Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1937, Page 45

Capital’s Social and Club News Part 3—12 Pages MRS. DUNCAN G. RICHART, Wife of Lt. Col. Richart, U. S. A., shown with her cocker spaniel, Sassy. Lt. Col. and Mrs. Richart are new additions to the Army set in the Capital. —Hessler-Henderson Photo. At Homes Are Curtailed As Pressure of Social Duty Is Increasing Hostesses Faced With Problems, As Sight-Seeing Bus Which Unloaded Tourist Crowd. By MARGARET HART. THE making of calls, as in years gone by, will continue to be a major and important part of social life in the Capital. In recent years, however, there has been much curtailing of the customary days at homes of hostesses in all circles of society. Official days at home in the cabinet‘circle have been slashed considerably. In previous years the hostesses in the cabinet set received every Wednesday during the formal winter season. Now they receive only twice during the winter and last year only one formal at home was held by at least two of the cabinet hostesses. By a thoughtfully arranged schedule, which is understood to have been at the suggestion of Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the cabinet hostesses in this administration have alternated in holding their at homes. This is pleasant for every one concerned—those making calls are not compelled to rush madly from one house to the other in order to make the round of cabinet calls—and, in addition, it affords the cabinet hostesses, who are not receiving, the pleasure of dropping in on the other hostesses in their §et. Plans for Cabinet Days Await Mrs. Roosevelt. Plans for cabinet days at home this winter have not been made. This is done annually at a luncheon meeting Mrs. Roosevelt holds for the cabinet hostesses at the White House. It is most probable that this particular meeting will take place this week, as Mrs. Roosevelt is expected in town tomorrow or the next day. The majority of the cabinet hostesses are in favor of continuing the two at homes, while others feel that perhaps it would be wiser to have more at homes with smaller companies at each instead of having to receive such great numbers at only two receptions. Whether having more at homes would lessen the number calling is uncertain. The cabinet hostesses in this regime are extremely popular and there is no doubt that there is a chance that even if more at homes were held that there would not be just as large a number dropping in on each occasion. = Diplomatic Corps Hostesses Guard Against Crowds. Friday for many years has been the official “day at home” for the hostesses of the diplomatic corps. In more re- cent years the diplomatic women have not adhered strictly to receiving on this day. Many select othér days and, contrary to previous custom, cards are issued for many of the at homes in foreign domiciles. This is an insur- ance against crowded reception hours where the guests are literally jammed in even the most spacious of drawing rooms, and the hostess is truly worn out with having almost all of Wash- ington call during one afternoon. An amusing. story, is told by one of our leading hostesses of a certain at home at one of the foreign legations. Quite tragically the at home appeared in a column in a publication under the heading of “What Is Going on in the Capital Today.” And at this par- ticular at home a sight-seeing bus ar- rived filled with tourists who “took in” the tea as well as many small sou- venirs of the occasion! the Vice President, has not observed formal at homes as have the wives of Vice Presidents in other adminis- trations. There is no thought that she will depart from this custom this winter. Mrs, Garner meets her friends at small, informal get-togethers and there are. many little parties given for her which receive. no publicity. Mrs, Garner is truly fond of people, but her time is taken up by her work in her husband's office and there is little time left to give to the social whirl in the Capital. Informal at Homes Of Wives of Justices. The wives of the Chief Justice and Associate Justices observe their days at home on Mondays, but little men- tion is ever made of these receptions. ‘These informal at homes usually begin shortly after the convening of the court and several of the Supreme Court hostesses already have been at home this season. There is little doubt but that the congressional women as & Whole will not begin their at homes until after Christmas. A few may be at home most informally occasionally, bus it is thought that the regular days will not be observed by the majority until [ | istice. Mrs. John Nance Garner, wife 01'01 e AH after the holidays. Thursday is the traditional day for the Senate ladies to receive, and Tuesday is the day at home for the wives of members of the Lower House with the