Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1940, Page 21

SOCIETY. Scientific Congress Visitors Honored At Many Parties Arturo Toscanini Will Direct At Concert Tonight for Pan-American Delegates Pestivities honoring the delegates to the Eighth Pan-American Scien- tific Congress go on apace. Tonight the symphony orchestra concert, under the direction of Arturo Toscaninj will be given in Constitution Hall in their honor, the Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Adolf A. Berle, Jr., will give & garden party for them tomorrow afternoon, and Thursday evening the official banquet is set, making the week a full one for the delegates. Last night the dean of the diplomatic corps, the Peruvian Ambassa- dor, Senor Don Manuel de Freyre y Santander, was host to the members of the Peruvian delegation at dinner. His other guests were members of the embassy staff and their wives. The Cuban Ambassador, Senor Dr. Pedro Martinez Fraga, will return from Cuba tomorrow in time for the reception which he has planned and the Colombian Ambassador, Senor Dr. Gabriel Turbay, was host at luncheon today for the delegates from his native land. ‘The Guatemalan Minister and Senora de Recinos gave a luncheon today for the members of the delegation from their country and the Salvador Minister and Sencra de< Castro will entertain those from their republic' at supper Sunday evening. The Misses Moore, sisters of the Counselor of the State Department, Mr. R. Walton Moore, gave a coffee party this morning at 11 o'clock in their Fairfax (Va) home for the wives of the delegates to the con- gress. Other guests included Mrs. Harry H. Woodring, Mrs. Harold L. Ickes, Mrs. Henry A. Wallace, Mrs. Stanley F. Reed, Mrs. Hugo L. Black and Mrs. Henry F. Grady. This afternoon members of the Brazilian delegation will be hon- ored by Senhora de Martins, who has issued cards for an at home at 5:30 o'clock. Mrs. Sumner Welles Is Hostess at Tea. Mrs. Sumner Welles, wife of the Undersecretary of State, gave a tea yesterday afternoon at the Sulgrave Club, her guests being the women delegates to the Congress and the wives of the other delegates. She is an honorary chairman of the ladies’ committee and was assisted by the other vice chairmen of the committee, Miss Jennie M. Moore Mrs. Adolf A. Berle, jr., Mrs. Henry F. Grady, Mrs. Breckinndgc Long, Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs. Frank B. Jewett and Mrs. Roland S. Mor- ris. Also assisting Mrs. Welles yes- terday were the vice chairmen of the committee including Mrs. Alex- ander Wetmore, Miss Mary Winslow Mrs. Hugh H. Bennett, Mrs. Isaiah Bowman, Mrs. Lyman J. Briggs Mrs. Thomas Burke, Mrs. Vannebar Bush, Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler. Mrs. Ben M. Cherrington, Mrs. Ray- mond B. Fosdick, Mrs. Clarence H Haring, Mrs. Ross ‘G. Harrison, Mrs Waldo G. Leland, Mrs. Archibald MacLeish, Mrs. Harold G. Moulton, Mrs. Thomas Parran, Mrs. Stuart A. Rice, Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins, Mrs. Herbert J. Spinden, Mrs. T. Wayland Vaughan and Mrs. Stan- ley Woodward. Mrs. Lawrence Dug- gan, chairman of the Hospitality Committee, also assisted. Dr. and Mrs. Rice Entertain at Supper. Virginia was at its loveliest Sun- day when the chairman of the Cen- tral Statistical Board and Mrs Stuart A. Rice were hosts at a buffet supper to honor a group of the dele- gates to the congress. Dr. and Mrs Rice received their guests on the garden terrace of their countrv home, set in a wooded section in North Arlington. Within the house spring flowers were used in pro- fusion as decorations. In the din- ing room, tall white tapers were on the table which was centered with & bow! of talisman roses, white snap- dragons and white stock. Friday the delegates will leave for a trip to Old Point Comfort, York- town and Willlamsburg. At Wil- liamsburg the delegates will inspect the Colonial restoration of the city as the final part of their official program. Yesterday they held their official luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel. Chilean Naval Cadets Entertained on Visit. ‘The delegates to the congress are not the only visitors to the Capital who are being feted this week. The officers and cadets of the Chilean naval training ship, Maipo, are be- ing