Evening Star Newspaper, June 22, 1932, Page 18

"B-2 ¥ S OCIETY. SOCIETY White House Dinner " Events Follow on Entertainme HE dinner party which Presl- dent and Mrs. Hoover pve! last evening in honor of Amelia | Earhart, the only woman to make a solo flight across the At-| lantic, completed & day filled with Testivities for the distinguished aviatrix and her husband, Mr. George P. Put nam. The President’s party was in formal fin its nature and preceded the | formal Presentation of the Geographic Socfety's gold medal to the flyer, the first woman to receive such an honor. In the company at dinner were the president of the Geographic Society | and Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, As- sistant Secretary of Commerce for Avi- ation Col. Clarence M. Young, the secretary to the President and Mrs. | ‘Theodore G. Joslin, the chief of the protocol” division of the State Depart- | ment and Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins, former Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Mrs, William P. MacCracken, § Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Regua of Cali- 1 a, house guests at the White House. and Miss Doris Goss, secretary to Mrs. Hoover; Mrs, Stark McMullin, the naval aide to the President and Mrs. Charles Russell Train and his military aide, Col. Campbell B. Hodges. The dinner was served at 6:45, an | unusually early hour for such festivi- ties at the White House. that President Hoover might make the presentation of the medal for the Geo- graphic Soclety at 8 o'clock. There could be no delay for the ceremony was broadcast, therefore the auditorium of Constitution Hall was well filled some time before 8 o'clock. A few minutes | before the hour, Amelia Earhart Put- | nam, eseorted by the vice president of | society, Dr. John Oliver LaGorce, stepped onto the platform, where a | number of distinguished guests were | awaiting her arrival. They rose with | those in the auditorium and applauded with enthusiasm. Mrs. Putnam, tall and very slender, wore a gown of ice blue crepe, molded to her figure after one of the new models, and having a very short jacket with short sleeves. She wore a small ornament hanging from a chain of platinum around her neck. A few moments later President Hoo escorted by his naval and mili- tary aides, appeared, immediately fol- lowed by Mrs. Hoover, escorted by Dr. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, president of the Geographic Soclety. Mrs. Hoover wore | a becoming gown of French blue and | stcel gray net, one of many cotton | gowns which she has in her wardrobe. She carried a large folding Chinese fan | decorated in pearl gray. Sitting at Mrs. Hoover's left was the Chief Justice, Mr. Charles Evans Hughes, Mrs. Hughes s ting on the other side of the stage be- side Dr. La Gorce, Mr. Putnam also was present on the stage. Others at the presentation last eve- ning were: Mrs. Stimson, wife of the - Secretary of State; the Ambassador of Italy, Nobile Giacomo de Martino; the Ambassador of Belgium, Mr. May: Ambassador of Turkey, Mr. Ahmet | Muhtar; the Ambassador cf Germany Herr von Prittwitz und Gaffron; the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Mills, the Atttorney General and Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Robert Patterson Lamont, wife of the Secretary of Commer Senator and Mrs. Porter H. Dale, Di trict Commissioner and Mrs. Luther H. | Reichelderfer, the District postmaster | and Mrs, William M. Mooney, Admiral William V. Pratt, Maj. Gen. | Ben H. Fuller, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Mark L. Bristol, Mrs. Russcll‘ ‘William Magna, president general of the N. 8., D. A. R., who came from her | Mount yoke, Mass., home for the ccremony, had with her in her box other national officers of the D. A. R., including_Mrs. John M. Beavers, Mrs. Stanley Forman Reed, Mrs. William Lewis Dunne and Mrs. Frank M. Dick. | Also in the large company were Rep- resentative and Mrs. Maurice H. Thatcher, Princess Cantacuzene and her | two nieces, the Misses Grant, daughters | of Col. and Mrs. U. 8. Grant, 3d; Mr. Mrs. E. A. Harriman, Mr. and Mrs. Droop and