Evening Star Newspaper, July 26, 1931, Page 25

Feat ures for Women MRS. HENRY Living at Woodley Park * U while her husband, P. B Fowers Lieut. Comdr. Burnett, is commanding the U. S. S. Wickes. Harris & E wing Photo. iVIrs. Hoover to Set Flock SOCIETY SECTION he Sunday Star., WASHINGTON, B0, SUNDAY MORN \G, «MRS. DONALD B. DUNCAN, With her son and daughter at awaiting the return of Duncan, on the Harrls & Ewing Photo. Pensacola, Comr. U. S.'S. Texas. JULY 26, 1931. Capital’s Social Highlights MRS. ARCHIE F. HOWARD, Leaving Washington the middle of August with her husband, Maj. Howard, U. S. M. C,, for his new station at F ort Leavenworth. Harris & Ewing Photo. Mrs. Hurley to Accompany Secretary to Philippines Mr. Charles F. Adams Coming Back From Minot, Mass., Tomorrow—Mr. Hyde in West With Family. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Of Pigeons in Flight as She Christens Dirigible The Secretary of War and Mrs. Hurley are expected to come to Wash- | Mr. Arthur A. Ballantine, is expected ington the first of the week from At- | to return the first of next week from lantic City, where the Secretary is Oyster Bay, Long Island, where he is spending the week end with his fam- spending a vacation with Mrs. Ballan- ily. Secretary and Mrs. Hurley will tine and their family. Will Go to Akron Week mony and Will P Launching of Ships. BY SALLIE V. H. PICKETT The President and Mrs. Hoover are njoying a peaceful time at their recrea- | tion camp on the Rapidah River, the Pirst Lady remaining there last week and surrounded by a few frienas who hed enlivened her hours there, was quite ready Friday to welcome the President and a new relay of guests. A week from Saturday Mrs. Hoover will be in Akron, Ohio, to christen the huge new Navy dirigible Akron, and instead of the now {llicit beverage splashed over @, or.as in case of the giant Graf| ®eppelin when liquid air was used, Mrs. Woover will set in flight a flock of white pigeons, pronouncing the words, “I christen thee,” as she does s0. With her ardent love ¢ nature this seems a Stting and unique method of giving to the air the Akron. | A week later Mrs. Hoover will christen two steamships, the Tzlamanca and the Sergovia, to be launched at Newport News. The plan is for her to motor to Newport News and after the christen- ing continuc on to the President's camp. Just what unique methods Mrs. Hoover will evolve for this ceremony is not known, but as the vessels were bullt for | the United Mail Steamship Co., & subsidiary of the Dulted Fruit Co. un- fermented grape juice—from the lus- cious white California grapes—might do. It is a poor capital that cannot con- santly furnish some species of excite- | ment, and this week the sensation of the day is the wedding tomorrow of Mr. Porter Adams and Miss Sue Shorter, an up-to-date young Washington girl. Mr. Adams, true to the tradition of his illustrious name, has achieved much in his 37 years, and besides his career in the aeronautic world he is a man of distinction. He is the son of Charles Albert Adams, and in 1924 married Miss Dorothy Johnston of Brookline, who is still living. He is past president of the Aeronautic Association of America, and Senator Hiram Bingham, now its presi- dent, will serve Mr. Adams as best man. ! Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam will be matron of honor for the bride, and wit- nessing ths ceremony will be a small group of distinguished officials and also the mother of Mr. Adams, For almost a half century tennis has | marked the climax of the social activ- itles at Southampton, Long Island, where are gathered at their Summe: homes a large contingent of Washing: ton's Winter residents, and this season From Saturday for Cere- articipate Later in | the forty-first annual invitation tourna- | ment will take place at the Meadow Brook Club the week of August 3. The | Davis Cup team, which recently played [on the White House courts and in | matches at the Chevy Chase Club, are among the attactions in the tourna- ment this season. Mr. John W. Stafford is chairman of the Meadow Club Tennis Committee, assisted by Mr. Goodhue Livingston, jr.; Mr. Edmund 8. Twining, Dr. Walter L. Niles, Mr. Reginald Fincke, and Mr. | James Parish Lee. Mr. Lee is now in | Europe and will arrange the details of | the trip for the Davis Cup squad. The jlnnuu tennis ball will be a brilliant climax to tennis week and will' take | place on Saturday, August 8, at the | Meadow club. At Newport the golden jubilee of ten- nis will be celebrated and the governors | of the casino are planning an observ- ance in connection with the invita- | tion tennis touramet which will be held | during the week of August 17. What form the observance will take will ‘be determined on the return of Mr. James | Stewart Cushman from abroad. —Mr. Cushman, who is chairman of the Ten- nis Committee and a member of the governors, is expected back in a few | dajs He and