entertained at cocktails this afternoon at the Army Navy Coun- try Club by the Chilean Naval At- tache and Senora de Cortes. Also members of the Peoples Mandate Committee, who held their luncheon today in honor of Senora de Alvarez Calderon, are being widely enter- tained. Senora de Cortez will be assisted by Senora de Gazitua, wife of the Counselor of the Embassy; Senora de Saenz, wife of the Air Attache; Benora de Alvarez, wife of the Mili- tary Attache; Senora de Sarasua, wife of the Assistant Air Aitache, and Senora de Marin- wife of the Assistent Military Attache. Junior League Provisional Members Meet Provisional members of the Junior League of Washington met yesterday for the first time - at the league headquarters, pre- paratory to the course they will take in thé fall before becoming active workers in the league. Mrs. Metcalfe Walling, chairman of provisionals, presided at the meeting. A tea to which mothers of the provisionals were invited was held after the meeting. Mrs. G. Howland Chase ad- dressed the group on the Asso- ciation of Junior Leagues of America, and Miss Cecil Lester .Jones spoke on the organization of the Washington Junior League. Mrs. John Selby, chairman of the Washington Horse Show Committee, told of plans for the show, which will take place this week, and invited the provisional members to serve on the various projects connected with the show. Cathedral School Alumnae Garden Party May 22 ‘The Washington Chapter of the National Cathedral School Alum- nae Association is having a gar- den party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alanson B. Houghton, 3003 Massachusetts avenue, Wednes- day afternoon, May 22, from 4 to 6 o'clock. Invitation to the party is by card only, members of the asso- ciation and parents of students at the school being invited. Pro- ceeds from the fete will go toward the scholarship fund being raised by the association. Alumnae officers are Miss Lucy G. Wright, president; Mrs. Ben- Jamin H. McElhinney, jr., vice president; Miss Lucia Hollerith, treasurer; Mrs. Lothrop Luttrell, recording secretary, and Mrs. Francis J. Wideman, correspond- ing secretary. Mrs. W. O. Douglas Luncheon Hostess Mrs. Willilam O. Douglas, wife of Mr. Justice Douglas, was luncheon hostess yesterday at her Silver Spring home. Mrs. Melvyn Douglas, who is known on the stage and screen as Helen Gahagan, was among the guests. She is spending several days in the Capital and has been a guest at the White House. Others at the luncheon were Mrs. D. Worth Clark, Mrs. Homer T. Bone, Mrs. Henry F. Grady, Mrs. Samuel O. Clark, Mrs. Bruce Smith, Mrs. Bulkley Grifin and Miss Mary Johnson. REPAIRED CLEANED STORED Est. 1920 look after the finest rugs in Wash- ington. Our superior service costs you mno more, Na;arian Brvs. Co. 1221 G St. N.W. SHOP TONIGHT —and every night °til 9 P.M. Visit this beautiful store, just teeming with a thousand- and-one Iove!y pieces of fumiture. Drive by tonight ond inspect the 39 reproductions . . rooms of Early American and Colonial . and always remember that our neighborhood location keeps our prices ‘way -down! CovenyHouvse “Exclusive but not Expensive” 4244 CONNECTICUT AVE. Ample Free Parking iq Rear—Open Eves. til 9 'THE EVENING STAG, WASEINGTON D MRS. HARRY DREISEN. She and Mr. Dreisen have returned from their wedding trip through Canada. and her marriage took place in April. The bride formerly was Miss Sadie Rubin, —Nu-Art Photo. MISS MARY FRANCES O'CONNOR (center). Her father, Mr. William E. O’Connor, announces her engage- ment to Mr. Thomas Carlyle Gray, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Gray of Chase, Md. The wedding will take place in early fall. —Harris & Ewing Photo. Weddings Announced Miss Patty Morris Is Married To Dean Bruce A lovely wedding Saturday was that of Miss Patty Morris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eb Morris of Be- thesda, Md., to Mr. Dean Bruce Cowie, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Cowie of Narbeth, Pa., which took place at 8 pm. in the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church. Dr. Edward G. Latch performed the ceremony, and the church was decorated with a green background and pedestal vases holding white flowers. Mr. Morris gave his daughter in marriage, and the bride