Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1931, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, - FEBRUARY .17, . 1931. LAST WHITE HOUSE ETE 1S COLORFUL President and Mrs. Hoover Receive 1,100 in Season’s Final State Function. The President and Mrs. Hoover svening gave the last of the 12 state functions on the pffcial schedule for the Winter season. when they held a reception in honor of the executives of the Tréasury, Post Office. Interior, Agriculture, Commerce and Labor De- partments. The company numbered well over 1.100. making a delightful and eomfortable party. the hosts and the Yaumbers of tneir official [amily return- ing ta ihe upper finor some 10 minutes before 10 o'clock A section of the Ma- rne Pand plaved in the main corridor until after the reception. when another section in the East Room played for dencing Small groups of guests were assem- bled in the blue room. the state dining room and in the East room when the military and naval aides came down the state stairway escorting the Piesi- gent and Mrs. Hoover a few minates sfter 9 o'clock. The Viee Prosiden with his sister. Mrs. Gann d by the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Mellon. and Mrs. Arthur M. Hyde, wife of the Secretars of Agz- riculture. Fhe Secretary of State and Mis. Stimson and the Secretary of the Interfor and Mrs. Wilbur were absent Mrs, Stimson was among those assisting at the reception which the Congression- 2] Chuib gave in honor of the Speaker of the House and Mrs. Longworth, and Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur did not re- turn from Chicago in time for the party The Secretary of War and Mrs. Hurley and the other members of the cabinet with the exception of the Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Hyde. followed in the order of their precedence. First Reception of Kind. < the first ever given the chiefs of This reception w in the White House for these governmental departments. Presi- dent and Mrs. Hoover arranged three receptions last. Winter, each one in hanor of twa of thes~ departments, but ewing to offcial mourning they were not given. This season the one recep- tion was arranged for the six depart- ments and was a delightful opportunity for division chiefs of these department to meet. There were many membe of residential circles in the companv and a number of Army and Navy offi- cers Mrs Hoover was unusually lovely in a gown of white satin. flecked in A tinv gold star design. The bodice had a bertha of handsome lace, and the full skirt, fell into & short round train at the hack. Mrs. Gann wore a striking gown of gold and black illame, designed with » square neckline at the front and the skirt, falling into a train. She wore long pendant earrings of jade Mrs. Hurley, made a charming pic- ture in a gown of blue, the skirt in oft folds of chiffon and the bodice of Tue bugles. Mrs. Mitchell had cn a gown of brocade in shades of peacock biue and silver. A long train fell from the waistline at the back. Mrs. Hyde was in & gown cf turquoise blue fiat crepe trimmed with leaves fashioned of the material Mrs. Lamont wore a 20wn of canary-color brocaded chiffon, the bodice clase ftting and the long skirt, forming A train. Mrs. Adams had a stunning gown of burgundy velvet. the neckline in a deep V at the back and the skirt falling into a side train Mre. Dcak and Mrs. Brown, selected gowns of egg-shell satin, Mrs. Doak's gown was of satin embroidered dainty design with gold threads, the bodice was cut with a round neckline and a fan-shaped train fell from the hack of the skirt. Mrs. Brown's gown was charming in its simplicity. a short train falling to the side Miss Lamont Present. Mise Gertrude Lamont. danghter of the Secretary of Commerce and Mrs Lamont, whose engagemen! to Mr Charles Eskridge Salizman was recently announced. was an early arrival in the bine room. She wor gown of last | in a, pale gold lace, the high waistline mark- | | ed by a narrow velvet of turquoise blue {and her slippers had bows to maich | the belt. The gown was fashioned with | | long sleeves which went, into a full fiare | At the wrists. Carrying out the color | scheme of her gown, Miss Lamont ear- | tied an_old-fashioned bouquet with a | lace frill and streamers of blue velvet | ribbon. | Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs, Seymour Lowman, with their daughter. Miss Catherine Lowman, were next in lin> After Secretary of Labor and Mre. Doak. Mrs. Lowman wore a | gown of lace made with two cirenlar flounces on the skirt, and Miss Lowman was in a steel blue satin gown fash- | joned after the new mode of flaring skirt from a fitted yoke and & bodic- | | that narrowed into a point at the neck- | line in the back and was held by nar- row bands of the satin to the front of | the bodice. Mrs Wilbur J. Carr, wife of the Assistant S°cretary of State, wore | black velvet with a jacket of exquisite Jace held at the normal waistline by a | narrow belt of the velvet. Mrs, Pred- erick