Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1931, Page 3

RECEPTIONS NARK | DAY FOR OFFCIALS Secretary and Mrs. Stimson Entertain New Year Guests at Breakfast. Secretary of State and Mrs. Stimson teft the White House reception today in time to greet their guests at 12:30 | o'clock in the Hall of the Americas of the Pan-American Union, where they entertained at breakfast. Their guests| were limited to diplomats, members of | the Foreign Relations Committee of | the Senate and the Foreign Affairs | Committee of the House of Representa- tives, with officials of the State Depart- | ment and a few others. | Secretary and Mrs. Stimson, as has been the custom for many years, will| not hold an afternoon reception, while! the home of the Secretary of the Treas- , Mr. Mellon, who is in Pittsburgh, remain closed. Cabinet Members Hold Receptions. The traditional New Year day recep- tions of members of the cabinet will he carried out as usual this afternoon, lcular _interest being centered in e new Secretary of Labor and Mrs. fam N. Doak, who will hold their first official reception since Mr. Doak became & member of the cabinet. ‘The Secretary of War and Mrs. Hur- will be at home from 4 to 6 o'clock in’ their residence at 1620 Belmont road and will be assisted in receiving by the Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs. Frederick H. Payne and the new Chief of Staff, U. S. A, Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur. Presiding at the tea table for Becretary and Mrs. Hurley and assisting through the afterncon will be wives of the heads of the various branches of the Army. Attorney General and Mrs. Mitchell will receive from 3:30 to 6 o'clock at their home, 8¢ Kalorama Circle, assisted the Solicitor General and Mrs. omas D. Thacher. Assisting at the tea table will be wives of Assistant At- torneys General. Postmaster General and Mrs. Brown will hold their reception in _their apartment, in Wardman Park Hotel, from 4 to 6 o'clock, and will be assisted by the Assistant Postmasters General and their wives. Others assisting wil include Mrs. W. W. Chaimers, Mrs. Clyde Kelly, Miss Grace Burton, Mrs. Kenneth Mackintosh, Mrs. Thad Brown and Mrs. Caleb McKee. Naval Secretary to Receive. ‘The home of the Secretary of the | Navy and Mrs. Adams will be one of the gayest spots of the afternoon. Although the Navy Band plays dance music through the reception hours, the rooms are too crowded with callers tor dancing. Secretary and Mrs. Adams will receive from 4 to 6:30 o'clock in their home at 2221 R street and will have recelving with them the Chief of Naval Operations and Mrs. William V. Pratt, and the Secretary’s niec:, Miss Fanny Homans. Alternating at the tea table will be Represeutative Edith Nourse¢ Rogers, Mrs. William R. Castle, Mrs. Mark Bristol, Mrs. F. Lemmot Belin, Miss Louisa Clement, Mrs. David F. Sellers, Mrs. Keith Merrill and Mrs. George Patton, jr. Secretary of Interior and Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur, with Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Hyde will hold & joint reception from 4 to 6 o'clock in the Chinese room of the Mayflower, where they make their Washington SPECIAL NOTICES. "ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- of the Atlantic Building Oompany, ited, will be it the office of ' TLANTIO lflnfl){ IMPANY, INC. By M ARKER e Breside DOVE, Secretary. AL MEETING OF THE STOCK- {_the Home Building Association ion of Officers and Diretors arnd such other business as may properiy befors the meeting will be held at the RER._ 2008 Penn- Jivapia, Avenue nw. on TUESDAY. JAN- , 1931, at 8 o' Association ders the clock P.M. This now pays 5% interest gompounded menghly on Instellment Stock. now open for subscription. JTAMES M. WOODWARD. Becretary. _ Georgetown w. day, Janusry 5, directors for from 11 a.m. . Se n_an the office on Monday, 83 s orciles s %0 12 m. ERT AF Siropodists: 13th Ahd G sis. will and G sts. n.w. Copen 830 am. 0 7 pm. continuousis. GIVEN THAT THE stockholders of the n: NOTICE 18 HEREBY aonisi ‘meeting of the pital Traction Com a board of direct FIRST IN WHITE THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, For several years J. W. Hunefeld has been the first in line to shake the President’s hand at the annual