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Social Calendar Boasts State Dinner at the President’s House
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The White House Scene
Tonight of Annual Fete
For Diplomatic Corps
•
Program of Music Will Follow Dinner
Given by the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt for Heads of Missions.
HE President and Mrs. Roosevelt will give the annual state
dinner honoring the diplomatic corps at the Executive
Mansion tonight. The dinner will be followed by a program
of music, to which additional guests have been invited.
The Chief Executive and Mrs. Roosevelt will be joined at the
White House this afternoon by their grandson, William Donner
Roosevelt, son of Mr. Elliott Roosevelt by his first marriage. Mrs.
Donner Roosevelt, the young boy’s mother, will Join him at the
mansion in a few days.
Mrs. Roosevelt had as guests at her press conference this
morning the Right Hon. Mrs. Walter Runciman, wife of the presi
dent of the British Board of Trade, and Miss Jane M. Hoey, direc
tor, Bureau of Public Assistance, Social Security Board.
The President’s wife has a crowded program for the rest of the
week. Tomorrow she will entertain a luncheon and in the evening
Will attend the concert at the Library of Congress.
Thursday night the President and Mrs. Roosevelt will give the
annual reception to Congress. The guest list for this state function
has been closed, it was announced at the mansion today.
Saturday, in the afternoon, Mrs. Roosevelt will accept from
the Hungarian Choir a book which they are presenting to the
President. In the evening, with a small party, she will attend the
seven balls celebrating her husband’s birthday anniversary.
Sunday Mrs. Roosevelt plans to attend a Friends meeting, and
later will probably visit at the International House, occupied by a
group of foreign students in this country.
Mrs. Roosevelt will be the honor guest at luncheon Monday of
Mrs. Daniel C. Roper, wife of the Secretary of Commerce, and the
following day, with the President, will give the annual dinner to
the Supreme Court.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Cordell Hull entertained at
dinner last evening at the Carlton Hotel, in honor of the former
minister of foreign relations of Brazil, Dr. Jose Carlos de Macedo
Soares. The other guests were the Attorney General and Mrs.
Homer S. Cummings, the Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Daniel
C. Roper, Senator and Mrs. Key Pittman, Senator and Mrs. William
E. Borah, Representative Sam D. McReynolds, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Sumner Welles, the American
Ambassador to Brazil and Mrs. Hugh S. Gibson, the Charge
d’Affaires of Brazil and Senhora Bueno do Prado, Senhor Jayme
Sloan Chermont, Senhor Joao-Luiz de Guimaraes Gomes, who are
accompanying Dr. Soares; the chief of protocol and Mrs. South
gate, Mr. Pedro de Alba, assistant director of the Pan-American
Union; Mrs. Benton McMillin, the chief of the Latin American
Division, State Department, and Mrs. Lawrence Duggan, and Mr.
Donald R. Heath, the assistant chief of the Latin-American
division, State Department.
The Postmaster General and Mrs. James A. Farley and their
children will go to Miami the first of the week for a Midwinter
vacation.
His Britannic Majesty’s Ambassador and Lady Lindsay were
the ranking guests at the dinner which Mr. and Mrs. Gifford
Pinchot gave at their home on Rhode Island avenue.
The other guests were Senator and Mrs. Charles McNary,
Senator Frederick Hale, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss, Mr. and Mrs. Norman de R. Whitehouse of
New York, who are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Pinchot; the first secretary
of the British Embassy, Mr. Philip M. Broadmead; Mr. Frank R.
Kent, Miss Mabel Boardman, Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, Mr. Ralph
Hetzel, Mr. Ferry K. Heath, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Mrs. Hyde,
Lady Colfax and Mr. Peter Cooper Bryce of California, brother of
Mrs. Pinchot.
The Italian Ambassador, Signor Fulvio Suvich, is making a brief
visit in New York, where he is staying at the Ritz-Carlton.
The Ambassador of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
Mr. Alexander Troyanovsky, will entertain a company at dinner
at the Shoreham Hotel Saturday night before the President’s
birthday ball.
The Egyptian Minister, Mr. Mohamed Amine Youssef, was
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Miss Jane Thorpe
Engaged to Marry
Mr. William Powell
2^|RS. GEORGE CYRUS THORPE
announces the engagement of her
daughter Jane Wells to Mr. William
Hoadly Powell of San Diego, Calif.
