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Late Spring Season in Nation’s Capital Boasts Many Festivities — — — ■ ■ — - ■■■ A_ White House Program Crowded With Functions During Next Few Weeks tThe President’s Wife Has Several Alfresco Parties Planned—Will Be Honor Guest Today. MRS. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT has an unusually crowded social program for the next few weeks. This afternoon she will entertain at the first of a series of garden parties, this first alfresco party being given in honor of the woman execu tives in the various governmental departments. Mrs. Roosevelt was the honor guest at luncheon today of the Women’s National Democratic Club, given at Woodlawn, the home of the Secretary of War and Mrs. Harry H. Woodring. Among the ether guests were members of the cabinet circle. Monday afternoon 'the President’s wife will entertain gradu ates of several private schools in the Capital, and the following day will entertain at a garden party when the guests will be mem bers of residential society in the Capital. The President and Mrs. Roosevelt have as guests over the week end several students from the Tod Hunter School in New York, who arrived yesterday. The students are spending their time sight-seeing and usually Mrs. Roosevelt accompanies them on their pilgrimages to the public buildings. This is an annual custom of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt to entertain a group of students from Tod Hunter during the Spring season. Mrs. Roosevelt was the honor guest at luncheon yesterday of members of the Seventy-fifth Congress Club, who entertained at the Shoreham Hotel. Mrs. John Murdock, president of the club, presided at the function and introduced Mrs. Roosevelt, who made a brief talk. Tribute was paid to Mrs. Roosevelt throughout the luncheon. As she entered, the Marine Band played a new song entitled "Eleanor Roosevelt, We Honor You.” Members of the band had orchestrated the song, which was written by Mrs. Murdock. The same song was sung by the members at the end of the luncheon, i and copies of the song were souvenirs of the event. They had been rolled and tied and placed at each plate. Mrs. Roosevelt was presented with a bouquet of orchids and forget-me-nots. Mrs. Murdock announced a financial contribution for a worthy cause, and said that Mrs. Roosevelt’s life, dedicated to helping others, had been the inspiration for their plan of contrib uting a sum to help some one in need. Special guests of the club were Mrs. Daniel A. Reed, president of the Congressional Club, and Mrs. Ford K. Ross, novelist, of Annapolis. Md. Mrs. Ross made a short talk and she was presented by Mrs. John Coffee, chairman of the Committee on Arrangements. Mrs. Harold G. Mosier was chairman of the Hospitality Com mittee and Mrs. H. Jerry Voorhis was in charge of publicity. The secretary and treasurer of the club are, respectively, Mrs. John J. Sparkman and Mrs. Jerry O'Connell. Several original poems, written for Mrs. Roosevelt, w’ere read by members of the club. The flowers were from the Botanical Gardens, and were a profusion of Spring blossoms. Yellow predominated in the large bouquet which centered the head table, at which Mrs. Roosevelt was seated. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Roosevelt received at the tea hour the wives of delegates to the forty-first annual convention of the American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association. Senator’s Wife To Assist at Tea Mrs. Arthur H. Va’ndenberg will Mslst at the tea being given this after noon at Congressional Club for Miss Louise Kimball, daughter of the late Representative Kimball of Michigan, and Mrs. Henry M. Kimball, now making her home in Washington. Mrs. Karl Stefan, wife of Represen tative Stefan of Nebraska, and Mrs. Samuel W. King, whose husband is the Hawaiian delegate in Congress, are the hostesses. Also at the tea table will be Mrs. Daniel A. Reed, wife of Representative Reed of New York, and president of the Congressional Club: and Mrs. Jesse