Evening Star Newspaper, April 12, 1931, Page 35

Feat ures for -P:rt 3—12 Pages SCCLETY SECTION he Sunday Star, WASHINGTON, SENORA ARIAS, Wife of Senor Dr. Harmodio Arias, Minister of Panama, who has just Underwood come to the Capital. Photo. Speaker’s Death Cancels Important Social Events On Calggdar Mrs. Harriman's Larde Luncheon Part_v and Din-‘ ner Hénoring Stimsons at Italian Embassy Among Affairs Called Of. BY SALLIE V, H. PICKETT. | Notwithstanding the request of Mrs. | Nicholas Longworth that official mourn- ing be not pronounced for the late Speaker, society, official, diplomatic and resident, mourn for the passing of & much-loved personage and what would have been a thrilling week end locll.llY‘ turned drab and actionless as news came of his death. The President and Mrs. Hoover were o dine with the as- | sistant secretaries of bureaus and their | wives Priday night, but the engagement ‘was cancelled. Indeed the entire social calendar was thrown into chaos and the large lunch- ®on party Mrs, Harriman had invited to ! meet Mrs. Gann, the dinner in honor > the Secretary of State and Mrs. Stim- son at the Italian embassy was can- celled, and dozers of other large and mportant events sank out of sight as Bags were lowered for the jovial Speaker, whose friends were legion. While some of these events cancelled will be given later in the season, most of them will be held over until next Winter. The President and Mrs. Hoover will go dining out this week and among other places they will be guests of the Chief Justice and Mrs. Hughes. They yet have several Cabinet members with whom they must dine before the sea- son’s schedule is co One of the arranged 1 be of the Navy and er party plete. for the Jepanese royal that with the Secretary S Japenese imperia the Met question which v rociety people thi no doubt but that t side that hay artists ever w choose association with evening. All of the boxes for the two nights and one ec of grand opera are taken and A over is expected a de- itan Opera 1ad better = Pegg; ex- doci who had uncie, Allen Hoover, as they came to Washington in the Food Administration days. Mrs. C. P. George, daughter of President Curtis, and her children watched the children dance, and but for big, dark calamity in her little life, Paulina Longworth and her mother were to watch the play and dance, tco. Pegg: the Plans for the entertainment of their imperial highness, Prince and Princess Takamatsu, will not be disturbed by mourning, and after their ceremontal call upon the President and Mrs. Hoo- ver immediately after thelr arrival in the Capital Wednesday afternon they will prepare for the dinner at the White House in the evening. The fol- lowing days, from their arrival Wedn A day until they leave Washington April 5 for Week End | | 20, will be filled with entertaining and sightseeing. | ‘The Japanese Ambassador and Mmh‘ Debuchi, who were members of the| welcoming party in New York for Prince Takamatsu and his bride, will| accompany thelr distinguished country- | men to the Capital. They will enter- | tain at s formal dinner at the May- | flower Thursday in honor of Prince and | Princess Takamatsu, the fete followed by & reception at 10:30 o'clock. The following evening the royal pair will dine informally with the Ambassador and Mme. Debuchi. The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Charles Francis Adams will entertain the visitors Sat- urday evening, and on Sunday the naval attache of the Japanese embassy, Capt. Shosuke Shimomura, will be their host at dinner. The Undersecretary of State and Mrs. Willam R. Castle will entertain at dinner Monday, April 20 for the royal guests Even while it mourns, soclety thrills over the approaching cabinet wedding, when with Mr. Allan H. Hoover as an usher, the marriage of Miss Gertrude Lamont, daughter of the Secretary of Commerce an Robert Patterson Lamont, to Mr. Charles Eskridge Saltz- man, scn of Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Charles McKinley Saltzman, will take place at 4 o'clock Saturday, May 2, in the bride’s home on Kalorama Circle. This will be the first time in m ears that a resident’s son has figured in a wedding