Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1930, Page 18

B2 SOCIETY: " SOCIETY Chief Executive Host to Dfstinguished Actor at Luncheon—Had Guests at Supper Last Evening. RESIDENT HOOVER had as his guest at luncheon today Mr. ‘William Gillette, who is making a farewell tour this Winter be- fore retiring from the stage, where he has been an outstanding fig- ure for many years. Mrs. Hoover did not leave her room last evening to preside at the supper party which the President entertained and in her place her sister, Mrs. Jean Henry Large, acted as hostess. The company included Senator and ‘Mrs. Peter Norbeck, Senator and Mrs. John Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. T. Sanford Bates of New York and Miss Suzanne Dyer, who is a house guest at the Executive Mansion. Luncheon for Dean of Corps And Lady Isabella Howard. The Ambassador of Great Britain and Lady Isabella Howard were the guests in whose honor the Misses Cullen en- tertained at luncheon today. The Ttalian Ambassador and Nobil Donna Antoinette de Martino will en- tertain a company of 20 at dinner this evening in_compliment to_the apostolic delegate, the Most Rev. Pietro Fuma- sino-Biondi. The Ambassador of France and Mme. Claudel will give a reception this after- noon from 4:30 to 7 o'clock for the members of the Alliance Francaise. The Ambassador and Mme. Claudel, with members of the embassy staff, will occupy a box tonight at the cos- tume ball of the Washington Interna- tional Assembly, augmenting the al- ready long and distinguished list of acceptances from the diplomatic_corps for this notable event. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor will also entertain a box party. The ball, which is to take place at the Willard Hotel, will open with a formal receptign at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, honorary chair- man of the board df governers of the assembly, will head the receiving line and will have with her in line Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, wife of Senator Swanson of Virginia, and Mrs. Joseph E. Washington, both members of the board. Lieut. Col. C. B. Hodges, former com- mandants of cadets at West Point and now the President's aide, and Mr. Archibald C. V. Wells, have accepted the invitation of Mr. Walter D. Davidge to serve on the men's floor committee. The Minister of Switzerland and Mme. Peter will entertain at dinner this evening. ‘The Minister of Panama and Scznora de Alfaro are among those who will attend the opening performance this evening of “Sherlock Holmes,” which Mr. William Gillette has revived for his farewell season. Among others who will see the first of the performances in the National Theater this evening ‘will be the Minister of Poland, M. Fili- powicz, who will be host to a small company of guests. ‘The Minister of Norway and Mme. Bachke will be the honot guests dinner this evening of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Norment, preceding the Wash- ington International Assembly at the ‘Willard Hotel. Senator and Mrs. Walter F. George of Georgia have returned to their apartment at the Mayflower, having spent. the holidays at their home in | the South. Mrs. George will entertain @t luncheon in honor of Mrs. William | Brock, wife of Senator Brock of Ten- nessee, Wednesday at the Mayflower, following the morning concert. Mrs. George will be at home in her apart- ment at the hotel Thugsday afternoon. Senator Henry Allen of Kansas has returned to Washington from Wichita and joined Mrs. Allen in their apart- ment at the Mayflower. Representative and Mrs. E. Hart Fenn of Connecticut entertained at a New England breakfast yesterday morning in thelr apartment at 3540 Massachu- setts avenue. There were 12 guests in the company. Representative and Mrs. Francis Seiberling of Ohio have arrived from their home in Akron and will be guests HOURS, 8:45 to 6 at the Mayflower for the balance of the congressional season. Mrs. Leigh, wifé of Rear Admiral Richard H. Leigh, will be at home in- formally Wednesday afternoon and the following Wednesday afternoons through January from 4 to 6 o'clock. Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro, wife of the District Commissioner, will be at hon!k:kwmomw afternoon from 4 to 7 o'clock. Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose will be at home this afternoon at the Mayflower Hotel and the other Mondays in this month. Princess Margaret Boncompagni is expected to return to this country next week on the Ile de France and will be at the Ambassador in New York for some time. ‘The naval attache of the Italian em- bassy, Capt. Nobile Luigi Notarbartolo dei Duchi di Villarosa, entertained in- formally at dinner last evening in the presidential dining room of the May- flower. The committee in charge of the series of concerts to be given by the New York Philharmonic Society, Willem Mengelberg, conductor, has reserved a box for Mrs, Hoover for the opening concert, which will take place tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the new Constitutional Hall of the N. 8. D. A. R, on Eighteenth street. ‘ Others who have boxes are Mrs. Wil- liam De Witt Mitchell, the Minister of Feather-light, supple, high-luster straws + « « exptessive of the new femininity of contour . . « are the perfect complement to Southland costumes. Radiant Spring colors: Linen blue, brand red, bamboo green, pie crust, beach sand. Second Floor. DuLIN @ MARTIN THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, Hungary and Countess Szechenyl, the Minister of the Netherlands and Mme, van Royen, Mrs. Pierce Butler, Mrs. Wil- liam Bayard Cutting, Senator and Mrs. Frederic Walcott, Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, Mrs. James S. Parker, Mrs. Wil- liam R. Castle, jr.; Mrs. Charles J. Rhoads, Mrs. Frederic A. Keep, Mrs. Adolph’ Caspar Miller, Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, Mrs. William K. Butterworth, Mrs. Frederick C. Hicks, Mrs. John H.! Gibbons, Mrs. George Mesta, Mrs. Oscar Jarecki, Mrs. William W. Galbraith, Mrs, Arthur O’Brien, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bel- mont, Mrs. William A. Slater, Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett, Mrs. Charles G. Mat- thews, Mrs. Sydney A. Cloman, Mrs, Maxim Karolik, Mrs. Karl D. Klemm, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Frost, Mrs. Franck C. Letts, Mrs. Thomas W. Phillips, jr.; Miss Mabel T. Boardman, Miss Belle Gurnee and Mr. William Phelps Eno. Lady Lister Kaye of England, who for the past several years has spent part of the Winter season in Washington, is now a guest at the Mayflower. Mrs. Elonzo Tyner and her daughter, Miss Peggy Tyner, have returned to Washington and will be guests at the Mayflower for an indefinite period. Mr. and Mrs. Maury Herman and Mrs. Prances Willis entertained at tea yesterday afternoon in their apartment in Chatham Courts for Miss Agnes Horan of Buffalo. Mr. Manton M. Wyvell will be host at dinner this evening in his home, at ‘Woodley and Klingle roads, in honor of the former Chief Justice of the District Supreme Court, Mr, Walter I. McCoy. President Pro Tempore of Senate and Mrs. Moses Guests. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Compton enter- tained at luncheon yesterday, when their guests included Senator and Mrs. George Moses, the American Ambassa- dor to Chile and Mrs. Culbertson, Gen. and Mrs. Hugh Matthews and Mr. and Mrs. W, M. Ritter. ‘The Assistant Postmaster General, Mr. W. Irving Glover, left Washington yesterday for Ottawa, Canada, to con- fer with Canadian postal officials. Mr. Styled for 1930 $12.50 butter yellow, fire- PHONE NAT'L 1293 Modern Cooking Utilities That Make Old Recipes Take on Fresh Zest PIE CRIMPER, MOULD ways give the fruit escalloped in effect.. GRAPEFRUIT CORER ~—Special price . '—Various shapes and sizes. Al- ash 50c o §5 an appetizing appearance......... GRAPEFRUIT DECORATOR —Handy device for making edge of grape- §7 5() making a pie not and appetizing . forms of pastry. PASTRY MIXER~¥or biending short- pie crust, biscuits, shortcakes, dumplings and all crossing wires. Finds many other uses such as mixing cooked eggs and vegetables or 50‘: crushing berries and fruits.. Cutter and Decorator—A big little convenience for only neat, but attractive 350 ening into flour for Easy to clean—no corners or