Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1937, Page 25

SOCIETY. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1937, SOCIETY . ¥*% B3 Notes From the Social Calendar of Washington and Its Environs Official and Diplomatic Sets Are Entertaining At Dinner Parties The Cummings Are Hosts Tonight For Minister to Hungary. Commissioner Feted. THE Attorney General and Mrs. Cummings will entertain at dinner this evening at Ruthven, their home on Tilden street, in honor of the United States Minister to Hungary, Mr. John F. Montgomery, who is spending a few days at Ruthven while in Washington. The Minister entertained informally at dinner last evening in his suite at the Carlton Hotel where he has been for several days. Mr. Montgomery also was host informally at dinner Tuesday evening. The Minister of the Union of South Africa and Mrs. Ralph William Close entertained at dinner last evening at the Mayflower in compliment to the high commissioner of the Union of South Africa in London and Mrs. C. T. TeWater, who arrived at the hotel yesterday morning for a very brief visit in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Parker, who are traveling in this country with the high commissioner and Mrs. TeWater, were among the guests who included the Minister of the Netherlands, Jonkheer H. M. van Haersma de With; Mme. Munthe de Morgenstierne, wife of the Minister of Norway; the Charge d’Affaires of the British Em- bassy, Mr. V. A. L. Mallet; Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Mme. Canta- cuzene and Mr. Robert Webster, secretary of the Legation of South Africa. The high commissioner and members of his party have been on & trip in Canada. Mrs. TeWater and Mrs. Parker are sisters. The United States Ambassador-at-Large, Mr. Norman H. Davis, is In Washington again for a few days. He is staying at the Carlton Hotel. Representative Harold D. Cooley of Nashville, N. C., is stop- ping at the Wardman Park Hotel while in Washington for a brief visit. The Military Attache of the British Embassy and Mrs. W. W. T. Torr again are in their apartment at the Shoreham after an absence of several months. They came to Washington from Phila- delphia where they have been guests of Mrs. Charles M. Lea in her country home near there. Col. Torr was one of the judges at the Bryn Mawr Horse Show during their visit to Mrs. Lea, who will come to Washington and open her home here later in the season. Col. and Mrs. Torr went to Bar Harbor early in the Summer and were guests of Mrs. Peter Augustus Jay, later going to Ottawa and Victoria, Canada. They were in Seattle, Wash., where Col. Torr witnessed the Army maneuvers and on their way East they stopped in Colorado to visit Maj. and Mrs. Henry Leonard who have been on their ranch there through the Summer. Col. and Mrs. Torr flew from Chicago to Philadelphia in time for the horse &how. Mrs. Louis Johnson, wife of the Assistant Secretary of War, arrived at the Mayflower yesterday accompanied by her young daughter, Miss Katherine Johnson, who will enter school here. Her sister, Miss Lillian Johnson, has already left for school in Troy, N. Y. Federal Alcohol Administrator, Mr. W. S. Alexander, and Mrs. Alexander, who have just returned from a European vecation, with their two children Agnes and Billy Alexander, have taken the house at 3110 Dumbarton avenue for the Winter. Col. William N. Taylor is staying at the Carlton Hotel. He ar- rived in Washington recently from New York City. Maj. and Mrs. Hugh A. Allen have had as a guest for the past fortnight at their home in Aurora Hills, Maj. Allen’s sister, Mrs. M. L. Surber, who returned this week to her home in Atlanta, Ga. Cruise Down Potomac Maj. Horace B. Smith Host at Party Announcing Horse Show Plans. | | | AJ. HORACE B. SMITH, one- | are now on the high seas, which will | M time White House aide, is| give them time to get rid of their sea | an excellent host and with | legs before the big event. the aid of a touch of Indian| Gliding alongside the President’s Bummer a very fine time indeed was | yacht the guests of the Hobby tried to had by all who took a brief cruise|lure Lieut. A. D. Clark aboard the| down the Potomac yesterday afternoon | Hobby. but that seemed impossible, so on the Hobby, Maj. Smith’s good ship, whose berth is at the Corinthian Yacht Club. Some days ago very amusing an- onymous invitations were sent to a group of ladies and gentlemen of the press who, bewildered at first, soon discovered that upon the Hobby they would learn of the coming Inter- American Horse Show which will be managed for the third time by Maj. Frank L. Whittlker. | instead the Hobby crowd were given a personally