exception of the wife of the Speaker, who re- ceives om Wednesdays. Members of Washington society take calling most seriously even in these busy times. From the first days of autumn their thoughts turn to leav- ing cards, and the very first cards of the most punctilious hostesses are left at the White House. Polish Ambassador Host November 11, The Polish = Ambassador, Count Jerzy Petocki, Will entertain at'a re- ception Thursday afternoon, Novem- ber 11, from 5 to 7 o'clock, in cele- bration of the anniversary of Polish independence. The day also is the nineteenth anniversary of the signing Misses Tuckerman At Home: Mrs., Walter R. Tuckerman, due to illness, will not receive this afternoon at her residence, Tuxeden, in Edge- moor. Her daughters, however, will be at home to their many friends. Panama Observes | Anniversary. The Panama Minister and Senora de Boyd will give a reception Wednes- day afternoon from 5 to 7 o'clock, in the Legation on New Hampshire ave- nue, to celebrate the anniversary of the independence of the Isthmus Re- public. . Huntington’s Hosts. Mr. and Mrs, William Chapin Hunt- ington will entertain this afternoon at a cocktail party in honor of the SOCIETY he Sy St WASHINGTON, D. C, MRS. F. J. A. COLEBY, Wife of the new Assistant Naval Attache of the British Embassy, shown with their children, John Michael and Antonia Mary. —Brooks Bhoto. MISS MARGUERITE FLEMING, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Fleming, photographed with her dog, Boy, at her residence, in Edgemoor, Md. —Hessler-Henderson Photo. Miss Arabel Parker) Cox Among Autumn Brides Marries Mr. Murray Borden, Jr. Miss Virginia Wingfield Weds Mr. M. S. Sharpe. ! RMY circles in the Capital as well as residential society were unusually interested in the wedding last night of Miss Arabel Parker Cox, daughter of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Albert Lyman Cox, to Mr. Murray Borden, jr., son of Mrs. Murray Borden and the late Mr. Borden of Goldsboro, N. C. The ceremony was per- formed in St. John’s Church at 9 o’clock, the Rev. Francis A. Cox and the Rev. Oliver J. Hart officiating. . The church had a simple arrangement of Easter lilies and palms on the altar, and a program of organ music was given as the guests assembled in the church. The bride was given in marriage by her father and wore a white satin gown, an illusion tulle veil and carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley and white orchids. Sister of the Bride \ Is Maid of Honor. % Miss Cheshire Cox, sister of the bride, was the maid of honor, wearing a gown of white taffeta with emerald green trimming. She wore a short white veil held with green ostrich tips and carried a shower bouquet of white flowers centered with green orchids. The other attendants were Miss Hattie Lee Borden, sister of the bride- Mr. and Mrs. Knox Porter, Miss Betty groom, of Goldsboro, N. C.; Miss Mary | jonngton, Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke Jane Pelley of this city, Miss Judy | Nagp gll of Tarboro, N. C.; Mrs. E. King of Atlanta, Ga; Mrs. Hal V.| cannon, Miss Nancy Lee Cannon Worth, jr, of Baltimore, Md.; MISS| o Goncord, N. C.; Mrs. Rosalie Fin- Elizabeth- Skinner of Greenville, N. layson and Mr., Lee Finlayson of C., and Miss Mary Howard of .Tar- Richmond, Va., Miss Judy King of boro, N. C. They wore white moire | yyjonts Ga.; Mrs. H. M. Humphre, gowns, irimmed with velvet ribbon | AtAnta. phrey SUNDAY MORNING,. OCTOBER SECTION 31, 1937. MISS JANET FAUNTLEROY HARRISON, With her cocker spaniel puppy, Sun Beau. Miss Harrison is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Harrison. —Hessler-Henderson Photo. Party Given at Legation Dr. Koht, Foreign Minister of Norway, Entertained. H By PHYLLIS THOMPSON. PROBABLY one of the most charming legations in Washington, I | \ | | in its simplicity, is the house in which the Norwegian Minister and Mme. Munthe de Morgenstierne reside on Massachusetts avenue and Thirty-fourth street. And quite in keeping with the informal charm of the Legation was the recep- tion held there yesterday afternoon in honor of the Foreign Minister of Norway, Mr. Halvadan Koht. The front hall with its black and white marble floor presented a pleasing sight with a great vase of colorful autumn leaves placed in the curve of the lovely stairway.