P. Wolcott and Mrs. Roy O. Woodruff, whose husbands are Rep resentatives in Congress from Michi gan; Mrs. Bertrand H. Snell. Mrs. Ralph O. Brewster, Mrs. Joe L. Smith, Mrs. James I. Farley, Mrs. Carl E. Mapes, Mrs. Clare E. Hoffman, Mrs. Fred L. Crawford, Mrs. Robert Rich, Miss Sara Louise Snell, Miss Ruth Reed, Miss Charlotte King. Miss Max ine Farley, Miss Jane Mapes, Miss Margaret Rich, Miss Elizabeth Rich, and Miss Fanchon Aldrich, all from the congressional circle. Others assisting will be Mrs. Henry M. Kimball. Mr*. Arlo Vopni of Seattle, Wash., house guest of Mrs. Stefan; Mrs. Alex Lindsay, Mrs. Ly man Chalkley, Mrs. Benjamin Monta gue Mrs. John Walker Mrs. Ralph Church, Miss Mary Stelle. Miss Vida Bell, Miss Kathleen Dorr, Miss Selma Schroeder, Miss Dorothy Kerr, Miss Marie Wolf, and Miss Mary Ellen Joynt. Miss Kimball's wedding will take place on June 5. at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church to Mr. Allen Barnes of Philadelphia, son of Dr. and Mrs. George Emerson Barnes. Mr. Barnes is graduating from the Philadelphia Medical School in June. Miss Witt to Marry Mr. Ridgely Tonight Miss Ella Marie Witt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Witt of Cum berstone, Anne Arundel County, Md., and Mr. James E. Ridgely, son of Mr. John F. Ridgely of Upper Marlboro, Md., will be married this evening. The wedding will take place in St. Mary's Church at Upper Marlboro, the pastor, the Rev. F. J. Loughran, Officiating, at 6 o'clock. Miss Loretta Ridgely. sister of the bridegroom, will be maid of honor, and the best man will be Mr. Andrew Wyvill of Upper Marlboro. A reception for members of the Immediate families will follow in the borne (A the bride's parents. Benefit Party This Evening The bridge party to be given by the Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter, D. A. R., at the Thomas Circle Club, at 8 o'clock this evening, promises to be a very successful affair. The funds thus obtained will be used to send •everal underprivileged children to the D. A. R. Summer camp at Port Tobacco this coming Summer, as has been done by the chapter each year. Mrs. Edgar E. Good, chairman of the bridge party, in charge of reserva tions, is being assisted by Mrs. Good win W. Miller, chairman of the Prise Committee, and Mrs. John F. Wolfe, chairman of the Candy Committee. Cynical Brutality. People were not only brutal but cynically brutal in the last century. The history of Italy recounts how, after a revolt, many Italians were executed and the bill of expenses ^ presented to the nearest relations of ^■le hanged men. Miss Frances Poor Wed to Mr. Brown Y esterday Afternoon 'J'HE wedding of Miss Frances ! Wharton Poor, daughter of Mr. | and Mrs. Wharton Poor of Flushing. ! Queens, to Mr. Barry Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sevellon Brown of Provi- j dence, R. I., took place yesterday I afternoon in St. George's Episcopal Church in Flushing, the Rev. Hubert S. Wood officiating. The bride, who was given in mar riage by her father, wore a gown of cream-colored lace over white satin made with long sleeves. She wore two veils, one of tulle and an- i I other of family lace. She carried a ! | bouquet of gardenias and lilies of the i . valley. Miss M. Frederica Poor, who will I i be married on July 3 to Mr. Ashbel I Tinglev Wall, 3d. was maid of honor 1 ; for her sister. The bridesmaids were Miss Ella Marie Poor, another sister; ! Miss Elizabeth Brown, sister of the bridegroom, and the Misses Mary j Beard, Margaret Veeder and Ruth | Bower of New' York. Mr. Sevellon j Brown, 3d, was best man for his j brother. A reception was given at the home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Brown will sail today for Bermuda. They will iive in Wash ington. where Mr. Brown is with the Pathfinder Magazine. The bride is a granddaughter of Mrs. John Caldwell Poor of this city and the late Mr. Poor and a great granddaughter of the late Dr. Francis Wharton of Philadelphia, an author ity on international law.