New Year reception. ground of the picture, was first again Mr. Hunefeld, in the fore- today, but only after President Hoover had removed two other men who beat him there to have them as guests for break- fast. Behind Mr. Hunefeld is Andy Mack, a student of Gallaudet College. —Star Staff Photo. homes. The long tea tables will be laid in the ball room and probably space left for dancing. A long list of assistants will alternate through the afternoon. Assisting Mrs. Wilbur at the tea table will be Mrs. Joseph Dixon, Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mrs. Henry Alvah Strong and Mrs. Anne Archbold. Mrs. Hyde's as- sistants at the tea table will include Mrs. Renick W. Dunlap, Mrs. Edwin | T. Meredith, Mrs. Herbert S. Hadley, wife of the former Governor of Missouri, and Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose. Wilbur also will be assisted by the wives of officials of the Department of the Interior, including Mrs. Charles C. Moore, Mrs. Charles J. Rhoads, Mrs. William John Cooper, Mrs. George Otis Smith, Mrs. Elwood Mead, Mrs. Horace M. Albright, Mrs. William A. White, Mrs. Otto F. Ohlson, Mrs. J. Henry Scattergood, Mrs. W. C. Mendenhall, Mrs. Edward C. Finney, Mrs. Ernest W. Sawyer and Mrs. E. K. Burlew; Miss Bess Goodykoontz, assistant commis- sioner of education; Mrs. George E. Scott, whose husband is assistant ad- ministrative officer of the Department of Interior, and Mrs. Charles A. Dobbel. Others assisting Mrs. Hyde will be Mrs. James C. Stone, Mrs. 1 Williams and Mrs. Charles S. Wilson, wives of members of the Federal Farm Board; Mrs. Elton L. Marshall, wife of the solicitor of the Department of Agricul- | ture; Dr. Louise Stanley, chief of the Bureau of Home Economics, and the wives of the chiefs of various bureaus of the Department of Agriculture, in- cluding Mrs. Albert F. Woods, Mrs. Clyde W. Warburton, Mrs. Warner W. Stockberger, Mrs. Charles F. Marvin, Mrs. John R. Mohler, Mrs. Henry G. Knight, Mrs. Charles L. Marlatt, Mrs. Paul G. Redington, Mrs. Thomas H. MacDonald, Mrs. Robert Y. Stuart and Mrs. Joseph W. T. Duvel. Daughter to Aid in Reception. Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Lamont will have their daughter, Miss | Gertrude Lamont, receiving with them from 4 to 7 o'clock in their home at 2125 Kalorama road. Assisting Mrs. utn | Lamont will be Mrs. Julius Klein, wife lls will Be open fi antil 12_o'clock noon. H. D. CRAMPTON, Secretary. _ BORNECTICUT PIE CO.—THE ANNUAL meeting of the stockholders for the election of the directors of this company will be held at the company's office, Wisconsin ave. and am am -on Aatt ¥ oeoh Wodnseday, January, 14th. 1. Polls ‘open 0 % p.m. Books for fer of stock closed from December 1930, to January 14th, 1931, inclusive. REND, President. from 1 ual meeti lers of Bank. for the election of directors and such r_business as may properly come be- fore the meeting, will be held in the bank at of the Assistant Secretary of Com- merce; Mrs. Willlam L. Cooper, wife of the director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, and Mrs. Vernon Kellogg. ‘The new Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Doak will hold their reception from 4 to 6 o'clock in the Willard room of the Willard Hotel, their home in Virginia being too inacessible for the New Year day caller. The assistant secretaries and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. Robe Carl White and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. 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Those assist- ing through the afternoon will include Mrs. Charles E. Baldwin, wife of the assistant commissioner of labor sta- tistics; Mrs. Harry E. Hull, wife of the commissioner general of immigration; Mrs. George J. Harris, wife of the as- sistant commissioner general of immi- gration; Miss Grace Abbott, chief of the Children's Bureau, and the assist- ant chief, Miss Katharine F, Lenroot; Mrs. Raymond F. Crist, wife of the commissioner _of ' naturalization, and Mrs. Thomas B. Shoemaker, wife of the deputy commissioner; Miss Mary An- derson, director of the Women’s Bureau, | and the assistant director, Miss Agnes | L. Peterson, and Mrs. Lulah T. Andrews, | director of industrial housing and transportation. Expect Large Crowds. ‘The