Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1937, Page 23

SOCIETY. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY. APRIL 16, 1937. SOCIETY. * B3 Late Afternoon Gatherings and Many Dinners Fill Weekly Calendar Dean of Diplomatic Corps . y . At Dinner Last Evening Mrs. Hull Honor Guest at Luncheon Today of Japanese Ambassador and Mme. Saito. Other Official News. IS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S AMBASSADOR AND THE HON- H ORABLE LADY LINDSAY entertained at dinner last eve- ning in the Embassy. The guests were the Japanese Am- bassador and Mme. Saito, the Danish Minister, Mr. Otto Wadsted; the Bulgarian Minister, Mr. Dimitri Naoumoff; Senator and Mrs. Key Pittman, Senator and Mrs. Warren Austin, Representative and Mrs. Richard B. Wigglesworth, the director of the mint, Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross; the naval attache of the Italian Embassy and Marchioness Cugia di Sant'Orsola, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Feis, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Southgate, M. Anthony de Balasy, former Senator Hiram Bingham, Herr and Frau Gustav Struve, Countess Roberti, Maj. and Mrs. John W. Thomason, jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Spencer, Mrs. Granger Blair, Col. and Mrs. Wyndam Torr, Mrs. Thomas Owtram and Dr. Linn Fenimore Cooper. Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife of the Secretary of State, was the honor guest at luncheon today of the' Japanese Ambassador and Mme. Saito. The other guests were Mrs. Daniel C. Roper, wife of the Secretary of Commerce; ,Senator Joseph F. Guffey of Pennsylvania, Admiral William H. Standley, Vice Admiral and Mrs. Harry P. Huse, Comtesse Bohdan de Castellane, Mr. John Callan O'Laughlin, Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman, the Rev. and Mrs. John Armistead Welbourn of Leesburg, Va.; the Misses Sedgley, Mr. Frederick Moore, Col. Masachika Hirata, M. and Mme. Okazaki and Mr. K. Hirasawa. The Secretary of War and Mrs. Harry H. Woodring will be the guests in whose honor the adjutant general and Mrs. Edgar Conley will entertain at dinner this evening at their country estate, Green- ridge, Fairland, Md. The French Ambassador and Mme. Bonnet will attend the Maryland Hunt Cup Steeplechase April 24 as the guests of the Maryland Garden Pilgrimage Committee. Preceding the race the Ambassador and Mme. Bonnet will visit the gardens at Hampton, in which they have expressed keen interest. . The Minister of Guatemala and Senora de Recinos entertained at dinner last evening, when the ranking guests were the Ambas- sador of Peru, Senor Don Manuel de Freyre y Santander, and the | Argentine Ambassador and Mme. Espil. Also present were Senor Dr. Salvador Ley, director of the National Conservatory of Music of Guatemala. Representative Caroline O'Day of New York will entertain 50 members of the Uptown Branch of the New York Y. W. C. A. at tea tomorrow afternoon to discuss with them some of the legisla- tion pending in Congress during this session. The young women, all employed in offices and business con- cerns, will leave New York this evening to spend the week end in Washington, returning on Sunday afternoon. Trips to all the Government buildings, historical sights and to Arlington National Cemetery and Mount Vernon have been arranged for them. Dr. Stuart A. Rice, chairman of the Central Statistical Board, was host at luncheon today at the Cosmos Club in honor of the government members of the Statistical Committee of the Textile Conference, which is in session here. The guests included Mr. Robert Mommens of Belgium, Mr. E. C. Ramsbottom of the British Empire, Mr. A. S. Whiteley of the Bureau of Statistics of Canada, M. Paul Gervois and M. Hermes Baret of France, Mr. Kishi and Mr. Ishiguro of Japan, Mr. Rodrigo Ampudia del Valle of Mexico, Mr. Carter Goodrich, Mr. J. W. Nixon and Mr. W. E. Chalmers of the international labor office at Geneva and Mr. A. Ford Hinrichs, United States member. Other members of the Central Statistical Board staff who attended the luncheon today were Mr. Morris A. Copeland, Miss Aryness Joy, Mr. Howard McClure and Mr. E. R. Gray. . ~ will be admitted on their annual mem- Georgla