conducted tour of the | Potomac by the commandant. From all reports the horse show will be an event which none should | miss and Maj. Whittaker, who was on board yesterday, is all set to do the best job yet—which is saying some- thing—since it is not news that he | is & past master at organizing shows, | particularly those to do with our four- footed friends. ‘The show opens at Meadowbrook, October 21, and assisting Maj. Whit- taker are a group of able workers in- cluding Mrs. Karl S. Bradford, Mrs. Gyles Merrill and Miss Hazel Edgar. Needless to say the conversation was mainly about the forthcoming show. The Belgian team with their mounts Slavens Return. have returned to their residence at 2230 California street after spending the Summer at Atlantic City. Jean Matou CONNECTICUT AVENUE AT M lannel robes very speciuliat 5-95 Every one knows the necessity of having a flannel robe for winter. These are made of 100% all wool, flannel, in wine, royal, aqua, strawberry and black. Beautifully cut and fin- ished in five styles. Sizes 12 to 20, 36 to 44. Brig. Gen. and Mrs. T. H. Slavens | MISS ETHEL GARNETTE RICE, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Rice of Kilmarnock, Va., announce her engagement to Mr. James B. Akers, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ackers of this city. The wedding will take place October 26, in the Mount Vernon Methodist Church. —Brooks Photo. Reception to Be Held Sunday Afternoon By Sorority. 'EREMONIES for the installation of Beta Xi Chapter of Alpha Phi International Fraternity at American University will be concluded Sunday afternoon with a reception given by the fraternity for the new chapter, faculty and administrative officers of the university, representatives of pan- Hellenic and of national Greek-letter organizations at George Washington and Maryland Universities and the parents of the initiates, as well as alumnae of Alpha Chi and Swagger Club, the two local groups which, com- | bined as Alpha Sigma Chi, eventually | became the thirty-eighth chapter of Alpha Phi. The receiving line will include Miss Isabelle Noble of New York, president of the new chapter; Mrs. Philip Gor- don of Elizabeth, N. J., national presi- dent of the fraternity; Mrs. Robert Laughlin, president of the alumnae chapter in Washington, and Chancellor and Mrs. Joseph M. M. Gray, Dean and Mrs. George B. Woods and Miss Mary Louise Brown, dean of women of American University. The reception will be held in the drawing room of the Women's Resi- | dence Hall, American University, from | 4 to 6 o'clock. The committee in charge | of the reception includes Mrs. John | R. Fleming, Mrs. Gordon Rath, Miss Rosa Wingate and Mrs. Philip Peck of Washington. Ambassador Bullitt Arrives for Visit. The United States Ambassador .to France, Mr. William C. Bullitt, ar- rived in New York today on the Nor- mandie and will come to Washington shortly. Mrs. Dennis Here. Mrs. William C. Dennis of Rich- mond, Ind, is in Chevy Chase for a few days and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Hoadley on Kirke street. Mrs. Dennis is a former resident of Washington, having lived here for many years before going to Indiana, Mr., Mrs. Richards Move to Pittsburgh. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Richards and their small son Gwinn have given up their apartment on New Hampshire avenue and moved to Pittsburgh, where Mr. Richards is in business. Mr. Richards has been in Washing- ton for some time with the Resettle- ment Administration and had charge of much of the planning of Green- belt. Mrs. Ona B. Talbot, formerly of Indianapolis, who has been in Wash- ington with her grandson, Mr. Rich- ards, for a year or more, went to New York yesterday to spend the Winter. She will go to Indianapolis the end of the week to attend the dedication of the bust of James Whitcomb Riley which her daughter, the late Myra Richards, executed from life of the Hoosier poet. The. dedication will take place on the: birthday anniver- sary of the poet and the bust will be presented to the Riley Memorial Hospital for Children at noon October 7 by Mrs. William H. Coleman as a memorial to her grandson, William C. Atkins, who recently was killed in an automobile accident. . Baroness von Below Back for Winter. Baroness von Below has returned after a three-month absence and is opening her house for the Winter. She spent the early Summer in the Smoky Mountains and through Sep- tember has been at Old Point Com- fort. During the last few weeks she has made a number of short trips to the many historic points near Old Point. Masseys Return From North. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fraser Massey have returned from their wedding trip to Cape Cod and Nantucket and | are living at 1437 Spring road. 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JOSEPH LEITFR, who is spending some time at Hot Springs, entertained at din- ner last evening, when her guests were Col. and Mrs. William Mc- Kee Dunn, Dr. Lincoln Davis, Miss Emily Davis, Judge Dennis E. Sulli- van and Miss Nancy Leiter, daughter of the hostess. Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Cornelius Van- derbilt entertained at dinne: last eve- ning in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Orme Wilson. Mr. Wilson, who is first sec- retary of the United States Embassy at Buenos Aires, is a nephew of Mrs, Vanderbilt. He has been in the diplo- matic corps since 1920 and three years +g0 was chief of the Division of Latin Affairs of the State Department. Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Luckert will arrive in Washington tomorrow on their return home from a long stay abroad, during which they visited England and Germany. While in Germany they spent the Summer months in the mountains of Thuringen. After leaving Thuringen they visited Plauen, Dresden and Berlin, embarking for New York via Hamburg. Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. Carmody have returned to their home in Grand Rapids, Mich., after spending sev- eral days at the Shoreham. They came to Washington to attend Cap and Gown day at Trinity College where their daughter, Miss Mary Louise Carmody, is a senior. Former Representative and Mrs. Joseph H. Himes have moved to the Wardman Park Hotel with their two children, Marilynn Himes and Katrina Himes, Mr. and Mrs. James P. McKane and their daughter, Miss Catherine Mc- Kane, have returned to Washington after spending the Summer in Mil- waukee. They have taken an apart- ment at the Westchester for the | season. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Darby re- turned Monday from Europe. They spent several weeks in Switzerland and Germany. Mr. and Mrs. W. Campbell Arm- | strong, who spent last Winter at their | former home in New York City, have returned to Washington. They have opened the residence they recently | acquired at 2202 Kalorama road. The Misses Rhoda Elizabeth and Jean Campbell Armstrong have re- sumed their studies at the Convent.of the Sacred Heart. | Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Culhane entertained last evening at a dinner | party at the Shore.am in honor of Miss Eleanora Wall and Mr. Adam M. Arney, whose wedding will take place on Saturday at Sacred Heart Church. The guests were Miss Jose- | phine Locraft, Miss Ella Wall, Mr. and | Mrs. Richard Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Wall, Mr. John Mitton and Mr. Edward V. Wall. Mrs. David L. Johnson has been joined at the Wardman Park Hotel by Mr. Johnson, who arrived yester- day from Cleveland. Mrs. Mary Mead of Berkeley, Calif., spending a few days at the Dodge. | | Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Heina of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, have arrived | in Washington, accompanied by M:s.i C. L. Pate and Miss Bessie B. Bennett, and while here they are occupying a suite at the Wardman Park Hotel. ! Miss Patsy Donohue, debutante daughter of Comdr. and Mrs. Robert Donohue, and Miss Carol Fries, daughter of Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Amos A. Fries, who are on the committee arranging the Harvest Ball to be held October 16 at Willard Hall, in Fairfaz, Va. Mrs. Neitah King is sponsoring the dance. —Harris-Ewing Photo. Red Cross Workers To Be Feted at Tea Tomorrow. 1\',1155 MABEL T. BOARDMAN, sec- tional; Mrs. Norman Engel, Second | National; Mrs. Griffith Evans, Munsey | Trust Co.; Miss Grace S. Wright, Se- curity Savings & Commercial; Mrs. John Kratz, Washington Loan &| Trust Co.; Mrs. L. F. Schmeckebier, Park Road Branch Riggs; Miss Della retary of the American R@dlc. Dennison, Dupont Circle Branch | Cross, will be hostess at tea tomorrow | Riggs; Mrs. R. L. Ettinger, Woodward | in the District Red Cross House in|& Lothrop; Mrs. H. J. Foster, Ga | finckel's: Mrs. Walter L. Reed, JellefI's; honor of the 300 uniformed Workers | yyrc” 1 ouis E Rosichan, Lansburgh & who will assist her with booths during | Bro.; Mrs. W. R. Israelson, Palais| the annual Red Cross Roll Call. Mrs. | Royal; Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, the Warren Spencer and Miss Della Den- | Wiilard: Mrs. Edward Goring Bliss, nison will pour tea. the Mayflower and the Carleton: Miss | Guests will include Mrs. Claude A.