Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1930, Page 49

Features for Part 3—16 Pages MRS. ROSCOE C. PATTERSON Of Missouri, with Senator Patterson. at the Burlington o e Sprig: Capital’s Society Calendar Limited to Informal Events Due to Official Mourning Invitations Recalled and Festivities Canceled. British Ambassador and Lady Lindsay Soon to Join Diplomatic Circle. BY SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. NVITATIONS for formal dinners and other entertainments were recalled as soon as the President declared for 30 days of official mourning for the late President Taft, and society, which had begun to resume its normal attitude after the expiration of mourning for the late Secretary of War Good, again lapsed into per- fect qu!e%. To be sure, there are many small dinner parties, the meeting of fashionable groups under many different circumstances, but until April 9 no one will venture on formal entertainment. ONE scarcely realized the length and importance of the social cal- endar evén during Lent until official mourning caused the recall of invitations for dinner parties and other large affairs. Many of the dinner Parues had not even been publicly listed, and others were being kept informal on account of Lent. WITH the return of the Ambassador of Mexico and Senora de Tellez and their little family this week, the diplomatic corps will claim its new dean. Senor and Senora de Tellez have an unusual hold on Washington society, and their entertainments are both distinctive and frequent. They are generous and hearty hosts, and no enter- tainments on alien soil within the Capital are more enjoyed. THE new British Ambassador and Lady Lindsay are also arriving to assume their duties here, though it is rumored that Lady Lindsay may be absent much of the time until the completion of the new embassy. From simply a structure of bare walls during her last visit in Washington, she will find a green-shuttered, red brick structure of constantly growing beauty and imposing dignity, while the rooms of state within the embassy are assuming wonderful inter- est with their fine carvings and other ornamentation. The Ambas- sador’s study is a royal-looking chamber of imposing proportions, and here the carving is indeed beautiful. AMONG the unofficial events of more than usual interest was the dinner and dance given last evening at Estabrook by Col. and Mrs. Arthur O'Brien to announce the engagement of the latter’s daughter, Miss Caroline Roebling, to Mr. Alexander Hagner. While Col. and Mrs. O'Brien have made Washington their home for a com- aratively short time, the Hagner family has made Washington his- Eory for many generations. While the engagement of Miss Roebling and Mr. Hagner has been known by their intimates for some time. the formal announcement was not authorized by her mother until last evening. e : NOTHER local engagement announcement of great interest is that made by Mrs. Phillip Lee Phillips of her daughter, Miss Mary Lee Phillips, to Mr. Francis C. Jameson, both families having been registered among Washington’s elite for many years. The late P. Lee Phillips, father of Miss Phillips, was for long an officer of the old bachelors’ dancing organization of Washington, a circle of men whose | families had stood at the front of things social in the Capital almost since its foundation. MUSXC is always permissible in or out of mourning and in and out of Lent, and Washin%’ton's Opera Association, Inc., is sponsoring the forthcoming Metropolitan Opera Company appearance at the Fox Theater Wednesday, April 23, and continuing for two days thereafter. Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, wife of Representative Bacon of Westbury, N. Y., is chairman of the association, and Mrs. George Mesta, for- merly of Pltt.sburg}l‘x but now of Washington, is vice chairman. Mrs. Tracey Dows of Chicago is treasurer, Mr. Andrew Wylie is secretary. and Mrs. Katie Wilson-Greene is manager. T THE same time there is coming into existence a National Sym- phony Society. which gave last week its second most creditable | rformance. Washington is the only city of its size in the United gf.m which does not boast one or more big permanent music | organizations—something which can be called Washington’s own. Mrs. Hoover heads the