Trving Cox. wif- of the former in- terstate commerce commissioner, had a gown of black and silver brocade. Mrs. | William R. Castle. wife of the Assist- ant Sacretary of State, wore-goid llame | cloth, Mrs. Walt'r E. Hope. wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, wae in silver lace fashioned very long and full and trimmed with furquoise blu~ Mrs. J. W. Pole, wife of the controller of the currency. wore beige coloi 'ace fashioned long and full and trimmead with a cluster of silk flowers Mrs Hugh S. Cumming, wife of surgeon gen- eral of the Public Health Service. had a gown of deep blue satin made on the new long and flaring lines and having a train in the back Mre, Frederick wife of the commandant of the, t Guard, was in black velvet. made straight and long and having a train in the back. a spray of gardenias falling m one shoulder in the back. Mrs. Dixon Wears B) . Mrs. Joseph W. Dixon. wife of First Assistant Secretary of the Interior. wore a simple gown of black velvet. Mrs Charles J. Rhoads, wife of the com- missioner of Indian affairs, was another of the hostesses in the lesser official circles, who wore black Mr. and Mrs. George Adams Howard were guests, Mrs. Howard wearing a gown of rose pink tafeta. The bodice designed with tiny cap sleeves and the low waistline at the back had bands of the material running in_criss-cross fashion. The skirt. clossely fitted about the hips, fell into graceful folds to the fioor. The chief of the Bureau of Dairy Industry, Mr. O. E. Reed. was accom- panied by his daughter, Miss Rosa Lee Reed, who wore a gown of red crepe made with a long full skirt and tight fitting bodice. Crystal earrings and a corresponding necklace completed her outfit Chief of the Forest Service Maj. R. v, Stuart and Mrs. Stuart attended, the latter wearing eggshell color satin. Mrs. Janet Stuart. mother of Mai Stuart. accompanied them and wore a gown of black georgette. Mrs. Klein In Nile Green. ‘The Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Julius Klein were accompanied by the latter's mother, Mrs. William C. Bates, and son and daughter-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Clement T. Bates. Mrs. Klein wore a gown of nile green georgette trimmed with crystals which contrasted attractively with the dahlia color velvet of Mrs. Bates' gown. Mrs. Clement T. Bates was in a gown of white Jace with a bow of alice blue velvet. Her slippers were of the same shade of blue. The commissioner of education and Mrs. William John Cooper were also | present, the latter wearing & gown of | black chiffon embroidered in rhine- stones. The acting director of the Geological Survey, Mr. W. C. Menden- hall and Mrs. Mendenhall were guests Mrs. Mendenhall's gown of net was trimmed with black sequens The commissioner of the Bureau of | Reclamation and Mrs. Elwood Mead attended the reception. Mrs. Mead wearing a gown of roval blue georgette with a bodice of the same shade of i sequens. Mrs. Dunlap. who was with her husband, the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. R. W. Dunlap, was in a gown of pansy colored velvet made on the long full lines with & cireular skirt | The director of office personnel and business administration and Mrs. W. W | Stockberger had with them their | daughter Lucille. Mrs. Stockberger | wearing & gown of Dolly Varden black CLEANED FISH Lent begins tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 18th, and as Seafood will be in demand more than ever, we call your attention to the fact that fresh cleaned fish offered in your nearby A&P Food Store Meat Dept. gives you at lcast a 25%, saving over fish not cleaned. buy exactly the amount that is needed, as there is no waste, because everything you buy is edible. Fresh Top Mast Fresh Cleaned Fresh Cleaned From the Front Row Reviews and News of Was}\inqtnn.s Theaters. “Art and Mrs, Rottl I« Not Jane Cowl at Her Best. A MONG the firsi indie of the 4N theater, Miss Jane Cowl has but few equals.’ And so last. night the fact that she was appearing in any play at the Belasco was an event of the first. magnitude, one that cer- tainly foreshad- owed a capacity audience. The play was “Art and Mrs. Bot- e, which will be offered until Thursday. when Miss Cowl and her cempany will turn to Master Shake- speare and pre- sent “Twelfth Night.” ‘Whether or not lasi night's affair is A good play Matters little since Miss Cowl's silk- on art transcends almost anything. As a matter of fact. it had a difficult time last night doing more than flickering brightly in its own capac- ity. for although the plece is a light and airy morsel, filled Wil meder- ately amusing nonsense. :n\h.wher! along in the second act it suddeniv becomes a didactic chant in honor of plumbing and against the ancient art of painting. and winds ftself out to a long and not too brilliant. clnse. “Art, etc.” séems notable, in fact chiefly, for the presence of i and certain of her confreres particularly G. P. Huntler, Jr.. boy whn gives up painting: Quartermain as the wicked artist oo e A satin: Miss Stockberger wore a gown of rose color taffeta made in the bouffant style. . The chief of the Bureau of Animal Industrs, Mr. John R. Mohler./and Mrs. Mohler attended, and also at the re- ception were Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Cum- ming, Dr. and Mrs. Claude C. Pierre, Dr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Williams, Dr and Mrs. William T. Harrison. Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Dyer. Dr. and Mrs. Walter W. King. Dr. and Mrs. Donald .J. Hunt. Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Vondelehr. Mr. and Mrs. John Walker Holcombe. Mrs. Wil- liam Hamilton Bayly, Mrs. FitsGerald of Nebraska, Mrs. William P. Dennis | and her daughter, Mrs. Charles Nelson Riker. Mr. and Mrs. George Harris, Mr. | and Mrs, Clvde Jenkins, Mrs. H. L Rust, Mrs. Theodore H. Tiller. Mre. Samuel A. Kimberly and Mra. Kelley of Boston. Telephone National 5000 For immediate delivery of The Star to your home every evening and Sunday morning. The Route Agent will collect at the end of each month, at the rate of 13 cents per day and 5 cents Sunday 7 N VARIETIES PIMENTO—SWISS— BRICK—STANDARD FOR DELIGHTFUL ASSORTED SANDWICHES It is necessary only to Fillet of Haddock h 21¢ Spanish Mackerel h 22¢ BUCK SHAD Fresh 40 Fathom Fillet of Haddock .. b 35¢ 29¢ Fancy SlcedWRIRBBOL. .. ... . ccaoiiis v ineies MR Fancy (GookedShTIMD: . . siexesivsnnnsovosane. MABC BaneyABmells:. ......ocn s coiini o sninn Fancy Trout (not cleaned)....................n 10c Fancy Whitings (not cleaned)....... St DPRETS . . . o sissiseiiare BElECUUODPRIRTS .. nio st iaiinvin s v o e S GPE .. 28¢, . 55¢ .n.35¢c, . 70c who lover twice in the same family. and Lucille Lisle, who as the model and the baker's daughter, gives a short. role the realism of a much longer one. They are all an ex- traordinary group of persons. The one that comes out, with most credit seemed to this observer to be the wicked” Mr. Quartermain, who listened to a long damnation of him- self by Miss Cowl. and never <o much as uttered a syllable in his own de- fense The gist of the matter was, as Author Benn Levy tells us, that Celia Bottle ran off with Artist Lightly in such a hurry that she couldn’t even remember the right name for the two children she had left behind taged a mere few months): that he left, her fat in Paris, and that be- ore .she came home again. after 0 vears. she had become a lady spoken of over the tea table with turned-up noses, eyebrows and lorg- nettes. When she decided to return to her original nest, she found her daughter in love with Lightly. her son in love with his model and her husband not aware of either of these things. She became thence- torward a kind of Mrs, Fix-It, and. according to her standards. which prove to be upright, but not ton sympathetic. she reinstated order ;’n:idhenell into the crumbling house- Some of all this is am much isn't. And, too. Mi lines are mot over bright. However, the laughs come along fairly stead- fly. and last night's audience. full of Vassar stlks and satins. seemed to enjoy itself hugely. E. de S. MELCHER eth Parke Rreeds Ovations Galore. UT of the ether came that fa- mous character. “Seth Parker.” last evening 10 appear hefore several thousand Washington people. drawn to Constitution Hall by the desire o see for the first time one to whose words they had listened for these many months. Tt was a capacity audience, and there was evidence that numerous persons could not find places in that mammoth assemblage hall. There was a long and satisfy- ing program. and itx climax was the appearance of this unique character of the radio. The star of the nccasion presented two characters—that of the rustic personage of the air, and that of his real self. Phillips H. Lord. Further satisfaction was afforded by the fact that Mrs. Lord, widely known on the Air as Lizzie Peters, was introduced in her dual personalities, The reality was better even than the figures of the_imagination. Seth Parker” has personal char- acteristics in action which add to the popular coneeption that has been conveyed by his voice. He is also A genial person and one with A stage presence which fits into the requirements of an audience which had come expecting to be provided with the essence of pleasure, Tt <hould not be forgotten that Mr. Parker's father sat in the audience and was introduced to the son's ad- mirers with a thunder of applause which equaled that the gathered hosts had_heen waiting to give to the son. Then there was M#& Poily Robertzon. accompanist. known tn the radio audiences, and Mrs. John S. Bennett, of the Central Union Mission, who also received an ova- tion. All these things in their order were made possible through the abilities of Homer Rodeheaver. singer and trombonist, as well as showman ex- traordinary. Everybody knows Mr Rodcheaver. He was able tn dis- pense with infroductory matters and get, down fo business in a