Evening star. [volume], November 18, 1938, Page B-3, Image 27

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Notes From the Social Calendar of Washington and Its Environs
Secretary Hull Entertains
For Canadian Premier
At Luncheon Party
Prime Minister Will Be Guest
Of Minister and Wife at
Dinner This Evening
The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, entertained at luncheon
today at the Carlton in honor of the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right
Hon. Mackenzie King, who is spending a few days in Washington and is a
guest at the Canadian Legation. The Prime Minister was accompanied
to Washington by Dr. O. D. Skelton, undersecretary of external affairs of
Canada.
This evening the Prime Minister will be the honor guest at dinner of
the Minister of Canada and Lady Marler. Tomorrow the Minister and
Lady Marler will be hosts at luncheon for the visitor from their country,
who will leave the Capital Sunday.
His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador and the Hon. Lady Lindsay
entertained at dinner last night at the Embassy, when their guests were
r - members of the British, Canadian and United States trade delegations.
The guests included the Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Francis B.
Sayre, Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Grady, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Hawkins,
Mr. and Mrs. E. Dana Durand, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar B. Ryder, Mr. and Mrs.
A. Manuel Fox, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Pasvolsky, Mr. John D. Hickerson, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry D. White. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. MacLean, Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie C. Wheeler, Mf. and Mrs. George B. L. ityner, Mr. A. E. Overton,
Mr. Norman Robertson, Mr. J. A. Stirling. Mr. Hector B. McKinnon. Mr.
L. D. Wilgress, Miss H. V. Lupton. Mr. T. H. Hammond, Mr. Keith Officer,
Sir Owen Chalkley and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Summerscale.
The Secretary of Labor. Miss Frances Perkins, will have as her guests
over the week end her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. David M.
Hare, and Miss Elizabeth Poole, who arrived from New York today. The
Secretary will give a small party this afternoon 'for her guests and this
evening Mr. and Mrs. Hare will be hosts at dinner at the home of Miss
Perkins on California street.
Before coming to Washington Mr. and Mrs. Hare were hosts at the
formal opening of the former's color photography studio in New York.
Senora de Samoza. wife of the President of Nicaragua, who will leave
tomorrow for her home in Nicaragua, was the honor guest at dinner last
night of the Minister of Nicaragua and Senora de De Bayle, who enter
tained in the Legation. The other guests were the Ambassador of Mexico,
Senor Don Francisco Castillo Najera; the Minister of the Dominican
Republic and Senora de Pastoriza, the Minister of Panama and Senora de
Boyd, the Minister of El Salvador and Senora de Castro, the Charge d’
Affaires of Honduras and Senora de Caceres; the Ambassador of Ecuador,
Senor Capitan Colon Eloy Alfaro; the Minister of Costa Rica and Senora
de Castro Beeche, Col. and Mrs. Calvin B. Matthews and Mr. and Mrs.
Fletcher Warren.
Senora de Samoza will be received by Mrs. Roosevelt at the White
House today.
The Minister of Panama and Senora de Boyd entertained at luncheon
yesterday at the Mayflower in compliment to Senor Jose Antonio Sosa
and Senora de Sosa of Panama City, who are returning to New York today
for a three-weeks’ visit before returning to Panama. Other guests at the
luncheon were Senora Maria Luisa de Sosa, sister-in-law of the honor
guest, who lives at the Mayflower; her daughter, Senorita Eugenia de
Sosa; Senora Graciela Jimenez and Senorita Dora Boyd, daughter of
the hosts.
The Minister and Senora de Boyd will be hosts at the Mayflower to
two of their daughter's friends from National Park Seminary over Thanks
giving, Miss Marcella Arias and Miss Hilda Ballarino.
The Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs. Louis Johnson will be guests j
of former Governor Peery of Virginia at the football game between Virginia
Military Institute and Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Roanoke, Va.. on
Thanksgiving Day. Saturday following they will attend the Armv-Navy
game in Philadelphia, accompanied on both trips by their daughters. Miss
Lillian Johnson and Miss Katherine Johnson.
Miss Lillian Johnson is attending Finch Junior College in New York
City this winter, but expects to spend the holidays and an occasional week
end with her parents at the Mayflower. i
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Charles Edison were
the guests of honor for whom Rear Admiral and Mrs. William Rea Furlong
entertained at a dinner party in the blue room at the Shoreham last
evening.
Other guests included Rear Admiral and Mrs. Joseph R. Defrees,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Arthur P. Fairfield; Rear Admiral and Mrs. Stan
ford C. Hooper and their niece. Miss Helen Corvale.v of Los Angeles, who
is visiting them: Capt. and Mrs. Sherwoode A. Taffinder, Capt. and Mrs.
Charles M. Austin, Capt. and Mrs. Robert L. Ghormlev, Capt. and Mrs.
Felix X. Gygax, Capt. and Mrs. Ferdinand L. Reiehmuth; Capt. and Mrs.
Chester Wells of Woodend. Chevy Chase. Md.; Capt. and Mrs. Ezra G.
Allen, Capt. Jonathan S. Dowell and Comdr. and Mrs. Louis E. Denfeld.
Miss Doris Gibson, daughter and official hostess of Senator Ernest W.
Gibson, arrived in Washington yesterday from her home in Brattleboro,
Vt., and is at the Wardman Park Hotel. She will be joined there by Sena
tor Gibson the first part of next week, and they will leave shortly there
after by motor for Florida, where they will spend the weeks prior to the
opening of Congress.
Senator Gibson and his daughter will have an apartment at Ward
man Park during the congressional season.
