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SOCIETY. First Week of New ¢ The President’s Wife Honor Guest At Luncheon Of Mrs. Claude A. Swanson Mrs. Roosevelt Feted at First of Series of | Luncheons Given by Cabinet Hostesses. RS. FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT was the honor guest at luncheon today of Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, wife of the Secretary of the Navy, who entertained at the Sulgrave Club. Mrs. Willlam Howard Taft was cohostess with Mrs. Swan- son. The other guests were Mrs. John Nance Garner, Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr.; Mrs. Henry A. Wallace, Donna Matilde de Suvich, Lady Marler, Mrs. Charles Edison, wife of the new Assistant Secre- tary of the Navy; Mis. Edgar L. Woods, Mrs. Walter E. Edge, Mrs. William D. Leahy, Mrs. Thomas Holcomb, Mrs. Thomas Hart, Mrs. William R. Castle, Mrs. Hugh Matthews, Mrs. James Clement Dunn, Miss Mabel Boardman, Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs. Paul H. Bastedo, Mrs. John H. Gibbons, Mrs. Ridley McLean, Mrs. John R. Beardall, Mrs. Albert Niblach, Miss Mary Patten, Mrs. Laurence Benet, Mrs. J. Fred Essary, Mrs. J. Harry Covington, Mrs. Bernard B. Jones, Mrs. Henry D. Flood and Mrs. Ollie James. This afternoon the President’s wife will be hostess at two teas at the White House, one at 4 o'clock and the other at 5 o'clock. The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Daniel C. Roper will have as their guest for a week Miss Martha Dodd, daughter of the United States Ambassador to Germany and Mrs. William E. Dodd, who will arrive tomorrow. The Netlierlands Minister and Mme. Van Haersma de With have issued imvitafions for a reception Thursday afternoon from 5 to 7 o'clock to celebrate the occasion of the marriage of Her Royal Highnbss Princess Juliana of the Netherlands to Prince Bernhard zu{' Lippe Biesterfeld. A card to present at the door 1s inclosed in| the invitation. Senator and Mrs. Sherman Minton of Indiana have leased| the house at!3401 Macomb street for the Winter season from Mrs. Richard L. Hoxie and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clay Sherrill. Mrs. Hoxie and Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill will spend the re- mainder of the Winter in their Miami, Fla., home. left for Florifla New Year eve and Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill are staying at the Hote| Grafton until Wednesday when they will start by, motor for the South. Represelfntative John McClellan, newly elected Congressman from the sixth district, Arkansas, is stopping at the Hotel Raleigh | for the congressional season. Representative and Mrs. Herman P. Kopplemann of Connec- ticut spent two and a half weeks in Pinehurst prior to their| arrival in Wiashington on Thursday. They are again occupying an apartment 4t the Mayflower for the season. | Representative and Mrs. Earl C. Michener of Adrian, Mich., and their family are in Washington and occupying a suite at Wardman Park Hotel. | Brig. G¢n. Charles Keller, U. S. A., retired, and Mrs. Keller of Winnetky, Ill, are staying at the Mayflower while in Wash- ington on a|visit. Mrs. Hoxie | MRS. HARPER SIBLEY, Wife of the president of the United States Chamber of Com= merce, in whose honor Mrs. Cabot Stevens gave a luncheon to= | day at the Mayflower following Mrs. Townsend’s musicale. —Hessler Studio. MISS BETSY PAGE MCcLEAN, Whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert O. McLean, announce her engagement to Mr. Reed M. Fawell, jr., son of Capt. Reed M. Fawell, U. S. N., and Mrs. Fawell. —Underwood & Underwood Photo. the end of February. The wedding will take place Mrs. Sibley Honor Guest at Luncheon Residential Social News Today of Mrs. Stevens RS. HARPER SIBLEY, wife of the president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, was the guest in whose honor Mrs. Cabot Stevens entertained at luncheon today. The | table had an elaborate center decora- | tion, a world, to symbolize Mrs. Sib- ley's extensive travel, surrounded by