Chief Justice and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes will hold one of the largest of the official receptions from 4 to 6:30 o'clock, in their home at 2223 R street, assisted by Assoclaté Justices of the Supreme Court and their wives, Presiding at the tea table will be Mrs. Frederick H. Gillett, Mrs. Henry P. Fletcher, Miss Anne Butler and Miss Elizabeth Roberts. The Corgressional Club will hold “open house” in their headquarters at 2001 New Hampshire avenue this after- noon and evening. Mrs. Porter H. Dale, president of the club, with members of the board of governors will receive during the afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock. At the reception tonight, from 9 to 12 o'clock, there will be dancing in_the ball room. The club’s annual New Year day parties hold a place of their own in the day’s schedule, composed, as it is, of wives and daughters of members of Congress. Shoes Given to Needy Cixildren. BALTIMORE, January 1 (#).—Dis- tribution of 4.000 pairs of shoes to needy children was completed Tuesday by the Advertising Club, its funds, raised by | a benefit ball, exhausted. Four thou- sand other children from, 4 to 12 years, | lgpfled for shoes, E. Lester Muller, pres- ident, said. The children were ‘::e“n Mrs. | free transportation on the street - ;\vflmmmmmw ALL EUROPE 1S GAY ON NEW YEAR EVE Germans Eat Fatted Carp; Italians Rouse Slumberers; Scotch Have Hogmanay. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, January 1.—Europe stepped blithely into the new year to- day, forgetting for the nonce the na- tional disasters, cabinet crises, economic woes and sundry other burdens of mis- fortune which made a nuisance of 1930. From London, where the majestic tones of Big Ben above the Parliament buildings tolled the hour of midnight, to remote hamlets where the whistles of trawlers or the gayety of villagers bore tidings that a new leaf was turned, the countries of the old world frolicked. In the capital of the British Empire lords and ladies roamed the streets alongside 'arries and ‘arriets, drinking, laughing and making merry in general, while the same spirit reigned every- where under the union jack. Germans dined on fatted carp, the traditional New Year platter decora- tion, washing it down with flagons of beer and munching Berliner Ppfann- kuchen—a sort of doughnut which guarantees wakefulness—in between times. Few stirred abroad with top hats, for old German custom decrees that a silk headplece iz legitimate game on New Year eve. All over Italy sounded the carefree laughter of the Latin on holiday, and in Florence bands of roving roisterers took their pleasure by waking those who prosaically sought to sleep as the new year dawned. They have a prov- erb, “Whoever sleeps on New Year eve sleeps all the year,” and with this as a warrant they those who pre- ferred to snooze. In Scotland the townsmen, the high- landers and the lowlanders had their own brand of fun with Hogmanay, for by such is New Year eve known to them. It is the night of nights to the Scots, with songs, dancing, feasting, dr.i.‘nklnl and midnight revelry in gen- er; The carousing of bygone years was diminished somewhat, however, perhaps because whisky is 12 shillin’s saxpence a bottle. There was a time when the dawn of the new year found the his- torical Royal Mile of Edinburgh—from the citadel in the east to the palace in the west—a mass of broken glass. The jubilant Scots had a custom of drain- ing the last drop from a bottle at the stroke of midnight, then throwing it high and letting it shatter to the pav- ing. Now they catch the bottles com- ing down—when they are thrown—and sell them next day for a penny. In Madrid the frolickers filled Puerta Del Sol, the Times Square of the city, and reveled in “fiestas” wherever they could get together. Nearly everywhere else in Europe the same spirit ruled, with each country celebrating in its own picturesque way. Policeman’s Home Bombed. CHICAGO, January 1 (#).