Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1931, Page 36

¢ ! : Grace R. 2 Distinguished Guests | And Brilliant Speakers [ ‘At Authors’ Breakfast willard Ball Room Presents Gay SCenle as Numeraus Parties From Capital and Other Cities Assemble. With an unusually brilliant array of speakers on its program for its annual | authors’ breakfast the National League ©of American Pen Women scored another success yesterday in this always at- tractive event of the Spring season in ‘Washington. The large ball room of the Willard Hotel presented a gay and colorful scene as the numerous parties of hostesses and their guests, Pen Wom- en from this city and out of <wown, representatives of Washington's various phsses of social life and officialdom, all gathered about the many small tables and the distinguished guests and speakers of the day assembled at the long speaker’s table. Those at the speakers’ table were the Minister of Rumania, Mr. Charles A. Davila; Miss Ruth S{. Denis, Mrs. Hallie Erminie Rives, in private life Mrs. Post Wheeler; Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes, Miss Laurie Merrill, Mrs. Ira Nelson Morris, Mrs. Phyilis Fergus, Miss _Anita Browne, Mr. Frederic Arnold Kummer, Mr. Edwin Bateman Morris, Mr. Fred Kelly and Mrs. Dorothy Emery, all of whom were con- tributors to the delightful program. Mrs. Nina Swalm Clark, first national vice president of the league, was toast- mistress, and other guests at this table were Mme. Dimitriu, vice chairman of the breskfast; Mrs. Daniel C. Chace, second national vice president; Mrs. Clara Keck Heflebower of Cincinnati, chairman of organization, and Mrs. Dorothy De Muth Watson, national chairman of music. Among those noted at the breakfast were Mrs, Arthur M. Hyde, wife of the Sec?tnry of Agriculture, guest of Mrs. Joh! W. Bennett, Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman, whose guests were Mrs. Charles M. Lea of Devon, Pa.; Mrs. Bates Batcheller of Paris, France, and Mrs. Henry Alvah Strong, Mrs. Bate- man Morris, who was the guest of Miss ‘Osgood; Mrs. Eugene Wood- son, Mrs. P. J. McGovern, Mrs. Frank Mahin, Mrs. Charles Alger and Mrs. F. Compton Wales, all of whom were guests of Mrs. John W. Bennett; Mrs. Robinson Downey, Mrs. James Gardiner Hancock, Dr. Virginia Spates of Dallas, ‘Tex., Mrs. Lulah T. Andrews, who en- tertained Mrs. Adam McMullen and Mrs. 8. D. Kilpatrick; Miss Jessie Mc- Bride, Mr. E. Price Porter, Mrs. Willlam Clinton Carroll, Mrs, Estelle Ensor Elmer, Mrs. Isabella Griffith Fleck, Mrs. Lillian Edgar Gaddess, Mrs, Lester A. Helfrisch, Mr. and Mrs, Lester Shafer, , who sponsored a table arranged in i Archibald L. Parsons, honor of Miss Ruth St. Dennis; Mrs. wife of Rear - Admiral Parsons, Miss Marie Parsons, Mrs. Charles Pickney Clark, Mrs. Phillp Lauman, Mrs. D. R. Mills of Omaha, Neb, Mrs. A. L. Culbertson, Miss Katherine Conlin, Mrs. E. C. Stone, Mrs. Daniel Crabb, N@s. L. J. Hess, Mrs. E: Richard Gasch, a group ©of national officers of the league, in- cluding Mrs. Charles W. Allen, Mrs, Faber Stevenson, Mrs. J. Harry Cun- ningham, Mrs. Harry Hunt, national committee chairmen, including Miss Florence E. Ward and Mrs. G. G. White; past presidents, among whom were Mrs. ham, Mrs, Edith Kingman Mrs. Virginia King Frye and Miss Mabel White. Mrs. Rufus L. Allen of the Raleigh, N. C, branch of the league, Mrs. J. C. Pennie of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mrs. Lacy of Baltimore were out of town guests of Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe, who had with her also at her table Mrs. J. E. Griffith, Mrs. Redwood Vandergrift, Miss Alice M. Heaven, Mrs. Elmer O. Leatherwood, Miss Irene ; Pistorio