Evening Star Newspaper, February 22, 1932, Page 18

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B2 SOCIETY. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, SOCIETY Mrs. Hoover Attends Accompanies the President on His Official Rounds. RS. HOOVER has a long day before her today, which started witk. a breakfast at 7:15 at the Washington Hotel with the California Teachers’ Associa- tion, and continues throughout the day in accompanying the President on his varfous official trips to pay homage to the first President. 2 Mrs. Edgar Ricard of New York ar- rived at the White House this morning for a short visit. The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Ogden L. Mills spent yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. Philip S."P. Ran- dolph at their Winter home at Pine- hurst, N. C. Mr. Randolph is the | father of Mrs. Mills | The Secretary and Mrs. Mills are stopping at the Carolina Hotel during | their stay at Pinehurst and have with them Mr. and Mrs. John R. Fell, jr.: Mr. Philip §. R. Fell, jr, and Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Fish. The Secretary of War and Mrs. Pat- | rick J. Hurley will be the guests in whose honor Ma). Gen. and Mrs. | Thomas Q. Ashburn will entertain at dinner this evening. The Minister of Bolivia and Senora | de Abelli will entertain a company al dinner this evening in their home in Wesley Heights. Senator and Mrs. Alben W. Barkley have with them their daughter, Mrs. Max O'Rell Truitt, and her son, Max O'Rell Truitt, jr., who arrived from St. ! ball tonight. Among the hosts will be Early Breakfast and ancestors, residents of the “new world” before the revolution and distinguished patricits of that time. One of the most interesting features in the pageant to be given this evening at the ball at the Mayflower is supplied by members of the clergy Who appear in the various groups. Dr. Albert Joseph McCartney, head of the Presbyterian Church in Wash- ington, will impersonate John Wither- spoon the only minister to sign the Declaration of Independence. Rabbl Simon will impersonate a Por- tugese rabbli prominent in the early history of Pennsylvania, who was one of the 14 ministers who participated in 11;1:‘ inauguration of Washington in Bishop Seabury, the first Episcopal bishop in this .country will be repre- sented by Rev. Meade Bolton MacBryde. Rev. Coleman Nevils, 8. J., presi dent of Georgetown University, will take the part of Father White a Mary- land missionary of the period of 1634. Dr. Florien Vurpillot will lead an interesting Huguenot group from South Carolin v M: inner parties will precede the Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerma the latter chairman for the ball, will entertain a large company of guests from out of town, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Denegre, who will take Lhfi!r guests later to their box at the | all, The All-States Officers’ Soclety Bi- | Connecticuf nounced by her parents, Mr. Harry M. KI the wedding to lace in .YInel...‘ = -Brooks Photo. home State, Virginia. Mrs. Arthur Basrett will nmn the State flower of Vermont, Wi is_the red clover; Mrs. Norma Bilodeau, New | Portrait Committee for the Bicenten- ' Hampshire, the purple lilac; Miss Mar- garet Cuddy, the mountain laurel of Miss Lillian Fleming, the American dogwood of Virginia; Miss Frances Rainey, the arbutus of Massa- number will be limited to the capacity of the hall. Almost every seat in every box and every chair in both the orchestra and balconies was filled last night in Con- stitution Hall when the ue “Wake- ent, Mr. and b d(Tl-l'\n. had with them in their box the Vice President’s son-in-law and daugh- Col George, U. S. A, and Mrs. George, and Senator Arthur Capper, both the Vice President and Senator Capper being members of the United States G Washington Bi- centennial Commission. In another box was the Ambassador of France and Mme. Claudel and the Ambassodar of Italy and Nobil Donna Antolnetta de Martino were in a box and entertained guests, the Ambassador of Cuba and Senora de Ferrara also en- & party in their box. The of Turkey had guests in I 7 H the Ambassador of Japan and . Debuchi, the Ambassador of Po- Ambassador of Belgium and y, the Ambassador of Argen- the Ambassador of Mexico 'a de Puig Casauranc. H 43 &5} g H jughes had several guests in box and the President pro tempore the Senate and Mrs. George H. Moses had guests with them. Mrs. Bloom occupled a box with several guests, while Miss Bloom en- 250 &g . Mackenzie, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Langlais, Mrs. James oll Frazer, Mrs. J. Borden Harriman and Mr. and there with parties of guests. Mrs. McCook Knox, chairman of the a3 had also in their respective | ghlel Justice and Mrs. Charles | MONDAY Bicentennial ball at the Mayflower tonight, had guests from New York in her