Evening Star Newspaper, June 8, 1937, Page 24

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B—4 x%% S Residential Washington Soci_al_ I}Iews President’s Son Leases Cottage in the North. (Continued From Third Page.) and Miss Gail Dawley, daughters of Mrs. Dawley, will spend the Sum- mer in this country, Miss Harrlet Dawley in a camp in Maine and her sister on a ranch in Montana. Mrs. Dawley entertained at a fare- well party last week at her home on Forest lane when among the guests ‘were Senator Arthur Capper, Gen. and Mrs. Albert Cox of North Caro- lina, Col. William Ryan of Bolling Field and Mrs. Ryan, Col. and Mrs. Leonard Sparks, Col. and Mrs. De Rus- sey Hoyle, Col. and Mrs. Phillip Gage, Col. and Mrs. Forrest Harding, Capt. Edward Page Gaston, Mr. Paulo Hass- locher of the Brazilian Embassy, Dr. de Bayle, formerly of the Nicaraguan Legation and Mrs. de Bayle; Baroness von Below, Baroness von Pagenhaidt, Mrs. Robert E. Lee, 3d, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Chennery, Dr. and Mrs. Paris Brengle, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Graves, Mr. Eldon P. King and Mrs. King, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mack, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zoller, Mr. and Mrs. William Shearer, Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman, Mrs. W. L. Pitcher, Mrs. Mattie Wyatt Porter and Miss Cor- nelia Bowle. Dr. and Mrs. S. Butler Grimes, jr., announce the birth of a daughter, Thursday, June 3, in the Union Me- morial Hospital in Baltimore. Mrs. Grimes was formerly Miss Elizabeth Brawner, dapghter of Mrs. Joha W. Brawner and the late Mr. Brawner. The marriage of Miss Brawner and Dr. Grimes took place in Washing- ton in 1935 and since that time they have been residing in Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Strauss, Mr. and Mrs. William Ilich and Mr. and Mrs. Alan de Ford spent the week end in Atlantic City at the Ritz-Carl- ton Hotel attending the National Brotherhood Convention. Miss Ruth Eloise Stone will return to Washington tomorrow to join her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul P. Stone, |’ after graduating today from Goucher College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Strauss have returned to their apartment at the Woodley Park Towers after spending some time at the Ritz-Carlton in At- lantic City. Mr. Strauss attended the convention of the National Federa- tion of Brotherhoods. Mr. and Mrs. Sol opened their apartment at the Fronte- nac, having returned to Washington |7 from a lengthy stay in Little Rock, Ark., where they visited their son and | 7 daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Philip 7 Peyser, and their young son, formerly of this city. Master Bruce Rosenheim of Balti- more is the guest of his cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar C. Kaufman, at the |7 Broadmoor. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Seel of Newark, N. J, are stopping at the| Carlton Hotel while in Washington | for a visit of several days. Haitian Envoy Feted at Lunch The Director General of the Pan- American Union, Dr. L. 8. Rowe, en- tertained at luncheon today in honor of the Minister of Haiti, M. Elie Les- cot. The additional guests were: the Becretary of Commerce, Mr. Daniel | 7 C. Roper; Senor Dr. Don Adolfo Dick- mann, member of the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina; the Governor of Puerto Rico, Gen. Blanton Winship. the Consul General of Haiti at New ‘York, M. Charles B. Vincent; the Sec- retary of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Dr. James Brown Scott; the Assistant Director of the Pan-American Union, Dr. Pedro de Alba; the Archivist of the United Btates, Dr. R. D. W. Connor; the Ad- ministrator of Puerto Rican Recon- struction, Dr. Ernest J. Gruening; the assistant to the Director of the Pan- American Sanitary Bureau, Dr. Boli- var J. Lloyd; Mr. Selden Chapin of the Department of State, and Dr. Thomas H. Healy, Dean of the School of Foreign Service of Georgetown Uni- versity. Peyser have OCIETY. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1937. ~ Official Activities (Continueé From Third Page.) ferson Caffery. The guests were the Ambassador of Brazil, Mr. Oswaldo Aranha; Mr. B. Sumner Welles Under- secretary of State; Mr. Richard South- gate, chief of the division of protocol; Mr. Laurence Duggan, chief of the division of American republics; Mr. Nelson Riley and Mr. Manuel Giron- Cerna, Other guests included four members of the Cuban Commission for Economic Studies who are now in ‘Washington, Mr. J. B. Roque, Dr. J. M. Menocal, Dr. M. A. Pirez and Mr. E. Durruthy, also former Cuban Senator, Mr. M. Ajuria and the mem- bers of the embassy staff. The Chinese Ambassador, Dr. Cheng Ting Wang, and his daughters, Miss An-Fu Wang and Miss Yoeh Wang, will move shortly after the middle of this month to Twin Oaks, lovely old home of Mrs. Charles J. Bell, which they have leased. For many years the Chinese Legation, and more recently the Chinese Embassy, has been at the corner of Nineteenth and V streets, where the Chinese diplomat and his family made their home. Mrs. Bell proposes to leave Wash- ington the middle of the month for Denver, Colo, to spend the Summer, where she will be with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Robert Bell. Mr. and Mrs. Bell, the latter known professionally as Barbara Rob- bins, will be with the Summer stock company in Denver, The Rumanian Minister, Mr. Charles A. Davila, will give a recep- tion this afternoon from 5 to 7 o'clock to celebrate the anniversary of King Carol’s accession to the throne, June 8, 1930, when the Rumanian Parlia- ment declared null and void his act of renunciation of the throne on Janu- ary 4, 1926. On that same day the Senate and Chamber of Deputies met in joint session as the National As- sembly and proclaimed him King. King Carol, still young, having been born October 15, 1893, is one of the very popular monarchs in Europe. The Minister will be assisted this afternoon by members of the legation staff and their wives. Senator and Mrs. John H. Overton 1214-1220 ¢ 7 New Chinese Ambassador and Family Will Occupy Twin Oaks. have returned to their apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel after spend- ing a short time in Louisiana, where they attended the graduation of their son, Mr. John H. Overton, jr, from the Law Schaol of the University of Louisiana. Mr. Overton, who graduated with honors, will join his father’s law firm in Alexandria, La. Senator and Mrs, Overton were ac- companied back by their daughter, Miss Mary Elizabeth Overton, who also attends the university. Miss Overton will remain with her parents until the duration of the congressional season. Representative Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts, had as her dinner guests yesterday at the Little Tea House, Representative William P. Con- nery, jr., from the seventh district of Massachusetts and Mrs. Connery. The newly Appointed University Minister to Portugal and Mrs. Herbert Claiborne Pell will sail tomorrow from New York for Lisbon. Comdr. Leon C. Frost, U. 8. N,, who is on duty on the U. 8. 8. Arkansas in foreign waters, will be at Kiel, Ger- many, when the Bremen docks, to meet Mrs. Frost, who salled from this coun- try June 1. Comdr. Frost will have leave and with Mrs. Frost will visit in Germany for a short time and then go to England to visit his family. Mrs. Frost before her marriage was Kath- arine McNeal and lived some years in Germany where she was studying music at the outbreak of the World ‘War. Mrs. Janet Cameron McNeal, mother of Mrs. Prost, will remain in their apartment here during their absence. Lieut. and Mrs. Leslie H. Wyman with their little daughter Leslie Ann ‘Wyman, will leave the Fort Myer Post today for a two-month leave and vacation on Casco Bay, Me. Later they will go to Fort Sill, Okla., where Lieut. Wyman will begin his next tour of duty. Lieut. M. E. West, U. S. N., retired, of Long Beach, Calif, is spending several days at the Martinique. 