Lt. Col. John Millikin. U. S. A., and Mrs. Millikin will entertain at a
cocktail party this afternoon in their quarters at Fort Myer, where Capt.
Millikin is on duty.
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MISS SYLVIA HO BAN ALEXANDER,
Who ivas presented to society yesterday afternoon at a tea given by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Renick Alexander, at their home on New Hampshire avenue.
—Underwood & Underwood Photo.
Wedding
Party
Chosen
Envoy’s Daughter
And Fiance
Feted
Mr. Frank Knowlton of Boston,
will be best man for his brother,
Mr. Robert Knowlton at the latter's
marriage to Senorita Rebeca Trucco.
daughter of the Chilean Ambassador.
Senor Don Manuel Trucco. The
wedding will take place Saturday,
November 27. and Senorita Trucco
will have her sister. Senorita Marta
Trucco. as her maid of honor and
only attendent.
The ushers will include Senor Don
Sergio Huneeus. Counselor of the
By the Way
-Beth Blaine
Several luncheons preceded the concert at Mrs. Joseph Leiter s yes
terday afternoon. Senora de Espil entertained at the Argentine Embassy
in honor of Mrs. Floyd Blair and Mrs. William MacCracken had several
friends lunching with her at the 1925 F Street Club. At Mrs. Mac
Cracken's luncheon I met for the first time Mrs. Robert Guggenheim
whose marriage to Col. Guggenheim took place last January. The Gug
genheims will spend the winter in Washington and have leased the
beautifully-furnished house of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schoellkopf on
Macomb street.
Small and slender, Mrs. Guggenheim is lovely to look at, with pale
gold hair, blue eyes and an absolutely flawless complexion. Yesterday she
wore a smart brown and blue plaid jacket with a plain brown skirt, and a
brown hat and two quills on the side.
In addition to being a very charming young woman. Mrs. Guggenheim
is a painter of considerable talent and told us that she goes to art class
every morning at the Corcoran Art Gallery. Mrs. MacCracken says she
is still busy getting settled in her house, haying a slight set-back when
(Continued on Page B-5.)
(See PARTY, Page B-4.)
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Debutante
Tea for Miss
Alexander
Beautiful Flowers
And Candles Grace
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Mr. and Mrs. Edward Renick
Alexander yesterday formally pre
sented their daughter Sylvia to
Washington society at one of the
loveliest debutante teas ever given
in the Capital. The attractive home
of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander on New
Hampshire avenue was lighted with
candles for the occasion and the
mirrored rooms were filled with
many beautiful flowers sent by the
debutante's friends.
Miss Alexander, wearing a full
skirted. old-fashioned deep cream
brocaded satin with a tiny rosebud
pattern, looked like a portrait of
one of her ancestors as she stood
to receive with her mother. She
held her bouquet of roses in a silver
filagree holder which had been her
great-great-grandmother's.
Mrs. Alexander, wearing a lace
gown of burgundy color, with a
corsage of orchids, was assisted by
her daughter, Miss Louise Alex
ander, who wore a gown of fuchsia
with a wine-color waist, and carry
ing a bouquet of orchids and lilies
of the valley.
Mrs. John M. Carter of Philadel
phia, another daughter, presided
at the punch table, wearing a short
sleeved gown of plum color, with a
silver fox scarf across her shoulders
and a corsage of orchids.
Others who assisted Mrs. Alex
ander were Mrs. William Barret
Ridgely, Mrs. Walter Tuckerman.
Mrs. P. Lee Phillips. Miss Eleanor
Connolly, Mrs. Donald Alexander of
Detroit and Mrs. Albert Pepper Ger
hard of Philadelphia.
Assisting Miss Alexander were
Miss Helen Creen, Miss Mae Ashby
Proctor. Miss Margaret Townsend.
Miss Eleanor Meem, Miss Mary
(Continued on Page B-4J
Dinners Before
Sail Loft Dance
Comdr. William W. Hall. U. S. N..
and Mrs. Hall will have guests dining
with them this evening and later
with them will attend the first of
the dances for this season to be
given in the Sail Loft of the Navy
Yard.
Comdr. Harley Cope. U. S. N., and
Mrs. Cope will entertain at dinner
this evening in their quarters in the
Navy Yard before the dance in the
Sail Loft.
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Count Potocki
In New York
The Polish Ambassador. Count
Jerzy Potocki. has gone to New
York, where he is spending several
days at the Ritz-Tower. He is ex
pected to return early next week.
MISS ROBERTA QUIRK,
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Quirk, who will be presented
at a tea dance Friday. December 23. Miss Quirk, wbo attends
Goucher College in Baltimore, is spending the week end with
'her parents at their Chevy Chase home.
—Underwood & Underwood Photo.
Residential Social Notes
Mrs. Herbert Sparrow Spends
Winter in Connecticut
Mrs. Herbert George Sparrow,
widow of the late Capt. Sparrow,1
U. S. N„ is spending the winter in
Greenwich, Conn., at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Wellington Parker
Kidder.
Mrs. Sparrow's son and daughter
in-law. Lt. and Mrs. Herbert Spar
row, jr.. are at Schofield Barracks.
. where Lt. Sparrow is attached to
the 13th Field Artillery.
Miss Catherine J. Collins, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Collins
of Woodley road, has left for Hart
ford and Greenwich. Conn., where
she will be the house guest of Mrs.
Ralph C. Eckels and her niece. Miss
Marie C. Noone, for the Thanks
giving holidays.
Miss Marcia Stauffer and Mr. Guy
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