Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1937, Page 23

SOCIETY. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, APRIL .6, 1937. SOCIETY. *% B—3 - Many Social Functions on Calendar as Spring Season Gets Under Way The President’s House Will Be Scene of Dinner And Musicale Tonight Mrs. Roosevelt Honor Guest at Luncheon. Mrs. Cummings Planning to Sail This Month for England. TKE President and Mrs. Roosevelt will entertain at dinner this evening at the White House. A program of music will follow the dinner. Mrs. Roosevelt was the guest of honor at the Senate Ladies’ Luncheon Club today at the Capitol, and this afternoon the Presi- dent’s wife will be entertained at tea by the Association of Uni- versity Women. Mrs. Homer S. Cummings, wife of the Attorney General, is planning to sail April 21 for England for the coronation ceremonies. The Attorney General is expected to join Mrs. Cummings abroad some time in July. The Netherlands Minister and Mme. van Haersma de With en- tertained at luncheon today in honor of the delegates from the Netherlands to the International Textile Conference. The Yugoslav Minister and Mme. Fotitch entertained at dinner last evening in honor of the French Ambassador and Mme. Bonnet. The other guests were the Minister of Switzerland and Mme. Peter, the Minister of the Netherlands and Mme. van Haersma de With, Mr. Justice and Mrs. Owen J. Roberts, Senator and Mrs. Key Pitt- man, Representative and Mrs. Sol Bloom, the former United States Ambassador to the Argentine and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, the special assistant to the Secretary of State and Mrs. James Clement Dunn, the counselor of the French Embassy, M. Jules Henry; Mrs. Albert P. Niblach, the first secretary of the French Embassy, M. Roger Gaucheron and Mlle. Gaucheron. Senora de Boyd, wife of the Minister of Panama, entertained at luncheon yesterday in the Legation. Her guests were Senora de Castro, Mme. Rajamaitri, Senora de Lopez, Senora de Gauchalla, Senora de Recinos, Senora de De Bayle, Mrs. Harry P. Huse, Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs. Julius Schley, wife of the former Gov- ernor of the Panama Canal Zone; Mrs. Parker W. West, Mrs. Consuelo Sloane, Mrs. Louis Schapiro, Mrs. William F. O'Donnell, Mrs. Tomas Cajigas, Mrs. J. G. Lewis and Senora de La Guardia, wife of the secretary of the Panama Legation. Senora de Recinos, wife of the Minister of Guatemala, was the ranking guest at luncheon today when Mrs. Charles Stanley White entertained in her home, at 1426 Sixteenth street. Mrs. Robert L. Ramsay, Mrs. Finly Gray, Mrs. John P. Martin and Mrs. James A. Meeks, all wives of members of Congress, were joint hostesses at a bridge luncheon today at the Washington Hotel. There were 100 guests and following the luncheon a program of music was given by Mrs. Roy O. Woodruff and Mrs. Brooks Fletcher. Yellow jonquils and purple iris were used as a center piece on a table. Mrs. Lloyd Thurston, wife of Representative Thurston, has left for her home in Osceola, Iowa, due to the illness of her sister, Mrs. Al Spick. She will return the middle of April. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Charles Edison arrived at the Greenbrier, at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., yes- terday for a short visit. Admiral and Mrs. Harry G. Hamlet, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. James, Mrs. Agnes Salter, Miss Alice James, Mrs. Henry W. Long- fellow and Mr. Francis H. Boole of Beechwood drive attended the society circus at Fort Myer Saturday night. Gen. William H. Haskell has arrived from New York City and he will be at the Carlton Hotel for several days. Dr. Schwarz Host | Mrs. Wilson Attends At New York Dinner Dinner in New York Dr. Paul Schwarz, the former Ger- | Mrs. Woodrow Wilson attended the man Consul in New York, and MrS. | dinner given last night at the Bilt- Schwarz entertained at dinner last | o .0 nNew vork City by the mem- night in their apartment in the St.| ) Moritz Hotel. Among the guests were | Pers of the Woodrow Wilson Founda- Frau Kaethe Stresemann, widow of [tion in honor of the Secretary of the former German chancellor and | State, Mr. Cordell Hull, who received foreign minister, Dr. Gustav Strese- |t{he Woodrow Wilson medal in mann; Mr. and Mrs. A. Bernard 5 Moloney, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin L. irecogniuon of his efforts to advance Barry and Mr. Guenther Schwiring. |World peace. Among the guests were After dinner the party attended the Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. performance of “Frederika,” given by | James Roosevelt, mother of the Presi- the Goethe Society of America in the | dent; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Morgen- Imperial Theater in commemoration | thau, sr., and Mr. Bernard M. Baruch. of the 105th anniversary of the death of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Receiving