Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1929, Page 37

" SOCIETY SECTION. . — ; he Sunday Star | oo mi Features for Women MRS. WILLIAM HOPKINS BECK, and Betty, wife and daughter of the "Assistant!Secretary’ of State. Harris & Ewing. Capital Society Leaders . Wereé'Faced by Big Events During Week Just Ended | Opening of Congress, Session of National D. A. R. | : Society and Base Ball Attraction Head Elaborate ngram. i BY SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. ' ASHINGTON has just passed through a spicy week socially and one crowded to the guards with big events such as the | } opening of the United States Congress, the annual Congress | | of the Naticnal Society Daughters of the American Revolu- tion, the opening of the base ball season and three performances 011 the Metropolitan Grand Opera Co. These events only afforded a | background for dozens of smaller but scarcely less important affairs. | The President and Mrs. Hoover the Vice President, Mr. Curtis, and | the members of the cabinet and their ladies turned the opening of the base ball season at the American League Park into quite an, administration affair. The ladies of this distinguished group were | 30 bundled in furs as to be almost beyond recognition, but Mrs., Hoover was as enthusiastic over the ball game as was the President.l . HOOVER was the most conspicuous figure at the opening% night of the Metropolitan Opera Co., “Manon” to one of the most brilliant audiences the theater has ever held. She has so many intimates in the cabinet that society was wondering who would occupy the White House box with her, when entering after the first act was almost over were, with others, the | Attorney General and Mrs. Mitchell. With her on the second night | of the opera were Mrs. Walter F. Brown, wife of the Postmaster | General, and Mr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of Interior, and others. | UESTS at luncheon, tea and dinner and often even at breakfast | is the record the Mistress of the White House is making, one | marveling at her health, spirits and endurance. Adding novelty to the other hospitalities was a musicale Friday afternoon, when about 200 guests were received. ..THE wives of cabinet members are still so scattered and unsettled that they will not begin to observe their Wednesday afternoons at home for some time, owing to several of them being absent from the city and others are not settled in their new homes. However, | the opening of the session of Congress has brought much visiting, | many of the wives of new members trying to relieve themselves of { their calling obligations during the Spring months. IVER trips are engaging events in society and those having yachts of their own on the Potomac are arranging parties, while those having Government boats at their disposal are also making trips. Gen. Charles P. Summerall was the much entertained guest at Fort Monroe, where the commandant, Gen. Callan, enfertained at al breakfast for him, and he was also entertained at Old Point Comfort. Mr., Cyrus H. K. Curtis, who had his beautiful yacht Lydonia, at ancher here, has gone South, and Friday he was in Hampton Roads and entertained at the Chamberlin-Vanderbilt. TWO former mistresses of the White House and perhaps one of recent date will attend the henefit of the presentation of “Coquette,” at Poli’s tomorrow night, the event being a benefit for the drive for.the $1,000,000 fund for research fellowships for women, the play in Washington being under the auspices of the local branch ! of the American Association of University Women. Mrs. Samuel Herrick is chairman of the committee making arrangements. < N annual Spring event which has for many years held the interest A and enlisted the services of the most important hostesses of Washington is that for the House of Mercy, which will this year take place Tuesday, May 21, and as usual, at the Cathedral Close. It is almost the only time this garden of forest trees puts on gala attire, and it is always one of the most largely patronized ch of the Spring. ; D. A. R. Delegates | it P 5] g m of the memo Eotertaiied -t Ten] 2P AR ; Mr. apd Mrs, Walter R, Tuckerman | (1o odice’ At Home e o s ons Date Tues'dly C-ncelefl D. A. R. Congress at tea on the. lawn of their home in Edgemoor yesterday| he wives of members of the cabinet following the unveiling of the statue,| will not observe . Tuesday, their usual “The Ploneer Woman.” WW some . of . bein; tea yest 4n her gpartment at the ) WASHINGTON, \D. 