Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1930, Page 18

B2 S0 CIETY, SOCIETY The Chief Executive and First Lady Hosts Tonight to Retiring Dean of Diplomats P President and Mrs. Hoover will entertain the Ambassador of Great Britain and Lady Isa- bella Howard at dinner this evening. The Ambassador and Lady Isabella Howard will sail for Eng- land February 20, when the Ambassa: dor, who has been dean of the diplo- matic corps in Washington for some time, will retire from active service, Last evening the President and Mrs. Hoover gave the annual state dinner in honor of the Speaker of the House and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Others at the dinner were Representative John Q. Tilson of Connecticut, Republican leader of the House, and Mrs. Tilson, who were the only members of official circles at the party; Judge Augustus C. Backus of Milwaukee and his daughter, Dr. Charlotte Backus; Mr. and James F. Burke, Mrs. and Mrs. Kent Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Finley, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Lamont, Mr. and Mrs, Gates W. McGarrah, Mr. and Mrs, Herbert N. Straus, Mr. and Mrs. Felix M. Warburg, Mr. and Mrs. George Woodruff, Col. and Mrs. Arthur Woods, Mr. A. W. Berrestord and Mr. Walter S. Gifford of New York, Mr. and Mrs. James F. Bell of Minneapolis, Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Butler ot Buffalo, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar G. Foellinger of Fort Wayne, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. John M. Glenn of Baltimore, Mr. and Mrs. A. Johnston of Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Lonsdale of St. Louis, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Strawn of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs, W. i The table had & pretty arrangement of red roses, {freesia and baby primula, adding beau- ty to the famous White House china, glass and gold service, A program of music was given in the east room after the dinner, for which a small company of additional guests were invited. Mr. Tito Schipa, lyric tenor, and Miss Beal The Attorney General and Mrs. Mitchell will entertain at dinner Tues- aay evening in honor of the retiring Ambassador and Lady Howara. The Italian Ambassador and Nobile Shturday, Bebruary 15, - o 4m0er Sat Y, . The Ambassador returned to Wash- this morning from New York, wnere he was the honor guest at a tea given by Signora Fausta Vittoria Men- garini, Italian sculptor. of the sador of France, will be at home this afternoon for the last time this season. Prau von PBrittwitz und Gaffron, wife of the Ambassador of Germany, will be Mme. Varela, wife of the Minister of not receive this after- e Netherlands and Treceive this after- at Dinner. Africa and Mrs. Louw will entertain at dinner Monday at ihe legation, on Twenty-second street. ‘The Speaker of the House and Mrs. Lon, will be the guests of honor at dinner this evening of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont. Mrs. Longworth received yesterday afternoon with the wives of other mem- bers of the Ohlo delegation in Con- gress, who held a large reception in the Congressional Club. Mrs. Myers Y. Cooper, wife of the Governor of Ohio, was also in the receiving line, at the head of which Mrs, Longworth stood for some time. Mr. Justice and Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone will entertain at dinner this Mrs, | €vening. Gen. John J. Pershing will be the guest of honor at the Army dance this evening in the Willard Hotel. The Sur- geon General of the Army and Mrs. Merritte W. Ireland will entertain at dinner_before the dance in honor of Gen. Pershing. A number of dinner parties will be given preceding the dance. Among those entertaining wiil be Brig. Gen. and Mrs. E. E. Booth, Col. and Mrs. William N. Bispham, Col. and Mrs. Courtland Nixon, Col. and Mrs. H. C. Willlams, Maj. and Mrs. Howard C. Davidson and Maj. and Mrs. J. Huntington Hills. Mrs. Charles Hoyt March, wife of the . | Federal Trade Commissioner, will be at home Monday afternoon for the last time this season. Judge and Mrs. Rush La Motte Hol- land will close their apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel for a few days lvi‘ex: week and go to New York for a Miss Carrie Harper of Lynchburg, Va., Who has been visiting Mrs. Holland, has gone to New York. Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Leon Martin entertained a party of eight at dinner last evening at the Carlton. Cuban Ambassador Entertained at Arts Club. The Ambassador of Cuba, Senor Don Orestes Ferrara, was the honor guest and speaker last evening at the Arts Club’s weekly supper. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson entertained at luncheon today in her home on 8 street. Mrs. Mahlon Pitney, widow of the associate justice of the Supreme Court, will entertain at dinner this evening for her daughter, Miss Beatrice Louise Pit- ney, and her flance, Mr. Horace R. Lamb of New York, whose marriage will take place tomorrow at noon in Beth- lehem Chapel of the Washington Ca- thedral. The guests at dinner will be members of the wedding party. Mr. Ralph Snowden Hill entertained at luncheon yesterday in honor of Prin- cess de la Tour d'Auvergne of Paris. The other guests were the Ambassador of Brazil, Senhor S. Gurgel do Amaral; attache of the French embassy, Brig. Gen. Casenave; the com- mercial secretary of the British em- bassy and Mrs. Leander McCormick- Goodhart, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Lang- horne, the American consul general in London, Mr. Albert Halstead; Princess —_— SLIP COVERS Three-pc. suite and 5 separate cush- jons. snap fasteners, tailored to_your turniture, _including’material, $16.50, bt i~ ISmiaWaon Line. 5350, 1513 28th St. 8.E. Of the Winter Season Tomorrow COATS The colors are Black, Brown, Tan and Green. 