Evening Star Newspaper, December 18, 1932, Page 35

Capital’s Soc Highlights Part 3—14 Pages MRS Enter and giving a New Year eve Mecl.ean, 2d, and Edward Be ZVALYN WALSH McLEAN, A aining at a dinner party tonight followed by movies | dance for her sons, John R. ale Mcl.ean, jr. Reception at White House For Diplomats on Thursday Unusually Brilliant Event President and Mrs. Hoover Plan to Spend Christ-| mas Season in South—Many Holiday Parties S BY SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. Should the President and Mrs. Hoover abandon all of their other offi- cial programs while in the White House their diplomatic reception Thurs- day night would stand forth as one of the particularly brilllant and history- making incidents ever to take place in the Mansion. However, they are only curtailing their official program by one event, the New Year day reception, and changing their usual Christmas plans to a slight degree. The reception ‘Thursday was almost perfect in its ar- rangement for comfort, its general brilliancy and its cordial atmosphere notwithstanding some bothersome for- eign questions which remain unsettled. If their well formulated plans carry through, the President and Mrs. Hoover will spend the Christmas season in the South, but already Mrs. Hoover has made every possible plan for the happiness and comfort of the White House menage. Of course the big old fashioned Christmas tree which has stood in the great marble entrance hall for several seasons past may be miss- ing, but In a general way so complete are Mrs. Hoover's arrangements that Christmas stockings may be filled for whomever stays to keep guard over the mansion. Her mercies have gone far to alleviate suffering among Girl Scouts, and she has seen to it that every one on the White House staff has been or will be remembered. The first entertainment on the offi- cial progrem which the President and Mrs. Hoover will give after their re- turn from the South will be the dinner in honor of the Vice President on January 12. From that time on there will be some feature of the State pro- gram carried out each week until the close of the schedule, a reception in honor of the Army and Navy on Thursday, February 23. Christmas spirit is abroad and sad indeed will be the forgotten cases, un- usual care having been taken to reach every family in which there are chil- dren. Miss Helen Lee Eames Doh- erty, daugnter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Doberty, who made a spectacular debut at the Mayflower Hotel a year ago, has allied herself with Washington charities end only yesterday 25 dolls were placed on the tables in the Thrift Shop to be sold for tne benefit of children. Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, who also has allied herself with Washington in social and philanthropic affairs and who has arrived in Washington for the ‘Winter, made all of the children of an Orphan Asylum in Kansas Ciiy happy before she left there a few days ago. She entirely shod the little inmates anew, trying the shoes ‘on her little subjects herself and seeing to it that they were perfect fits and that the stock of hpse was generous. In almost every family in the social circle there is a Yuletide family re- union, sons and daughters returning from school and married sons and daughters coming on with their little familles. The alien property custodian apd Mrs. Howard Sutherland will have cheduled. a family party with them; Senator and Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenberg have been joined by their accomplished daughter, Miss Betty Vandenberg; members of the cabinet will, in many instances, en- tertain guests and while there is not the wusual lavishness in hospitality there are just as many events and they | are just as gay. | No one need feel lonely in the Cap- ital, for each State of the Union has | gathered its natives into & group termed | a State society and these events this vear feature some specialty of the State. Many of the State societies have ar- ranged Christmas balls, that of the Kentucky Society Tuesday