Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1931, Page 18

this evening at the White House, | when their geusts will be mem- | HE Chief Executive and Mrs. | l Hoover will be hosts at dinner | bers of the Republican National Committee, ndw in conference in the Capital. Today at luncheon the Presi- | dent and Mrs, Hoover had with them another group of members of the com- mittee and last evening the executive members of the committee were honor guests at dinner at the President’s House. In the company last evening were Sen- ator Simeon D. Fess, Mr. Ralph E. Wil- | liams, Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, Mr. Danicl | E. Pomeroy, Mr. and Mrs. George de B. XKeim, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Nutt, Mr. | James Francis Burke, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Lucas, Mrs. Grace Semple Burlingham, Mrs. O. P. Clark, Mrs, Manley L. Fosscen, Mrs. Guy P. Gan- nett, Mr. Clarence C. Hamlin, Mr. Charles D. Hilles, Mr. Earle S. Kinsl Miss Martha McClure, Mr., and Mrs. Maurice Maschke, Mr. David W. Mul- | vane, Mr J. Henry Rohrback, Mrs, | Worthington Scranton, Mr. Willlam G. | Skelly, Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer, Mr. Roy | O. West and Mr. and Ms. Ellis A. Yost. The table had an effective arrangement of pink chrysanthemums, stevia and | adiantum fern. | Mre. Hoover will attend the concert of | the New York Philharmonic Orchestra this afternoon in Constitution Hall, Sig- | nor Arturo Toscanini conducting. The Ambassador of Italy and Donna Antoinetta de Martino will entertain at dinner this evening in honor of Signor Arturo Toscanini. , | evening. SOCIETY. OCIETY The President and Mrs. Hoover Giving Series of Informal Parties for Drominent Republicans. the bodice with a cape and the skirt generously full. She will carry a shower bouquet of American Beauty roses. Mrs. Wyant will wear a gown of black velvet, the sleeves made with deep cuffs of white chiffon, festooned with pearls and crystals. Acting as aldes to the debutante will be Miss Poly Cooke, Miss Christine Ekengren, Miss Mary White, Miss Emma Gray White, Mrs. Charles Sturtevant, Miss Catherine Poe, Miss Elizabeth Shouse, Miss Olga Craven, Miss Teresa Saul, Miss Betty Peelle, Miss Ann Park, Miss Louise Harrison Gwynn, Miss Patti Edmonstcn, Miss Pansy Bloomer, Miss Kate Hyde Scully and Miss Mary Elizabeth MacArthur. The young ladies assisting Miss Wyant will be feted at a supper party in the apartment of Representative and Mrs. Wyant at Wardman Park Hotel this The Chief Justicc and Mrs. Hughes entertained at di-ner last evening in honor of the visit.ng arbitrators in the Guatemala-Honduras arbitration, Senor Dr. Don Emilio Bello Codesido of Chile, the arbitrator appointed by Hon- duras, and Senora de Bello; Senor Li- cienciado Luis Castro Urena of Costa Rica, the arbitrator appointed by Gua- temala. The other guests were the Minister of Guatemala and Senora de Recinos, the Minister of Honduras and enora de Davila, the Assistant Secre- of State and Mrs. White, Senor cienciado Don Carlos Salazar, head of the Guatemalan Commission, and Se- Tilson, who arrived from their home, in Connecticut. TV norita Margarita Sal?url. Sdenm" tDlr. ssisting at {Don Mariano Vasquez, head of the r;},‘:;.?:,.:fl;‘fl"f):;m Honduran Commission; the director g | general of the Pan-American Union, Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, sister of Dr. Leo S. Rowe; Mr. Benjamin Co- the Vice President, will assist at the tea | hen, secretary of the tribunal; Mrs. Representative and Mrs. Adam Martin | Warren Delano Robbins and Mrs. Orme Wyant will glve this afternoon from | Wilson. 