Tomorrow. Mrs. Woodring, wife of the Secre- Mrs. Louis Caldwell Hostess at Tea Mrs. Louis G. Caldwell is giving a | tea at her home this afternoon for | tary of War, will be at home tomor=- row afternoon at her residence, Wood- lawn, and has announced that she will hold another at home Wednesday, April 21. the members of her Goodwill Cam- paign Residential Committee. Mrs. Caldwell is vice chairman of Mrs. | Samuel Herrick’s Committee. | Among those attending the tea will | be Mrs. John W. Guider, who first in- troduced her to Goodwill; Mrs. George Romney, Mrs. Lyle Wilson, Mrs. John | Dockweiler, Miss Lucille Smith, Mrs. | Luther Johnson, Mrs. James Law, Mrs. Arthur Sartwell, Mrs. Edward | Wilbur, Mrs. Charles Daley, Mrs. Clark ‘Wrenn, Mrs. Kingman Brewster, Mrs. Martin Codel and Mrs. Thad Brown. PERMANENT WAVES Modern . . . Scientific NO. 2776-77 DL 5448 1514 Conn. Ave. Willard Hotel Daughter of Former Official An interesting photograph of Miss Cynthia Davis, elder daughter of the former Secretary of War, Mr. Dwight F. Davis. Miss Davis and her sister, Miss Helen Davis, reside with their father and Mrs. Davis in their residence on Forhall road. —Peggy Duffy Photo. Beth Blaine ASHINGTON’S prettiest and smartest women and many attractive men were at the gay and utterly pleasant tea given by the Netherlands Minister and Mme. de With yesterday afternoon. The legation was filled with Spring flowers and it was really striking the number of beautiful women that were pres- ent. Heading the list was our hostess, in a most becoming hyacinth blue chiffon velvet dress, made with a long tunic, embroidered with beaded flowers. Nora de With, the daugh- ter of the house, presided at the tea table. A group standing in one corner engaged in animated conver- sation included Mme. Bonnet, the popular wife of the French Am- bassador, whom every one seems to agree is very much like Mme. de With, comme type; blond, vivacious Donna Matilde de Suvich, the counselor of the German Embassy and his wife, Frau Thomsen; the Polish Ambassador, who was no end distressed to hear from Mrs. George Garrett that the hunting season finished Wednesday. Mrs. Garrett was looking particularly attractive and smartly dressed all in dark blue. Another group was comprised of the Nelson Perins, Mr. Thomas Sweeney, the Argentine Ambassador and Mme. Espil and Mrs. Forbes Morgan, with the newest of the new in hats and two superb silver fozes, which were a present that day of her husband. Countess Roberti, too, had on a very chic hat, made entirely of velvet pansies, which fitted closely to her head, showing off her always perfect coiffure to its best ad- vantage. Black was very much the order of the day, and again we de- cided that there is nothing smarter. Mrs. Jack Newbold came in with her husband, and she was among the “blacks”; also Mrs. Mathews Dick and Mme. Espil, whose black dress with much full- ness in the back was the dernier cri, and with it she wore a pair of silver foxes; Mrs. Kent Legare’s costume was tailored and chic beyond words, consisting of a black skirt and a beautifully fitted tan whipcord jacket and a small black pillbox hat; Mrs. Victor Mallet wore the plainest of black crepe dresses and a tiny black hat, always becoming to her blond beauty. Mr. and Mrs. Lammot Belin upgeared, and every one was glad to hear that Mrs. Belin will be here until June and is soon to be joined by son Peter. Mr. Belin, on the other hand, is going to represent the family at the coronation. The Minister was kept fairly well occupied, introducing the new members of his staff, the counselor, Count W. van Rechtern Limpurg, and the newly appointed secretary and Mme. van Troostenberg de Bruyn. We decided that Mme. de Bruyn would look too sweet in a crisp, white Dutch cap, and hope that some one will give a fancy dress party so she can appear in the native costume of the Netherlands. Among the gentlemen present were Mathews Dick, Ed- ward Reed, accompanied by his wife; Anthony de Balasy, Baron Paul Schell, the Prince del Drago, the commercial coun- selor of the Netherlands Legation and Mme. Molekamp, Mari- ano Zuberbuhler, Ralph Snowden Hill and Pendleton Turner, with such a sunburn! Saturday will find our pets, the Minister and Mme. de With, with Mlle. Nora, on their way to California, and from there they will go to Cuba before returning here the end of May. It is much too long a time for them to be away to suit the likes of us, for we shall miss them sorely. Tomorrow’s Your Lucky Day . . . For Here Is a Sale That IS a Sale! SUITS and COATS Regularly $19.95, $22.75 $25.50 and $29.75 13 Every suit and coat shows a sizeable markdown. That’s the Harris way of saying “Hurry!” Suits include the fa- vored boxy types—reefers—cape suits —dressy as well as tailored styles. Sport and dress coats and capes, any of which will see you smartly and gayly through Spring. Beige, grey, navy and black. Sizes for Juniors, Misses and