Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1932, Page 35

Features for Women Part 3—12 Pages MISS MARGARE T McREYNOLDS, Only daughter of Representative and Mrs. Sam D. McReynolds Unde of Tennessee. rwood. WASHINGTON, D. SOCIETY SECTION he Sunday Star, SUNDAY MORNING, éapita?g Social Highlights MARCH 6, 1932. MRS. MAX O'RELL TRUITT And her son, Max O'Rell T_rmtt, jr., who are guests of her parents, Senator and Mrs. Alben W. Barkley. Clinedinst. ’Capital Society Awaits Arrival of Spring After Lenten Season of Quiet Interest Here Turns Symphony Pre to Music as National pares Plans for Coming Year. ‘Washington society has observed Lenten period so far as dancing is cc cerned, but there have been parties every evening. The o diplomats have entertained and been entertained extensivel, ‘Wednesday, but the shortness of the season has left many festivities unti this penitential season. Dances and balls have not been on the social calen- dar, not even Mi-Careme last Thursday, which was an opportunity for the de. vout to be festive. In other years it has been the date of a benefit ball, but so many of the cherities are in the Com- munity Chest that these grow fewer each year. Easter is but three weeks off and al- ready plans are being made for e g: | trees alread: nk buds and the . the parks being filled with spright] little faces of purple and gold. The thousands of visitors who come here for | Easter vacation will see ma: glories of Spring in the National Capi- tal. Music has taken the place of balls, apparently, during these few weeks be- fore Easter and, while the visiting or- chestras are fin sea- sons here, the National Symp or- chestra of Washington is prej next season. The National has not yet com| courses of concerts, but the Wom Committee has launched its campaign for support in the season to come. Mrs, Beale R, Howard was hostess to the week, when encouraging reports were given as to the support by the public of the three series of concerts this sea- son. Mrs. Tracy Dows, chairman of committee, presided, and Mrs. W Bruce Howe was the first to speak Howe will be one of the at the concert this afterncon, being an accomplished pianist. She will share honors with two other pianists, Anne Hull and Helen Heinl. The Women's Committee is well organized and the Symphony for Washington is well nigh assured. ists ‘The New York Philharmonic Orches- tra will close its season of three con- certs Tuesday, and Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, wife of a New York representa- tive, is chairman of the local commit- tee, and also serves on the Womens Committee for the National Symphony. A Drilliant company attended the private view last evening in the Cor- coran Gallery of Art of the collection of portraits of George Washington and | Connor will not observe their usual day | ALl€R announce the enga bieafeial fambl The-DHINIONE WIS o ©land two-stepped quite as easily and members of this committee last| issusd by the trustees of the gallery 2nd those invited included officials, dip- lomats, the Congress and others promi- nent in resident society. The private view last evening opened the exhibit which will be on view in the guller_v‘ until November 24, and is under the| auspices of the United States Bicenten- | nial Commission. | | The latest fad among the younger | | generation in society is roller skating, | |although the present generation in | | Washington must use the sidewalks or | paved streets for this sport. Not so | many years ago society took to roller | skatgs when there were one or more skaticg rinks and at one, now & mar- ket, t.a was served each afternoon in an aira tea room adjoining. Among those who were conspicuous by heir graceful and skillful skating were ss Luise Alexandra von Bern- | daughter of the German Am- | | bassador and Baroness von Bernstorfl, and Senor Algara, then second secretary | of the Mexican embassy, They waltzed | gracefully as though they were on 8 | baliroom floor rather than in & roller skating rink. Easter Monday evening for several years was taken by the Polo Ball, al- ways & gay and colorful opening n!; the Spring season, but so far there has | been no announcement of such a fes- | tivity planned by the War Department | Polo Association. Today announcement is made of a ball to be given that night | which will reproduce “A Night in Spain.” Springtime is the call for pilgrim- ages to the historic homes and gar- dens here and in nearby States