|Nancy Leiter, the Pierre Restaurant, | Swanson, wife of the Secretary of the | and Mrs. George W. Calver, the Union Navy; Mrs. Jean de Sibour and Miss | Station. Nancy Leiter. Miss Boardman an- nounced yesterday that Red Cross en- | rollment booths will be located in the | larger banks and hotels. This in-| cludes a booth at the Willard Hotel, which will be operated by the Navy | and Marine Corps under the direction| M. Pierre Claudel, son of the former of Mrs. Swanson. Mrs. de Sibour will | French Ambassador to Washington, have charge of a similar booth in the | and Mme. Claudel, were among those | Carleton Hotel. Jellefls will have a| who arrived in New York today. They! booth run by the Army Sewing Unit|accompanied Mme. Claudel's father, | of the local chapter, which will be|Mr. Pierre Cartier of New York, when | concucted by Mrs. Walter L. Reed.| he returned from a visit in France. | Booths will open tomorrow. Roll call for the District Chapter opened last Sunday with approxi- mately 10,000 Red Cross volunteers aiding in enrollment. Marcy L.| Sperry, chairman of the drive, said that this year's quota had been set at | 75,000 members. The campaign will | extend through October 16. | Chairmen in charge of the various booths include the following: Mrs. | Philip Young, Union Trust Co. and | Riggs Bank; Mrs. Edward. C. Lord,| McLachlen Banking Corp.; Mrs. R. W. Howard, National Savings & Trust | Co.; Mrs. Joseph Salomon, Hamilton | National Bank; Mrs. H. R. Krinbill, | American Security & Trust Co.; Mrs. Albert N. Baggs, Metropolitan Na- M. and Mme. Claudel In New York. LErank Co. 12th and F Streets Miss Washington Jr. Fashions Clearance COATS SUITS DRESSES ‘priced to sell out completely Dresses 8rd Floor Originally 5.95 and 7.95 Dresses ("nu )---1-99 7.95 and 10.95 Dresses biscks, browns 12.95 to0 16.95 10.95 and 12.95 Formals_______3.99 16.95 t0 19.95 Formals________@-99 Coats and Suits 4th Floor—2nd Floor Originally 16.95 t0 29.95 Suits 2.end 3pc. - 999 16.95 t0 29.95 Sports Coats____11-99 25.00 and 29.95 Dress Coats__ ] 499 39.95 f0 49.95 Furred Coats__24.99 ALL SALES FINAL—NO EXCHANGES Now early Fall 5'” )-----7-99 navies, Now Social Notes Of Nearby Sections Mr. and Mrs. Laut Entertaining Visitor. RS. N. H. TRUSSLER of West Medford, Conn., arrived yese terday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Laut of Sligo Park Hills, Md., to attend the wed- ding of her grandson, Mr. Herbert Donald Laut, to Miss Doris Lucille Hall of Washington Saturday at the Methodist Protestant Church in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Laut will also have as house guests this week Mrs. Laut's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Fahey of Astoria, Long Island, and their daughters, Miss Amy Fahey, Miss June Fahey and Miss Lois Fahey, who will arrive today. Miss Hall is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hall of Washington. Mr. Russell Sage Woglum of Pasae dena, Calif., has returned to his home after visiting during the last week at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde de Binder of Bethesda. Mr. and Mrs. William Laws, who have resided on Moorland lane in Edgemoor for the last several years, are now in their new home on Glen= brook road. Mrs. J. Roy Johnston accampanied Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sanford of Birmingham, Ala, to New York on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford, who have been guests of Mrs. Johnston, will motor to Connecticut before re- turning to Alabama Mrs. Lomax Tayloe of Vienna, Va, who has spent several days at the Episcopal rectory during the absence of the Rev. and Mrs. Herbert A. Don= ovan, motored to Leesburg, Va., Tues- day to be one of the judges at the Leesburg flower show. Miss Virginia Harris, who was the week-end guest of Mrs. Katherine Hopper in Fairfax, Va, has returned | to Norfolk, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Millward C. Taft entertained Dr. and Mrs. Harry Davis and Mrs. Davis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Platner of Los Angeles, Calif., over the week end Dr. Davis, who came from England to study medicine at the College of Medical Evangelists, located in Loma Linda, Calif, and Mrs. Davis left Monday for New York City, where they will sail for England. They were accompanied to New York by Mr. and Mrs. Platner, who will re- turn to their home in California. Miss Margaret Stone left Monday for Canada, where she has accepted a position as head of the commercial department of the Oshawa Mission- ary College in Oshawa, Ontario. Saturday evening she was given a (Continued on Fourth Page) WM. ROSENDORF “Washington’s Leading Exclusive Furrier,” 1215 G St, “If You Don't Know Furs Know Your Furrier” WM. ROSENDORF