72d Congress Club Dinner Last Night The Seventy-second Congress Club met for dinner last evening on the Bhoreham terrace. No special pro- gram was planned aside from the regular entertainment on the terrace, which included the dancing of Miss Roberta Jonay, who is stopping at the White House while dancing at the Shoreham. Mrs. Wesley E. Disney, wife of Representative Disney of Oklahoma, was in charge of arrangements for the dinner, with Mrs. Martin Dies, wife of Representative Dies of Texas; Mrs. Charles West, wife of the Un- dersecretary of the Interior, and Mrs. Gardner R. Withrow, wife of Repre- sentative Withrow of Wisconsin, serving on her committee. Mrs. R. Ewing Thomason of Texas is presi- dent of the club. HEINZ WORKERS VOTE PITTSBURGH, June 8 (#)—Ap- proximately 2,000 employes of the strike-closed H. J. Heinz plant voted today on a collective bargaining agent, with two rival factions predicting vic- tory. Members of both the Canning and Pickle Workers’ Union, an American Federation of Labor affiliate, and the Heinz Employes’ Association have agreed to return to work as soon as the results are certified by the Labor Board. The union called the strike two weeks ago in a demand for recogni- tion. LUGGAGE “Of the Better Grade” Trunks, Bags, Belts . Wide Variety, ¥ Finest Quality. Men's_Wardrobe Cases. LUTZ & CO Established 1804 1325 G St. N.W. NA. 0244 Miss Brown Engaged To Wed Mr. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Brown of Montrose, Md., announce the engage- ment of their daughter Margaret Lois to Mr. William Austin Morrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Morrison, River road, Bethesda, Md. The wedding will take place at 8 o'clock the evehing of June 23 in Mount Zion Baptist Church, near Alta Vista, Md. The Rev. Claude A. Brubaker, pastor of the church, will officiate. Miss Brown is a graduate of Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville. Mr. Morrison is associated in business with his father. Miss Williams Visits Texas Miss Marthena Harrison Willlams left this morning for Fort Sam Hous- ton, Tex., where she will visit Lieut. and Mrs. George W. Childs. Miss Williams and Mrs. Childs, the latter formerly Miss. Mildred Wright, were classmates at Western High School several years ago, and Miss Williams was & member of Mrs. Childs’ bridal party at her wedding last year. Miss Williams returned a fortnight ago from Buensa Vista, Va.,, where she has been a student at the Southern |until the death of Mr. Crosby, when Beminary, and joined her mother and | she returned to Washington to live. |er, Mrs Etta Mae Hume, have returned Mr. and Mrs. Stewart spent the |from California and have opened their Winter of 1935-6 in Washington with | Fairfax County home, Millbrook, near grandmother, Mrs. Marthena Harri- son Williams and Mrs. Russell B. Harrison in their apartment in the Dresden. Miss Williams is a great- granddaughter of the late President and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. Mrs. Crosby Visits In California Mrs. George Ellery Crosby has given up her apartment in the Chastleton and has gone to California, where she will visit her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo H. Stewart, at Del Mar. Mrs. Crosby before her mar- riage was Miss Daisy Gordon Stewart, and with her mother, the late Mrs. Stewart and her brother, made her home here. Mr. Stewart for many years was assistant sergeant at arms of the Benate. After her marriage Mrs. Crosby lived at Windsor, Conn., e s Maliresses Remade $3 2 STEIN BEDDING CO. 1004 Eye St. N.W. ME. 8490 New Springs n Cushions $1.50 up Cogswell Chairs___$11.50 Fireside Chairs Overstuffed suites at Proportionately low prices Have your upholstering done right and put back on its proper lines and proper shape by our skilled mechanics who have been with us for years. 