Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1928, Page 49

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Features for Women MRS. CLYDE WILLIAMS, Wife of Representative Williams of Missouri, speading the Winter in Washington | Program of State Functions | At White House Will Close | WithArmy-NavyReception Mo!' Bfi]ll‘aflt 0{ sca’ofl‘s Evcn‘l Announced {Of Thursday Night—Cabinet Dinners Await President and First Lady. '} BY SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. HE President and Mrs. Coolidge will bring their official program of state entertainments to a close with the Army and Navy | reception Thursday night, this event being one of the most brilliant of the Winter's series. All of the rich color and glamour 1o be given by gold-trimmed uniforms will enliven the scene, making it second in interest only to the diplomatic reception. Acmy, Navy and Marine officers some hundreds strong will meet and mingle with the foreign aides of both branches of the service sttached to embassies and legation in the Capital — e | HREE more Cabinet dinners await the President and Mrs. Cool- idge, that with the Becretary of Interior, Dr. Work, as host, which will take l")Iwce in the Pan-American Union Building, Tues- day evening with Mrs. A. W. Bissell, his daughter, as hostess. A | more stately or beautiful setting for a dinner than the Pan-American Union Building affords could not be found in this country, and with | the lavish use of flowers, which Ber:reur{' Work always employs, the ! scene will be one of unusual artistic valu IT is on Tuesday also that Mrs. Coolidge will be the honor guest| with Mrs. Dawes, the 8ccond Lady of the Land, at a luncheon for| the ladies of the Senate with Mrs. Woodbridge N. Ferris and Mrs James Couzens hostesses, This lorge and Interesting group of women of the Upper House will enjoy the mmrnanty at, the home of Benator and J0u7 L 1013 Sixteenth stree Both Mrs Coolidge and her secretary, Misg Randolph, have been victims of | the epidemic of colds making special inroads and changing plans for society matrons. | BL‘T there are other than official events set for this week, the first 10 enlist soclety quite generally being the Junlor League cabaret “Tuesday night at the Mayflower, when sprightly features, which i promise Lo redeem the work of the Junior League girls will be put | on. Al of the “ring-side” tables have been tuken and will be oc-| cupled by the smartest element of society while a number of irls | wre sUll rehearsing their parts to be lefter perfect in everything | they do. There will be a dress rehearzal in the afternoon, which | ol be sttended by many who have nlght engagements that pre- | vent their attending the evening performance j MBABSY hulle are a new social institution in Washington —or at | least they were nobl frequent events in the past—and to say that they add an unusual shade of brilllancy and Interest Lo Capital life is not more than true Thursday night the gracious host and Liostess of the embassy of France charmed society with their hospi- tality, the ball going down in history as equal in brilllancy to the truditional Napler ball, held in the old Willard Hotel more than a, 1alf century ago, when Lord and Ludy Napler were the guests of xumm and {mnn of the evening. { VENTE whether social or political never become history until they | wre printed and 1L is thus old Washington residents are able | 10 recall the thrilling incidents of former inaugural and other bril- | Yisnt bulls of the past. This weck offers another embuassy dance . \ohien the Ambassador of Belgium and Princess de Ligne will give! o red und white bail with many young members of soclely as guests "hey wre delightful hosts and no doubt there will he glven many & touch of Belglanland 1o Lthe seene 1 PPHE firs, masque nol the st fancy dress ball of the season - | will be held at the Mayflower Hotel, Friday night, when Lhe Merdl Gras ball for the benefit of the Washington Memorial will be held Fancy dress end masque or doming and masque pre shiigatory (o give the ball Jts 1ea) carnival sspect and there will he 4 ”: (Continued on Beeond Poge ) k4 velt. will he st home Tuesduy afternoom : SOCIETY SECTION - The Sunday Star WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY IZ HARRIS & LEAVITT, In Washington with Representative Leavitt of Montana for the Winter. UNDBRWOOD, MRS. J. HOWARD SWICK, With her husband, Representative Swick of Pennsylvania, spending the Winter at 2540 Massachusetts avenue. New Bolivian Envoy Among His Country's Ablest At Home Announced By Group of Ladies Of Congress Cilclc; Diplomats ‘Dr 'I"ll‘vfi(lfly M‘n;l'flr l{d\l.rdl' Difll ae Medina Record of Service in Many 'Posts of Scheduled Afternoon at Hotel Roone- velt — Other Notable Society Events Listed for Week. Honor. I the new envoy from La