Evening Star Newspaper, July 9, 1930, Page 18

SOCIETY. SOCIETY The Chief Executive and Mrs. Hoover to Entertain Senator Smoot and Bride at Whit RESIDENT and Mrs. Hoover will have as tReir guesis at the White House for several days Senator and Mrs. Reed Smoot, who will arrive in the Capital tomorrow. Mrs. Smoot was before her marriage about a week ago, Mrs. Ahc(" Sheets of Salt Lake City. Secretary Stimson Host Today for Mexican Officials. ‘The Secretary of State, Mr. Henry Stimson, entertained at luncheon today in the Pan-American Union in honor of | the minister of finance of Mexico, Senor Luis Montes de Oca. The other guests were the Ambasador of Mexico, Senor Don Manuel C. Tellez; the director gen- | eral of the Natisnal Railways of Mexico, Senor Javier Sanchez Mejorda; the counselor of the ministry of foreign af- fairs of Mexico, Senor Fernando Gon- zales Roa; the vice president of the bank of Mexico, Senor Luciano Wichers; the chief of the department of credit of the ministry of finance of Mexico, Senor Roberto Lopez; the adviser to the min- ister of finance of Mexico, Senor Fer- nando Diez Barroso; the secretary to the delegation, Senor Gustavo Velasco: the secretary of the directing board of the National Railways of Mexico: Capt. Blas Tijerina Cardenas, military aide to the President of Mexico; the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Seymour Lowman: the Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Prancis White; the Assistant | to the Attorney General, Mr. John Lord O'Brian; the chairman of the National Commisison on Law Enforcement, Mr. George W. Wickersham; the director neral of the Pan-American Union, Dr. . §. Rowe: the newly appointed United States Mini. Dawson: Mr. Herschel V. Johnson, chief of the division of Mexican affairs of the Department of State, and the acting chief of the division of Latin-American affairs, Department of State, Mr. Walter C. Thurston. ‘The Ambassador of Mexico, Senor Tellez, will entertain at luncheon to- morrow in honor of his distinguished countryman. The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Mellon. went to his home in Pittsburgh | resl;rday and will remain through the eek. ‘The dean of the diplomatic corps, the Ambassador of Mexico, and Sen‘;:'l de Tellez and the Ambassador of Bra- 2il, Senhor §. Gurgel do Amaral, were among those in the large audience last evening for the concert of Latin Amer- ican music given on the esplanade of the Pan-American Union, for which mmh !er%zneral. Dr. Leo 8. Rowe, ost. e program was given by the Brazillan soprano Senhora Abigail Parecis, the Mexican baritone Senor Rodolfo Hayos and the United States Marine Band. The party was delight- ful, as parties in the Pan-American always are, and the scene overlooking the Aztec garden, with a Midsummer moon in the heavens, was a lovely set- ting for the music. The large company also included other diplomats, officials and residents %ho are remaining in Washington until late in the season, and Mrs. Stark Mc- Mullin, who has been a guest at the White House since the early Summer, Was also in the audience. The Ambassador of Germany, Herr Friedrich W. von Prittwitz und Gaffron, will join his family at Gibson Island today. Frau von Prittwitz und Gaffron and their little daughter have been at the resort since early Summer, the Am- bassador joining them for short visits. The Ambassador and Frau von Pritt- Witz will sail July 17 for their villa on Lake Starnberg, near Munich, and will visit the Passion Play at Oberammer- §au before returning to this oy g country in The Minister of Hungary and Countess Szechenyi, who are at Newport for the Season, have offered prizes for the ten- nis tournament to be held the end of the week at the Newport Country Club. Countess Szechenyi was a guest of her mother, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, @t the opening of the season at the Ca- 0 Theater last evening. Among others Who attended the opening performance ‘were the Minister of Greece and Mme. Simopoulos, Mrs. George Mesta and her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. " and xr.