Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1932, Page 18

SOCIETY. SOCIETY President and Mrs. Hoover Greeted by Large Company of Friends Upon Arrival From California. morning after spending a short time in their California home. They were grected upon their errival at the station by many of their friends and the First Lady was pre- sented with & huge bouquet of low roses. At the White House there was & veritable garden of flowers, sent from various friends of the Chief Executive and Mrs. Hoover. Mrs. Hoover’s trav- eling costume was unusually becoming. The gown was of rust-color crepe and | her accessories were in a matching shade. The Secretary of the Interior and . Ray Lyman Wilbur arrived in Washington this morning with Presi- dent' and Mrs. Hoover from Califc following an absence of two weeks. Since opening their apartment at the Mayflower in the early Autumn they have made numerous trips throughout the country, including a visit to New England, as well as the West and Middle West. The Attorney General, Mr. Willlam De Witt Mitchell, has been jolned by | Mrs. Mitchell, who spent several weeks in their home in St. Paul. THE President and Mrs. Hoover re- turned to the White House this The Ambassador of Prance and Mme. Claudel entertained at dinner last eve- ning in the embassy in honor of Count Stanislaw de la Rochefouchauld, who spending a few days in Washington. Mrs. Chapin Hostess at Her First Official Party Tomorrow. Mrs. Chapin, wife of the Secretary of Commerce, will be at home tomorrow afternoon from 5 to 7 o'clock in her home at 1627 New Hampshire avenue children in their apartment at Ward- man Park Hotel Representative Frederick M. Daven- port of New York is at the Shoreham for a few days. Representative John J. O'Connor of New York is spending a few days at the Shoreham. . Willlam Bayard Cutting, mother of Senator Bronson 8. ting, the guests at the dinner given last eve- ning by the president of Columbia University and Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler in their New York home in honor of the Bishop of Exeter and Lady Florence Cecil Mrs, Schafer, wife of Representative John C. Schafer of Wisconsin, has re- turned to Washington and joined her children, who are in school here. The United States Ambassador to France and Mrs. Walter E. Edge will arrive in Washington tomorrow and will be at the Mayflower for a few days. Mr. George Aubrey Hastings, exten- sion director of the White House Con- ference on Child Health and Protection, returned today from Huntington, W. Va., and will go tomorrow to New York to speak at the annual convention of the State Federation of Women's Clubs. A lecture recital will be given this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the Na- tional Woman’s Country Club by Miss Julia Schelling, assisted by Mrs. Fannie Roberts at the piano. A subscription dinner dance will be given at the club this evening. Miss Bell and Sister Debutantes Feted at Lunch. the season. Her guests were Miss Peg- Barker, Miss Edith Bull, Miss ke, Miss Anne Dainger- t Ely, La Miss Helene Fortescue, , Miss Virginia Miss Florence Harris, Miss Betty Jones, Miss Eleanor Jones, Miss Jean King- Margaret McKinley, Miss Miss Ly- Ethel Jane Tewksbury, Miss bury, Miss Louise Tompkins, Miss Emma Tompkins, Miss Elizabeth EKnowlton ‘Walker and Miss Priscilla Watson. table was beautifully decorated yellow and bronze The with Miss Elizabeth Spalding of Atlanta, | Ga., will remain with Mra Jack Hayes until Monday, when she Will return to her home in the South, al Mundelein, D. D., Arch- ong | Cardins bishop of Chicago, is st the Cerltan for a few days, accompanied by R. C. Maguire, also of Madison, Conn., have taken ment at the Shoreham, where they will | be until after Christmas, when they will go South. Maj. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Purssell have returned to their home in Friend- | ship Heights after spending the Sum- mer and early Fall in Onset, Mass. Mr. John Purssell returned with Maj. and Mrs. Purssell. Mr. and Mrs. James P. Baxter have issued invitations for tea Sunday afi- ernoon, November 20, at 4:30 o'clock, in honor of Mile. Nella Veverka, m ter of the Minister of Czechos! and Mme. Veverka. The tea will be given at the Roosevelt Hotel, where Mr. and Mrs. Baxter have an apartment, and Mrs. Baxter will present a short play in costume. Mrs. William E. Safford will intro- duce her daughter, Miss Bernice Saf- ford. at the Shoreham during the Christmas holidays. Miss Safford is a student at Wellsley College. Hall-Burnett Wedding Today of Interest Here. the 2 Gen. and Mrs. Willlam W. Harts of | an apart- Hall, | today, air records bet Havana. He served in the Air Corps during the World War, and received several decorations for valor. out several months ago, and “ Poems,” which is just off the press. Mrs. James Francis Sullivan of Phila- delphia, who is at the Mayflower for the week, had as her guests at lunch- eon yesterday Mrs. Willls Van Devanter, Mrs. Walter R. estock, Mrs. . Knowlton and Miss Dorothy Sollers. Mr. and Mrs. William Jennings Price Fruits for Your Thanksgiving 15-08. Pk, Pufled Rain........ 15-0z. Pkg. Seedless Raisins. 15-oz. Pkg. Sultana Raisins - wR 16, 1932. Wi where will spend six weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence 8. Kennedy of Chappaqua, N. Y., are spending some time at the Wardman Park Hotel. Miss Sarah M. Freeman of Troy, N. Y., and Mrs. Edward L. Orth of Warm Springs, Ga., are passing some time at the Carlton. Distinguished Company At Musicale Last Evening. A brilliant assemblage of diplomats, officials and music lovers from society filled the large lounge and lobby at the Dodge Hotel last night, when an en- semble from the National Symphony Orchestra gave a program. Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, jr., who was to join Miss Elizabeth Eastman and Mrs. Edward M. ‘Townsend as hosts, was detained in New York, and her telegram of regrets was (Continued on Third Page.) read to the large audience by Miss East- man. Hans Kindler was guest at din- ner of Mrs. Townsend preceding the fl Wm. Corcoran Hill Co. announces that Mrs. Edith S. B. Wright is now associated with this Company. Real Estate, Loans and 716 Jackson Place Northwest District 1283 RS “Old Oaken Bottle” Specially Priced SOCIETY. This is always Washington’s greatest Sale of HOSIER\ ! and tomorrow LAST DAY of this year’s lowest price $1.00 Our last shipment of these bottles sold out immediately and the people who bought them begged for more. Full quart-size bottle . . . made of genuine Tennessee Mountain White Oak . . . sterilized by flame . .. charred by an exclusive process to bring out the mellow flavor of the wood. An ideal gift or bridge prize. Mail and phone orders filled. —Becker’s Gift Shop— Mrs. George Tillman Bell entertained | at luncheon at the Shoreham today in A wedding of interest in Washington honor of her debutante daughter, Miss 'is that of Miss Anne V. Burnett, daugh- Mary Lee Bell, d the debutantes of ter of Mr. Thomas Burnett of Electra, (Dl\j”ip-LOuiSe 1727 L St. N.W. SALE Entire Stock of Velvet Gowns Reduced to Cost and Below Gowns for All Occasions Included—Afternoon, Dinner and Evening. Were $19.75 to $69.50 Now $12.50 to $25.00 Large Assortment of Crepe, Satin and Wool Dresses Were up to $29.50 Now $10.75 All Millinery Half Price Were $5 to $25 Now $2.50 to $12.50 ALL SALES FINAL, NO CHARGES. in compliment to the wives of chiefs of bureaus in the Commerce Der.n- ment. Mrs. Julius Klein, wife of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce, and Mrs. Maleolm Kerlin, wife of the ad- ministrative assistance to the Secretary, will preside at the tea table. Mrs, William N. Doak, wife of the’ Secretary of Labor, was among the guosts at the buffet “luncheon given yesterday by Miss Florence Ward at Sunward, her home, in honor of Mrs. Henry Ford, national president of the Woman's National | Farm and Garden Assoclation. Other guests were: Baroness de Sounin, Col. U S. Grant, 3d; Mrs. Willam E. Humphrey, Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, Dr. and Mrs, W. W. Stockberger, Dr. and | Mrs. F. L. Lewton, Mrs, Harold A. La | Fount, Mrs. Carden and Mrs. Frederic | A. Delano. Senator Royal 8. Copeland of New York has returned to his apartment at the Shoreham for a few days. 15-oz. Pkg. Vostizza Currants. Torelli Citron Peel . Torelll Lemon Peel ‘Torelll Orange Peel Cooking Figs, extra 2%-inch Layer Figs 3-inch Layer Pigs .. 7-Crown Pull Glace Cherries Try Owr Birdseye Frosted Foods Magruder Inc. Best Groceries M and 18th Sts. N.W. Phone District 8250 Estab. 1875 THE NEW elleff: 1216-1220 F STREET Re] ntative and Mrs. Stephen N. 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