Miss Thorpe, who Is the daughter
of Mrs. Thorpe and the late CoL
George Thorpe of the United States
Marine Corps, was educated at the
Instltut des Essarts in Territet, Swit
zerland; Holton Arms in Washington
and Pine Manor In Wellesley, later
studying music In Paris, France, with
Mme. Cecily Gilly of the Opera
Comlque. Miss Thorpe made her
debut In Washington In 1932 and 1s
a member of the Washington Junior
League. She Is a sister of Mrs. Arthur
J. Pack, wife of the commercial coun
selor of the British Embassy at Madrid,
Spain, and a niece of the United States
Federal trade commissioner and Mrs.
Charles H. March.
Mr. Powell Is the son of Mrs. Powell
and the late Dr. William F. Powell of
San Diego, Calif. Mr. Powell received
his academic degree and his law degree
from the University of California. He
Is a member of the State bar of
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practice of law with Mr. Harvey H.
Atherton and was subsequently with
the United States Department of
Justice in Washington. He now is
practising law In the District of Co
lumbia.
HALF PRICE
—because (topnotch fashions that they are) we
MUST clear out this group to make room for
incoming advance styles!
SALE
of superior quality—Harris quality
DRESSES
AT PRICE
Originally $14.95 to $65.00
New $7.48 to $32.50
STREET AND AFTERNOON DRESSES-plenty of
those wanted short-sleeve styles, as well as many
with long sleeves—sensational VALUES! Some
with jackets—same coat dresses. Crepes with
braid, metal, bead, fringe, pleating!
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DINNER AND FORMAL GOWNS-indnding
LACES, CREPES, CHIFFONS, PRINTS smart
enough for the President's Birthday Ball—or to
wear in the south and all spring! Also stunning
velvets, lames, satins, taffetas and moires at ex
traordinary SAVINGS!
Many Art ONE-OF-A-KIND atyltf!
Engagement Announced
MISS JANE WELLS THORPE,
Whose mother, Mrs. George Cyrus Thorpe, announces her en
gagement to Mr. William Hoadly Powell of San Diego, Calif.,
son of Mrs. Powell and the late Dr. William F. Powell of San
Diego. No date has been set for the wedding.
-Harris-Ewing Photo.
Residential Social News
Col. and Mrs. Robert Guggenheim to
Entertain at Dinner Next Week.
COL. AND MRS. M. ROBERT
GUGGENHEIM have Issued
invitations for dinner Tuesday
evening. February 2, in their
home on Woodland drive, which they
have leased for the Winter from Rep
resentative and Mrs. James W. Wads
worth.
Former Senator and Mrs. Truman
H. Newberry, who are at their place at
Bellair, Fla., for the season, entertained
at dinner there Sunday evening in
compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
B. Schlotman.
Mrs. Henry Alvah Strong left Wash
ington last evening for Winter Park,
Fla., where she will spend the balance
of the Winter.
Miss Anne Childs has gone to Pine
hurst, N. C., to visit Miss Phyllis
Lovering in the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Lovering.
Mrs. Lovering left there yesterday for
Boston en route to visit her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. David T.
Dana, jr., at Lenox, Mass.
Miss Elizabeth Lord and Miss Edith
Schryver of Salem, Ore., are spending
a few days at the Dodge.
Mrs. William T. Tonner of Tor
reedale, Phlldelphla, Pa., is in Wash
ington and is at the Shoreham while
making a brief visit with her daugh
ters, Miss Marjorie Tonner and Mount
Vernon Seminary and Miss Carol
Tonner at Miss Madeira's School.
Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Schell of Os
sining, N. Y., were week-end guests
at the Dodge.
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Mr. and Mrs. Alton A. Lessard with
Mr. and Mrs. Faust Coutre of Lewis
ton, Me., are In Washington for a
brief visit and during their stay they
are at the Wardman Park Hotel.
Mrs. Charles L. Jones of Mexico 1s
stopping at the Dodge while in the
Capital.
Miss Edith Stone of Baltimore, Md.,
is the guest of Mrs. J. M. Baldwin at
the Wardman Park Hotel.
Former Assistant Attorney General
John Lord O’Brian of Buffalo. N. Y.,
joined Mrs. O’Brian in her suite at the
Wardman Park Hotel over the week
end. They will remain in Washington
for several days.
Mrs. Raymond Holden, Jr., and Mrs.
Frederick Haas were hosts at luncheon
yesterday in honor of Miss Alice
Emery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Augustine Emery, whose mar
riage to Mr. Donald James Marran of
Washington and Patchogue, Long Is
land, will take place Thursday. Mr.
I Marran is a special assistant to the
Attorney General. The luncheon was
given at the residence on Waterside
drive.
The guests were Mrs. Daniel O'Don
oghue, Mrs. Vincent Engalls and Miss
Letltia Emery, sisters of the bride
elect; Mrs. John I. Haas, mother-in
law of the hostess; Mrs. Nell Burkin
shaw, Mrs. Francis Thomas; Mrs.
