Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1928, Page 18

SOCIETY. CIETY gtalian Embassy Scene of Luncheon. Fete Tomorrow Distinguished Roman. HE Ambassador of Italy and Nobil ‘ Donna Antoinette de Martino ! entertained at luncheon today at the embassy. The guests were the Hon. N. Sansa- fnelll, Signora Pirelll. Gen. Gignuilliat, iCol. and Mrs. John T. Taylor, Col. and | rs. Edmund Bullis, Maj. E. L. White Sol. and Mrs, J. Miller Kenyon, Signor rtorfo, Commandante Scaroni and lignor Vitetti * The Ambassador and Nobil de Martino Mill be hosts at a dinner and recep- fon tomorrow evening In honor of he Governor of Rome, Princs Poten- fano Spada.and his daughter. Princess t‘lrnm who will arrive 1a Washington his evening. $ The Ambassador and Mme. Mat- $udaira will leave this afiernoon for leveland to attend the centennial an- jversary celebration of the American ace Society. They will return Friday. ¥ Mme, Matsudaira was the honor guest t luncheon today of Mrs. Nathaniel B. ial, whose other guests were Mrs. Mor- i Sheppard, Mrs. Willlam H. Xing, frs. Royal S. Copeland, Mrs. Walter ¥. George, Mrs. Hugo L. Black, Mre. Bates Warren, Mrs. William F. Denn! Mrs. Harry Rickey and Mrs. Charles ¥, Willlamson. The Minister of Rumania, Mr. George Cretziano, was host at luncheon Festerday in compliment to the United Btates Minister to Rumania and Mrs. William S. Culbertson. Covers were faid for 14, Mrs. Herbert H was the guest in whose honor Mrs. Sackett, wife of Sen- Ator Frederic M. Sackett, entertained at funcheon today. Panama Envoy and Senora @e Alfaro Returned Today. The Minister of Panama and Senora le Alfaro returned this morning from lew York, where the former arrived from the Isthmus. The Min- ter attended the immigration confer- snce in Havana before going to his pome and was met in New York by Senora de Alfaro. : The Minister will go to Cleveland to- morrow and will address the Peace So- tiety Friday. | i The Minister of Egypt and Mme. | Bamy will entertain at dinner Frid #vening in_ compiiment to the newly ippointed United States Minister to Cairo and Mrs. Franklin Mott Gunther, Mrs. Beck, wife of Representative James M. Beck, will go to New York oday and will sail Saturday to spend the Summer months abroad. ! Miss Bina Day Deneen and her house lest, Miss Phyllis Walsh of Chicago, re entertained at luncheon today by ;llzs‘hlx;;u Larner Gore. Covers were or 12. ‘The counselor of the Hungarian lega- n, M. John Pelenyl, has taken an ent at Wardman Park de."m Mme. Pelenyi arrived in m:l nday aboard the De Gri after eral months’ stay abroad and c: ‘Washington at once. --Mme. Pelg 3s gone t4 Cleveland “to visit ther-in-law and smfix; Mr., and Mrs. er. taly. r;'nhe alr attache of the Italian em- ‘mssy, Comdr. Silvio Scaroni, enter- “ache of the French embassy. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Robert E. “oontz were the guests in whose honor Somdr. and'Mrs. H. E. Parson enter- ained at dinner last evening at Old 3oint Comfort. Va. . and Mrs. Brady Mitchell have re- ‘urned 1o Washington from a 10-day visit in Hot Bprinigs, Va., and are at the Mayflower, where they make their home, Maj. Julius I. Peyser, past depart- ment commander of the American Le- glon and member of the national or- ganization honor guest committee, en- tertained at dinner at the Carlton Ho- tel last evening in honor of Gen. Nicola Sansanelli, who was formerly governor of Naples and now President of Pidac. Among the guests were: Judge Peyton Register of Wills Theodore , Corporation Counsel William Representative Robert G, Simmons of Nebraska, Gen. L. R. Gignilliat of Culver Military Academy, Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, chief of Chemical Warfare; Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of Veterans' Bureau; Comdr. E. L. White of Connecticut, Dr. Sartorio of Philadeiphia, Col. J. Miller Kenyon, Col, H. Edmund Bullls, Col, E Lester Jones, Col. John Thomas Taylor, Maj. William Wolff S8mith, Capt. Paul J. McGahan, Capt. John Lewis Smith, Capt. Prank L. Peckham, Capt. L. E. Atins, Lieut. J. Thad Baker, Lieut William H. Morrell, Lieut. Clyde B. Stovall, Capt. James ¥. Plerce, Lieut Austin Imirie and Mr. George H. Judd Committees Selected for Congressional Ball Game. Mrs. Peter Goelet G the Congressional Club, commiitees 0 be in charg ments for the ball game between the Democrats and ublicans of the Bouse of Representatives, tn be held at the American League ball park Sat- urday afternoon, May 26 Mrs, Clyds Kelly was named general ehatrman and will be assisted by Mrs, Willlam A. Rodenberg as vice man and Mrs, James Aswell, in of concessions, Mrs. Aswell