Par | Washington welcomes one of (he most accomplished diplomatists and scholars I the Hepublic of Holivia, Although voung In yeuss, for the Mintster wak Thorn i 182, e hiss spent nearly 30 | veurn i the forelgn service and hay | Alled many posts of honor and of grave vesponsihility. He In the sentor dip tomat fn the Holivian forelgn service and o addition to the serfous ques (Continued on Fhird Page) The wives of the Representatives in Congress who veside al the Hotel Roore from 4 Lo 630 o'clock The wioup In cludes Ms. Chirles 1. Linthicum, Mis Addison ‘T Bmith, Mis Lindley - Had Iey, Mrs. Predevick W Dallinger, Mis Kichard N Bt Mis. Fred B Purnell Mra Alhert Ho Vestal Mis. Henry B (Continued un ‘Third Page) , 1928, MRS. GEORGE HOWARD ROE Of Long Island, guest of Sepator and Mrs. Edward 1. Edwards of New Jersey. ‘The Ambassador of Bruzil, Senhor 8. | Gurgel do Amaral, will entertaln a company at dinner Friday evening ‘The Ambassador of Spain and Senora | de Padilln will entertain at dinner February 28, In_honor of the Secretary of Btate and Mrs. Kellogg and the Ambassador of Great Britain and Lady Inabella Howard ‘The Ambassador left Washington the Intter part of the week for Bpringfield, 111, where he will be the guest of honor wt the Midday Luncheon Olub, ‘The Ambassador will speak on Lincoln at the lunch He wil spend . short time In Ohicago, where he will visit the Bpanish colony and 1s_expected to return Lo Washington — Tuenday or Wednesday. ‘The Ambassador of Belglum and Princess de Ligno are expecled o res turn from New York the first of the week, where they went to spend a few days Heveral Ihteresting entertain- ments have besn given in thelr honor in New York, Mr. Olarence H. Mackny gave a dinner and recej N for them Thursday evening. The dinner waa followed by & musical, the artists belng Lucregla Hort and Edward Johnson of the Metropolitan Opera, and Jacgques ‘Thibsult, violiniat, Mrs, Owsss CHibert entertained at pHon Friday after- noon i thelr hor ‘The Ambassador and Princess de Ligne will entertain at & brtlliant ball Halurday eventng i the embassy The Ambassador of Germany and Fran von Prtwite-Gaftion - were the wieats I whose honor the German vonsil general In New York and Fray von Lewinak) entertatned a company of 0 At dinner last evening Henora Donne Anw Tevean de Girls- antl, wife of the Minister of Venesuels, Clogether with her daughters, Senorita Oavimen Tevesn Grisantl, Bonorite :»Rec&rAd of Lea | yeaterday To'dlock at the Mayflower Hotel ding Events Marin Loulsa Grisantl, Senorita Mar- gorita Grisantt and Senorita Ana Peresi Girisantl, entertained at a tea ternoon at the legation from & to 7 o'clock. Th were as- Isted by Senora Dona Herminia Avvate de Davila Chile nora de Lima, Mintster of _Salvador; Dofa 7. de Choevaller, wite of the sec- retary of the legation of Panama, and Mrs. Bolivar Lord wife of the ‘The Mintater of the Dominican Re- publie, Henor Angel Morales, who ts in Havana attending the Pan-American Conference, Wil probably return to Wanhington the Inat of this month He wan nccompanled to Cuba by Senora de Morales The Mintster of Rumania, My George Crotatano, and his daughter, Mile. Cret wluno, will ontertain at dinner at the legation February 30 W honor of the Hecretary of Htate and Mrs, Frank B Kellogg ‘The Minlater of Nicaragus and Henovw de Oesar will entertaln at din- ner March 1 at the Carlton Hotel (Continued on Hecond Page) M, and Mrl..Scmn Hosta At Tea Thia Afternoon Mrand Mrs, Krnest Thompson sHeton have tsaued Invitations for & tea (o be wiven this afterncon from 4:30 to 6 Mrs Beton will be assiated by Mrs. Frank . Kellogg, Wifo of the Hecretary of Htate Mes William - Howard Tafl, wite ot Ohtef Juatice Taft; Mys. Key Pittman, wite of Henator Plttman of Nevada, Mrsc John Q. Tilson, wife of Repre- sentative ‘flson of Oonnectiont, wnd Mra Oloyd H. Mavvin, wite of the preatdent of Ceorge Washington Uni- veralty, | Evanston, | tather for about a fortnight In the Dviplq;11z1tic World| wife of the Ambassador of | Senora Dona | ATales of i Weln & Knowpr 7Folk »f noZRWIOD MRS. IRA CHARLES MURRAY, Of Hingham, Mass., wife of Capt. Murray, U. 8. M. C,, visiting in the Capital. Washington Society Folk Noted in PE§§_ing Throng Items of Interest Gathered Here and There Re-= lating to Cabinet Group and Other Pmminent Residents. Mrs. Kellogg, wife of the Secretary of State. is expected to return to Wash- ington today from New York, where she stopped over to visit friends on the re- turn trip with the Secretary from Ot- tawa, Canada, where they were the guests last week of the Minister of the United States, Mr. William Phillips, and Mrs. Phillips. They were accompanied | the | to Canada by the Assistant to Secretary of State, Mr. Willlam H Beck, who returned to Washington with Secretary Kellogg Friday night. ‘The Secretary the Interior, Dr Hubert Work, was joined yesterday at his apartment at Wardman Park Hotel by nis daughter, Mrs. A. W. Bissell of I, who will be with he: Mrs. R. J. Grant, wife of the director of the mint, will' leave Tuesday for Florida, where she will remain several | weeks. 