—A dyna- mite bomb was thrown at the sub- urban home of Lieut. Samuel G. Otto of the River Grove police yesterday. It splintered the front porch, shattered every front window and jolted Mrs. Otto and her son Warren, 10, from their beds. Otto was not at home. He estimated the damage and $200 and blamed tors of alcohol cookers whose stills he had raided recently. Will Rogers HOLLYWOOD, Calif—Was going to write my New Year resolution to- day, but right in the ‘:rlnd.sz (l’:n Ein- e out from under Paul Revere. He claims the Brit- ish tackled Paul behind his own scrimmage line before he could even get off a punt toward Concord, Now to keep even with Harvard some bird from Yale will yank the cherry tree out under s hatchet, the ax awa! Lincoln, confis- cate Grant's mobome of rye, and find where ntas was Jew- ish. 1It's 85 well some of us didn't go o school. mouse_unve_sens ] HQVER ASKS PAIR 10 DINE WITH HIM President Invites Men Wait- ing for Annual Reception to Breakfast. (Continued From First Page.) were inclined to pinch themselves to make sure they were not dreaming. But the policeman, carry out the executive order, hur- ried the two along the White House driveway to an oval room on the ground floor of the big white building, where they were ushered in‘o the august presence of the Chief Executive, the Supreme Court member and the cabinet officer. No Reporters Present. ‘There were no reporters there to record what must have been a remark- able scene and an extraordinary ex- change of seasonal compliments. It is learned, however, that the President and his friends shook hands cordially with the abashed strangers, asked them their names and thanked them for their evidence of good will and respect. But the “dream” did not end with in response to a query, that. When, Mr. Hoover learned the men had gone without breakfast, he ordered two plates set for them in the famous china room, nearby, and the pair enjoyed the additional thrill of sitting down to one of those very exclusive White House breakfasts. These informal repasts, consisting of scrambled eggs, crisp bacon, hot rolls and coffee, usually are reserved for intimate friends of the President, such as distinguished mem- bers of the medicine ball circle. Sees Them Begin Meal. Satisfled that his visitors had been taken care of properly, President Hoo- ver and the others left the strangers to their eggs and bacon and retired to the medicine ball court for their hap- plly delayed practice. Ruby and De Mars settled down to their meal, somewhat more at ease, and soon had cleaned their plates and sati- ated their appetites. They arose from the table leisurely, learned that Mr. Hoover was in the midst of the medi- cine ball game and departed without an opportunity to repeat their thanks to eir host. “The President shook hands and told uS We were very enterprising to be wait- ing in the cold so early in the morn- ing,” Ruby stated later at his home, 1715 Fourteenth street southeast. “I wished Mr. Hoover good luck during the new year and told him I hoped his son would have a speedy recovery.” Elated by Experience. Obviously elated over the gracious manner in which the President received him, Ruby is spending one of the hap- piest New Year days he can remember. Ruby's family consists of his wife, seven-year-old daughter Delena and Charles, jr, who is approaching his second birthday. “Up in Pennsylvania where I came from,” Ruby said, “there is an old cus- tom and saying t if you eat fish midnight on New Year eve you will have good luck throughout the year. And did I eat fish last night!” Ruby concluded his story with a smile. ‘The young railroad employe was in the Army during the World War with the 20th Motor Supply Train, and has lived in Washington since 1919, Fails to Be First. ‘The achievement of De Mars and Ruby rather dimmed the enterprise of J. W. Hunefeld, Northeast Washington painter, annually a familiar figure in the forefront of the public line, who as usual, had showed up with the sun at the west gate on Pennsylvania ave- 'x’me‘w be the first to greet the Presi- ent. Hunefeld, flowing mustaches and all, put in appearance at 7:35 after walk- ing from his home at 225 C street northeast, and when a quick survey showed he had the fleld to himself as he took his post, the middle-aged painter declared, “Well, first again.’ It was called to his attention that a couple of others had come and gone be- fore he appeared, but in keeping with the spirit of the day, nothing was said of their reception by President Hoover, leaving Hunefeld convinced that they were just a couple of would-be early birds who couldn't hope to compete with a real stayer. Within an hour after Hunefeld's ap- pearance, Andy Mack, a Gallaudet student put in appearance, and these two shivered along with Sergt. Francis F. Cole, a be-medaled veteran of the First Division, who got on hand a little early prior to duty in the White House when the reception started at 11 o'clock. Women Come at 10. It was 10 o'clock when the feminine influence first made itself felt in the line, Miss Dorothy Long of Sturgeon, Mo., and Miss Ethel Bradish of Ma- lone, N. Y, both of whom are em- ployed in the Veterans' Bureau, taking up their places. Mack was willing to let them move ahead of him, but Hunefeld gave up his place to & woman in 1925, and therell be no more of that. Slowly then the line started to grow with straggling additions, but the cold winds sweeping down Pennsylvania ave- nue were getting in their work and holding down the early attendance. ‘Youngsters in Line. Youngsters joined the line as the morning wore along, Willlam Spawn, 10, of Chevy Chase, who came equipped with a huge blanket, being in the van- guard. Prank Miller, 11, of 1723 G street, who didn't appear particularly uncom- fortable, despite the lack of a hat, was close by, while a little further down the line was Ozelle Dozler, 9, of 5806 Colo- rado avenue, who was fighting off the wind by hiding behind her mother and using a newspaper as an additional shield and who said this reception was her first and that she did not think she would come back. Despite the discomfort, the early ar- rivals were holding fast in the line, but some of those who had come in later, tarried only briefly before deciding the fireside looked better. No “Fatigue” in Metals. CHICAGO, (#).—There is no such thing as “fatigue” in metals, says Prof. H. F. Moore of the University of Illi- nois. Breaks supposed to have been due to “fatigue” are r’e‘:lly traceable to impatient to | D. C, THURSDAY, Divorced Wife Hired As Cook by Ex-Mate, Who Avoids Alimony By the Assoctated Press. AR RAPIDS, Iowa, Jan- uary 1.—The divorce decree I. J. Smith of Springville won from his wife did not specify how géod a cook the former Mrs. Smith really is, but it did provide that Smith could take his choice of either hiring her as a house- keeper or paying her $5 a week alimony. Mrs. Smith got the job. PRESIDENT HOLDS ANNUAL RECEPTION White House Welcome All Who Come in New Year Reception. (Continued From First Page.) were the members of the diplomatic corps, headed by Don Manuel C. Tellez, Mexican Ambassador, dean of the corps. Following these distinguished repre- sentatives of foreign countries came the members of the judiciary, with Charles Evans Hughes, Chief Justice of the United States, in the lead. This, by the way, is Chief Justice Hughes' first appearance at a New Year dag recep- tion in his present position. Behind him came the associate justices of the United States Supreme Court; then the | presiding judge and associate judges of | the Court of Cusioms and Patent Ap- peals; then the chief justice and as- sociate justices of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia; then the chief justice and associate justices of the Court of Claims; then the chief justice and associate justices of the Supreme Court of the District of Co- lumbia. When the members of this august group had filed past the receiving line there appeared the members of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Delegates in Congress, the li- brarian of Congress, the Commission- ers of the District of Columbia and the | public printer. Army, Navy and Marines. Next in line were the high ranking officers of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, the staff of the comman | general of the District Militia, Coast | Guard, United States Public Service |and the officers of the Coast and Geo- | detic Survey. The section included mostly officials of the Government and their wives, among them being the chief executive assistants of members of the cabinet the regents and secretary of the Smith- sonian Institution, the Civil Service Commissioners, the Interstate Com- merce Commissioners, the members of the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Trade Commissioners, the United States