Louis Peck and Mrs. John R. E&kin.
Miss Emery will entertain at a small
dinner on Wednesday evening.
Mrs^ Holden will leave for New
York today to be the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Murphy, In Great Neck,
Long Island, for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Earl of
Herkimer. N. Y., have arrived In
Washington and are at the Shorebam
for a brief visit.
FINAL MARKDOWNS
ON STREET, AFTERNOON,
DINNER AND EVENING
dresses
REDUCED
50% •
AND MORE
Our entire Winter collection must be cleared.
Dresses in mony instances for below cost.
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Married Recently
MRS. WILLIAM E. EUGENE MORRIS, Jr.,
Who was, before her marriage January 16, Miss Adeline Jeanne
Notar Angelo, daughter of Mr. and Mr. Joseph T. Notar Angelo
of this city. —Underwood & Underwood Photo.
President’s Birthday Ball
Guests to Be Received at Each Hotel by
Prominent Hostesses.
UESTS at the President’*
birthday ball Saturday night
will be greeted by a receiv
ing line at each of the seven
hotels. Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke,
chairman of the Ladies’ Reception
Committee, has named a chairman
and a committee for each hotel.
Co-operating with the Floor Com
mittee named by Chairman John Saul,
the Ladies’ Committee will serve as
escort to Mrs. Roosevelt and her party
at each hotel. Mrs. Roosevelt will
visit each hotel, remaining for a short
time in the special box prepared for
her in each of the ball rooms.
In the meantime Miss Catherine
Harrison, daughter of Senator "Pat'’
Harrison of Mississippi, has organized
a bevy of Senators' daughters and
other socially prominent women who
have taken over the sale of tickets
in the various department stores. On
Miss Harrison’s committee are Miss
Noreen McCarren, daughter of Sen
ator McCarren; Mrs. George Neville.
Mrs. Joe Conovea, Mrs. Molly Allen
Gagoe, niece of Commissioner Allen;
Mrs. Walter Bramhall, Mrs. Robert
Goodale, Miss Marjorie Nye, daughter
of Senator Nye; Miss Elizabeth
Adams, daughter of Senator Adams;
Miss Marian Donahey, daughter of
Senator Donahey; Miss Lyla Town
send, daughter of Senator Townsend,
and Miss Janet Johnson, daughter of
Senator Johnson.
On the Reception Committee Mrs.
Brooke has elected to head the group
at the Raleigh Hotel in person. She
will be assisted by Mrs. Ella A.
Bocock, Mrs. J. A. Talbot, Mrs. E.
Goring Bliss, Mrs. George C. Ruhland,
Mrs. Joseph D. Kaufman and Mrs.
Robert Swope.
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty will be
chairman at the Willard Hotel and
will be assisted by Mrs. M. M. Ritter,
Mrs. E. Thomas Dunlop. Mrs. Paul
Bastedo, Mrs. R. W. Wilson, Mrs.
Custis Lee Hall, Mrs. Ernest W. Brown.
Mrs. Adam P. Arnold, Mrs. Thomas
Holcomb and Mrs. Charles D. Drayton.
The Secretary of Labor, Miss Prances
Perkins, will be chairman at the Wash
ington Hotel and will be assisted by
Mrs. Chatfield Taylor, Mrs. Owen
Roberts, Mrs. L. M. Smith, Mrs. E.
Barrett Prettyman, Mrs. W. W.
Wheeler and Mrs. Harry C. Butcher.
Mrs. Reginald Huldekoper and Mrs.
Charles C. Glover, Jr., will act as
chairmen at the Hamilton Hotel and
will be assisted by Mrs. Daniel C.
Donovan, Mrs. Thomas E. Lodge. Mrs.
Lee D. Butler, Mrs. Hardie Meakin
and Mrs. H. E. Lohmeyer.
Mrs. Warren Austin will be chair
man at the Mayflower Hotel and will
be assisted by Mrs. Cary T. Grayson,
Mrs. J. Hamilton Lewis. Mrs. Herbert
S. Howard, Mrs. William W. Mackall,
Mrs. George P. Mangan and Miss
Mabel Boardman.
Mrs. Mary Norton will be chairman
at the We.rdman Park Hotel and will
be assisted by Mrs. George E. Allen,
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, Mrs. Riley
E. Eigen, Mrs. Ernest William Howard,
Mrs. William M. Sweet, Mrs. Andrew
Saul and Mrs. Edgar Morris.