<s ‘The Minister and his attractive wife received their guests in the small pan- eled library on the left of the stairs on the second floor. Mme. Munthe de Morgenstierne wore a simple black vel- vet dress with a belt trimmed with brilliants and was her always cordial ister, who sails for Holland this week, where he will join his family for a short while and attend a wedding in which his daughter, Mlle. Nora de With, will be a bridesmaid. Accom- panied by Mme. de With and his daughter, he will return to Washing- m toanagpernet MRS. HAROLD SIMS, Wife of the Attache of the British Embassy, with her pet, Toby. This is a new and exclusive photograph of Mrs. Sims. —Hessler-Henderson Photo Notes of the Diplonzats; Dinners Are Included In Week’s Calendar The Brazilian Ambassador Will Attend Convention On Trade Relations. HE Brazilian Ambassador, Senhor Oswaldo Aranha, will go I to Cleveland Thursday to attend the opening of the Foreign Trade Convention and will return here before going to Martinsburg, W. Va., November 10. The Mexican Ambassador, Senor Dr. Don Francisco Castillo Najera, will return today from Natchez, Miss., where he went for ‘the ceremonies of the formal opening of the new road which con- nects with the Pan-American Highway. The Italian Ambassador and Donna Matilde de Suvich will have guests dining with them tomorrow evening and later will attend the performance of “Tovarich,” in which the distinguished Italian actress, Marta Abba, will make her debut in this Capital. The presentation in the National Theater is one of the American Theater Guild for this season and following the performance the Ambassador and Donna Matilde will entertain Marta Abba and members of the cast at supper at the Embassy. Senora de los Rios To Be Hostess at Tea. Senora de los Rios, wife of the Spanish Ambassador, will be hostess at tea Tuesday afternoon at the Embassy from 5 to 7 o’clock. The Cuban Ambassador, Senor Dr. Pedro Martinez Fraga, will go to New York Tuesday for a day's stay and will return here Thursday morning in time for the ceremony of awarding the Grand Cross of the Cuban Red Cross to Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House. The Ambassador will leave later that day for Havana for a short visit. The German Ambassador and Frau Dieckhoff will entertain Thursday in their residence, at 2929 Massachusetts avenue N.W., which they leased from the former Hungarian Minister and Countess Szechenyi. The Hungarian Minister and Mme. Pelenyi are spending a week in Virginia and from there will go to New York for a short and had on short white veils caught with ostrich-feather tips. Mr. D. Franklin Cannon of Raleigh, N. C, was the best man and the ushers were Lt. (J. g.) Willilam R. Cox and Mr. Albert L. Cox, jr., brothers of the bride; Mr..James E. Jones, jr.; Mr. Leslie Britt, Mr. Arnold Borden and Mr. John Spicer of Goldsboro, N. C. A reception followed the ceremony at the Carlton Hotel, after which the couple left for a wedding trip, the bride wearing a dark brown wool cos- tume, trimmed with Kolinsky, a small brown hat with a veil and white orchids from her bridal bouquet. Among the out-of-town guests were Mrs. Murray Borden, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Borden, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Britt, Miss Elizabeth Rosenthal, Miss Hattie Lee Borden, Mr. Arnold Bor- den, all of Goldshoro, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cannon, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. William P. Hodges, Mr, and Mrs. A. L. Pufring- new Commissioner of Immigration and Mrs. James L. Houghteling, who have recently come to Washington from Chicago. ton, Mrs. Blanche Manor, sll of Ral- eigh, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. J. hspnmfl Mr. and Mrs, mmnwmnufln Wilmington, N. O.; Mrs. 8. 8. Nash, ' of Goldsboro, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rambo and Mr. and Mrs, Charles Calhoun and Mr. Thomas A. Scott of New York City; Maj. Gen. and Mrs. A. J. Bowley and Mr. Thomas Wright of Baltimore, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley, Leesburg, Va.; Miss Hazel Perkins of Raleigh, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Hal Worth, Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. Robert M. Hanes, Winston- Salem, N. Miss Anne Nash of Sa- vannah, Col. and Mrs. William T. Joyner and Dr. and Mrs. Hubert Heywood, both of Raleigh, N. C. Miss Virginia Carter Wingfield And Mr. Sharpe Wed Yesterday. ' AN ATTRACTIVELY arranged wed- ding took place yesterday after- noon at 4 o'clock, when Miss Virginia Carter Wingfleld, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Wingfield of Chevy Chase and Mr. Malcolm Spencer Sharpe, son of Mr. and . C. Melvin Sharpe, were ‘married in' the. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Dr. J. Hillman Hollister officiating. Mrs. Emily Given Dickinson played the wedding music. The altar was decorated with palms, autumn leaves (Oontinued on Page 8, Column 1.) and delightful self with a cheery smile and warm welcome for her guests. Passing along into the drawing room one encountered Mme. Galbe, wife of the Counselor of Legation, wearing. & long afternoon gown of green; who in turn showed the guests into the dining room where, like all receptions, most of the conipany congregated. A buffet, inviting one to partake of the many delicacies, ‘was at one side with a simple- centerpjece of autumn leaves and small bright-colored chrysanthe- mums. At either end of the table were beautiful silver urns, one for coffee and one with tea, over which the ladies of the staff and Miss Mary Patten and ‘Mrs. Hugh Cummings presided. ‘Though both the diplomatic corps and the residential set of Washington ‘were well - represented, there never seemed a moment of smothering crowdedness, which is so often the case at Iate afternoon receptions which take place during the space of-a little over two hours when every one must arrive at approximately the same time. Noted in the gathering were the Argentine Ambassador, Senor Don Fe- lipe Espil; ‘the Austrian Minister and Mme. Prochnik, the mfl/ Min- ton in December. Others seen were the Czechoslo- vakian Minister and Mme. Hurban, the Swiss Minister and Mme. Peter, looking very charming in an all-brown costume; the Yugoslav Minister and Constantin Fotitch, who was wearing a very attractive fur cape of light color fox; the Counselor of the French Embassy, M. Jules Henry, who insists that rumors of his appointment as Ambassador have no grounds, and the Naval Attache of the Italian Embassy, the Marquis Sant’ Orsola. Mrs. Lawrence Townsend was pres- ent, as were Mrs. Frank Letts, Mrs. Marshall M. Langhorne, Mr. and.Mrs. (Continued on Page 9, Column 6.) Sir Ronald.Lindsay Returning. Lady Lindsay will meet Sir Ronald Lindsay, his Britannic majesty’s Am- bassador, when he arrives in New York tomorrow on the Queen Mary, and to- gether they will come to Washington in the late afternoon. Sir Ronald hat been in England since the end of August. ' ¢ visit before returning to Washington the middle of November. The Minister of Norway, M. Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne, is expected to go'to New York the end of the week to bid bon voyage to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Dr. Halvdan Koht, when he sails Saturday to return to his home. Dr. Koht will make a brief tour in this country this week. — ‘The Minister of Finland and Mme. Jarnefelt will go to New York tomor- row or Tuesday for a few days. The Greek Minister, Mr. Demetrios Sicilianos, today is celebrating his name day, and special services will be held in the Greek Orthodox Church in honor of St. Demetrios. The Latvian Minister and Mme. Bilmanis will entertain at dinner Priday, November 12, in honor of the First Secretary of the United States Legation at Riga, Latvia, and Mrs. Bertel Kuniholm, who are in this country on leave. Mr. and Kuniholm will sail shortly to return to this post. The Naval Attache of the British Embassy and Mrs. Bradley are ex- pected to return to their apartment at 2101 Connecticut avenue this week after being at the Carlton for a fort- night, while the apartment was re- decorated. The Military Attache of the British Embassy and Mrs. Torr are spending the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Clay Smith at their place, Whlte Post, in Virginia. Mrs. MacWhite Back. ‘The Minister of the Irish Free State, Mr. Michael MacWhite, was joined last evening by Mrs. MacWhite, who arrived early yesterday in New. York after spending the summer and early autumn in her home in Ireland. Mrs. MacWhite also spent some time in Denmark, where she continued her art work. The Minister, who has not entirely recovered from his illness of last summer, did not go to New York | to meet her. Mrs. Fish Patroness For Lecture. Mrs. Hamilton Fish heads the list of patronesses for the lecture, “Pres- ent Indications,” to be given by Mrs. Georgette Ross Howard in the par- ish hall of All Souls’ Episcopal Me- morial Church Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Other patronesses are Mrs. Eugene Abadie,- Mrs. H. H. Buckman, Mrs. George Dunlop, Miss Mallory Church, Mrs. Charles S. Drayton, Mrs. George Elliott, Mrs. William Escavaille, jr.; Mrs. E. R. Fikenstaedt, Mrs. Walter Gilbert, Mrs. Harry Greene, Mrs. Harry C. Grove, Mrs. Walter Luplow, Mrs. John Martin, Mrs. George Mau- rice Morris, Mrs. Donald H. McKnew, Mrs. Walter Peter, Mrs. Norman Un- derwood, Mrs, Clyde Warburton, Mrs. Roland Wooten and Mrs. George ¥. ‘Worthington, jr. Mr. William P. MacCracken, jr., will make the introduction. Pan American Union To Present Movies. Invitations have been issued by the Director General of the Pan-American Union, Dr. Leo S. Rowe, and the Assistant Director, Senor Pedro de Alba, for the first of a series of motion pictures, taken under the aus= pices of the Pan-American Union, Wednesday evening, November 10, at 8:30 o'clock at the Pan-American Union. Mrs. McLean Hostess Mrs, Edward Beale McLean will give her annual Thanksgiving Day break= fast at midday November 325 at Friendship, her suburban home. A