night prom- ising especial brilllancy. The talent of each State is remembered and from the less pretentious artists to grand opera singers they will offer entertain- ment to their membership. Debutantes who swooped down upon | us early are staying late and even after Christmas they will continue to be presented to society. For the younger members, most of them children home from school, there are dance parties ga- lore and two of the very prettiest events will be the two Christmas tea dances | arranged by Miss Minnie Hawke to take place Thursday afternoons, De- cember 22-29, at the Mayflower, for which cards are issued. Miss Hawke taught the belles and beaux of a former generation to dance and the guests will be the children and grandchildren of these men and women for long promi- nent members of soclety. Mrs, Hurley Changes Date for At Home Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley, wife of the Secretary of War, has canceled ar- rangements for her Sunday afternoon at-home today at her country place near Leesburg, Va., and will instead be | at home Wednesday afternoon of this week at the Carlton Hotel, where she and the Secretary have taken a suite, from 4 to 6 o'clock. Unbroken roads and snowdrifts on the Leesburg high- way caused Mrs. Hurley to change her plans for receiving. Mrs. Rudolph Max Kauffmann will not receive tomorrow afternoon and will not resume her Mondays at home until January 9. Mrs. Hughes Temporarily Discontinues At Homes Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes will dis- continue her days at home during the holiday season and will not receive again until Monday, January 9, except that the Chief Justice and Mrs. Hughes will | hold their annual New Year reception on January 2 from 4 to 6:30 o'clock. | Benefit Concert in Dupont Circle Home Duchesse de Richelieu will give & | concert Sunday afternoon, January 8, |in the residence of Mrs. Eleanor Pat- terson, on Dupons circle, the proceeds of which will go to unemployed musi- cians in the United States, WASHING Miss Marion Shouse To Be Presented at Tea This Afternoon Miss Margaret Ely and Miss Jean Kingman Will Be o T Mrs. Edwards Shouse will entertain | at a tea this afternoon in her home | on Massachusetts avenue, when she will present her daughter, Miss Marion | Shouse, to society. The drawing rooms | have a simple arrangement of Christ- | mas greens and poinsettias. Mrs. Shouse will have assisting her | Mrs. Owen J. Roberts, Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, Mrs. Kenna EIKins, Mrs. Mitchell Palmer, Mrs. Breckenridge Long, Mrs. Malcolm McConihe, Mrs. John Lord O'Brian, Mrs. Timothy T. Ansberry, Mrs. Preston Wooten, Miss Margaret Frazier, Miss Eleanor Con-: nolly, Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, Mrs. | Reeve Lewis and Mrs. Arthur Mac-| Arthur. | With the debutante will be Miss Helen Ashbrook of Wilmington, Del.; Miss Lucy Colpitts of Princeton, N. J.; Miss Caroline Wagner of Greenwich, Conn., who are her house guests, and Miss Gladys Szechenyi, Miss Gertrude Faust, Miss Elizabeth Burke, Miss Eliza- beth Knowlton, Miss Louise Tittmann, Miss Catherine Du Bois, Miss Julia Matheson, Miss Kate Hyde Scully and Miss Elizabeth Shouse. Miss Shouse will wear & becoming gown of orchid crepe trimmed with crystals. Miss Margaret Hunter Ely, daughter of Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Hanson E. Ely, and Miss Jean Kingman, daughter of Col. and Mrs. John Kingman, are be- ing presented to soclety Tuesday after- noon at a tea dance at the Officers’ Club of the Army War College from 4:30 to 7:30 o'clock. The club will be & particularly fascinating place during those hours with the debutantes of un- surpassed popularity, many young offi- cers as dancing partners and gay Christmas decorations. | Assisting Mrs. Ely and Mrs. Kingman will be Mrs. Lytle Brown, Mrs. Charles G. Mortimer, Mrs. John De Witt, Mrs. (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) Gay Christmas Features For Junior Assembly The first Junior Washington As- sembly will be held in the main ball room at the