4:30 o'clock at the T Club, 2000 New Hampsnons coion®l | qhe Secretary of the Interlor and Others assisting Mrs. Wyant will be | Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur will entertain Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, Mrs. David |20 dinner this evening at the "May- Aiken Reed, Mrs. James J. Davis, Mrs, | l0Wer, where they make their home. Bertrand H. Snell, Mrs. Victor Kaufl- 2 mann, Mrs. Edward Everctt Robbins,, Senator and Mrs. Hamilton F. Kean Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs. Henry | 0f New Jersey will entertain at dinner Alvah Strong, Mrs. Rudolph M. Kauff | this evening at the Mayflower in com- mann, Mrs. Stanton Peells, Mrs, Leyi Pliment to the members of the New Cooke, Mrs. James Alexander Lyon, |JeTsey delcgation in Congress. Mrs. Brainard H. Warner, Mrs, Richard i 1d Firs G. Park, Mrs, Jack Hayes, Mrs, Frank | gy acenoies Hold First Of Season’s Luncheons. Hight Mrs. William Hinton Holloway | The Senate Ladies Luncheon Club and Mrs. 7. Whitla Stinson. met today for the first time this sea- The bud will receive with her parents, | son standing before a screen of palms and | — Autumn flowers. She will wear a gown | Representative John Q. Tilson has of white lace, fashioned on simple lines, ' been joined at the Mayflower by Mrs. —_— W, H. Joses & Sons F Street at Eleventh Sale of Quality HATS Formerly $10 to $25 $ 4.95 This sale includes new and extremely desirable models, many being genuine FERLE HELLER Creations. Early Shopping is advised My, My! ‘ Is Christmas Next Week?? &t certainly is, but— Hosrv AsYoulme Iy’ will save the situation! One of the many nice things about stockings— particulam ° ly true of Hosiery “As Yon | Like It”—is the fact that they | solvethe last-minute problem | 80 quickly, so satisfactorily, | 80 beautifully, and so very economically. Just about the perfect combination! Give a box of three pairs and i watch HER eyes light up like the Christmas tree itself.., - | You'll be amazed to see what you can buy in*As You Like % w'.slowa.’slm.pdrz It v, YOu LIKE IT™ “ECONOMY HOSE for the WOMAN WHO KNOWS" |munsese i ' DR. KAHLER SHOE STORE T ETNRTY T EVENI resentative Andrew L. Somers of Brooklyn, N. Y., has taken a suite at the Carlton for the session of Congress, as has also Representative Martin J. Kennedy of New York City. The surgeon general of the Army and | s. Robert U. Patterson will be the! guests in whose honor Col. Julien R, Bernheim, U. S. A, and Mrs. Bernheim will entertain a company of 80 at din- ner followed by bridge and dancing at the Kennedy-Warren this evening. Miss Carolyn Payne, debutante daughter of the Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs. Frederick H. Payne, left this moming for Vassar. She will re- turn to Washington for her debut Sat- urday. Mrs. Joseph Edwin Washington will entertain at a tea Tuesday afternoon, December 29, when she will present her granddaughter, Miss Mary Washington Hotchkiss, who is making her debut to- day in New Haven, Conn., at & tea dance being given by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stuart Hotchkiss. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Harriman have issued cards for an “at home” tomorrow from 4:30 to 7 o'clock. Mrs. Gann will recelve with Mrs. Harriman. Those assisting will be Mrs. William _Howard Taft, Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley, Mrs. Clarence C. Dill, Mrs. Wal- ter H. Newton, Mrs. E. G. Bowman, Mrs. David Allan Robertson, Mrs. Allen R Boyd, Mrs. Joseph Washington, Mrs. T. Sim Lee, Mrs. Joseph Fletcher, Mrs. Howard Davidson, Miss Eleanor Col nolly and Miss Mary Elizabeth Mac- Arthur, Miss Callie Doyle, who is spending the Winter at the Mayflower Hotel, was the guest at dinner last evening of Rep- resentative and Mrs. Ransley of the Mayflower. First of This Season’s Cotillions Last Evening, first cotillion of the season last evening in the Mayflawer ball room, present- ing a gay scene with flags of all na- tions draped from the boxes. vors, Japanese parasols and lanterns, added a festive touch during the fig- ures, which were executed with more | dispatch than in former years. Brig. Gen. Willlam E. Horton, U. S. A, re- Erlet the great in our Fall and Coats Dresses because the original lower than for many 603 13th St. N.W. Homer Building Phone DIstrict 1995 The Washington Bachelors gave their [ | The fa-|! WHELAN'S Women's Specialty Shop 1105 F Street Northwest Phone National 8225 TWELVETEN TWHVETWEVE F STREET BEGINNING TOMORROW ! Our Semi-Annual Clearance Sale FEATURING ON exclusive, fine quality Evening Wraps “Erle-Maid” Frocks Sportswear ; An unusually warm