Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1930, Page 45

Features for Part 3—14 Pages MRS. MERCHANT MAHONEY, ‘Wife of the commercial secretary of the Canadian légation, SOCIETY SECTION he Sundiay St WASHINGTON, D. C, MRS. SETH W, RICHARDSON, ‘Wife of Assistant Attor- ney General Richardson, aa_king a"brief visit in it rie = | v ; who assisted in entertaining Sir Ronald and_ Lady Lindsay. Bachrach. . Informality Marks Social Life in Capital, Chief Call Being for Outdoor Events Georgetown Garden Inspection Week Succeeds Similar Exhibits in State of Virginia. Horse Shows an Attraction. BY SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. ASHINGTON society is in its best mood for alfresco enter- tainment just now; and even when it is im; ble to dine or play in the open, there is a delightfully informal air about drawing room or country club events. Even at the Mexican embassy, where the largest. and most im; t event of last week took place, the dean of the corps and ora de Tellez entertaining at a reception for the first time since he became head of the diplomatic body, there was an informal air in the dance on the covered terrace and the refreshments served in the conservatory- g room. IT 18 perhaps a little too early for the President and Mrs. Hoover to begin to use the White House terraces for out-of-door events, but undoubtedly they will not miss the lure of these secluded places in the open while Mrs. Hoover is a wheel-chair patient. There is nothing depressing in the illness of the First dy, only incon- venience, and she is such a delightful philosopher over the ills of the little dinners or luncheons life that her friends are appreciatin d enjoy official affairs. with her much more than they woi OUTDOOR life offers a special appeal in the various horse shows, that of next Saturday, when a number of Washington’s best horsewomen will ride, and the National Capital Horse S8how, which opens May 14 and lasts throughout the week, being the most impor- tant. However, the various horse shows in Virginia, like the track at Pimlico, draw many members of society away from the city. EORGETOWN GARDEN WEEK, like the pilgrimages to famous Vir- ginia gardens last week and the journeys Plnn'ned to Maryland ardens th%s ‘week, offers rare opportunity for lovers of the open to ake trips through flower-bordered paths. The iris that borders the flagstone walks of old Georgetown gardens has become famous throughout the country, and there is not an open space of any eat importance in Washington’s twin city whic! F:ru:h of its gate this week to friends and strangers. Tlm informal atmosphere dominates embassy dinners and lunch- eons—of which there are many—and other social events alike; and even the Congressional Club, where meets one of the most im- ortant branches of soclety in the Ca?lta.\. has caught the .slplfln gd’.r& Porter H. Dale, wife of Senator Dale of Vermont and president of the club, gave one of the nicest and most informal parties of the week, when she invited members of the club from 11 to 12 o'clock for a coffee party. There were steaming urns of coffee and pots of cream and bowls of sugar, and there was a varlety of coffee bread and cakes, and then she just could not help but slip in some tiny rolls with old Virginia ham between. Wives of Senators and Rep- resentatives dropped into the club directly from market or a shop- ping tour, wearing their usual street dress, and everything went fine. R. ALEXANDER LEGGE, chairman of the Federal Farm Board, who put himself on the map before coming to Washington by declaring that he had just as soon “sit in the kitchen to dine,” had the actual experience of doing so a few days ago, when Mr. Carl Williams of the Federal Farm Board and Mrs. Willlams gave a little dinner party at old Brooke Manor in Maryland. Not only did Mr. Legge, but the entire party, which included Mrs. Gassette, daughter of the hosts, who came from Oklahoma City to be with them, dined in the great Colonial kitchen, with its hearth of flagstones, its crane and other equipage of Colonial days. After the meal, Mr. Legge and |, Mr Williams hied themselves out to the woodpile and spent time sawing wood in true farmer fashion. SOCIETY probably will be given another