Georgetown will have its first tour April 1 and 2, and Alexandria is planning & tour in May. Among those Alexandria last year was that n Dick, close friend f George Washington and grand mas- | ter of the Masonic Lodge in Alexandria at the time of Gen. Washington's death. ['The house is on Prince street near the river and recently has been restored by | the present owners, Mr. and Mrs. John | Hampton Howell, as nearly as possible "m its appearance when Dr. Dick en- | tertained Gen. Washington and his per- sonal physician, Dr. Cratk. ——— At Homes of Capital Hostesses Cancelc'd" | Mrs. Parker, wife of Representative | similar James S. Parker, will not observe her l‘n.\eadnys at home again this seasomi. The commandant of the Army War College and Mrs. Willlam Durward MISS JANET R. BALL, Daughter of Mrs. Watson, wife of Representative Henry Winfield Watson, a debutante of last Harris Margaret Caldwell And Jnhn F. (;hestcr to Be Married in Fall Former Senator and Mrs. Allen Annmmve F,n;{nqc- ment of Their Daughter. The newly appeinted eoneul general |to Sydney, Australia, and Mrs John | K. Caldwell announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Colquhoun, to Mr. John P. Chester of the Asso- ciated Press. Mr. Chester 15 a native of Washington and is the son of Mr. W. K. Chester The wedding wlill probably take place next Autumn. Miss Caldwell will ac- company her parente to Australia | shortly and will return to this country in several months Mr. Caldwell has been connected with | the State Department for some time and was recently appolnted to the post in- Australia, Former Senator and Mrs, Henry J. gement of their Winter. -Ewing. MISS JANE CELLER, Who will join her parent s, Representative and Mrs. Emanuel Celler, at the Mayflower for the Easter holiday. preparing Miss Celler is for college. Underwood. Gen. ar&d Mrs. Fechet Plan ‘The Secretary of War and Mrs. Pat- rick J. Hurley will be the guests in whose honor Maj. Gen. and Mrs. James E. Fechet will entertain at dinner Sat- urday evening, The Chief Justice and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes were the honor guests at | dinner last evening of the Ambassador | of Chile, Senor Miguel Cruchaga ‘Tor- | cornal, who entertained at the embassy | on Massachusetts avenue. The com- pany invited to meet the honor guests included the Ambassador Belglum and Mme. May; the Ambassador of Peru, Senor Don Manuel de Froyre y Santander; the Minister of Switserland and Mme, Peter; the Assistant Secre- tary of State and Mrs, Francis White; of | i | Dinner for War Secretary ‘Chief Justice and Mrs. Hughes Honor Guestsl Last Evening at Embassy | of Chile. Emilio Bello, former Vice President of Chile and judge of the Honduras- Guatemala arbitration, and Senora de Bello; Dr. Luls Castro Urena of Costa Rica, also here for the Honduras-Guate- mala arbitration; Mrs. Gibson Fahne- stock, Miss Josephine Patten, Baroness van Kaathoven, Mr. and Mrs, Willilam Jasper Du Bose, Mrs, Lawrence Town- send and Senor Benjamin Cohen, Senora de Bello acted as hostess for | the Ambassador. Senator and Mrs. Hiram Bingham entertalned & small company at dinner last evening in thelr home on Sixteenth street, Representative and Mrs. Edward L. Bloke party q Notables to Assist Georgetown University In Bicentennial Fete ce President Curtis and Mr!. Gann to Be Gues‘! Of HOnOl’ at RECEP'{;O“ Thi! A\ Afternoon. ing dates back to the days of George ‘Washington, will be the scene of an elaborate reception and historical ex- hibit from 4 to 6 o'clock this afternoon, the occasion being the university’s ob- servance of the Bicentennial celebra- tion. Vice President Curtis and Mrs. Ed- ward Everett Gann, the guests of honor, will assist the president of Georgetown, Dr. W. Coleman Nevils, 8. J., in re- | celving the numerous guests, and the wives of several Senators and faculty members will act as hostesses in the various parlors where George Washing- ton documents an Georgetown University, whose found- | d relics of the early | Bachke will entertain at dinner Thurs- MISS LEZ ERN HORR, Daughter of Representative and Mrs. Ralph Horr of Seattle, Wash., in the Capital for her first Winter. Ha rris-Ewing. Secretary of State an ‘The dean of the diplomatic corps, Antoinette de Martino will entertain at luncheon Wednesday at the embassy on Sixteenth street | ‘The Ambassador of Cuba and Senora | de Ferrara will entertain at dinner at the embassy Wednesday in honor of the Secretary