Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1935, Page 23

SOCIETY, Lun cheons And Dinners Given Here Parties at Hotels and on Deck of New Ocean Liner. . PATRICK FARRELL, wife of the Interstate Commerce Com- missioner, entertained at a bridge luncheon yesterday at the Little Tea House, her guests being Mrs. Harry Wheeler, Mrs. D. P. Bush, Mrs. John McGrew, Mrs. Robert Fagett, Mrs, Arthus Tew, Mrs. George Tew, Mrs, BSamuel West and Mrs, J. H. Cunning- ham. Maj. Gen. and Mrs, William R. Gjb- son entertained a company of eight at dinner in the ball room at the Shore- ham last evening. Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George S. Bimonds will be guests of honor at a dinner to be given this evening at the Mayflower by the military attache of the Japanese Embassy and Mme. Mat- sumato. Brig. Gen. Stanley D. Embick and Mrs. Embick were guests of honor for whom Lieut. Col. Robert S. Beightler entertained at dinner at the Shoreham last evening. The guests included members of the war plans division of the War Department General Staff, to which Col. Beightler is attached. Among those preesnt were Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Sherman Miles, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. James H. Cunningham, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Frank 8. Clark, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Guy W. Chipman, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. John P. Smith, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Arthur P. Watson, Maj. and Mrs. Russell P. Hartle, Maj. and Mre. Isaac Spalding, Maj. and Mrs. Leonard T. Gerow, Mr. and Mrs. Thad Holt of Montgomery, Ala, who are visiting Col. and Mrs. Chipman; Miss Nanita Miles and Miss Clara Springer. Col. Beightler and Lieut. Comdr. J. A. Saunders dined with Senator Fred- erick Hale at the Little Tea House ‘Tuesday. Gov. Gen. Marcel Olivier, chairman of the board of directors of the Com- pagnie General Transatlantic, has is- sued invitations for a dinner party Wednesday evening, June 5, on board the new ship Normandie, which will | be docked in New York upon the com- pletion of its maiden voyage from Cherbourg. Mrs. Lester Dixon Hays, wife of former Representative Hays of Mis- | souri, was hostess at a luncheon party | today at the Congressional Club. Her party, which was in honor of Mrs. Lester J. Dickinson and Mrs. Julian N. Priant of Missouri, was one of the larger companies entertained there to- | day. ‘Mrs. Hays' other guests were | Mrs, Cleveland A. Newton, Mrs. Charles T. Heyser, Mrs. Oscar C. Bland, Mrs. Ottis J. Rogers, Mrs. | James A. Hoffmann, Mrs. Sterling | Nottinagle, Mrs. Harry W. Blair, Mrs. | Thomas A. Cochran, Mrs. Ernest H. Daniel, Mrs. James L. Baity, Mrs. | Willlam W. Badgerley, Mrs. Clyde Williams, Mrs. Hugh C. Smith, Mrs. Claude R. Porter, Mrs, Paul Line- | barger, Mrs. Clarence Cannon, Mrs, Thomas H. Baker, Mrs. James H. Un- derwood and Mrs. Miles C. Trow- bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Precious and daughter, Miss Sheila Precious, of Capetown, who are spending several days in Washington at the Mayflower, were luncheon guests yesterday of the Minister of the Union of South Africa and Mrs, Ralph William Close. Mr. Precious and his family left South Africa the latter part of January and §re making a trip around the world. ‘They plan to spend about four months in England. Mrs. Wilfred Mann, daughter of the Minister and Mrs. , is a lifelong friend and school- of Miss Precious, Mr. Edwin Bergstrom of Los Angeles was host at dinner last evening at the Little Tea House, his guests being Mr. and Mrs, John T. Carr Lowe and | Mr. Charles T. Ingham of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt | @ave a supper party in the ball room | 8t the Shoreham last evening in | honor of her house guests, Mrs. Emily | Moore Mahan, Mr. Richard Moore | | and Mr. James Moore, sister and brothers of Grace Moore, the noted singer and actress. The visitors were overnight guests of Mrs. Willebrandt, stopping in the Capital on their way | Bome after being in New York for the award presentation a few days | &go of the honorary medal to their dister by the Soclety of Arts and @clences. Mrs. K. P. Haase and Miss Agnes Leisy were the dinner guests last eve- ning of Mr. and Mrs. John C. McNeil of Albany, N. Y., who entertained at | the Little Tea House. 