}lw J. Adldm;. lgfl hgrs. Dun- . Cameron and her daughters, the Misses Quinl ¥ Senator Joseph Grundy sailed last night on the Augustus for Genoa. He was accompanied by his sister, Miss Margaret R. Grundy, and Dr. Ross V. Patterson, dean of the Jefferson Hos pital. The party will later tour i Italy, Prance, Spain, Germany, England and other points and are expected to return to this country in September. Senator Felix Hebert has returned to his apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel after accompanying his family to their home, at West Warwick, R. L. Representative and Mrs. B. Frank mh: of Ohio are at the Hotel ton in Atlantic City. They will return to Washington the latter part of this week for a few days before going to their home, in Steubenville, Ohio, Representative William Henry Me. Master of Yankton, 8. Dak., is spending I‘:r’d’w days in Washington at the Wil- Representative David H. Kincheloe ter to Ecuador, Mr. William | e House. | has been joined by Mrs. Kincheloe, who | motored to Chicago with her daughter, | Miss Jean Kincheloe, and then visited | in her Kentucky home. Representative |and Mrs. Kincheloe remain in Washington until the middle of August. The United States Ambassador to Italy and Mrs. John W. Garrett will sail y 30 for the former’s new post. They | are now in their home, Evergreen, near | Baltimore. Mrs. Pratt, wife of Rear Admiral Wil- liam V. Pratt, will return from Europe Saturday on the Leviathan and will be at the Savoy-Plaza, New York City. | _The assistant naval attache of the French embassy and Mme. Duban will {go to New York Friday momln& and will sail that night aboard the De Grasse for their home in France to spend three months. They will return to Washing- {ton the middle of October. Lieut. Comdr. Duban has been acting naval | attache since the naval attache, Comdr. Sable, went to attend the Naval Con- ference in London early in the year. Mme. von Lewinski has returned to her home in Washington after spending 10 days with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Metz at their place, Villa Orienta, at Merrimack. Col. and Mrs. Charles B. Drake and their daughter, Miss Barrine Drake, whose engygement to Dr. Charles W. Bowers of New York was recently an- nounced, will leave Washington in |about a week to spend the remainder +of the Summer in Canada. Capt. and Mrs, Clarence Crittenden Calhoun entertained informally at dinner last evening for their house guests, Signor and Signora Gentile and Mrs. Ruth Bowes, niece of Mrs. George | F. Draper of New York, who have been !guesu at Ross Dhu for several days. |Capt. and Mrs. Calhoun took their | guests later to the concert of Latin | American music which was given last evening in the Pan-American Union Building, when Dr. Leo S. Rowe, direc- tor general of the union, was host. Others in the company at dinner were Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Myers, the latter for- merly Miss Josephine Forsyth, operatic soloist, and Mrs. Louise Graham Hardie. Signor and Signora Gentile will be guests this afternoon of the National Press Club, when Signor Gentile will sing for the members of the club. d Mrs. Eleazar Parmly, 3d, of Fort , Oklahoma, with their two small sons, are visiting Mrs. Parmly's mother, Mrs. Elvin Ragnvald Heiberg, in her home, Ragnvald, in Edgemoor, during Lieut. Parmly’s tour of tempo- rary duty in Washington. Judge and Mrs. Charles S. Hatfleld are now visiting in their former home in Bowling Green, Ohio. They are ac- companied by their daughter, Miss Norma Hatfield. Dean and Mrs. George B. Woods, ac- companied by their daughter, Miss Mar- garet Woods, left Washington yester- day for Muskoka Lake, Ontario, Can- ada, where they will spend their Sum- mer vacation. Lieut. Miss Stead Married to Mr. Worthington Yesterday. The marriage of Miss Mary Stead, dlugm}'lwr of Mr. Robert Stead of Phila- delpl to Mr. e an g ridge, Md., tool yesterday o'clock in the hmz]:.(xm bride’s er Durkee offi at Elkridge. Rev. Mr. clated in the presence of a small family com- any. » Tie bride is a sister of Mr. Robert Stead, ir., and Mr. Manning Stead, both of Washington. Mrs. Edward Terry Sanford is pus- ing & few days at the Weylin Hotel, New York. ‘The former District Commissioner and Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro had as their guests for several days Mr. and Danlel Fraser Fulton of Yonkers, N. Y. They were hosts at several in- formal parties for their guests. Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock has returned CARPETS WASHED REPAIRED STORED Absolutely Hand Process Manoukian Bros. IMPORTERS 1341 Conn. Ave. Phone North 4866 QOQQ'QQQQWO“M“QOOQOQQQ hilipsborn ELEVENTH ST. = BETWEEN Fa @ A Stupendous July Shoe Feature of Our Clearance Choice-of-the-House Sale Center Straps Sandal Styles THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1930. from Europe and is in her home, Harri- son House, at Newport, R. I. Mrs. Ollie James will leave Washing- ton tomorrow for Big Win, Canada, where she will spend the remainder of the Summer. She will be accompanied by her sister-in-law, Mrs. J. F. Gordon, ‘who has been her guest for some time. Mr. and Mrs, C. Clyde Wrenn will entertain at & supper party this evening on the Powhatan roof for their daugh- ter, Miss Hylda Mae Wrenn, and her fiance, Mr. William Irvine Russell, whose marriage will take place tomor- row evening. The guests will be mem- bers of the wedding party. Mrs. Frederic William Wile and her young daughter, Helen Isabel, have