Autumn season has left our collections much larger than usual at this time . . . prompting us to hold this sale several weeks earlier than has been our prac- tice in the past. Collections are exception- ally large and comprehensive + tions make the values truly sensational! Buy Better Apparel Now at Lower Prices | T T ) Anrreysn B STAR, WASHINGTO TILD A" WA D. C, TUESDAY. ioned on princess lines, and Mrs. Charles Mason Remey in cloth of silver made with a very long train, and wear- ing a band of brilliants in her hair. They stood at the foot of the steps in the Chin tired, president of the Bachelors, rected the figures, assisted by Maj. Reg- inald Foster, U.' 8. A., their military z’)zerl:nce giving them the needed pre- on. Mrs. Robert Patterson Lamont, wife of the Secretary of Commerce, received the guests; Mr. George H. Calvert, Jr., ;)lce {zlrlesldem. of the organization mnk; the ball room. g the presentations. Mrs. Lamont was in a gown of black velvet, long and M?,‘".;l,’,’;gf‘ e;,o'f,”.u he full at the bottom, the shoulder straps | coming gown of of the bodice being of brilliants. She Was assisted by Mrs. Swanson, wife of Senator Claude A, Swanson of Virginia; Mrs. Frederick H. Payne, wife of the Assistant Secretary of War, whose qn:‘uhmc,if? the cotillion vmh1 Xorme; Presentative C. Bascom Slemp o There was a goodly number of young Virginia. Mrs. Swanson was in black | people at the pn‘.ny lin evening, U{Dllih velvet and rhinestones and Mrs. Payne | the majority were those whose memory Wore white lace with a green sash tled in a bow at the back. Also in the line | were Mme. Sokolowska, wife of the m—— L o fl i counselor of the Polish embassy, who Brothers Wwas ina simple gown of white satin fash- 1213 F STRFET ests to their boxes or to seats in ef ering tulle ‘Woven with fine threads of silver form- ing large flowers. The gown was molded to her lithe figuregand had & flaring and very long skirt, and the neckline was finished with a capelike kerchief of the same material. (SR SR AR 22N W Drapery Shoppe R Berorate Your Home for @hristmas CURTAINS | Tailored ’51 _0_2 $]:25 in new crisp tallored cur- tains in Ivory, Eeru, Peach, Gold, Green, Orchid and Rose. Ruffled | Fine French Maraulsette in Blue, Rose, Suntan, (l‘.;":“E h, Orchid and pair 1202 G St. Di. 3211 | BRABEZATIRRR BRO MORE! Lace-Top Silk Hose 99c Lovely lace-top stop-run pure silk chiffon stockings— the gift of gifts for milady. Veil weight, picot top and French heel. Colors include Negrita, Tahiti, Moonbeige, After Dark and Smoketone. acher Boucle with deep, \ rich caracul collar and huge cuffs. Co est values history Winter Suits Millinery woolens and boucles furred with and Manchurian prices were so much years, the new reduc- For Juniors, Miss G Street bet. 11th and 12th remarkable lavishly-furred Dress that set all Washington talking when we presented them at a Brooks value-price *38 Even for Brooks’ busy coat section, these coats set a new mark of beauty and value. black, brown, green—in a grand variety of fashions that you want now! Persian Lamb Lapin (coney) Dyed Cross Fox Mink-dyed Marmot Pointed and Black OFTANTN . areen DECEMBER 15, 193, can recall the first Bachelors® Cotillions some years ago. The officers of the Bachelors wore Boutonniers of white gardenias and always white gloves, and the members of the Floor Com- mittee had red and white carnations and were requested to wear white gloves, following out the effort to re- turn to theformality of days before the war. ‘The figures started about 11:30 o'clock and the delicious hot supper was served at small tables in the presi- dential dining room at 12:30 o'clock. Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury and Mrs. J. wilmer Biddle, both of Philadelphia, were in the group of distinguished matrons ball. Others were Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, (Continued on Third Page. ... Tomorrow Another Wonderful Value Fur-Trimmed COATS Formerly $115 to $150 379.50 Made of the new Cherkessa Cloth—warm, soft finish, yet w ear resisting — trimmed in black fox, blue fox, skunk, and beaver. 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