- She is a granddaughter also of Mrs. Heaton Manice of Flushing and the late Mr. Manice, and a grandniece of Mr. Ar thur Manice. Mrs. Brown attended the Brearley School and was gradu ated from Smith College last year. She made her debut several years ago. Mr. Brown, whose father is man aging editor of the Providence Journal, is a grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sevellon Brown and of the late Mr. and Mrs. David F. Barry, all of Washington. He was graduated last I year from Princeton, where he was a 1 member of the Cannon Club. Iowa Society Plans Dance The Iowa State Society will enter tain at a dance at the Shoreham Hotel, Saturday evening. May 22. It Is to be manufacturers’ exhibit and gift night, and the manufacturers from Iowa are shipping some of their prod ucts, such as food, beauty prepara tions, candies and other useful and usable articles to be exhibited and then drawn by the guests who attend the party. The articles will be group as to con gressional districts, and each Repre sentative will be in charge of the ex hibit from his own district. Repre sentative Edward C. Eicher will have charge of the exhibit from the first congressional district, Representative William S. Jacobsen of the second congressional district, Representative John W. Gwynne of the third district, Representative Fred Biermann of the fourth, Representative Lloyd Thurston of the fifth, Representative C. C. Dow ell of the Sixth, Representative Otha D. Wearin of the seventh, Representa tive Fred C. Gilchrist of the eighth and Representative Vincent Harring ton of the ninth district. An excellent orchestra will furnish music for the dancing, which will be gin at 10 o'clock and contmue'Hintil 1 o'clock. <“ V Recently Married Engagement Announced MRS. CHESTER RAY CAUSEY, Who before her marriage May 3. was Miss Sarah Emma Judy, daughter of Capt. Paul Hedrick Judy, U. S. A. Reserves, and Mrs. Judy. —Harris-Ewing Photo. MISS ROSE WALKER PAGE, Whose engagement to Mr. John B. Wilson of Boston, Mass., is announced by her mother, Mrs. Thomas Walker Page The wed ding will take place June 19. -Harris-Ewing Photo. Miss Rose Page Engaged to Wed Mr. John B. Wilson ANNOUNCEMENT is made by Mrs. Thomas Walker Page of Wash ington and Virginia of the engage ment of her daughter Rose Walker to Mr. John B. Wilson of Boston, Mass. The weddihg, which will be formal, will take place in Mrs. Page's apartment at the Shoreham on June 19. Due to the recent death of the bride's father, the guests will be lim ited to members of the two fam ilies and a few close friends. A small reception for members of the wed ding party will follow. Miss Page's father, the late Thomas Walker Page, was for many years professor of economics at the Uni versity of Virginia before coming to Washington as a member of the Brookings Institution and later of the United States Tariff Commission. Through both of her parents, Miss Page is related to those families whose names have made Southern history. She attended the Holton Arms School in Washington. Miss Choate's School in Brookline. Mass., and Smith Col lege. Miss Page made her debut in Washington several seasons ago. Mr. Wilson is the son of Mrs. An drew T. Wilson of Boston. He is a graduate of Harvard, class of 1932, and also attended the Harvard Busi ness School; he is now connected with the Securities and Exchange Commission. --•-—— Woman’s Party Tea T omorrow The executive board of the District branch of the National Woman's party will entertain at a tea tomor row afternoon at 4 o'clock, in the garden of the Alva Belmont House, at 144 B street northeast, in honor of Mrs. Maurice Greet, and members of the cast of "Love's Labour's Lost," which will be presented on June 8 and June 9 in the garden of the head quarters. Dr. Miriam Oatman. who is chair man of the board, will head the re ceiving line at the party assisted by Mrs. Karl Greene, Mrs. Lois Babcock, Miss Mildred Curran, Miss Clara Man derschied, and others. Many of the founders and national officers of the National Woman's party will be pres ent to greet the members af the cast