Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1937, Page 25

SOCIETY. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1937. SOCIETY. Springtime Weather Inspires Officials and Residents to k3 Mrs. Roosevelt Hostess At Tea This Afternoon At the White House Luncheon Held Yesterday at Mansion. Other News of Note in Official Circle. M taining delegates, advisers and staff of the World Textile Conference, now meeting in Washington. The President’s wife gave a luncheon yesterday when her guests were Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr.; the Secretary of Labor, Miss Frances Perkins; Senator Hattie Caraway, Representative Virginia Jenckes, Representative Caroline O’Day, Representative Nan Wood Honeyman, the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Miss Josephine Roche; Miss Stella AKkin, Mrs. Blair Banister, as- sistant treasurer of the United States; Mrs. Clara M. Beyer, assis=- tant chief of the division of labor statistics of the Labor Depart- ment; Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, Mrs. Marguerite Dugan Bodziak, Mrs. Douglas W. Brown, Mrs. Laura S. Brown, Miss Joe Coffin, as- sistant to the public printer; Mrs. Arthur D. Condon, Miss Mary Dewson, Miss Lavinia Engle, Mrs. Helen Essary, Mrs. May Thompson Evans, Mrs. Maybelle Fickel, Mrs. John Galleher, Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin, Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, Mrs. Samuel Herrick, Mrs. Lucy 6. Howorth, associate member of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals; Mrs. Wilbur W. Hubbard, recently elected president of the Women'’s Democratic Club; Miss Mary La Dame, special assistant to the Secretary of Labor; Miss Katharine F. Lenroot, chief of the Chil- dren’s Bureau; Mrs. Thomas F. McAllister, Mrs. James H. McDonald, Mrs. Edward B. Meigs, Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller, Mrs. Phoebe Omlie, Miss Virginia Rishel, Miss Harriet Root, chief of the United States Information Service; Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, director of the Mint; Mrs. Emery Scholl, Mrs. Carroll Stewart, Mrs. Jewell W. Bwofford, chairman of the United States Employes’ Compensation Commission; Miss Mary Taylor, Mrs. Charles W. Tillett, jr.; Mrs. Katharine Walton, Mrs. Arthur J. White, Miss Sue White, Mrs. Irving C. Whitehead, Mrs. Ellen S. Woodward, assistant administra- tor of the Works Progress Administration, and Mrs. Malvina ‘Thompson Scheider, secretary to Mrs. Roosevelt. The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Daniel C. Roper were the guests in whose honer the chancellor of American University, Dr. Joseph M. M. Gray, and Mrs. Gray entertained at dinner lastj night. The other guests were the Undersecretary of Commerce RS. ROOSEVELT will be hostess at tea this afternoon, enter- |’ and Mrs. Charles West, Dr. James Shera Montgomery, chaplain of | the House, and Mrs. Montgomery; Chaplain William N. Thomas of | the United States Naval Academy and Mrs. Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Colladay. | ter of the Dominican Republic and Senora de | Pastoriza entertained at luncheon today for the newly appointed Minister of Haiti, M. Elie Lescot. | The Charge d’Affaires of Czechoslavakia, M. Otakar Kabelac, | entertained at dinner last evening in the Legation in honor of | Mr. Jaromir Necas, Czechoslavak Minister of social welfare, and president of the governing body of the international labor office. | Mr. Necas is presiding at the textile conference, which is meetingf here. | Guests at the dinner included the other delegates to the con- ference and members of the staff of the Legation. The Counselor of the Legation, Dr. Josef Nemecek, who is in Europe, will not return to Washington for a month or two. Senator and Mrs. Ellison D. Smith have as their guests in their apartment at Wardman Park Hotel Mr. and Mrs. Farley Smith of | Lynchburg, S. C. Gen. John J. Pershing, rerentg' returned from a trip abroad, | arrived in Washington yesterday and is occupying & suite at the | Carlton Hotel. Mrs. R. Ewing Thomason, wife cf Representative Thomason of Texas, who with him makes her home at the Wardman Park Hotel, is spending several days in New York City Mrs. Albert Thomas, wife of Representative Thomas of Texas, and Mrs. Martin Dies, wife of Representative Dies of Texas, accompanied her, i | Maj. Gen. John H. Hughes, who is leaving shortly for the Philippines, was the guest of honor for whom Maj. and Mrs. | Stephen G. Henry entertained at a dinner at the Shoreham last evening. | Other guests included Col. and Mrs. George W. Cocheu, Lieut. | Col. and Mrs. Pearl L. Thomas, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. John H. Hester, | Lieut. Col. and Mrs. William Preston Wooten, Maj. and Mrs. Ross 0. Baldwin, Maj. John R. Francis, Capt. and Mrs. Emerick Kutschko, Capt. and Mrs. Eugene F. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Hickey. WALL Lovely rose design, suitable either for living room, bed room or hall. §& Finished in Antique gold. A splendid value. 58.50 3rd floor We Welcome Charge Accounts JEWELERS « SHVERSMITHS - DIANOND MERCHANTS 1101 F St NW, Est. 1874 Phone DI 091§ AIRY GRACE FOR SPRING ..., Slater stylists have a sixth sense for divining the vogup that will be most popular! Sheer femininity is the current watchword... reflected in this magic mesh sandal with its high front and open toe. In natural mesh, red clay calf trim, with the new stained wood heel to match JJ SLATER 1215 CONN. AVE| . Georgetown House to Be Shown Mrs. Gray S. Foster shown in the historic dining room of Mr. Victor Sutro’s residence, which will be shown in the tour of Georgetown houses tomorrow and Saturday. Mr. Sutro’s house is one of the most intere: g in the group to be shown. —Harris-Ewing Photo. Miss Flemming Wed To Mr. Sherbondy In New York State ORD has been received in this city of the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Flemming, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Flemming of King- ston, N. Y., and Donald J. Sherbondy | of Washington, son of Mrs. Alice Sherbondy of Dawson, Pa. The mar- riage took place in Kingston Saturday, April 3, at the Wurts Street Baptist Church. The officiating clergyman was the Rev. Henry W. Sherwood of Rhinebeck, N. Y., 89-year-old grand- father of the bride. The maid of honor was Miss Eliz beth Somerville of Cumberland, Md. | ‘The matron of honor was Mrs. Arthur | S. Felmming, sister-in-law of the | bride, of Washington. The brides- | maids were Mrs. Martin Mason of | Washington, Miss Helen Beeres of | Kingston and Miss Mary Staples of Kingston. | The best man was Arthur S. Flem- ming, brother of the bride, of Wash- ington. The ushers were H(’rbert; MacDonald, cousin of the bridegroom, | of New Haven, Conn.: Harry Sher- | bondy, brother of the bridegroom, of | Washington; William Fisher of New | York, formerly of Washington, and | Martin Mason of Washington. The bride, who is a graduate of American University and of George Washington University, was formerly in the employ of the Board of Public Welfare of the District of Columbia She is a member of the Alpha Sigma Chi Sorority at American University. The bridegroom, who is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and of George Washington University, is an attorney in the office of the solicitor of the Department of Agriculture. He formerly was a member of the fac- | ulty of the American University and of the legal staff of the American-Mex- | ican Mixed Claims Commission. He | is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia and also is a member | of Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, | Order of the Coif and Alpha Sigma Phi. After their wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Sherbondy will reside in Wash- ington. Tour of Old Houses In Georgetown Aids St. John’s Church TOMORROW and Saturday, resi- dents of the District of Columbia and anybody and everybody who is interested in old houses will have the opportunity of inspecting some of the loveliest of Georgetown's residences. | The tour is on from 1:30 until 5:30 | both afternoons and the hostesses include Mrs. J. R. Kean, Mrs. Dudley Knox, Mrs, A. K. Parris, Miss Mona Gill, Miss Emily Mathews, Mrs. John Kerkam, - Mrs. Alfred Hand, Mrs. Minot Mulligan, Mrs. Gray Foster, | Mrs. Charles Miner, Mrs. Charles Ellis, Mrs. Fontaine Bradley, Mrs. Richard | Griswold, Mrs. Kent Averil, Mrs. Ed- win Parker, Mrs Mrs. William Beall, Mrs. James Ber- rall, Mrs. Basil Boetler, Mrs. Ernest Mechlin, Mrs. A. O. Stanley, Mrs. Richard Zantzinger and Mrs. L. M. C. Smith. Tickets are on sale at the Francis Scott Key Book Shop in Georgetown and the proceeds of the sale of tickets | will go to St. John's Church in George- |an orchestra Among the houses to be shown are those of Mrs. Hare Lippincott, Mr. end Mrs. Franklin Mott Gunther, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke, Mr. and Mrs. W. Jasper Du Bose, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Phelps Dodge, Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey G. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Courtland Parker and Mr. Vic- tor Sutro. Stude nt Body Arranges Tea The student body of Holy Cross Academy will give its annual tea Sun- day, April 18. The tea will be held at the academy and will be attended by mothers and students. Miss Barbara Davis is chairman of | the tea. FRIDAY SPECIALS Tapestries, 15% reduction Flying Needles, 45c—Skein, 35¢ Odds and ends of cotton and yarns. Sufficient for bags. scarfs and blouses. Embroidery Shop 820 11th St. N.W. WINDEMERE A Bootery effect of g new two- strap in _ black, blue ~or tan boby _calf with 2. inch heel. - T Crepe Twist ose to Match 3 Pes, 330 fastened- (sketched) B HE @DIERY . W15 CONNECTICUT AVE NW. Harold Burnside, | Secretary of War And Mrs. Woodring At Home Yesterday I\/ImiBERS of official, diplomatic H and residential society in the Capital took advantage of the balmy | Spring weather yesterday afternoon to drive down the Mount Vernon Boule- vard to Woodlawn, the home of the | Secretary of War and Mrs. Harry H. | Woodring, who were receiving for the | first time this season. Woodlawn was | once the home of Nellie Custis and | many of the guests took occasion to look through the rooms of the historic house. Mrs. Woodring received in drawing room, wearing a hyacinth | blue street-length dress and a cluster of orchids, while the Secretary greeted | the guesis as they went into the ad- | foining room. Introductions were made by Capt. William L. Ritchie, aide to the Secretary. Fruit blossoms and bowls of roses and hyacinths deco- rated the rooms of the house, while | the tea table had a centerpiece of | Easter lilies. During the afternoon played. The punch tables were moved out on the terrace. Presiding at the tea table were Mrs, Claude A. Swanson, Mrs. Homer S. Cummings, Mrs. Daniel C. Roper, Mrs. Henry A. Wallace, Mme. Fotitch, | Frau von Boetticher, Mrs. Malin Craig |and Mrs. William Stanley. Others | who assisted included Mrs. James Roosevelt, Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs. Julian Schley, Mrs. Lawrence Wood Robert, Mrs. Jonothan Wain- wright and W. Forbes Morgan «+. ay be a new idea to some people, but to us it is an age-old problem, and one we've been working on for thirty years! Smart Washington women happily leave their entire wardrobes to the personal interest and suggestion of Erlebacher personnel for successful interpre- tation—for nothing so enhances a woman's “social security” as the knowledge she is correctly attired by Erlebacher — always, whether one’s expendi- ture be moderate or lavish. Sketched .. . An ensemble comprising a Confederate blue wool coat over a smart navy tailored dress. The large sketch shows the complete emsemble . . . ond the small sketch the details of the dress__$49.75 k Residential Washington Social News Travel Popular With Members of M Zimmerman, are spending some time in New York and and her sister, Miss Julia the | Erlebacher 1210 F St. N.W. Society. are stopping at the Ritz-Carleton. Mrs. Rudolph Max Kauffmann, ac- companied by her youngest son, John Michael Kauffmann, sailed Monday for the British Isles. They expect to be abroad until mid-June and will be in London for the Coronation. Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose has had as her guest Mr. B. L. Hupp of Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Henry Xander will have as his guests at the Gridiron dinner Satur- day evening, Senator Harry Flood Byrd and Senator John G. Townsend, jr. Miss Mary Teresa Hanlon enter- tained last evening, at her home, 55 members of the Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Henry Roth Brown entertained at a bridge luncheon at the Silver Bowl yesterday in honor of her house guest, Mrs. Peter J. Kelling of Pitts- burgh. Those present included Mrs. Smith Mann, Mrs. George Phillips, Mrs. Arthur Sullivan, Mrs. Phillip Matz, Mrs. Edward Byer, Miss Muriel Johnson, Miss Katherine Greely, Miss