box. Those occu of the Robert C. Trac of Columbia Soclety, 8. A. R., and Mrs. Tracy; Dr. Mark F. Finley, vice - dent National Society, 8. A. R.; Mr. C. Y. Latimer, treasurer District of Col\lm;h Society, 8. A. R, and Mrs. Latims Mrs, Edward Lindsley Ayers of New York, dl“flfi' of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Stewart, whom she is visiting over Sun- day, was the guest in whose honor Mrs. Hamlion Lamar entertained at lunch- €on yesterday at the National Woman's Country Club. The other guests in- cluded Rear Admiral and Mrs. Mark L. Bristol, Maj. Gen. Blanton Winship, Gen. and Mrs. George F. Downey, Mr. —_— e an Revolution were Mr. /m\ POTTHAST Ohe true Antigues of Domorrow| FEBRUARY 22, 1932 box |and Mrs, Percy Stewart, the first secre. iter R. Tuckerman, chair- tary of the tian legation and Mme. Mi Ismail P embassy and Mme. Sokolowska, ying _the box of the Sous | Mrs. J. Wilmer Biddle of Philadelphia, Mr. and Mrs, Barret Andrews and Miss 'y, president of District | Msrguery Stoddard of New York, Mrs. SOCIETY. Carl Barntraeger of Pjttsburgh, . | ward 8. Perot, Irving Chase of Waterbury and obirta. the Beach, Mrs. Paim Mrs. Clarence Meredith Roberts, the attache of t, Argentine .mbassy and Senora de ofi! zabal, Conte and Contessa Biondi, Mrs, Campbell Prichett, Mr. and Mrs, Fran- cls B. Poe. Mrs. Eben F. Comins, Mr. T. Lee Milier, Mrs. Ralph Worthinigion, (Continued on Third Page) , the counselor of th Laura Harlan, Mr. Percy Atherton, 3 Charles Mason Remey, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilcox, Mr. ‘and Mrs. Menry Price Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. We Are Bringing the Semi-Annual Clearance Sale to an End—Offering for 6 Days Only at This Very Low Price— Beginning Tuesday, February 23 850 pairs of our Ladies’ Shoes for Street and Evening Wear 560 pairs of our Men’s Tan and Black Shoes —calf and grain leathers | centennial fete to be held tonight in | Chusetts; Miss Ruby Hutchinson, the | the Shoreham Hotel holds interest of A Pine cone of Maine; Miss Anne O'Con- Louis to spend several weeks with them. Senatar and Mrs. William Warren | citizens from Coast to Coast and will |hell, the American Beauty rose of the . a wedding trip and upon their return ! will be at home at 1823 Newton street. ! Mrs. Norbeck entertained at a wedding * breakfast for their niece at the Ken- : Omega Sorority : uate of the University * and is & Rhoads scholar and a gradu- Barbour are spending a few days in | New Ycrk. A wedding of interest in senatorial circles took place this morning at 11:30 o'clock in All Souls’ Memorial Church, when Miss Gladys Norbeck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Norbeck of Platte, S. Dak, and niece of Senator and Mrs. Peter Norbeck, became the | bride of Mr. Samuel Henry Sabin, l!-i torney for the Federal Farm Board and | son of Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Sabin of Bijou Hills, S. Dak. The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. H. D, Ster- rett in the presence of a small company of relatives and close friends. The church was effectively decorated with Spring flowers and palms and, preceding the ceremony, Miss Gladys Meyers sang “At Dawning.” The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a charming gown of white satin, fashioned on princess lines, and her tulle vell was arranged in cap effect and held by clusters of orange blossoms. She carried a bou- quet of lilies Miss Ellen Brown of Redfield, S. Dak,, | was the maid of honor, wearing a pow- | der blue lace gown, with hat to match, | and she carried pink roses. Mr. Harold McCoy was best man, and | the ushers were Mr. John Goodloe, 3d, and Mr. Robert Anderson. Following the wedding Senator and nedy-Warren. There were 20 guests, including the wedding party and out- of-town guests. Mrs. Norbeck wore & black lace gown, with a smart black | hat Mr. Sabin and his bride left later for | dell, Wyoming. The bride, who has been visiting Sen- . ator and Mrs. Norbeck since Christmas, is a graduate of the University of South Dekota. She is a member of Chi Mr. Sabin is a grad- of Wisconsin ate of Oxford University. Among the out-of-town guests were ' Mr. George N. Norbeck and Mr. Herbert | Norbeck of Minneapolis, Mr. George | . Strayer of New York and Mr. Larkin ! Farrnholz of Baltimore. ° Washington Society Turns . which the Bicentennial Colonial for Many Balls Tonight. Officials and diplomats with many residents of this and other cities will attend the Colonial ball this evening Commission : will give at the Mayflower Hotel in celebration of the 200th anniversary of . the birth of George Washington. Many | ; of the guests will impersonate their eirenre be one of the fnost brilliant balls held | in the District of Columbia. Mr. Hoff- | heins, president of the society, has had the co-operation of the