Shoreham Wednesday eve- ning, under the patronage of Mrs. Ham- ilton PFish, jr.; Mrs. Ben H. Fuller, Mrs. Frederick H. Payne, Mrs. Ernest Lee Jahncke, Mrs. Robert U. Patterson and Mrs. Adolphus Watson. The assembly begins at 10:30 o’clock, and at midnight the floor show, which is being put on by some of the younger set, will start. The first number will be an Irish jig, by Miss Fenella Castanedo and Mr. John F. Cremens, jr. in costume, fol- lowed by a sketch, “In a Dime-a-Dance Hall,” by Mr. Creed Cardwell; the Viennese waltz will be delightfully danced by Miss Louise Tittmann and Mr. Marshall Dickerson; the Highland fling, by Miss Dorothy Gould Fowler and Lieut. Raymond R. Waller, U. S. N, in the gay costume of Scotland, will be an attractive feature; a clever solo tap dance by Miss Ethel Mae Taylor, a graceful tango by Miss Helene For- tescue and Mr. Homer Tatum, and an ensemble of the group, will complete an unusual and interesting entertain- ment. The Floor Committee of 31 men will come stag, and will be under the direction of Mr. H. Prescctt Gatley, jr., chairman, and Mr. John Lynham, vice chairman, the duties of the committee being to see that all of the girls have many partners. A seated supper will be served in the main dining room' at - SOCIETY TON, D. C, SUNDAY MISS RUTH MARIE FULLER, Daughter of Representative whose marriage to Mr. John Storrs Cross will take place Friday. =—Harris-Ewing Photos. Memb;; of Carbiinetr Will Spend Holidays With Their Families Secretary and Mrs. Stimson to Have Former's Sister a8 Their Guest. The Secretary of State and Mrs. Stimson will have with them for Christ- mas and the holidays the former’s sis- ter, Miss Candace Stimson, who will ar- rive the middle of the week. The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Adams will be joined Saturday by their son, Mr. Charles Francis Adams, jr., who will remain through the holidays. The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Arthur M. Hyde will be joined at the Mayflower Thursday by their daughter, Miss Carolyn Hyde, who will spend the holidays with them. Miss Abigail Har- ris of Harris, Mo., will arrive in Wash- lington on Christmas and will be the guest of Miss Hyde for a few days. Miss Gene Kincheloe of New York also will be a guest during part of her stay in the Capital. The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Chapin will leave today for their home in Detroit to remain over Christmas and the holidays. Secretary and Mrs. Chapin had guests dining with them last evening and took them later to the subscription dance in the home of Mr. Hugh D. Auchincloss on Massachusetts avenue. In the com- pany were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bon- ‘%right and Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Kanzler 1 o'clock, and the dancing will continue | until after the wee small bours, of Detroit, who have been guests of the " (Continued oo Paga f Solumn §J. and Mrs. Claude A. Fuller,® ‘Japanese Envoy Expected SECTION MORNING, The Sunday Sfar, DECEMBER 18, 1932. MRS. CHARLES L. LeFEVRE, With her daughter, Mrs. Gordon L. Luke, and grandchildren, Nancy Mills and Hester Anne Luke, here for the holidays. MRS. JOHN DAVIS LELAND, Guest of her parents, Capt. and Mrs. Hayne Ellis Mr. Leland coming from Boston for the holidavs. ) Ambassador and Mme. ‘The Ambassador of Japan and Mme. Debuchi are expected to arrive in New York Friday and will be met there by the attache of the embassy and Mme. Tanaka. The Ambassador and Mme. Debuchi are coming from England, where they have been for a short visit after spending a brief time in Geneva and other European capitals on their way from their home in Japan. The Ambassador of Spain and Senora de Cardenas were hosts at din- ner last evening, entertaining in com- New York, who is spending a few days in Washington. The Ambassador of Cuba and Senora de Cintas will leave tomorrow for their home in Havana to spend Christmas and the holiday and will return early in January to Washington, where they already have made a wide circle of friends since coming