Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1930, Page 8

SOCIETY." "SOCIETY Mrs. Hoover Jomed the President in Entertaining Dinner Guests at White House Last Night. with the President, entertain- Inl a small ly in the mm Hou‘fi‘ Pruldem rm g0 to camp, mdln. Va., today to remain nver‘ Sunday,and will take a company of men with him, Mrs, Hoover remaining | in the Executive Mansion. | ‘The Itallan Ambuudor and Nobil de Martino entertained mt dinner last eve- ning at the embassy, when the com- pany included the Minister of Greece and Mme. Stmopoulos, the Minister of Norwa and Mme. Bachke, Senator Hiram Blngham the Governor of Mary- land, Mr. Albert Cabell Ritchie; the vice chairman of the Tariff Commis- slon and Mrs. Alfred Dennis, Senora Coelho de Almeida, wife of the first sec- retary of the Brazillan embassy; Mr. and Mrs. Willlam MacCracken, jr.; Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of George Washington University, and Mrs. Mar- vin; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, Mr. Louis Wiley of New York, Mr. C. P. ‘Williamson, Prof. and Signera Averardi, Commodore Logoluso of Baltimore con-. sul, Dr. Eugene Paulus, Mme. J. van Kaathoven, Miss Mary Patten, Miss Laurs Walcott Tuckerman, Miss Elsie Ekengren, Miss Jocelyn Hibbard, Sen rita Maria Padilia, Miss Hoyt and mem- bers of the embassy staff, u:ccl;ldmg the Marco Pennaroli; Paolo Sbernadori; the Commodore Adriano Monaco and N bile Carlo Andrea Soardi, and the at- tache and Signora Simone Bonardelll Desjardins. President-elect of Cohmhll. Guest of Mr. Mello; ‘The Secretary of the ‘Treasury, Mr. Andrew W. Meilon, entertained at din- ner last evening in honor of the Presi- dent-elect of Colombia, Dr. Enrique Olaya, who will retire as Minister of Colombia early next month The guests included the Secretary of State and Stimson, the Postmaster .General and Mrs. Brown, Senator and Mrs. ‘William E. Brock, Representative Edith | Nourse Rogers, the Assistant Secretary | of the Navy and Mrs, Ernest Lee Jahncke, the Assistant Secretary of the and Mrs. Walter E. Hope, Dr. , Mr, and Mr: Augustus Jay, RS. HOOVER was able to be M ‘hostess at dinner last evening iss ' Josephine | m, Mrs. McCook Knox and Mr. vid . Finley. m& ‘Wu, wife of the Chinese Min-\ siste! went to New York yesterday to| ‘Minister, and they will spend ‘week end at Glen Cove, Long Island. been in Ithaca, N. Y., | to deliver an address | ell Unlvmit.y i i f éé i ter, Maj. Gen. Amoradat Kridakara, left yes- | for cmuco where he will spend | Minister of Ecuador and senon‘ iteri are today eelebz:t‘ the an- i 27 thelr young a-u.nm little Senorita Viteri, this afternoon. Representative and Mrs. Robert G. Simmons entertained a group of friends % d!ml& and b'l‘ld at their home ursday night. company were: ‘Representative lnd Mrs. Prank Crow- 'ber _Re) tative and Mrs. Guy U. tative and Mrs. Lloyd tative and Mrs. Au- guest. H. 'Andresen, and Representative Mrs. David !fln = A large nlm-y"u closing games of the Da: this afternoon cted at the ‘Turkey, Hr Ahmet Muh- , with the Minister of Albania, Mr. Ten Delano Robbins and Mrs. Tracy Dows. s SR o Juiet Ak St were among the 0ld- Amgundor arriving late Trom :unm- e in which he took part. Lady Lindsay was in a suit of brown fl with a small’ beige gore, with a to correspond. Mme. Peter, wife the Minister of Switzerland, was among those at the games, and the \nnlmr of Hungary and Countess Szechenyl had e-h with them in t!mr box, inclus Mrs. Bacon, wife tative Robert Low Bacon. in brown and green, the of figured chiffon and her large t_of green. ‘The Minister of Sweden, Mr. Bostrom, | ‘was also in the gallery, and the direc- tor eral of the Pan-American Union, | 3 8. Rowe, with members of the | lexican embassy staff were in another A wedding of interest in Washington | 1O took place at noon today in Paris, Prance, when Miss Katharine Steve: bury, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.