Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1928, Page 14

14 SOCIETY. THE EVENING avn, STAR, W HINGTOXN, D.” €. MOXDAY. NOVEMBER 12, 1928.° SOCIETY.” SOCIETY Vice President and Guests at Dinner Party Last Night in New York. HE Vice President and Mrs. Dawes, who are spending a few days in New York en route to their home in Evanston, Ill., were the honor guests at dinner last evening of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, who entertained in their home on Fifth avenue. The distinguished company included, Count- ess Szechenyi, wife of the Minister of Hungary and sister of Gen. Vanderbilt: the United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James and Mrs. Alanson B. Houghton, Mr. Owen D. Young, th: associate of Mr. Dawes in working out | and putting into effect the Dawes plan for reparation payments following the Great War; Mrs. Young, the former Secretary of State and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, Brig. Gen. Hanson E. | Ely, commanding the 2d Corps Area, and Mrs. Ely; Mrs. Vanderbilt, mother | of the general; Mr. and Mrs. James R. Sheffield, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Fre- linghuysen and Mrs. Douglas Robinson, sister of the late President Roosevelt. Others present were the Princess Cantacuzene, daughter of the late Gen. Frederick Dent Grant; Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord, Brig. Gen. Hugh A. Drum., Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Mitchell, M and Mrs. Charles D. Hilles, Mrs. M. Orme, Mrs. Armistead Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ga 3d. son-in-law and dau and Mrs. Vanderbilt: Walter Damrosch, Mr. Cravath. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sabin, Capt. Michael Herbert Charles Hayden. Col. E. Creighton Webb, Col. John Proctor. Mr. Chester Ald- | rich, Mr. Louis Wiley and Mr. Blecker | Jewett. Gen. Mrs The Secretary of State and Mrs. Kellogg have as their guests the for- mer’s sister, Mrs. Frank Ottis, and her daughter, Miss Laura Frances Ottis, who arrived today. Italian Embassy Scene of Anniversary Celebration. | ‘The Italian Ambassador and Nobil | Donna Antoinstte de Martino will en- tertain at dinner this evening. The Ambassador and Nobil de Martino were | hosts at dinner last evening to cele- brate the birthday anniversary of King | Victor Emmanuel of Italy. Senator James A. Reed of Missouri arrived in Washington yesterday and is at the Mayflower. Representative and Mrs. Allen T. Treadway, who have left the Berk- shires for Washington, will stop en route to visit Mrs. Treadway's mother, Mrs. | Horace R. Shares, at New Haven. Gen. and Mrs. W. J. Nicholson are at the Barclay in New York, where they went yesterday. Col. D. L. Tate and Mrs. Tate of tre Fairfax went to West Point for the Army-Notre Dame game. — { Mrs. Lewis Newton Murray of Dun- kirk, N. Y., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. | John Crayke Simpson. in the latter's home at 2633 Sixteenth street. Miss Elizabeth Humes, United States assistant trade commissioner in Rome, Ttaly, will be the honor guest at the weekly luncheon tomorrow of the ‘Women's National Press Club. Miss Jessie Dell entertained at lunch- eon today in honor of Miss Humes. Dr. David Allan Robertson, assistant director of the American Council on | Education, has gone to St. Louis to at- tend the annual meeting of the Associ “tion of American Universities. 3 be one of the speakers at the annual dinner Friday evening. Lady Kemp of Toronto, Canada, 1s making a short visit in Washington at the Mayflower. Mrs. Snow Will Present Niece at Tea This Afternoon. Mrs. Chester A. Snow, jr., will enter- tain at a tea dance this afternoon from 5 to 7 o'clock to present her niece, Miss Nancy Beale, to society. Assisting Mrs. Snow will be Mme. Prochnik, Mme. Thenault, Mrs. Harry Norment, Mrs. Howard Tucker, jr. and Mrs. Willlam Louis Beale, mother of the debutante,| and at the tea table will be Mrs. Wil- | liam E. Borah, Mrs. William McClellan Ritter, Mrs. Cary Langhorne and Mrs. | Isaac T. Mann. With the debutante | will be Miss Marian Jardine. Miss Rahel | Davis and Miss Anne Carter Greene. 