Evening Star Newspaper, June 15, 1930, Page 49

SOCIETY SECTION Ihe Swunday Stax, WASHINGTON, Features for Women Tales of Well Known Folk Part 3—12 Pages D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 15, 1930. MRS. CHARLES FROST CRAIG, With her husband, Col. Craig, making their home at,1529 g MRS. KIRTLAND, Wife of Lieut. Col. Roy C. Kirtland, U.'S. A., fiving at 817 Whittier place. Capital Folk Pay Honor To Distinguished Visitor From Southern Republic President-Elect of Brazil Entertained by Presi- dent Hoovef flnd b)' Nation.! Ambassador on Duty in Washington. BY SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. T REMAINED for the Ambassador of Brazil to give the women of | Washington society an opfi)or!unlty to meet the Nation's guest, the President-elect of Brazil, when last evening Senhor do Amaral entertained a large and particularly interesting comrany at din- | ner. Great adroitness was shown in the seating—really the quin- | tessence of diplomacy—and, except for the White House dinner, the | event must stand out supreme in the entertainments thus far given | for the distinguished visitor. dinner party at the White House, though smaller in number !4 than usual on such occasions, carried a well selected and repre- sentative list of guests, and there was nothing left undone by the homage id by one great republic to another. The Secretary of Btate’s dinner for the distinguished visitor was given an unusual charm by the secluded atmosphere afforded by the beautiful garden and wooded grounds. Each of the important entertainments for Dr. Prestes was a stag party until the Ambassador entertained in the Pan-American Union Building last night. PRECEDENT in the introduction of young girls to society was | started at Twin Oaks yesterday afternoon when Mrs. Fortescue | gave a debut glrty for her daughter, Miss Rion Fortescue, to her | old friends and acquaintances. A more delightful place than Twin Oaks for such a purpose could not be found in the environs of the Capital, and Mrs. Fortescue has conferred a great blessing to Wash- ington mothers and society in general by proving conclusively that girls can make their debut in other than an overcrowded social sea- son. Several debut I)arnes on the same day in the crush of the Winter season has.left many a winsome iirl with a heartache, since even the best of friends cannot accomplish the physical impossibility of being in several places at once. | DING BELLS are ringing long and loud and events of this June time show many innovations. The exceedingly short skirt and extremely long train have given way to the longer skirt and the train less extreme and generally a part of the gown. Lace “mitts”"— the quaint hand covering of our grandmothers—have taken the place of the stiff and uncomfortable kid or suede gloves, and one more often sees the prayer book replacing the bouquet. SmAL of the weddings, like that of Miss Castleman and Dr. Craig | in The Falls Church, had an unusual historic setting. This old | edifice at Falls Church, Va., 150 years old, boasted, so it is said, George | ‘Washington as one of its vestrymen, while certainly he attended serv- ice there, just as he did in Christ Church, Alexandria and Pohlck} Church, in the nearby country. Adding interest to this particular | wedding was the fact that the bride wore the wedding gown of her grandmother, Mary Bowen, which had not been worn since her mar- | riage to Dr. Oliver Ridgeway Funsten 75 years ago at Mirador, in Albemarle County, Va. “ 'HEN the winsome daughter of the chairman of the Republican | national committee weds, there needs must be many innovations; and the wedding of Miss Alice Huston and Mr. Fulton Lewis, ir., June 28 in the urch of the Epiphany, is not an exception. It has been said that 2,000 invitations have been sent out for the church <ceremony, and many of this number have been invited to the recep- tion in the home of Mr. Huston, on Twentieth street. GRADUALLY officials are closing their doors and leaving the Capital for the Summer, and just after the close of Congress the Vice President will follow his sister and brother-in-law to their quiet home at Cleveland Park, where he will make a brief stay before journeying westward. Just what plans Mr. and Mrs. Gann will make for the midseason are not known, but for a time at least they will enjoy the seclusion of their own home. Tfl! Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Davis have closed their doors, officially speaking, until Autumn, their last highly 1m‘>on.nnt b entertainment there being the dinner—a belated cabinet dinner— ‘which they gave last week, the President attending. The official (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) Varnum street. Harris & Ewing Phota. po e Senhor Julio Prestes Honor Guest at Dinner Given by Ambassador President Hoover Heads L;"?Family of Secretary Davis to Spend Summer in New Jersey—Other Prominent Folk Out- lining Summer Program. of Notables Who Greeted Brazil's President-Elect at Pan-American Function. ‘The President of the United States, Mr. Herbert Hoover, attended the din- ner in honor of the President-elect of Brazil, Senhor Jullo Prestes, which brought the brief visit of the distin- guished foreigner to a close. The party | was given last evening in the Pan- American Union Building by the Am- bassador of Brazil, Senhor S. Gurgel do Amaral, who is & member of the board of governors of the union of the 21 American republics. The 200 guests were seated at two large tables laid in the Hall of the Americas, each table having mounds of gay flowers in the center. President Hoover, with Mrs. Everett Gann, sister of the Vice President, sit- ting on his right and Senora de Tellez, (Continued on Page 9, Column 2. Cupt. and Mr.l. Wells Not Observing Day at Home Captain and Mrs. Chester Wel), not be at home this ummoon? .11‘\':1; are leaving for Pennsylvania, _MRS: PAUL H. BASTEDO, With her daughter and grandson, Mrs. Greenslade and John F._ Greenslade, jr., who are leaving for the Pacific Coast, ‘Underwood Photo. Mrs. Davis, wife of the Secretary of | five children, James J. Davis, jr.; Jane, Jean, Joan and Jewell, will leave Wash- ington tomorrow for Ventnor, N. J., where they have leased a cottage for the Summer. The Secretary will join his family for brief visits during the Sum- mer months. Mr. Justice and Mrs. Pierce Butler and their family have closed their house and gone to Buena Vista Springs, Pa., where they have a place for the Sum- mer, Senator D. O. Hastings has returneq to the Wardman Park Hotel after a visit at his home, in Wilmington, Del. Mrs. John W. Summers, wife of Rep- resentative Summers of Washington, left the Capital yesterday to make a visit of several days at Evanston, Il with their daughters, Miss Hope Sum- mers and Miss Jean Summers, before their home, in Walla ton, Mrs. Sum- Washington Society Making Plans for Vacation Period Summers, gives the Cumnock School of Labor, Mr. James J. Davis, and their | SPeech alumnae reading. Mrs. Representative Dempsey of New York, left Washington yesterday morning for her home, in Lockport, where she will remain for the rest of the season. The First Assistant Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Joseph M. Dixon have had with them at the Wardman Park Hotel for a brief visit, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. White of Oxford, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. White will leave today for North Carolina, where they will visit before returning to their home. ‘The chief of Cavalry, Maj. Gen. Guy V. Henry, and Mrs. Henry will have with them for a few days Miss Bar- bara Woodworth, who will come today from Annapolis to be with Gen. and Mrs. Henry and their daughter, Miss Mary Ingraham Henry. Miss Wood- worth is a daughter of Mrs. Battle, wife of Comdr. C. E. Battle, U. 8. N., sta- tioned at Annapolis. e The Second Assistant Peostmaster (Continued on 4 4) S. Wallace Dempsey, wife of | 1 | Capital Society Folk Entertainin¢ Guests At Charming Dinners Representative and Mrs. Robinson Hosts at Honor Function—Notable Festiv- ities in Official and Resi-| dent Circles. Representative and Mrs. Robinson of | Iowa entertained at dinner at the Olney Inn in honor of Mr. W. L. Robinson and his daughter, Miss Ruth Robinson, who has just returned from France, where she studied last Winter. Their guests included Representative and Mrs. Thurston, Mr. E. H. Cunningham of the Federal Reserve Board and Mrs, Cunningham, Mr. Weaver of Mason City, Iowa; Representative ang Mrs. Robinson’s daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Belle; their grandaughter, Miss Betty Belle, and Mrs. C. D. Cass. Lieut. Willlam Whaling, U. 8. M. C,, and Mrs. Whaling of Quantico enter- tained at a dinner party Friday at Grays Hill Inn, Va. The party, which was given on the porch of the inn, is a repetition of the party given last year by Lieut. and Mrs. Whaling. The table was decorated with sweet peas in various hues. The guests were Capt. and Mrs.*O. Pfeiffer, Capt. and Mrs. C. Hall, Mrs. W. Hakala, wife of Lieut. MRS. CAT RON, ife of Maj. Thomas B. Catron, 2d, living’on Garfield street, where tm :r:&og\:l.ar Army hosts. Mistress of Embassy Sai land—Notes of Spec to Prominen The Italian Ambassador, Nobile Giacomo de Martino, will return today from New York, where he went with Nobil Donna Antoinette de Martino, | who salled yesterday for their home in | Ttaly. | The Ambassador of Spain and Senora de Padilla will entertain at | | dinner this evening in honor of the | | Ambassador of Great Britain and Lady | Lindsay. The Ambassador of Cuba and | Senora de Ferrara sailed yesterday for Italy and will go later to Geneva, | where the Ambassador will attend the sessions of the League of Nations as & delegate from