{ Shlrln Stinson _ Plllsbury of mn-! Minn.,, became the bride of Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. ‘The bride was given in marriage by her father and wore the lace gown | wom by her mother at her wedding. | ood Lord was matron of lwnar for her sister. ‘The ceremony was followed by a breakfast at the Plaza-Athenee. Mr. and Mrs. McKee wili make tneir keme in Paris. Brooke went to Europe for the mam. and will sall for this countzy June 2. Mr. Brooke was detained in ‘Washington. Ir and Mrs. Luis de Aguirre and ;mm[ o wm sail today from i New Mrs. de Aguirre's g:enh the Unl'ed States Ambassador Poland and Mrs. John North Willys, in Warsaw. Baroness von mmherg and her sis- ll’ Miss Jane Hall of Santa Barbara, are passing a week at the Wardman Park Hotel, having come to Washing- ton to attend the wedding on May 31 of Mrs. Lilie velt Lee to Mr. Hugh O'Donnell. Imposing cu!mony With lnoreluy Stimson as Speaker. ‘The Secretary of State, Mr. Stimson, will deliver the address at the eulogistic commemorating the centenary of the h of Gen. Antonio Jose de company in- | The claimed by Bolivia, and became the first president of that country. The capital city’ was named Sucre in his honor. vro:nmwuluhenrd‘mmlw 30 pm. and will-be sent to South American listeners. Mayor Willlam B. Ellison of Johnson | City, Tenn., is in Washington for a few | days as the house guest of his brother, Dr. Everett M. Ellison on M street. Mr. Edmund Burke, 3rd, entertained a large and mtemmn, {thy last eve- ning at the opening of e Le Paradis roof garden for the Summer season. The guests included Mr. and Mrs. Chaunce Vought of New York, Miss Phyllis Hight, Miss Marian Jardine, Miss Louise Jehnson, Miss Adair Chil- dress, Mr. Lawn Thompson and Mr. Davis Stone. Others entertaining included Mrs. Hallock du Pont, Miss Adelaide Bride, Capt. J. C. Smith, Lieut. R. A. Upston, Mr. John Rodgers and Capt. G. J. Van Lennep. Mr. and Mrs. Van Buren Pagett an- nounce the engagement of their eldest daughter, Enid Kathleen, to Mr. Wil- liam D. Mitchell, the wedding to take g!l:ce gn June 18 at Trinity Episcopal urch. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Ramsay Edminster of Klingle street tntemtned at bridge at their home Thursday night in hnm of Mrs. Edminster’s parents, Mrs. H. B. Forsythe, of cnmm; n. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. John H. Yates, Mrs. Sadie B. Yates, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clyde Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Whitlock of Charlottesville, Va., who are staying at the Hamilton; Mrs, William Surber, Mrs. Frederick Pyle and Mr. and Mrs. James Austin Stone. Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe left for their home last night. Mrs, John Henr; Calif., is visiting her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Charles C. ‘Teague, in their IDll‘t- ment at the Mayflower. Mr. and Mrs. Cox made the trip’ East by motor and Mr. Cox is now visiting mother in Philadelphia. Mrs. Teague is entertaining at tea this afternoon at the hotel in compli- ment to her daughter, when she will in receiving by Mrs. Joe assisted :g;nll Mrs. Charles Wilson, Mrs. Stanley ed ‘and Mrs. Christian Christensen. Mrs. John Winthrop Tully a:rived yesterday from her home in New Or- leans to attend the marriage of her r, Miss Gwendolyn Ragsdale, to Mr. Edward Willlam Whaley of Knoxville, Tenn., which will take place Tuesday, June 3. Mrs. ‘Tully, who was formerly Miss Elizabeth Ragsdale, will be one of the attendants for her sister. Maj, P, E. McNabb will entertain a party of 12 at the dinner dance this evening in v.he 1ld room of the Ward- man Park Hotel Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Oliver are visit- ing at the Grove Park Inn at Asheville, N. C, before returning at 2311 Connecticut avenue. Mrs. Norman Baxter of Hawthorne ut«reet anmnmed at lyncheon and fi when her guests were Mrl H. K ips, Mrs. Phelps Adams and Mrs. Haroid Bnymnn. Mrs. Thomas H. c:el;hton. jr., will be hostess at a tea in the Florentin of the Wardman Park 'Hotel this after- noon from 4 amtil 7 o'clock in honor of Mrs. James J. Lenihan, wife of the United States district judge in Panama, who is visiting here. Dr. Edward M. Pickford will enter- tain a company thh evmzn‘ at the ;l:pp-r dance 5 roof MH. James Irving Dodds of Buffalo, Y., is the luul of her parents, Mr. lnd Mrs. An H.llmllller. 