Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1929, Page 18

18 SOCIETY. THE EVE SOCIETY i 1V1ce President and Cabinet Members Open Homes to Visitors Tomorrow for First Time This Season. will receive in her apartment | in the Mayflower after 4 o'clock | tomorrow afternoon. She will| have assisting her both Senate and House members’ wives, the party in- cluding Mrs. James E. Watson of In- diana, Mrs. Charles L. McNary of Ore- gon, Mrs. Charles 8. Dencen of Lllinois, Mrs. Henrik Shipstead of Minnesota. Mrs. Peter Norbeck of South Dakota and Mrs. Henry J. Allen and Miss Hen- rietta Allen, wife and daughter of the new Senator from Kansas, who took the seat of Mrs. Gann’s brother when he became Vice President. Also assisting | will be Mrs. S Wallace S New York. Mrs. U. S. Guyer of K: Mrs. Louis T. McFadden of Pennsy vania, Mrs. James G. Strong of Kan- sas and Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper of Wisconsin _ wives of Representatives, and Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose and Mrs. Harold K. Smoot. rs. Henry L. Stimson, wife of the ecretary of State, will receive between 6 o'clock in her home, ood- on Cathedral avenue, when she e assisted by Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, . William R. Castle, jr, and M Arthur Bliss Lane. Mrs. Stimson receive the Japanese delegates to the London conference preceding her first formal afternoon at home tomorrow, The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Mellon, will not receive tomorrow after- RS. EDWARD EVERETT GANN, sister of Vice President Curtis, | Mr. Katsuji Debuchi; apartment i Wardman Park Hotel to their house, at 2125 Kalorama road. Mrs. James J. Davis, wife of the Sec- retary of Labor, will not observe her afternoons at home until New Year day, when, with the Secretary, she will re- | ceive in her home, on Massachusetts | avenue. Ambassador and Mme. Claudel Postpone January Dinner Date. The Ambassador of France and Mme. Claudel have postponed the dinner and dance which they had olanned for January 11 to January 25. The Ambassador of Belgium and Princess de Ligne will entertain at din- ner this evening at the embassy. The Japanese Ambassador and Mme Debuchi will entertain at dinner this evening at the Mayflower the Japanese delegation to the naval conference to be held in London Jan- uary 21, Th> former United States Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Charles MacVeagh, was host at luncheon today in his home, at 1800 New Hampshire avenue, when his guests were the Japanese Ambassador. Mr. R. Wakat- suki, Admiral Takarabe, Count A. Ka- bayama and Mr. Saito, Japanese dele- zates to the naval conference to be held in London; Senator David A. Reed. the Undeisecretary of State, Mr. Joscph | in honer of | mont is a grandson of the late Com- {and Dean Pond of the Harvard Law modore M. C. Perry who was a special Ambassador of this country to Japan to make the treaty of 1854 which was the final outcome of the battle of 1813. ‘The Japanese people have erected two | monuments | gratitude for the work he did in ce- | menting the friendship of the two | countries. Mr. and Mrs. Belmont have invited the members ot the delegation, Secretary of State and Mrs. Stimson, ! the Ambassador and Mme. Debuchi, the | Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Adams, and members ¢f the American delegation who are in town, as well as the naval advisers who will accompany the dele- gates to the London conference next month. Mme. Takarabe, wife of the Japanese naval minister, who is the only woman ac panying the Japanese delegation, will be entertained at tea earlier this aftel n in the home of Senator and Mrs, David Aiken Reed of Pennsylvania. | or Reed is to be one of the dele- tes from this country, but Mrs. Reed | | wiil not be present, as she is in Phila~ delphia with her son-in-law and daugh- ter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Denby, jr., and their infant son. Mrs. Charles Denby will act as hostess this afternoon | in the absonce of Mrs. Reed, and Mrs. School were the guests in whose honor Judge and Mrs. Charles S. Lobingier entertained at dinner last evening Others in the company were Dr. Stan- ley K. Hornbeck, Col. and Mrs. Clement to Commodore Perry in | Bouve, Miss Bouvc,‘iudxc and Mrs. F. illiam Tutherly. de Sacasa will entertain at a tea Satur- he | day, December 21, from 9 to 12 o'clock, at the legation, 2401 Fifteenth street, when they will present their daughter, Senorita Maria Sacasa. The party was originally planned for December 21. Senator Roscoe C. McCulloch of Ohio is at the Carlton for a few days. Sen- ator McCulloch was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Thecdore E. Burton, and upon his re- turn to Washington after the holidays he will be at the Carlton for the re- mainder of the session of Congress. will close their apartment at the Ward- man Park Hotel for a short time and will leave th2 end of the week for their home in New .Jersey, where they will pass the holidays. Senator and Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalt entertained a party of six at dinner last Denby will go to Philadelphia later in| cvening at the Carlton. the weck to make the acquaintance of her_grandson. The members of the Japanese delega- tion dined informally last evening with | the Ambassador and Mme. Debuchi in the embassy. The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. 