wil eommitiee of young girks, associate mem- bers of the b, g her, including Miss Eiizabet Barkiey, Wi Bara Nell president of amed the of arrange- Bo M. Marjorie pbe) S 0 P » Mother’s Day »4 ~gentiments find moet sppropriste expression in “Her” here— i wite of fowere. favorites are all FLOWERS |/ of every wanted variety— fresh-ent, erisp Telegraphic delivery makee it possible 10 send your Mother's sy fors) remem brance wny distance GEORGE C. SHAFFER OUR ONLY STORE 14th & Eye Mein 106 and 2416 service Phones beautiful, 49 Evening Honors Ruth Dickinson, Miss Ruth Foss, Miss Elizabeth Houston, Miss Dorothy Kurtz, | Miss _Agnes Nickerson, Miss Mary | Lenges, Miss Louise Merritt, Miss Ro- wena Pratt, Miss Ruth Reed, Miss | Juliette Rutherford, Miss Grace Shal- |lenberger, Miss Vivian Destel, Miss Janie ‘Whitehead, Miss Fannie May | | Trimble, Miss Blanche Wingo and Miss | | Katherine Lyon. | The Congressional Club will have s | its guest of honor at the weekly tea | Friday Mrs. Mabelle Adams Joseph, who has arranged a program of music at 3 o'clock ‘which will be fallowed by tea. | | | _ Mrs, James E. Freeman, wife of |l\(‘! Episcobal Bishop of Washington, will | not receive Friday afternoon and has | discontinued her at<homes for the sca- son, Mrs. Henry D. Flood and her children, | Bolling Byrd Flood and Eleanor Flood, will close their apartment at Wardman | ! Park Hotel and will go tomorrow to | their country place, Eldon Farm. near | Appomattox, Va., for the Summer and | will return to Washington in the Autumn. | Mr. and Mrs. Hampson y and | their daughter, Miss Helen Gary, had | guests lunching “informally with them | | yesterday in the presidential dining | Toom of the Mayflower. They have | been at the Mayflower since thelr re- | turn to Washington several weeks ago | {and will remain at the hotel until the latter part of the month, when they will open their home at 1752 Massachu- | | setts avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Percival S. Ridsdale and their daughters, Miss Betty Rids- | dale and Miss Patricia Ridsdale, will sail Friday on the Caronia to spend the Summer months in England and | France, | Mrs. Wallace Chiswell entertained at | luncheon in the garden restaurant at the Carlton Hotel today in compliment to Mrs. Albert DeVere Burr, who before | | her marriage last Wednesday was Mrs, | Madge Shelton. Dr. and Mrs. William C. Rives are in New York for a visit, and are at| \l?e :Vnstbury at 15 East Sixty-ninth street. i | Dr. and Mrs. Fenton Bradford have as thelr guests at Wardman Park Hotel | Mrs. William. A. Dabney of Cincinnati and Miss Barbara Matthews and Miss | | Judith Matthews of Glendale, Ohio, | who will remain through this week. | Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson has returned | from a stay in Louisville, Ky., and Hot | Springs, Ark. Mr..George B. King, jr.. who has been | living in Shanghai for eight years, ar- rived today to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George B. King. Mr, Edward T, Stotesbury has joined Mrs. Stotesbury in New York. h < Misy ise Zabriskie of Brooklyn, who Is ing a few days in Washing- ton at the Mayflower, entertained at dinner jast evening in the presidential dfigq of the hotel, when her| gl Representative John Q.| Tilson of Connecticut, Representative and Mrs. E. Hart Fenn of Connecticut, _D. €, WEDNESDAY. MAY 9, 1028 MISS MINNIE Whose parents, Representative and Mrs. her engagement to Mr. Ray Wire, the marriage to take place June 7. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are at 3510 Runnymeade place, Chevy Chase, for the rest of the season. Representative and Mrs. S. Wallace Dempsey of New York and Mr. and Mrs, E. A. Harriman of Washington, Mayor of Lynn and Mrs. Bauer Here for Week. Mayor Ralph S. Bauer of Lynn, Mass., and Mrs. Bauer are staying at the Mayflower for the meeting of the nited States Chamber of Commerce. to which the mayor is a delegate from the Chamber of Commerce of Lynn The mayor and Mrs. Bauer were the | guests of the President and Mrs. Cool- idge at luncheon Monday at the White House, and last evening they were entertained at dinner by Mr. Eberhard Faber of New York, who had several other .guests also with him in the presidential dining room of the May- flower, including Mr. and Mrs. John T. Lambert of Washington, Mr. Ivan Allen r‘))l nAl.hnll and Mr. W. N. Stewart of allas. Mrs. Hugh E. Phillips was hostess in her home on Jenifer street Wednesday afternoon and again Priday afternoon at tea. Mgs. George W, Vinal and Mrs. Fenton F. Leith presided at the te: ! table. Those present included Mrs. Clarence J. Owens, Mrs. Wade