Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1931, Page 18

B=2 SO CIETY. THE EVENING 8 TAR, WASHINGTON, 10} (., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1931 SOCIETY. SOCIETY Mrs. Hoover Will Attend United Service Ball This Evening With Party of Youug Folk. RS. HOOVER will occupy & box this evening at the United Service Holiday ball at the| willard. She will have with her a party of young people, fncluding her son, Mr. Allan Hoover. This evening's fete will be the first ball Mrs. Hoover has attended this g in the distinguished Among others company at the ball tonight will be | the Vice President, Mr. Charles Curtis, and his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, who will arrive there prompt at 10:15 o'clock. Preceeding_the ball the Vice President will be the honor guest at dinner of the commandant of the Army War College and Mrs. Willlam D. Con- or PO Gther hosts at dinner before the gala event will be Mrs. Lutz Wahl Mrs. | Jacob Leander Loose, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. William A. McCain, the Commis- | sioner of the District and Mrs. Herbert B. Crosby, the major general commandant of the Marine Corps and Mrs. Ben H. | Fuller, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. James E. Fechet, and Col. and Mrs. Harry B, Jordan, who will entertain in honor of the comm: ng general of the ‘Third Corps Area in Baltimore, and Mrs. Paul N. Malone. | Mrs. Edward Everett Gann was the guest in whose honor Mrs. Charles J. Williamson entertained at luncheon to- day at the Shoreham. Others in the | company were Mrs. James J. Davis, | Mrs. Thomas P. Gore, Mrs. Willlam E. Hull, Mrs. Louis T. McFadden, Mrs. Adam M. Wyant, Mrs. E. L. Austin, | Mrs. Thaddeus H. Brown, Mrs. Moncure Burke, Mrs, Carl Buchheiser of New York, Mrs. Hoggatt Clopton, Mrs. Charles A. Douglas, Mrs. Nathaniel B. Dial, Mrs. Prisbie Eiker, Mrs. A. H.| Frear, Mrs. Strickland Gillilan, Mrs. A, Gaburri, Mrs. Peyton Gordon, Mrs. Warren J. Haines, Mrs. Harry E. Hull, Mrs. S. L. Hoover, Mrs. E. J. Henning of New York, Mrs. Rush Holland, Mrs. Thomas W. Hammond, Mrs. Edward A. Keys, Mrs. Marshall Leighton, Mrs. David Meade Lea, Mrs. Paul Myron Linebarger, Mrs. Arthur MacArthur, Mrs. Royal T. McKenna, Mrs. James | R. Mann, Mrs. John Marshall, Mrs. James T. Morris, Mrs. Gardiner Orme, Mrs. H. 8. Perry, Mrs. W. A. Phillips, Mrs. Charles G. Roberts, Mrs. James Y. Strong, Mrs. C. Augustus Simpson, Mrs. Alfred Pembroke Thom, Mrs. Merle Thorpe, Mrs. Ernest VanFossan, Mrs, Alvin Voris, Mrs. Absolom Waller, Mrs Leland Dotson Webb, Mrs. Eugene | Woodson, Miss Gretchen Heyd of To- ronto, house guest of Senator and Mrs. Davis; Miss Margaret Gates, Miss Edna Patton, Miss Janet Richards, Miss Mary Rosebrough of Buffalo and Mrs. Helen Ray Hagner. The Secretary of State, Mr. Henry L. ; Stimson, will be the honor guest at a| dinner January 16, given by the State | Department Correspondents’ Associa- | tion. French Envoy Spending Few Days in New York City. The Ambassador of France, Mr. Claudel, left Washington yesterday to | spend a few days in the Hotel Del- monico, in New York, where he will pre- | sent the cross of the “Chevaller de la | Legion d’Honneur” to M. Leon Rothier, Jeading basso of the Metropolitan Opera Co.. 8t & testimonial dinner to be given in the Lorenzo ball room of the Hotel Delmonico this evening. The chairman of the affair in honor of the famous singer is Mr. Otto Kahn, and among the principal speakers, in addition to the Ambassador, will be Mr. Otto Kahn, Mr. Louis Hasselmans, Mr. Jean Tilller and Mr. Joseph Donon, secretary of the Committee of French Speaking So- cleties, The Ambassador will return Thurs- Representative and Mrs. Richard 8./ Aldrich will entertain at a small dance | this evening at Grasslands for the lat- | ter's daughter, Miss Janet White. 