left for California to spend a month with Mrs. Wile's parents at Los Angeles. Mr. Wile during their absence will do his annual tour of duty as a lieutenant colonel of the Reserve Corps, U. S. A., at Fort Myer, Va. Mrs. Robert H. C. Kelton and Mrs. George E. Wills started today for Nova Scotia, where they will remain through July. The rest of the Summer wil] be spent in the White Mountains. Mrs. Kelton and Mrs. Wills will return to Washington early in October. Mr. and Mrs. John Arthur Hinckley have returned and are in their house, at 2029 F street northwest. Miss Christine Owen has closed her apartment in Stoneleigh Court and is visiting her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Hobley Owen, in their country home near Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Crane Burrell are at the Chateau Frontenac, in Que- bec, Canada. Mrs. Charles Patton Craig and Miss Margaret Craig are spending several weeks at the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall in Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Hosts To Visitors from Out of Town. Mr. and Mrs. Morris D. Ervin had as their house guests Mr. Ervin's sister, Miss Gladys Ervin of Dayton, Ky., who left last week for Columbia University, where she will take a six-week course in art. They also entertained Mrs. Ervin's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Wilson of Las Vegas, Nev. They have as their guests at the present_time Mrs. Ervin's sister, Miss Helen Hauer, and Miss Virginia Wil- liams, both of Columbus, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert P. Coates of Montevideo, Uruguay, are at the Willard while in Washington. Miss Mildred V. Price of Washington and Gala, Va., has sailed on the White Star liner Homeric for an extended tour of Europe. She will visit England, Bel- um, France, Germany, Holland, witzerland and Italy, and attend the Passion Play at Obernammergau. Mr. and Mrs. H Shelton will be Unezcelled Cooling System. A ‘omplete Change of Atr Every 136 Minutes. £ Whe XN @ollier In couMBIAER 1 ig st An c | TONIGHT In conjunction with 510 7:30 75¢ . $7.00 Salad Courses for Those Not Desiring, Regular Dinner Columbia 5042 joined Priday at the Wardman Park Hotel by Mrs. Herbert Haase, who will come from her home in Chicago. Mrs. Haase, was formerly Miss Evelyn King of Washington. Mrs. Shelton and Mrs. Haase will start the first of next week by motor for North Carolina, where they | will visit. Mr. and Mrs. Shelton returned a few days ago to their apartment after pass- ing some time in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Holland and daughter, Miss Alma Holland, of Par- kersburg, W. Va. are staying at the Willard for a few days en route to Atlantic City and New York. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Haas and family have returned from their cottage at Colonial Beach, where they went for the Fourth of July. Some time in | August they will tour the Atlantic Coast. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Donohue of Lan- sing, Mich., are passing some time at the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Lawrence of Tyler, Tex., are staying at the Dodge Hotel while in Washington. Mr, and Mrs. Van Valkenburg Hosts at Arts Club Dinner. Mrs, George F. Becker, a delegate from India to the International Wom- en's Conference, will be the guest of honor and speaker at the Arts Club to- morrow evening. Mrs. Becker will give an illustrated talk on “The Architecture of Old India and the People of Today.” The hosts at the garden dinner preced- ing the talk will be Mr. and Mrs. Carl- ton van Valkenburg. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Williams are in Atlantic City, where they are spending July at the Madison. B. E. Kohl and their Swanky . . . cool toyos with smart turne priced about 100 of the price for Thursday onl 1214 F the hat for vacation wear or at home. daughter have returned fo their home, in Atlanta, Ga., having visited rela- tives in this city and nearby Maryland. Mrs. E. W. Marlow of Douglaston, Long Island, is at the Carlton for a few days. Mzss. E. S. Wall of Oklahoma City is at the Dodge Hotel, accompanied by Mrs. R. L. Douglass of St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Davis, jr., of San Diego, Calif., are spending several days in Washington at the Willard. | _Mrs. J. O. Blanchard of New York City i at the Carlton for several days, | accompanied by Mrs. Mary C. Hooper, | also of New York. Miss Dale Peter and Miss Thelma Huffman of Columbus, Ohio, are at the Dodge Hotel for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Melvine Adler of New York City are at the Willard for a few days. ey FIND APPARENT SUICIDE Omaha Banker, Found in River, Declared to Have Admitted $30,000 Defalcations. By the Associatec Press. OMAHA, Nebr., July 9.