Mrs. Cushman attended the Wimbledon matches. Dr. Leo S. Rowe, director general of | the ‘Pan-Ameritdn Union will bs host to music-loving Washington ‘tomorrow evening when another concert of Latin | American numbers will be given. Unless | the weather man is unkind, the terrace at the north side of the building will | furnish the beautiful setting. While | special seating is Teserved for the Vice | President and his family, cabinet mem- bers and other high' officials-and rank- ing members of the diplomatic corps, the rest of the seats are left at the disposal of the guests holding invita- tions, and among these are many of the | most notable musicians of the country. Saturday is Swiss Independence day !and the Swiss Societies all over the country will meet in some form of en- tertainment, In Washington and at the ‘egation, th> ceremony will be exceed- | ingly simple. Next Sunday the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Charles Francis Adams, will celebrate his 65th birthday anniversary. MRS. DAWSON OLMSTEAD, Soon leaving Washington with her husband, Lieut. Col. Olmstead, for his new post. Underwood Photo. MRS. THOMAS C. TURNER, With . Col. Turner, Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, living at 622 Nineteenth street. Harris & Ewing Photo. Miss Fanny Russell And Lieut. Andrews Will Marry August 1 Reception to Follow Rites at Church of Pilgrims—At- tendants Named. Miss Fanny Russell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Russell, has selected Saturday afternoon, August 1, for her marriage to Lieut. Richard Stottko An- drews, U. 8. N, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellery Andrews of Santa Fe, N. M. The ceremony will be per- formed in the Church of the Pllgrims, Comdr. Frank H. Lash, chaplain, U. 8. N., officiating at 3 o'clock, assisted by Rev. Dr. Stewart, assistant pastor of the church. ‘A small reception for mem- bers of -the two families and a few inti- mate friends will follow in th> home of the bride's parents at 233¢ Massachu- setts avenue. Mies Russell will be attended by four bridesmalds, Miss Pansy Bloomer, and Miss Anne ‘Holloway, of Washington, and'Miss Mary Grabam and Miss Susan | Carr ‘of Wilmington, N. C. Ensign F. B. T: Myhre, U. 8. N, will be best. man for Lieut. Andrews, and the At the end of this week there will ushers will be Ensign A. L. Gray, En- (Continued on Page 3, Column 7). (Continued ol Page 3, Column 3, | Muhtar, entertained informally ot din- Dean of _Envoys Is Guest At-Gen. Mora’s Dinner Ambassador of Cuba an in Paris—Mr. Is Host. The Ambassador of Mexico, dean of the diplomatic corps in Washington, Senor Don Manuel Tellez, was among the guests at luncheon yesterday which Gen. Mora, chief of staff for the Presi- dent of the Mexican Republic, gave in compliment to Lieut. Col. Campbell B. Hodges, U. S. A., military aide to Presi- dent Hoover. The party was given at the Hotel Carlton, and among the other guests was the military attache of the Mexican embassy, Col. Aguilar. Gen. Mora is on vacation, which he is spending in this country. The Ambassador of Cuba and Senora de Ferrara are established in Paris for several weeks' stay before going | to Geneva, where the Ambassador will attend the sessions of the League of Nations as head of the delegation from the island republic. “The Turkish Ambassador, Mr. Ahmet d Senora de Ferrara Are Ahmet Muhtar ner on the Sheseham Terrace Friday evening. The Japanese Ambassador and Mme. Debuchi will have as their guests for a few days in their cottage at Blue Ridge Summit, M. Mamoru Kishi, member of the Japanese Parliament, and Mme. Kishi, who will be in Wash- ington today and join the Ambassador' and his family tomorrow in the mountains. ‘The Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir Ronald Lindsay, who left Washing- ton yesterday, will not return to the | embassy before sailing Wednesday aboard the Aquitania for his home in | England. He will be absent several months, and Lady Lindsay will re- main at Bar Harbor until his return. ‘The Minister of Finland, Mr. Astrom, went to Rehoboth - Beach at the end Admr. and Mrs. Pratt LGBVC Soon {ot Maine To Spen_d Some Time Refir;nd Juage Advocate General and Mrs. Sellers Plan Long Trip. The chief of naval operations, Ad- miral William V. Pratt, and Mrs. Pratt, will leave Washington the first of mext week for Maine, to spend some time in their cottage at Belfast. The admiral will return to his quarters in the Naval Observatory Grounds early in Septem- ber and Mrs. Pratt will remain at Belfast. ‘The retiring judge advocate general of the Navy and Mrs. David F. Sellers will close their' house at the end of this week and start on an extensive trip through Canada, making their way to the West Coast leisurely. They are expected to arrive in San Pedro, Calif., by the middle of September, when Rear Admiral Sellers will take up his duties as commander of the Battleship Di- vision, No. 