Evening Star Newspaper, October 27, 1928, Page 10

10 SO CEETY. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, C., SATURDAY, O CTOBER 1928. 26, SOCIETY. SOCIETY Mrs. Coolidge Hoste ernoon Tea Ye White afternoon reception since re- turning to the White House, | yesterday afternoon, receiving | the Women's National Press Club members and other women news- paper writers of Washington. A few of the writers had never been in the White House before and to them the event | was like a visit to Fairyland. | Mrs. Coolidge spared no effort to | lend dignity and charm to the even! and the arrangements were as stately | as for an official reception. Indeed it was even more so, for ther S ceiving line of cabinet ladies “‘assisting," a real line, such as Washington society was accustomed to in years past. | Mrs. Coolidge received in the red | parlor, the less formal of the state | chambers, and standing with her were | Mrs. Keliogg, Mrs. New, Mrs. Wilbur, | Mrs. Jardine and Mrs. James J. Davis. | The President’s military and naval | aides and a number of other White House aides were in attendance, the guests entering by way of the east Toom. | Everywhere were huge chrysanthe- ntums ‘and_cosmos, with roses used in | the green and blue parlors. The large | ship which Mrs. Hays bought during her husband’s administration occupied the center of the state dining table | and bore a cargo of pink roses. | Mrs. Joel T. Boone presided at the | coffee urn and Mrs. James E. Coupal poured tea. Mrs. Frank W. Stearns and Miss Mary Randolph assisted in the hospitality in the dining room, as | did several of the younger White House | aides. Following the reception of the guests, Mrs. Coolidge and the ladies of the cabinet joined them in the state dining room. She looked more robust than | at any time for months past and wore | a becoming afternoon gown of beige | crepe and some pieces of finely-wrought | Jewelry in gold. The Secretary Labor, Mr. James | J. Davis, joined his family yesterday and left again today for’ another short speaking tour. Mrs, Davis arranged an | informal celebration last evening for | the Secretary’s birthday anniversary, ‘which falls teday. | ‘The Ambassador of Great Britain and Lady Isabella Howard will entertain a company of 24 at dinner this eve- ning in compliment to Field Marshal Viscount Allenby and Lady Allenby, who arrived in Washington this morn- ing to remain over Sunday. Lord and Lady Allenby are guests of former United States Minister to Egypt and Mrs. Hampson Gary, who will entertain at_dinner for them tomorrow. Lady Allenby was entertained at luncheon today by Mrs. Stanley Rine- ! hart, while the field marshall was the guest of honor at luncheon at the Met- ropolitan Club, which was arranged by Gen. John J. Pershing, who was called West by the illness of his sister. Officers of the War Department acted in his absence. The military attache of the British embassy, Col. Pope-Hennessy, will be host to a large company of Army offi- cers, including the Secretasy and Assist- | ant Secretaries of War, at a reception this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock. Lady Allenby will have tea informally with her hostess, Mrs. Gary. ‘The Ambassador of Germany, Herr von Prittwitz und Graffron, returned this morning from a brief stay in New York. ‘The Minister of Greece and Mme. Simopoulos are in New York to re- main over Sunday and are staying at the or. Mrs. Warren Irving Glover, wife of Assistant Postmaster General, and their three children are today in New Haven, Conn., where they will attend the Yale-Army foot ball game this afternoon. They will return to Wash- ington the first of the week. Col. B. G. Ruttencutter entertained at dinner last night in the crystal room at the Willard Hotel in honor of Mr. Kruttschnitt, son of the late Mr, Julius Kruttschnitt. Covers were laid for seven. Sir Edwin Lutyens, is stopping at the Hay-Adams House during the time he is supervising the construction of the new British Embassy. Sir Edwin Lutyens is the only Englishman hold- ing the medal of the American Insti- tute of Architecte, which is the highest honor in the world bestowed on archi- tects. Former Postmaster General Mr. Prank Hitchcock of New York, is in Washington for a short stay and is at the Willard Hotel, Miss Wood to Marry Lieut. Close This Evening. The marriage of Miss Peggy Wood, daughter of Mrs. W. T. Findley, to Lieut. Forrest Close, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Close, Savannah, Ga., will take place this evening at 6 o'clock in All Souls’ Church. A reception will follow in the home of the bride’s moth~ er, Mrs. W. T. Findley. Miss Marguerite Fowler Shellenberger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aldus H Shellenberger, and Mr. Edwin Henry Paul, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Paul, will be married this evening in the Church of the Transfiguration. The -ceremony will be performed at 8 o’clock, the Rev. Dr. George Fiske Dudley, rector of the Church of the Transfigu- ration and of St. Stephen’s Church, of- ficiating, and a reception for only the members of