Glover will return to the city Thursday morning. Commissioner Jefferson Myers of the United States Shipping Board and Mrs. Myers entertained at dinner Saturday evening Mrs. George Earle Chamber- lain of Washington, Mrs. Charles C. Thompson and Miss Dorothy Thomp- son of Seattle and Mr. Charles Thompson and Mr. John Jay Hall of New York. A meeting is being held this after- noon by some of those taking part in the tableaux in the Soiree Interna- tionale, which is being sponsored by the Colonlal Dames of America and given at the Carlton Wednesday, Jan- uary 15, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and 10 o'clock at night. Mme. Bedoya will be the patroness for the group of the “Rose of Lima,” which was given last year. Mrs, McCormick Goodhart is chairman of boxes for this important event and Mrs. Robert Giles, 1763 R street, in in charge of the tickets. Mrs. William Morgan Shuster enter- tained a party of nine at luncheon yes- terday at the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. William James Wallis gave a tea Friday afternoon, January 3, for their niece, Miss Ruth Millicent Becker of Waterbury, Conn,, who is a junior at Vassar College. Those assist- ing were Mrs. Camille Hindmarsh, Mrs. Franceska Kaspar Lawson and Mrs. Bessie Edson. Miss Beatrice Littlefield was hostess to a small company at tea yesterday afternoon in compliment to Miss Jean Peeples. Mrs. James F. Curtis entertained a company of 20 young people at dinner at Le Paradis yesterday evening. The party included a number of debutantes of this season. Mrs. McMoreland, wife of Maj. Ed- ward E. McMoreland, entertained a company of 15, at luncheon at the Fri- day Morning Music Club program of HERE has never been another sale in this store that has aroused such great interest, the Y. W. M. C. The guests included Mrs. David M. Cran, Mrs. Nelson Web- ster, Mrs. Thomas A. Clark, Mrs. L. Monro Bricker, Mrs. David M. Craw- ford, Mrs. Ida Schmidt, Mrs. Franceska Kasper Lawson, Mrs. Robert F. Phinney, Mrs. Addie Stickney, Mrs. Mary Briges, Mrs. Edward N. Chisolm, Mrs. David C. Book and Mrs, Mary Sits-Parker, Smart Wash ns need not wonder what to do on Wednesday mornings after Mrs. Lawrence Town- send's musicales are over, for an equally brilliant annual series—the lectures that Dr. Louls K. Anspacher has given here for the past four seasons—will be re- sumed at the Willard Hotel February 12 for the benefit of the George Wash- | ington Memorial. ‘This announcement was made at a meeting of the Anspacher lecture com- mittee at the home of Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, the honorary chairman, by Mrs. George C. Thorpe, chairman, who also announced that as a result of a popular vote by Dr. Anspacher’s sub- scribers last Spring this year's series will be on Shakespeare. The talk on February 12 will be on “Shakespeare as a Poet,” with some introductory moments on “The Theater as Shake- speare Found It.” On February 19 Dr. Anspacher will speak on Julius Caesar; on February 26, Macbeth, and the last lecture on March 12, which will be two weeks later, on account of Ash Wednesday, will deal that has brought about so much enthusiastic buying or offered such remarkable values as the following sales we are holding Now: A SALE OF WINTER COATS for Women and Misses WE studied thoroughly the style situation and believe that each of these coats, per- fect in material and furs, will be good style next Winter. A SALE OF FUR COATS COATS of mink, broadtail, ermine, caracul, Persian lamb, raccoon, Hudson seal (dyed muskrat), leopard and lapin — each priced at what would ordinarily be the cost to us. A SALE OF DRESSES AND ENSEMBLES for Women and Misses —for Sports, Street, Afternoon and Evening. A SALE OF —for women and misses on our 2nd floor; —for misses and girls on our 5th floor. F STREET CORNER OF 13TH MILLINERY LUGGAGE For Your Winter Vacation IMPORTED FITTED CASE of finest quality with easel-back mirror and cover. leather, at B. LADY'S WEEK-END CASE, in black and brown cowhide, . lining. Priced at . attractive enameled fittings, k moire 2() 00 JANUARY 6, 1930. with Hamlet and a conclusion on “The Theater as Shakespeare Left