Evening Star Newspaper, April 2, 1935, Page 18

_ B2 Mrs. Roosev Guest at New York Tonight Will First Attend Benefit Concert for Club for Unemployed Girls Which She Organized. RS. ROOSEVELT will be en- tertained at supper this eve- ning in New York by Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, in her home, 137 Riverside drive. The supper party will follow the con- cert at the Metropolitan Opera House for the benefit of the Eleanor Roosevelt Club for Unemployed Girls. The artists at the concert will be Ameri- cans and will be guests at the supper. Mrs. Roosevelt will leave at mid- night tonight for her return to the White House. Mrs. Harold L. Ickes, wife of the Secretary of the Interior, and Mme. Djalal, wife of the Minister of Iran, were the ranking guests at a lunch- eon which Mrs. Emil Hurja gave to- day in her home. ‘The newly appointed United States Minister to Venezuela and Mrs. Mere- dith Nicholson, who have been on leave in their home, in Indiana, spent a day at the Willard on their way to New York. They will sail today to the Minister's new post, at Caracas, a post he has been transferred to from Paraguay, where he has served as Minister for some months. Mrs. Edward Brewer Montgomery SOCIETY. elt Honor Supper. in | Friday, April 26, in the Sail Loft at | the Navy Yard. Dancing will begin |at 9:30 o'clock and admittance will | be by card only. The commandant and officers of the United States Navy Yard and naval station in Washington will en- tertain the Navy juniors at an Easter dance, Saturday, April 27, in the Sail Loft at the Navy Yard. Dancing will begin at 8:30 o'clock, when admittance will be by card only. |Plans Being Made | For Future Weddings Miss Louise Auchincloss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Auchincloss | of Locust Valley, Long Island, have | chosen attendants for her marriage |May 18 to Mr. Edward Hutchinson | Robbins, son of the American Min- | ister to Canada, Mr. Warren Delano | Robbins and Mrs. Robbins. The ceremony will be performed in the Episcopal Church of St. John’s of | Lattingtown at Locust Valley, by the | Rev. Dr. Endicott Peabody, head- | master of Groton School, assisted by THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO ; D. €, YOUNG HOSTESS AND HOUSE GUEST Left to right: Miss Barbara Frisbie and Miss Dorothy Haney Letts. Miss Letts is a niece of Justice and Mrs, F. Dickinson Letts. Miss Frisbie is visiting Miss Letts, having come from her home in New Britain, Conn. TUESDAY, 'APRIL -—Harris-Ewing Photo. 2, 1935. President’s Portrait to Be Unveiled Elliott Roosevelt to Attend Ceremony in Austin, Texas. . and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt will ‘The canvas has been completed for the Young Democrats of Texas, who will present it to the State of Texas| April 13. Pollowing the unveiling in the State capitol in Austin, the Presi- will be guests of the Young Democrats of Texas at dinner. Mr. Chandor will have the por- in the Shoreham Hotel. Mr. Chandor has painted President Hoover and the members of his cabinet and many crowned heads of Europe and the Prince of Wales. Next week the artist will begin portraits of two prominent members of society in| Washington. Hosts at Club Dance | dent’s son and his_attractive wite | [l trait on view this week at his studio | [{ll Mr. and Mrs. Hunter || SOCIET ment. It will be the first presentation | of the dances on any stage, and the composers will play their own music, which will be interpreted in dance form under Miss Lisa Gardiner's di- rection. In %heir party will be Col. and Mrs. Bruce Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Burgess, Mr, and Mrs. Charles M. Hunter, 3d; Miss Dorothy Greaseley, Miss Nancy Haas, Mr. | Robert Haas and Mr. George Wilcox. Others who will attend the concert will be Mr. and Mrs. Harold N. Marsh and guests, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Benedict, Mrs. D. L.-McGrew; Miss Elena De Sayn, Mr. and Mrs. Alden Pinckel and other members of the = The ushers tomorrow night will be members of the Alice Louise Hunter Studio of the Dance, including Miss Marjorie McGann, chairman; Miss Kathryn Cunningham, Miss Gertrude Elmendorf, Miss Marianna Grogan, Miss Faith Howell, Miss Ann McKin- ley, Miss Shirley Rowe, Miss Gere Dell Sale, Miss Evelyn Schweizer and Miss Catherine Shea. ‘The Community Center Department and the Washington Composers’ Club have placed reserved seats on sale for this concert at the Willard Hotel | Ticket Bureau, the T. Arthur Smith Ticket Bureau, the Washington Hotel ‘Washington Composers’ Club. newsstand and the A. A. A. Ticket | Bureau. ESTABLISHED OVER FIFTY YEARS Slip Covers —made in our own shops in a superior manner. Charmin such as are found g and unusual materials here, will give new life and color to your home. Upholstering on the premises, b ence. You will be ~of your