opportunity of paying its respects to the President-elect of another ccuntry late in May or early in June, if plans materialize for'the visit of President-elect Julio Prestes of Brazil, who expects to leave that country about May 20. Senhor Prestes will be accompanied by his family, and, as was the President of Mexico, he will be entertained right royally in this Capital during his two-day stay. President Hoover, who visited Brazil while President-elect, will show Senhor Prestes quite as much attention as he received in Rio de Janeiro. The President-elect of |t Colombia, Dr. Enrique Olaya, who still is performing his dutles in ‘Washington as envoy extraordin: and Minister plenipotentiary of c&on:llgn, also is recelving more than the usual amount of social attention. Gen. -na Mrs. Summerall AtHome Today. 4 to 6 P.M. ‘The chief of staff of the Army and Mrs. Summerall will be at home from 4 to 6 o'clock today at their quarters at Fort Myer, and will have recelving i K. L. Pleld, {r.; Mrs, Clarence C. Culver, Mrs. Wil- fam H. Wilson, Mrs. Raymond 8. Pratt, y"fi Oe&r(e Emnest.c):ou. Ralph M. arker, Mrs. Avery J. r and Mrs, Karl Truesdell. i 0 # iting Mrs. Summerall will be Mrs. C. Harrington, Mrs. Eds Minister and Senora de Brache Late Additions To Diplomatic Circle Dominican Envoy Credited| With Having Filled Many Important Posts in Service of His Country. Senor Rafael Brache, who has suc- the Roosevelt Hotel, but both have been busy with the mission confided to the new Minister of selecting a suitable tract of ground on the outskirts of the has been a frequen visitor to the Capital and in 1925 was :& delegate from his emmhddmhme terparliamentary congress i He has, however, become an expert on ‘Washington topography through exam- ining tracts of land which seem to offer possiblities for the national project. ‘This tion will be the by the inican Republic ital of the United States. republics having envoys here, others being Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica. It is will not 1lift the |the pure] They will then bring to Washington the largest family—eight children—now in any diplomatic establishment. These are equally divided as to sons and ety KR KA struc colleges, - paratory schools in Santo Domingo. Since the ages are from 10 to 19, this group will add t interest in the your;:lcr gr;)\:p- of Latin-American and official soclety. Senora de Brache was before her mar- riage Senorita Dolores Bernard, and her home is. the ancient capital of her country, Santo Dol , hallowed in history by the sence of the great discoverer, chmgmr Columbus. Mar- ried 20 years ago, Senora de Brache has enjoyed the advantages of residence in many parts of l\xroa and in various capitals in the We World. The inister served for some time in the national congress,’ representing );‘h home, La Vega, and it was then he was married. He also was interested extensively in banking and held a re- snonsible post in the National Bank of the Republic. l?e urv‘:g n‘n’d cg‘l;x;: missioner of internal mm lu!.hal;hfi;e subject, Senor Brache o s r{wlfllm publisher at various times Siglo and of El Tempo, . ed in Santo Domingo. It was not untfl 1915 that the Min- the forelgn service, and Stanley D. Embick, Mrs. Upton Birne, A irgos “he- rel colfi‘n:‘t’r;“ In 1:.15. :ster ltle;lndlr;.:ge {nterparliamentary congress - ispatched to Ottawa e pecial i - and a vear later e t | Senator Fess of Qhio. Guests Entertained At Special Function In the White House President and First Lady Give Luncheon in Honor of Ambassador Willys. Other Notable Social Events. The President and Mrs. Hoover had as luricheon guests yesterdsy a small party in honor of the new Ambassador to Poland, Mr. John N. Willys. The guests included Ambassador and Mrs. Willys, Mr. and Mrs. Luis Aguirre and ‘Mrs. Aguirre is the daughter of the Ambassador. Vice President Curtis and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Everett Gann will be the guests in whose honor Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Eskin will entertain at dinner tomorrow evening in the Pan-American room of the Mayflower. Mrs. Fechet, wife of Maj, Gen. James E. Fechet, will entertain at luncheon tomorrow in honor of Mrs. Eugene J. Fellowes of San Antonio, Tex., who i5 at the Willard for a short stay. Miss Catharine Fechet was hostess at dinner last evening for her house guests, Miss Tla Gray of New York, Cadet Corts, Cadet Odom, Cadet Heightmann and Cadet Packard of West Point and ter the company went to the Club Chanticler for dancing. Mr. and Mrs. David Meade Lea will entertain at dinner Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs. Henry F. Dimock and will be hosts at luncheon Friday, May 9. Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Duncan Mc- Kenney will entertain this evening in their apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel at dinner. There will be 14 in the company. Mrs. Robert E. Lee was hostess at (d:ilnger last evening at the Chevy Chase lub. Mrs. Lee has with her over Sunday her nephew, Mr. Beverly Edge Middle- e Univers yesterday. ey " Mr. and Mrs. Cecil J. Wilkinson of Forty-fourth oe entertained at a theater party and supper at their home Monday, when their guests were Mr. and Mre, Achur £ Dowell, Mr. and Ulric Bell. EREE Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Dowell of Forty-fourth place entertained at sup- per in their home last Sunday, when their guests were Mr, and Mrs. Charles M. Greiner, Miss Katherine Greiner, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene De Reeves, Mr, and Mrs. James B. Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Moshier, Mr. and Mrs. Gwynn Gardiner, Miss Imogene Gardiner, Mr. 8nd Mrs. Charles Bauer, Mrs. Paul Mar- tin, Mrs. Harry Freeman and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Dowell, jr. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Dowell, jr., of Cathedral avenue entertained lt’th!ll home Thursday at dinner and bridge in honor of Mr. Charles M.. Greiner's birthday annive: . The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Greiner, Mr. and Mrs. James Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Fugene De Reeves and Miss Har- riet Greiner, Mr. and Mrs. L. Paul Winings enter- tained a party of 12 at dinner and bridge Thursday evening in their home Elm street. Prizes were given to ., Henry SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 1930. Tales of Well Known Folk MRS. EDGAR SNOW And her son, Lee Overman Snow, daughter-and grandson of Senator and Mrs. Lee Overman.. ‘Underwood Photo. SENORA DE BRACHE, 7 ‘Wife of the new. Minister of the Dominican Republic. making their home at the Roosevelt. Events of Special Interest Noted in Diplomatic World & Social Functions in Record at the Legations. Embassy Officials Temporarily Absent From Capital—Personal Notes. The Ambassador of Mexico and Senora de Tellez will be the guests in whose honor the Minister of Panama and Senora de Alfaro, will entertain at agmu Saturday evening at the lega- n. ‘Thé Ambassador of Spain and Senora de Padilla and their daughters are ex- ted to return to Washington the of next week from 10 days absence. ‘They were in New York to see the Senor- itas Satrustegul, nieces of the Ambas- sador and Senora de Padilla, sall for their home in Spain. . The Senoritas Satrustegul’ have spent.the Winter in' Washington at the Spanish embassy.|washington. ‘The Ambassador of Guba and Senora will entertain at dinner d again May 19. They will be hosts at a tea Saturday for delegates Mtenta1 risgiene, and May 20 they. wil en iene, an ey entertain at tea in celebration of the Independence day of Cube. their daughter, little Senorita Luisa Davila, in celebration of her birthday anniversary. Ambassador of Germany and | th ‘The Frau von Prittwits und Gaftron will be in St. Louis this week, Frau von Pritt- witz going today to join the Ambassa- . They will return in a fortnight. ‘The Japanese Ambassador and Mme. Debuchi are en route from New Orleans to Los and are e to arrive on the Pacific Coast Wednesday. After a short stay there they will go North, visiting San Francisco, Portland and Seattle before starting back to gton. ‘The Minister of Canada and Mrs. xpected to return the first of next week from Hot Springs, where they went Friday for a visit of 10 days. ‘The Minister of the Netherlands and Mme, van Royen will entertain a com- of 25 at tea tomorrow afternoon company will be :30, o'clock. The mfimmmuemmum « ued on Page). Mid-Spring