H. Atkin- son, Mrs. Alblon W. Tuck, Mrs. Austin S. McCarthy, Mrs. John R. Grace, Mrs. | Diller F. Groff, Miss Helen Hudson, Mrs. Clarence J. Owens, fr.. Mrs, Walter E. Hutton, Mrs. A. C. Tullis, Miss C | Barnett, Mrs. William A. King, Mrs. |1 Earl R. Shiff, Mrs. Bruce S. Branson, Mrs. Frank M. Peirce, Mrs. Willlam H. Clark, Mrs. Peter M. Dorsch, Mrs. Al- | i { | bert E. Owens, Mrs. J. Charles Calla- | han, Mrs. Mary 8. Parker, Mrs. A. H. | Flegenbaum, Mrs. C. L. Weller, Mrs. | Charles G. Gass, Mrs. Louis L. Hamby, Mrs. Henry W. Smith, Mrs, J. Earnest Mitchell, Mrs. George H. Alexander, Mrs. Diller B, Groff, jr.; Mrs. Willlam A. Rellly and Mrs. Charles H. Schafer. Mr. and Mrs. Powers Symington of San PFrancisco arrfved today at the Willard, where they plan to remain until Saturday, Mrs. D. D. Stephens of Melbourne, ustralia, is at the Grace Dodge Hotel, vhile visiting the Capital. With her is Miss U. B. Caton of Melbourne. | MMBR@KS &CO G -STREET BETWEEN 11th & 12th Never Mind the Inconvenience of the Builders—Think of the Wonderful Economies Offered in Our Great Sale of Stevens Stock ‘ Here Are Just a Few of the Featured Items $10.00 to $15.00 Spring Dresses, $8.75 { { | $15.00 to $19.75 Spring Dresses, $11.75 : $16.75 to $22.50 Spring Dresses, $13.95 Limited Group of Better Dresses, $5.00 ; $16.75 to $22.50 Silk and Sport Coats, $14.75 $29.00 to $35.00 Silk and Dress Coats, $21.00 $18.00 to $20.00 Navy Twill and Tweed Suits, $12.75 $39.00 to $49.00 Smart Ensembles, $28.00 $5.00 to $7.50 Spring Hats, $3.75 $3.95 Novelty Cuff Imported Kid Gloves, $2.25 $2.25 Novelty Rayon Pillows, $1.50 $1.95 All-Silk, Pointed Heel Chiffon Hose Slight Irregulars, 89c $3.50 Silk, Rayon, Kasha and Flannel Skirts—Bodice and Belt, $2.89 $3.50 Coat and Slip-on Sweaters All-Wool Models, $2.89 All Sales Final . , . . No Refunds . . . . No Exchanges Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Lanahan of Pittsburgh, who are at the Willard for a few days, had six dinner guests there last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Brantly Harrls of Gal- veston are at the Grace Dodge Hotel for an extensive stay. Mrs, Henry McDuff and daughter, Miss Jean McDuff of Pawtucket, R. I, are passing a few days at the Willard. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Jones of Niagara | Falls, N. Y., are at the Grace Dodge Hotel for a week or more. Youthful Riders Work For Show Saturday. The young riders are putting their mounts through their paces in prep- aration for the horse show Saturday morning and afternoon at the Preece 8chool. ‘The morning performance, which will begin at 9:30 o'clock, wili consist of 10 events. Children from 5 to 16 years are eligible in.the various classes, and there are now over 50 entries. Among the children who will compete for the varlous prizes are Marguretta Rowland, Ann Rollins, Newbold Noyes, jr.: Helen Davis, Margaret Garrett, Pauline Curtis, Angelica Lloyd, Polly Foraker, Maitha Davidge, Molly Howe, Marguerite Hag- ner, Alix, Martha and Virginia Bacon, Hyde Scully, Virginia Laughlin, Ger- trude Le Breton, Virginia Rodgers and Alberto Lais, son of the naval nnnrhr‘ of the Italian embnssy. The Davis Cup, to be presented by the Secretary of War, Mr. Dwight F. Davls, to the best rider under 16 years, | | Phillips is the prize on which all the young con- testants have set their eyes and hearts, Mrs. Charles G. Dawes ‘has also given A cup for the best hunt team. In this ' | class all the children will wear pink coats and hunting caps, adding & pic- turesque touch to the event. Unlike most horse shows, perform- ance only will count, it being the aim ot the committee in charge of the show to have young children taught to ride correctly.” 8o all prizes and rib- bons will be given for good form and excellence, Seldom has a musical event in Wash- ington aroused such widespread Interest as the coming production of Gounod's oratorio, “The Redemption,” to be given in the Washington Auditorium Monday night, May 28. The officlal group, soclety folk and musical lovers—all are represented on the list of distinguished patronesses, which includes Mrs. Dwight F. Davis, Murs, Harry 8. New, Mrs, Curtis D. Wil- bur, Mrs. Willlam M. Jardine, Mrs, Harlan Fiske Stone, Mrs. James Cou- zens, Mrs. Richard 8. Aldrich, Mrs. Hamilton Fish. jr.; Mrs. Charles P. Summerall, Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs, Edgar Jadwin, Mrs. Willlam D. Leahy, Mrs. Charles B. McVay, Mrs. Arthur Lee Willard, Mrs. Willlam D. Mitchell, Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson, Mrs. Hugh D. 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