Evening Star Newspaper, July 14, 1935, Page 43

Capital’s Social High Lights Part 3—14 Pages SOCIETY SECTION he Sunday Stae WASHINGTO " Attractive Young W Miss Gloria V. Grosvenor, who will leave this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, for their Summer home, Benn Bhreigh, at Baddeck, Nova Scotia —Undersood & Underwood Photo. War Summe As Officials Remain te- r Rercrallredr WOl‘l} in Sizzling Heat Famous Homes Where Visiting Ro,valtyfand" Diplomats Were Entertained Housé" Government Units Now. The Midsummer hcau of the week fust past drove all v.hc could go to cooler climes, and those of society who have had to remain .n town are the hard-working officials carrying-on as officials did during Summer of ‘the Great War. Washingtor. today is not unlike the Naucral Capital auring that famous and t1ving Summer, with cabinet officers sta:ing close to their desks, their families, for the most part, remaining with them, and lesser Charles J. Bell, though they bore the same surname were not related. mar- | | ried sisters, the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard, and occupied houses side-by-side on the opposite side of | Connecticut avenue. It was this | house of Alexander Granam Beil | | which was the first house in Wash- | ington to be cooled in Summer as 1t was heated in Winter, through an in- | vention of its owner. | Washington is its not without officials staying “on the job” through | amusements and diversions for the the heat. Palatizl Femes, during the | Summer season, and this week will | war, were offered the Government for = have two symphony concerts and two | the housing and | (ntertainment of | performances in the Naiional Sylvan | distinguished forcigners and their i suites. Today many of ‘those same houses are available not for impor- tant dignitaries irom other lancs, but for the housing of new Federal agen- | cies and units. Tue home of tue late ‘Thomas F. Waish, vhere, under the direction of the late Mrs. Walsh, matrons and maids prominent in so- ciety of the Tapi‘al labored so dili- gently for the beaefii of the Belgian refugees, will shortl; accommodate a | unit of the Gove:rment. The house where the late Vice President Marshall | entertained at the n)~ famous dinner perty for the late King Albert of the . Belgians is one of the few homes in ‘Washington which boasts 8 pipe organ of large proportions. During the life of the late Mr. Wal.h there was organ music during diniier every day, and Mr. Harry Wheaton Howard of Wash- ington, now on u irip around the world, was the crzanist. Treasures and souvenirs of tne late Mr. and Mrs. Walsh have beea removed by their daughter, Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean, and the &cene in drawing room, library and dia:ng room changes again. An organ cf simiiar dimensions, though perhaps larger than tuat of the Walsh home, was installed in the house built by thic iate Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh as a birthday present to the late Mr. MacVeagh, then Secre- tary of the Treasury. The house is now owned by the Mexican govern- ment and is the home of the Am- bassador from that republic. The home of Mrs. W Duncan McKim, built by the late Dr. McKim,.who was & cultivated musician and an organist of no small abulity, also has a pipe organ. Dr. McKim ¢r.d his first wife, who before her marriage was Miss Martha A. Moran, a sister of. tne late Francois Berger .oian. planned the house and entertain~d there frequent- ly and rarely withcat a program of music. Dr. McKim's widow made a name for herself 5 Leanora Jackson, ‘when she was a concere violinist. ‘The house built by the owner of the famous “Camp Bird Mine,” the late Mr. Walsh, also boasted a complete theater, built at the top of the house for his son, the late Vinson Walsh, who was killed in an automobile acci- dent while still a youth. At his death the theater, which was a hobby of young Mr. Walsh, was locked and the key destroyed. The oaly other house of which a theater was a part was thet of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edson Bradley, which occupied the point on Dupont Circle, now the site of an apartment hotel. It was in this latter private theater that the famous Mary Garden first sang in Washington when Mr. and Mrs. Bradley loaned their house and theater for a benefit. The house, which Mr. and Mrs. Brad- Jey remodeled and added to, was originally built by William M. Galt, which’he later sold to Gardnes Hub- bard. Alexander Graham Bell and A Theater. The National Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Hans Kindler, conductor, will inaugurate its first series of Sum- mer concerts this evening at 8 o'clock, ‘when the orchestra will play from a barge in the Potomac River just off the shore west of the Lincoln Monument and north of the Arlington Memorial Bridge. The steps from the Lincoln Memorial to the water's edge make an ideal “auditorium” and