of State and Mrs. Henry | L. Stimson. The Ambassador of France and Mme. Claudel will entertain at luncheon to- day at the embassy, when their guests will include the Minister of Jugo- slavia, Dr. Leonide Pitamic; Senator | David I. Walsh, the apostolic delegate, | the Most Rev. Pietro Fumosoni-Biondi; Mgr. James H. Ryan, the Very Rev. | Coleman Nevils, S. J.; Mgr. Marella, Mgr. Buckey, rector of St. Mathew's Church; Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew, Miss, Mary Patten, the Rev. C Dacey, rector of St. Paul's Church, the Rev. Edmund Walsh, S. J.; Brig Gen. Willlam E. Horton, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Healey, Capt, and Mrs, Henry T. Allen, jr.; Father Burke, the Rev. J. A. Baisnee, Father Bontaine, and naval attache of the embassy, Capt, Camille Husson, and the first secretary, M. Plerre Henry de la Blanchetai. The Ambassador of Germany and Frau von Prittwitz und Gaffron will | entertain at dinner Wednesday in honor | of Herr Gerhart Hauptmann and Prau | Hauptmann. Dr. Hauptmann will give a lecture Tuesday evening. The Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir Ronald Lindsay, will be joined Monday of next week by Lady Lindsey, Wwho has been at Boco Grande, Fla, ‘The Ambassador of Belgium and Mme. May will entertain at dinner Tuesday | evening in the embassy. | ‘The Minister of Hungary, Count | Laszlo Szechenyi, is expected back in Washington this week from Cuba, where | he has been for about 10 days. The Minister of Sweden and Mme. Bostrom are again at the legation. | The Minister met Mme. Bostrom in New York on her return to this country from a short stay in Sweden. ‘The Minister of the Netherlands. Mr. J. H. van Royen, will go to New York Monday, March 14, to attend the an- nual Flower show, when he will present the prize given by the Queen of Holland | for the exhibit showing the Dutch bulbs | to best advantage. The Minister will remain in New York | for the meeting of the Dutch Club, the following day. The Minister of Norway and Mme. the Ambassador of Italy, and Donna | Diplomatic CorpsP]ans Many Dinners This Week d Mrs. Stimson to Be Honorcd by Ambassador 0{ Cuba ancl Senora L de Ferrara. The Minister of Czechoslovakia and Mme. Veverka will be at home tomorrow from 5 to 7 o'clock to the members of the Cze y in Washington and the of that Republic. The party celebration of the 82d birthds y of the President of vakia, Mr. Thomas G. Masaryk, who also is the first President | of that Republic. The charge d'affaires of Costa Rica | and Senora de Gonzales have moved to | 3451 Newark street. | The secretary of the South African !legation. Mr. Eugene Kevin Scallan, is in New York, where he went to attend the South African dance given last eve- ning. colc Signora Magda Sbernadori Belingardi, wife of the air attache of the Italian emba entertained a large company at tea yesterday afternoon in her home, 2151 Wyoming avenue. Nobil Orietta Figarolo del Conti di | Gropello, wife of the assistant naval | attache of the Italian embassy, will sail Wednesday to spend the Summer in Ttaly. Mr. Harold H. Sims, attache of the | British embassy, with Mrs. Sims, enter- | tained informally at dinner Tuesday evening at Wardman Park Hotel, where they are making their home. . Mrs. Habersham Lectures on Orient Tomorrow Evening Mrs. F. A. Habersham of Los Angeles will give a lecture, with motion pictures, in the parish house of Christ Church, In Georgetown, tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. Miss Habersham has traveled extensively in the Far East and will talk of the missions of the Episcopal Church in China. The lecture is given under the auspices of the Women's Auxiliary of Christ Church (Dbt e U O e | To Public by Colonial Dames | Dunbarton House at 2715 Q street, formerly known as Bellevue, was opened to the public February 22 by the Colonial Dames of America. The house was purchased some time ago by the National Soclety of Colonial Dames of America and has been carefully restored under the advice of Mr. Fiske Kimball of the Pennsylvania Museum of Art. The house itself is one of the most beauti- ful of its kind in the United States and he Colonial Dames have furmshed it with great care for historical accuracy. Some of the furniture has been donated by prominent members of the soclety and some has been loaned temporarily, while the stone benches in the formal garden have been given by Mrs. Fred- erick @ Hicks and Mrs. Edwasd B. delgh .