headed by Miss Mary Katherine Crow ley. Miss Nancy Ordway, and Miss Leila Carrington. Miss Carrington will speak on the subject of this Shakespearean comedy, which strangely enough, will have its first performance here next month, with Washington players in the lead ing roles. Official, Diplomatic News Italian Embassy Will Be Scene of DancJ This Evening. THE Italian Ambassador and Donna Matilde de Suvich will entertain at a dance this evening at the Embassy. The Danish Minister, Mr. Otto Wadsted. will entertain at a large reception this afternoon to celebrate the silver jubilee of his majesty, King Christian X of Denmark. The Minister of Uruguay, Dr. Jose Richling, has as his guest at the Carlton Hotel Senor Cesar Charlone, the minister of finance from Uruguay. Senor Charlone with his secretary. Senor Antonio Sanz Garcia, will be in Washington for several days before return ing to Montevideo. The Chief Justice and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes will be the honor guests at dinner this evening of former Senator and Mrs. Daniel O. Hastings, who will entertain at the Mayflower. Countess van Rechteren Limpurg, wife of the counselor of the Netherlands Legation, and her young son will leave Washington early next month for Bluemont, Va., where she has taken a cottage for the Summer. Count and Countess van Rechteren make their home at the Roosevelt Hotel. Count van Rechteren will keep the apartment atid join his family for week ends at Bluemont. The Assistant Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Theodore A. Walters, who make their home at the Roosevelt Hotel, will enter tain at dinner this evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. David Coker of Hartsville. S. C. The ranking guests will be the Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Daniel C. Roper. Mrs. Coker is the daughter of Secretary and Mrs. Roper. Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Amos A. Fries will have as their guest this Summer their daughter, Mrs. Frederick A. Henney, wife of Capt.1 Henney, who will arrive from Honolulu in July. Lieut. Stewart G. Fries will sail May 29 for Honolulu. Hummels Hosts Honoring Mr. Han Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Hummel of Chevy Chase. Md., entertained last evening in honor of Mr. S. H. Han. who has been associated with Mr. Hummel in the division of orientalia of the Library of Congress for the past six years. Mr. Han will leave soon for New York, where he will do graduate work for two years, and at the end of that time he will return to China, where he is interested in the education of the rural people of that country. Guests present at last night's party were the staff members of Mr. Hum mel's division and also a number of men who have been doing special re search work there for the past year. i Plans Completed For Club Banquet Plans for the Petworth Woman's Club annual banquet, to be held at the Kenwood Golf and Country Club Thursday at 6 o’clock, are nearing completion. Mrs. Nellie Chaillet, accompanied by Mrs. Cornelia Kinsella, will sing several solos, and Miss Amy VeerhoS will give a dramatic reading. Among the invited guests are Mrs. Roberta Campbell Lawson, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Lloyd Biddle, president of the District Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, Mrs. Ellis Logan, Mrs. Lloyd Morrison, Miss Mary Frank, Miss Bessie K. Lacy, Miss Mary Mason. Miss Lillian Cutlip, Engagement Announced MISS NANCE STEPHENSON HALL, Whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Madison Hall, announce her engagement to Mr. Min Wilson Asher. The wedding will take place June 19. —Hessler-Henderson Photo. Mrs. George Durno and Miss Sue Mason of New York. Reservations have been made by Mrs. R. S. Hart, Mrs. R. E. Holm. Mrs. Leonard Russie, Mrs. J. K. Utley, Mrs. H. J. Phelps, Mrs. B. K. Bauer, Mrs. Ed Johnson, Mrs. G. E. Hudson, Mrs. F. M. Stuart, Mrs. O. H. Nelson, Mrs. H. C. Sigourney, Mrs. A. C. Nor cross and Mrs. Frank Minich. Mrs. S. G. Waite is general chair man and Mrs. E. B. Johnson is in charge of reservations. Make This Test FREE Send a 3c. stamp for a purse size bottle of Gouraud's Oriental Cream contain ing 612 U. S. P. units of Vitamin "D". See for yourself the startling improve ment that can be instantly made in your skin and complexion. ePtCade in 1i)hite, tyesh, 'Raehtl and Oriental Suite shade desired. 