Society Notes Listed in Capital Record Members of Official Families on Visits to Other Cities—House Guests Entertained in Washington Homes. Senator and Mrs. Charles 8. will have as their guest this daughter, Mrs. d M. Blow of Tulsa, Okla., who will come today mvwxwmmmm. the former’s parents, Senator and Mrs. Deneen, Senator and Mrs. Royal 8. ll:.':: ”"m"’&x&'s:.n"iz"m Senator Cweh'x?d'l father and will return to their apartment, at the Wardman Park ext Sunda Copeland ‘They will Representative and Mrs. C. L. Gif- ford will leave Wedns her parents in thef: - ment at the Hotel Roosevelt. " Bevts sentative Gifford will few days here Representative %flm‘d will join her later in the sea- Representative and Mrs. Fred A. grgu?m-u x: :'e"d whznmr{‘m tomor- m where y are spending the week end as guests of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Little. Representative and Mrs. Britten were entertained at luncheon Thursday by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Richardson, who gave the in”their home, Broad- I’;l'ldl. m?‘n their guests later to the opera. Former Chairman of the United States Shipping Board Edward N. Hur- ley and Mrs. Hurley were guests over Sunday of Representative and Mrs. Britten. Mr. Hurley came to attend the Gridiorn dinner April 26 and to at- tend the meeting of the Chamber .of Commerce. Representative and Mrs. Britten were hosts to a small company, informally, at dinner Sunday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Hurley, and Mrs. Brit- en had a small company of -women dining _ with her Saturday e while Representative Britten and Mr. Hurley were at the Gridiron dinner. ‘The director general of the Pan- American Union, Dr. L. S. Rowe, re- turned to Wi yesterday from Philadelphia, where he went to attend e opening session of the American Academy of Political and Soclal Science. d | the Boulevard, where he monies of unveiling the statue of “The Ploneer Woman” at Ponca City and by the Oklahoma and Mrs. W. J, Holloway in Oklahoma City. Mrs. Hull will spend the early part of June in West Point and will entertain the friends of her second son, Ludlow Bowler King, who will graduate with the class of the present year. Maj. and Mrs. Ernest G. Cullum will have with them the latter Ecn of the week Miss Joan Lowell of Philadelphia, who will arrive Wednesday or Thurs- day. Miss Lowell made a name for herself as the suthor of “The Cradle - | of the Deep. Lieut. Harry R. Carson, jr, U. 8. N, who has been on duty on the U. 8. 8. Galveston, has taken an :&-mnz at arrive to- morrow. Miss Mary Ingraham Henry, daughter of the new chief of Cavalry and Mrs. Guy V. Henry, has had as her guest Miss Barbara Woodworth, who returned to her home in. Annapolis yesterday. Miss Woodward was accom by Miss Henry, who will remain over Sun- day with Miss Woodworth and her mother, Mrs. Battell has been on duty in the Orie: (Continued on Sixth Page.) Miss Fechet Is Hostess At Week End House Party Miss Catherine Fechet, daughter of Maj. Gen. and Mrs. James E. Fechet, 1is entertaining a house party over the week end. In the company are Miss Ila Gray of New York and Cadet Corts, Cadet Odom, Cadet Heightmana and Cadet Packard of West Point, who flew from New York yesterday. Miss Fechet and her guests will g to Aberdeen Grounds MI{, remain until Tuesday and to atf the dance which the officers of the post will give tomorrow evening. Local Engagement Interests Society Mrs. Robert B. Roosevelt of 2336 California street announces the engage- ment of her daughter, Mrs. Lilie Roose- velt Lee to Mr. Hugh R. O'Donnell of ington, son of Mrs. O'Donnell, 1628 f Washington and Baltimore. No date is given for ‘wedding. their Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur "Friday by Mrs. Dalton, who has New York for a month. ‘The new commandant of Fort Myer, end of the week by Mrs. Cootes, is visiting in Richmond. Col. and Mrs. U, 8. Grant, 3d, are spending the week end in sylvania tains. Mrs. in en John A. FMull, Oklahoma in Scheduled for Reception ‘The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Wilbur will receive with the Chief of the Division of Indian m. Chl!:;l rnoon partment of the Interior. Invitations for the reception have been issued to the delegates to