Helen Greely, Miss Clara Reper and Miss Rita Burke. Miss Virginia Bacon Penfield of New York, who had expected to spend a part of the Easter holiday season | with her grandmother, Mrs. William | Mark Conrad, at the Shoreham, is now at the Bermudiana Hotel in Ber- muda. Together with her mother, Mrs. | Eugene W. Ong, and a group of sub- | debutantes of New York, Miss Pen- field sailed Monday on the Monarch |of Bermuda and will return at the close of the season to Sarah Lawrence College at Bronxville, N. Y. Mr. Charles Mason Remey has re- | turned to Washington from a three weeks' motor trip in Florida and is | at his home on Massachusetts avenue, Mrs. Gladys Ball Middlemiss, vice president Women's City Club, has left for New York, where she is visiting relatives prior to sailing for England | April 21 on the Queen Mary to attend the coronation ceremonies and later the International Exposition in Paris, | | Mr. and Mrs. Ford E. Young, jr., entertained at tea yesterday after- noon from 4 to 6 o'clock in their (Continued on Fifth Page.) “Young enough’ modern ““may I have the next romance with you" in your embroidered mousseline evening dress. 29.95 0" | RS. SIDNEY KENT LEGARE * B—3 — Beth Blaine ERE goes for a tale of Osgood, the duck, who was saved from a fate worse than death! Surely every one is acquainted with Osgood of Massachusetts avenue and Dupont Circle! | At present his proud owner is a handsome young florist whose enticing horticultural wares blcom in a whitewashed cellar on that corner. The florist early this Fall was walking through Center Market when Osgood’s beseeching honk fell upon his ear. Inquiring the price, 85 cents to be ezact, he strolled on thoughtfully, returning later to find Osgood the center of an interested crowd who were witnessing the struggle of two housewives whose fat fingers and argumentative terms were declaring to the world at large that Osgood was definitely a duck of price. Rather than permit Osgood to become a martyr to the cause, the florist quietly slipped the required Jee into the farmer’s hand, removed Osgood from the fat fingers and went upon his way. For months Osgood lived quietly in the front yard, gazed upon by the passing throng, but the Winter progressed, came the promise | of Spring and Osgood remembered his mother’s song ., , “Quack, quack, my dear. .. Do not think that the world lies here. The world is a pond, it lies beyond. Quack, quack, said the duck, my dear!” So, every morning Osgood risked the hazards of traffic and crossed to Dupont Circle where the pigeons eyed him askance. | His fame grew, and every morning passersby stopped to utter | undignified quacks at Osgood. | Finally, fearing for his safety, his master penned the | yard and Osgood is back at home again. His admirers have Jollowed him across the street, and ’tis whispered that the names of the distinguished “quackers” are numbered among those of the social register. Great men have statues in their honor, sonnets sing their praise and though to date no one has offered a statue, one day Mrs. Authur Mason Chichester offered a sonnet in his honor. Here it is: TO OSGOOD. Osgood! Osgood! Where art thou? Osgood, Osgood, I do vow When next time thou dost come home I will teach thee not to roam! Thou dost win all heart to thee, But, like the escaping flea, We see thee making traces To inconvenient places! Without thought or backward glance, With dignity and elegance, Thou across the streets dost go Disregarding traffic’s flow. Motors come and motors go, Osgood crosses, oh, so slow! And though motors go forever Stop they do for Osgood ever. Osgood! Osgood! Where art thou? Osgood! Osgood! I do vow When next time thou dost come home I will teach thee not to roam! | As to the future of this pet, when the delights of bachelorhood prove mere monotonous repetition, it was rumored that he con- sidered making Congress his future domicile However, as he is {not a lame duck, Osgood has given up that idea in favor of the Zoo, where the fishing is good, and the fish equally interesting! And so Osgood, in the quiet fastnesses of the Zoo may you find the “Duck-ess of your Dreams!” KAPLOWITZ ANNOUNCES -~ Tomorrow --FRIDAY GNE DAY SALE Spring COA All colors and all sizes. We suggest that you come early for first choice as these gar- ments will go fast! “Established\}ofr a Ceneration"™