Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1929, Page 39

Features for Women Part 3—16 Pages MME: CLAUDEL, €hatelaine of the French embassy, and a patroness for the Bal Boheme, January 28, Harrs & 3 President and First Lady Soon to End Program of Present Social Season Reception Listed for Thursday in Honor of Army and Navy Will Close White House Schedule. BY SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. HE President and Mrs. Coolidge will this week complete their official social program for the season—and for this administra- tion—their last reception, to be given Thursday, for the Army and Navy being one of the largest and most colorful events to take place in the White House. While no President’s lady since Mrs. Taft’s regime has served guesis at state receptions with refreshments, yet there has not been lacking a feeling of wholesome hospitality in all of the social life of the President and Mrs. Coolidge. Nor have they curtailed their social program in any way except for the dis- continuance of the New Year day reception on account of the epi- demic of influenza. SELDOM in any administration have things social been more skill- fully managed in the White House than under the dispensation of Mrs. Coolidge, and added to this is her charming habit of holding little receptions several times a week and answering almost all of her notes personally. In many ways the gracious First Lady is leav- ing a record difficult for those who come after her to emulate. WHILE President-elect Hoover declines to countenance an inaugural ball for the night of March 4, at least as part of the official pro- gram, Washington is nevertheless to have one of the largest and most brilliant dancing events known in the history of the Capital. This will be the ball held in the Washington Auditorium Yor the bene- fit of local charities, and whilé the President and the First Lady of the Land will not attend, the Vice President and his family, dozens of high officials and diplomats, as well as the most influential poli- ticians and citizens of all parts of the United States, will be there. THE passing of the inaugural ball with its old-time triumphal parade around the ballroom of the new President and the First Lady of the Land, and the President’s cabinet, with sometimes the outgoing President and his lady also attending, is after all but little mourned in the Capital. It is realized that balls, like all other forms of entertainment and recreation, must change with the progress of life, and just so there is some splendid form of diversion with which to close the day's varied and brilliant program at the Capitol and in the streets, it does not matter. SO the inaugural committee has elected to recognize a magnificent charity ball, the profits from which will go to Washington charity, it being specified that the police and firemen’s funds each would re- ceive $5,000. Plans for the ball have been placed in the hands of Mrs. John Allan Dougherty of Washington as chairman. T was Mrs. Dougherty, who, when President Harding refused to sanction an inaugural ball as a finish to his inaugural day, hastily completed plans for a Child Welfare ball to be held at the Willard Hotel. While President and Mrs. Harding did not attend, Vice Presi- dent and Mrs. Coolidge did, and so did several thousand other notables, who were in the Capital. The proceeds reached nearly the $30,000 mark. This so encouraged Mrs. Dougherty that she planned and carried to success another semi-inaugural dance upon the in- duction of the Coolidge administration, again a ball minus a Presi- dent and First Lady as guests, and this time the result was a fund of about $42,000. VICE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Dawes attended the ball four years ago, as did the governors of the States, who came to attend the inaugural ceremonies, and many other officials and dignitaries, diplo- ts going because it was a big parade and they wanted to see how rwa.s done. ! —_— | ANOTHER dancing event with a livelier fling than the ball of | March 4 will be that on Monday night of next week, when several hundred guests in Egyptian-like costumes will attend the Bal Boheme of the Washington Arts Club. Costumes are coming from Boston, New York and other cities, where there are large im- orting shops and famous costumers, to be worn at the ball, and the sgyptian setting will surpass in scenic effect anything ever at-| tempted in Washington. their friends to attend. Good music is assured for the dancing to follow the program. Election of officers for the Nebraskans Planning For Music and Dancing ‘The Nebraska State Society will hold §ts January meeting at Meridian Man- slons, January 26 at 8 o'clock. Danc- ing will begin at 9 o'clock, after a short program _of music and other entertain- ment. Representative J. N. Norton of Nebraska, who is president of the socie- ty, will preside. Hostesses for the meeting and dance include Mrs. J. W. Crabtree, Mrs. Willa Hammond, Mrs. Jack Lee, Miss Lillian Farrar and Miss Edith Lathrop. Mr. E. E. Danly and Mr. J. L. McGrew will @ssist the hostesses. ‘The officers invite all Nebraskans and ensuing year will precede the program and dancing. Blair-Mason {Vedding Invitations Issued Mrs. James F. Curtis has sent out invitations for the marriage of her niece, Miss Virginia Mason, to Dr. Montgomery Blair, jr., Saturday, Febru- ary 9, at 4 o'clock, in St. John's Church. A reception will follow immediately After at the home of Mzs. Curtis, he Sunday Star. ‘WASHINGTON, JANUARY PARKER W. WEST, Wife of Maj. West, one of the organizers of the Friday Evening Dancing: Club. SOCIETY D. €, SUNDAY SECTION MORNING, MRS. WILLIAM H. McMASTER, With Sengtor McMaster and their daughter, living at 4810 Conuecticut avenue. Harris & Ewing. General and Special Social Events Noted In Official Circles Legislative and Department GTOUP! as viewed in pas!' ing Throng—Many Absent From the Capital. Mrs. Claude Swanson, wife of Senator Swanson, 1s at Hot Springs, Va., and will not return to Washington until February 1. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Aeronautics, Mr. Edward P. Warner, and his sister, Miss Elizabeth Warner, have gone to New York. Mr. Warner and Miss Warner will return on Tues- day to their apartment in the Ward- man Park Hotel. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aviation and Mrs.” Willlam P. Mac- Cracken, jr., will return this evening or tomorrow from a short stay in Florida. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Guy H. Bur- rage arrived in Washington vester- day for the dinner given by the Sec- retary of State and Mrs. Kellogg last night at the Pan-American Union. They will be guests at the Mayflower until this afternoon, when they will return to Norfolk, where Admiral Burrage is in command of the 5th Naval District. Mrs. John J. Cochran, wife of Rep- resentative Cochran of Missouri, will (Continued on Third Page.) MRS. HARRY B. HAWES, With Senator Hawes of Missouri, recently returned from a visit in New York, - Harris & Ewing. Dinner for Vice President and Mrs. Dawes No’Eed Event Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Jadwin Their Hosts—Secre- tary and Mrs. Kellogg Entertain—Other Conspicuous Functions. The Vice President and Mrs. Dawes were the honor guests at dinner last evening of Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Edgar Jadwin, who entertained in their home, 2540 Massachusetts avenue. Gen. and Mrs. James G. Harbord of New York were among the guests. ‘The Secretary of State and Mrs. Kel- logg entertained at dinner last evening in honor of the Ambassador of Japan and Mme. Debuchi. Others in the com- pany were the Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Roy O. West; the Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. William Fairfiel Whiting, the Minister of Portugal and Viscountess d’Alte, the Minister of Po- land and Mme. Ciechanowska, the Min- ister of Costa Rica, Senor Don Manuel Castro Quesada; the Minister of Lithu- ania, Mr, Bronius Kasimir Balutis; the Minister of Ecuador and Senora de Zaldumbide, the Minister of Czechoslo- vakia and Mme. Veverka, Representa- tive and Mrs. James M. Beck, the Undersecretary of State and Mrs. J. Reuben Clark, M’Mmku and Mrs. Guy H. Burrage, the United States Am- bassador to Spain _and Mrs. Ogden H. Hammond, Mrs. Peter Augustus Ja wife of former United States Ambassa- dor to Argentina; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer, jr., Canon and Mrs. Phelps Stokes, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warren, Lady Lister-Kaye, Mrs. Robert Clark of St. Paul, niece oi Mrs. Kellogg; Mrs. Ray Bobbin, Miss Anne Squire, Mr. Henry, Chalmer Roberts and Mr. Wal- ter T. Prendergast. ‘The Secretary of State and Mrs. Kel- logg will be the guests in whose honor the Ambassador of Cuba and Senora de Ferrara will entertain at dinner d | February 10, Mrs. Sanford, wife of Associate Jus- tice Edward Terry Sanford, will be the guest in whose honor Mrs. Peter A. Drury will entertain at luncheon Tues- day. Senator and Mrs. James A. Reed have sent out invitations for a dinner Sat- urday night, when the members of the Missouri delegation in the Congress {Continued on Third Page.) Tales of Well Knownv F pl_k 20, 1929. MME. DEBUCHI, Wife of the Ambassador of Japan, from .a recently, posed rtraity portrai From the Dip Noteworthy Fun | The Ambassador of Great Britain, | Sir Esme Howard, returned to Wash- | ington last evening from a brief stay in New York, where he went with his sons, Mr. Edmond Howard and Mr. Henry Howard, who sailed yesterday for England. The Ambassador will be the guest at dinner Tuesday evening | of Msgr. Edward F. Buckey. Lady Isabella Howard will be the | guest of honor at dinner Tuesday eve- | ning of Judge and Mrs. Samuel Jordan | Graham, who will entertain at the | Mayflower. | The Ambassador of Spain and Senora | de Padilla will be hosts at dinner Wed- nesday evening. The Ambassador of Cuba and Senora de Ferrara will entertain at luncheon | tomorrow at the embassy in honor of the delegates from Cuba to the sugar | conference. Among the guests will be | Maj. Gen. Enoch H. Crowder, former United States Ambassador to Cuba. The Ambassador and Senora de Ferrara. will give a luncheon Sunday, February 3, for the Chief Justice and Mrs. Taft and Monday, January 28, they will entertain at dinner in honor of Speaker and Mrs. Longworth. ‘The Ambassador of Chile and Senora de Davila returned Priday from New York, where they spent the week, and were accompanied to Washington by Senora de Blanet, wife of the Chilean delegate to the International Confer- ence of American States on Arbitration and Conciliation. Senor Blanet will