It.” Followin| first lecture Mrs. Dimock will entertain at luncheon in honor of Dr. Anspacher and the com- mittee, which, besides Mrs. Thorpe, con- sists of Mrs. Charles Bell, Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Goodloe Falconer, Mrs. Samuel Jordan Graham, Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie, Mrs. Willlam Fitch |ing her Y B Marwick, Mrs. Mrs. Bre 3 Charles Oman, Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, Mrs. Henry Winfield Watson and Miss Vera Bloom. Mr. and Mrs. Max George Dennison Prent’ce were hosts to & company at bridge and dinner Saturday evening at their home, on Porter, . “The list of guests included Dr. and Mrs, Arnold McNitt, Mr. and Mrs, Gor- don Edmonds, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Woodworth, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Skee- han and Mr. and Mrs. Oren Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Waggaman en- tertained a party of 12 at the Club Chantecler supper dance on Saturday evening. Other hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Hamp- son Gary, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hume, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Sturtevant, Mr. SOCIETY. - and Mrs. Stanley Carr, Miss Ann Cov- ington and Prince Firouz of the Persian | gi legation. Mrs. Basil Manly will be the guest of honor at the luncheon which Mrs. Georgette Ross Howard will give at the clubhouse of the American Association of "n"“"leeture ity Women tomorrow follow- on “Current Topics.” Cleaned s 5 Where Needed Special Prices in Remodeling NEW ENGLAND FURRIERS This will be the first of the Spring Glazed and New Fur Buttons This _special price includs th cleuun"n( your :o: W e e e St Benjamin Sherman, Prop. 618 12th Street Franklin 6355 series of talks which Mrs. Howard will ve every Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. Among the subjects to be dis- cussed tomorrow are the naval dis- armament conference and the World (Continued on Third Page.) SALE— of Hats and Dresses Entire Stock , Reduced to Cost Dresses,’ $] 4\5 Hats, $5—$1 \ - Final Clearance An extensive collection of Hichson créations and'ads most u:traorJinarily veduced for tIquumtion—,of.dx Aftemoon Dtesses . Evening Dresses . o-s GOWNS FOOTWEAR SPORTSWEAR MILLINERY DRESSES LI N FURS NOVELTIES tons ; mk / 335 » $55 + 875 Spor.ts Wear . o‘rcrtr;;normu-nn;-- o':'35 & ‘55 M.xflmery poeoeseeseboe TeTeTee o $5 r 8750 Bags aml Novelties ‘e T EW S E IO IIN 0 ‘7'5° i, ‘10 Fur Coats, Cloth Coats and quu Reduced Pro_pom'onakly 1215 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, INC OF NEW YORK N. wW. W. . Moses & Sons SINCE 1861—SIXTY-NINE YEARS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE National 3770 F Street at Eleventh 9 AM. to 6 P.M. JANUARY CLEARANCE Starting Tomorrow, January 7th 1000 YARDS ATECO DECORATOR—Y cakes, pies and puddings. Makes fancy “bordures” of potatoes on meat dishes and mayonnaise or whipped cream on salads. Useful in decorat- 32 ing delicious “dropped” candies, etc......... Heavy Cast Aluminum Utensils for WaterlessCooking POLLY PRIM RECIPE CABI- NET—A smart little box cquipped with index cards that holds favorite recipes and § ] household hints ....... LADY'S FITTED TRAY CASE, equipped with Yale lock and twelve attractive fittings, in black and 50.00 brown cowhide, Priced at.. SOLID LEATHER GLADSTONE BAG, made of finest quality cow- hide, with English twill lin- 45 ing. Priced at . GENUINE BUFFALO KIT BAG solid brass hardware, straps all around. Priced at ..... 55.00 FINEST QUALITY SUIT CASE, of heavy duty cow- hide, solid brass hardware and having French edge corners, Priced 42 §() PRINTED DRAPERY LINENS 95C vaw Formerly $1.50 to $2.25 Retaining the delicate food E. flavors and preserving the vitamines and valuable food Covered Saucepan 3 qt, $3.70 12-1n. Cake Griddle and Broller $2.95 salts., PRICED D 5% LESS THAN REGULAR Triplicate 8 $11.20 DOUBLE CASSEROLE . x A splendid group of 3l-inch imported, printed linens for draperies, hangings and slip covers. Formerly priced from $1.50 to $2.2dS yard...while the quantity lasts, 95¢ yard. 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