1307 Four- teenth street northwest, for a week. Mrs, Dodaumemb«edmauthelm- mer Mrs. Eaton Boothe, widow of Lieut. Eaton Boothe, who lost his life in an aeroplane mddonc in line of duty m the Naval Aircraft several years ago. Mrs. Jones is_hostess. at din- ner md brld:e at the Hotel this tvenm Covers will be for 24. tess Skarzynska returned to New Yol'k last night, following a brief visit in Washington at the Mayflower. The countess, the former Miss Helene Smith of };:: York, is the wife of Count Tha karzynski, former high com- mlutoner of Poland. o Bride-Elect Entertained by Sorority Members. Miss Mary Stock, whose enl'l’m to Mr. Francis Bernard Kelly of 'rmy N. Y., was recently announced parents, Prof. and Mrs. Leo F. fof.k mthe'guestolhnnm-nlm ven at home of Miss Emma Karst y the members of the Phi Kappa Tau safi;lty mm'rhun May 22, ong those present were: Misses Catherine Burns, Margaret Carr, Kathleen Connors, Marietta Dawson, and Cox of Santa Paula, |° to their home| erick A. “MRS. FRED H. BLUME, Wife of the chief justice of Wyoming, who Is spending a short time in Wash- ington before returning to her home, in Cheyenne. OIL FRAUD PROBERS 5= 10 CALL ENRIGHT Former New York Police Head Will Be Asked to Explain Checks. By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, May 24.—Roy St. Lewis, United States district attorney, last night said two $1,000 checks re- ceived by the Universal Oil & Gas Co. here end Mrs. Nellie Cox, its secre- tary, were signed by Richard E. Enright, former Police commissioner of New York. Enright will be called upon to ex- Dl:dln the checks, the district attorney sai ‘The former police commissioner, Lewis said, also will be asked to ex- plain & letter he wrote to the com- pany in which He sald he was “glad to ‘subscribc to a substantial block your memberships,’ The district at- torney said Buright contends the checks werc given in exchange. for stock in the company, which now is in the hands of a receiver. Mrs. Cox and seven other officials of the eomplny are at liberty on bond ehn-lu of using the malls to de- in connection wll.h the com- 5 E &t the rcuc ex%narer. 1s in jail here in default of .12 on'a similar charge. Cox served sentence in the Leavenworth, Kans., !‘ed eral Penitentiary in connection with the sale of oil stock several years ago. TEACHERS FAVORED AS RADIO SPEAKERS Existence of Many Former Pupils Believed Assurance of Popularity by Familiar Voices, NEW YO..X (N.AN.A.).—It strikes that the broadcaste: Straubenmuller, who taught German years ago and in his school career has supervised courses and syllabuses and textbooks and teachers’ v.rnntna and children’s lunchu Of late he has been emphasizing the value of nature study for t.he chudnn of a city who have lculty even in mak- ing contact with the nature of growing things. He has interested himself in the school garden association from the time it was started, 20 years ago, to the present, and has seen the me: hi) flwm 75 to more than 10 oaben 5 "A very scholarly man,” . Straub- enmuller has been called superin- tendents of the public school system, but “unlike some scholars he has long advocated commercial, industrial and vocational education. He was born in 1860, has been associate superintendent of schools m 22 years, and is due to retire this year. During his career vacations have in- cruudfmm“dlwwlommt also he approves, because the nervous strain of the city is at least twice that what it used to be. (Copyright, 1930, by North American News- - “paper Alliance.) Airplanes are being used in battles Mm:, against insect pests in Peru. Miss smks marriage to Mr. Kelly will take place on Monday, May 26, n. {10 o'clock am. in St. Anthon: | Church, Brookland. After a flm’ breakfast and reception at the homs the bride, the.young couple will sail for Panamsa, where they will make their graduate of Notre