Tariff Commissioners, the Commission- ers of the United States Shipping Board, the trustees of the United States Ship- ping Board Merchant Fleet Corpora- tion, Federal Farm Board, National Commission on Law Observance and | Enforcement, the members of the United States Board of Mediation, the United States Employes’ Compensation | Commissioners, the members of the Fed- | eral Board for Vocational Education, the Federal Farm Loan Board, the United State Board of Tax Appeals, the Na- tional Advisory Committee for Aero- nautics, the Federal Radio Commission, the Director of the United States Vet- erans’ Administration, the chairman of the American National Red Cross, the chief of the United States Bureau of Efficiency, the alien property custo- dian, the United States Railroad Ad- ministration, the Federal Power Com- mission, the Federal Oil Conservation Board, the Commission of Fine Arts, | the heads of the bureaus in the several | departments, the president of the Co- {lumbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. Others to Be Received. By this time it was drawing on to- ward noon. At this juncture the repre- ‘sen!flti\'es of patriotic, veterans’ and civic bodies were received. In this pic- turesque section were the Society of the Cincinnati, the Aztec Club of 1847, the lAswcillAd Veterans of the War of 1846-47, the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Medal of Honor Legion, the Union Veteran Le- gion, the Union Veterans’ Union, Vet- erans of Foreign Wars, the Soclety of the Army of Santiago, the Spanish War Veterans, the American Legion, the Army and Navy Union, the Minute Men, the Society of Colonial Wars, the Sons of the American Revolution, the Sons of the Revolution, the members of the Oldest Inhabitants’ Association of | the District of Columbia. When the last of these had received the cordial greetings from the Presi- dent and Mrs. Hoover an hour recess | affording them and those assisting them | to rest and to partake of luncheon. At the conclusion of the recess the reception was resumed and persons in the long public line were greeted. No time been set for bringing this democratic portion of the recep- tion to an end. It has been the cus- tom to receive just so long as the pub- lic line continues. LONDON HIT BY FOG | Suburban Trains Run Late and Autos Are Slowed Up. LONDON, January 1 (#).—New Year day dawned in London with a shroud of white fog which held up trains and automobiles and forced drivers to pick their way cautiously through traffic. Suburban trains were 20 minutes to an hour later arriving in London. The day was no holiday in London and consequently the usual rush hour dash g, work was as heavy as on any other | day. Subscribe Today | It costs only about 1% cents per day and 5 cents Sundays to have Washington’s best newspa- per delivered to you regularly ‘ex:le'ry evening and Sunday morn- 8. ‘Telephone National 5000 and the delivery will start immedi- ately. The Route Agent will col- lect at the end of each month. Breetings— That throughout the year your accom- plishments may outstrip your Resolutions, and your happiness an pros&emy be even §reater than your desires, is ear wish for you. arlow’s New Marlow Coal Co. 811 E St. NW. JANUARY 1, those in line to pay his respects to the | former years lent a picturesque note, | also was of brown, fashioned of felt, and | very becoming to her blue- eyes and was entered upon for the purpose of | NAtional 0311 1931, HOOVER RECEPTION COLORFUL AFFAIR Retiring and New Envoys Present Greetings—Gowns Vie With Many Uniforms. ‘The principle of “hail and farewell,” which is so much a part of life in the National Capital, was evidenced in the diplomatic co today at the White House reception. The Belgian Ambassador and Princess De Ligne, who will sail .for their home within the week, brought New Year greetings from Albert, King of the Belgians, and his gracious consort, Queen Elizabeth, to the President and Mrs. Hoover. The Ambassadors from Poland, Great Brit- ain, Peru and Argentina brought greet- ings from their sovereigns and 1= dents for the first time as Ambassa- dors. The Ambassadors of Poland and Great Britain presented their creden- tials in March, 1930; the Ambassador of Peru, in July, and the newest comer is the Ambassador