white lilies and red poinsettia and R. AND MRS. LUCIUS WIL- MERDING, jr., have issued invitations for a cocktail party Saturday afternoon from 5 until 7:30 o'clock at their the stars and stripes at the corners, while tiny flags of foreign nations placed in big red apples were set at iniervals over the tables. Mrs. Daniel C. Roper attended the luncheon. and among others invited | were Mr Ertegun. Mrs. Close, Mme. Rajamaitri, Mme. Hurban, Senora de | Castro Beeche, Mrs. William H. King, | Mrs. Ralph O. Brewster, Mrs. W. W. | residence, 1642 Twenty-ninth street, |in honor of the former's sister, Miss | Helen Wilmerding, and her fiance, | Mr. Philip Bastedo. Mrs. Floyd P. Wagamnn and Miss | Jean Waggaman are spending some | time in New Yoik and are at the Biltmore Hotel. | Mr. William Leyyard Brewster has Col. Jomathan M. Wainwright, commandant at Fort Myer, Howes Mrs. George T. Pettingill, Mrs. | sent out invitations for a reception, and Mrs. Wainwright entertained informally New Year day for officers and ladies of the garrison, receiving them at 12 o'clock noon of the first day of the new year. < Mrs. Wainwright was assisted in serving by her aunt, Miss ‘Adeline Holley, also Miss Elizabeth Dunn, both of Boston, Mass., who are houyse guests of Col. and Mrs. Wainwright. Maj. and| Mrs. James B. Harrington of Fort Myer, Va., were hosts at dihner to a small company New Year eve, having as guests Lieuj. Col. and Mrs. Gardner Helmick of Washington and Mrs. Helmi¢k’s mother, Mrs. Stock of Hillsdale, Mich.; also Chap- lain Ralph |C. Deibert. Dinner was followed by bridge. Capt. and Mrs. E. Hillery of Langley Field, Va., are at the Hotel Raleigh for a few weeks. Water Color Exhibit | Nellie Tayloe Ross, Mrs. A. L. Mark- | Wardlaw, Frau Scholz, Mme. Yosh- | | izawa, Mrs. Merchant Mahoney, Miss | Pauletta Guffy, Mrs. Frederick Tober, Mrs. David Robertson, Mrs. Breckin- ridge Long, Mrs. Roberta Campbell Lawson, Mrs. Henry A. Roberts, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, Mrs. Henry Alvah Strong, Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Mrs. Whit- man Cross, Mrs. Newton Breener, Mrs. | Vincent Miles, Mrs. Arthur MacAr- thur, Mrs. Ze Barney Phillips, Mrs. Albert Evans, Mrs. Frederick H. | Brooke, Mrs. Custis Lee Hall, Mrs. John J. O'Connor, Mrs. Wilson Comp- ton, Mrs. William MacCracken, Mrs. Ralph Hallett, Mrs. David A. Skinner, Perkins, Mrs. Harold E. Doyle, Mrs. Peter A. Drury, Mrs. George W. Stone, ‘Mrs, Franklin Kenworthy, Mrs. Har- | vey W. Wiley, Mrs. James Lynch, Mrs. | Mrs. Royal T. McKenna, Mrs. Dexter | | Friday, January 15, from 5:30 to 7 o'clock, at 2601 Thirtieth street, in honor of Mr. Jack Clayton Foote. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Greene of Hono- —_— e e {Miss Mary Senate Howes and other | debutantes, including Miss Suzanne | Kappler, Miss Bette Hartz, Miss Kath- erine Friant and Miss Grace Mary Ivers. Assisting the hostess were Mrs. Wil- liam H. King, Mrs. W. W. Howes, Mrs. | Grosvenor, Mrs. Prederick Farrington, Mrs. Cross, Mrs. MacArthur and Miss | Stellita Stapleton. CLEARANCE The Clan MacNeil Reunipn Last Week The Clan I\‘acNeiI met Friday eve- ning with the MacNeil dof Barra, the Will Open Wednesday | An exhibition of water colors by | Mrs. Philip Coffin, Mrs. Frank Letts Karl Fenning, Mrs. William L. Darby, | Mrs. Frederick E Farrington and Mrs. | | SALE!! DISCOUNT ON ALL FURNITURE and LAMPS Neitah King. { ‘The Junior League group invited to and Col. Fitzmaurice Day, former military attache of the British Em- bassy, will be held at the Little Gal~ lery, 3204 O street, from Wednesday, January 6, to February 6. The exhi- bition wili be open daily from 10 to 6 o'clock and every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday night from 7:30 to 9 o’clock. reunion being held in the Washington home of The MacNeil and Mrs. Mac- Neil, which they are occupying for the early season. | . MacNeil, before her marriage last ;fxx;mer. ‘was Mrs. Fred- erick C. Hicks, The MacNeil wore his Scottish plaid and socks, with all the