Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1929, Page 18

18 SOCIETY. THE EVENING STAR, D WASHINGTON. D. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1929. —_— OCIETY President and Mrs. Hoover Are Dining With Secretary of State and Lady at Woodley Tonight. HE President and Mrs. Hoover will be the guests in whose honor the Secretary of State and Mrs. Stimson will entertain at dinner this evening. This will be the first of the series of dinner arties for the-Chief Executive and First dy of the Land, the party which the Vice President, Mr. Charles Curtis, planned for December 3 having been postponed to Tuesday, January 7, which I'nu}:lohn\/P been the date for the dinner of the Secretary of War had the ar- rangements not been changed owing to | the period of 30 days’ mourning for the late James W. Good, Secretary of War. The President and Mrs. Hoover enter- tainad last night at the first of their postponed dinner parties arranged pre- ceding the period of official mourning. ‘The dinner was for the Republican chairman of the House committee, and | guests last night were the Speaker and Mrs. Longworth, Representative and Mrs. Haugen of Iowa, Representative Porter of Pennsylvania, Representative and Mrs. Tilson of Connecticut, Rep- resentative and Mrs. Britten of Illinois, Representative Graham of Pennsyl- vania, Representative and Mrs. John- son of Washington State, Representa- tive and Mrs. Dempsey of New York, Representative and Mrs, Johnson of South Dakota, Representative and Mrs. | Lehlbach of New Jersey, Representative and Mrs. McFadden of Pennsylvania, Representative Wood of Indiana, Rep- resentative and Mrs. Vestal of Indiana, Representative and Mrs. White of Maine, Walter H. Newton, one of the President’s secretaries, and Mrs, New- ton; Claudius H. Huston, chairman of | the Republican national committee; Miss Susan S. Dyer and Mrs. J. H. Large, sister of Mrs. Hoover. Guests for Christmas at the White | House are Mrs. Jean Henry Large, sis- ter of Mrs. Hoover, and her two chil- dren, Miss Janet Large and Mr. Delano | Large. Sir Esme and Lady Isabella Howard Guests at Embassy Dinner. ‘The Ambassador of Great Britain and Lady Isabella Howard will be the guests in whose honor the Ambassador of Ger- many and Frau von Prittwitz und Gaf- !rl:n will entertain at dinner this eve- ning. ‘The Ambassador of Cuba and Senora de Ferrara entertained a small com- pany informally at' luncheon today in compliment to their guests, the mayor of Havana and Senora de Gomez. Se- nora de Gomez will receive with Senora de Ferrara this afternoon in the em- ‘The mayor and Senora de Gomez will leave tomorrow to return to their home in Cuba. The Ambasasdor of Cuba and Senora de Ferrara_entertained at dinner last evening in honor of the Vice President, Mr. Charles Curtis. Others in the company were Mr. and Mrs, Edward Everett Gann, brother-in-law and sis- ter of the Vice President; the Secretary of War and Mrs. Hurley, the Ambassa-~ dor of Brazil, Senhor S. Gurgel do Ama- ral; Ambassador of Chile and Senora de Davila, the Minister of Pan- ama and Senora de Alfaro, the Minister of Finland, Mr. Astrom; Senator Ar- thus Capper, Representative = Edith Nourse Rogers, the Mayor of Havana and Senora de Gomegz, the counselor of the Peruvian embassy and Senora de Be- doya, the attache of the British em- bassy and Mrs. Harold H. Sims, Mr. and Mrs. George Akerson, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Caspar Miller, Mr. and Mrs, Jo- seph E. Davies, Mr. and Mrs, Harold Reed Smoot, the second secretary of the Polish_legation and Mme. Massalska, Mrs. Robert F. Mackenzie, Mrs. Alvin Dodd, Mrs:- Frederick C. Hicks, Mrs. Phillip Coffin, Senorita Emma Otero, | Mr. Corcoran