4 Mr. and Mrs, Henry Benning Spencer will entertain at dinner preceding the | dance. Representative and Mrs. Willlam E. Hull of Illinois have with them Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Aldwine of New York in their spartment at Wardman Park Hotel Representative Hull recently returned | from Peoria. The Undersecretary of State and Mrs. William R. Castle, fr., are spending some time at Ritz Carlton Hotel, in At- | months. lantic City, and are not expected to re- turn until next week. Interstate Commerce Commissioner and Mrs, Claude Rodman Porter have with them for the holidays their son-in- | law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George Richard Hise of Des Moines, Iowa. The Bishop of Washington, the Right Rev. James E. Freeman, and Mrs. Pree- man will not recelve New Year day, owing to Mrs. Freeman's recent illness. Col. and Mrs. Richard T. Ellis, who arrived in New York City a few days ago aboard the Leviathan, coming from Paris, where Col. Ellis has been sta- tioned for some time, have arrived in | Washington and are established at Wardman Park Hotel for the next few Col. and Mrs. Milton G. Holiday en- tertained at luncheon today at the Army and Navy Club, in compliment to Miss Elizabeth McCain, daughter of Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Willilam A. McCain, and Miss Marjorie Stone. Comdr. and Mrs. William Granat en- tertained at the dinner dance at the Shoreham last night, their guests num- bering 16. Capt. and Mrs. Robert C. Snidow, have come to this city from Fort Mon- | roe, Va., where Capt. Snidow is sta- tioned, to spend a short time, and have taken an apartment at Wardman Park | Hotel for the duration of their stay. Squadron Leader and Mrs. P. F. Ful- lard and Mrs. R. M. Agnew of London, England, are guests at the Shoreham for the month of January. They will sail for home on the Aquitania Feb- ruary 2. Lieut. and Mrs. Harold R. Holcomb entertained at the dinner dance at the Shoreham last night in honor of Miss | Olga Craven. Their other guests were Miss Sara Jane Odell, Miss Mary Lari- mer, Miss Helen Fulton, Miss Eliza- beth Brainerd, Ensign John Collett, Midshipman James Collett, Midshipman Porter Bedell, Midshipman Thomas Blackburn and Midshipman Draper Kauffman. Lieut. Comdr. Leland Dotson Webb, U. 8. N, and Mrs. Webb entertained at dinner at the Shoreham last evening | preceding the dance in the Sail Loft at the Navy Yard. Among their guests were the air attache of the Italian em- bassy and Signora Sbernadori, Comdr. Walter W. Webster, U. §. N.,, and Mrs. Webster, Comdr. Charles A. Pownall, U. 8. N, and Mrs. Pownall, Lieut. Comdr, Henry S. Kendall, U. 8. N, and Mrs. Kendall Maj. Edward H. Conger, U. 8. M. C., and Mrs. Conger, Mr. and Mrs. Moncure Berg and Mrs, Hoggatt Clopton, mother of Mrs. Wtbb.: Lieut. 8. Chiles of the U. §. N. and Mrs. Chiles are in Washington for sev- eral days as the guests of Mrs. W. F. Hamberger in the Potomac Park Apart- ments. Lieut. G. A. Hammond was host to p———— Englisk Fomes in FOXALL Double-fronts, six and eight sooms, with one, two and three baths, Bryant gas beat, maid’s room, and garage Outstanding value at $11,350 to $14,950. Visit our Fur- nished Model Home at 4400 Volta Place, three short blocks south of Reservoir Road. Open until 10 p. m. e WAVERLY TAYLOR e 1822 K Street Not'l 1040 BEAUTIFUL SHOES BOOT Semi- Annual meHAr SHOP Sale A Most Extraordinary offering of SMART FOOTWEAR Several thousand pairs of smart femi- nine footwear, in all the season’s newest styles and leathers, and selected from our high- er priced shoes—special for this occasion @485 5.85 Queentex Hosiery Special All-silk dura-dull #5- gauge 4-thread picot top, ravel stop, lisle re- inforced heels and toes. 79c 2 Pairs $1.45 Queen Quality Boot Shop P— ——1219 F Street N. W. Club Chantecler supper dance. Miss Margaret Mansfield, daughter of Representative and Mrs. Joseph J. Mansfleld, entertained at a buffet sup- per and musicale Sunday evening in | honor of Mrs. Kincheloe, wife of Judge | David H. Kincheloe, who is the house | guest of Mrs, Edward Campbell Shields. | Miss Ellen Jett McCormick, sub- debutante daughter of Rear Admiral A. M. D. McCormick, has gone to Kenil- | worth, Ill, where she is spending the holidays with Miss Sue Carpenter, | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Car- penter. Miss Carpenter is a gran daughter of the late Frank G. Car- penter and 4 niece of Mrs, ‘Willlam Chapin Huntington of Washington. | | a small company last evening at lhel | Miss Hotchkiss Presented | By Grandmother, Mrs. Washington. Mrs. Joseph E. Washington will be hostess at & reception this afternoon to introduce her granddaughter, Miss | Mary Washington Hotchkiss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Stuart Hotchkiss of | New Haven, Conn. Miss Hotchkiss 15‘ visiting her grandmother for the re-| mainder of the holidays and made her debut in New Haven a week ago, when | her parents gave a tea for her. Mrs. Washington and her grand- daughter will be assisted in receiving by the latter’s mother and Miss Pansy Bloomer, standing against a screen of greens and red blossoms. Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley will preside at the prettily appointed tea table with Mrs. Robert Patterson Lamont. Others who will alternate at the tea table will be Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman, Mrs. Charles Mason Remey, Mrs. Creswell Garlington, Mrs. Francis Martin Sav-| age, Mrs. Edward A. Harriman, Mrs. Lindsay Russell, Mrs. Charles H. Brad- | ley, Mrs. Samuel F. Beach, Mrs. Ralph Final Clearance of Winter Stock All Fall and Winter dress, greatly reduced. The smartest apparel imag- inable at unusually = low prices. Sport, Street, Afternoon, Dinner 'and Evening We Satins, Crepes, Roshanar Canton, Scuplesse . Wools, Wool Crepes, Knit- ted materials. A varied se- lection, outstanding in style and price appeal. Sport and Street Wear A group of striking silks and wools for the daytime hours. 17 Dresses at $10.75 10 Dresses at $12.75 20 Dresses at $16.75 Formerly sold up to $49.50. Another Morning Frocks. $19.50, $22.50 $29.50 $39.50, $49.50 Formerly sold up to $75.00. group of Afternoon large and Evening Wear A stunning selection of exquisite Dinner and Eve- ning Gowns, satins, crepes, transparent velvets. Re- priced for this sale at $29.50, $39.50, $45.00 Formerly sold up to $85.00. . ALL SALES FINAL L] 1715 Connecticut Ave. Just Above R Worthington, Mrs. Randolph Leigh and Miss Carolyn Nash. Miss Hotchkiss will wear a gown of rose and silver lace and Wwill be as- sisted by Miss Sally Harrison, Miss Elsie Tuckerman, Miss Elizabeth Shouse, Miss Christine Ekengren, Miss | Jane Thorpe, Miss Catherine Poe, Miss Charlotte Mayo, Miss Betsy Berrien, fiss Rose Page, Miss Kate Scully, Miss Helen Lee Washington and Miss Mary Bradley. Mrs. Hamilton Wright will present her daughter, Miss Leslie Wright, to soclety this afternoon at a tea in her home, at 2005 Massachusetts avenue. Alternating at the tea table will be Mrs. William Howard Taft, Mrs. Plerce Butler, Mrs. James M. Beck, Mrs Mark L. Bristol, Mrs. Walter R. Tuck- ltha Chinese room, which was trans- | formed into an oriental garden with the | use of lighted lanterns and other dec- }cl‘nflom of the Far East. | Mr. and Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin are entertaining in their home, Abre- mont, the latter’s cousins, Miss Louise Dugas of Baton Rouge, La. and Miss Mary Dougas of New York, Mr. Donald Gordon Squier of New York and Mr. |0 R. Erwin of Lansing, Mich., father of Mr. Erwin. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin entertained at dinner last evening for the Misses Dugas, later going to the dance at the Navy Yard. They will entertain at a tea dance tomorrow in the palm court of the Mayflower for the Misses Dugas and Miss Frances Porcher of Florida, who is the house guest of her aunt, | Rosalind Wright. Assisting Miss Wright erman, Mrs. Horace Lee Washington, Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett, mother of Mrs. Mrs. Henry Field of Chicago and Miss | o Erwin. Mrs. Blodgett will entertain at din- ner this evening preceding the United Service ball at the Willard for Miss | Porcher and the Misses Dugas, and Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Sears Henning | New Year eve Mr. and Mrs. Erwin will presented their daughter, Miss Eliza- entertain at a small theater party for beth Henning, at a ball last evening | the three young visitors. at the Mayflower, when their guests numbered about 300 young people from | diplomatic, offclal and residential cir- cles. | noon at the Mayflower, when they will The debutante recelved with her | present thelr daughters, Miss Helen parents and wore a becoming dress of | Louise Duckett and Miss Josephine white lace made very tight fitting to | Duckett, in Washington. the hips, with three ruffies forming| Assisting the debutantes will be Miss the skirt. With it she wore a sash of | Mary Elizabeth King of Greensboro, turquoise blue tied in a bow at the|N. C. classmate of Miss Helen Louise back. Mrs. Henning wore a gown of | Duckett at Randolph Macon Woman's sapphire blue velvet, Miss Henning was | College; Miss Lucille Elliott, Miss Mary assisted by Miss Louise Turner, Miss | Stuart, Miss Frances Brooks, Miss Dor- Isabel Perry, Miss Mae Harris Clarke, |othy Nicholson, Miss Mae Hauris Miss Annabelle Essary, Miss Jean | Clarke, Miss Julla Yates, Miss Clover Woodson and Miss Sidney Thompson.