wore a white lace and net dress and a train with panels of lace and net. Her long veil was held with clusters of orange blossoms around the face, and a halo of the blossoms around her head. The brida] bouquet was of white roses and lilies of the valley. Mrs. L. H. Mills, the matron of honor, wore an old rose marquisette dress with puffed sleeves, a long narrow waistline, and full skirt There was a powder blue ribbon at the neck and sleeves and in her hair, and she carried deep pink roses and blue delphinium in s nosegay. The other attendants were Mrs Eb Morris, jr.; Mrs. Robert Allen, Miss Margaret Graves, Miss Ruth Coplen, Miss Holly Ross, Miss Grace Eckman, Miss Patricia Cowie and Mrs. Lupton Bromell, and the junior bridesmaid was Miss Katherine Farquhar. They wore pink marqui- sette gowns on the style of that worn by Mrs. Mills, and had powder blue ribbons as trimming. Thetr flowers were pink roses and blue delphinium in nosegays. Dr. Thomas Johnston of Swarth- more, Pa., was best man and the ushers were Dr. C. G. Montgomery 6.95 “EXTENDED ACCOUNTS” Cowie of Swarthmore, Mr. Louis Cowle. Mr. Eb Morris, jr.; Mr. L. H. Mills, Mr. H. 8. Chandler, Dr. Norman Ramsay, Dr. Richard Roberts, Dr. Laurence Hafstad and Dr. J. A.Van Allen. A reception was held at the Be- thesda Woman's Clubhouse and dancing for the evening followed the departure of the bride and bride- groom. The bride’s mother is from Sandy Spring, Md., and her father from Philadelphia. She is of Scotch and English ancestry. Mr. Cowie's father’s family is from Aberdeen. Scotland, and his mother’s from Lucerne, Switzerland. For traveling the bride wore a dark blue cloth suit with powder blue blouse, hat and accessories. Mr and Mrs. Cowie will make their home in Bethesda. Miss Cleone Krahnke Weds Dr. Smith. The marriage of Miss Cleone Krahnke and Dr. John Beverly Smith took place at the Foundry Methodist Church at 4 o'clock May 1. ‘The bride is the sister of Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Deane of this citv and Dr. Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Smith, also of Wash- ington. The ceremony was performed by Dr. F. B. Harris, pastor of the church in which the wedding took place. The bride, who was given in mar- riage by her brother, Mr. Wilson N. Krahnke, wore a powder blue silk net dress combined with lace over taffeta. She carried a bouquet of yellow roses. Mrs. William Gibson of Durham, (See WEDDINGS, Page B-4.) in natural tan or all white Medium . . . or High Heel Covmer of Conmeclicul Cue. amd L., in this Spun Rayon SLACK SUIT —Linen-like for crispness—spun rayon for comfort and coolness « « . and @ smartness that gets o four star rating. Note the collar, sleeves, pockets and yoke. Smart pegged slacks. Aqua, rose and blue. First Floor. C., TUESDAY, MAY MISS MAY EVELYN ANDERSON. Her engagement to Mr. Terrence William Gatens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Gatens of Charleston, W. Wa., has been announced by her mother, Mrs. Vassar Alumnae To Meet Tomorrow The Washington branch of the Vassar Alumnae Association will hold its last meeting this season tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Waldron Faulkner, 3415 Thirty- sixth street NNW. New officers will be elected and there will be reports from Mrs. David Wing, chairman of the Scholarship Committee, and Mrs. Paul Henderson, who is on the alumnae council. Harry F. Anderson of this city. Connecticut Dance Slated Tomorrow Connecticut residents employed in ‘Washington will convene at Hotel 2400 tomorrow evening for the’an- nual spring dance of the Connecti- cut State Society. Several hundred Nutmeggers, including members of the congressional delegation, have made arrangements to attend. Dress will be semi-formal. Reservations may be made through Mr. Joseph Donahue, chairman, at the office of Representative J. Jos- eph Smith, or through club mem- Among Washington alumnae who | P€TS will attend the four-day celebration at Vassar early in June, when the $2,000,000 fund is presented, will be Mrs. Henry M. Walter, who is at- tending her 50th reunion; Mrs. Charles Will Wright, president of the Washington alumnae; Miss Helen Zartmen, Mrs. Lee D. Butler, Miss Lottie Manross, Mrs. Avery Coonley, Mrs. Faulkner and Mrs Neville Miller. Trouble Over Chin-Strap To determine who lost one chin- strap, a court of inquiry, composed of a captain, major and a subaltern of the Australian Army, deliberated for a day and a half as clerks typed voluminous evidexuce, which was promptly sealed up and the verdict kept secret. '.Mi&vr b bl citb nedilitte 2l o 0-“/;_'@ am— /\MGJQ L 0w MM'Msfl‘ sL ‘-‘Q-Jm‘wn? wpp anive Ja Intplleofthemtnumbetofmh expected, L. Miller is prepared to fll your oxdm for Nylon hosiery. T 1.15and 1.35 apair ' 1222 F Street N.W.. Chiarge: Accounts Invited A A SOCIETY. MRS. GEORGE WALLER WISE, Formerly Miss Lillian Agnes Nolls. