Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1935, Page 43

Capital’s Social High Lights Part 3—10 Pages SOCIETY SECTION he Sunday Stae WASHINGTON, D. 3 SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 17, 35 1935. Features Wome for n Varied Diversions of Prominent Society: Women of the Capital Miss Louise Chase Muers . debutante daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hewitt Myers, spends much of her time on the bridle paths. Roosevelts Are Marking 30th Wedding Anniversary At White House Today President and Mrs. Roosevelt Wishes of Entire World—Mi-careme Have Well Ball Will Be Held March 30. BY SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. ‘ This is wedding anniversary day in She White House, where the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, surrounded by several members of their family, will | enjoy it in pretty much the same manner they would do at their Hyde Park home, with, of course, a more incessent interruption with con- gratulations from relatives and friends not fortunate enough to be with them and by hosts of people from all over the Nation. Certainly there are gifts, telegrams and letters until the more than 105,000 letters of all nature received by Mrs. Roose- | velt last year will seem but an infinitesimal number. Perhaps the awning over the ramp | erected for the President’s benefit at | St. Thomas Church may be neally} straightened out—for it has been | blown sorely awry by the March | winds—and again peshaps the head of the Nation and Mrs. Roosevelt will go there for morning church worship. But whatever they do, wherever they | g0, they have the good wishes of the | entire world for many more years of | happy domestic life. Mrs. Roosevelt made it quite clear Friday night, when millions of people heard her over the radio, how she manages to | do the stupendous amount of work | she daily accomplishes simply by clear thinking and co-operation. She is quick to see where she can | do the most good to the most people, | and generously lends the use of her name when and where she can. Among other things, Mrs. Roosevelt | is chief sponsor for the Mi-careme | ball to be given at the Willard Hotel | the night of March 30 by the News- paper Women's Club of Washington, | when the Children's Hospital Heat- | Ing Plant fund and club fellowship fund will pe the beneficiaries. The club boasts as honorary members | not only Mrs. Roosevelt but Mrs. Hoover and Mrs. Coolidge, former mistresses of the White House; | cabinet women, and a number of other women important in the life of | the Capital. The ball will be the most brilliant spectacle to take place | in Washington in many moons, a | carnival event with fancy costume, | confetti and all the glitter Mi-careme is supposed to carry, and besides, a program during the evening such as ‘Washington has not often enjoyed. ‘While this brilliant ball will break the somber days of sackcloth and ashes, the National Press Club also is engaged variously, and its Tuesday program last week was given over to the National Symphony of Washington by the entertainment of some of its promoters, thus furnishing a feast of music without a note sounded save that for the unique Summer season program. Music from a barge in the Potomac, with the audience seated comfortably on the banks of the his- toric stream, amplifiers used if neces- sary, and everything done for the com- | min W, Meeks, from 4 to 5, and Mrs. fort of the music lovers. ‘The plan for these Summer concerts ‘was well set forth by those who know, but even that might have made a grave contribution to the luncheon had not Mrs. Lawrence Townsend lent her gift of story telling as well as her knowledge of music to enliven the feast. She is as inimitable a raconteur as she is gifted in the art of music, having charmed court circles and » [N large audiences in those days when her husband represented this country | at foreign courts. When she decides to reminisce for publication, she cer- tainly will produce a best seller. ‘ But about music on the Potomac. That idea of the barge is brand-new, but not concerts in Potomac Park. That idea belongs to Mrs. William Howard Taft, who had a pavillion built at as convenient a point in that vast area by the river side as possible. where | both pedestrians and those driving might hear the music. Then nothing could be more charming than the band concerts at the Sylvan Theater, where ! thousands have collected for seasons past to hear the United States service bands. | The president and trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art have issued | invitations for the opening of the private view of the