list of important women promoting the National Symphony Orchestra, though it 18 not likely that she will appear in any public place while the period of official mourning is on. owever, a brilliant array of society folk filled boxes and seats in Constitution Hall, D. A. R, Friday afternoon. N SOCIETY SECTION The Sunday Star, WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1930. T T e e o MRS. SCOTT LEAVITT, Wifesof Repre- sentative Leavitt of Montana, liv- ing at the Poto- mac Park. Clinedinst. Interest of Capital Society Centered in s=ason's'Wedding List Charming Nuptial Ceremo- nies of Past Week Attract Attention in Washington and Nearby Community Centers. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dickinson Tay- | loe of Edgehill, Shadwell, Va., have issued invitations to the wedding recep- | tion of her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Ridgely Thompson, and Mr. Thomas Francis Griffin, son of Comdr. and Mrs, Paul Bastedo of Washington. The wed- ding will take place at Edgehill at 4 o'clock, April 3, with only the families and a few close friends present, and the reception will follow immediately | after. The e ment of Miss Thompson was announced Janu- ry at the home of the bride’s parents. Miss Thompson is g granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hunt, formerly of this city and now residing in San Francisco, and a great- granddaughter of the late Rear Admira) | Upshur and the late Mr. Willlam H | Hunt, who served as Secretary of the avy and Minister to Russia the Tats President James . Garnelg " Mr. and Mrs, Charles Hiram Hanson (Continued on Second Page) MRS. EDWARD EVERETT GANN. From recently completed portrait by Boris B. Gordon ‘The dean of the diplomatic corps, the Ambassador of Mexico, and Senora de Tellez and their children who are en route to this country from Mexico City, are due to arrive in New York the first of the week. Senora de Ferrara, wife of the Am- bassador of Cuba, is expected to return to the Capital the first of the week. She has been in New York for several days. The Ambassador of Chile, Senor Don Carlos G. Davila, and the Chilean Am- to Peru, Senoy Conrado Rios, canceled their tour of Western cities and returned to the city in time to at- tend the funeral of Mr. Taft. They had | planned to spend several weeks touring. | Senor Rios is the house guest of the | Ambassador and Senora de Davila, and | will leave later in the month for a visit n the South. The new Ambassador of Poland, Mr. Filipowicz, went yesterday to Phila- delphia to remain until tomorrow or Tuesday. ‘The newly lDDihM Ambassador of in his studio at the Mayflower. Tales of Well Known Folk T ' MRS..GERALD P. NYE, Wife of Senator Nye of North Dakota, living at 3802 Gramercy street. Harrls & Ewing Ambassador of Mexico Due In Washington at Early Day Diplomatic Corps Dean and Senora de Tellez on ~ Way From Home Capital—Special Embassy News. Great Britain and Lady Lindsay are expected to arrive Tuesday aboard the Aquitania and will be met by the third secretary, Mr. Michael Wright, who went to New York yesterday. The new Aml‘ugs‘:dufi lr‘n’?fl}:hdy lilllndny. accom- panie T, t, will come at once to Wuhfniton. ‘The newly appointed Ambassador of Peru, Senor Manuel Freyre Santander, and Senora de Freyre Santander and their two children are expected to come to this country in the near future. Senor Freyre has been Peruvian Am- bassador in London, end his family is with him in England. The Minister of Portugal and Vis- countess d'Alte are in New York for a short visit. They will return to the eity Tuesday or Wednesday. Mme. Bostrom, wife of the Minister of Sweden, and their daughter, Mile. Ellis Bostrom, will leave Washington the latter part of the week to spend about three weeks in California. The counselor of the German em- The_COunsetor oo _toe JeTmgn _em:s (Continued on Fourth Page.) Engagements to Wed Mark Social Calendar Of the Early Spring Noteworthy Betrothals of In- terest to Capital Folk List- ed and Early Wedding Dates Announced. Col. and Mrs. Arthur O'Brien have authorized the announcement of the engagement of the latter’s daughter, Miss Caroline Charlotte Roebling, to Mr. Alexander Burton Hagner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Randall H. Hagner of this city. The