Mrs. William H. King will be chair
man at the Shoreham Hotel and will
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j^ PARTY gotten up on the spur of the moment Is very apt to be excellent,
which was proved yesterday afternoon when the Ambassador of France
and Mme. de Laboulaye entertained in the late afternoon for their young
countrywoman. Mile. Ginette Neveu. Mile. Neveu, as you know, is a violinist'
about whom one will hear a great deal as time marches on, for at the moment
she Is but 17 years old and already very much a master of that difficult
Instrument.
After a most arduous program In the morning at Mrs. Townsend’s
musicals Mile. Neveu popped up at the Embassy as fresh as a daisy, bring
ing with her her very delightful sister. The gathering was not a large one,
but a most appreciative one, and we, personally, liked that program better
than the one of the morning. Having made this statement to Mme. de
Laboulaye, she told us that the artist had chosen her favorite pieces in the
afternoon—and she played them with verve.
Being welcomed by Mile. Marie Therese, the lovely daughter of the
Ambassador and Mme de Laboulaye, upon entering the Embassy yesterday
afternoon, we realised more than ever how much that really delightful family
will be missed when they leave us and, alas, all too soon. There could not
be a more attractive or genuinely hospitable hostess In any city than Mme.
de Laboulaye, and the Ambassador is one of the most charming, intelligent
gentlemen we know.
After a short program of music the guests wandered into the dining
room, where tea was served and they had an opportunity to speak to the
young, unsophisticated and delightful artist. Assisting In entertaining the
guests were various members of the staff, including the third secretary of
the Embassy and Mme. Saint and the attache and Mme. Lucet.
^ MOST delightful person is at present In Washington for a few days,
namely, Miss Melissa Reid. Having spent most of her life in Rome
with her aunt, the late Principessa Rospigliosi, Melissa has the combined
charm of American vivacity and the allure of a European woman. The present
American Embassy in Rome was formerly the Rospigliosi Palace, where
Melissa was brought up. Melissa, between sight-seeing, is having a most
delightful time, and is a good friend of the Prince del Drago and Count and
Countess Robert!, who will soon be returning, we are glad to relate.
Imagine sight-seeing in Washington! When we saw Melissa start out
with her guide book, not to mention her thorough knowledge of the treasure*
to be found in the Smithsonian, we felt very Ignorant of our local wonders,
and promptly resolved to climb the Washington Monument tomorrow! Misa
Reid's trip South, to visit her father, has been delayed, owing to the fact
that the Navy Department wishes to photograph various family archives
which belonged to her great-great-grandfather, Capt. Samuel Chester Reid,
hero of the Battle of Fayal, fought in the Azores, September 26, 1814, who was
known as the savior of Louisiana, as he managed to seriously damage and
delay the progress of three British men of war bearing troops to the New
Orleans expedition. After her return from Florida, Miss Reid will spend
some time in New York with her cousin, Prince Giorgio Rospigliosi, before
returning to her villa in Monte Carlo.
be assisted by Mrs. Gardner Moore,
Mrs. Melvin C. Haren, Mrs. Edward
A. Dent, Mrs. Elwood H. Seal, Mrs.
Eugene Ford, Mrs. Mark L. Bristol,
Mrs. Edward Larkin, Mrs. Claude A.
Swanson and Mrs. Lawrence Clayton.
Official At-Home
Of Cabinet Hostess
Mrs. Daniel C. Roper, wife of the
Secretary of Commerce, will observe
her official day at home tomorrow
afternoon, when she will receive from
4 to 6 o'clock In her residence at
3001 Woodland drive. Mrs. Roper will
have receiving with her Mrs. Ernest
G. Draper and Mrs. J. Monroe John
son, wives of the Assistant Secretaries
of Commerce.
Mme. Peter, wife of the Swiss Min
ister, and Mme. Munthe de Morgen
stieme, wife of the Norwegian Min- j
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ister, will preside at the tea table,
and alternating with them through
the afternoon will be Mrs. Alben W.
Barkley, Mrs. William H. King, Mrs.
James P. Byrnes, Mrs. A. Harry
Moore, Mrs. H. O. Chalkley and Mrs.
Patrick Jay Hurley. Others assisting
will be Mrs. South Trimble, Mrs. Alex
ander Dye, Mrs. Martin. Mrs. Coe, Miss
Mary McKenzie, Mrs. J. C. Tomlinson,
Mrs. Prank Bohn, daughter of the
hostess, and her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Richard Roper.
Mrs. smith to Oive
Party for Council
Mrs. Raymond C. Smith will M
hostess at the first of a series of bridge
parties which the Women’s National
Democratic Council will give in its
new club headquarters Wednesday eve
ning, February 3, at 8 o’clock.
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