fourteenth bien- nial exhibition of contemporary American oil paintings Saturday eve- ning of this week at 9 o'clock. It is| there that society as a whole will meet and painters, sculptors and connofs- | seurs of art will rub shoulders in the various galleries and each group pri- vately pass judgment on the canvases. One always meets members of the Supreme Court and others high in the Government as well as the diplo- matic corps and traveled society folk | there and perhaps at no other recep- | tion held in Washington is there a more notable or representative com- pany called toegther, Churches are well filled during the Lenten season, many of the edifices most inspiring in their stately beauty, quite in contrast to the season of Lent in 1800 when services were held n the House of Representatives in | the Capitol or in a crude wooden | structure at the foot of the grounds. | There was a great display of finery and fashion in the chamber of Repre- | | sentatives when members gave up | their seats to the lady worshipers. | History relates that going to meeting at the Capitol became a furor and the women wore their most fashion- able attire and men bowed and scraped and made a great ado about everything but the religious service, Mr. Jefferson being the staidest, most devotional person there. The Marine Band played, but its lively strains were but an ill accomplishment to the psalm singing and other sacred hymns. Edward Everet was one of the divines to address the worshipers, but even during his eloquence the Capitol mailbags were dragged through the audience, taking it to or from the Capitol post office. ———e Mrs. Roper Guest of Mrs. Gray at Spring Tea | Mrs. Daniel C. Roper will be guest of honor of Mrs. Joseph M. M. Gray, wife of the chancellor of American University, when she receives at her home on the campus, Massachusetts and Nebraska avenues, next Wednes- day afternoon from 4 to 6. | ‘Those presiding at the table wiil be: Mrs. Joy Elmer Morgan, Mrs. Benja- H. G. Moulton and Mrs. Howard G. Nichols, from 5 to 6, assisted by Mrs. | Earl L. Packer and Dr. Margaret H. | Sebree. No cards have been issued. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Cancel Day At Home Mr. and Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin will not be at home this afternoon. > £l Above: Miss Belle Johnson finds bowling a pleasant pastime. She is the daughter of Mrs. Moulton K. Johnson. Mrs. Edward W. C. Devereu. : d . C 1 delights her baby daughter, Joan Ryan, by feeding the pigeons during their daily visits to the park. Mrs. Devereux was formerly Miss Ruth Richards. Mr.and Mrs.N.E. Perin Announce Engagcment | Of Daughter Carnealia Miss Effie Lenore Hall, Daughter of Former Rep- resentative Robert S. Hall and Mrs. Hall, Will Wed in April. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Edmond Perin announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Carnealia Ander- son Perin, to Mr. Edward Burling Jr., | son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Bur- ling. - Mr. Burling graduated from Yale University in 1929 and ImmI the Harvard Law School in 1932. Former Representative Robert S. Hall and Mrs. Hall announce the en- gagement of their daughter, Effie Le- nore, to Mr. Nolan Stewart Vaughan of Clarkesdale, Miss., son of Mr. and Mrs. Yandell Vaughan. The wedding will take place April | 10 in the First Presbyterian Church | in Jackson, Miss. Miss Hall will have as her maid of honor, her cousin, Miss Annie Louise Hall, and the brides- maids will be Miss Lucille Hall of this city and Miss Bozell Firth of Baton | Rouge, La. Mr. Hall will have as his best man Mr. Earl Ingram of Yazoo City, Miss,, and the ushers will include Capt. S. A Hall, U. 8. A, brother of the bride- elect, of Hattiesburg, Miss.; Mr. Cy Doty of Yazoo City and Mr. Hayes Vaughan, brother of the bridegroom. Miss Hall is a graduate of George ‘Washington University, where she was a member of Chi Omego Sorority. Dr. and Mrs. William David Tewks- bury announce the engagement of their daughter Jane West to Ensign Merrill K. Clementson, son of the late Dr. William A. Clementson of Pennsylvania. His mother is Mrs. | Clyde Kelly, wife of former Repre- sentative Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania | and Washington. | Miss Tewksbury was educated at Gunston Hell, Washington, and made her debut two years ago. Through her mother she is descended from some | of the oldest and most prominent fam- | illes of Virginia. Among her ances- tors is John West, Governor of the (Continued on Fage 7, Column 2) | » —All Photos by Underwood. Mrs. Landra B. Platt, skilled in the difficult sport of skeet shooting. Mrs. Platt