Pame Acldemy, thls city. ‘The Spanish copsul at New York, Senor Jore Gimeno, and the Spanish jvice counsel at New York, Senor Jore | Alcover, are passing a short time at the ‘Wardman Park Hotel. Judge and Mrs. Rush La Motte Hol- land have as their guests at the Ward- man Park Hotel, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Hemenway of Calor‘a Springs, Colo. ‘The wnhlnflnn Club of Trinity Col- lege gave its annual to the senior mem- bers this afternoon in the Hay-Adams House. The senior class colors were carried out in the table decorations of white peonies and fern. ‘The committee for arrangements in- cluded Miss Helen Carroll, px“ldent- elect; Miss Dorothy es, presi- dent; Miss er{“(}mey. Miss Margaret O’Donoghue, Biggs, Miss Mary Guer ity O'Connor and Miss Betty OByme Mrs. William T. Betts of 4911 Forty- sixth street entertained the members o the Marcia Burns Chapter of the i Daughters of the American Revolution on Wednesday evening. After the elec- tion of officers and other business mat ters were disposed of dainty refres] ments were served at a puuuyax- pointed tea table, at which Mrs, ts was assisted by her daughter, Miss Ethel Betts. Mrs. Hollis Immick of me Dodge Hotel, mr.nl Mrs. C. A. Shepard and Mrs. E. H. GE of Kmnf City, Mo. ‘The Sodality of Bt. !t. James’ Catholic Ch:rch will give it car of | dates for bids to_be m: BUILDERS QUIZZED IN CURTIS INQUIRY Contractors Fail to Give Damaging Testimony Against Vice President’s Son. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 24—Seven contrac- tors were questioned yesterday by the State's attorney's office in its investiga- mn of informal complaints that Attor- ey Harry K son of the Vice Plfl!dem had accepted fees with the understan that was to use his influence in Iom.nlnl.lu Government cun- tracts. None of the seven contractors gave information sagainst they had paid money to Curtis, but none trn:d Curtis had promised to get con- cts. A. H. McGill, general contractor, sald he paid $250 to Curtis to be kept in- formed on contracts, but declared he regarded & payment as a retiner, Gave Payment As Retainer. Charles Graf,’a plastering contractor, llld he talked with Mike oy, Wi cropped up early in the inquiry. Graf denied that Government contracts were discussed. He said he paid Curtis $500 as a retainer to represent him in a foreclosure ding. ‘Wahl, general contractor, said he paid 8500 to Curtis; that $200 was returned to him; that Curtis made him no promises, The other of the contractors said they had received the grizmhe "of & Govern- ment contract witl 30 days. Curtis Explains Work. ‘Thursday Curtis conferred with In- vestigator Roche and told of his deal- |ings witli and of legal work done for a group of contractors, declaring his urvlces ‘were merely thmc of an ate Cunl.s told Roche that 'Ilat Novem- | ber Malloy called on him and asked if Curtis could get any Government &on- tracts, to which Curtis said he replied, “Of course I can not.” Later Malloy re- turned and declared he represented a group of contractors who wanted Curtis to get information on specifications and on Govern- ‘ment_projects, Curtiy related, adding that he had accepted this commission as “perfectly legal work any attorney ‘would do. LIP covers, draperies, window shades and awnings, made tb order. Prlceg are right! Estimates cheerfully - McDevitt's ™50 wii™ ‘Two Rooms, Kitchen, Bath and Reception Room. Electric Refrig- eration. Reasonable Rental THE ARGONNE 16th & Columbia Road Fruit Tomato Juice Roast Youns Duck—A Roast Prime Ribs of Orange Ieo Mashed Potatoes—Corn on Cob String Beans—Summer Squash Lettuce and Tomato Salad Fresh Strawberry Plo Pineapple Parfait Chocolate Nut Sundae Cholce of Ice Cream and Cake Coffee—Tea—Milk Invites You to a Demonstration of - Redfern Foundation GARMENTS One Week Beglnmng N\onday May 26th Miss Senger, Associate Designer of Redfern Foundation Garments, will be with us in our Corset Department all next week. She is a“ Specialist in solving figure problems—and will be delighted to help foundation for your type of