Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1931, Page 18

B_2" Interesting Company ner Last Evening Court Justices. HE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Hoover assembled an unusually inter- esting’ company at the White *Housé - last evening when they gave the annual dinner of State in honor of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes. The musical which followed ‘was also of more than usual charm and interest and the open fires and many flowers used throughout the state sulte took away much of the official geverity of the mansion. Red carna- tions, marguerite daisies and maiden- hair fern were used as a table decora- fon. ¥ The guests to meet the Chief Justice and Mrs. Hughes were Associate Justice VanDevanter, Associate Justice McRey- nolds, Associate Justice and Mrs. Butler, Associate Justice and Mrs. Stone, and Associate Justice and Mrs. Roberts, whose first Supreme Court dinner it was; the Attorney General and Mrs. william DeWitt Mitchell, Senator and Mrs. Henry F. Ashurst, Senator and Mrs. Frederick H. Gillett, Representa- tive Hatton W. Sumners ‘Texas; Representative Florence P. ahn of California, Representative Edith Nourse SOCIETY. CIETY at White House Din- to Meet Supreme The Italian Ambassador and Nobil de Martino will be hosts at dinner this ning Representative and Mrs prese! . Charles A. Eaton entertained at dinner in honor of the Ambassador, when the | company included the Minister Switserland and Mme. Peter, Senator ._Dwight M. Morrow, Repre- sentative Ruth Bryan Owen, Represent- ative Robert Luce, Representative A. Piatt Andrew, Assistant Secretary of Ruth Gavin, Mr. and Mrs. George His, ' Mr. Herschell Johnson, Miss Dai Buell, & well known pianist from Boston, and Miss Starr Eaton. | Following the dinner, Miss Buell gave were invited. | de Padilla were hists at an informa! luncheon for members of the embassy | staff today, in celebration of the Day | of the King of Spain. Owing to coui. | be held. f ‘Massachusetts, Solicitor Gen- | de Davila were hosts at d nner last eve- | fr:%e:;: Mrs. Thomas D. Thacher, As- |ning in honor of the Ambassador of | sistant to the Attorney General and Mrs. John Lord O'Brien, Assistant Sec- retary of the Treasury and Mrs. Walter E. Hope, Former Attorney General and Mrs. George W. Wickersham, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Massa- chusetts and Mrs. Arthur B. Rugg, Judge and Mrs. Frederick E. Crane, Judge Frank H. Hiscock of Syracuse, N. Y., and Mrs. Hiscock; former Solic- jtor General and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, jr.; Mr. Roland W. Boyer, um- pire, Mixed Claims Commission; former Assistant _Attorney General and William J. Donovan, former Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker brandt, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E Mr. and Mrs. Nathan L. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Elihu_Root, jr.; Mr. and Mrs.| Robert A. Taft, Mr. John R'chardson, and Capt. Russell Train and Col.| Campbell B. Hodges, naval and mili-| tary aides respectively, to the President. ‘Additional guests were asked for the musicale which followed the dinner, when the program was given by Miss Mildred Dilling, harpist, and Mr. Alex- ander Kisselburgh, baritone, Mr. Arthur Bergh playing the accompaniments for Mr. Kisselburgh. Miss Dilling opened | the program with Pierne's “Impromptu | Caprice,” Bach’s “Bourree” and Zabel's “Am Springbrunnen.” Mr. Kissel- | burgh sang the aria “Ombra Mal Fu," from Handel's “Xerxes”; Broadwood's arrangement of the old Surry, England, song, “Some Rival" “O du Mein Holder Abenstern, from Wagner's “Tannhauser,” and “When Duil Care,” | an old English ballad arranged by Leveridge. * Miss Dilling’s seccnd num- ber included Chopin's “Prelude in C Minor” and “Valse, Opus 64, No. 1"; “Le Bon Petit Roi d'Yvetot,” an old French folk song, and H. Renie's “ written after the poem “Les Eifes,” by Leconte de Lisle. Mr. closed the program with a group of songs in English, including Wilfrid Sanderson's “An Even Song,” “The| Fate cf the Flim Flam, Ly Al’thurL Bergh, the accompanist: che Ebert Seaver's “Just for Today” d Eric Coates’ “Stone Cracker John.’ Mrs. Hoover, accompanied by her two grandchildren, Peggy Anne and Her- bert, 3d, and Mrs. Stark McMullin will attend the drill at Fort Myer this after- noon. Mrs. Hoover will be the guest of honor of the Congressional Club at its anual breakfast Thursday, February 12, in the Willard, for which invitations have been issued. Vice President to be Feted At South African Legation. ‘The Vice President, Mr. Charles Cur- tis, will be thz guest of honor at dinner this evening of the Minister of South Africa and Mrs. Louw. Burt's February Clearance Made unusually interesting by the grcuping of styles. at extra tions— ADIES' Street, Afternoon and Evening Shoes—in four selections— Now at $9.35—8]().85—$]] 85—5]285 OT 0{ Lfldigl‘ Shoeb——for all occa!ioflS. gathered from our regular $12.50, $13.50 and $15 Grades— Reduced to MISSES' Patent Leather and Tan Caif low-heel models—for “growing girls"— Reduced to .. Sizes as follows: AA-—-3Y% to T—except size 6. A—3 to 8. B—3Y; to 8—except 5, 5} C—2% to B—except 5% Clark, |de la Barra, Kisselburgh | |f Mexico and Senora de Tellez. Others in | the company were the Secreiary of Commerce and Mrs. Lamont, the Min- ister of Honduras and Senora de Argueta, the Assistant Secretary of War | and Mrs. Frederick H. Payne, the Al-} sistant Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Ernest Lee Jahncke; the president of the George Washington University and Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Robert Guggenheim, Dr. and | Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Mr. and Mrs. | Mark Sullivan, Senora de Galeno, wife | Mrs. | of the military attache of the Chilean ' embassy; Senora de Sanchez Latour: the commercial secretary, Senor Carlos and the attache and Sznora de Mont:ro of the Chilean em- bassy. | ‘The Minister ¢. . . Netherlands and Mme. Van Royen were hosts at lunch- | en Yesterday in honor of Mr. Hans Kindler, Dutch cellist, who appeared in Mrs. Lawrence Townsend's Wednes- | day morning musicale at the Mayflower. Tomorrow evening the Minister and BURLINGTON HOTEL nridee Fariscs, Dances Special Dinner. Daily. $1.00 1120 Vermont Ave. Decatur 0500 FLOWERS Sweet Peas 750 a bunch 2 Bunches for $1.35 Artistically arranged in box and delivered anywhere in the city. A Service Store witn Cash and Carry Prices FLOWER MART Met. 8802 Delivery Burchell’s Famous Bouquet A Superior Coffee 25c 1b. Delivered to Your Door N. W. Burchell | 817-819 Fourteenth St. Burt popular ordinary reduc- State and Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, Mrs. | s recital, to which additional guests | | ‘The Ambassador of Spain and Senora | | mourning, no formal celebration could | || | ‘The Ambassador of Chile and Senora | and 615, 2 and 72 o MEN‘S Black and Leather Shoel—iroupcd into lots— Tan Calf and Grain three Reduced to $7.85—$8.85—$0.85 New lowered price for “Banister” Shoes is $11.50. $ Hose of distin, guished quality | *We are quite confident you'll not be able to duplicate this remarkab which we are featuring plaids and plain colors: weights. | le Hose at the price at it. Silk and wool, checks, silk, chiffon and service Dollar a pair Miaslévtmported an equally special wools and lisles— value at $1 a pair. Caring for Feet is Better Than Curing Them Burt’s 1343 F Street Park your car in the Capital Garage at our expense. THE Mme. Van Royen will entertain at a dinner and dance in liment to their son, Mr. J. H. Van gunn, Ir. attache of the legation. A company of young people will attend the dinner and additional guests have been invited for the dancing. The newly appointed Minister of Haiti, M. Dantes Bellegarde, and his daughter, Mile. Bellegarde, will arrive in Néw York tomorrow aboard the Rochembeau from France, where the Minister has represented his govern- ment at Paris. The charge d'affaires of Czechoslo- vakia and Mme. Skalicky were hosts at dinner last evening in honor of Senator and Mrs. Charles L. McNary. The charge d' ires of Egypt and =y sty g even clothes. name UNIVERSAL. Telephone The House of Courtesy Continuing ... . the EVENING STAR, Mme. All Ismail were hosts to & small company informally at supper Wi nesday evening in celebration of their wedding anniversary. Assistant Attorney General Charles B. Rt entertained at luncheon today at the Willard in honor of his father, Chief Justice Arthur P. Rugg of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts. ‘The guests included the Attorney General, Mr. William De Witt Mitchell; the solici general, Mr. Thomas D. ‘Thacher; the Assistant to the Attorney