S.OC]ety | bership tickets. Further information To Give Dance|may be obtained from mrs. 3. W. The Georgia State Society will | Thurston thonor the D. A. R. ménbers who will be in the city fo- their annual con- vention tomorrow with a dance at| the Shoreham Hotel. . Dancing will | begin at 9:30 o'clock in the west ball | room. Final plans have been made by Representative B. Frank Whelchel, president of the society. Tickets may be obtained at the door and members SEE OU RARE COLL ON OF ANTIQUE PISTOLS O Antique House INC. 817 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE N.W. Coats That Cling Coats That Swing For the First Time at These Prices 29.75 and 34.75 Town Coats and Capes 2 4.95 Really, for the first time at these prices! Here you have savings as much as 9.80 on a spring coat . . . at a time when you need one most. These coats are of the dress- maker type . . . both fitted and casual styles . . . of Hindu Cloth and fine Bas- ketweave Wool. Black, Navy, Grey, Beige, Toast | L. Lind, Mrs. Marc A. Mitscher, Mrs. | mons, Mrs. John Thomason and Mrs. | Master Billy Mondell shown in the house of his grandmother, will be included in the tour of old Alexandria homes tomorrow. Mrs. Garland Lambert, which —Harris-Ewing Photo. Tea Will Follow Graduation Exercises A tea will follow the graduation ex- ercises for the 1937 class of Gray| Ladies of the United States Naval| Hospital this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the hospital recreation room. M George Calver, chairman of the Gray Lady group, and Mrs. MacArthur will | pour tea. The Gray Ladies will assist. | Admiral C. S. Butler and Capt. | George C. Thomas, U. S. N, will be the guest speakers at the exercises. | Capt. Thomas will present the Naval Hospital service pins, Surg. Gen. P. S. Rossiter, U. S. N., will present the cer- tificates, and Miss Mabel T. Boardman of the American Red Cross will pre- award the pins of the hospital and Recreation Corps. Miss Nell Ennis, fleld director of the American Red Cross Hospital, has trained the group. Members who have completed the course of lectures are Mrs. James Armstrong, Mrs. Lucien Burnham, Mrs. J. A. Byrne, Mrs. Brent S. Drane, Mrs. Roger Hollingsworth, Mrs. R. H. Jeschke, Miss Susan Kintner, Mrs. W. M. T. Seligman, Mrs. Berkeley Sim- | Homer Wick. Mrs._Roosevelt Sees Azaleas in South Mrs. Roosevelt, who is making an “off the record” motor trip southward accompanied by Miss Lorena Hickok, motored from Asheville to Charles- ton to see the Azalea Fesiival yes- terday. on All 1919 Que St. N.W. 33v3% Reductions SUITS and COATS and Early Spring Stock Mr. and Mrs. Elkus Observe Wedding Anniversary at Dinner. ORMER United States Ambas- sador to Turkey and Mrs. Abram I. Elkus celebrated the forty-first anniversary of their marriage at a dinner party last eve- ning. Mr. and Mrs. Elkus entertained at the Hotel Ambassador in New York. Dr. Stephen S. Wise officiated at their wedding, it being the second such ceremony which he has performed. Mrs. Elkus formerly was Miss Gertrude Hess. Mr. and Mrs. P. Lamont Belin were hosts at dinner last evening at Ever- may, their residence in Georgetown, the gardens of which will be open for the Georgetown garden tour May 1. Col. and Mrs. Arthur O'Brien, who have been at the Pierre in New York, have left for the West coast and will spend the Summer in Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Claude W. Dudley of Kenwood have as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. L'Hommedieu of Grosse Pointe, Mich. Dr. and Mrs. William Dewey Moore nd their young daughter, Mary Lee oore, sailed from New York Satur- day on the Rex for Rome, where Dr. Moore will take up his work. Dr. and Mrs. Moore are being sent out to Spring . . the attractive coat model and coat length “which is now at the height of its popufarity. All col- ors and ¢ll sizes are ava able in the Model Shop _ version——with its 6-pearl- Lined, too the foreign field by the Southern Bap- tist Board Mrs. Moore was formerly Prentiss Speiden of this city. Alice Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hartson of Willimanic, Conn., have motored to Washington where they will remain over the week end. They are stopping at the Hotel Raleigh. Mr. Bernard