presidents of | the State societies who have carefully selected hostesses of great prominence and ancestry for this occasion. A com- plete list of the hostesses to represent each State is announced by the Execu- | tive Committee: Mrs. Brookhart, wife of Senator Brookhart, will represent , wife of Senator ; Mrs. L. C. Dyer, wife of Representative Dyer and pre: ident of the Congressional Club, Mis- souri; Mrs. H. J. Drane, wife of Repre- sentative Drane, Florida; Ramspeck, wife of Representative Ram- | speck, Georgia; Mrs. Ellis A. Yost, wife of Mr. Yost of the Federal Radio Com- ‘ mission, West Virginia; Mrs. Richard | A. Allen, Virginia; Mrs. M. E. Wood- | ward, Connecticut; Miss Mary V. Mer- | rick, Maryland; Miss Pearl Mount, Ala- | Mrs. Grace McGerr, Mississippi; Elizabeth Chenowith, Nebraski Dennis Chazez, New Mexico; Mr. Roy | C. Potts, Oklahoma; Mrs. Frank Mon- | They will be assisted | in welcoming the guests by pages and | also by the wives of the presidents of | the societies. The dance is to be | formal, or guests may wear Colonial | costumes in_keeping with the spirit of | the affair. Ticket reservations may be | secured from Capt. Jack Lowe, room | 400, National Press Building, National | | 1486, or at the Shoreham Hotel. The New England Society and the other States which composed the orig- inal 13 Colonies will be hosts to the Nation tonight in a noteworthy tribute to the Father of Our Country at a, Bicentennial ball to be held in the | grand ball room of the Willard Hotel | at 8:30 o'clock. Representative William Rogers of the | State of New Hampshire will be the | honor speaker. The address of weicome | will be given by Mr. Elmer E. Field, | president of the New England Society. | A feature of the evening will be a pageant of flowers portraying the vari- ous State flowers of New England, Dis- trict of Columbia and Washington's 3-plece suites, including terial 3 $l “ERNEST HOLOBER CO. 519 Mass. Ave. N.W.. Met. 8016 ment for the pageant, Mrs. Robert | Potomac™ 4614, or at the door. District of Columbia, and Miss Ines Ingham, the violet Rhode Island. Mr. Adolf Torovsky, famous composer and pianist, will play the sccompani- while Miss Aubyne Umholtz, author of the Bicen- tennial song, will sing the song she composed. Miss Florence Adams will be the hostess to the flowers. Mrs. Lena Gibbs is director of the pageant. Many surprises have been kept for the many guests who will attend. The hall has been beautifully ll'rl.l}ld by the committee in charge, headed by Mr. C. S. Carter. Tickets for the af- fair may be secured by telenhnnmm‘ your ‘Ect!erfiead; say more than you put on paper Genuine Engraved Letter= heads build confidence in your integrity and experience. That's why we supply them BTl o Dt s and professional men of Washington and vicinity. A phone call will bring interest« ing samples and prices. ‘BrewapD graviers nl(j?a/iow el -12th St.N.w. In Our Collection of CHINA FOR THE BICENTENNIAL George Washington Bust of English Bone $5 China, in colors... 'WELVE events George Washington on (12) engravings in the lifetime uated on enduring Ducal) Staffordshire ware. SERVICE OR DINNER 10'2” in diameter $15.00 Doz. ‘These plates may be had in any one of four colors: Dark Royal Blue, Mul- berry, Pink or Green. each dozen plates, pictorially perpet- (Crown THE Lenox “George Washington.” border—with a gold star edge and lace effect. Black ‘Wide ivory rim and black to represent each State. Gold silhouette of George Washington in a gold and black circle completes the decoration. Service Plates After Dinners. Salad Plates.. Teacups and Saucers. * N English Embossed Salad or Dessert Plate in an Old Virginia shape. The rim is embossed in a pattern which is a duplicate of the service used by.the Washington family at their Wakefield residence. Center print of Washington is in. golden brown. $1.00 Each of of +.....$60 dozen . .$50 dozen .$39 dozen .$54 dozen DuLIN @ MARTIN Connecticut Ave. ana l” * k Kk k ok k k k kk k k k k k kK k k &k ~~the Opening of & New Bachrach Store at 3530 Connecticut Avenue Mr. Morris Bachrach, founder of the Bachrach Millinery store now at 733 11th street; famous for fine millinery and the remodeling of old style hats into new ones—has opened the Con- necticut Avenue store featuring the same super-fine Millinery service to better serve that community, OPENING SPECIAL Newest Style Spring Dr: $5 and $7.95 The new Store will feature women's wear, accessories and children’s clothing in addition to the regular Bachrach Service Sel Cleaning and Remodelling Hats Since 1910 BACHRACH 783 11th St. N. W, * 3530 Connecticut Ave. N. W. THE PRESERVATION AND BEAUTIFYING OF HISTORIC Mount Vernon HOUSE AND ROOF PAINTS. —-call for constant care and the em- ployment of the most dependable agents that can be had. 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