Thom, Mr. Kerr, and the counselor and Senora de Baron, the first secretary and Senora de Rodriguez-Ca- pote, and the second secretary and Senora de Guell, all of the Cuban em- bassy staff, ‘The Secretary of State, Mr. Stimson, was host at luncheon yesterday at the Pan-American Union, entertaining in compliment to the members of the Japanese delegation to the Naval Con- ference which will be held in London next month. The 72 guests included, in addition to the members of the Japanese delegation, the Attorney Gen- eral, Mr. Mitchell; the Postmaster Gen- eral, Mr. Brown; the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Adams; the Secretary of the Interior, Dr. Wilbur; the Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Lamont; the Secretary of Labor, Mr. Davis; the Japanese Am- bassador, Mr. Debuchi; Senator George H. Moses, Senator James E. Watson, Senator Frederick Hale, Representative J. Charles Linthicum, Representative | Stephen G. Porter, Representative Fred A. Britten, Representative Carl Vinson, Admiral Willlam V. Pratt, the Under- secretary of State, Mr. Cotton; Mr. Wal- ter H. Newton, the United States Am- bassador to Mexico, Mr. Dwight W. Morrow; the former United States Am- bassador to Japan, Mr. Charles Mac- Veagh: the Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. William R. Castle, jr.; the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Ernest Lee Jahncke, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Mr, Davis S. Ingalls; the Assist- ant Secretary of State, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson; Rear Admiral J. R. P. Pringle, Rear Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones, the director general of the Pan-American Union, Dr. Leo 8. Rowe, and Mr. J, Theodore Mar- riner, Mr. Stanley K. Hornbeck and Mr. William H. Beck, experts from the Army and Navy, and others of the State Department. ‘The Secretary of War and Mrs, Hur- ley will be the guests in whose honor Gen. George Van Horn Moseley will entertain Sunday evening at the Hotel Carlton. Mrs. Hurley, wife of the Secretary of War, was the guest in whose honor Mrs, Fuqua, wife of Maj. Gen. Stephen O. Fuqua, entertained at luncheon today in her home on Twenty-first street. The other guests were Mrs. Morris Sheppard, Mrs. Frederic M. Sackett, Mrs. Willlam B. Wilson, mother of Mrs. Hurley; Mrs. Anton Hero, jr.; Mrs. Her- bert B. Crosby, Mrs. Samuel Hof, Mrs. David F. Sellers, Mrs. Theodore A. Baldwin, Mrs. Thomas Q. Ashburn, Mis. Reynolds J. Burt, Mrs. Clarence N. Busch and Miss Katharine Judge. ‘The Attorney General and Mrs. Wil- liam De Witt Mitchell will entertain a company of 26 at dinner this evening, FOR ADDED HOLIDAY SHOPPING CONVENIENCE OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT ‘‘GIVE APPAREL, A WORTHY GIFT" Conr el KAPLOWITZ BROJ. INCORPORATED APPAREL SPECIALISTJS THIRTEENTH STREET BETWEEN E AND P FOR SATURDAY KAPLOWITZ DAY EXTRAORDINARY TIMELY HOLIDAY SALE EVENING GOWNS $2§ EVENING WRAPS THE NEW SILHOUETTE—AN INSPIRATION OF FEMININE LOVELINESS MISSES” - M-Brooks-Co TWEEN IITH 12’ ) 287 i WOMEN'S JUNIOR MISSES" v | " Give “Her” a Smart New Silk Froc¢k This Christmas Even if the “Her” Happens to Be Yourself . . . their guests being the assistants in the Department of Justice, ‘The Attorney General and Mrs, Mitchell will be joined by their sons, Mr. Willlam Mitchell of St. Paul and Mr. Bancroft Mitchell of New York, who will remain over Christmas, ‘The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur will entertain at dinner Wednesday evening, January 8, in compliment to the Ambassador of Great Britain and Lady Isabella Howard. | Mrs. Wilbur was hostess at luncheon yesterday entertaining in compliment to Mme. Wu, wife