'CREERON 614 12th St. Clearance Sale Large to Small Head Size Large selection of best styles and colors to choose from. Silk Dresses Dry Cleaned and Pressed by Hand Careful $ 1 .4 : Beautiful LY 4 Work Your silks are handled here gently and treated in the most modern, scientific way. ‘The freshness and loveliness of your dress when returned will piease you. Men’s Suits “VAC-KLEENED” Usual 95 c | mac Park Apartment: Mrs. Dawes Honor The debutante will wear a bouffant pink tulle frock with tight ftting sleeveless bodice and will carry pink roses. Mrs. Snow will be in pink lace made long waist with a skirt of two circular flounces of the lace. Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman entertain- ed at luncheon today at the Willard for a company of 22 in compliment to her niece, Miss Alice de Peyster; Miss Mar- garet Daingerfield of New York, Miss Elizabeth Elkins of Philadelphia, cousin of Mr. Tuckerman, and Miss Emily Gerhard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Gerhard of Philadelphia. This cvening Mr. and Mrs. Tucker- man_will be hosts to a company of 40 at dinner in honor of Miss Marian | Jardine, Mlle. Ellis Bostrom, Miss de | Peyster and Miss Elkins. Mr. and Mrs. | Tuckerman entertained at a tea fol- lowed by a buffet supper yesterday in honor of their niece, Miss de Peyster, | Miss Daingerfield, Miss Rahel Davis and Miss Faith Phillips. ’ Miss Sara Worthington was hostess at luncheon today in compliment to Miss Ellen Peclle. whose marriage to Mr. | James Parker Nolan will take place | Thursday. Mrs. Karl D. Klemm_entertained a small _company at luncheon today in the Mayflower Hotel in honor of Miss | Elizabeth Powell Dunlop. | Mrs. 3. Borden Harriman s visiting | Mrs. Joscph Harriman at Newport, R. L. | Among those cntertaining at the | debutantes’ dinner dance this evening | at the. Willard, Mrs. Henry Cook | Macatee will give a small dinner in honor of her two daughters, Miss Mary Paxton Macatee and Miss Gertrude Macatee, who have come home from college for this occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur W. Hubbard of Chestertown, Md., are again at the Mayflower. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Goodrich of Hart- ford, Conn., are at the Carlton for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. A E. Lodge of Chicago | are {emporarily living in Washington and are occupying & suite in the Poto- | Mrs. K. C. Wright has joined her mother, Mrs. Harold Sutherland Keat- ing, in their apartment ia the Ward- man Park Hotel after several months’ absence in the West. En route to Washington, Mrs. Wright stopped for a prolonged visit in Chicago. Mrs. Anne Archbold will give her an- nual ball in her home at 2905 Reservoir | road Saturday evening, December 22. | Mr. and Mrs. Philip Rhinelander, 2d, | of New York City are at the Mayflower | on their way to Hot Springs, Va., where they will spend a week or 1C days. Mrs. Herbert W. Phelps of New York City is at the Carlton for a few days, accompanied by Mrs. Leith MacGregor,'| also of New York. Miss Wightman and her sister, Miss Elizabeth Wightman, had as their guests at the Wardman Park Hotel for the week end Mr. and Mrs. John B. Sellers. Before their marriage in June, Mrs. Sel- lers was Miss Elizabeth Mellen, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Mellen of Pittsburgh, and a niece of the Misses ‘Wightman. Also with them for the week end was their schoolgirl niece, Miss Patsy Mcllen, Mrs. Sellers’ sister. Mrs. Arthur Derby of Boston will be at the Mavflower until tomorrow on her Mrs. M. H. Converse of New York City is at the Carlton for a_few days, ac- companied by Mrs. M. R. Towne, also of New York. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Burns an- nounce the marriage of their daughter Margaret Alicla to Mr. Jossph L. O'Brien of Stillwater, Minn., Saturday, October 20. The wedding took place in St. Paul's Church and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Fon- taine. After a motor trip to Minnesota, Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien will make their home in Washington. Hondieraft of Disabled to Warrenton, Va, for a week’s | " COMMERCE the Mayflower. SECRETARY’S DAUGHTER MRS. NEIL CHAPIN Of Springfield, Mass.. who is spending a fortnight with her parents, the Secre- tary of Commerce and Mrs. Willlam Fairfield Whiting, in their apartment in —Underwood Photo. by the disabled ex-service men in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, to be held in the hospital tomorrow from 9 to 6 o'clock, will be in charge of the George Baldwin McCoy Unit, American Women's Legion. Mrs. Charles Demonet, president of the unit, will have assisting her Mrs. Frederic William Wile, Mrs. Andrew Hero, Mrs. Lew Mohler, Mrs. L. L. Latham, Mrs. James E. Schuyler, Mrs. Acheson Hassan and other members of the unit. Miss Celia G. Chapman, in charge of the occupational therapy department at the hospital, has arranged for tours of inspection of the classes at work at 10 o'clock in the morning and at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The baskets, woven towels, table covers and other articles on sale were for Christmas gifts 4 Plans for opening the Thrift Shop. at 504 Tenth strcet, for the benefit of the Children's Hospital, the Child Wel- fare Soclety, the Children’s Country Home and the prenatal clinic of Co- lumbia Hospital went forward today, with Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, chair- man, appointing additional committees and work proceeding on the preparation of the store room itself. ‘The Thrift Shop, to be conducted as a permanent activity for the benefit of the child welfare agencies under di- rection of a fulltime manager and with many volunteer workers from the ranks of society, is expected to open for busi- ss in about two weeks. The full list of those appointed for the Thrift Shop to date include Mrs. Dougherty, chairman; Gulick, vice chairman: Mrs. Robert V. Fleming, treasurer. Executive commit- tee—Mrs. John R. Williams, chair- man; Mrs. E. Hope Slater; Mrs. James Carroll Frazer. Representatives of or- ganizations — Mrs. James Alexander Lyon, the Children’s Hospital; Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, the Child Wel- fare Society; Mrs. Charles Russell Train, the Children's Country Hom Mrs. Barry Mohun and Mrs. Reeves Lew | the prenatal clinic of Columbia Hos- | pital. Pricing and marking commit- |t Mrs. Frank C. Letts, chairman Randall H. Hagner, Mrs. Sydne: loman. M G. Howland Chase. A Veterans on Sale Tomorrow. The Cb mas sale of articles made Reupholstering 0 Ll 5-Piece Parlor Suites—Antiques 3-Piece Overstuffed Suites Dining Room Chairs = Luxurious Davenports and Lamps, &c. To Be Sold at 715 1 $2 Way A new, improved method. Your suit is dry cleaned and well pressed. All dirt is removed from cuffs, seams and pockets. Call and Delivery Service Phone Franklin 2406-2407 DISTRICT CLEANERS Main Office, 630 G Street Branches Ave. 211 Vermont Ave. 505 C Street N.E. city commi Mrs. R. M. Kau Pul 1 | mann, chairman; Miss Janet Richards, Upholstered in Imitation and Genuine Leather, Tapestries, Mobhair, Brocades and Velours Also Chair Caneing and Porch Rockers Splinted by Our Experts-at the Now Prevailing Low Prices TWO DAYS ONLY Write, Phone or Call Franklin 7483 Estimates and Samples Given Free Clay Armstrong Upholsterer 1235 10th St. N.W. sies C. G. Sloan &lnc. Aucts., 715 13th St. == ESTATE SALE (By Catalogue) Antique and Modern Mahogany Furniture, Valuable Paintings, Original Crayon Drawing of Gen. George Washington, Chinese Objects of Art, Oriental Rugs, Armchairs, Complete Din- ing Room and Bedroom Suites, Rich Draperies, Shef- field Plate, Mirrors, Fireplace Brasses, Imported China, Public Auction Within Our Galleries, 3th St. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday November 13th, 14th and 15th, 1928, At2P. M. Each Day. Being Effects From Several Estates, Storage Concerns and Opher Sources. On Exhibition Mc: Terms Cash. C. G. §! day, November 12th n & . Inc., uch. all made by the men, and are suitable | Mrs. John W.