Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1937, Page 21

SOCIETY. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1937. SOCIETY. + B-3 %—-W Varied Spring Functions Include Final At-Homes of Cabinet Hostesses The Secretary of Labor Hostess at Function for Leading Labor Qfficials‘ Spanish Ambassador Making Brief Visit in| New York—Italian Embassy Will Be Scene of Dinner Tonight. THE Secretary of Labor, Miss Frances Perkins, entertained at dinner last evening when her guests were Mr. Edward J. Phelan, assistant director of the International Labor Organ- {zation; Mr. Kitaoka of Japan, of the governing board of the International Labor Organization; Dr. J. Wisselink of Netherlands, professor of applied political economy and business administration; Senor Enrique Rangel, representative of the Mexican Workers’ Federation; Mr. Emil Rieve, president of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers; Mr. J. Arthur Norman, assistant secretary, ministry of labor of Great Britain; Mr. Gerald H. Brown, assistant deputy minister of labor of Canada, and Mrs. Brown; Mr. P. M. Draper, president of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, and Mrs. Draper; Mr. Zen, managing director of the National Federation of Industrial Organizations of Japan; Mr. Thomas Ashurst, secretary of the Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers’ Association; Mr. and Mrs. John L. Lewis, Mr. Alexander Sachs of New York and Miss Malvina Shanklin of New York, who is visiting Miss Perkins. The Spanish Ambassador, Senor Don Fernando de los Rios, is In New York today on business and is expected to return to Washington in time for the reception this afternoon which he and Senora de los Rios have planned for members of the Spanish colony here to celebrate the 6th anniversary of the Republic of Spain. Senora de los Rios, assisted by members of the Embassy staff, will receive the guests this afternoon should the Ambassador be detained. The Italian Ambassador and Signora de Suvich will entertain at dinner this evening in the Embassy. The French Ambassador and Mme. Bonnet will be the guests in whose honor the members of the Newspaper Women’s Club will entertain at tea tomorrow afternoon in their headquarters at 1640 Rhode Island avenue, which was once the French Embassy. The Swiss Minister and Mme. Peter entertained at luncheon to- day in honor of the retiring German Ambassador, Herr Hans Luther. The other guests were close friends in Capital society of the hosts and the honor guest. The Minister and Mme. Peter will entertain at dinner Thursday evening, April 22, when the ranking guests will be the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr., and the Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Daniel C. Roper. The United States Ambassador to Argentina and Mrs. Alexander W. Weddell spent Monday night in Washington at the Carlton Hotel. They arrived from their estate, the Virginia House, in' Richmond, Va. The Minister of the Irish Free State and Mrs. Michael MacWhite will be hosts at dinner this evening at the Shoreham Hotel, where they maintain an apartment. The Charge d’Affaires of Brazil and Senhora do Prado will be hosts at a supper party this evening for Mme. Bidu Sayao, Brazilian born Metropolitan soprano, who will sing at the ccncert at the Pan-American Union earlier in the evening. Dr. von Coenen Torchiana, Consul General of the Netherlands | at San Francisco, and Mme. Torchiana are staying at the Carlton | Hotel while in Washington during their extensive visit throughout the East and South. They will leave tonight for Norfolk, Va., and { will visit Willilamsburg, Jamestown and other places of interest 1n1 Virginia before going to New Orleans. After a few days’ stay there, | they will return to San Francisco by boat. Mrs. Jack Hodgson, formerly Miss Natalie Norwood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy V. Norwood, will sail today with Capt. Hodgson | for the latter’s new post in Rome. Capt. Hodgson has been appointed assistant military and air attache to Italy and Greece, with headquarters in Rome. F. Ashurst, Mrs. Charles R. Larrabee | and Mrs. George Holmes. | Mrs. James A. Farley, wife of the Postmaster General, will hold her final at home today at the Mayflower Cabinet Hostesses | Ambassador, Senor Don Manuel de HREE of the cabinet hostesses will receive this afternoon in Will Hold Final their respective residences. At Homes Today| Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr., Hotel from 4 until 6 o'clock. Assist- | ing her in receiving will be Repre- | sentative Caroline O'Day, the director | | of the mint, Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross; | | sivil service commissioner, Mrs. Lu- | cille Benton McMillin, Mrs. W. W. < Their Engagements Announced Left: Miss Dorothy Marion Stocking, whose engagement to Mr. John Eliot Howard is an- nounced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earle