and Mrs. Annie Hawling. Mrs. Julius O. Ziegfeld, president of the Baltimore branch of -the league, at the Baltimore table, at : Which were also Mrs. Eleanor W. Hem- | sley, vice president; Miss Mary Stuart . Angela Ball, corresponding secretary; Miss M. Dallam, librarian; Miss Mary Esther Tull, Mrs. Warner Merryman, Mrs. Raymond Ryan and Mrs. Dorothy A. Schulze. Mrs, Joseph W. Cox will be hostess o a company of 10, having as her guests Mrs. Myron Avery, Miss Mary Virginia Leckie, Mrs. Wade Atkinson, Mrs. Creed W. Fulton, Mrs. Joseph Mrs, Carroll "odd, d, Lawrence Hedrick of Fort Riley, Kan, and Mrs. Joseph W, Cox, jr. Mrs. E. Richard Gasch, viee | president of the league for the District ! of Columbia, will have with her at the| table for which she is sponsor, Mrs. | Embert A. Le Lacheur, Mrs. Custis R.| Perry, Mrs. Bessie Fisher and her guest, Mrs. Howard Brown; Dr. Francis Butts, Mrs. Clifford Lewis and Miss Myrta | Fthel Cawood, whose guests will be Miss Lake ¥. Compton and Miss | Eulala Compton of Coeburn, Va. Among others who have reservations are Mrs. Blaine Fres Moore, widely known in the literary world as Dr. Mary Meek Atkeson; Miss Katherine H. Carter and her guest, Betsy Van Allen; Mis§ Anne Darlington, Mrs. Skinner, Mrs. Esther W. Neill, Mrs. Helen de Lashmutt and guest of Bal- Mrs. Marshall Wilson, Mrs. W. Palm and Miss Allce A, made | Arts Club Ex}libiti;nr Has | Mrs. Allender as Hostess | Miss Fanny Bunand-Sevastos, Mlhs} Gregory and Yosel Amamya | will be the guests of honor at the Arts | , Cilub_this afternoon, when an exhibi~ tion by these three artists will be open- ed. Mrs. Nina E. Allender will be the hostess. ¥m. Rogendorf The Original “G” Street Furrier 1215 G St. "Gt STORAGE— The Rosendorf COLD STORAGE VAULTS are ideal. We insure at your own valua- tion and send within 25 miles for the garments, REPAIRING— We often rebuild a garment— styling and freshening it to pic- tically “New Condition.” Our furriers are adepts. The lowest rates of the year prevail, and on such garments, Storage is free till Fall ALL FOX SCARFS Reduced 25% to 33%3% . SOCIETY, l the week of April 27. nese girl. THE SUNDAY Upper: Miss Kathleen Knox, daughter of Mrs. McCook Ki ; Miss Mae Harris Clarke, daughter of Mrs. Phillips Clarke, and Mme. Skalicky, wife of the counselor of Czechosle figure in the Festival of Nations at Constitution Hall | Lower left: Miss Mary Stuart Birdsall, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Gregg Birdsall, taking part in the festiv: Lower right: Miss Kathryn Watson, daughter of Senator and Mrs. James E. Watson, who will appear as a Japa- STAR, WASHINGTON, —Underwood Photos. —Underwood Photo, —Underwood Photo. Young Saciety Matrons Congrat\xlated on Daughters Senator and Mrs. John B. Kendrick have acquired new honors in the birth of a granddaughter to their son-in-law and daughter, Maj. Hubert R. Harmon, U. S. A, and Mrs. Harmon. The baby, who arrived Friday, will be named for her grandmother, Eula Wolfjen Har non. Mrs. Harmon, who was formerly Miss Rosa Maye Kendrick, made her debut in Washington and her marriage to Maj. Harmon took place her: Mr. and Mrs. Prancis Winslo latter formerly Miss Laura Bryn and a close friend of Mrs. Harmcn, are re- ceiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter. Mrs. Winslow is_the daughter of the former Minister of Nor- d Mme. Bryn and came out in Washington the same season with Mrs. Harmon. They have been close friends since before their debuts. Mrs. Har- |mon and Mrs. Winslow occupy adjoin- ing rooms in the hospital with their infant daughters. | Oklahom ans Hoflof Senator-Elect Gore The Oklahoma State Soclety held its largest meeting of the year