very mat- ter of fact way, after the Fox The- ater Orchestra. under Leon Brusiloff. had played “Pagliacei” and the Songs of the Southland.” He in- formed the audience all about. every- body. preseni. and ahsent, told stories, stirred enthusiasm and led the laughter for Mr. Lord's smart little stories. They were smart as wwell as inspiring One of the features of the eve- ning was the songbird participation W Ruth Rodcheaver Thomas. sister of the master of ceremonies. Her sweet, tones, up bevond the reach of the ordinary singer, filled the great auditorium with their melody, and she shared with the others the re- sponse of a most sympathetic audi- ence. And it may also be said that she is & most sympathetic singer Besides all these things. the as- HAMBURGER STEAK madeof cheaper cute sembled friends joined in the sing- ing of “America” and all kinds of interesting songs, with “Seth Parker” and Mr. Rodeheaver, alternately holding the imaginary baton. Beau- tiful solos were breathed by the Rodeheaver musicians, there were Negro spirituals and to the nth de- gree “a good time was hnrt: lz__v Cllll." 'SEWER EXTENSION VOTED AT TAKOMA Facilities for Sherman, Tee, Han- cock, Sheridan Avenues to Be Constructed Epecisl Drspateh 1o The Svar TAKOMA PARK. Md.. Pebruary 17 | - -After negotiating for some time with | the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission the town eouncil last night at a meeting held in the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department, building voted 1o provide sewer facilities (or | Sherman. Lee. Hancock and Sheridan avenues. Tt will be necessary In make & decid- 'd excavation in Lee avenue, it was An- nounced. but the council will pay a pro- portionaie share of the expense of the eonstriction work in oraer that the work may he started at an early date ‘This final action w mendation of Councilman Martin ¥. Tverson, chairman of the Health Com- mittee of the councid | First | Mortgage Loans When wtety plus liheral ve- turn there vou ronsider na form investment than Mort- nt oreal mare attractive €% Pirst gazes. tostes like real close when sectoned with PERR'NS B. F. SAUL CO. SAUCE il ».m....- 2100 225 150h At oy Nw Responding to Washington’s Cry for bread at lower prices, uttered by the U. S. Senate Committee on Food Prices o ¥ A1l INDIANA GROUP TO ELECT !Stl(s Society Will Dance and Re- ceive Delegation Tonight. , | | Officers will be elected at A meeting of the Indiana Soctety of Washington tonight at 8:30 in the Willard Hotel A solo dance will be given hv Phil Hayden. He also will present a groun of girl dancers from his studio. Miss Oba Jan Gibson will sing. Charles | Cottingham will recite & poem. A I’Mdfi pn'n;\"_ dancing and a reception or the Tndiana congressional delega- Hon alsa will he h»ls! i | ‘ | i ASH WEDNESDAY RITES Special Services to Be Held at Grace Church, Silver Spring. Rev. Calvert K. Buck. superintendent of the Episcopal Hespital, will be th | guest preacher at the spectal Ash Wed- nesday service, which will be held in Grace Church, Silver Spring, Md.. Ash Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock The church i north of Silver Spring on Georgia avenue (extended)—the sn Grorgia avenue (rxtended' The with Rev. W R. Moody, rector of the parish. as celebrant Sale of the Famous Physical Culture Shoes stvle with abhsolute comfart now offered at greatly reduced while (ome 1n tions are large prices s on the recom- | Men’s Shoes 150 Pairs of Stac: Kid and Calf and. .. 100 Pairs of Stacy | | ! The shae that cambines smart 1 i | | Adams High Shoes. Black and Tan, Adams Oxfords, Black and Tan. Kid selec- Shoes Black $ 5_ Black and Tan Suede Straps & Pumps Edmonston & Co. 612 13th Street N.W. CARL. M. BETZ, Mgr. /I'rom the “U.S.Daily” Report on the Senate Committee’s Investigation of Food Prices Franx W. Asked by Senator C: Kans: Waeeler, a: president of the Great Atlantie and P: ) cific Tea Company, testified that hiz com. " pany is making & pound loaf of bread, | and seiling it at a profit for an average | "of 5.52 cents. :The company’s of the highest quality, he said. | : pper (Rep.), of | chairman of the subcommitte tant to the bread is if he did not think prices in Washington, | D. C., were too high, Mr. Wheeler sai there may be eost factors in Washing- ton which necessitate hizher prices. His company has no Washington bakery; he said. Senator Capper suggested that his comvany might make bread more cheaply in Washington than present bakeries. Mr. Wheeler said his company is panding its bakery zystem and he will submit the suggestion for 8 Washington plant to hi cent Bread ton highest quality for Washin The Great Atlantic (& Pacific Tea Co. begins today the sale of its own freshly baked, carefully wrapped Grandmother’s 16-ounce To meet the situation described by Senator Capper. A&P is sending its own bread to Washington from its own bakeries in nearby cities—delivered a few hours after it comes from the ovens. The Great ATLANTIC @ PACIFIC