of the Chinese Minister. Others in the company were Mrs. Wil- liam De Witt Mitchell, Mrs. Charles | Francis Adams, Mrs. Frederic M Sackett, Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf, Mrs. William R. Castle, jr.. Mrs. Joseph M. Dixon, Mrs. Vernon Kellogg, Mrs. Sidney A. Cloman, Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Countess | de Buyer, Miss Lovering, sistey and | house guest of Mrs. Adams, and Miss | Mabel Boardman. The Chinese Minister and Mme. Wu entertained at dinner last evening, in honor of the newly appointed United States Minister to China, Mr. Nelson Johnson. The other guests were Repre- sentative and Mrs. Sol Bloom, Repre- | sentative Florence P. Kahn, the As- sistant Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Julius Klein, the Assistant Secretary of Labor and Mrs. W. W. Husband, Mr. | Frank Lee, vice minister of lnrrlfm; affairs of China, and Mrs. Lee, Miss | Elizabeth Johnson, Dr. Stanley K./ Hornbeck, Col. and Mrs. Walter Scott | | Drysdale, Mr. and Mrs. Willys Peck, Mr. | and Mrs_Frederic Willlam Wile and the counselor of the legation and Mrs. Yung Kwal. s | Senator and Mrs. Morris Sheppard | will be joined Sunday by their daugh- ters, Miss Janet Sheppard and Miss Susan Sheppard, who will spend the holidays with them. Mrs. Willlam Howard Taft was the | guest ‘of honor at Tuncheon today of Mrs. Samuel Jordan Graham, who en- tertained a company of 26 at the Hotel Mayflower. Representative and Mrs. Anthony J. Griffin, who are now at their home, in New York, will return to the Wardman Park Hotel on January 6. Representative and Mrs. E. Hart Fenn will ‘remain Christmas season, and Thursday, De- cember 26, will go to Atlantic City to spend the New Year season. | sented to society vesterda in Washington for the | Representative and Mrs. Frank H. Foss have gone to their home, in Fitch- burg. Mass,, to pass the holidays. They will return to their apartment, at the | Hotel Roosevelt, on January 6. | Miss Gertrude Lamont, debutante | daughter of the Secretary of Commerce | and Mrs. Robert Patterson Lamont, will | be the honor guest at dinner this eve- | LAST MINUTE WORTH WHILE CHRISTMAS GIFTS Our store is brimming over with reasonable Gifts that are really worth while. Come in and look around. Cornell Wall Paper Co. Nat'l 6708 714 13th N.W, LB U0 b W O Lifetime Reminder Give Oriental Rugs for your Christmas Gifts Ideal . . . Durable Special Prices Neshan G. Hintlian 818 17th St. N.W. Sl i 1 Sparkling Grape Juice (Unfermented White) Theonette, Y2 bottle ceecerennnaee Theonette, 1arge bOtle +..vcveeens ‘White Grape Juice, Still No. 10.....cc00000 White Grape Juice, BEIENOIEB. <. s vuvsssnes 80c $9.00 $1.50 45c $5.00 75c $8.50 $4.00 $7.50 MAGRUDER Inc. BEST GROCERIES Conn. Ave., M and 18th Sts. Phone Decatur 4180. Established 1875 65c Silk Exclusive styles, Bottle Dozen | | $17.00 UNDIES in Endless Variety ning of Miss Betty Thorpe, debutante daughter of Col. and 2irs.” George C. Thorpe, and with her guests will go later to the ball which Mr. Claudius H. Huston will give for his daughter, Miss Mildred Huston, who made her bow yesterday afternoon at a tea in the Mayflower. Miss Mildred Huston, who was pre- is entertatn- ing Miss Sally Ann Boxley of Roanoke, Va., who arrived in time to assist at her coming-out tea of yesterday. Assistant Secretary and Irs. Lowman Presenting Daughter to Society. The Assistant Secretary of the Treas- | ray “Mrs.” Bertrand H. Snell, wife of] ury and Mrs. Seymour Lowman are pre- Lowman, to Washington society at a tea dance being given today in the grand ballroom of the Mayflower. The debutante was assisted in receiv. ing by Miss Junia Culbertson, daughter of the United States Ambassador to Chile