appurtenances of the Highlanders out- fit. His son and daughter also wore the plaid, as did the son of Mrs. Mac- Neil, Mr. Frederick C. Hicks. During the evening the favorite songs of the clan were sung, Mrs. Mildred Kolb Schulze playig the piano accompani- ments, while the clan sang. Later a buffet supper 'was served. WE SPECIALIZE IN FINEST SPRINGS & MATTRESSES REASONABLY PRICED H. A. LINGER 925 G St. N.W. NA. 4711 DISCONTINUED STYLES ‘What luck for you! You have your choice of a splendid selection of Enna Jetticks, at a substantial saving. Many styles, many sizes and widths—that is, if you get here early in the sale. Mi;;mt Walking Shoes Go Places Comfortably A JETTICK BOOT SHOP I! Street N.. | meet Miss Elizabeth Sibley included | Mrs. A. C. Oliphant, Mrs. Hal Rust, | Mrs. John F. Simmons, Miss Stellita Stapleton, Miss Bambie McKenna, ‘Miss Elizabeth Lyster, Miss Constance |Marlatt, Miss Margarec Elizabeth Conkling of Santa Barbara, niece of | the hostess; Miss Gloria Grosvenor, men’s and women’s DURING JANUARY CHARGE ACCOUNTS INVITED CATLINS, Inc. 1326 N. Y. Ave. NW. Nat. 0992 Lighting Fixtures 20.00 Women's Lid Fitted Cases- 50.00 Women'’s Lid Fitted Cases_ 11.95 Women's Airplane Cases 25.00 Women's Rawhide Cases 55.00 Rawhide Wardrobe Case___41.25 Mail Orders Filled fERs Open a Charge Account 1314 F Street N.W. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmerding Will Be Hosts at Cocktail Party. lulu have returned to Washington on a visit and are occupying an apart- ment at the Mayflower where they spent part of last season. Their daughter, Mrs. William C. Bentley of Langley Field, Va., is with them for a short time. Mrs. Morris Cotgrave Betts and her sister, Dr. Mary Engle Pennington | of New York City, will spend the month of January in the mountains | of Guatemala, in Central America, | returning by way of New Orleans early in February. Mr. and Mrs. Y. E. Booker were hosts at a dinner party given in the Pall Mall room of the Hotel Raleigh Saturday night in honor of Mr. and (Continued on Fourth Page.) Mrs. Roosevelt Host In Box at National Symphony Orchestra box at the concert of the Na- tional Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Hans Kindler, conductor, yesterday after- noon in Constitution Hall. Myra Hess, pianist, was the soloist and was greeted by a large audience. Mrs. Roosevelt had with her Mrs. James M. Helm and Mrs. Malvina Thompson Schneider and one of the White House aides. Among others at the concert were the Rumanian Minister, Mr. Charles A. Davila; Rear Admiral and Mrs, | Emory Scott Land, Mr. and Mrs. Wal- | ter Bruce Howe, the latter fast be- | coming famous as Mary Howe, com- poser; Mr. and Mrs. Corcoran Thom, | Capt. and Mrs. John H. Gibbons, Mrs. | Samuel A. Kimberley, Mrs. Matthew | John Whittall, Miss Alice Clapp. Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Miss Mabel Beardman and Mr. Clarence A. Aspin- wall. RS. ROOSEVELT occupied her | By the Way'—, Beth Blaine WHEN we received a ‘colorful invitation depicting three cocktail glasses in a wreath of stars, we presumed a new bar was opening in town; however, further investigation revealed that Neil Connor, Osgood Nickols, Edward Rhetts, James Rowe and Hank Whitney . . . “requested our presence on Saturday afternoon,” guaranteed in red ink. This is a household where one minds one’s p's and q’s, especially one’s grammar, since two of the members are ex-journalists—now honestly employed—with the Government! Two are lawyers, one an amateur dramatic devotee, two are architects and another a member of our Olympic hockey team as well as a “truckin” exrpert. Nine in number, only five were hosts that afternoon, receiving the many guests with distinguishing red carnations to avoid any confusion. Larry Knapp, the hockey-playing-truckin’ expert, had upon the spur of the moment called upon the Union of Colored Musicians, with the result that three sepia syncopaters furnished music for damcing. Their spacious house in Georgetown belongs to Mrs. Pendleton Mayo, and among the many present we glimpsed Rosalind Wright, who came in for a few moments; Anne Totten in black, dancing with a new member of the househld; Donald McLaughlin, who insists he is Scotch and offers to match any one on a highland fling who doubts it . .