1Spanisl'n Ambassador Scheduled for Lincoln Day | Address—Social Program Marked by HOI’IOI‘ Dinncrs and TCIS. Brig. Gen. and Mrs Edward L. Logan, who have been at the Carlton for several weeks visiting Senator David | 1. Walsh, have returned to their home in Boston. Mrs. Logan. who s a sister of Senator Walsh, will return to the Carlton for a visit in about & month. The former Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs E. T. Meredith, who are now in Washington and are staying at the Mayflower, have been fowned by thetr son, Mr. E dith@ it who has come to Washington from the Uy versity of Virginia to spend (he week end With his parents Comdr. and Mrs Newton H Jr, have as guests Comddr mother, Mrs. Newton H Wales, T and Mis. Clava Fits- patrick of Memphis, Tenn. Comdr. and Mrs. White recently arvived i Washe Ington, and have taken an apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel Before their marriage last Fall Mrs wax Miss R Terry of CGalveston, Tex Mr. and Mrs Hany Norment, who have been spending the week tn New York, entertained at supper last night at the Embassy Club. Mis to Washington from months with her aister, Miss Kleanor Hellmuth of 8t Louts, Mo Mrs Bo. land will pass the rematnder scason i this olty White, White's White of 8 A ViRt of two who with her Conke of Chi- Mra. Frances Cooke. mother, Mrs. Samuel J cago, Ia spending the early Spring at | the Wardman Park Hotel, was the guest - whose honor Miss Cornella Bowle entertained a company of 40 at bridge at the Parol Tearoam yesterday aft ornoan Ma) and Mes Willlam 8 Rice of Walter Reed Hospital will en tertmin at dinner for Mra ovening, and Miss Bowte will give Tnehean I her honor lemoriow o ME Anthony Waviie Cook has jnined Mis Cook at the Wardiman Pavk Hotel where they expect (o telmaln for an oxtonded viait Mrs. Hernard Beneman of Cumber Iand. M, Is visiting hev brother-in-law and slster--law and son, My and Mus. White | Thornton Haland has veturned | of the | Cooke (his | I Beneman and Mr. George R. Ben. man, at 2700 Connecticut avenue. Miss Laura Evangeline Lovett, who i !in Washington this week appearing at | A local theater, is a daughter of Mrs Robert H. Lovett of 2229 Bancroft place northwest. Miss Lovett is being exten- (Continued on Second Page) Engngemcms to Wed | Formally Made Public Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Duncan Me- Kenney announce the engagement o: their “daughter. Virginia, to Lieut Comdr. Arthur Wallace Dunn, U. 8. N son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W Dunn of this city. Lieut. Dunn gradu- ated from the Navyl Academy in 191§ and 1s now flag nant on the stat of the commander- hiet of the U. § fleet. on the Texas. The wedding will take place in the near future in the home of the bride's parents. Miss McKenney is one of the most popular members of the younger set She graduated from the Holton Arms Lieut. Comdr. Dunn is a_member of the Army and Navy Club, Chevy Chase Club, the St. Nicholas of New Yors and other clubs. Announcement was made Wednesda: at a luncheon which was held at th home of Mrs George Proctor Dawsou of Wakefleld, Mass., of the engagemen. of her daughter, Miss Victoria Proc- wr Dawson, o Mr. Frederic D. Bone of New York City, son of Mr. and Mrs James D Bond of Washington. Miss Dawson and her nts former- Iv made thetr home in New York. She was ttroduced o soclety in 1922, and studied at Smith and Radeliffe Cul- leges. Mr. Bond prepared for college at Fhillips Exeter Academy. after which m- | he attended Harvard and later Calu He iy engaged in busi- W York the wedding will June Fr. Myer Dall Witnessed By Distnguished Guest. A divtinguished company attende (he military deill at Mt Myer Friday altornonn The chiet of staft and M Chatles P Sumumerall had as thelr suests NMme Claudel, wite of the Am. Lassador of France: Senator and Mrs Jesse Mo Metealf, Mrs Eberle, Mr. s Mrs Frank W Stearns, M R R Hills, My and My e and M K. O Nagt among thelt guests Senator and M Huge L Hlack Among others at tw Vide were Col and Mrs Quy V, Heary AMa) Gen Withaw © vers, Nivs Uyive Rivers, the military attache o e Perivian embassy and Senara & Gines, the military attache of the Ay ‘rr'l\lun' embassy Al Senwa e 2w haga and Gen William D Hortoa. Ow Pandd Mrs. Hen Lear, Mra Jacob Lean fder Loose My and Mis. Lo O Wik I Pl Powell Mis. Mariin B | Hughes and Miss Wesales. Follawing the drill the gueats named and were entertained at & tea dance by OMeR OF W, PN aud (el wives. (ake place nex

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