| Mrs. Barry Mohun, Mrs. Ennalls Wag- gaman. Other committees will be announced later. Mrs. J. W. Yates of Washington and his sister, Mrs. Phillip Henry Lee, jr., of Greenv N. C., are visiting the for- mer's son and daughter-in-law, Maj. and Mrs. Edward Sears Yates, at Fort Defiance, Va. Mr. and Mrs. H. Gerrish Smith of New York are now in Washington, and are staying at the Mayflower. Mr. and ‘WASHINGTON little dress health of the child. Novelty Gifts ressed in classic NEW YORK BUFFALO | Junior McAll in the residence of Mrs. Jurius GARFINCKEL& Co. We solve your Parking Problems while shop- ping here by taking charge of your car In Our Infants’ Department Now on Fifth Floor Everything New Exquisite and Unusual for The Baby, Also for Small Girls and Boys E selected the play garments with as much thought and care as the dainty outhts—and chosen with special regard for the comfort and Distinctive Selections at Very Moderate Prices F Streer CornerioF I3 imlivizlually smart in appearance anxl plicity. BOSTON WASHINGTON, D.C. Mrs. Smith formerly made their home! in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Morris and Miss Yates have arrived in Washington from Cuba, and are spending some time at the Carlton. Miss Ruth Wing will entertain_the Morton E. Mack at 1824 Belmont road this evening. Mrs. W. W. Tams is a house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert McKelden Smith, at Waverley, in Staunton, Va Several delightful parties among old fricnds have been given for Mrs. Tams, and Wednesday she accompanied Mrs. Smith by motor to Charlottsville, to attend the flower show of the Rivanna | Garden Club, given at Hillerest, the | beautiful home of Mrs. Percy Brown. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Cathles of Scars- dale, N. Y., will be at the Mayflower | until tomorrow on their way by motor | to North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Page have motor- | ed to Washington from their home in | Paoli, Pa. and are at the Carlton for several days. Huguenot Society Party This Evening At La Fayette. | The Huguenot Society of Washington | | has issued invitations for a reception o | | commemorate the edict of toleration, | this evening at 8 o'clock in the French ballroom of the La Fayette Hotel, at | Sixteenth and I streets northwest. The | guests of honor will be Mr. John Lenord | Merrill, president of the National League of Huguenot Societies, and the | Rev. Dr. Paul de Schweinitz, president of the Huguenot Society of Pennsyl- vania. The Rev. Dr. Florian J. C. Vur- pillot. chaplain of the society, will speak on “The Edict of Toleration,” which was promulgated November 18, 1787. Mr. William Jay Schieffelin will also be | present and bring greetings from the | New York Society. A special feature of | the evening will be presentation by Dr Merrill of a Huguenot flag to the Wash- ington Society. The flag carried by the { Huguenots was the banner of Hugh | Capet. who first established the French dynasty. The Huguenots 750 years | | later adopted his cnsign as a protest | against the usurpation of the family of the Duc de Guise. A business meeting which will follow | — —— | Burt’s Hosiery Features Really remarkable value—TLadies’ Silk and Wool Lisle and Wool Rayon and Wool Smart checks, stripes, or plain shades— $1’45 pai: 1343 F Street all of them were Nursery Fl""l;!’"