'C,. SUNDAY - MORNING, APRIL 21, 1929, MRS: THOMAS D SSCHALEX. Wifeyof” Senator’ Schalj?of Minnesotay their.¢ home, Wynerest, being’ ‘@ center ¢for. officials, .6V, N oA i H st P CL[NE& P ) when it presented| § MRS. VRY Writer and senatorial hostess,'who has sailed for Spain on special Underwood & Underwood. i MRS. CHARLES:'S. DENEEN, With Senator Deneen and their daughters, recent hostess to visiting D. A. R. from Illinois.. ‘Underwood & Underwood. WALDER KEYES, commission Cabinet Families and Other Social Leaders In. Personal Mention | Secretary Stimson Tempo- rarily Abaent«—Secremry, and Mrs. Adams in Boston. Special Notes of Interest. | The Secretary of State, Mr. Henry L. Stimson, will return to Washington this evening from his.home at High Hold, near Huntington, Long Island, where he is spending a short time wif Mrs. . Stimson. l The ' Secretary -of War, Mr. James W. Good, ‘who has be¢n at their ton, I, for' several weeks. in Ev: ‘The Secre les. apartment in the Wardman Park Hotel yesterday and went to Boston. Secretary expects, to remain about a week, and Mrs. Adams. will be absent] a fortnight, v : ‘ot the iconth\led on Fifth Pue,)‘ has been joined by Mrs. Good, . h.:g;or the Naz‘ md‘m mfi t{tea in the home of her parents, 3218 ‘Woodley Debutantes of 1929-30 Season Already Plan !Ambassador and Lady Is For Society Honors S Interesting Group Listed to Make Bows ‘the Coming| Winter — Dates = Being| Chosen for Ceremoni?:. The Ambassador of Great Britain and. Lady Isabella Howard will enter- tain-at dinner Saturday evening. Ambassador will return today from a week's stay in Détroit and Lady . ;ubel,lfi Ha;m‘kd lrhrzved."llns_th .e;_lening The debutantes of the 1920-30 season| from New York, where “she been ace 16 Ahead of Ahelr aistee bds of | oAperaig Tro Lihe | DECYe Bk past years in announcing the date and nature -of their debut parties. The young ladies making their, formal bows the coming Winter are unusually inter- esting and the season bids fair to vie donghter, Miss_ Goroling. Foeblie, 10 ughter, S oline ng, society at & tea dance to be given' at Brook, the home of Col. and . O'Brien, Saturday, November 80. Miss Betty ThD?'. daughter of Col. and Mrs. George C. , will make her bow Saturday, November 30, at & The Ambassador of Cuba and Senora de Ferrara will entertain at dinner Thursday evening, May 2. 3 Mme. Claudel and little Mile. Rene« Claudel, wife and-daughter of the Am- bassador of France, will sall May: 10 for Europe-to spend the Summer in thelr French home. Mile. Reine Claudel will join her mother and sister later in the season, ' et The Ambassador of :Chile’and-Senora de Davila are expected back today from B a few days' stay in Baltimore. Miss Yellott will, be . intro</. - ® WPevral and sustained in a recent railroad accident. 'Dean of Diplomatic' Corps To Have Guests at Dinner a":geila_ Howm’d Apnbunce Social Event for Saturday—Qther Important ' . Happenings'in Embassy Circles. York over Sunday and will return to ‘Washington Tuesday. Frau von. Priftwits und Gaffron, wife of “the - Ambassador of Germany, spending the week end in Atlantic City. ‘The Minister of Portugal and Vis- countess d’Alte are in New York and will remain through this week. The Minister of Switserland and Mme. Peter. are .in their. home in. Geneva, where ‘they went a-month ago. To Entertain Gi . PRl g ] “will -ent & smal at ’d!nmr -Tuesday . followed by & 2 . Minister and Mme. Samy were Thosts to & company of-10 at dinner last eyening. . T (Continued on Page) HRC N S . L FRAU. LOHMANN, Wife of the secretary of the German®embassy,"and their baby daughter, Lili. Haris & Ewing. Dinner s:heduled President and Mrs. Hoover enter- ained at dinner last evening, the com- pany including Mr. and M R. W. Condon of Port Gamble, Wash. Mrs. Hoover was hostess. at luncheon yesterday, entertaining in the Little House of the' Girl Scouts, at 1750 New York avenue. Her guests were Mrs. Willlam H. Hoffman .of Barrington, R. I, national president of the Girl Scouts, and Mrs. Daniel W. Mulvane of Topeka, Kans, who have been house guests at the White House; Mrs. Stan- ley C. Sears, chairman of the house committee for the Little House, and is |and hostess there for some time. ‘The Vice President, Mr. Charles Curtis, and his sister, Mrs. Edward Everett Gann,’ will be the ranking guests at the dinner Miss Frances Bat- telle will give tomorrow evening at the ‘Washington Club for Bishop Hamilton in celebration of his birthday anniver- sary. Senator and Mrs. Charles L. McNary will be hosts at dinner Saturdsy eve- g!n] in the Chinese room of the May- lower. Mrs. Copeland, wife of Senator Royal S. Copeland, will entertain at a lunch- eon at the Wardman Park Hotel Wed- nesday. Gen. and Mrs. Summerall Honor Secretary and Mrs. Good. The chief of staff of the Army and Mrs. Summerall entertained at their quarters last evening in honor of the Secretary of War and Mrs. Good. Th guests were former Secretary of War Col. Dwight F. Davis, the Assistant Sec- retary of War and Mrs. Patrick” J. Hurley, Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs. F.~Trubee Davison, Mrs. Frederick C. Hicks, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Merritte W. Ireland, D. Connor; Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Samuel Hof and Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Foulols, Mrs. W. Irving Glover, wife of the Assistant: Postmaster General, will en- tertain at a tea Saturday in her apart- ment in the Wardman Park Hotel. Maj. and Mrs. F. L. Whitley enter- tained at dinner at the Army, Navy Marine Country Club last evening. The ' guests included the secretary of . | tive Kelly, also of thai Mrs, | Lewinski, Mrs. Abram Van Winkle Mrs. Gertrude L. Bowman, who was the | President and First Lady Dinner Hosts Last Evening Mrs. Hoover Entertains in Honor of Girl Scouts— for Vice President and MI’S. Gann. Mr. Horace Harrison Smith whose | marriage will take place Saturday. | Mr. and Mrs. Eliot Strauss were hosts ifqr Miss Stoddard and Mr. Smith at | dinner last evening at the Chevy Chase | Club. | . Mrs. Alvin Dodd has issued invita- | tions for tea with dancing Friday after- | noon, May 10, from 5 to 7 o'clock, in | her home at 3300 O street in honor of | Mrs. William P. MacCracken, jr. | | Metropolitan Opera | Singers Entertained. Mrs. E. Avery McCarthy of Los | Angeles entertained at supper Thurs- “d!y night in the Mayflower in compli- | ment to Mr. Lawrence Tibbett of Cali- fornia, baritone of the Metropolitan (Continued on Fifth Page.) i Betrothals Forecast Early Future Weddings Mr. and Mrs, Frank H. Simonds an- nounce the engagement of _their daughter Katharine and Mr. Lovell Thompson of Cambridge, Mass. Mr. ‘Thompson was graduated from Harvard in ‘the class of 1925, and is a son of Charles Miner Thompson. Miss Simonds attended Miss Ma- deira’s school and was graduated from Bryn Mavwr in the class of 1927. She made her debut in Washington in November, 1925. The wedding will take place in Snowville, N. H., the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Simonds. Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Thatcher an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Esther Marie, to Mr. Curtis S. Steuart, the wedding to take;place in early June. 8 Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Desire Robin- son announced the engagement of the Maj. Gen. and Mrs. William » daughter of the latter, Martha Virginia Jones, to Mr. Maurice Prosse: Danville, ‘Va.. The murrnlerc{v:dg g?n;‘nmlnd Mr. Fox is to be the middle e. Ret\gm;;:t:New York After Washington Visit Mrs. George Mesta, who is returnin to New York after spending some dlyg in her suite at the Mayflower, enter- tained in her box for the Metropolitan Opera Co.’s presentation of “Aida” yes- terday afternoon at Poli's Senator and Represen! t State; Mme. von and her sister, Mrs. Adams of New York, who has been her guest for some days. Mrs. Mesta was one of the for the performances of the Metro- politan Opera Co. in Washington and also a guarantor. -| Congressional Club At Home Tuela:y. 9PM. ‘The Congressional Club will be for its regular at home with-. ¢ Tuesday evening o'clock. dlnm