the setting and scene from there is a fitting place for the best in music, which the National Sympheny, under the direction of Dr. Kindier, has always given., The second .in the series will be given Wednesday eve- ning at the same hour. The Summer festival programs ar- ‘ranged by the Community Center de- partment and the office of the Na- | tional Capital Parks are given in- the | Sylvan Theater in the Washington | | Monument Grounds. The generous | slope of smooth green grass from the | base of the Monument to' the stage | | of the theater is a pleasant spot on | a Summer night to sit and watch | dances or listen to music, and Wash- | | ington has shown its appreciation of | | the performances by its generous pa- | | tronage. The Sylvan Theater is the | | only theater built and maintained byi the Federal Government and was one | of the things fought for by the late | Alice Pike Barney, at that time Mrs. Christian Hemmick, who was not only |8 leader in society, but one of the | | most active and progressive in | | art and music circles of the National Capital. The first performance given | in. the Sylvan Theater was June 2, 1917, when a masque “Drama Tri- umphant,” written by Mrs. Barney | was presented with outstanding stars of the theater and opera as well as prominent local stars. The 15,000 people who witnessed the performance joined in the singing of “The Star Spangled Banner” at the close of the program and cheered and called for Col. W. W. Harts, then superintend- ent of Public Buildings and Grounds, who supervised the building of the theater, and Mrs. Barney. It is a coincidence that at the last festival program, when “A Midsummer Night's Dream” was given last week, there were 15,000 people on the grassy slope and this last presentation is the first this season which has not had to be postponed because of rain, as that first affair in 1917 was postponed to June 2 because of rain. Mrs. Deborah Belt Celebrates Birthday The eighty-ninth birthday anniver- sary of Mrs. Deborah Belt, life-long resident of Montgomery County, was celebrated last Sunday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Thompson, near Gaithersburg, Md. Mrs. Belt is the widow of M. Watson Belt, and before Mrs. Douglas MacArthur, 2d, of the Summer. D. C, ANy SUNDAY MORNING, JUL who will be in the Capital much Mr. and Mrs. MacArthur have an apartment in the Valley Vista. Mrs. MacArthur, before her marriage last August, was Miss Laura Barkley, and Mrs. Alben W. Barkley. and is the daughter of Senator —Harris-Ewing Photo. Harrisons, To Be Joined | By Daughter Senatorand Mrs.Shep- | pard Plan Visit to New York Soon. Senator and Mrs. Pat Harrison will be joined tomorrow by their daughter, Miss Catherine Harrison, who has been visiting Miss Lyla Townsend, daughter of Senator John G. Townsend. jr., in her cottage at Rehoboth Beach. Senator and Mrs. Morris Sheppard #ill go to New York the end of this week to remain several days. Senator Wallace H. White, jr., will| | be joined the end of next week by | Mrs. White, who is making a short visit in their home in Maine. ‘The newly appointed United States Minister to Canada and Mrs. Norman Armour, who have been at the Shore- ham for a short stay, went yesterday to their home in Princeton for a visit before going to Canada, where the Minister will take up his duties at Ottawa, succeeding the late Mr. War- ren Delano Robbins. was joined the end of the week by’ Representative Chester C. Bolton | Miss Newton Arranges ‘Weig_ing Patent Examiner to Wed Mr. Dew in Ceremony Oct. 8. Miss Jane Elizabeth Newton, whose engagement to Mr. Arthur ‘Wells Dew of Washington, D. C., and Jackson, Mich., was recently announced by her | mother, Mrs. Giles Preston Newton Gibson of Gibson, N. C., and Wash- ington, D. C. has chosen Tuesday, October 8, as the date of her wedding. The wedding will be held at Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, 1500 Six- teenth street northwest, at 8 o'clock in the evening. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor of the church. Mr. Dew is the son of Mrs. Dew and the late Mr. Wells William Dew of Jackson, Mich. He is the brother| of Mr. Clyde Leonard Dew, managing | editor of the Arkansas Gazette of Little Rock, Ark., and of Miss Mary Edith Dew of Jackson, Mich. He is| the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Dew of Banbury, England, and Hor- ton, Mich., and of the late Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Rogers of Lyme, Conn, and Michigan. Mr. Dew is a graduate in engineering of the Uniyersity of her marriage was a Miss Thompson. : » "(Continued on Page 9, Column 4.) | (Continued on Page 10, Column 6.) A Miss Mary H. Myers, shown 14, 1935. Center: Mrs Coleman, wife Coleman, U. Features for Women . Frank of Capt S. A (right), with her sis- ter, Miss Nancy Berry. They are stayi their mother, ng with Mrs. Georgia Knox Berry, in her home o n Klin- gle