—Federal SLIP COVERS Three-po. suite and 8 sevarcte cushions, snap fasteners. tailored to your furniture {Reluding material, $16.50. Write or Phone for samples, R. L. ISHERWOOD. Line. 5350. 1513 28th . . . popular! Panama d-down brims . . . just We've se hats at this attractive y! St. NW. Closed All Day Saturdays During July and August Store Hours: 8:15 to 6 Now in “full swing!" Rich’s semi-annual Reduction Sale high-grade footwear HALF.YEARLY Clearance Sale so well known nouncement serves thrifty women here that the simple an- to bring hundreds of to avail themselves of the opportunity to buy high-grade shoes in up-to-the-minute fashions at great savings. We illustrate a few of the many models. Please Note That Our Entire Stock Is Not Included 3 great lots Reduced to $7.90, Q.90 & $[[-90 All sales final Several Lines of Misses’ and Children’s Footwear Reduced to $2.90, $3.90, $4.90, $5.90 Women’s full-fashio chiffon hosiery reduced to ned Silk $1.45 3 Pairs, $4 WAS HORSE RACE LOSER| SOCIETY, authorities and bank officials investi- evidence that Droste had lost heavily on horse races. Assistant United States Attorney Epperson said Federal examiners had found indica- tions that he had paid $100 daily to a Closed Saturdays Cincinnati gambler for one race tip aily. Apparently Droste had jumped from a bridge into the river, Before he disappeared last Wednesday he admit- m t.:le.f.’““om of $30,000, authorities The ratio of radium to the ore mined is as one part of four hundred millions. Social Leader on Stage SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y., July 8 (P).— Martha Milliken, recent debutante and one of the leaders of a movement for earlier closing of Winter social func- tions to permit business men to attend, has a job with a profesional stock com- pany which is giving performances at this fashionable watering place. During the Summer Governor Winthrop Desk A mahogany reproduc- tion of the famous desk— authentic in every detail— automatic slides and secret compartments. lock on each drawer. There is a 4 choice of red or brown finish. Chaits as a com- panion piece . DULIN @ MARTIN Connecticut Ave. anad 1l SERVING WASHINGTON FOR OVER THREE- QUARTERS OF As Illustrated A selection of Windsor $8.25 A CENTURY NO REFUNDS—NO EXCHANGES—ALL SALES FINAL M.-Prooks.Co G- ST Thursday and Friday REET BETWEEN IITH A 2- 12TH Da Clearaway Sale! Prices at Rock Bottom! The items we've listed on this page represent only a small part of the scores of drastically reduced items throughout the store...every department has its July Clearaway Specials... the savings are exciting! Better DRESSES Group No. I—Formerly $12.75 to $16.75 Only July could produce values like these ...washable sports silks, printed crepes, pastels, sheer chiffons and georgettes in cool, sleeveless and short sleeve models, Third Floor Dresses—M. Brooks Co. $9.oo Group No. 2—Formerly $16.75 to $25 Really “high” fashions. The ones most in demand right now. Third Floor Di ; Shantung Suits, Senoussi, Washable Crepes in two and three piece models, and last but by no means least Chiffons, many with their own little jackets. es—M. Brooks Co. Crepe Ty Group No. 3—Formerly $25 to $29.75 You'll instantly recognize these to be really exquisite dresses, for they combine that chic ot designing and quality of material that is Models for every daytime and evening occasion here. Third Floor Dresses—M. Brooks Co. Cotton Frocks Reduced only found in more expensive frocks. $ | .39—53.95—5 5.75 One, two and even three piece models in such popular fabrics as pique, handkerchi plume voiles, fine batistes a «+.In these three groups th are indeed something to boast about and we expect you'll select several at these low prices. All sizer, but not in every style. Second Floor—Cotton Frocks Summer ef linens, nd lawns e savings Coats and Suits Reduced to Cos t and Even Less! Over 125 Models, Were $19.75 to $39.75 $|7.00 | @ il Every kind of Summer and late Spring coat is here. There are whites, pastels, silks, transparent velvets, tweed sports, and plain and fur trimmed crepey wool- ens. In the suits you'll fifd tweeds, coverts, crepey woolens, pin stripes, navys and novelty materials. Good range of sizes in the entire lot. Wonderful bargains. NOW! $|3.95 Brooks’ Coats and Suil'—Sce«md4 Floor Were $15 to §25 Odds and ends, broken sizes, left-overs, but real honest-to- bargains in every case. In the lot are sizes for Juniors, misses and women. Second Floor, Coats—Brooks Solid tones of beige, white or trimmed effects. You'll wear these comforting and sportive sandals sev- eral more months (even during the Winter for household duties) and there’s no better opportunity for savings than N@W during this marvelous sale—NOT one pair excepted! AL MUST GO regardiess of cost. STREET FLOOR.