Women. Second Floor. Wil Miss Marion Shouse, Miss Diana Rowland and Miss Christine Ekengren going over the plans for the Fairfax Horse Show, which will be held April 17. They are members of the committee in charge of the luncheon booth. Assist at — Speaker Feted at Dinner | Seventy-Fourth Club Members Hostesses | Dr. Last Evening for Bankheads. HE Speaker of the House and Mrs. William B. Bankhead were the guests in whose honor the members of the Seventy-fourth Club entertained at dinner last evening at the Shoreham Hotel. The club is composed of wives of the members of the Seventy-fourth Congress, and the Speaker was named to his post while he was a member of the Seventy-fourth Congress. The Speaker, who made a brief talk after the dinner, was introduced by Mrs. Harry Coffee, president of the club. Later there was a program in which appeared several stars who are now at Washington theaters and a rope-throwing act by Jim Ferrier of Oklahoma. Mrs. Coffee chose for the occasion a turquoise blue chiffon gown and a cluster of dark red carnations and forget-me-nots. Mrs. Bankhead had on a white chiffon gown which was set off by a corsage bouquet of or- chids. Others at the Speaker's table were Representative Jack Nichols, president of the Seventy-fourth Club; Representative and Mrs. Phil Fergu- son, Representative and Mrs. D. Worth Clark, Representative and Mrs. Paul Greever, Representative and Mrs. Wil- | liam Barry and Representative and Mrs. Elmer Ryan. ‘The other guests were seated at a long U-shaped table decorated with Spring flowers from the Botanical Garden. Among those present, 80 in all, were Senator and Mrs. John Lee, Mrs. Ralph Church, wife of Repre- sentative Church of Maine, who was accompany by Mrs. Clarence Stetson of Bangor; Representative and Mrs. Charles A. Halleck, Representative | and Mrs. Herron Pearson, Represent- ative and Mrs. Maury Maverick, Rep- resentative and Mrs. Karl Stefan, Representative C. Jasper Bell, with his son, Mr. John Bell; Representative EXQUISITE WORK ON Fine Table Linens SINCE 1912 Jo ¢ HAND LAUNDRY NORTH 0354 Horse Show |and Mrs. Aaron Ford, Representative —Hessler-Henderson Photo. and Mrs. Scott Lucas and Repre- sentative and Mrs. Phil Ferguson. Joseph Gray Honors Ambassador Dr. Joseph M. M. Gray, chancellor of American University, and Mrs. Gray entertained at luncheon in honor of the German Ambassador, Dr. Hans Luther, today at the Hamil- ton Hotel. The guests included Bishop William Fraser McDowell, Bishop Ed- win H. Hughes, Dr. George B. Woods, dean of the College of Liberal Arts of American University, Woods; Dr. Ernest S. Griffith, dean of the Graduate School, and Mrs. Griffith; Mr. Arthur S. Flemming, director of the School of Public Af- and Mrs. | Residential Washington Social News The Rev. and Mrs. Sargent of New York Here. HE Rev. George Parnell P. Sar- gent, rector of St. Bartholo- mew’s Church in New York City, and Mrs. Sargent have arrived in Washington to spend several days at the Raleigh Hotel. Dr. and Mrs. Sargent’s son, Mr. Christopher Sargent, is secretary to Mr. Justice Cardoza. Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury sailed yesterday on the yacht Nedeva from Palm Beach for their place, ‘White March Hall, at Chestnut Hill, Pa. They will stop at Charleston, 8. C., en route. Miss Eleanor Fitts, daughter of the former Assistant Attorney General and Mrs. William C. Fitts, entertained at luncheon yesterday in honor of Mrs. Johnny Mack Brown of California, who is the house guest of Mrs. William J. Foster. Mr. Rufus Putnam, 3d, has issued invitations to a cocktail party in his apartment in the Wardman Park Annex next Sunday from 4 until 7 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Graves have recently returned to their apartment at Randolph Towers after a visit in Miami Beach, Fla. Mrs. Frank F. Dodge of Stovington, Conn., and Mrs. Irving C. Wright of Chestnut Hill, Mass., are at the Shore- ham while in Washington for a brief visit before going to Williamsburg, Va, Senor da Silva of Rio de Janiero, who is in the Capital in connection with'(he Buenos Aires Peace Confer- ence, was host at luncheon yesterday at the Little Tea House. His guests were Mr. and Mrs. Allen Doyle and their ;?n‘ Allen Doyle, jr, of Montclair, L J. Mrs. Charles M. Miller of Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. M. Miller Pierce are stopping at the Wardman Park Hotel while in Washington for several days. Mr. and Mrs. William Tredwell Ketcham and their sons, William Tred= well Ketcham, jr., and James B. Ket- cham of Cedarhurst, N. Y., have ar= rived in Washington and are at the Shoreham for a few days. While in the Capital they are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Abbott. Mrs. Frank S. Long and Miss Pauline (See RESIDENTIAL, Page B-4.) AN OLD YARN ABOUT NEW YARNS Chantilly, Velour Crepe. Feather Ring. Imported Scotch Bee Hive. 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