'Write to-day. Ford. T. Hopkina ft $en, Now York Miss Judy’s Marriage To Mr. Causey Told By Her Parents CAPJ. PAUL HEDRICK JUDY, U. S. A. Reserve, and Mrs. Judy, of 1129 Park place northeast,, announce the marriage of their daughter Sarah Emma to Mr Chester Ray Causey of High Point. N. C. The wedding took place May 3. in Washington, the Rev. Walter C Hook of the Ingraham Memorial Church officiating. Mrs. Causey's maternal great-grand mother, the late Mary Elizabeth Hicks of Long Lsland. N. Y„ was a direct descendant of Elias Hicks, founder of the Hicksite branch of Quakers. The bride is a descendant of Gov. Winslow, j Colonial Governor of Massachusetts, and a descendant of Ellis Hicks, who was knighted by Edward, the Black Prince of England, in 1356. Mr. Causey comes from a prominent old Quaker family of North Carolina. He is the nephew of the Rev. G. M. Causey of Lexington, N. C. Paraguay Envoy And Wife Hosts At Party Yesterday ’’J'HE Minister of Paraguay and 1 Senora de Busk Codas celebrated the 126th independence day of Para guay yesterday afternoon at a recep tion from 5 to 7 o'clock at the Carl ton. The room where the hosts received j was decorated with a flag of the I United States and one of Paraguay, j both red, white and blue. Senora de Busk Codas carried out this color scheme in her crepe gown. Around her neck she wore red, white and blue beads. The long tea table in the ball room had as a centerpiece a basket of gladioli and snapdragons in shades of salmon and rase. There was a long bar and sofas and chairs were drawn up to little tables around the room. In spite of the downpour of rain the party was well attended, and among those present were righ-ranking officials, members of the diplomatic corps and of residential society. By the Way Beth Blaine i THE Bfonefst von, Schoen-the fascinating Katherine Birney, who is a sister of Mrs. Edward Finkenstaedt and half-sister nf Mrs. Harold Walker—arrives in Washington Monday for a two or three weeks visit u Baron ron Sc/ioen is the German Ambassador to Chile and both he and the baroness have a host of friends in Wash ington. His excellency will not be here for this visit, we are sorry to say. ’ There will be a great deal of entertaining in Katherine von Schoen s honor, we are sure, for their last visit was a mad whirl of parties. She will stay with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Walker at Villa rtosa. * * * * JT CERTAINLY is welcome news that Chip and Avis Bohlen will be back in Washington soon—probably next week. In the mean time the Robert Joyces, who have been living in the Bohlen apart ment, are frantically looking around for a place to live There are wonderful plans on foot for the Joyces and Mrs. Emory Sands to take a house together this Summer. gEATRICE PATTERSON of Philadelphia is truly one of the m°sl attractive “gals” we know. Somehow it difficup' to Set Bee down here, for there are few persons who r«tthimUCh the g0 as.she does- First it’s Europe, then the Wif rece‘ve a Ietter from her from Florida and Pnr !h»gnacftte/ Sfhe wnt®s us of the charms of Mexico City. For the past couple of years Bee has become very much of a book worm and reads everything she can lay her hands on and it was mnrpSh that we liste,ned to her hold forth about some of the 3e qnn n‘ir°cW pi£ce£ of litera5,ure pertaining to Maximillian some 900 pages—which apparently she thoroughly enjoyed. Last night, en route to Greenville, S. C., to visit her brother and his wife and two young sons. Beatrice stowed din?teT \mth us in Washington between trains. fir,eel0?uird Vh at.tracUve as ever in a very smart tete de negre hnen smt—the linen resembled a thin tweed—a queer blue tie silk