figure. you select the correct . SUES FOR ACCOUNTING W. E. Wilson Seeks to Dissolve Undertaking Firm. Suit for an accounting of assets and tnr Muum vf the firm of Boyd & , 1840 L street, was fl]ed In m Dll'.rkit Supreme Court by W. E. Wilson, 2604 K street. An agree- ment was reached April 19 for a dis- solution, but Wilson says his partner merely substituted the sign of Boyd & Co. and has failed to report and divide the assets, the court is told. Attorneys Cornelius H. Doherty and John A. Doolan appear for the plaintiff. Features That Make Kenwood Iflcflfliplfflblfi AVALANCHE KILLS ONE, INJURES TWO Mountain Climbers Forced to Move Camp by Huge . Slide. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 24.—The *New| 0 York Times today carried a copyrighted dispaten from Dnrjeellnz, India, ny‘h!l an lVl‘ln ‘he, crashing down the of Kanchenjunga, killed one porter mfl for Residence * Conveniently accessible loca- tion,ewithin fifteen minutes of the heart of Washington and \ approached over wide boule- vards that offer safe and rapid motoring. Natural scenery that is in- ceptionally large _even Himalayas, t expeditions and Kanchenjunga of 1929, which failed. Schneider r‘m&d with a tale of having uclped under the ice wall hich the iche rolled. for the Mflmm“flo{m Folrr.nai Exhibit‘ion 1930 Model Home 5 Woodlawn Avenue Kenwood’ Consistently f u rnished throughout spiring in its variety and beauty —supplemented by the com- pany’s landscaping, that in- “cludes the planting of cherry trees on both sides of the road- ways—which, when mature, will present a flowermg arch miles in length, a ‘picture of matchless beauty. Sensible restrictions, such as will protect each individual owner af“well as preserve the in- tegrity of the standard adopted for Kenwood. The very moderate price of ground permits the enjoyment of sites of generous size for all homes. A feature that insures to each a propér setting. Kenwood has in full opera- tion every public ugllty avail- able in the city; and in addition experienced gardeners an d housemen are on call for private service as required. Facilities for convenient finan- cing for building will be ar- e ranged if desired. All rkings and roadways are unr the constant care of the company’l corps of a ants. The Kenwood Golf and Coun- try Club, with handsome club house, golf links and tennis courts, is the center of social and athletic life of the community, to the enjoyment of which every resident is eligible through club _membership. A de luxe bus, with uniformed chauffeur, is operated on regu- lar schedule throughout day and evening, connecting Kenwood with Capital Traction cars and busses at Chevy Chase Circle. from the Stuflios of W. B. Moses & Sons Inspection hours, beginning tomorrow, Sunday, May 25th—10 AM. to 9 P.M. N type the Norman Period has furnished the motif, its pleasing spaciousness and effective symmetry have been faithfully carried out in design, construction and finish; while the equip- ment is ultra modern in every detail: The site is a beauntiful one, typical of Kenwood, icontaining approximately 20,000 square feet, at the intersection of two handsome avenues, offer- ing an intereltind outlook in every direction. Here you will see an exAmple of, u)d the effect obtained tl\xvugh the policy in Kenwood's development of spacious grounds. In the model home there are 8 rgooms and 2 baths, and in addition a servant’s room and bath, located Qbove the 2-car garage. It is of Kennedy- Chamberlm construction, which is a guarantee of qualxty n cuftsmsnsl!up and materials. i. Three Ways to Reach Kenwood Motor out Connecticut Avenue, through Bradley Lane, ‘Wisconsin Avenue, oummunc under the viaduct to entrance to Kenwood, three short squares on the left. Motor olle connoefim Avenue to Chevy Chase Circle, turning b left into Grafton Street, through Dorset Avenue, Or Motor out Wisconsin Avenue to Dorset Avenue, which will Jead you directly into the south Kennecly-Chamberlm Development Co. 2400 Sixteenth Street Columbu 7280 W A Polgralt in Full- Culored Rotogavure—Tomorrow S