M. Baruch arrived from New York City yesterday and while here is stopping at the Carlton Hotel. Mrs. Austin Kuhns of Buffalo, N. Y. entertained at a dinner party at | the Shoreham last guests included Mrs. H. G. Brown, Mrs. C. A. Jones of New Londén, Conn.; Mrs. Nelson W. Pickering of Ansonia, Conn.; Mrs. G. A. Rensch- ler, Mrs. L. Korndorf, Mrs. V. G. evening. Her Smith of Garden City, Long Island; | Mrs. Hugo H. Haas, Nrs. R. R. Waesche, Mrs. H. S. Johnson, Mrs Alexandria Homes on Exhibition Historimnsions and Gardens on View Tomorrow. OMORROW residents of Wash- ington and nearby Maryland and Virginia will have the op- portunity of viewing the lovely old, historic houses and gardens of Alexandria. Mr. Frederick A. Delano, who is chairman of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and who is keenly interested in any ideas or plans for development of the river front of Alexandria along esthetic lines, has accepted the invitation of the committee on the tour of old houses which is held by the Alex- andria Association to lend his name and sponsor the event. Judge R. Walton Moore has also evidenced his sympathy in this organization by ac- cepting its invitation, also Mr. T. 8. Settle, also of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. The Alexandria Association constitution lists as one of its objectives the “pro- motion of parks and beautification of the river front.” Added to the interesting list already published is the very recently restored house at 718 Wolfe street in which Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Thomas have just settled. It is of clapboard, over 150 years old and has some good old mantels. That in the dining room especially is worthy of note. Mrs. Thomas s furnishing all in delightful fashion with her customary flair for all things artistic. The Old Presbyterian Meeting House is always of interest to those inter- ested in turning the early pages of history of Alexandria. It stands on | Fairfax street, between Duke and Wolfe, was started in 1772 and com- | | pleted by the aid of a lottery in 1774. | At that time it stood well back from | the street, in the center of the lot, | facing south, with a manse built in the | rear opening on Royal street. The space between was used as a burial ground, immediately after the deed was granted, as we see from a stone to the memory of one Archibald Thomson, who died July 15, 1772. The old church was destroyed by fire in July, 1835 and was rebuilt in 1836, with a change of location which in- volved the destruction of many graves. The present building fronts on Fair- fax street. A large number of men of historic distinction are buried in the old church yard, and the work of restoration has been successfully car- ried out, thus adding one more to the | long list of places of historic interest | in the town. | Just around the corner, at 319 | Wolfe street is the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Haley, a small house built on part of the original lot belonging | to the OId Presbyterian Meeting | House. This small house, which had fallen on very sad times, has recently been restored by Mr. and Mrs. Haley 4, THE SUITS FOR YOUNG MEN AND BOYS, IN OUR SHOP ON THE SIXTH FLOOR —are smart, new, and the finest ob- tainable for those who want the latest and most Every type of suit is here . . . for the boy wearing his first “longs”’ to the college man looking for the last word in style ... best of moderate prices of our quality goods. New showing tomorrow . . advantage of it. JULIUS GARFINCKEL & COMPANY F STREET AT FOURTEENTH (See HOMES, Page B-4 correctly styled clothing. all, you'll be amazed at the . take every THE Czechosiovak Legation, for the first time this season, the new financial counselor of the British Emba everything from A to Z. Mr. Trentham, who has been in Wash- ington several weeks, has just started to make an appearance, due ,looking very smart; Mrs. Albert Dewe, By the Way— Beth Blaine threw wide its hospitable doors to society en masse. The Minister and Mme. Hurban, who arrived in America late last Fall, have spent most of the time redecorating the Legation and fishing in Florida! Mme. Hurban, whose becoming sunburn was offset by her dark locks