1. Admiral Sellers will be succeeded here by Rear Admiral Orin G. Murfin (Continued on Page 3, Column 7, m-’. Page 2, Column 3.), Jeave Washington at the end of this week for Seattle, and will sail Satur- day, August 8, for the Philippines, where the Secretary is going on busi- ness for the department. ‘The Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Charles Francis Adams, will return to- morrow from Minot, Mass., where he is with Mrs. Adams over Sunday, having left Washington Thursday. The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Arthur M. Hyde, daughter, Miss Carolyn Hyde, are en route to St. Helens, Oreg., where they will be guests of the Secretary's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hyde, before going to their own home in Trenton, Mo. Secretary and Mrs. Hyde and their daughter are expected to return to their apartment in the Mayflower the middle of August. ‘The Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Lamont, left yesterday to join Mrs. Lamont in their Summer home, West- by Farm, at Land O’ Lakes, Wis, where he will take a several weeks' vacation, The Secretary of Labor and Mrs. | Doek will be joined tomorrow by Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Brown of New York, who will arrive by motor for a few days’ visit. Later in the week Mrs. Bernice Hancock will come from her home in Roanoke, Va., and, with the Secretary’s sister, Mrs. Lulu Doak Mc- Carty, who is visiting Secretary and Mrs. Doak, will go to New York Wednesday and sail the following day for & six weeks' tour in Europe. ‘The Acting Secretary of State, Mr. Willilam R. Castle, jr, who Is with Mrs. Castle at Hot Springs for a brief stay, is expected to return to the Cap- ital tomorrow. The Acting Secretary of the Treas- ury, Mr, Ogden L. Mills, jr., joined his family on Long Island for the week end and will return here tomorrow. Acting Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Joseph M. Dixon, will go to Mon- tana the middle of August to join Mrs. Dixon and their two younger daugh- ters, Betty and Peggy, who went West earlier in the Summer. Acting Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. R. W. Dunlap are cruising aboard the Mary .Maxine, their comfortable craft, going down the Potomac for the week end. They have with them Mrs. Dunlap’s sister, Mrs. Miner Vaughn of Ohio, who is their house guest for sev- eral weeks. Assistant Secretary of States and Mrs. ‘Wilbur J. Carr will go to New York the middle of the week and will sail Satur- dey for & six weeks’ stay in Europe. with their | The Assistant Secretary of War, Col. Frederick H. Payne, is with his son and Jaughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Prederick | B. Payne, in their Summer home, Don- “gnn Hills, on Staten Island. Col. Payne | will fiy back to Washington this after- | noon. | Assistant Postmaster General, Mr. W. | Irving Glover, who is in San Francisco, | is expected to return to Washington the | first of next week. ‘The Assistant Secretary of Commerce, | Dr. Julius Klein, who has been in Rich- mond for several days, is spending the week end on the James River and is ex- pected to return to Washington the | first of the week. Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. James Grafton Rogers are occupying the house at 2738 Thirty-second street which the special assistant to the Sec= retary of State and Mrs. Allen T. Klots leased for the Winnter. Mr. and Mrs. Klotz are on vacation from Washington for several weeks. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Mr. David 8. Ingalls, will return this eve- ning from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, where he is with Mrs. Ingalls and their infant | daughter, born last week. Mrs. Ingalls | has with her her mother, Mrs. Willlam L. Harkness, who weht to Cleveland | Miss };ioffen .I;{as Role In Film Here This Week Miss Frances Moffett, daughter of Dr. Guy Moffett of the Carnegle En- dowment Fund, who went to NewYork two years ago to study in a dramatic school after studying at George Wash- ington University, is making her debut | this week on the screen in Washington. Miss Moffett is a graduate of the Misses | Eastman School of Washington and | attended Goucher College in Baltimore before continuing her studies at the G. W. U. She is appearing this week in “The Secret Call.” Maj. Wagner Ordered to Berlin, Sails August 5 Maj. Otto Wagner, U. 8. A, and Mrs, Wagner will sail from New- York August 5 on the President Harding for Germany, the major having re- ceived orders to report at Berlin, where he will spend four years in study. Maj. and Mrs. Wagner have been pop- | ular residents of Washington, and their home at 4404 Greenwich Parkway northwest, has been a rendezvous for their friends. Their transfer was so suddenly and unexpectedly announced that they will just have time to close their house and accept a few inyvita- tions tq farewell events befors saling.