D. Stocking. Mr. Howard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. The wedding will take place in August. Right: Miss Harriet B. Reamy, daughter of Mrs. Ernest T. Reamy, who announced her engage- ment to Mr. Bernard I. Wade. The wedding will take place the latter part of next month. Virgil N. Howard of Fairfax, Va. Miss Emily Blake Bride of Mr. Rice The wedding of Miss Emily Ramsay Blake, daughter of Mrs. Dollie Inne- | rarity Blake, to Mr. Janvier Mayhew Rice took place yesterday morning at 11 o'clock in the Epiphany Church. The bride, who was given in mar- riage by her brother, Mr. Henry Ed- ward Blake, jr, wore a gown of pow- der blue sheer crepe with a hat to | match and she carried orchids. Miss Lucy S. Welling of Laurel, Md., was the maid of honor, wearing a gown of navy blue crepe with a hat to match and carried a bouquet of talis- man roses. Mr. William Harold Buck of Bridge- port, Conn., was the best man. Landon STchool Junior Horse Show The Landon Junior horse show will be held April 24 at the school. The Jjudges will be Mrs. James Guitar of Warrenton, Mrs. Fontaine Thraves of Norfolk and Mr. John O. Williams of | Washington. The sponsors include the Peruvian Freye y Santander; Admiral Cary T. Grayson, Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen, the commanding officer of Fort Myer, Col. Jonathan M. Wain- wright; Maj. Louis Lambron, head- master of the McDonough School in Baltimore; the Rev. Albert Lucas, headmaster of St. Alban’s School; Mr. Stedman Prescott, Maryland State Senator; Mr. Harry Worcester Smith of Middleburg, Va., and Mrs. David Wing,, headmistress of the Madeira School in Fairfax County, V: EXQUISITE WORK ON CURTAINS SINCE 1912 HAND LAUNDRY North 0354 outLse National Symphony Orchestra Benefit The National Symphony Orchestra, of which Dr. Hans Kindler is the conductor, will be the beneficiary of a concert Sunday evening at 8:30 | o'clock in Gunston Hall School at 1806 Florida avenue. Miss Minna Niemann is chairman of the com- mittee in charge of arrangements for the benefit, and the program will be | given by Dorothy Seegar, soprano, and | Everett Stevens, composer-pianist. | Miss Seegar will appear in costume. Mrs. J. R_a.ndolph Heading Committee Plans are being completed for the ball to be held Tuesday night at | the Willard for the benefit of the Lee | Memorial Highway Association and the Manassas Battlefield Association. Mrs. Jennings Randolph, wife of Rep- resentative Randolph, is chairman of the ball and among those assisting her | are Mr. Arthur Clarendon Smith, president of the Lee association and the Manassas Battlefield Association of the Sons of Confederate Veterans; Mr. Walter L. Hopkins, national com- mander in chief of the Manassas association. Mrs. C. C. Calhoun is chairman of patrons and patronesses. The music will be under the direc- tion of Mr. Glen Gray and Mr. Pete | We Solve | Your Moving Problems | Mme. Benavides Will Sail Today Mme. Oscar R. Benavides, wife of the President of Peru, who was at the Shoreham for a few days, is in New York, from where she will sail Friday to return to her home in Lima. . Benavides was received by President Roosevelt at the White House Monday afternoon. She came to the United States to arrange for the schooling of her children, who accompanied her on the trip. Senorita Maruja Benavides will enter school in New Jersey, Senor Oscar Benavides plans to enter a school for mining engineering in Missouri and Senorita mother home. Democratic Club Luncheon in May The Women's National Democratic Club will entertain at a luncheon party for members of the club and their friends May 15 at 1 o'clock at the historic estate, Woodlawn, now the home of Secretary of War and Mrs. Harry Woodring. Mrs. Roosevelt will head a list of guests on this occasion. Mrs. James Craig Peacock is chair- man of the committee in charge of arrangements for the luncheon and Mrs. Tillman Parks and Mrs. Edward Campbell Shields are co-chairmen of the Ticket Committee. new Third Floor, unusual display of Baquita Benavides will accompany her | A NEW GIFT DISPLAY With the opening this week of our The major groupings on this new floor Residential | Washington Social News Mr. and Mrs.. Demp- sey Return to Capital. IORMER REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs. 8. Wallace Dempsey have returned to their home in the Capital from & trip of sev- eral days to Williamsburg and Shirley, Va. Former Representative and Mrs, William E. Hess of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Maj. and Mrs, Emil H. Block, who recently arrived in Washington from Texas, where Maj. Block was stationed, were guests of honor at a dinner given last evening at the Shoreham by Mr. and Mrs. James T. Howard. Among those attending the dinner were Mr. and Mrs. A. Malcolm Duvall, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Zirkin, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Withers, Mr. and and Mrs. Earl D. Krewson, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hance, Mrs. James R. Sheppard of Richmond, Va.; Mrs. Edwin C. Baltz, Representative Matthew J. Merritt and Representative Joseph E. Casey. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dewey will be | hosts at dinner this evening in their residence on Massachusetts avenue. Miss Mary B. North, who was the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Walker at Villa Rosa their residence on Mass- achusetts avenue, has returned to her home on the Eastern Shore. Mrs. George C. Remey, widow of the late Rear Admiral Remey, cele- brated her 92d birthday anniversary yesterday at the home of her son, Mr. Charles Mason Remey, on Massa- chusetts avenue, with a small evening gathering of her family and a few old and intimate friends. Miss Beverly Jones, daughter of Mr. {and Mrs. Forest Jones of Memphis, Tenn., is visiting former Gov. D. W. Davis of Idaho and his family. M | Jones spent the week end in Annapolis | visiting the Naval Academy where Mr. | D. W. Davis, jr, was graduated in 1933. Mr. Davis, jr., is connected now with the Pennsylvania Water Power | Co. stationed in Baltimore. Miss Jones also visited the Congress, where she was a guest of Senator Kenneth Mc- Keller of Tennessee, a friend of her family of long standing. Former President of Panama and Senora de Alfaro entertained at dinner last evening, and Senora de Alfaro was hostess at luncheon today. The guests at dinner last evening | were Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Frederick H. Coleman, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Harry P. Huse, Maj. and Mrs. Parker W. West, Mme. Espaillet and Mrs. | Charles Mason Remey. Today at luncheon Senora de Al- faro had as her guests Mrs. William H. King, Mrs. Consuelo Seoane, Mrs. Francis Weller, Mrs. Paul E. John- | | son, Mrs. Arthur Tirrell, Mrs. James | A. Gannon, Mrs. William D. Wright- | son, Mrs. Bernard Bondren and Miss Eleanor Connolly. | Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kase Hagen have | " (See RESIDENTIAL, Page we present a most fascinating articles. include—China—English Earthenware—Pot- tery—Copper—Glass—Beverage Sets—Table Lamps — Floor Lamps— Children’s Dolls — Character Dolls — Toys — Baby Goods — Chil- wife of the Secretary of the Treasury, Howes, Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, Mrs. will receive from 4 until 6 o'clock in | May Thompson Evans, Mrs. Thomas her home, at 2201 R street. F. McAllister, Mrs. James F. Curtis Mrs. Morgenthau, who will receive | and Mrs. Lawrence Wood Robert. alone, will have assisting her gen- erally Mrs. Wayne Chatfield-Taylor, Mrs. Stephen B. Gibbons and the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Miss Josephine Roche. Alternating at the tea table during the afternoon will be Mrs. William B. Bankhead, Mme. Ertegun, Mme. Prochnik, Mrs. Morrison Shafroth, Mrs. Russell Ryan, Mrs. James Roose- velt and Mrs. Wilbur W. Hubbard. Mrs. Homer S. 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Others we have heard about are going over to London, having taken beautiful houses, complete with servants and motor cars, and laden with wonderful invitations for the coronation festivities, Heigh-ho, it sounds like a delightful life, as we will probably re- main in Washington! * ok ok % ERE is nothing like great popularity, and H. E., the German Ambassador, is no exception. In fact, he has been entertained 50 constantly since the sad news of his departure, that if a party is even rumored it is accredited to be given in his honor! So the ladies’ luncheon being given by Mrs. George T. Marye next Thurs= day was announced in one of the papers as a farewell to his ex- cellgncy! The result is a great deal of good-natured banter by their mutual friends—though all the ladies invited would be charmed, we know—and the Ambassador, we are quite sure, would be more than able to uphold the honor as the only man present. ® X X X MRS. C. HENRY BUHL arrived in Washington yesterday from ~Palm Beach. She will be here for a few days, and her many friends already are planning parties. Mr. Edward Gardner will | give a cocktail party Thursday, at the 1925 F Street Club, in her honor,-and Thursday evening the George Pulvers will give a late supper party at their delightful house in Georgetown. We have heard so much about Mrs. Buhl and her glorious house in Palm Beach, and her sumptuous entertainments, but, above all, we have heard so much about her great charm, hence we are looking forward with pleasure to meet- ing her. * x % % MERS. DAVID KEY has at last arrived in Washington to visit her father and mother, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. William Mason Wright, and her brother, Jerauld Wright, in their house on Q street in old Georgetown. Her arrival has been heralded for several weeks, but she really appeared Monday. 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