ngton waits with in- terest the day of the propitious event 1> bride-elect matron of honor he Chaun- Nev and Miss Elizabeth Duncan of Baltimore as maid of honor. Her other attendants wil be Mrs. Henry Cole of New York, Miss Helen Ewing, Miss Jane Trowbridge of Forest, I, and Miss Harriet Beardsley Utica, N. Y has ster, M cho as her cey Belknap of York of Lieut. Stand the be Weston of Boston be the ushews elected are Lieut s Henry Barth, ir.,, of West Point, Mr. Chauncey Belknap Dr. Rog-r Olaf Egebert Mich.; Mr. Richard Wil- t of this c Capt. Albert C and Lieut. Miles Reber of eys, Va.; Mr. Johh Lis I and Mr, Virgil Richard Po York, Mr. James Rogers, 2d, of Aucable Forks, N. Y.; Mr. Hazard Esk- ridge of Baltimore and Mr. Edgar Wil- ltam Garbisch of New York. A number of pre-nuptial parties will be given in honor of Miss Lamont and Mr. Saltz- man most probably there will be a fete at the Whits House. of New York ew rs. Jam-s F. Curlis (Laura Merriam Curtis), in whose home at Aiken Sprak- er Longworth died, has cards out for a very big and very smart tea to be given in the garden of her Washington home |1n tne quaint old part of F street Tues- | day afternoon for the fashionable dele- gates to the sccond national conference of the Women's Organization for Na- tional Prohibition Reform, of which Mies B-1l Gurnes of New York is chair- M With Thaddeus and Whitney D. RS. WHITNEY North, Assistant Attorney General. Underwood Photo. FRAU VON PRITTWITZ UND Wife of the Ambassador of Germany, grand opera box holder, and their Hoovers to Be Guests of SCCYCIE]’)' fl{ NBV.\' and Mrs. Adams Tucsda}‘ Next Dinner of Cabinet to Be Given by Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur. The President and Mrs. Hoover will be entertained at dinner Tuesday e ning by the Secreta: of the Navy and Mrs. Charles Francis Adams. The di; T {5 another of the series given the mbers of the cabinet annually in honor of the Chief Executive and the PFirst Lady The next the scries dinners will be given Tuesday, April 21, when the Secretary of the Interior and Mrs Wilbur will be hosts to the President and Mrs. Hoover. The President and Mrs. Hoover will be honor guests at dinner Thursday of the Chief Justice and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes. of of Col. and Mrs. B. S. Berry enter- t2ined a company at dinner last eve- ning at the Shoreham Hotel, the party remaining later for the supper dance. The guests included Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Hugh Matthews, Comdr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Benton, Col. and Mrs. Wal- ter N. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Homer H Berry of Philadelphia, the brother and sister-in-law of Col. Berry, who are now their house guests, and Maj. and Mrs. H. B. Cheadle. Lady Hearst. wife of Sir William H (Continued on Page 2 gOolumn 8.) |""Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) daughter Marisa. Underwood Photo. M. and Mme. Claudel Attend Reception in Iiew Yorkl SUNDAY SEYMOUR, wife and children of GAFEFRON » Ambassador of Germany Returns From Short Stay in Bosmnfi\v‘ew Envoy of Bra:i[ Due to Arrive Today. The Ambassador of France and Mme. Claudel are expected to return the first of the week from New York, where they went Priday. They attended the reception yester- day of the Alliance Francaise. The Ambassador of Germany, Herr Friedrich W. von Prittwitz und Gaffron, has returned from & short stay in Bos- ton. The Ambassador was accompanied there by the secretary of the embassy Herr Alexander von Wuthenau. The Ambassador of Poland, M. Tytus Filipowicz, will tomorrow confer upon Judge John Barton Payne the Order of Polonia Restituta with star. The newly appointed Ambassador of Brazil, Senhor Rinaldo de Lima e Silva. is expected to arrive in Washington to- day to take up his new duties. The Ambassador is coming from Mexico, where he has been serving as chief of mission. ‘The Minister of Austria and Mme. Prochnik will entertain at dinner Fri- day in honor of Mme. Jeritza. On Wednesday the Minister and Mme. Prochnik will attend the performance of Puccini’s “Tosca ‘r the Metropol- litan Opera Company, when Mme. Jeritza will pppear in the title role. ‘The Minister of Portugal and Vis- countess d'Alte will return to Washing- ton today from New York, where they have been spending some time. They will remain here for a short time, re- (Continued on Page 8, Column 3.) I’Icnry Parsons Erwin, J=., Receives Warm Welcome Mr. and Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin are recelving congratulations on the birth of a son, Henry Parsons Erwin, jr, Friday, April 10. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin and their two little girls, Alleen and Hope, spent a month or six weeks with Mrs. Erwin's mother, Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett, in her Winter home, at Miami Beach, and returned to Abre- mont the middle of March. Mrs. Owens ponponca Tea Until April 26 tea planned for this afternoon until Sunday afternoon, April 26, when she will receive in her home, on Cleveland avenue, MORNING, APRIL 12, 1931. _ Capital’s Social Highlights Miss Pauline Brown To Become Bride of Lieut. Folk in May Engagement of Miss Catha- rine Knox Berry and Lieut. Coleman Announced. Ma). announce the engagement of thelr ‘dlugm»r. Pauline Lewis, to Lieut. Win- |ston Folk, United States Navy. The wedding will take place early in May. | Mrs. Georgia Knox Berry announces the engagement of her daughter Cath- arine Knox to Lieut. Frank Jerdone Coleman, Alr Corps, United States Army. The wedding will take place early in June.. Lieut. Coleman, who is the son of Col. and Mrs. Sherrard Cole- man of Battery Park, Bethesda, Md., has arrived in Washington to at- tend the tea this afternoon, which Mrs. Berry will give to formally announce her daughter's engagement. He is a graduate of West Point, class of 1928. | Miss Berry attended the National | Cathedral School, and was graduated from Holton Arms in 1929. Lieut. Col. and Mrs. George L. Wer- tenbaker announce the engagement of their daughter Ernestine Rowland to Lieut. Charles Grant Goodrich, Alr Corps, U. 5. A. ‘The wedding will take place early in June at Rock Rest, Bluemont, Va., the Summer home of Miss Wertenbaker's uncle, the late Mr. Hugh B. Rowland. The Rev. Hugo M. Hennig and Mrs. | Hennig announce the engagement of | thefr daughter Ella to Mr. Freeman R. Paulson, the wedding to take place in June. Miss Hennig's father is pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church, and has been in Washington for seven years. Dr. and Mrs. John A. Holmes of Rockville, 'Md.,, announce the engage- ment of their daughter Alice Meyer to Lieut. Charles Alan Havard, U. §. N The wedding will take place in June, in Annapolis at the Chapel. Miss Holmes attended the National -‘Cnthedral School and then went to | Willlam and Mary College. She is now |a law student at George Washington | Untversity. Lieut. Havard is a graduate of the class of '22 from the Naval Academy. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ambler of Warrenton, Va., announce the engage- ment of their daughter Elizabeth ‘ (Continued on Page 8, Coumn 3. 2 b ok Vice President Cu;ti_s [ Guest at Legation; Mrs. Junior Owens has postponed her | ‘The Vice President, Mr. Charles Cur- tis, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Everett Gann will be the honor guests at dinner April 26 of the charge d'affairs of Egypt and Mme’ly Ismail Bey. MRS. ELLIS M. ZACHARIAS, Whose husband, Lieut. Comdr. Zacharias, is appointed naval aide to his imperial highness, Prince Takamatsu, while visiting here. Underwood Photo. Senorita De Prieto Bride Of Mr. James F. Willett ‘ Cercmony of Internation al Interest Is Performed in St. Thomas' Church With Distinguished Company Gen. and Mrs. Lytle Brown | An international wedding of unusual | charm and beauty took place yesterday afternoon when BSenorita Lucia Espe- ranza Tessada-Guzman, daughter of Senora de Prieto, wife of the military attache of the Cuban embassy, became | the bride of Mr. James Poster Willett, | son of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Willett | of Chevy Chase, Md. | The ceremony was performed at 4 oclock, in St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, in the presence of a large and distinguished company representative of