road. Capt. Cole- man will joi n Mrs. Coleman today, and next week the young couple will re turn to their home at Sel- fridge Field, Miss Berry is pi to spend Mich. lanning several months in Nashville, Tenn. —Underwoed Photo. n with her pet dog, Max. Miss Myers left Wednesday with her sister, Miss Louise Myers, to join their parents, mer home at Watch Hill, R. 1. Mr. and Mrs. George Hewitt Myers, at their Sum- —Hessler-Henderson Photo, French Envoy on Visit Ambassador and Mme. de Laboulaye Return to Capital Tomorrow. | The Ambassador of France and | The Minister of Honduras, Senor ] Miss Mary H. Myers and her sister. Dr. Don Miguel Paz Baiaona, has as | Miss Louise Myers, left the Capital gar| Stefan, Gen. Creed Cox, Lieut Mme. de Laboulaye are spending the week end at Long Island. They ex- pect to return to the Capital tomor- Tow. Today is the anniversary of Bastille | day and while there will be no cele- bration in the Capital, the flag of the French Republic will fly over the em- bassy at 2460 Sixteenth streel. | 'The Ambassador of Turkey and | Mme. Munir will have with them dur- | ing the Summer their son, M Neshui | Munir, who attended school in Eng- | 1and last vear. Young M. Munir will | sail Wednesday from Southampton, | | Wasnington next w The Ambassador of Brazil, Senhor | Oswaldo Aranha, has been joined by | Senhora de Aranha and their children | from Bedford Springs, Pa., where they | spent several weel k. | Senorita Zoe Patterson, daughter of | the Ambassador of Cuba, Senor Dr. Guillermo Patterson y de Jauregul, has returned from the hospital in Warrenton, Va., where she stayed while recovering from injuries re- ceived in an automobile accident which occurred in that vicinity sev- eral weeks ago. The Minister of Austria, M. Edgar | L. G. Prochnik, will come to Wuh-l ington Tuesday for a short visit from | Rehoboth Beach, Del., where he and Mme. Prochnik and their family have a cottage for the Summer. The Minister of Denmark and Mme. Wadsted will leave Washington late in July for their Danish home to spend the late Summer. The Min- ister and Mme. Wadsted have re- mained in Washington to be here when the prime minister of Denmark made his visit to this country. His | England, and is expected to come !,ol his guest in his apartment at the |last week to join their parents, Mr.| co Wardman Park Hotel his son, Senor | and Mrs. George Hewitt Myers, at their | philippine | Felipe de Baraona. The Minister will go to New York Tuesday and will sail | from there for Europe, where he will spend the Summer. His son will re- turn to Honduras. The Minister of the Netherlands, Jonkheer H. M. van Haersma de With, is spending the week end in Hot Springs, Va. He will return to Wash- | ington the first of the week. The Minister of El Salvador and (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) |“Sunset Sy'rfipho}\):” Inaugurated Tonight Headed by Mrs. Franklin D. Roose- velt, a large number of Washington society matrons are showing enthusi- astic interest in the National Sym- phony Orcbestra’s “Sunset Sym- phonies,” the first of which will be given this evening at the Watergate near the Lincoln Memorial, and will attend many of the concerts. The list of orchestra patrons who are prominent in the Capital's society circles includes Mrs. James Clement Dunn, Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe, Mrs. Tracy Dows, Mrs. Reeve Lewis, Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs. Edwip B. Parker, Mrs. Henry Alvah Strong, Miss Alice Clapp, Mrs. Beale R. Howard, Miss Mary B. Adams, Mrs. George Hewitt Myers, Mrs. Nicholas Long- worth, Mrs. Anne Archbold and Mrs. Christian Heurich., The Watergate audiences will in- clude many music lovers who have high positions in Government de- partments and the diplomatic corps. Government workers also are planning to organize “Sunset Symphony” par- visit, however, has been postponed un- til October. ties and will occupy entire sections at the concerts, A ~ Miss Margaret Taussig, who will accompany her parents Rear Admiral and Mrs. Joseph M. Taussig, to Jamestown, R. Tuesday to spend the remainder omen Who Lend Charm and Interest to Society of the Summer. —Underwood & Underwood Photo. Mrs. Doak Goes on Cruise; Mrs. Morrow in Ohio Former Representative Yon of Florida Joined by Wife and Daughter—Grosvenors | | Mrs. Wiliam N. Doak, widow of the former Secretary of Labor, sailed | yesterday from New York aboard the | Transylvania for a cruise to Canada | and Bermuda. She will be gone until ‘esrly in August. Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, widow of Senator Morrow, has gone to Cleve- land from her home in Englewood. N. J, to join in the observation of the 90th birthday anniversary of her | mother, Mrs, C. L Cutter. Mrs ;Mox’mu is spending the Summer in North Haven, Me., with her daughters Going to Nova Scotia. Summer. She wil! spend some time n Switzerland Mrs. Roberta Campbell Lawson president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, is spending the week end with her cousins. Capt. and Mrs. Edwin 8. Addison. at their coun- try home on South River, near An- napolis Mrs. Charles C. Wright of the Mar- tinique Hotel left by plane yesterday for New England, where she cupy for another season Penn-v-Crag (Continued on Page 8, Column 3.) Mrs. Dern Ranking Guest at Luncheon Mrs. George H. Dern, wife of the | Secretary of War, was the ranking | guest at luncheon yesterday given in | honor of Mrs. William A. Becker | Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh and Miss | Constance Morrow, and her grand- son, Jon Morrow Lindbergh. She will spend several days in Cleveland. Mrs. Thomas A. Yon and her daugh- | ter, Miss Isabelle Yon, of Tallahassee, | Fla., have joined former Representa- | tive Yon at 3700 Massachusetts av- | enue. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor | and their daughter, Grosvenor, will leave this week for their Summer home at Benn Bhreigh at Baddeck, Novia Scotia. Mrs. Pax- ton Blair of New York and her young | son, Joseph Blair, will accompany them and remain in Novia Scotia for part of the Summer. Mr. and Mrs. J. Bruce Kremer will sail in August for a short stay in | Europe. | Summer home at Watch Hill, R. L | Senora de Arguella and her daugh- ter, Senorita Chita Arguella, will leave | tomorrow for Rehoboth Beach, Del., where they have taken a cottage for the Summer. They will entertain fre- | quently over the week end, during | the Summer. Mrs. Levi Cooke will accompany her daughter, Miss Virginia Cooke, to New day on the Statendam to spend the Summer abroad. Miss Polly Cooke will probably go to New York with her | mother and sister. Miss Ella Ma ord of New York has sailed on the Resolute for a Mediterranean cruise. After August | 1 she will be on the continent until | early Fall Dr. Winifred Hull of New Haven, | Conn,, is spending several weeks in | Somerset, Md., as the guest of her father, Mr. A. S. Hull | Mrs. John Harper and her mother- in-law, Mrs. James Harper, enter- tained Mrs. James A. Galvin and Mrs. ‘Thomas Sheirden over the week end at their cottage, the Eaglet, at Beth- &ny Beach, Del. Mrs. Harper will re- main at Bethany Beach until Au- gust, when Dr. Harper, U. 8. N., will return on the Wyoming. Mr, and Mrs. Elmer M. Pusey have ciosed their house at 13 West Vir- gilia street, in Chevy Chase, Md., and with their family have gone to Watch Hill, R. I, for a fortnight's stay. Mrs. Thomas D. Whyte has as her guest for a short time her niece, Miss Alice Riddle of Detroit, who has just Miss Gloria V.| York tomorrow to see her sail Tues- | | president general of the D. A. R.. by Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson and her dayghter, Miss Dorothy Nicholson ‘The other guests were Mrs. William H. King and Mrs. Martin Dies, Mrs Henry Zoller, Mrs. Arthur Shanklin and Mrs. Wilbur Blackeslee, all of | Baltimore; Mrs, William H. Talbott | Mrs. Malcolm Matheson and Mrs | Charles J. Williamson. ! The commissioner of the Philippinc Islands, Mr. Pedro Guevara, enter- | tained at luncheon at the Shoreham yesterday. The guests included Representative Edward A. Stockton, jr.; the commissioner and Mrs | Francisco Delgado, Lieut. and M Thomas R. Howard, Mr. and Mrs Daniel Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. Skinner, Mr. and Mrs. James Sawyer, Mr. and Mrs. Mariano Erana, Mr and Mrs. Rufino Ramos, Mrs. Marion | Baum, Mr. S. H. McCaw, Prof. U. A | Zafra and Mr. Vincente Villamin. Miss Rachel Black, daughter of the chairman of the Board of Tax Appeals and Mrs. Eugene Black, was the honor guest at a bon voyage bridge party yesterday afternoon given by Miss Rebekah Johnson. Miss Black will sail Wednesday for Spain. Among the guests at the party were Mrs. Charles Tingley, Mrs. Frank D. Smith, jr.; Miss Mildred Battle, Miss Margaret Neal, Miss Mary Bair, Miss Evelyn Neill, Miss Beryle Edmiston, Miss Wil- lie Raguse, Miss Mary Ann Lukei, Miss Ellen Capo, Miss Betty Shorey, Miss Helen Carr and Miss Catherine Carr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Fleming will be hosts at an informal supper party this evening in the home near Be- thesda, Md., which they have leased for the Summer from Col. C. D. Harri- son. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming expect to make numerous week end trips to nearby resorts during the Summer but will occupy the Bethesda home until early Fall. Mrs. G. F. Howell and her daughter, Mrs. Clyde P. Johnson, entertained at a shower Tuesday evening in the former’s home, 1425 Pennsylvania avenue southeast, for Miss Mary Burns, daughter of Mrs. Martha E. Burns, whose marriage to Mr. James A. Arnderson will take place August 6. The table had a charming ar- rangement of pink and white flowers. There were about 50 guests at the graduated from college and who will sail for Europe next week for the function. 4