is the Jormer Miss Virginia Graham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bryon U. Graham. Mrs. W. Forbes Morgan 1s a is often seen with her two dogs, and Sandy, the Scottie, on a jaunt through the park. walking enthusiast. She Mrs. Hamlet, the Great Dane, Gen. Herron, who frequents the bridle path. Charles D. Herron, wife of Brig. U. S. A.. an equestrienne Polish Embassy Scene Of Mu_sicale on March 27 Ambassador M. Stanislaw Patek Has Issued Son-in-Law and Daughter Invitations—Italian Ambassador Due Bacl( From Floric‘a Today. The Ambassador of Poland, Stanislaw Patek, has issued invi tions for a musicale at the embassy Wednesday evening, March 27, at 9 o'clock. The Royal Italian Ambassador, Signor Augusto Rcsso, will return this afternoon from Florida, where he | spent the last few weeks. | The Ambassador of France and | Mme. de Laboulaye entertained at a dinner last evening when the ranking guest was the dean of the diplomatic corps, His Brittanic Majesty's Ambas- sador, Sir Ronald Lindsay. The Ambassador of Germany, Herr Hans Luther, was host at a dinner last evening in honor of the Speaker of the House and Mrs. Joseph W. Byrns. The Ambsssador of Chile and his three daughters, Senorita Marta Truc- co, Senorita Graciela Trucco and Senorita Rebeca Trucco will return | today from Miami, Fla. The Ambassador will entertain at a reception Tuesday from 5 to 7 o'clock in the embassy in honor of the mem- bers of the Chilean Education Com- mission. The members of the com- mission will also be the guests in whose honor the counselor of the Chilean Embassy, Senor Don Benja- min Cohen, will entertain at luncheon Wednesday. The Ambessador of the Union of | Soviet Socialist Republics and Mme. | | Trovanovsky entertained last night on the occasion of a presentation at the embassy of Chekhov's “Uncle Vanya” by the Columbia Players. The guests included the Ambassa- dor of Poland, Mr. Stanislaw Patek; the Minister of Persia and Mme. Djalal, former Senator and Mrs. Smith W. Brookhart, Gen. and Mrs. Peyton C. March, Admiral and Mrs, E. J. King, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Mc- Intyre, Miss Marie McIntyre, Miss Ruth Allen, Dr. Mikas Bagdonsas, Mr. ‘ : | and Mrs. P. Benard, Miss Emer Bren- nan, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brennan, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Blakeslee, Mr. and Mme. Ales Broz and Mlle. Gladys Broz, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Chalkley, Miss Frances Crawford, Comdr. and Marchioness Cugia, Lieut. Coi. Vin- cerzo Coppola and Mme. Coppola, Prof. and Mrs. Johnr Donaldson, Senor and Senora Echegaray, Mr. and Mrs. (Continued on Page 7, Column 6., i : Micareme Ball of Newspaper Women's Club A fashion parade will be one of the | entertainment features at the costume | ball of the Newspaper Women's Club to be given at the Willard Hotel on Sat- urday evening, March 30, for the | benefit of the Children's Hospital heating plant fund and the club's fellowship fund. Miss Wilma Laville is in charge of this feature of the ball. Stars from the cast of “Life Begins at Eight-forty,” which will be at the National Theater that week, will put on a special skit at the ball, and Miss | Katharine Brooks, chairman of the Entertainment Committee, promises additional surprise guests who will contribute to the program. Miss Grace Eustis, chairman of the Floor Committee, announced yester- day that Mr. Newbold Noyes has ac- cepted the vice chairmanship of her committee and others who have ac- cepted to date are Mr. Gould Lincoln and Mr. Henry Suydam. Mzs. Cordell Hull is chairman of | the Reception Committee, and other committee chairmen include Mrs. Sal- lie V. H. Pickett, boxes; Miss Eliza- beth E. Poe, postegs; Miss Jackie Martin, music; Mrs. Ann Parker Mar- shall, programs, and Mrs. Mary Mac- Cracken Jones, decorations. Costumes will be the order of the evening, and although not oblgatory, it is hoped that guests as well as mem- bers of the Newspaper Women's Club will come in costume. Boettigers Arrive At White House to Mark Anniversary of President and Mrs. | Roosevelt to Be With Lat- ter's Parents on Thirtieth | Wedding Anniversary. Pyesident and Mrs. Roosevelt have with them at the White House their son-in-law and daughter, Mr." and Mrs. John Boettiger, who came from New York yesterday to be with the latter's parents on the 30th anniver- sary of their wedding. ‘The Postmaster General, Mr. James A. Farley, is spending the week end | in New York and will return to Wash- ington the first of the week. | The Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Claude A. Swanson, will be joined the |end of the