blouse and a turban to match the blouse. Quite the last word in smart traveling costumes. Beatrice s Summer plans seem to be in the chaotic statp of most of our friends at this time of the year. Her family rented Rpp m .SouthaiJ1Pton right over her head, so to speak, so Bee, having planned to spend this Summer in America now fncls herself hanging in the air. She is laden with invitationsTo visit pr?u?h«yjVeniCeir!l(i England, and it seems she mentioned sev p a?es- Where she will end up remains to be seen but veirLg Philadelphia and commuting back and forth to New York. Bee could claim New York as home Quite as easily as Philadelphia, for since she came out she hasQnipped back and forth between those two cities continuously. Residential Social News Mr. and Mrs. Floyd G. Blair Visiting in the Capital. MR AND MRS. FLOYD G. BLAIR have arrived in Washington to spend the week end with Mrs. Blair's mother, Mrs. Lee P. Warren, in her residence on Massachusetts a\enue. Mr. and Mrs. Blair will attend the dinner this evening at the Italian Em bassy. which the Ambassador and Donna Matilde de Suvich will give prior to the ball, which will be held in the Embassy. Mrs. Wylie, with her daughter, of Helensburgh, Scotland, are stopping at the Dodge and are accompianied by Miss M. M. Stevenson of Glasgow. Mr. and Mrs. George Carlson of East Orange. N. J.. accompanied by their little daughter Betty, are in Washington for an indefinite stay at the Raleigh Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. John P Hughes. 2d. of Lynchburg. Va„ are spending a brief time at the Dodge. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hottel en tertained at dinner at the Shoreham last evening for Maj. and Mrs. Frank Ward, who are leaving shortly for Fort Leavenworth. Maj. Ward has been at College Park with the R. O. T. C. unit. The president of the University of Maryland, Dr. H. C. Byrd, was among the guests. Others included Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Joseph D. Patch. Maj. and Mrs. Howard Clark. Maj and Mrs. Charles H. Jones and Dr. and Mrs. Charles O. Appleman. Mr. Robert Hayden, who formerly occupied an apartment at the Carlton Hotel, is again in Washington and is staying at the Carlton. Mr. Hayden makes his home in Bermuda. Mrs. Alfred L. Bulwinkle. with her daughter. Miss Frances Bulwinkle. and her son. Mr. Alfred L. Bulwinkle. jr„ are in Baltimore today to attend the Preakness. which is being run at the Pimlico track this afternoon. They will return to their apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel tonight. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Gallagher, who also make their home at the Wardman. will attend the race and will be in Baltimore tonight for the Preakness ball. Mr and Mrs Pierce Trowbridge Wetter of New York City are in town | for several days, and they will be at the Wardman Park Hotel during their stay. Miss Minerva Wrizht arrived In Washington last night and is at the | Wardman Park Hotel during her stay. Mr and Mrs. John Hayes Knowles entertained at a dinner at the Shore ham last evening for Mrs. Knowles’ brother and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph A. Hoehling. who were married recently. Miss Lita Graham and Mr. Fred erick Bristol of New York have ar rived here to assist in the musico dramatie recital which Miss Dorothy Seegar will give at the Wardman Park Theater on Monday evening at 8 45 o'clock Miss Seegar in private ; life is Mrs. Paul Hatch of Washington, Early Letter Censoring. It was a few hundred Spanish soldiers that first conquered and carved out chile among themselves in the sixteenth century and then wanting immigrants badly made punishable the sending out of letters abroad unless censored to prevent the repute of the colony from being injured. You are molt cordially invited to attend an Illuftrated leflure on £b* mUltamsburg Sfalnrattim h Mr. Vernon Geddy General Manager Colonial Williamfburg, Incorporated Tuefday Afternoon, May Eighteenth at Four o’CIock The Tea Room, Seventh Floor Woodward a Lothrop