Saturday | night at the Burlington Hotel. Among those in the recelving line were Sena- tor Thomas P. Gore and Mrs. Gore, Commissioner Ezra_Bratnerd and Mrs. Brainerd and Mrs. M. M. Lee of Okla- ilipsborn ELLVENTH ST. = BETWELN F o G LACE LINEN OXFORDS A Fashion FIRST by Beverly White suva lace with black $6§_°__ caif—natural suva lace with suntan kid—white suva lace with white kid. Charge a Pair of These Chic Oxfords! ers. Sherrill Hostess to Artists and Writers Mrs. Robert Clay Sherrill will enter- tain the members of the Pen and Palette Club, formerly the studerit group of the District of Columbia League of American Pen Women, this afternoon, | at her residence, 3401 Macomb strect. A short business session will precede a program. Mr. Lewis Moneyway will give a talk on short-story writing. Miss Martha Davenport, violinist, and | Miss Jane Smith, pianist, pupils of the | Institute of Musical Art, will present | several numbers. Tea will follow, when Mrs. Richard L. Hoxie, Mrs. George M. Quirk and Mrs. G. Edward Rowland D. C., APRIL 19 Senator J. J. DIV;! And Wife Guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Conby (Continued Pro; st Page) ing their guests to the meeting of the Dancing Class. The company included & number of young people. Mrs. Edwin 8. Bettelheim will enter- tain a company at luncheon tomorrow at the Shoreham Hotel in compliment to her house guest, Mrs. George F. Un- macht of New York. Mr. and Mrs. James Austin Stone en- at dinner before the Wesley Heights Club dance last evening. Their guests were Mr, and Mrs. Lynn Ramsay Edminster, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Onf' Dr. and Mrs. Willam McCormick Bal- linger, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Ladd, Mr. and Mrs. Howard G. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fenning and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wyckoff. Mrs. Hoggatt Clopton was hostess to a party at dinner at the Shoreham Hotel last evening in compliment to her cousin, Miss Mary Hilliard Hinton of Refleigh, N. C., who is her guest over Sunday. Miss Hinton is the genealogist general of the National Soclety of the D::ghmrs of the Barons of Runne- mede. Mr. James Maxwell Fassett enter- tained a party last evening at the sup- | per dance at the Shoreham Hotel, when his guests were Miss Charlotte C. Voorhis of New York, Miss Beryl Edmiston, Miss Geraldine K. Walker, Miss Mary Jacobs, Mr. Thomas S, Mul- roy, Mr. Charles E. Pledger, jr, and Mr. Jack Treble, Maj. and Mrs. Matthew J. Gunner entertained a company at dinner Friday evening at the Shoreham Hotel, the party remaining later for supper and dancing. ‘The guests included Gen. and Mrs. George S. Simonds, Gen. and Mrs. Fred T. Austin, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. R. A. Emery, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. LeRoy Col- 1ins, Lieut. Col. and Mrs, Edwin Gun- ner, Maj. and_ Mrs. Horace Hickam, Maj. and Mrs. Paul Mueller, Maj. and Mrs. J. G. Ord and Maj. and Mrs. C. A. Hardigg. Capt. Donald Bingham was host to & company at dinner at the Shoreham Hotel Wednesday evening in honor of Mrs. J. L. Richardson, wife of Comdr. Richardson, who is visiting in Wash- lunztwn while her husband is on sea luty. The guests included Comdr. and Mrs. T. C. Kincaid, the assistant military attache for aeronautics of the French embassy. Maj. Georges Thenault, and Mme. Thenault, and Lieut. and Mrs. | Dwight Dickinson. Mrs, Willlam H. McReynolds enter- tained” a party at luncheon at the Shoreham Hotel on Wednesday in com- pliment to Mrs. Eugene Borst of New York, who is now a house guest in Mrs. McReynolds' home. The guests in- :luded Mrs. Donald T. Evans, Mrs, Louls