and Mrs. Willlam S. Culbt'lrt!un; Misses Catherine, Alice and ~ Mil- of Claudius H. FECumingham Co? ; 314~316 SEVENTH SI..NW. emi- formals } E Comingham €5 314~316 SEVENTH SI..NW, A Gift She Will Adore A Gift She Will Adore! CHIFFON HOSIERY Full Fashioned, All Silk. $1:29 Pr. Choosing will be a joy, the selection ed and the prices so low. crepes, satins, georgettes, imported laces. Silk Huston, chairman of the Republican national committee; Miss Marian Jar- dine, daughter of the former Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Willlam Jar- dine; also Miss Barber-Nell Thomas, Miss Helen Walker, Senorita Lucia Tes- sada Guzman, Miss Mary Martha Wren, Miss Margaret Pilson, Miss Janet Eliza- beth Murray, Miss Eunite Lee Evans, Miss Caroline Sanderson, Miss Mary Caroline Henry, Miss Helen Stone, Miss Phyllis Hight and Miss Elearor Nichols of Kansas City, Mo. Mrs, Lowman was assisted at the tea table by Mrs. Willlam Jardine, Mrs. James W. McAndrew, Mrs. Herbert O. Williams, wife of Brig. Gen. Williams, United States Army; Mrs. Peter Mur- Representative Snell of New York; Mrs. | senting their daughter, Miss Katherine | Ellis Logan, Mrs. Frank Van Vleck and | Mrs, Newton Gifford of Elmira, sister of the debutante. Miss Lowman wore a gown of silver N. Y, | lame with _a shoulder bouquet of red | roses. Following her graduation last | year from the Emma Willard School, in | Troy, N. Y., Miss Lowman studied at the | National School of Fine Arts, in Wash- | ington. ‘The Assistant Secretary of the Navy R - Inspired by fashionable misses ] - DORABLE Par- A ty Dresses . . . Dinner Gowns and Dance Frocks ... Lovely fashions that “trail” to social func- tions with new found dignity . . . “frivolous chiffons,” little affairs that dash from theater to supper clubs . . such are the Cunningham fashions . . . Priced without extravagance. Second Floor - | | and Mrs. Ernest Lee Jahncke, accom-|and panied by their son, Midshipman Ernest Lee Jahncke, jr, U. 8. Navy, will leave shortly for the South, where they will spend the Christmas holidays at their home in New Orleans. One of the most interesting eyents on the social calender today is the'first meeting of the Friday evening dancing class at the Willard Hotel. The entire membership of the class is expected and the dance promises to be one of the most brilliant in the history of the club. The decorations in the ball room will be in keeping with the season and a large Christmas tree will be placed at one end of the room. Senora de Alfaro, wife of the Min- ister of Panama, is chairman of the committee in charge and will head the receiving line. Other members of the committee are Mrs. Willlam H. King, Mrs. S. Wallace Dempsey, Mrs. Frank W. Mondell, Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs. Peyton Gordon, Mrs. Charles B. Drake HALDEMAN DRY 1733—P5fiwlufil; ‘Avenue Phone: Metropolitan 1124 TONIGHT Dinner Special Steak or Roast Turkey Dinner $1 00 The Famous Coptain’s Point Oysi Columbia Road 18 § OPPOSITE AMBASSADOR Columbia 5042 SOCIETY. Mrs. George C. Thorpe. A num- ber of dinner parties will precede the event. Col. and Mrs. rick Cole- man will be hosts to a large company. Mrs. Parker W. West is secretary and treasurer of the class. Miss Margaret Ridgway Grundy of Bristol, Pa, who has been the guest of her brother, Senator Joseph Grundy of Pennsylvania, at the Mayflower, is returning home today. Senator Grundy will_spend Christmas with his sister in Bristol. Miss Grundy is planning to return to Washington about the mét‘itdle of January for an indefinite visit., Mme. von Lewinski will entertain at dinner this evening in honor of Mr. (Continued on Nineteenth Page.) 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