join Senora de Blanet at the embassy the first of the week. Senor Oscar Blanco Soon to Take Up Duty At Cl‘lilean Embassj;- Japanese Embassy to Honor Retiring Counselor. The Ambassador of Japan and Mme. Debuchi will entertain & company at luncheon Tuesday in honor of the tiring counselor of the Japanese em- bassy and Mme. Sawada, who will leave the first part of next week for their native country. The counselor and Mme. Sawada will be greatly missed in Washington, where they have made a host of friends. The Minister of Greece and Mme Simopoulos will entertain a company of 20 at dinner this evening. ‘The Minister of Siam, Lieut. Gen. Phya Vijitavongs, has issued invita- tions for a dinner Saturday, February 16, at the legation. The Minister of Rumania, Mr. George Recently Appointed Coun- Selor NOW on Wfly to U- S. Other Changes in Attache List. Senor Oscar Blanco, who was ap- pointed the first of the new year to be counselor of the Chilean embassy, to succeed Senor Federico Agacio, now Minister from his country to all the | Cretziano, was host to a small company Central American states, has sailed |at the supper dance at the Club Chan- from Valparaiso, and as he has taken | tecler Friday night. the short route through the Panama | Senora de Medina, wife of the Minis- Canal he Is expected to take over his ter of Bolivia, went to New York yester- duties about the first week of February. day and will return the middle of the week. Senor Blanco is a bachelor and will be | a welcome addition to the increasing number of the eligibles holding high posts in the resident diplomatic corps. He is a native of Santiago de Chile and prepared for a career in the foreign service In its fine seats of learning. He is a seasoned diplomat and saw several vears of service in Tokio. He was first secretary of the legation in La Paz, Bolivia, when he was selected for the Washington mission. But he has been for some weeks in Santiago conferring with the secretary of stal and his _a:'innued on Third Page.) ‘The charge d'affaires of Switzerland and Mme. Lardy are spending the week end in New York at the Hotel Astor, M. Lardy having gone to speak at the dinner last evening of thé New York Swiss Club, which was given at the Hotel Astor. Italian Embassy Attache Returns From New York. Special News of Interest lomatic World | Hospitality in' Various Forms Feature of Season. ctions S;heduled. General and Personal Notes sailed Saturday, January 12, aboard t: S. S. Teno for New York and will com= at once to Washington after arriving in this country the end of January. Senor Blanco Viel will succeed Senor Federico Agacio, who was counselor of of the embassy before being appointec Chilean Minister to Central America | the end of last year. The naval attache of the Prench | embassy and Mme. Sable, returned t | their apartment on Wyoming avenuc F‘nd;y. from a month's stay in Cali- ornia. The secretary of the Italian embassy, Signor Luciano Masciano was Joined ay evening . by a ¥ss]€m. who made a brief visit Ww ork. The attache of the Netherlands lega- | tion and Mme. van Schuylenburch will | entertaip a company at dinner Priday evening. The Polish consul at New York, Mr. T. Marynowskl, is passing a few days {at the Wardman Park Hotel. | s Engagemems to Wed In Season’s Calendar Capt. and Mrs. Robert Lee Russell | announce the engagement of their ‘ daughter, Miss Marion Soley Russell, to | Lieut. St. Julian Ravenal Marshall, | United States Marine Corps. The wed- | ding wili take place in the near future. Miss Rissell made her debut on Jan- | uary 3 at the Willard at a tea dance. She comes from a line of Navy people. Her father is a former Judge Advocate General of the Navy, her grandfather was Comdr. John Codman Soley, As- sistant Secretary of the Navy under William C. Whitney. Lieut. Marshall is a descendant of the distinguished Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Marshall. Mrs. Sidney C. Neale announces the engagement of her daughter Sidney to Mr. Gregg C. Birdsell, jr., of this city. The wedding will take place on February 2 in New York City. Mrs. C. W. Godey annoynces the en- gagement of her daughter, Comtesse de Lambertye, to Comt. de Thiene, Chateau de Vouzan, Clearente, France. Mrs. N. H. Jeffries of Gafney, 8. C., announces the engagement of her daughter, Miss Eugenie Hames Jeffries, to Mu. Everette H. Croxton, son of Mrs. W. L. Croxton of Kershaw, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kerr announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Margaret Howard Kerr, to Mr. Thorn- ton Jenkins Parker, jr. . Mr. and Mrs. Max J. Raine announce the engagement of their dayghter Til- lie to Mr. Herbert C. Nack, formerly of Pittsburgh, now of Washington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Nack of Cleve- land, Ohio. The wedding will take place Satur- day, March 9, in the Hotel Mayflower. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph nounce the engagement of ‘The second counselor of the Italian embassy, Signor Guiseppe Catalani, returned last night from New York, where he spent a few days. The new first secretary embassy, Senor " S Blanco Kaminsky an- their daugh- ter Rebecca to Dr. Dessoft. Samuel Mrs. Hannah C. Louis announces the engagement of her daughter Gertrude Buelah to Mr. Harry L hflh:.m of the Chilean | of Mr. and Mrs. Max Davidson Viel, " city,