Rush, Mrs. Edward Nertz, Mrs. J. A. Weinberg, Mrs. Adam Weschler and Mrs. John Apitz. Mrs. Stark, wife of Col. Charles | Rathbun Stark, entertained some of the ladies of the Alumnae Society of Brown College in her home last Sunday after- noon at tea, when the guests were asked to meet Mrs. Gertrude Allen Mc- Connell of Providence, R, I, alumnae secretary of Brown, who is the house guest here of Miss Stella Clemence of Willow avenue. Mr. Frank Stier Goodwin entertained at dinner at the Shoreham Hotel last week in compliment to Miss Margaret Pilsen and Mr. George Galbraith, whose engagement was announced recently. | The guests included Miss Sara Worth- | ington, Miss Dorothea Lane, Miss Mar- jorie Talman, Mr. Daniel Partridge, 3d, ang Mr. W. Gwynn Gardiner, jr. Mrs. Arthur Henderson of the Lega- tion Apartments is entertaining at luncheon and bridge in her apartment Tuesday. Her guests will be Mrs. Charles T. Penn, Mrs, Kirk Wilkinson, Mrs. Leslie Salter, Mrs. Lewis L. Annis, Mrs. Norman J. Morrison, Mrs. J. J. Byrne and Mrs. Howard T. Jones. Mr. Oliver Walger entertained a party at the dinner dance session at the Shoreham Hotel on Thursday evening. Among his guests were Miss Elizabeth Dunlop, Miss Adelaide Henry and Mr. Frank Reeside, Mrs. Victor Martin had as her guests at a bridge luncheon in her home on McKinley street Thursday Mrs. Anton C. Cron, Mrs. Mary Danforth, Mrs. James Wellen Hays, Mrs. Theodore G. Risley, Mrs. Lora G. Shaw, Mrs. Thomas Sterling and Mrs. Thomas S. Willlams. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Laskey gave a dinner at the Shoreham Hotel Thurs- day evening for their son, Mr. John Ludgate Laskey, and his friend, Mr. William Jenney of California, both of whom are visiting at the Laskey home will assist the hostess. while on a vacation from their studies at the University of Michigan. Miss —Weather by APRIL —COATS by SAKS manner. Summer sun. It’s always fair weather when you wear a jaunty Spring Coat created in the Saks Gayly colored fabrics, elastic as youth itself, trimmed in Saks furs... well adapted to April showers, or a pre- Cloth Coats, $35 Up 1931—PART THREE. Virginia Laskey, the daughter of the family, and Miss Mary Gulick of War- renton, Va., were also at the dinner. ‘The party remained later for supper dancing. Mrs. Gann H;;;Guest at Columbian Women Banquet With & brilliant list of official ladies as guests of honor, and with some v.hfe hundred George Washington University women in attendance, the twenty- fourth annual banquet of Columblant ‘Women of the George Washington Uni- versity will take place Priday evening at the Chevy Chase Club. Among the honor guests are Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, Mrs. Arthur , Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes, Mrs. Mabel Wal- ker Willebrandt, Mrs. Luther H. Reich« elderfer and Mrs. Henry A. Strong, who will be in the receiving line with Miss Elizabeth Cullen, president of Colum- blan Women; Mrs, Cloyd Heck Marvin, wife of the president of the university; Mrs. John Bell Larner, wife of the chairman of the board of trustees, and Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr, only woman member of the board of trustees. As hostess of the evening Mrs. Evans will be assisted by a group of faculty Iadies. Decorations have been planned by Miss Margaret Maize in tune with the principal speech of the evening, which is to g: given by Mrs. Keyes concern- ing her trip through South America. Guests at the banquet will be con- ducted to their tables by a group of George Washington University students under the chairmanship of Miss Mary | Virginia Smith. “The table hostesses include Mrs. John Paul