Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1929, Page 18

1929.° SOCIETY. e RO TR MARCH 20, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Chambers have moved from the Wardman Park Hotel to Davenport Terrace, where they have taken an apartment. Mrs. Cham- bers was before her marriage Miss Alice Smoot, daughter of Mr. and M Harold Smoot. Mrs. K. B. Brant of Canton, Ohio, has joined her sister, Mrs. Atlee Pom- erene at the Carlton, where she will | remain for some time. Mr. Franklin G_R. Peterson of Lon- don, brother of Mr. Maurice Peterson, | who was formerly attached to the Bri lish embassy staff in Washington, is staying at the Mayflower where he en_ tertained at luncheon yesterday in the SOCIETY. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C. WEDNESDAY. POPULAR CONGRESSIONAL GIRL 18 SOCIETY President and Mrs. Hoover Entertain Conciliation Commission at the of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt Coburn, jr, of Hartford, Conn., the wedding to take piace in June. Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Service of West Underwood street announced the engagement of their daughter, Ruth Marion, to Mr. Alfred Stidham last evening at a bridge supper party at the Kenwood Club. Mr. Stidham is the | son of Mrs. Harrison Stidham of Cleve- i 7 land Park. 1 . The favors for the ladies were shoul- | | | ~STREET BETWEEN [l!h&l It Takes All Kinds of | der bouquets of yellow rosebuds and | {lavender sweet peas, tied with a ribbon | holding the cards bearing the names of Miss Service and Mr. Stidham. Among | the guests were Mrs. Harrison Stidham, | the mother of Mr. Stidham: Mr. and the White House members of the Commission of Inquiry and Conclliation of Bolivia and Taraguay. In the company were the Gecretary of State and Mrs. Kellogg, he Minister of Bolivia and Senora de Diez de Medina, the charge daffaires ¢ Paraguay and Senora de Ramirez. he Assistant Secretary of State and “frs. Francis White, Senor Fernando Conzalez Roa, Senor and Senora de ~aimundo Rivas, Dr. and Senora David “ia Alvestegul, Senor and Senora En- r'que de Finot, Dr. Enrique Bordenaze, Dr. Francisco C. Chaves, Gen. Guil- ‘~rmo Ruprecht, Senor and Senora *1anuel de Marquez Sterling, Brig. Gen. nd Mrs, Frank T. McCoy, Mr. and Airs. Walter Bruce Howe, Miss Ruth essler, Capt. M. B. Ridgeway, Col. and HE President and Mrs. Hoover I entertained at luncheon today at Mrs. Osmun Latrobe and Capt. nud‘ Mrs. Wilson Brown. The table had a charming arrange- rent of butterfly roses and white snap- | dragons. Mrs. Hoover received Mrs. Taft, wife { the Chief Justice, and the wives of ‘he Supreme Court justices at the tea “iour yesterday afternoon at the Execu- ve Mansion. | Mrs. Hoover attended the opening of *yo unusual exhibition of maps in gesso | + Mildred Giddings Burrage, in the | unthorne Gallery. | Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, whose guest | “fiss Burrage is for the duration of her | <~hibition, was hostess to & large com- | any at tea. i Mrs. Keilogg, wife of the Secretary of | ~tate, will entertain at an informal tea his afternoon in the Pan-American | “nion. The guests will include the | ives of the cabinet officers, wives of “presentatives of the governments that | “ave signed the Kellogg treaty to out- | ~w war, and the wives of the chiefs of | 12 Latin-American missions here. | The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. ~harles Francis Adams have left Wash- agton for a few days’ absence. The scretary has gone to Boston and Mrs. “dams will remain in New York, re- ‘rning to Washington the end of the| cek, “~me. Claudel Entertained 2t Luncheon by Mrs. Bayard. Mme. Claudel, wife of the Ambassador © France, was the guest of honor at ‘ncheon today of Mrs. Thomas F. Bay- 4, jr., wife of former Senator Bayard. The Ambassador of Germany and ~vau_von Prittwitz und Gaffron are ding today in Atlanta, where they e entertained at luncheon by the ign Trade Club at the Atlanta Ath- ~tic Club. They will be the honor rests at an informal reception this . “ternoon given by Dr. Gyssling. The Minister of Uruguay and Mme. ~.rela entertianed & small company of ung people at tea yesterday afternoon = their daughter, Mile. Adele Varela. Jenora de Alfaro, wife of the Minis- | Capt. and Mrs. D. B. Wainwright, Maj. | and Mrs. Ralph Talbot, Capt. and Mrs. | Charles N. Franklin, the third secretary of the Cuban embassy and Senora de | Guell, Dr. and Mrs. Bolivia Lloyd, Dr.