‘flg’ the reception and at which the presi- dent, Mr. Henry Latane Lewis, will pres side, will be of great importance. The three proposals of the Coligny memorial committee, of which Dr. Vurpillot 1s| chairman, will be discussed. The three tentative plans to be presented are the erection of & statue to Admiral Gas- | pard_Coligny. the erection of a Hugus- not headquarters, containing a chapel or the dedication of a chapel in the National Cathedral, in which a statue ! of Coligny may be placed. There will also be a special service, partly in French and English, Sunday | afternoon. November 18. at 4 o'clock, in | St. John's Episcopal Church, at Six- | teenth and H streets northwest, whes the Rev. Florian J. C. Vurpillot will preach_on “Religious Toleration.” The Huguenot Society of Washinzton. | just 10 months since its organization, has a large membership, counting active members_in 25 States, and an unusual interest has been displayed in its ac- tivities. Applications have been re- quested by over 3,000 desiring affiliation in the society. | Mrs. Nina Reed will entertain at tea | at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in her | apartment in the Cordova. Her guests | will be the members of the committee | associated with her in planning the | celebrity breakfasts. of which she is | chairman, and which are to be among the notable events on the social cal- | endar of Washington this Winter. | They will be given by the National League of American Pen Women for | the bencfit of the memorial clubhouse | Furs Are Safe Investments And we suzgest that vou bring your old furs to us for remodelng and repairing—the cost_for this service is very reasonable. 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A recent acceptance on the com- mittee is that of Mrs. La Salle Corbell Rickett, widow of Gen. George Pickett, who was president of the league in 1908 and whose name has been added to the past presidents’ group on the committee for the breakfasts. Mrs. Rose Gouver- neur Hoes of the Willard Hotel Social Bureau is in charge of reservations, be made for the entire series or for single breakfasts. The Catholic Daughters of Am (Continued on Fifteenth Page.) Sy in rica | = lope Imported Wine Sauce For Scasoning Lobster, Terrapin Game and Soups X053 Sauce Neuberg (sherry)..$1.2: | Sauce Berey (white wine). 1.00 Sauce Bordelaise (red wine) e | Magruder Inc. Best Groceries Ave., M and 18th Decatur 4180 Est. 1875 1.00 Conn St hone of sheer wool cloths and soft tweeds “are dcsigned for Town-and-Coumry wear' They have an entirely new manner, these new frocks of the new sheer woolens and soft tweeds «+ . for they are designed to be worn beneath a undue luncheon or tea in the city, or at country clubs or country house-parties with an equal smartness. 45.00 to 98.00 1219 CONNECTICUT AVENUE coat, without weight: to appear for Drive out Que St. Rd. and_left to_Village, Burleith-Foxhall Bus at Dupont Fietittares Diugeries and Rugs from the House of W. & J. Sloane Evening Star Model Home Foxhall Village 4422 Que St. Will Be Open for Public Inspection Every Day and on Sunday From 9AM. to 9PM. to Wisconsin Ave.. right 1 block Left- t 44th to Reservoir hand | tim® 3 Circle to Village: " St» of take ST PH eSS Owners and Developers 1417 K St. Main 9300 Store Tomorrow “at 1 O’Clock THIS STEP is made necessary by the tremendous last-minute prepa- ration required for 74 A (1] Closes &r}\ b (K g A mammoth sale event which commences Wednesday, November 14th, at 9:15 A.M. Instead of serving customers until the usual closing hour of 6 p.n. and being held far into the night to complete these preparations, Gold’s co-workers will put this store in ship-shape order during the reg- ular store hours (contrary to the practice of many other organizations throughout the country on the eve of such an event). We regret the necessity of closing the doors to the afternoon shoppers, but we cannot feel justified in doing otherwise. Each Gold co-worker will be ready Wednesday, fortified by a good night's sleep, on tip-toe to serve you rapidly and satisfactorily throughout the day. Your purchases will be charged WEDNESDAY, SHARP AT 9:15 A.M., THEN BEGINS THE SALE WORTH WAITING A WHOLE YEAR FOR ! ! ! | Advance Selection Day—Tomorrow— - Tuesday—Until 1 P.M. In every department throughout the store for four hours Tuesday, an advance shopping day will be extended for your special privilege, giving you the opportunity to make selection at your leisure. in January, and delivered Wednesday, the first day of the sale. See our full-page announcement in tomorrow's Star for details to your account, payable