Earnest, Mrs. Samuel Flagg Be- mis, Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, Mrs. Wil- liam E. Chamberlin, Mrs. Charles Sid- ney Smith, Mrs. Dewitt C. Croissant, Mrs. J. Orin Powers, Mrs. James H. ‘Taylor, Mrs. Robert 8. Griggs, Mrs. Al- bert Barrows, Mrs. Russell McNitt, Mrs. Owen B. French, Miss le Margaret ‘White, Mrs. Gilbert L. Hall, Miss Mar- garet Pepper, Miss Carolan Getty, Prof. Ruth Atwell and Mrs. Edwin H. Sehrt. Mrs, W. Hayes Yeager is chairman of the Hostess Committee. S S A S Dean of Corps Subscribes For Box at Concert ‘The benefit concert followed by a bal masque which has been arranged for tomorrow evening in the ballroom of the Willard will aid St. Alexander’s Russian Orthodox Church in Washing- ton. The concert will begin at 8:30 o'clock and the bal masque will start at 10:30 o'clack. Among the boxholders for the party are the dean of the diplomatic corps, the Ambassador of Mexico and Senora de Tellez, the Minister of Jugoslovakia, Dr. Pitamic; Senator and Mrs. Royal 8. Copeland, the financial attache for Russia and Mme. Ughet, Mr. Mrs. Victor Kauffmann, Mr. and ter R. Tuckerman, Mr. and Mrs. George | T. Marye, Princess Lublv_Schetinin, Mrs. Frederick C. Horne, Mrs. N. P. Schaeffer, Miss Bessle J. Kibbey and Col. Wade H. caoger ‘The program will be given by Michael Shvetz, Russian bass, of the Russian Imperial Theater; Valentina Valen- tinova, contralto, of the Moscow Opera; Henry Schmidt-Gregor, composer pian- ist, and Ciro de Retls, barytone of the Chicago Civic Opera. Engagements Interest Washington Society Dr. and Mrs. Garnett Waters Etchi- son announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Nettle Dorsey Etchison, to Mr. Philip Charles Watkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Watkins of Cedar Grove, Md. The wedding will take place in the late Spring. ‘The engagement of Miss Dorothy Deskin to Dr. Samuel Weinstein has recently been announced. No date has been set for the wedding. Dr. Weinatein is a graduate of George ‘Washington University and is a mem- | ber of the Phi Alpha Fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. M. Dubin of Philadel- phia announce the engagement of their daughter, Meriam S. to Mr. Jacob Sandler, son of Mrs. Julius Sandler of this city. No date has been set for the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. West of Seneca, Md., announce the engagement of their daughter Rosalie to Mr. James A. Severn, jr., of Washington, the wed- ding to take place in June. Mrs. Max M. Rich of 2701 Connecti- cut avenue announces the engagement of her daughter Fannye to Mr, Dunbar Secreflry and Mr SOCIETY,. Doak Plan Texas Visit in May (Continued Prom Pirst Pdge) Georgetown Visitation Convent. Dr. and Mrs. Cyrus W. Field of New York are passing the week end in ‘Washington at the Mayflower. Mrs, Clyde Lorton of Sacramento, Calif., is visiting relatives in Wash- and will leave the Capital to She will return to California by way of the Panama Ca- nal, sailing May 9. Mrs. Howard F. Morgan and her Isabel Miller Harman is studying at | New York, who came to Washingt | to attend the wedding of Miss Alicg Conn., in Washington for an definite stay and is stopping ‘at a Potomac Park Apartments. Miss Nell Battle Lewis ofll!dfi N. O, is at the Dodge Hotel during brief stay in the Capital. Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Cushing of on Szechenyi and are guests at the May« flower, will return home today. | Mr. and Mrs. Royal R. Rommel have | with them the former's mother and | brother, Mrs. William Rommel and Mr. Philllp Rommel of Carlisle, Pa., who arrived Wednesdsy and will stay over ¥, daughter, Betty, formerly of this city and now of Haddonfleld, N. J., were guests the first part of the month of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Smith of 1342 Clifton street. Mrs, Frederic J. Haskin has returned to Washington after an extended stay in Arizona. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bawl Carter, jr., have as their guests the latter's mother and brothers, Mrs. TI e F. M Mr. Maxwell May and Mr. Phillip May of Brewton, Ala. Mrs. Carter's sister, Mrs. George Owens of New Orleans, (L;\soull visiting with Mr. and Mrs. arter. Mrs. H. N. Clarke of Fairfax Court House, Va., with her twin children, Augusta and Dwight, will leave tomor- row for New York, from which port they will sail for Mexico. There they will spend several months as guests of Mrs. Clarke's sisters in the moun- tains above Mexico City. Mrs. Harry Lea Dodson of New York has joined Mr. Dodson at the Carlton, where they will remain for about 16 Mr. and Mrs. Wendell E. Thorne of 2901 Connecticut avenue have as their guests over the week end Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Erle S8awyer of Westfleld, N. J. Mrs. H. M. Spindle, accompanied by Mrs. Annie W. Hall, Miss Hall and Mrs. Dearborn Caverly of Meredith, N. H, 'fi t,pe?“m' several days at the Dodge otel. Mr. and Mrs. Armstead R. Holcombe of New York are at the Willard for a short stay. Mr. Holcombe attended the American Society of Newspapers Convention. Dr. and Mrs. Matthew White Perry are recelving congratulations on the birth of a son, Willlam Dial Perry, born April 14. Mrs. Perry was formerly Miss Fanny Dial, daughter of former Senator and Mrs. Nathaniel Dial. Mrs. Turin Bradford Boone has re- turned after a month's absence, spent n Towa and Illinois with relatives and friends. Dr. Sophie de Aberle of New Haven, expenditure than was wardrobe requirements the smartest Day Dresses Fur Scarfs Bags, A. Rosenthal of Chambersburg, Pa., and Washington. Mrs, Rich will be at home | this evening from 8 to 11 o’clock. ! Mrs. Marcus H. Hobart of Evanston, |1ll, has bean a guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Browne of Chevy Chase, Md. She a Mrs. Browne to Charleston, S. C., where they visited the Magnolia and Middle- | ton” Gardens. | Mr. and Mrs. Prank W. Lal have | as their guest for a month the latter's | sister, Mrs. Chester Abbott of Detroit, who left yesterday for her home. Mr. and Mrs. Byers M. Bachman have with them as house guests the latter's | brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Moore of Cleveland, Tenn, | Mr. and Mrs. Philip 8. Peyser have | moved from their home on Euclid street '}A;tlin apartment at Wardman Park otel. Mr. and Mrs. C. Richardson of | Princeton, N. J., have moved to Wash- |ington and taken an apartment at Wardman Park Hotel. Miss Edna Perk of Boston is at the Hay-Adams House while in Washington for the meetings of the International Chamber of Commerce. Miss Perk is preparing for the Washington visit of the German commercial delegation, the members of which will stay at the Hay- Adams from May 4 to 9. Mr. Jackson H. ‘Washington but now a Alto, Calif., and Mrs. | ing this city for two ping at the Cairo Hotel. ::‘Lll ;::eng the sessions next e American Society Law, of which he is an Dfildenu He is now a lecturer on in- te) ln'uonu arbitration at Stanford Uni- versity, Well Known Artist Givinq Mountain Mission Benefit A concert will be given by Loulse Homer Stires at the pal High School near Alexandria, Va. Friday, under the auspices of Section B of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Seminary—the proceeds of which will 0 to help the needy in the Mountain fons of Virginia—a most worthy cause. 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