the wedding party and two families will follow in the home of the bride’s parents, at 3614 Tenth street. | Mr. and Mrs. Royal McKenna will en- | tertain a company of 18 at dinner this | evening in compliment to Miss Evelyn | Wink, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Wink of Detroit. Music Division, Y. W. C. A. Private Instruction I Piano, Voice, Stringed Instruments BEGIN ANY TIME Pianos _for practice during daytime 17th and K to Buy Inspect These Homes Concord Avenue RS. COOLIDGE held her first | | several months. | Long Island, is spending a week at the ss at Charming Aft- sterday in the House. | Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Duncan Mc- Kenney entertained at dinner last eve- ning in their home in Kensington. Their son-in-law and daughter, Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Arthur Wallace Dunn, are making a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. McKenney. | Mrs. Ralph E. Willlams of Portland, Oreg.. entertained informally at luncheon in the palm room at the Willard Hotel | yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are making a short visit at the Willard. Mrs. A. Gordon Jones entertained at tea vesterday afternoon for Mrs. Karl Langenbeck, who, with Mr. Jones and their daughter, recently returned to Washingten after passing several years abroad. They are now living at 1625 Hobart street. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fox of Cincin- nati, Ohio, entertained informally at | dinner last night in the crystal room at the Willard Hotel, where they had | guests. Mr. and Mrs. Fox are | ending several days at the Willard. | Corcoran Gallery of Art Scene of Reception Tonight. The board of trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art have issued invitations | for the opening private vicw of the eleventh exhibition of contemporary | American ofl paintings this evening at | o'clock in the Corcoran Gallery. The eptions for the opening of exhibitions | in the Gallery bring together art lovers and artists, the company at each func- | tion being unique in the representation | ‘ of the many art circles of the Naticnal | Capital. | Mr. Walter Maxwell has returned to the Martinique, having spent the Sum- | mer in Europe. His niece, Miss Emily | Haines, who is visiting in New England, will join Mr. Maxwell October 31. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Consaul of Head of the committce on arrangements for the performance at Poli's Monday | killed herself at her home Thursday SPONSORING THEATER BENEFIT MRS. EDWIN BEHREND, 1651 Harvard terrace, have returned to | hight given under the auspices of the Columbian Women. the city after spending September and | October at Eagles Mere, Pa.; Atlantic City and Michigan, during Mr. Con-| saul’s_convalescence from an illness of | Mrs. Theodore Becker of Cedarhurst, Grace Dodge Hotel. With her are Mrs. J. S. Reitenbauch of Great Neck, Long | Island, and Miss Anna C. Reinhardt of Kensington, Md. They are traveling by automobile. Miss Nancy Spaulding, who with her mother, Mrs. Edwin W. Spalding of 2640 Woodley place northwest, has re- cently returned from a year of European travel, is spending the Winter studying music in New York. Dr. and Mrs. R. Colton Smith are at theksWeylln in New York for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Carter of Dan- ville, Conn., have taken a suite at the Martinique for the Winter season. Mr. Carter is connected with the State De- partment and has come to make Wash- gton his home. Reception Tonight by New t of Geor; The president of Georgetown Uni- versity, Rev. W. Coleman ' Nevils, will be host at a reception at 9:30 o’clock this evening at the college, following his induction into office to which a dis- ‘tdix'lcui.shmL ed list of guests have been\in- The exercises and reception will bring together one of the most representative companies of university men ever assem- bled in Washington. There will be 20 college presidents among the 93 colleges and universities who are sending officiz! delegates. Among the invited guests are many members of the diplomatic crops and their wives, as well as local alumni of Georgetown University. Mrs. Arnold Borden, Miss Eunice Borden, Miss Rachel H. Borden and Mrs. A. H. Edgerton are an interesting motor party from Goldsboro, N. C., who ;Iret:?endlnglmknnhecmebodge otel. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. French of Engle- wood, N, J., are in Washington and are at the Willard Hotel, where they wil! remain over the week end. Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson started yes- terday to pass several days in Kentucky and Arkansas. Mrs. L. J. Shutz of West Orange, N. J., and Mrs, W. C. Farnsworth of Mont- clair, N. J., who are touring by auto- mobile, are spending a few days at the Grace Dodge Hotel. ‘The Chi Psi Sorority held §s twenty- sixth annual banquet at the Carlton last evening. During the dinner the guests were entertained with a history of the founding of the Sorority, and by seyeral solos and piano selections. ‘Those present were Miss Alice Rich- mond, Miss Marion Wiles, Miss Mary Kent Stanton, Miss Virginia Elliott, Miss Doris Flelding, Miss Margaret —Harris & Ewing Photo. Crowder, Miss Louise Foster, Katharine McCalmont, ‘West, Miss Annabelle Dorothea Griffiths and Butler. Miss Miss Isabelle Hudson, Miss | Miss Augusia | SEES FUNDS.I(VAILABLE FOR UTILITIES INQUIRY President Coolidge Anticipates Probe by Federal Trade Com- mission Will Be Continued. By the Associated Press. Although final budget estimates have not been worked out, President Coolidge expects that ample provision will be in- cluded in them to provide funds for the | Federal Trade Commission to continue its investigation into the activities of public utilities. Since the inquiry was started on the authority of a resolution of Congress, President Coolidge feels that this is a suf- ficlently strong indication that Congress desired that ample provision be made for the commission to conclude its in- vestigation. He is confident, therefore, that in the final budget estimates an item to this end will be included. ENTERS COURT TOO SOON. Witness Listens to Case Unnoticed ~—Fined for Contempt. ATLANTA;, Ga., October 27 (#).— J. L. Kennedy of Washington, a witness in the case.of Roy N. Belher and G. P. Thomas on trial in connection with the alleged transportation of a stolen | automobile, entered the courtroom too | soon yesterday. Sent from the room with a group of witnesses who were to awalt their turn to testify, Kennedy returned and remained unnoticed for some time. When his presence was discovered, opposing attorneys argued | as to whether or not his testimony should be allowed. It was—but Kennedy was found guilty of contempt of court and paid a fine of $10. Behler and Thomas were acquitted. Purple heartwood is one of the hard- est woods found in South America. The Djukas or Bush negroes in Dutch Guiana use it for making their bows. BLANKETS thoroughly cleaned Our modern, Phone MISS Y—Atlantic 23 Personal Service Department World's Largest Parker, Miss Mary Power, Miss Mable Stanley, Miss Ruth Wellls, Miss Virginia For Mem Convert Two Dollans Saturdey Three Dollars No. 1 Thomas Circle BICYCLIST INJURED AS DOG ATTACKS HIM | bAlights on Head When Thrown From Wheel—Others Hurt in Traffic Mishaps. Attacked by a dog as he was riding his bicycle east in front of 2753 Brandy- wine street about 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Frank Travis, colored, 44 years old, 1517 T street, fell from his wheel and received a severe injury to his head and a fracture of his wrist. He was treated at Emergency Hospital, surgeons reporting his condition un- determined. Capt. William P. Scobey, U. S. A, was with the bicycle of Rudolph Turco, 18 years old, 143 R street northeast, at Eighteenth .street and Virginia avenue, about 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. ‘Turco, suffering from injuries to his forehead, was given first ald at Emer- gencv Hospital and taken home. Gesualda Lemuccehi, 52 years old, 1410 Chapin street, was treated at Garfield Hospital early last evening for.bruises and lacerations of his back. He was in- Jured as a result of being struck by an automobile driven by Lorena Mosher, 1451 Harvard street, on Fourteenth street between Chapin and Clifton streets. 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Toussaint, former Wash- ington architect and inventor, serving a | life term at the Texas State Prison| Farm at Darrington, near Houston, was | today reported to have escaped, and is! now officers, Toussaint _was sentenced to a life| term in the Texas prison in 1922 for the slaying of his father, O. H. Toussaint, former hotel owner of Washington, D. C. At the time of his arrest, Henry Toussaint and his father were partners in the construction business. According to the younger Toussaint, the father objected to a reconciliation between Henry and his estranged wife, over | which the killing took place. The Toussaints had come to Wichita Falls from Washington only a few| months before the slaying which took | place on January 7, 1921. | FIANCE’S WIRE BLAMED FOR SUICIDE OF WOMAN | Coroner Says Bridezrsom-to-Be Sent Message to Miss Swain | | Canceling Wedding. | By the Associated Press. 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A national touch was given the un- veiling exercises set for 11 am. today when it was announced that “Swane> River,” “My Old Kentucky Home," “Old Black Joe” and other Foster songs were | to be broadcast today over a chain of | radio stations by National Broadcast-| ing Co., New York. | Foster melodies sung by a male quar- tet from Waycross, and a brief pageant | by school children, under direction of | Mrs. J. L. Walker, Waycross, were on | Three-Ton Granite Shaft Is Dedicated Of “Suwanec River“ i | the program for the local exercises. C. J. Haden of Atlanta, donor of the shaft, was to make the presentation to the State. | Georglans prominent in civic, literary | honor Foster. A Pennsylvania concern donated a site for the memorial on the Douglas Lake City Highway, which also can be seen from the Southern Railway bridge. 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