquet of orchids. Mrs. Burch will be in a black velver gown trimmed with crystals. Assisting Mrs. Burch will be Mrs. Peter A. Drury, Mrs. Edward E. Gann, Mrs. Joseph Hayden, Mrs, Leon Ullman, Mrs. Frank Hamilton and Mrs. Frank Murphy of New York, and with the debutante were Miss Flor- ence’ Wetherill, Miss Emogene Tay- lor, Miss Hester Anne LeFevre, Miss Bina Day Deneen, Miss Adelaide Henry, Miss Exilona Hamilton, - Miss Rebecca Davidson, Miss Frances | Montague Hill and Miss Jeanette Hume. y A number of parties have been planned for Miss Burch, who is one of the most popular of the debutantes. Miss Elizabeth Riley will be hostess at tea December 11 for her, and Mrs. R 350 women who wish to save from $2 tc $3 on a Brand-new Hat Almost too good to be true— but the SAVINGS ARE HERE! Not sales stock, but a erisp new showing that has just been un- packed. Limited quantity on sale for 4 hours only! ‘The credit gees to our buyer, who got them for a song—we could easily sel]l them for $3.95 and $5—but we're selling them this way in order to turn them over quick. Melendez of the lega-! tign staff. Minister of Haiti and Mme. m‘fh}v‘: e melr guests at the le-| fon Dr. Robert Ewald of Haitl | Wil remain for several days. | e Minister went to New York{ rday, where he will be for two, o, three days. and Miss | beth Chilton, daughter of \he{ nselor of the British embassy, de- Tomorrow for 9to 1 PM | this USSELL Corner 12th & G ’Sts.’ S WANTED!! MRS. ROYAL 8. COPE Wife of Senator Copeland of New York, who Hotel, awaiting the opening of Congress. STAR, WASHINGTON. | Marshall __D._C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER Ellen Peelle, Miss Jeannette Hume and Miss Frances Montague Hill. The other guests will include a number of this season’s debutantes. Mrs. Charles G. Matthews will join her sister, Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett, Sunday from Charleston, where she is spending this week after visits in Savannah and In Cocoa, Fla. Miss Elizabeth A. Greenlees will entertain at a tea for her sister, Mrs. H. Lynn, this afternoon. Mrs. D. Agnew Greenlees and Mrs. Robert Lynn will assist. Maj. and Mrs. Carey Brown are | having a buffet supper at their home | for 16 people, Heights on December 2 later going to the first Army dance at the Willard. in Wesley mdr. Theodore Jewell will enter small party at dinner at the Chase Club Saturday evening to meet Miss Carolyn Nash, formerly of Washington, who has spent the last several years in Europe. Miss sh and her mother, Mrs. Francis S. | Nash, are at the Hamilton Hotel for | a few weeks. | embassy and Senora Mr. William Bowie Clarke was host at luncheon today at the Hotel Carl in compliment to Mr. Arthur dley Campbell, formerly of Wash- ton, now living in Petershorough, Bngland. Among others in the com- pany were the counselor of the Cuban de Baron, the counselor of the Spanish embassy, { Senor do Amoedo; Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter R. Tuckerman, Mr. and Mrs. Dem- arest Lloyd, Mrs. Robert Hinckley, { Mrs. Sidney Cloman, Mrs. Lewis Stew: art, Mrs. Frank C. Letts, Mrs. Harold Walker, Mrs. Lyman B. Kendall, Miss { Dorothea Morgan, Miss Dorothea Lane, | Miss Mary Montgomery, Gen. Wil- | liam E. Horton, Mr. Stalinski of the Polish legation. Mr. Ralph Snowden | Hill and Mr. Richard Flournoy. | Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Watson Hub-‘ bard have arrived at the Mayflower, where they have again taken an | apartment for the Winter. | mother of Mrs. | with Mr. ERWOOD: D, h him at Wardman Park Frederick Parkhurst will entertain at a dinner in her honor January 3. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Wilkins will entertain a company of 36 at dinner evening for their debu daughter, Miss Katharine Wi preceding the first meeting of dancing class in Mrs. Leiter's room. the ball- Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins will be hosts | at dinner Monday in compliment to Miss Marjorie Glasgow and Miss Maryon-Wilson of London, who ywill arrive Sunday to be their guests for a few days. Mrs. L. Seward Bacon entertained at luncheon today at the Carlton Ho- tel for her debutante daughter, Miss Margaret Bacon. Miss Theodoria Catalani, Miss Frances Montague Hill, Miss Hester Anne Ellen Peelle, Miss Anna Lo Abadie, Miss Alice Abadie, N Eunice Lee Evans, Miss Margare Boss, Miss Lilla LaGarde, Miss Lil- | lian Latimer, Miss Rebecca Davideon, | Miss Jeannette Hume, Miss Emogene | Taylor and Miss Florence Wetherill. | { Mrs, Richard Douglas Simms has changed the date of the luncheon she | will give for her debutante niece, Miss | Emily Ecker, from December 13 to Every Wednesday and Friday Evening 5 Until 3:30 4-Course SEA FOOD DINNER Columbia 5012 We Will Sell 350 $3.95 & $5 Hats for Beautiful materials, ante | The guests included | LeFevre, Miss Adelaide Henry, Mi " | December 14, =0 as not to conflict | with the luncheon Mre, Sidney Thomas | will give for Miss Rebecca Davidson. Miss Charlotte Childre: and Miss Dorothy Hill will# entertain oyster st cky party n the cellar of Mis . in compliment yn Walker, daughter of Mr. Mrs. Harold Walker. 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