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Mr. and Mrs. Kent Cooper of New | o LIk are at the Willard, having ‘com ‘ashington for the dinner a the White House last night for the Sheaker, and Mrs. Longwortn = Mr. gene: t the As- soclated Press, e © Mr. and Mrs. James PFrancis Burke, also of New York, are at the Willard, gfi#fi: come to Washington for the Mrs. Cabot Stevens will have a num- ber of distinguished women assisting her at the reception which she will give tomorrow for Lady Isabella How ard. Cards were sent to many in offi- cial and doplomatic circles, some in- vited for 4:30 to 6 and others from 5 to 7 o'clock. Alternating in brief pe- riods at the tea tables will be Senora de Padilla, Mme. Debuchi, Senora de Ferarra, Mme. van Royen, Mme. Bos- trom, Mme. Wu, Senora de Alfaro with Mme. von Lewinski, Mrs. E. A. Harri- man, Mrs. William Fitch Kelley, Mrs. Joseph_Sizoo, Mrs. Frank B. Freyer, Mrs. Peter A. Drury, Mrs, Joseph Washington, Mrs. John ‘B. Larper, Mrs. Edward A. Keys, Mrs. James E. Free- man, Mrs. Whitman Cross, Mrs. Josiah Van Orsdell, Mrs. Richard Fay Jack- son, Mrs. John Darby, Mrs. John Nich- olson, Mrs. Samuel William Earle, Mrs. Frank Bacon and Mrs. Frank W. Mon- dell. *“Assisting hostesses” will include Mrs. Porter H. Dale, Mrs. George H Moses, Mrs. Charles S, Deneen, Mrs. Hiram Bingham, Mrs. Charles L. Mc- Nary, Mrs. Wesley L. Jones, Mrs. Charles W. Waterman, Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenberg, Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper, | Mrs. S. Wallace Dempsey, Representa- | tive' Edith Nourse Rogers, Mrs. John | W. Summers, Representative Ruth | Pratt, Mrs. James M. Beck, Mrs. Rich- | ard Yates, Mrs. Seymour Lowman, | Mrs. Walter R. Newton, Miss Mary I Henry, Miss Helen Walker, Miss| Engracia Freyer, Miss Barbara Van- Miss Eleanor Corby, Miss Katherine Berry, Miss Mildred Huston, Miss Katherine Lowman, Miss Ca erine Yates, with buds of former year: Miss Bina Day Deneen, Miss Anne Southard Larner, Miss Sallie Hewes Phillips, Miss Elise Alexander, Senorita Rosa Padilla, Senorita Margareta Grisanti, Miss Vera Bloom, Miss Marian Philipsborn LEVENTH ST. = ‘Thomas W. Pl luncheon Monday. Jardine, Miss Peggy Tyner, Miss Mar- jory Mondell, Mrs. ‘Richard Cross, Mrs. Warren Hendrecksen, Miss Olive Sherley, Miss Caroline Jackson, Miss Anne Wyant and Miss Kurts. Mrs. Bayard Cutting will be hostess at dinner Thursday evening. Former tive and Mrs. tad Mps will entertain at Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Denegre en- tertained at dinner last evening. Mrs. Frederic Young has canceled her social engagements because of ill- ness, having been confined to her home for a fortnight. Mrs, Yo had planned a luncheon for St. Valentine day, but has postponed the issuing of the invitations until later in the season. Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis will en- tertain at luncheon Sunday, Febru- ary 16. Mrs. Gifford Pinchot will entertain the Women's National Press Club in her home at 1615 Rhode Island ave- nue Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, when pictures of the South Seas will be shown. Mrs. Willilam Livingston Crounse en- tertained at luncheon today. Mr. and Mrs. William Jeffries Chewn- ing, jr., the latter formerly Miss Margo Couzens, daughter of Senator and Mrs. James Couzens, are guests for a few days_of Mr. Chewning's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Chewning, in their home at Fredericksburg, Va. They are expected to return to Washington tomorrow aft- ernoon. Mr. Dan R. Weller of Louisiana, who with Mrs. Weller was at the Mayflower Hotel and also guests of Mrs. Weller's sister, Miss Anne Kraft, in her home on Connecticut avenue, are in New York before returning to their home in the South. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Coltman have as their guests at the Wardman Park Hotel the former's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Clifford of Chicago, who will be here until Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. John F. Finley of New York were at the Dodge Hotel yester- day. They came to Washington to at- tend the White House dinner last eve- ning. Mr. and Mrs. Silas H. Strawn have arrived in Washington from their home BETWEEN FaG We Present Lovely Hats of Soft Toyomar Straw Fashion’s favorite for Spring at $5 Fver alert to fashion’s to feature this new straw new ideas, we are quick —Toyomar—all-over or cleverly trimmed with felt—in an alluring array of shapes, colors and values. Philipsborn’s—Main Floor SFE-Cumingham €52 314~316 SEVENTH SI.. W, Saturday Frock Sale! ... new spring frocks... and just to make Saturday an exciting “frock day” $12.95 Chiffons : Georgettes Flat Crepes FEBRUAWL .. in Chicago and are stopping at the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Butler of Buffalo, N. Y., are passing some time at the Cariton. Alumnae of Miss Madeira’s School Hold Banquet Tonight. The Alumnse Assoclation and board of direotors of Miss Madeira's School will hold & banquet at the Mayflower Hotel at 7:30 o'clock this evening, The speakers will be Miss Madeira, Mr, Prank Bright, former Representative Swager Sherley, Mrs. Waldron Faulkner of New York city, president of the Alumnae Association, and Mrs. Ray- mond Lee, alumnae representative on the board of directors. Mrs. Charles S. Baker will be the presiding officer. Films on “Indian Teepees” will be the current Sunday night event of the Bureau of Commercial Economics at the Carlton Hotel Sunday night at 9 | o'clock, when Col. Philip A. Moore, F. 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