General, Mr. John Lord O'Brisa Assistant Attorneys General Mr. Seth | ‘W. Richardson, Mr. Charles P. Sisson | and Mr. G. Aaron Youngquist; Chiet Justice Fenton W. Booth, Chief Justice | Alfred A. Wheat, Judge James Remick Judge Willlam Green, Judge Be WASHING'TON, D. C., FRIDAY, in H. Littleton, Judge Thomas 8. illlams, Judge Richard 8. Whaley, Associate Justice Willlam Hitz, Mr. Warren Olney and Branch. Mr. Claude R. ‘The Third Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral and Mrs. Frederic A. Tilton will be hosts at dinner this evenin; of Mrs. Carter, wife of Col. Clifford Carter of West Point, who is the house in honor (Continued on Third Page. BACKGAMMON Inteiligent instructions, quick results. 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Phone hilipsborn .-, ELEVENTH ST. = BETWEEN F &G Third Anniversary of the Pin Money Shop And More of Those Wonderful Coats *46 For Women, Misses, Juniors, Little Ladies and Larger Women Furred With Skunk Kit Fox Persian Lamb Karakul and other fine furs Two Other Value Groups $67 $87 Third Floor January Sale of Pure Dye, Pure Silk Lingerie $ | .09 3 Pieces, $3 Step-ins Teddies Dancettes French Panties $| .69 3 Pieces, $4.85 Slips Step-ins Teddies Dancettes French Panties First Floor of *100 Panther Karakul Pony Third Floor Clearance of All New Spfing Frocks i For Women Misses, Juniors Little Ladies and Larger Women New style details of jackets, paisley, plaid, etc. Spring shades are bright or subdued in tone. Pin Money Shop— Second Floor January Sale Fur Coats Paw Lapin Natural Muskrat Golden Muskrat Sealine with Ermine, Leopard, and Squirrel Best values in years! WINTER BAGS . % Price Originally $2.95 to $35; Now $1.47 to $17 Suedes, sharkskins, pin seal, antelope, morocco. Mostly black and brown.., First Floor JANUARY 23, 1931 SOCIETY. BROOKS G Street—Bet. |1th and 12th A Real Sale of Fine Coats Every One a Late Winter Model Richly Fur Trimmed Formerly $79.75 to $98.75 $45 Not only did we reduce some of our finest coats for this sale but we bought new coats at far below regular market prices. Every one is luxuriously furred and has that “costly” appearance found only in higher grade coats. Fashionable Trico 37 Black Coats materials trimmed with Caracul, Manchurian Wolf*, pointed Wolf, Kit Fox, Muskrat, Skunk and Raccoon. The collars and cuffs are mostly black; they are all very large and of unusual beauty. v * Chinese Dog. This group is 14 Brown Coats also composed of fashionable Trico materials and are trimmed with matching or contrasting collars and cuffs of Mink, Wolf, Fitch, Raccoon, Muskrat and Kit Fox. Women and misses who wear prown coats will instantly recog- nize their higher worth. Brooks, Second Floor. A Sale of Fur Coats 393 3 SEALINE* COATS with huge collars of Fitch. 3 SEALINE* COATS with huge collars of Marmink**, 4 SEALINE* COATS with huge self collars. 1 MUSKRAT COAT with large self collar. 1 BEIGE CARACUL COAT with self collar. 1 BEIGE LAPIN COAT with self collar. *Dyed Coney. **Dyed Marmot. Brooks, Second Floor. Very Beautiful Coats reduced to Formerly sold for $150 Print Frocks In The THRIFT Shop Our print frocks owe their popularity to their many ways of being smart. There are light or dark prints on contrasting back- grounds. Jacket frocks and street dresses. Such feminine touches as low flares, cowl neck- lines, scallops, bell sleeves and capes. Sizes 13 to 17 juniors; 14 to 20 misses; 38 to 48 and also to fit the little woman, 164 to 26%4. Long Gloves for Evening Wear $5.95 Regularly $7.95 In soft, imported kid, 16-button-length and sizes 534 to 7%. The colors are white, black or eggshell, any one of which will har- monize perfectly with your evening dress and accessories. Thrift Shop, Main Floor. New Hats show lots of Hair 55 New Shiny Straws, Cellophanes, Ribbon Hats, Stitched Taffeta, Felt and Straw Combinations The soft draped look of these hats proclaim them new for Spring. All are worn to show lots of hair and are in fitted turban, modified berets and tricorne shapes. Brims are turned back, manipulated or cut across the front. Black, Navy, Bisque Brown, Pistachio, Turgtioise, and®RBitter- sweet Red. P i~ Wool Jersey Blouses $2.95 Every one is ac- claiming these blouses because of their stitched belts and buttoned neck-. lines. In white, tur- quoise, red, tany orange and blue. Brooks, Fourth Floor. Main Floor.~ '