| and Mrs. S. S. Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Bethart, Mr. and Mrs. Vin-| cuirco de Girolamo, Mr. and Mrs. | Harold Bruinig, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin | Seabrook Holloway, Mrs. S. B. Milton, | Mrs. Fronbeiser, Miss Edith Jane Hoff- man, Mr, Seymour McConnell and Mr. Howard Masey. Mrs, Parker, wife of Representative | James S. Parker of New York, gave a | tea yesterday afternoon to her section | of the Metropolitan Opera committee | of Washington. Mrs, Parker is chair- man for the orchestra seats for the| Metropolitan Opera season here in| April, Among her guests were MTrs. | Benjamin Thaw, Mrs. William A. Scully, James Parker Nolan, Mrs. Franklin . Ellis, Mrs. Walter D, Wilcox, M. Christian Heurich, Mrs, John Tellem and Miss Elizabeth Howry. Miss Howry is secretary for the committee and act- ing chairman during the absence of Mrs. Robert Low Bacon in California. Mrs. Charles P, Summerall, wife of the chief of staff, was the honor guest at luncheon today of Mrs. Clement C. Whitcomb. Invited to meet her were Mrs, Herbert M. Lord, Mrs. Merritte W. Ireland, Mrs. Willlam D. Connor, Mrs. | Kenzie W. Walker, Mrs, Herbert B, Crosby, Mrs. Frank Himes, Mrs. Harry | F. Rethers, Mrs. Carl Darnall, Mrs. | gmms A. Winter and Mrs, Leartus J.| wen. American Union, Dr. L. S. Rowe, en- tertained at luncheon in the annex of the Pan-American Union today in | honor of the Peruvian delegate to the | International Conference of American States on Conciliation and Arbitration, which recently assembled at Washing- ton, Dr. Vietor M. Maurtua. Dr. Maurtua is aboiit to sail for his post as Minister of Peru to Brazil. The guests included the Ambassador of Peru, Senor Dr. Hernan Velarde; Dr. James Brown Scott, secretary of the Carnegie Endow- ment for International Peace, and Dr. Esteban Gil Borges, assistant director of the Pan-American Union. group of guests at the weekly book re- view at the Willard tomorrow morning. Another who will have guests with her at the book review is Miss Blanche Wingo. Mrs. Archibald Gracie and Mrs. John Gaynor will entertain at luncheon after the review. The books to be dis- cussed this week are “Ernestine Schu- mann-Heink,” by Mary Lawton, and “Therese,” by Francois Maurice. Judge and Mrs. Rush La Motte Hol- land will motor to Lynchburg, Va., to pass the Easter week end with Mr. and The director general of the Pan- Mrs. Proctor L. Dougherty, wife of the | District Commissioner, will entertain a | | is passing the Spring at 1616 Sixteenth MISS OLIVE McCLINTIC. With her parents, Representative and Mrs. James V. McClintic of Oklahoma, she street. —Underwood Photo. | Mrs. Fred Harper. Judge and Mrs | Holland will return after a few days to their apartment in the Wardman Park Hotel. Academy, in Chicago, accompanied by Mrs. Jones and her sister, Mrs. Anna Burton DeGraw, will be at the May- flower until the end of the week. Col. Jones is in Washington attending the annual meeting of the Association of Military Schools and Colleges. They will visit in Philadelphia and New York before returning home. Col. and Mrs. Reynolds Landis have been called to New York by the death of Mrs. Landis' brother, Mr. John Hampton Lynch. Col. and Mrs. O. R. Terry, accom- panied by Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Sells of Aledo, Ill, will be at the Mayflower until the end of the week. Col. Terry is president of the Illinols Military School, in Aledo, and Dr. Sells is the school physician. At tie conclusion of the sessions of the Association of Mili- Col. Haydn E. Jones, assistant super- | intendent of the Morgan Park Military | | | tary Schools and Colleges Col. and Mrs. |Terry and Dr. and Mrs. Sells will go {to Buffalo and from there into Canada | and return by way of Detroit. | Engagement Announced Of Miss Mohun to Mr. Coburn. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Mohun are an- nouncing at a small tea this afternoon the engagement of their daughter Mary | Elizabeth to Mr. Robert B. Coburn, son | Mrs. C.'C. Keiser, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse | Hadley, Miss Rebecca Hathaway,- Miss Margaret Mackey, Miss Mary Jackson, Miss Eleanor May Johnston, Mr. Lloyd Tibbetts, Mr. Gunner Mickelson and Mr. Arthur Beach. Miss Service and Mr. Stidham are both graduates of Swarthmore. The for- mer is doing _post-graduate work at | George Washington University, and Mr. Stidham has taken the course in busi- | ness administration at Harvard. The marriage will take place in the early Summer. M. Jean Negulesco and Mme. Neful- g esco will entertain at dinner tonight at the Wardman Park Hotel. presidential dining room of the hotel. His guests were the attache of the Brit- 1sh embassy and Mrs. H. H. Stms, the second secretery of the Brazilian em- bassy and Senhora Ferreira de Mello, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmott Lewis, Mr. Mi- chael H. Huxley of the British em- bassy and Mr. H. C. R. Milward of | London. Mrs. H. H. Schoenfeld entertained at luncheon in her apartment in the Wardman Park Hotel today. iuncheon at the City Club yesterday in compliment to_Lieut. Waiter Hinton (Continued on Page Nineeen.) Stock Comprises Many room siz Coats That Flare « « » Via Paris Coats at all the late February openings in Paris showed decided flares! America quickly followed the trend . . . but quietly, smartly, the flares that start far below the hipline . . . in back . . . with flat godets introduced at sides . . . ac. centuating long, slender lines, yet interpreting a elight flare below the knee. These new coats are an added atyle note to our most com- prehensive stocks now at their peak and awaiting your inspection. Women's and Misses’ Dress Coats to $195 Juniors’ Coats .to $79.50 Coat sketched...misses’ model in black creola with ermine collar... $165. JELLEFF'S ¢ F STREET A Rug Sale This rug sale of utmost importance, that started less than a week ago, already has enabled many a lover of Oriental Rugs to acquire rugs for great deal less than they expected to pay. All the best known rugs from Anatolian Mats, $4.95, to Palace e Tabriz, Yezd and Mr. Don W. Slauson entertained at ! - of Panama, has discontinued her iday afternoons at home. The Minister of Egypt and Mme. | CREERON 614—12th St., Bet. F & G Sts. Kerman Carpets at $2,500.00. Khorasan Carpets at $225.00. - my were hosts at luncheon yesterday, - jen their guests were the Minister of rsia, Mirza Davoud Khan Meftah; » Minister of Lithuania, Dr. Bronius ~lutis; the commercial attache of the tian legation, Mr. A. F. EI-Eissy: . and Mrs. Fenton Bradford and Miss ~ria Boges. ‘Mme. Bostrom, wife of the Minister - Sweden, was the guest in whose nor Mrs. Archibald Gracie enter- ned at luncheon today in the club- use of the American Association of riversity Women. The Minister of Persia, Mirza Davoud ;an Meftah, will give a reception h dancing this evening at 10 o'clock celebration of the Persian New Year . There will be about 100 guests,| 1 a buffet supper will be served at Anight. Associate Justice of the Supreme urt and Mrs. Edward Terry Sanford 'l be the ranking guests at the meet- <+7 and dance of the Tennessee State ety to be held at the Willard to- -~rrow evenigg at 9 o'clock. The offi- ~s are Mr. John A. Chumbley, presi- Mr. R. B. Barker, vice president; E. 8. Robinson, secretary, and Mrs. . ‘hn W. Lambert, treasurer. There will * dancing and bridge. Senator and Mrs. Walter E. Edge and ung Walter E. Edge, jr., are in New | ork, where they are staying at the ~abassador Hotel. Representative and Mrs. Stephen W. C~mbrill entertained at bridge last eve- 2g in the Hotel Hamilton in honor Mrs. S. Harrison White of Denver, 2lo. 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