of Argentina, who presented his credentials in November. Mr. Filipowicz, Ambassador of Po- land, served his country as minister for some time before belx;g8 appointed first Ambassador from country, and the new Ambassador of Argentina has served at this post in a lesser ca- pacity, as has the Ambassador of Peru. New Ministers Present. The corps of Ministers also has its quota of new members bearing felicita- tions from their governments for the new year to President and Mrs. Hoover. They include the representatives from Haiti, Venezuela and Denmark. Mr. Constantin Brun of Denmark, who served his government as Minister at this post for 18 years, was among Chief Executive, wearing his bright red coat and his many glittering deco- rations. Since his retirement as Min- ister he has been appointed honorary counselor of the legation and still re- tains his residence in Washington. ‘The gowns of the women enhanced the brilliance of the uniforms of rep- resentatives of forelgn courts and the many branches of military and naval| gy service of this and other countries. There was a prevalence of velvet among those in the cabient circle and a large proportion of black, while white gloves were very much in evidence and now and then small muffs for tender, fash- ionable hands. Oriental Costumes Missing. Oriental costumes, which have in were missing this morning, as the ma- jority of the representatives from coun- tries in that part of the world have adopted European apparel. Mrs. Hoover wore for the reception a gown of deep purple crepe, the skirt very full and long and $he snug-fitted bodice showing a vest of silver with puffs of the silver cloth at the cuffs of the long sleeves. She wore neither hat nor gloves, and her white hair was sim- ply and becomingly dressed. The Vice President, Mr. Charles Cur- tis, was accompanied to the White House 9y his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gann, and his daughter, Mrs. Charles P. George. Mrs. Gann was stately in an afternoon gown of gold brocade and black, the upper part of her gown being fashioned of the black and gold brocade and the long skirt of heavy black crepe. She wore mink furs and a closely fitted black hat with a plume curling over the right side. Mrs. Stimson Wears Satin. Mrs. George, who has a clear, olive complexion, wore a costume of red vel- vet, her small hat matching in color. Mrs. Stimson, wife of the Secretary of State, wore a smart gown of elephant brown satin, fashioned on long lines, the skirt cut in circular effect. Her hat was of velvet to match her gown. Mrs. Hurley, wife of the Secretary of War, had a becoming costume of brown lace, the color accentuating the fairness of her complexion and bring- ing out the brown of her eyes. Her hat having a graceful brown plume falling off one side of the hat. Mrs, Mitchell, wife of the Attorney General, wore black velvet, trimmed with bands of ermine, and a black velvet hat with upturned brim. Mrs. Adams Wears Blue. Mrs. Adams, wife of the Secretary of the Navy, wore a dark blue velvet gown, gray hair. Her hat was of the same materfal trimmed with lace. Mrs. Wilbur, wife of the Secretary of Interior, wore dark blue crepe and a small black hat. Mrs. Hyde, wife of the Secretary of Agriculture, had a costume of black velvet, trimmed with bands of emine fur and a black velvet hat. Miss Caro- line Hyde was in black crepe, embroid- ered in gay colors and a hat which cor- responded. Mrs. Lamont’s gown of black crepe Secretary of Labor, who made her ap- arance at an official reception f¢ second time since entering the cabi- et circle, wore black velvet, trimmed rare old lace, a black velvet hat scarf of ermine about her shoul- Nicholas Longworth, around uch interest in the blue room wore a strikingly lovely gown f blue and rose metal cloth, with a it of the blye shades of the dress, and r across her shoulders. DRY ENFORCEMENT BAIN IS PREDICTED Woodcock and Doran Opti- mistic—Former Cites Im- proved Personnel. Prohibition Director Woodcock's New Year prediction i8 that 1931 will see a gradually improving enforcement of the dry law. An optimistic view at the year's end also was taken by Dr. James M. Doran, commissioner of industrial alcohol. He announced that the new non-poisonous denaturant, alcotate, had