Furniture will be executed here v experts of long experi- delighted with the beauti- ful and durable fabrics. You Will Find Our Estimates Very Reason- able and Our Suggestions of Real Value will close her town house on Massa- | chusetts avenue this week and leave | :,:\gwl:“m Rev. Prank Du Moulin, the for Havana to join Mr. Montgomery, | the American consul general to Cuba. The former Mrs. Mark Reid Yates has a charming villa in the aristo- cratic quarter of the Cuban capital, where she entertains frequently and in addition acts as hostess for the American Ambassador at official func- tions. During the past fortnight Mrs. Montgomery has given several lunch- eons and dinners at historic Colling- wood, her former country home near Mount Vernon. At these parties Cu- ban dishes were featured and the guests, many of whom came from dip- | lomatic circles, remarked the fluency with which Mrs. Montgomery spoke Spanish. After July 1 Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery will go to Europe. Mrs. Claude Rodman Porter, wife of Interstate Commerce Commissioner Porter, has returned after spending the past three months in Florida. Gen. and Mrs. Patrick Guiney are spending a few days in New York. Col. Hiram M. Cooper, U. S. A., and Mrs. Cooper have come to Washington from Lansing, Mich., and will spend several days at the Martinique. Mrs. Henry T. Burgin, wife of Col Burgin, is expecting Mrs. Joseph Cot- trell of Fortress Monroe, Va., to be her guest at the Shoreham. Mrs. Burgin will give a cocktail party in her apartment at the hotel the fol- lowing day in honor of Mrs. Cottrell. Maj. and Mrs. Hugh A. Allen have 8s guests in their home in Aurora Hills, Va., the former’s brother, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Russell Emery of Fort Benning, Ga. Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Allen spent the Winter in Miami and St. Petersburg, Fla., and are stopping over for a few days in Aurora Hilis| en route to their home on the West Coast. Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. John J. Fitzgerald have as their guests Mrs. Henry de Saussure Elliott and Mrs. | Harace Hobson Early of Charleston, 8. C, who will remain several weeks. The commandant and officers of the United States Navy Yard and| naval station, Washington, have is- sued invitations for an Easter dance, STORE YOUR FURS with cxperts.' For thirty years furs and weolens have been entrust- ed to us for safekeeping. We provide mothproof chests large enough for family use. These cost even less than the moderate charges per garment. RUGS Cleaned and Stored FIDELITY STORAGE 1420 U Street N.W. North 3400 Latest Edition in SPRING COATS Again Rizik creates a Spring Coat with their usual zip and dash —a coat very new and chic—of Forstmann woolen in waffle weave, with wide double lapel, belt, and : cuffs of stitch- ed taffeta. Note the stunning high neck line $49.50 BROTHERS Washington’s Two Better Shops 1213 F Street | Mrs. Alexander Cochran _Forbes, the former Miss Irene H. Robbins, sister of the bridegroom-to-be, will | be matron of honor and Miss Patsy | Rathbone of Westbury, Long Island | | will be maid of honor. The other at- tendants will be Mrs. Nelson Aldrich of Boston and Miss Susan Cutler, Miss Sybil.Jay, Miss Beatrice Iselin, Miss Polly Poits and Miss Nancy | | Nicholas, all of New York. Mr. War- | ren Delano Robbins will be his | brother's best man. The announcement of the engage- | | ment of Mrs. Ethel Shields Darling- | | ton, widow of Mr. Harry Darlington of | | Sewickley, Pa., to Mr. George Angus | Garrett of Washington is of interest | here. The wedding will take place | April 11 in the home of the bride- elect, Highlawn, at Sewickley. Mrs. Darlington, who made her home in Philadelphia before her mar- riage, is the sister of Mrs. Robert Clarkson of New Yqrk. Mr. Garrett is a member of the | Metropolitan Club, the Chevy Chase Club and Grasslands, and is also a member of the Knickerbocker, Racket and Tennis, Turf and Field and the United Hunts Clubs, all of New York. Mr. Garrett left last evening for New York, where he will spend several | | days. Mrs. Felix Tait Moore announces the engagement of her niece, Miss Eetty Cline of Falls Church to Dr. Alfred Monroe Palmer of Clarendon, | Va. Miss Cline is the daughter of the late Sheldon S. Cline, former man- aging editor of The Evening Star, and the late Mrs. Cline. Dr. Palmer is a graduate of Georgetown University. No date has been set for the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Martin P. Huberth of Scarsdale, N. Y., announce the | engagement of their daughter, Helen, to Ensign Charles Keene of Wash- Miss Huberth is a graduate of { €mith College and Ensign Keene, ! who graduated from the United States | Naval Academy at Annapolis, is now stationed on the U. S. §. 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