official, diplomatic and unofficial soctety. The church had an effective arrange- ment of rambler roses and palms, and as the guests were assembling in the | church, Mr. L. B. Aldrich, organist, gave a program of nuptial selections and during the marriage service he played softly “Liebestraum” and “Adora- tion.” ‘The bride walked to the altar with | Capt. Prieto, who gave her in marriage. She made a striking figure in her gown of old ivory satin and Alencon lace. The bodice of the gown was fashioned of the lace and the neckline cut in a deep “V.” and the long close-fitting sleeves ending In points over the hands. The full skirt | of satin ‘was shirred to the lace bodice | just over the hips and fell into & long | train at the back. Her veil was tulle | and arranged softly about her face and |neld by a cap of lace corresponding | with that of her gown. She carried a | | white ivory prayer book. | | The bridesmaids included Miss Starr | Eaton, daughter of Representative and | Mrs. Charles A. Eaton of New Jerse: {Miss Mathilda Frederic Meyer, Miss Dorothy Meyer and Miss Betty Davison, all of Pittsburgh: Miss Justine Corby and Miss Margaret West of this city. Their costumes were most unusual in.| coloring and design. The maid of honor, Miss Ruth Wolstenholme of Philadel- phia, was in nile green tulle designed with a train and her small hat of | tulle was trimmed with small black | velvet flowers. She wore slippers to match her gown and carried a sheaf of yellow irls. | The bridesmalds’ gowns were of Aztec | gold tulle made like that of the maid | of honor, their hats matched their | frocks and were trimmed similarly to that of Miss Wolstenholme. They car- | ried corbeilles filled withr marguerites. Senor Enrique Tessada-Guzman was the best man and the ushers selected | were Mr. Fenwick Marsh, Mr. Frank Daviscn, Mr. Milton Anderson, Mr. James Twohey, Mr. es Clark, Mr. Woodward Post, M [y Kern, jr., and Mr. Guy Dove, jr. % Tha ceremony was followediby a re- | ception at the Chevy cx-ut Club, ‘when Pl’e!ent. the recelving party stood before a screen of Spring flowers and fern. Senora de Prieto wore a gown of green with & com color hat and green slippers. Mr. Willett and his bride left later in the day for a wedding trip, the bride wearing & nile green suit, with a beige fox collar, nile green slippers and a beige hat. They will be at home upon their return at 4100 Cathedral avenue. The bride was born in Mexico in the city of San Luis Potesi and is from one of the oldest families of that country— the Guzmans of Vera Crus State by her mother's side. Her paternal family is prominent in Italy and Mexico. The bride has been in Washington for nine years and was graduated from the National Park Seminary in June, 1929, and then entered George Wash- ington University. As a little girl she spent scme years in California. Among the out-of-tcwn guests were Mr. and Mrs. Harry 8. Davison, Mr. and Mrs. W. Meyer, Mr. W. K. Squires, Miss Dorothy Eggers, Miss Mildred M'Ater, all of Pittsburgh; Mr. and Mrs. H. Ainseworth and Miss Peggy Ainse- worth of Detroit, Miss M. A. Brown of Lcs Angeles and Mrs. Pippen of Court- land, Ala. Mrs. James J. Davis Hostess On Daug}\ter's Nitll Dly Little Miss Jane Davis, daughter of Senator and Mrs. James J. Davis, enter- tained a company of 24 young play- mates yesterday afterncon in celebration of her eleventh birthday anniversary. Games and motion pictures were fol- lowed by supper, many of the motion | pictures showing members of the little company. Senator Davis 18 in Chicago over Sunday and will go to Western Pennsyl- vania the middle of this week for seve eral days' stay. 3 | Rumanian Env‘oy'lic‘lr'dl Invite to Picture Show The Minister * of Rumania, M. Charles A. Davila, has sent out invita- tions for a tea for the opening of Nich- olas Grant's exhibition of water colors and tempera at Garber's Galleries, 1210 Eighteenth strect, Wednesday aft- ernoon at § o'clock. The exhibition of Mr. Grant, the most outstanding living Rumanian aguarellist, is to be given under the | patronage of the Minister, and will be held from Wednesday, April 15, through April 30. The tea is to be given at the galleries.