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Carr Leonard Nolls of Alexandria, and her wedding took place in March. Brooks Photo. Miss Renalds to Wed Frederick Kettner On June 19 Mr. and Mrs. Otha D. Renalds of Arlington, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Doris Mae Renalds, to Mr. Charles Frederick Kettner, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Kettner, also of Arlington. The wedding will take place Wednesday evening, June 19, in the rectory of St. Charles’ Church in Clarendon, Va. Miss Renalds was graduated from Holy Trinity High School in Georgetown and Mr. Kettner was graduated from Washing- ton-Lee High School in Virginia. Australian Minister Will Give Dinner The Australian Minister and Mrs. Richard G. Casey will en- tertain tonight at the first dinner party they have given since their arrival here. The ranking guest will be the dean of the diplomatic corps, the Ambassador of Peru, Senor Don Manuel de Freyre y Santander. Thursday night the Minister and Mrs. Casey again will be hosts, and ranking guests at that time will be the Argen- tine Ambassador and Senora de Espil. Res1dent1al Social Notes Minister and Wife Leave for Trip to New York State ‘The Rev. and Mrs. Duncan Fraser left yesterday for a 10-days’ motor trip to New York State. They are in Baltimore for a briet visit with Mrs. Praser’s mother, Mrs. Joseph P. Sollers, and will go from there to Johnstown, N. Y., to visit the Rev. Mr. Fraser’s mother, Mrs. Donald Praser. Before murnm;unmwm be the guest for several days of Mz, and Mrs. Marlan Billings in Welles- ley, Mass. Miss Dorothea Buettner enters tained at luncheon today in home of her parents, Mr. and Philip Buettner, on Reservoir road in Dumbarton. The party was one of the series the hostess has planned for the late spring season. Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Heinle were hosts to about 30 guests at & buffet supper Sunday evening when a short program of music was gives by Mrs. Heinle, who played piane solos and several duets with Mn. Franz Elbogen. Mrs. Harold E. Warner was hosfi,- ess at tea Saturday afternoon, ens tertaining at the Cynthia Warneg School of which she is director. The guests were parents of the studentg Mrs. Warner was assisted by Mrs. Frederick Crocker and Mrs. J. Alles Crocker who presided at the tes table. A birthday cake decorated the tea table marking the sixth an- niversary of the school Students and members of the faculty gave the short dance recital which was under the direction of Mrs. Mirabel Lindsay. Taking part in the program were Ann Louise Reagan, Hoyt Brown, jr.; Joan Hostetter, Carol Lee Cooper, Betty Nurney, Raymond Cook, Dan Leary, Richard John Eastlack and Tommy Davis, who are students of the school. Mrs. Raymond Beebe will be host- ess at dinner tonight in her home, 2716 Chesapeake street. The dinner is in honor of new pledges to Gamma Phi Betd international so- rority from the University of Mary- ll‘nd and the alumnae group of the city. Mme. Bostrom Pays Visit to Daughter , Mme. Bostrom, wife of the Minister of Sweden, is in Rye. N. Y., where she is visiting her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Sixten Wollmar, and is making the acquaintance of her new granddaughter, born yester- day to Mr. and Mrs. Wollmar. Dinner at Legation The Rumanian Minister and Mme. Irimescu entertained guests at din- ner last evening in the Legation on Sheridan Circle. Dizeu (chmnca ot sportaud Strect— 76u~u17 upts 12928 how */095 sk Bror, ll“ 1110 Connecticut Ave Expuisite handmades with lovely laces or impeccable tailoring fash- ioned from luxurious pure dye silks, satins and crepes. 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