-. Victor Sutro and Mannix Walker coming in with Freddy Nickols, who had several amusing house guests in tow, one of whom affected the Clarke Gable turtle-neck sweater and checked coat fad . .. Jean Ullman and Betty Beall laughing with David Scholl, who has a flare for the theater, and could, if he were not 50 modest, roll off the names of many famous actors who are his good friends; Bill Brewster buzzing in, in his buzziest manner; “Ike” Stokes, down from New York; his sister Olivia and their brother, Anson Phelps Stokes, jr.; these and many more enjoyed themselves till long after 7. What would Washington do, if suddenly the New Deal moved away, taking in its tide these numerous bachelor establishments which have sprung and are still springing up overnight like mushrooms? * *x x % ELEN THOMAS' party yesterday afternoon at her lovely house on Prospect avenue in Georgetown overlooking the Potomac River was most enjoyable! ‘The house itself is ideal for entertaining, the rooms being very large and cheerful with light walls and gay chintzes. We left the strains of music from the piano in the drawing room for the large dining room where Helen's mother, Mrs. George T. Marye, was serving caviar from a large bowl of ice and at the othe end of the table Mrs. Wallach Merriam was filling cups full of delicious eggnog. Helen Thomas wore a most becoming dress of the latest silk jersey material. Mrs. Albert Dewey's black tunic dress with gold accessories was serving caviar from a large bowl of ice and at the other end of the as being the most original—it was black with pieces standing out at each side in the shape of antlers. Phyllis Walsh, who had on a dress which laced up the front in @ most intriguing way, spoke enthusiasti=- cally oy the new member to the household—a small black-and-white dog—whose home is in Tibet. Others whom we saw were the Cuban Ambassador, Admiral and Mrs. Mark Bristol, the Austrian Minister and Mme. Prochnik, Ralph Hill, Mrs. Kent Legare, Mrs. Scott Williams, Frank Packard, Winant Johnston and Mrs. Sydney Cloman. Downstairs is the most attractive bar, ‘decorated with posters in bright colors which Helen picked up in all the different countries | in which she has visited. The den adjoining the bar is very comfortable, with a fireplace, bear rugs and many, many pictures. | * ok ok % | RS. ALVIN T. HERT'S Sundays at home are always so restful and in- | formal. We arrived rather late yesterday, but people were still lingering {on. Mrs. Hert's apartment at 1785 Massachusetts avenue is one of the most | spacious and luxurious in Washington. We had a talk with Sarah Morgan, | who is down from New York for a short stay, who is looking forward to her trip to Nassau in late February. Mme. de With, wife of the Netherlands | Minister, in a becoming black suit, trimmed in silver fox, was with her daugh= | ter Nora, looking lovelier than ever in brown. We were very glad to welcome them back again after their long absence in the Netherlands. {Woman's Party To Honor Mrs. Pell ‘The National Woman's Party will give an at home Friday afternoon from 4:30 to 7 o'clock in the Alva Belmont House at 144 B street north- east in honor of Mrs. Sarah Thomp- son Pell, national chairman. Mrs. Florence Bavard Hilles, the retiring chairman, will receive with Mrs. | Richard Wainwright, Mrs. John Jay | White, Mrs. Anne Archbold, Mrs. Nor- |man Underwood and Mrs. Avery Coonley. Miss Janet Richards Lecture Tomorrow Miss Janet Richards will resume her | weekly “Talk on Public Affairs” Wede nesday at the Sulgrave Club, at 11 o'clock. She will give a review on ree cent epoch-making crises in the world's work. Some comment will be made on the Ratcliffe debate at Town Hall Sunday night. Two new books will be | briefly reviewed. Miss Richards has recovered from & serfous illness.