and flowered tea gown with yellow tones pre- dominating, made a lovely hostess. A shoulder bouquet of assorted Spring flowers matched the flowers of her trailing gown and the Legation was profusely decorated with blossoms Against this gay background a smart throng of over three hundred persons moved about greeting their friends. Mme. Prochnik, the Austrian Minister’s wife, who poured tea, looked very smart in a black and white print. In one corner of the room Olivia Stokes and Mr. Trentham, y, discussed to the flu, his first unwelcomed caller upon his arrival, hence his “presentation” has been retarded. Mr. and Mrs. John Lord of the State Department were among those present and we regret to say that Mrs. Lord, who is English, leaves Sunday for the coronation festivities, rejoining Mr. Lord at their new post at our Embassy in Vienna. Present yesterday afternoon was Dr. Jaromir Necas, min- ister of labor in Prague, who is president of the International Trade and Textile Commission, now meeting in Washington Mr. Necas, who is verily “a fine figure of a man,” is tall and wears a mustache and goatee. Possessing a delightful sense of humor, he inquired “Why do not men wear beards in America?’ He has figured out that the average beard seen averages “one every five hundred thousand persons!” However, he felt better when he saw the statues of Abraham Lincoln and Gen. Grant, since he was beginning to feel that perhaps in America those aspiring to fame and glory prefer to shed voluntarily rather than—like Samson—be shorn! * x ok % ’[‘HERE is probably nothing in Washington in apartments to com- pare with those in 1785 Massachusetts avenue. There is only one apartment on each floor—consisting of innumerable bed rooms, drawing rooms and spacious libraries. Mr. Andrew Mellon, former Secretary of the Treasury, occupies one, and in it are hung some of his priceless paintings. Mrs. George T. Marye has leased her apartment to Lord Duveen so that he can be near Mr. Mellon and help with the plans for the great National Art Museum. Mrs. Frederick H. Bugher occupies the third-floor apartment and on another floor is Mrs. Alvin T. Hert of Louisville, affectionately known as “Aunt Sally” to young and old who are fortunate enough to count her as a friend.” Mrs. Hert is one of the important women of America. Not only does she manage a tremendous business, left to her at Mr. Hert's death, but she is prominent in Republican politics in Kentucky Spending a great deal of time in the past few years with her beloved “Aunt Sally” is her lovely niece, Mary Louise Dur- ham, known as “Misa” who now is Mrs. Britton Wood of Louisville. Misa has arrived for a short visit and yesterday Mrs. Hert gave a charming luncheon in her honor The great drawing room of Mrs. Hert's apartment was filled with masses of peach blossoms. One particular vase of green, glasslike translucent jade, was placed in a window with the sprays of blossoms, and the sunlight streaming through them was indescribably beautiful. As always, when Mrs. Hert entertains. everything was perfection, from the gleaming silver holding masses of grapes and colorful fruit in the center of the table to the delectable menu. We all agreed that it was no use spending the morning with a masseuse when one was so cruelly tempted at luncheon with one’s favorite dishes. This was brought to mind by Mrs. Carhart, who had spent the morning doing just that! Among the guests were Mrs. Richard Wigglesworth, Mrs. Amory Carhart from Middleburg, with Mrs. George Garrett, both wearing a beige sailor hat with her most becoming dress; Mrs. “Chip” Robert in her riding clothes, as she is working long hours a day getting her horses in condition for the annual horse show; Mrs. Kurt Hetzel, very smart in blue, and Marion Trumbull, in a becoming beige-and-black cos- tume. Misa,. who is really beautiful, was in black, as also was Mrs. George Pulver. Miss Edith Hoyt was in blue. We had a marvelous time, as women always do when they “get together” and can chatter to their hea YOUNG MODERNS WHO CHERISH STYLE SHOULD NOT MISS OUR SATURDAY SHOWING OF UN- USUAL DRESSES, SUITS, COATS, HATS, GREENBRIER SPORTSWEAR, SHOES AND ACCESSORIES. 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