5 2 Mrs. Henry Sherman Boutelle of | Morristown, N. J., will entertain the senior class of the Academic Depart- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1935. Notables at Democratic Garden Party Engagement of Wide Social Moment News has been received of the en- gagement of Miss Arabella Bassett, dsughter of Mrs. Von Schrader Bas- Capt. Shutter Guest Of Women’s Alliance Capt. Arnold W, Shutter will be Prentiss Bassett, to Mr. John Preston | morning. Wiley, son of Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley and the late Dr. Harvey W. Wiley. The wedding date has been set for May 31, and the ceremony will be per- formed in Washington with only the families attending. A small reception will follow. Miss Bassett is the granddaughter of the late Col. and Mrs. Frederick von Schrader and the great-grand- will give- an {llustrated talk on “Around Southern Seas,” including Malay Siyaits settlements, Duich East Indies, Piji Islands, China and Japan. The vice president, Mrs. F. W. Tilley, will preside. Luncheon will be served at 1 o'clck, when Mrs. J. M. Aldrich will be S8OCIETY. B3 Miss Milliken Guest Of Woman’s Party Acting Capt, Rhoda J, Milliken of the Woman’s Bureau, Metropolitan Police Force, will be the speaker at the tea to be held by the District of Jumgs STREET AT FOURTEENTH The Good Word Has Gone Around About the Wonderful Summer Columbia Branch of the National Woman's Party, Mrs. Lucia Hanna Hadley, chairman, in the beautiful” garden of Alva Belmont House, 144 B street northeast, Sunday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock, Capt. Milliken, will talk on “Special Problems Being Met by the Woman's Buresu,” Every one 1s invited to attend, 1&C Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, center, shown being received by Mrs. Key Pittman, wife of Senator Pittman, at the benefit garden fete yesterday of the Woman’s National Democratic Club, at the home of Senator and Mrs. Pittman. At left, Mrs. Edward B. Meigs, president of the club. ment of Gunston Hall at luncheon at the Burlington Hotel tomorrow at 1 o’'clock in honor of her daughter, Miss Suzette Boutelle, who is 8 mem- ber of the class. Her guests will be Miss Mary Anderson, Miss Helen Louise Baldwin, Miss Alice de Lancy Davis, Miss Vandipya Devakula, Miss Elizabeth Mae Emerson, Miss Ellen Virginia Frey, Miss Evelyn Wam- baugh Patterson, Miss Jean Elizabeth Rickel, Miss Frank Hanes Schoolfield, Miss Valerie Frances Sherman, Miss Sheila Sultan and Miss Marjorie Walker, Music Fails to Charm Snakes. Music has no charm for snakes, de- clares Heber Longman, director of the Queensland Museum in Australia, after a series of experiments. All kinds of musical instruments were tried, all varieties of tunes were played, but not one snake turned as much as a scale. Museum authori- ties deduced that Australian snakes are not music lovers. RUG CLEANING Time to have rugs shampooed by experts; stored for Summer. mothproof storage. Most reasonable prices. SMITH'S TRANSFER & STORAGE CO. 1313 You St. NN\W. North 3343. STORE YOUR FURS with experts! For thirty years furs and woolens have been entrust- ed to us for safekeeping. We provide mothgroo] 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 L.Framk Co. Store of Youthful Fashions F B8t at 12th NA#1 8760 —Hessler-Henderson Photo. ODEL SHOP 1303 F STREET Goin’ to Town or Country, you’ll want a SUMMER ENSEMBLE Here’s a gay outfit with green corduroy coat, accenting the trim all-white crepe frock .. .and all for— |6.95 4 Charge Accounts Invited Our shop ls air-eooled cartreN Hootweat? CARLTON with Young ldeas: Flat n..'. ) B‘und Toes daughter of Dr. J. 8. B. Alleyene of | hostess. EISEMAN’S descendant on her maternal side of Gen. Daniel Bissell of Windsor, Conn., SEVENTH & F STS. and Col. Willlam B. Morrison of Philadelphia and Kaskaskia and the Alleyene and Stedman families of Boston. On her paternal side she is related to the Tuttle and Morris fam- ilies of New Haven, Conn. She at- tended the Misses Magruders School in Annapolis and the Georgetown Vis- itation Convent in Washington. Mr. Wiley is the son of the late Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, well-known au- thor and lecturer and author of the DRESSES pure-food law and for many years $2’95 keeping magazine and the grandson || For street, daytime, sports—in fact of Mrs. John C. Kelton and the late| | nearly every occasion. These cot- Gen. Kelton, former adjutant general. || tons will keep you cool and smart. He graduated from the United States|] One and two piece styles in white, Naval Academy in the class of 1934 || prints and pastels. as an honor graduate and received the D. A. R. sword of excellence in seamanship. Cotton Charge Accounts Invited acher LIOFST.N.W. For Immediate Disposal! A selected group of two hundred one-of-a-kind Ensembles, Afternoon, Street and Evening Dresses At reductions of 1/21/31/4 \ This is_our FIRST CLEARANCE of Better Dresses of the season. Every " dress is from regular stock, reflecting - rich quality material, fine work- manship and specialty shop styling. Sheers, crepes, prints chiffons, laces, satins. TUsual Charge Privileges! @ All Sales Final! Bebding Presents Since 1847 Among our Sterling Flatware patterns is the “Duncan Phyfe,” " a Colonial design, the prices of which are still low for such weight and workmanship. Tea Spoons (medium), half doz., $9.50 Butter Spreaders, half 13.00 8alad Forks, half dox... 14.00 Cream Soup Spoons, half des.... 15.00 Dessert Forks, half doz. 19.00 Dessert Knives, half d 18.75 DUNCAN PHYFE Over 100 Designs in Open Stock Glassware From 25c to $5.00 each The “VICTORIA” pattern shown is s bell-toned Rock Crystal, with a Table Center and Candlesticks to match. Cordials—S$L75. Goblets, Champagnes, Sherbets, Cock- tails, Finger Bowls, Highball s Tumblers, Claret and Wine Glasses — Each e [ ] Bétow Is Showa « New Percolator Set Comprises a 6-cup Elec- tric Coffee _ Percolator, with Sugar, Creamer and ‘Tray —in non-tarnishing chromium. Special— ARRERRNHLRLLLLLLLLILLRINQRDQBRRDRRDN NG Goods We Have in Our Men’s Shop Men not only appreciate the exceptional qualit goods and the smart styles we sglect im?themy, but they are most keen about the alert, indi- vidual attention given them as soon as they step into this wonderful shop of ours. Our summer things are the top-notch of perfection . . . see especially our “Icemere” suits for warm weather needs . . . and our lines of Furnishings are remarkable, supplying every need and taste of the well dressed man. ROREE $25 to $35 Dresses A selected group of 150 distinctive day- time, afternoon and evening frocks. 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WEEK-END CLEARANCE All Sales Final, Quantities Limited, Subject to Prior Sale. $29.75 and $35 $12.95 to $19.95 Spring Smart Spring SUITS DRESSES Just 29 of them; tweeds % . - Only 45; plain crepes and dressy fabrics; navy, mdy nheeu:pnmy. blfcek grey, beige and brown: and light colors; sizes 12 sizes 13 to 20 and 36 e e g $10 $7.95 18 Coats; colorful tweeds in 12 Suits: swagger types: brown, gold, rust, black and two tallored models in- 5 : cluded; navy, grey, beige Whills:; she/ 13 1o 29: et and biack; sizes 12 to 20; were $20.75 ... $15 33 Pairs Bilkk H full fashioned; in dark brown only; sizes 9 to 103; were B9C sovenninnnannn eeee..d8c types included; navy, green, blue, brown; sizes 12 to 38; were $29.75 s.vveeeee.. 815 87 Spring Straw and Felt HATS Crepe Print DRESSES Some of Spring’s smart- Originally $5 to $10. Smart.young ladies are going the rounds in these gay and graceful sandalsl Carlton features a new Summer model in white crushed kid with tan caliskin trim, Stitching and perforations add a dis- finctive touch. Also in all-white crushed kid. $8.75. Others, $8.75 and $1050. est styles; popular printed Some fabrics included; crepes suitable for wear all head sizes: navy, now; mostly sizes 12 to brown, beige, blue, red 16; were $7.95 and $10.95. and black. 12 Bilk Crepe Blouses; blue, pink, green, rose and white; sizes 32 to 36; were Genuine Ecuadorian Other Styles in Electric Percolators....... X Waflle Irons....$650 to $9.95 Toasters. . ..$2.50 to $16.00 s 10-piece Pyrex Ovenware—Gift Set. . ..$2.95 22 Scarfs; beautiful colors We've never had such beauties for 3 : 5L anything like $2.95. Finely woven, 9 5 3 # ; were $2.95, ligfi wzi ht ‘ . two-piece with $ ! . ® 4 $1.29 to $1.50 .. natural edge. Four classic models ® CHARGE ACCOUNTS INVITED o simply banded with navy, RALBIGH HABBRDASHBR gp e V fmhck or natural grosgrain. ese can be cleaned with sponge ‘#end water. et THE WOMEN'S SHOP—1310 F STREET & Miinery Shop— Main Floo?