been dis- tributed to alcohol distillers throughout the country and would be mixed with their product beginning January 2. Woodcock summed up his views on enforcement in one brief paragraph. He dictated the following: “Last July we started with the idea | of making the commercial violator the | immediate objective. We believe that is the correct policy. We believe our force of agents has become more effi- clent through systematic training. We propose to continue along these lines. Improvement in enforcement will follow improvement in the training of our force.” Although enthusiastic over the pro- spective success to follow the introduc- tion of alcotate to the industrial al- cohol world, Dr. Doran said he was concerned over ‘“some terrible deaths from methanol” in recent weeks. is an extremely poisonous al- coholic liquid, not under Government supervision, and therefore not required to use the new non-poisonous dena- turant. It is often employed as an anti-freeze solution for automobiles. TWO SMALL BOYS BURN TO DEATH IN HOME BLAZE Hide Under Bed Covers When Fire Btarts and Are Not Discov- ered by Parents. By the Associated Press. FIELD, Ill., January. 1—The two small sons of Mr. and Mrs. Doley Wheeler hid under the covers while fire raged in their home early Tues- day—and were burned to death. Wheeler discovered the blaze, awak- gedhhwllemdmwtfofl‘htthe e. Mrs. Wheeler, thinking her husband had aroused the sons, sleeping in an- other room, huddled her two daughters together and escaped. Wheeler thought his wife had saved the sons. Their bodies were badly charred. GOTHAM GIVES 1931 NOISY RECEPTION Horn-Hawkers Thrive, While Places of Entertainment Do Capacity Business. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 1.—Young 1951 was swept into the metropolls this morning on & wave of noise as his de- crepit old predecessor was hooted out of town. ‘The New Year brought at least tem- porary prosperity to the city's bonifaces and to the army of street hawkers with tin horns and other noisemaking come traptions for sale. Several of the city's six mfllm‘ To- mained quietly at home beside their radios, but other millions yielded to the impulse to go places and To thousands, places meant Times Broadway, the Battery and the conneot- ing thoroughfares. Watch Services Held. The mecca of other thousands was & place where there was music, dancing, paper hats, ice clinking in tall glasses and a good stff cover charge. Such were night clubs, hotels, restsurants and speakeasies. Those who found the advent of the third decade of the twentieth century less a fete than a time for contempla- tion and prayer attended the watch services in scores of churches. The celebration began early and car- ried on with unabated enthusiasm well into the morning. The crowds which packed themselves into solid masses of humanity in New York's favorite rendezvous, Square, and other spots, were noisy but orderly. police department had 1,000 extra men on the street but their task was chiefly handling traffic. Nurse Shot in Shoulder. One accident resulted from the use of firearms for noise-making. Miss Hazel Francisco, 35, a nurse, was shot in the shoulder while in a crowd at Seventh avenue and Thirty-fourth street. The wound was not serious. The New Year welcome apparently did not inspire Federal prohibition agents to unusual activity. A squad of 30 made five raids yesterday and ar- rested 18 persons for liquor law viola- tions but no raids were reported during the midnight hilarity. Hotels and other places of entertain- ment said they did a capacity business and many without reservations were turned away from popular resorts. The taxicab business thrived. —_— MOVIES MISS DEPRESSION Will H. Hays Says Industry Has Met Emergency. LOS ANGELES, .'lmmz° 1 (P~ Will H. Hays, film czar, who returned here Tuesday with his bride, the for- mer Mrs. Jessie Stutesman of Washing- ton, says the motion picture industry "mped the general economic depres- ion. “We have successfully met the busi- ness emergencies of the last 18 months,” he . “Confronted by the which faced all business, the has not lost its step of continued prog- ress.” Don’t Forget the | I:ao 13th St. N.W.l YEAR today—no obligation. W. 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