'w W. Mellon, will sail the end of the week aboard the Vagabondia, the yacht of his nephew, Mr. W. L. Mellon, for a cruise of a fortnight o the Ba- hama Tslands. The Secretary will be accompanied by his son-in-law _and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. David E. K. Bruce, and his son, Mr. Paul Mellon, who will have with him a classmate at college. The Chinese Minister and Mme. Wu The Minister of Nicaragua and Senora | Senator and Mrs. Hamilton F. Kean | Senator and Mrs. D. O. Hastings and Miss Elsie Saxton will leave the end of the week for their home in Wilming- ton, Del. They will return to their apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel January 6. Mrs. Arthur Vandenberg. wife ot Senator Vandenberg, left yesterday for her home in Grand Rapids, Mich: Sen- ator Vandenberg will join his family at the end of the week They will return to their apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel January 6. Mrs. Charles L. McNary, wife of Sen- atory McNary of Oregon, entertained informally at luncheon today in the . presidential dining room of the May- flower, having five 1n her party. Representative and Mrs. John W. Summers have as their holiday guest | their daughter, Mrs. Hope Summers Witherell, dramatic reader, of Evans- ton, Ill. Their daughter, Miss Jean Summers, who is a sophomore at North- western_Univ . Evanston, IIL, will arrive Saturday for a two-week va- cation. Representative Harry Ransley of Pennsylvania is a guest at the May- flower, where he and his wife and daughter have made their home for sev- eral seasons. Mrs. Ranswey and Miss Ask about our 30, 60 and 90 day Deferred Payment Plan Reupholstering Refinishing Tapestries, Mohair Brocades and Velours Also Chair Caneing and Porch Rockers Splint- ed by Our Experts at the Now Prevailing Low Prices for Two Ranse Capit ter of Capt. and Mrs. Ed NG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1923 e{ have not as yet returned to the ital and their plans are rather in- definite. Mrs. James L. Whitley, wife of Rep- resentative Whitley of New York, who has been a guest at the Mayflower since the first of December, is leaving for ) Rochester Wednesday to be January 7. join his family in time for the holidays. gone until Representative Whitley will Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Denegre will be hosts at dinner this evening. Miss Susan Kintner, debutante daugn- | win G. Kintner, (Continued on Page 19.) Christmas Specials Address Books, Christmas Cards, Christmas Seals, Fancy A Papetries. M. BALLANTYNE & SONS BOOKSELLE EPTioRERs S AP 1421 F St. our Gifts at a Saving CHING KING Sells wholesale and retail prices, Rich gifts from the Orient: Chines: antiques, vases, lamps, hand-carved ivory, marble ash trays, book ends. perfectly executed work of art. Each a | Bift to be admired and permanently | prized. Each a beautiful, Our represengative will oladly call and | show vou sampl-s. CHING KING, 308 Pa. Ave. N.W. S$OCIETY. Evening Gowns festivities are here in smart variety. The model sketched, of lilac chiffon, has a chic bolero and intricately cut skirt of exceptional lines. FALL STOCK Reduced . 33153% for holiday INCORPORATED. 1919 Que Street Philipsborn * Purchase your Gift Stockings in our enthusiastically awarted MOYs. Patrick J. Hurley, wife of the oty of Was, Wil be . William R. Ca: ¢ Secretary of War, wiil be at home . Castle: ) {‘;r:o-srmv afternoon at 1620 Belmont | W. Davis, Judge John Barton Payne ond. |an;1‘ Mr’n"rlnsvl&‘r’ Rbsr‘;ani; Imont will | Scarves. Inlaid Trays, Clot e ; i Vi i v = 1 v} arves, In . Cloissonne , etc. Mrs. William Dewitt Mithell, wife of | Mr. and Mre Perry Belmont will | 3etiies [l Tiivs, Siueepnie. ::: ;: the Attorney General, will receive to- 5 | T Y afternoon at 6 o'clock in their home | . 2nd Fle | IMcDEVITT Givsy - e r morrow afternoon atter 4 oelock 18 et | on “New Hampshire avenue. Mr_Bel- Mitchel' will be assisted in_receiving by Mrs. William Howard Taft, Mrs. Thomas D. Schall, Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes and Mrs, John Lord O'Brian. Alternat- ing at the tea table will be Mrs. Herman J. Galloway, Mrs. Charles D. Lawrence. | Mrs, Oscar R. Luhring, Mrs. George R. Farnum, Mrs. Seth W. Richardson, Mrs. Charles B. Sisson, Mrs. G. Aaron Young- quist, Mrs.- Sanford Bates and Mrs. Claude Raymond Branch, wives of As- sistant Attorneys General, and Mrs. Paul A. Chase. b Mrs. Walter F. Brown, wife of the Postmaster General, will not be at home, having gone to Toledo, Ohio, to spend the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Adams, wife of the Secretary ot | the Navy, will receive tomorrow after- noon after 4 o'clock at 2221 R street. She will have among those assisting her, her sister, Miss Alice Lovering, who will | be her house guest for several days. Mrs. Adams is in Portsmouth today, where she is the sponsor of the V-5, a cruiser- type submarine, which will be Jaunched | today. She will return to the Capital tomorrow morning. Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur, wife of the | Secretary of the Interior, will be st home after 4 o'clock in her apartment, in the Mayflower, and will have re- | ceiving with her Mrs. Joseph M. Dixon, wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Presiding at the tea tabie | will be Mrs. Vernon Kellogg, Countess | de Byer, Mrs. Horace M. Albright and | Mrs. Northcutt Ely. Mrs. Arthur Mastick Hyde, wife, of | § the Secretary of Agriculture, will ob- | serve the day at home, receiving from | 4 to 6 o'clock in her apartment, in the Mayflower. Presiding at the tea table | for Mrs. Hyde will be Mrs. Roscoe C. Patterson and Mrs. Paul Bestor and assisting will be Mrs. Edgar C. Ellis, Mrs]. ‘Theodore Alford and Mrs. Ernest Hall. Mrs. Robert Patterson Lamont, wife of the Secretary of Commerce, will not received tomorrow afternoon, as she and the Secretary are moving from their GIFT SUGGESTIONS IN ART OBJECTS Hand-carved Book Ends, Chinese Table Days Only. 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