week by Mrs. Swanson, | who is spending a vacation in At- lantic City. ‘The Secretary of the Interior and | Mrs. Harold L. Ickes will leave this | afternoon by train for Florida, where | they will remain for some days, re- | turning to the Capital Saturday. | Mrs. White, wife of Senator Wal- | lace H. White, jr., is spending a short | time in their home in Maine yhere | she went Friday. She is éxpected to return the middle of the week. Miss Lyla Townsend, daughter of Senator John G. Townsend, jr., is at the St. Regis Hotel in New York over Sunday and will return to the Shore- ham the first of this week. She was one of the guests of honor at a high { school journalism function in New | York yesterday. Mrs. Davis, wife of Senator James | J. Davis, left yesterday for Detroit | wheve she will make a short visit with | the Senator's brother and sister-in- |law, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Davis. . Mr. Justice and Mrs. F. Dickinson Letts will have with them for the Spring holidays their debutante niece, | Miss Dorothy Haney Letts, who will | arrive the latter part of the week from the Connecticut College for (Continued on Page 7, Column ¢ Gov. Gen. Frank Murphy To Be Guest at Dinner Governor of pl’lilipp;nes Will Be Enterta;ned b}' Attorney Gen Hcmer S. | SR | The Attorney General and Mrs Homer S. Cummings will entertain at a dinner tomorrow evening in honor of the Governor General of the Philip- pines, Mr. Frank Murphy. There will be 14 guests. Senator and Mrs. Daniel O. Hast- ings will entertain at an informal supper party this evening in their apartment at the Shoreham Hotel, when their guests will number 30. | | Representative and Mrs. John J. Dempsey were hosts at the dinner dance in the ball room at the Shore- ham last evening, when their guests | included Representative and Mrs. R. Ewing Thomason, Mr. and Mrs. W. iForbes Morgan and Mr. and Mrs. | Russell Brown. ‘The chief of naval operations and Mrs. William Standley will entertain at dinner Thursday evening, April 4. Miss Marje Standley, daughter of | Admiral and Mrs. Standley, is in An- napolis over Sunday, having gone there for the hop at the Naval Aczdemy last evening. Miss Grace Roper, daughter of the Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Daniel C. Roper, will entertain at a buffet supper this evening in honor of Dr. Louis Anspacher, who will ad- dress the Town Hall this evening. Dr. Anspacher, who is in addition to | being one of the foremost lecturers, | is an astrologer, poet and philosopher, will speak on “The Modern Cultural Ideals.” Maj. David R. Nimmer, who is at- | tached to the Office of Naval Intel- ligence, and Mrs. Nimmer gave a din- ner party in the Shoreham ball room last evening in honor of Mr. George | C. Hanson, who is in Washington for & short time and will leave this week for his new post as charge d'affaires & eral anc] A\/ll’s‘ Cummings. cow, and Maj. and Mrs. Nimmer also have come from Moscow, Where Maj. Nimmer had the post of naval at- tache. They haue been back in the Capital 10 days Mrs. Henry Prather Fletcher has is- sued cards for a small tea tomorrow aft- srnoon at the 1925 F Street Club, when her guests will be from the diplo- matic circle, members of the Wom= en's National Press Club, the News- paper Women's Club and from resi- dential society. Mrs. Henry Albers entertained at luncheon at the Highlands today in honor of Mme. Cantacuzene-Grant. The luncheon was followed by bridge at the National Capital Republican Club, and the company included Mrs. Lester Dickinson, Mrs. Warren Austin, Mrs. Robert Bulkley, Mrs. Vic Donahey, Mrs. Bertram Snell, Mrs. Harry Clay Ransley, Mrs. A. H. Gasque, Mrs. Stephen Gambril, Mrs. George Burn- ham, Mrs. J. W. Boehne, Mrs. Ralph Owen Brewster, Mrs. Thad Brown, Mrs. J. J. Thomas, Mrs." Ellis Yost, Mrs. Gilbert Grosvernor, Mrs. Vire ginia White Speel, Mrs. Charles Wil- | liamson, Mrs. Strickland Gillilan, Miss | McNierny, Miss Patton, Mrs. Henry Larson of Quantico, Mrs. Peter Drury, | Mrs. Richard Fay Jackson, Mrs. H. M. Fulton. Mrs. R. Dyer, Mrs. S. Sargent of Boston, Mrs. Harry Hull, Mrs. H. T. Dodge of California, Mrs. Bruce Baird, Mrs. Warren Haines, Mrs. ‘W. F. Loetsch, Mrs. Cabot | Stevens, Mrs. John Fowler, Mrs. Oscar Juve, Mrs. Louis Weller, Mrs. |J. A. Hallowell, Mrs. J. A. Branson, | Miss Daisy Prentice, Mrs. Eldon King, Miss Grace Burton, Mrs. M. Whit- man, Mrs. J. Hasely, Mrs. Edward Keys, Mrs. Paul Myron Linebarger, |Mrs. Gardner Phillips Orme, Mrs. | Norman Hough, Mrs. Frisby Eiker, (Mrs. L. A. Morrison, Mrs. Lawrence | Hopkinson, Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer, | “(Continued on Page 8, Column 7.)