to this post. The Minister of Uruguay, Mr. Varela, was joined yesterday in his apartment in Wardaman Park Hotel by his son, Mr. J. A. Varela, jr, who came from Princeton University, where he is tak- ing a post-graduate course. Mr. Varela will remain with the Minister through the holidays. The Minister of Austria and Mme. | Prochnik had guests dining with them last evening before the subscription dance which was held in the home of Mr. Hugh D. Auchincloss on Massachu- setts avenue. pliment to Mrs. R. Horace Gallatin of | To Reach New York Friday Debuchi Are Returning From Visit to Homeland and Many European Cities. will be jolned Thursday by the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. James, who will come from their home In Brookline, Mass, to spend Christmas and the holidays with them. The Minister of the Netherlands and Mme. Van Royen, are expected to arrive in New York Tuesday or Wednesday aboard the Statendam from their home in Holland, where they have been on vacation for several months. The Minister of Czechoslovakia, Mr. Veverka, will leave today for the South, accompanying Col. M. Robert Guggen- heim to the latter’s shooting box for a week's shooting. Mr. Barret Smith of New York also will be with them, and they will return to Washington Christmas eve. The Minister of Yugoslavia, Dr. Leonide Pitamic, gave a large and bril- liant reception yesterday afternoon in the legation in celebration of the 43d anniversary of the birth of King Alex- ander I and the 1ith anniversary of his rule of that country. The Minister received the guests in the spacious drawing room and the company in- cluded the Vice President, Mr. Curtis; his sister, Mrs. Edward Everett Gann; the Secretary of State and Mrs. Stim- son, with other cabinet officers and members of the diplomatic cérps and their wives, as well as many prominent In official and residential circles of the Capital. The rooms of the legation were deco- rated with quantities of flowers, palms Features for Women MRS. JOHN W. BOEHNE, JR., . \With her husband, Representative Boehne of Indiana, in .their home on Chevy Chase Parkway. President Hoover was host at dinner last evening, entertaining a company of engineers, and no ladies were present. His guests included Mr. Edwin E. Aldrin, Mr. L. P. Alford, Mr. H. Foster Bain, Mr. F. M. Becket, Mr. Sidney Brooks, | Mr. Paul G. Brown, Gen. John J. Carty, Mr. Harold V. Coes, Mr. John A. Dew- | hurst, Mr. Samuel H. Dolbear, Mr. Fred | H. Dorner, Mr. Charles V. Drew, Mr. Gano Dunn, Mr. Byron E. Eldred, Mr. | Karl Eilers, Mr. George W. Farny, Mr. J. L. Hamilton, Mr. Charles A. Holden, Mr. Arthur Huntington, Mr. Frank B. Jewett, Mr. W. S. Lee, Mr. John M Lovejoy, Mr. Charles R. Main, Mr. Theo- dore Marvin, Mr. W. M. Mayo, Mr. James H. McGraw, Mr. Albert Milmow, Mr. Henry C. Morris, Mr. John V. W. Reynders, Mr. Edgar Rickard, Mr. W. Frank Roberts, Mr. David B. Rushmore, Mr. Earl F. Scott, Mr. John F. Stevens, Mr. Ambrose Swasey, Mr. Marshall W. Tuthill, Mr. W. R. Webster, Mr. Charles C. Whittier, Mr. Clyde E. Willlams, Mr. Floyd W. Woodcock and Mr. Roy V. ‘Wright. Mrs. Hoover yesterday afternoon was hcstess to the members of the Students Orchestra of Wilmington, Del., and the conductor, Miss Edna Turner, when she received them after hearing the con- cert which they gave in Central High | School auditorium in the morning. | Mrs. Edgar, who with Mr. Rickard is & | guest at the White House, accompanied Mrs. Hoover to the concert, and after | the reception went with her to the Girl Scouts’ Little House for a further view of work of the Girl Scouts. ‘The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Wilbur will be among the guests at the luncheon today which Mrs. Robert E. Lee, 3d, will give in com- pliment to the Minister of Panama and Senora de Alfaro. The lunch- eon will be served in the ball room of the Mayflower Hotel, and Mr. Walter D. Davidge will act as host for Mrs. Lee. Others in the company will include the Minister of Albania, Mr. Faik Konitza; the Minister of Guatemala and Senora de Recinos, the Minister of Egypt, Seso- tris Sidarouss Pasha; Representative and Mrs. Andrew J. Montague, Mrs | willism Howard Taft, the United States Ambassador to Chile and Mrs. William S. Culbertson, the military attache of the Cuban embassy and Senora de Prieto, the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Seymour Lowman, Judge and Mrs. Samuel J. Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sim Lee, Baron and Baroness von Below, Maj. and Mrs. Ennalls Waggaman, Mrs. George Bar- nett, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Walker, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Procter, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Holcombe, Dr. Stanley K. Hornbeck, Maj. and Mrs. Richard D. La Garde, Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur W. Hubbard, Dr. |and Mrs. Willlam Jennings Price, Dr. and Mrs. Willlam C. Gwynn, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Cooke, Mr. and Mrs. Mon- cure Burke, Dr. snd Mrs. Davenport White, Mr. Richard Flournoy, Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Drayton, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Potts, Mrs. William Laird Dun- lop, jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Crockett, Mz, and Mrs, Cabot Stevens, Mr, and President Hoover Is Host To Company of Engineers Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur Among Guests at Dinner for Minister Of Panama Given by Mrs. R. E. Lee. | Mrs. Asa Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Charles | W. Mixter, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Murdock, Mr. Beverly M. Middleton, Mrs. Robert | Whitney Imbrie, Mrs. Edward Bradford, Miss Mary L. Gildersleeve, Mrs. J. 8. Boatwright, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene G. Adams, Dr.and Mrs. Macpherson Crich- ton, Mr. and Mra. C. G. Miller, the Rev. Dr. Meade Bolton MacBryde and Mr. Fragklin Rowdybush. Representative and Mrs. William E. Evans will entertain at a dinner dance ‘a: the Shoreham tomorrow evening in | honor of their daughter, Miss Catherine | Evans. Representative and Mrs. James M | Beck entertained & company of 16 at | dinner last evening in honor of the Am- | bassador of Great Britain and Lady | Lindsay. | Mrs. Henry. wife of Maj. Gen. Guy V. Henry, and their daughter, Miss | Henry, will entertain at luncheon Wed- | nesday in compliment to Miss Margaret McKinley, daughter of Gen. McKinley, and cther debutantes of the Army circle. Miss Mary Henry. who has been visit= ing in California and Honolulu. will re- (Continued on Page 6, Column 2.) . Tea atv S;ldiers‘ Home FOI’ Diplomat Guests The Minister of Panama and Senora de Alfero will be guests at tea this afternoon of Maj. and Mrs. Parker W. West, who are entertaining ia the.r quarters at the Soldiers’ Home. An almost unbrokerr field of snow will greet the visitors and within the house the briliancy of Christmas cheer of the brightest will predominate. In one corner of the reception room is an illuminated Christmas tree and poin- settia and other Christmas flowers will be used in profusion. Assisting at the tea table will be Senora de Prieto, Mme. Sokolowska, Mme. Chevalier, Mrs. W. H. King, Mrs. Robert U. Patterson and Mrs. Frederick D. McKenney. Assisting generally will be Mrs. Victor Kauffmann, Mrs. Jaccb Leander Loose, Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro and Mrs. John A. McClure. Debutante Dance for Delaware Visitor Mr. and Mrs. Cazenove Lee will be hosts at a dance Friday at the May- flower in honor of their subdebutante daughter, Miss Marguerite du Pont Lee, and Miss Denise du Pont, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred I du Pont of Wil- mington, Del. e —— Luncheon at Mflyflowef Follows Wednesday Concert Mrs. Lawrence Townsend will enter- tain at luncheon Wednesday at the Mayflower in compliment to the artists rendering the program at the concert that morning in the hotel, Miss Grete Stueckgold, soprano, of the Metropolitan Opera Co, and Mr. Andre D'Arkor, tenor, of the Royal Opera, Brussels, both of whom will make their debuts in Wasbington that day. ( ' .