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Fashions like these are not made startled the fine houses they visited into giving them in quantities and the reason is obvious—at Take this remarkable opportunity to select several exquisite, distinctive Misses' and Women's Beautiful $29.75 and $39.75 Better Dresses Town — Spectator — Afternoon — Dinner — and Formal Fashions — Executed by Makers Who Seldom See Their Dresses Selling for Less Than 29.75 or 39.75! It isn't often that our “Salon” buyers have a fling like this. They must have these gorgeous new things to sell for almost “a song”! the original prices that they sell for, they must be exclusive! fashions that will give you joy in wearing far beyond the price you pay! NN NN Misses’ (12 to 20)—1’s and 2's (Some 3) of a Kind! $18. Women’s Group (34 to 44) : —Black tailored net over taffeta. $18. \\ —Monotones, Q\Oel. $18. —"Fawnette” beautiful Cheney sheer dresses. $18. multi-color flower prints on white pas- oA, =~y EXTRA for Women! Imported Ducharne Print Evening Gowns With cape or separate jackets Also dinner gowns. —White chiffon suits with scalloped revers. $18. —Lace jacket dresses—navy, tearose, blue. $18. —Light and dark monotones—colorful flower prints on white, pastel and dark backgrounds. $18. ;One-piue dresses—ijacket and cape ensembles. $18. —Evening and dinner nets, chiffons, marquisettes, organdies, satins, laces, taffeta, mousselines. $18. —Formal gowns with jackets and capes. $18. —Dramatic flower prints, duco dots, patent dots, pep- permint and blazing gypsy stripes. $18. Perfectly exquisite designs Mrs. Crosby. SOCIETY. Centerville, Va. l.MILLER e o, - in the quality manner The traditional Summer favorite - white suede .<-u. but with a difference! Dashing rows of “tear-drop™ > o - (slits airv:_ondirioh a pump, a sandal, an oxford, 1279, et el - White calf bag with marching perforations, 6.00 STORE AIR-CONDITIONED 1222 F N.W. ENTIRE BUILDING B2l New Arrivals in Distinctive :“‘Paulina” JACKET FROCKS 316.95 CllSP sheers in that most useful of fashions . . jocket ensemble. « the Wear the dress alone in office . . . with the jocket for those table for two “conferences” o'clock. after & Mrs. Arthur Radford and her moth- ¢ Thorpes I‘iosts To Delta Gamma Mr, and Mrs. Merle Thorpe will be hosts at their country place on the Rockville Pike this evening to the Delta Gamma Alumnae of Washing- ton. The buffet supper will be served &t 6:30 o'clock on the lawn, and the assisting hostesses are Mrs. Isaac Hitt, Mrs. George Bowerman, Mrs. Henry Ralph, Mrs. George Titus, Mrs. Perry TFellows, Mrs. Arthur Tufts, Mrs. Ra- leigh Dawson, Mrs. P. T. Reed, Mrs. Robert Huse, Miss Julia Wade, Miss Geraldine Park and Miss Elizabeth Yager. Attends Graduation. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Lipscomb, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bergeson and the Misses Christine and Dorothy Berge- son, Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Shepherd and Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Horner were smong the Arlington County residents who attended the graduating exer- cises Saturday at the Fredericksburg Btate Teachers’ College, where four of Arlington’s young ladies were grad- uated. Miss Ann Lipscomb received & bachelor of science degree, having completed the four-year course at the eollege; Miss Verna Bergeson, Miss Barbara Shepherd and Miss Marjorie Horner completed the two-year course and received teaching certificates. APBOVE: Smart black for a city Summer. Sheer tic- tac crepe, cool and crisp. Spiked with icy white grosgrain as to neckline and wide lapels. The slit, collarless neckline is most ;ecomi"‘} $] 6.95 N\ on light and dark grounds. $18. “FINER” dresses in every sense of the word . .. finer from the standpoint of quality and workmanship . . . finer from the » standpoint of design. . . . Many thrillingly similar to the French creations that inspired them! $18. Misses’ and Women’s Gown Salon—Second Floor. 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