| Du Val of Baltimore and Miss Alice Supper was served at midnight in | Carter Bowle, the last three classmates will be Miss Elsie Tuckerman, Miss Christine Ekengren and Miss Barbara Wright. Mr. and Mrs. T. Howard Duckett will be hosts at a tea dance this after- Harris _quality at clearance prices coats reduced to $55 $65 ® ® $35 $85 dresses reduced to $5.75 $9.75 $16.75 $22.75 Erlebacher TWELVETEN TWEWVETWELVE T STREET Greal NaVimgg/ in our Winter CLEARANCIEE SN for ART APPAREL Women and Misses Reduction of 25% Street and Afternoon DRESSES Party and Dance FROCKS Dinner and Evening GOWNS COATS, SUITS ERLE-MAID FROCKS MILLINERY, SPORTS- 235% 50% ON An opportunity those fa- miliar with our unusual values will not overlook. This is merchandise from our regular stocks, dis- tinctive in fashion and. quality—REDUCED FOR IMMEDIATE WEAR, EVENING WRAPS NO EXCHANGES ALL SALES FINAL NO RETURNS of Miss Josephine Duckett at the Misses Eastman’s School. The debutantes will be dressed alike in gowns of v satin, made on prin- cess lines with very full skirts and puffed sleeves. They will carry old- fashioned bouquets of American Beauty roses. Mrs. Duckett will wear a gown of green satin and her flowers will be gardenias and violets. Her assistants will be Mrs. Phillips Clarke, Mrs. Rob- ert B. Morse, Mrs. Thomas B. Symons, Miss Annie Eastman, Mrs. Brooke Lee, Mrs. Ashton Devereux, Mrs. Zantzinger, Mrs. W. Booth Bowie, Mrs. Clarence Roberts and Mrs. G. Sherman James. The company will number about 350 guests from Washington and nearby Maryland. Mr. and Mrs, Duckett will entertain at a buffet supper following the tea dance for the girls assisting the debu- tantes and their escorts. Mrs. Leonard Hoffman has returned to Washington, where she formerly made her home, after spending several years . traveling. Mrs. Hoffman is at Richard ! the Hotel Martinique for the remainder | Washington today from New York City, ofthe Winter and has with her there | where they went to attend a dinner her_son, Hoffman, who will remain through the| * holidays. Mrs. Hoflman's older son, | Midshipman George Dewey | last evening. Mrs. Joseph Tyree of Virginia enter- Lieut. Comdr. Harry B. Hoffman, U. S. | N,, is on duty in Philadelphia. | Mrs. Wilton J. Lambert was hostess {to a company at luncheon today in her home on Vermont avenue. Mrs. Emily Newell Blair of Joplin, Mo., former vice chairman of the Demo- cratic National Committee, will arrive in Washington the middle of the week |to spend a month and will be at the Woman's National Democratic Club, at 1526 New Hampshire avenue. | Mrs. Rust-Smith and Mrs. Wentworth Peirce will entertain for their grand- daughter and daughter, Miss Elizabeth | Rose Peirce, tonight at the dinner dance at the Shoreham, in compliment to | Miss Charlotte Lee of Sweetbriar, Va. Mrs. Hollister Sturges of Wardman | Park Hotel, with her daughter, Mrs. Henry Field of Chicago, ved in Marks the 85th Year (Continued on Third % Colesvills Pike Silver Spring, Md. 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(But where will you find such superb examples of Slipper-Craft elsewhere at $10.50 and $12.50?) Brilliantly conceived in paisleys, velvets and suedes—contrasted with silver kid—and others too beautiful for words. Just in time for New Year’s parties — unexpectedly underpriced — down to $8.75. ) N our 2d floor, continuing that enormously popular presentation of toe-revealing Fvening Sandals. Col- ored velvets and suedes—gold and silver kids—satins— and many notable groups. The Classiest Mesh Hose in Town! In just the wanted size of mesh—in the most wanted evening and street shades. Mesh stockings that ‘“ac- centuate sheerness” and wear better than any others. $1.35 others. ™ $3.95—$6.50