announcement was made last evening at a dinner which Col. and Mrs. O'Brien gave at Estabrook, their charming suburban home, for Miss Roe- bling and Mr. Hagner. No date for the wedding was given in the announce- ment, but it is expected to take place at_Estabrook in Jun Miss_Roshiing Was a_debutante of (Continued on Second Page.) Women's Press Club To Stage Stunt Party ‘The annual dinner and stunt party of the Women's National Press Club, post- poned from March 4, will be held in the large ball room of the Willard Tues- day evening, April 8. ‘Many women of tion will be guests of 7 MRS. MONTET. With her husband, Representativel Numa F, Montet of Thibodaux,.La., at the Broadmoor Aganments, & Underwood. Ambassador and Mrs. Bliss At Home on Brief Vacation | Expect to Sail Soon to Aires—General and Special Society News of States Ambassador to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss return to their Georgetown of the week. The Am- is in this country on leave, with Mrs.. Bliss, will sail shortly for his post at Buenos Aires. Senator Royal S. Copeland left last night for New York to join Mrs. Cope- land. Senator and Mrs. Copeland will return to their apartment at the Ward- man Park Hotel early in the week. Re) ntative and Mrs. E. C. Elliis will joined at the end of the week in their apartment at the Hotel Roose- dge at the Congressional Clug March 24 in honor of Mrs. Frank Ellis. Mr. Ralph Ellis, another grandson of Representa- tive and Mrs. Ellis, will join them at the hotel Thursday. He will pass a few days here on his way from his school in North Carolina to his home in Chicago, where he will spend his Spring vacation. Representative and Mrs. Hamilton Fish, jr., are spending some time at Colton Manor, Atlantic City. Representative and Mrs. H. L. Engle- bright plan to close their lgln‘mem at the Hotel Roosevelt the month for a few days and take a motor trip in Virginia. Representative and Mrs. A. J. Sabath closed their apartment at the Wardman Purk Hotel and left yesterday for their home in Chicago. Representative and Mrs. Sabath expect to return to the hotel about April 11, Representative and Mrs. M. Alfred| Michaelson closed their apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel and left for their home in Chicago, where they will pass a few weeks. Maj. Gen. John A. Hull has left for | Seattle, from where he will sail March 22 for Manila, where he will be judge advocate general on the Governor Gen- eral of the Philippines staff, Mr. Dwight F. Davis. Mrs. Hull will not accompany Gen. Hull, as her son, Cadet Judlow King, graduates from West Point in June. 'Mr. John Bowler Hull, youngest son of Mrs. Hull, will accompany his mother to Manila early in the Autumn. The Commissioner of the District and Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro left Wash- n_yesterday to Ao Sl ‘The Second Assistant Postmaster General, Mr. W. Irving Glover, left last night for Chicago and G , Tl . | liver the Resume Post in Buenos | Interest, <~ Mr. and Mrs. Simon Lyon their daughter, Miss Flora mfw Te- :u"r:elgmthekh“;me,mncm pud Piride & T T sheyin O last month, returned cago to attend the ference of the Daughters can Revolution, at which will address of welcome. (Continued on Third Page.) e Members of Both Houses™ Pay Homage to Downing rst of the | aD ! Saturday. E—— { Netherlands Envoy Opens Exhibit of Dutch A: The Minister of the Netherlands, Mr. J. H. van Royen, has returned to Wash. ington from Brooklyn. where he open formally yesterday afte; h bition of Dutch yln l?m mnrook n Museum at a preview for members o the staff and their friends. Mr. Royen was the guest of honor at . and were Mr W B nsul ‘were A . P. Monf , eral in New York for fi",; l::f.hn Dr. and Mrs. Willam H. Fox, Dr. . w and Mr. oL opening exhibif s Royen thanked the dl.rechnD\:! cially that of the An inspection of the galle h made by the party, after which tes eir | served. Mrs. David Du Bose Gaillard has re- turned to Washington from Miami Beach, Fla., where she has been spend- ing the Winter. Mrs. Jefferson Hogan of New York City is a week end guest at the May- flower, having Amvv in :Washington ' -~ are several examples of weavings in and gold thread. Another in exhibit is that of Javanese batiks, most important niece in the collection yse_-grdaymlncmmmv