Cuba. e counselor of the embassy, Senor Jose T. Baron, will be charge d’'affaires during the absence of the Ambassador. The Belgian Ambassador and Prin- | cess de Ligne and their daughters will | g0 to Annapolis the middle of the | week and_will open the cottage on | the South River which they have leased for the Summer, | The Ambassador of Turkey, Mr. | Ahmet Muhtar, entertained at junch- | eon Priday at the embassay in honor | of the counselor of the United States | embassy at Ankara, Mr. G. Howland | Shaw. ~ The company inciuded the | Minister of Albania, Mr. Falk Konitza; | the Chinese Minister and Mme. Wu, | the charge d'affaires of Egypt and | Mme. Aly Ismail Bey, Rear Admiral | and Mrs. Mark L. Bristol, Mrs. Pendle- ton Mayo, the military attache of the Italian embassy, Lieut. Col. Marco Pen- naroli, and members of the embassy staff, including the counselor and Mme. Bedi, the first secretary, Mr. Nuri | Sabit and the second secretary, Mr. Us- saki Bulent. Mrs. Ender, daughter of the Ambassador, acted as hostess for her father. The Japanese Ambassador and Mme. Debuchi will leave Washington Friday for Blue Ridge Summit, where they have taken a cottage for the season. The Ambassador of Great Britain | and Lady Lindsay will leave tomorrow for New Haven, where the Ambassador | will attend the graduation at Yale Uni- | versity Tuesday. The Ambassador and | Lady Lindsay will make several. visits in Long Island before returning to | Washington the first of next week. ‘The Minister of Portugal and Vis- countess d'Alte are in Washington over Sunday and will go to Bar Harbor for this week and go to Bar Harbor for the season. ‘The Minister of Finland, Mr. Astrom, will return Thursday from New York, where he is spending a few days. ‘The Minister of Panama and Senora de Alfaro will start Saturday for Ogon- quit, Me., where they have taken a cottage. They will be accom; the younger members of their family and their two sons, Ivan and Rodelio, will enter Camp Wildmere, which is near Ogomquit. Ny | _The Minister of Hun, 3 Szechemyi, will ; leave tomo N Countess to join and their children at The where they are guests of the Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbil and his family will Count ow for henyi ers, tess’ ‘The to Italian Ambassador Absent Returning to Capital Today led Yelterday for Home- 1al Interest Relatind t Dip]omats. the Summer home of Mrs. Henry Payne Whitney, sister of the countess, where they will remain until the latter part of July. | ” The Minister and his family will sail at the end of July for Europe, where | they will spend the late Summer and early Autumn in their country estate in Czechoslovakia, Their date for sail- ing has not been definitely set. Mme. Simopoulos, wife of the Min- ister of Greece, will leave today for Newport, where they have taken a (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) Miss Rion Fortescue Introduced to Society A large and interesting company, representative of official, diplomatic and residential society, attended the debut yesterday oon of Miss Rion Fortescue. The bud received with her mother, Mrs. Granville R. Fortescue, in the garden of Twin Oaks, the charm- ing home of the latter's mother, Mrs. Charles J. Bell. She wore a dainty frock of green net, fashioned on the new long lines. Assisting the debutante were Miss Caroline Hyde, daughter of the Secre- tary of Agriculture and Mrs. Arthur M. Hyde; Miss Mary Parker Corning, daughter of Representative and Mrs, Parker Corning; Miss Louise Brooks, granddaughter of Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury; Miss Carol Grosvenor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert H, Grosvenor; Miss Virginia Flannery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Flan- nery; Miss Eliza H. Mitchell, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James F. Mitchell; Miss Sylvia Meredith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Payne Meredith; Miss Helen Wudn;lln. da Miss Charlotte Parker, Miss Mary Power, daughter of Mrs. Edward Arnold of New York, and Miss Sally Harris, cousin of Miss Fortescue. | Heagy-McKenne Wedding Scheduled for June 28 Miss Louise E. McKenney, daughter of Col. and Mrs. Henry J. McKenney, whose engagement to Mr. Albert B. Heagy of Washington was recently an- nouneced, will be married June 28 at the | home of her cousin, Mrs. A. M. Hol- combe, 3305 Eighteenth street north- west. Dr. William I. McKenney will perform the ceremony. Owing to the recent death of Mrs. McKenney's mother the wedding will be attended by only the members of the immediate families. Miss Eleanor Greas- V. Koons will will be no other attendants. Wedding of Interest In Military Circle The marriage of Miss Lillian Whit- side, daughter of the chief of the Re- mount Service of the Army, Col. W. W. Whitside, and Mrs. Whitside, to Wellington Alexander Samouce, U. 8. A, thematics