Mrs. W. H. McNeal. The honor escort of the famous avia- trix, seven members of the Soclety of Woman Geographers, were entertained at luncheon yesterday by the National Press Club at the Willard. Mrs, Hur-‘ NO JUNE WEebDDING is completu without '/////FROM\\\\\ SHAFFER 900 14th St. NO BRANCH STORES Open Summer Safety —for Silverware and Other Valuables in Burglar-proof Vaults Furs and Fabric Garments | —dn moth-proof vaults. i Rugs, Draperies, Tapestries —in moth-proof vaults, Upholstered Furniture —4a moth-proof vaults. Private Rooms —dor Household Goods. i Very Reasonable Prices :for all the above services Prompt Collections end Deliveries Phone Nat. 6900 Merchants Transfer and Storage Co. JOHN L. NEWBOLD, JR.. President 920-922 E St.—Nat. 6900 Stors re—Moving—Packing—Shipping th This was done | 1 Precedes and Other the Program for nt of Flycr. riet Chalmers Adams, president of the society, introduced the visiting mem- bers of the group of which Miss Ear- hart is a member. The guests of honor at the luncheon besides Mys. Adams were Miss Gertrude Emerson, co-editor of Asia; Mrs. Marjorie Trumbull, whose special fleld of interest is the archae- ology of Mexico and Central America; Miss Gertrude Mathews Shelby, author of Guilah tales and lecturer on Negro folk lore; Miss Grace E. Barstow Mur- | phy, vice president of the Society of Woman Geographers, and Miss Sinclair Douglass, geographical artist and lec- turer, who designed the medal to be presented by the Woman Geographers to Amelia Earhart in New York; Ms. Blair Niles and Mrs. Delia Akeley. Mrs. Adams brought to the club the flag of the Society of Woman Geog- raphers, this being the first time the flag has ever been exhibited in this country. By a strange coincidence the design of the banner includes the ocean which Amelia Earhart crossed, the conti- nent from which she flew and the continent where she landed. Among the guests of club members for the luncheon were Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, sister of the Vice Presi- dent; Mrs. Willam N. Doak, wife of Secretary of Labor; Mrs. Porter H. ', Mrs. Edward Costigan, Represent- ative Florence P. Kahn, Miss Mathilde Eiker, Mrs. Lowell Mellett, Mrs. Mina Adams, Miss Harlean James, Princess Cantacuzene, Mrs. Samuel A. Kimberly, Miss Florence Worhington, Mrs. Harold Krogh, Mrs. E. T. Cronin, Miss Vera Bloom and Miss Eleanor Addison Git- | tings. M Adams, president of the Woman Geographers, and Mrs. Caroline Bene- | dict Carroll of the executive council entertained members of the Washington branch of the society at tea yesterday at the Washington Club, in h | FHomes of Comorrow in FOXALL @ Double fronts, six and eight rooms, with one, two and three baths . . double screened porches . open fireplace . . . electric refrigeration . . . gas heat ouilt-in garage . . . outstanding value at $11,350 to $14,950, with monthly payments less than rental value. Visit our Furnished Model Home at 4422 Volta Place, three short blocks south of Reservoir Road. Open 9:30 A. M. t09:30 P. M. 8 WAVERLY TAYLOR e 1522 K Street Nat'l 1040 elleffs 12161220 F Street N.W. We Offer Washington’s Finest Dry Cleaning And Help Save You Money! Prices have recently been reduced! The work is expert, the service prompt. Sixth floor, or— Call Met. 0300 Philipsborn ELEVENTH ST. - Choice of THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D.. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1932. seven _dist! visiting members from New York. The New York guests included Mus. Grace E. Barstow Murphy, Mrs. Blair Niles, Mrs. Delia Akeley, Mrs. Gertrude Mathews Shelby, Mrs. Marjorie Trum- bull, Miss Lucille Douglass and Miss Gertrude Emerson. Among the local members present were Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, Mrs. Anne Archbold, Mrs. Alice Tisdale Ho- bart, Dr. Helen M. Strong, Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie, Mrs. Constance Lath- rop, Mrs. Sophia Saucerman, Mrs. Charles Hendley, Miss Mary Maxwell Mrs. Hamilton Bryan, Mrs. Wiliam B. Mann and Dr. Laurs Martin. Mrs. Gann §; in Newport And to Visit Her Niece. Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, sister of the Vice President, Mr. Curtis, will be the guest of honor at dinner Friday of Mrs. Paul Fitzsimons, who will enter- tain in her Newport home before the meeting of the Newport County Wom- en’s Republican Club. Mrs. Gann will make an address at the meeting that evening and during her stay in the North will be the guest of Mr. arfd Mrs. Webster Knight, 2d, the latter a daugh- ter of the Vice President. The Minister of Hungary, Count Lazslo Szechenyi, will go to Newport early mext month to joln Countess Szechenyl and their daughters, who are with Countess Szechenyl’s mother, Mrs. Vanderbilt, at the Breakers. Mrs. Vandenberg, wife of Senator ‘Vandenberg, will leave the Capital Sat- urday for her home in Grand Rapids, Mich., where Senator Vandenberg will join her after Congress adjourns. Mrs. ‘Vandenberg will have as her guests for & short time her son-in-law and daugh- was presented to soclety in Washington by Senator and )lrl’gtmm The marriage of Miss Frances Breck- inridge Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Waring Wilson of Strat- ford Lodge, Rosemont, Pa., to Capt. Robert Latane Montague of the United States Marine Corps will take place at 30 o'clock Thursday afternocon, June , in the Byrm Mawr Presbyterian Church. Capt. Montague is & son of Representative Andrew J. Montague, former Governor of Virginia, and Mrs. Montague of Richmond. Miss Wilson will have her sister, Miss Suzanne Wil- son, as her mald of honor. Bridesmaids will be Miss Josephine Fort Newton, Miss Elizabeth Coles, Miss Lily Dulles and Miss Elizabeth Converse of Phila- delphia, Miss Sarah Carter of Lexing- ton, Ky., and Miss Carolyn Maynard of Cincinnati.. Representative Montague Will act as best man and ushers will be Mr. Robert Breckinridge and Mr. David Karrick of Rosemont. Mr. J. Frederick Roy of Washington and Mr. Thomas Preston, Mr. Edward Clifford Anderson and Mr. Buford Scott of Richmond. Miss Wilson is a granddaughter of Juuys the late Gen. John C. Breckinridge Kentucky, Vice President of the United States and Secretary Confederate States during the War. She is & graduate of Vassar Col- lufi and was presented to society sev- eral years ago. Capt. Montague, who is stationed at Port au Prince, Haiti, is & graduate of the University’ of Virginia. He has twice been an aide at the White House, and during the World War received g{uuom or distinguished service in ance. Assistant Secretary of Btate and Mrs James Grafton Rogers have with them their son, Mr. er Rogers, who has come from the University of Colorado. He will sall on the Franconia at the end of this week to spend the Summer abroad. Accompanying Mr. Rogers to Europe will be his classmates at the university, Mr. John Lucas and Mr. John Evans. Miss Lorns Rogers, daughter of the Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Rogers, will arrive Monday from Denver, where she 15 a student at the Kent School for Girls, and after spending the Summer Our Cooling System Makes Shopping Pleasant Garrineker & Co. TREET AT FOURTEENTH Starts Tomorrow! Sale of War of the! Civili Blue Ridy Summer she and Mr. Rogers will take Dossession of the charming residence in Alexandria which they have leased and which is being prepared for them. Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, who is visit- = ing her daughter, Mrs. Benjamin Royal Holcombe, at Newport, will villa Harrison House, of | with her parents, will enter Wellesley Col Mrs. Friday. Mrs. luncheon yesterday in the Japanese | garden ork, her Ye Mrs. A. Prim "Mrs. convention in Ch Adams week. Miss at a small shower tes in her home in Chevy Chase this afternoon in honar of Miss Jean Woodson, whose ma: to Mr. Albert Conradis will take phace early in October. Among the guests are Miss Margaret Heck Clark, Miss May Harris Clark, Miss Eleanor Corby, Miss Mary Lee Donovan, Miss Helen in the Fall. At the end of June ers and her family will go to ge Summit and late in the SOCIETY. Mrs. DuPuy at 1869 Mintwood place. Mrs. Dingley was Celene my‘,’ rriage | of the popular girls of the younger set, before her marriage four rs ago. 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