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Mrs. Hull to Be Honor Guest
At Goucher Reception
In Baltimore Today
Belgian Ambassador and Countess
Van der Straten-Ponthoz Hosts
At Postponed Dinner Tonight
Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife of the Secretary of State, will be in Baltimore
this afternoon, where she will be the guest of honor at a reception which
Mrs. David Allen Robertson, wife of the president of Goucher College, will
give in the president’s house on the campus. The guests will include
members of the senior and junior classes at Goucher.
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The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Henry A. Wallace will be the
ranking guests at dinner tonight when Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Compton
entertain in honor of Dr. Vannevar Bush, president of Carnegie Institution,
and Mrs. Bush.
The Belgian Ambassador and Countess van der Straten-Ponthoz will
be hosts at dinner this evening, one of the parties which they postponed
last month because of the death of his holiness Pope Pius XI.
« Representative Allen T. Treadway will return tonight or tomorrow
from Stockbridge, Mass,, where he was at the Martin Inn over Sunday.
Col. and Mis. John W. Joyes were hosts yesterday at their home, when
they entertained in honoi* of their daughter, Mrs. Frederick Mason Stober
cf West Point, who is visiting them.
Lt, Harold G. Bowen. jr„ U. S. N.. and Mrs. Bowen announce the
birth of a daughter, Charlotte Ruth. Sunday. March 5, at Garfield Hos
pital. Mrs. Bowen formerly was Miss Constance Baker, daughter of
Comdr. Wilder S. Baker, U. S. N.. and during the absence of Lt. Bowen,
who is on duty aboard the U. S. S. Balch with the fleet, she has been with
his parents. Rear Admiral Harold G. Bowen. U. S. N., and Mrs. Bowen
in their house at 2819 Woodley road.
Lt. Bowen is expected in New York the end of April for the opening
of the New York World's Fair, when the fleet will be in New York Harbor.
Mrs. Paul H Bastedo. who was at the Shoreham over the week end,
is going to Norfolk today to meet Capt. Bastedo, who has been on the
Pacific with the U. S. S Quincy.
From Norfolk Cap,, and Mrs. Bastedo will go to New York, whence
they will sail for South America on the good will trip of the three United
States cruisers.
Capt. and Mrs. Bastedo have closed their home in Washington.
Mrs. Prythcrch
Is Married to
Mr. Kevser
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Of interest here is the announce
ment of the marriage of Mrs. Mar
gerye Prvtherch of Aurora Hills.
Va.' to Mr. Earl W. Kevser of Bal
timore. which took place St. Valen
tine's Day at Casa Vista, the home
of the bride's brother-in-law and
sister. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rivers,
In Los Angeles. The wedding cere
mony was followed by a large re
■ ception.
Among the out-of-town guests at
tending were the bride's great aunt.
Mrs. L. Newman: Mrs. B. Stroh of
Kingston. Canada, aunt of the
bride; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Horning,
cousins of the bride, formerly of
New York, now residing in Alta
dena, Calif.: Mr. and Mrs. James
Case of New York and Capt. and
Mrs. W. Baker of San Diego.
Mr. and Mrs. Kevser have been
feted extensively during the last
month. They were honor guests
at a dinner party at Lucca's by
Mrs. L. Burch and her daughter,
both formerly of Washington. Mrs.
Gertrude Rife entertained for them
at the Trocadero and at a skating
party at the Tropical Ice Palace.
Mr. Keyser is a meteorologist and
Is temporarily associated with his
brother-in-law, Mr. Rivers, in Los
Angeles.
Mrs. Keyser. who has been in
California for the last several
months! is studying art at the Cali
fornia Art Club, under Prof.
Coudier. She will exhibit some of
her work in Washington this sum
mer.
After visiting Mexico, the San
Francisco Exposition. Yosemite
Redwood Forest and other points
of interest en route. Mr. and Mrs.
Keyser will return in the early
spring to make their home at 2327
— South Hayes street, Aurora Hills.
Mrs. Rees Entertains
For Great-Niece
Mrs. N. A. Rees entertained at a
miscellaneous shower Saturday eve
ning in her home in Arlington, Va.,
in honor of her great-niece. Miss
Carey Bell Bowen, who with her
mother. Mrs. N. L. Bowen, and her
fiance, Mr. Lyman Hill, all of Ridge
wood. N. J., spent the week end in
the county.
The marriage of Miss Bowen and
Mr. Hill will take place in Ridgewood
April 21. The bride-elect is a fre
quent visitor in Arlington County,
and has many relatives and friends
there.
Mrs. Rees was assisted by the
Misses Lenore and Olivita Thomas,
Miss Mary Jess Richmond and Miss
Eleanor Studebaker.
Delivery of parsels by parachutes
dropped from airplanes is being
tried in the Far North.
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Parties Arranged
For South Carolina
Governor and Wife
Several parties are being arranged
this week lor the Governor of South
Carolina. Burnet Maybank, and Mrs.
Maybank. who arc coming to Wash
ington for a few days.
Col. John Monroe Johnson. Assist
ant Secretary of Commerce, and
Mrs. Johnson will entertain the new
Governor and his wife at a dinner
party at the Chevy Chase Country
Club Thursday night.
Senator Byrnes of South Carolina
and Mrs. Byrnes have issued invi
tations for a buffet supper Friday
night in their apartment at the
Shoreham Hotel.
The supper will precede the recep
tion to be given at the Shoreham
Hotel honoring the Governor and
Mrs. Maybank. More than 1.000 in
vitations have been sent for the re
ception which will be one of the
largest events of the South Carolina
Society this year. Mr. Edgar Morris,
president of the society, is in charge
of arrangements.
Before leaving the Capital, the
Governor will be a' guest at the
White House Correspondents As
sociation dinner next Saturday.
Philpott-Fox
Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. R S. Philpott of
Mount Pleasant. Iowa, have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Louise Alberta, to Mr.
Francis L. Fox of Alexandria, S.
Dak. The announcement was made
at a recent party given here, where
Miss Philpott is employed with the
Department of Labor and Mr. Fox is
connected with the Bureau of
Customs.
Miss Philpott was graduated from
high school in Mount Pleasant,
Iowa, and the School of Commerce
in Burlington, Iowa. Mr. Fox at
tended the South Dakota State Col
lege at Brookings. S. Dak., and the
Benjamin Franklin University here.
The Salvation Army is making
special efforts to feed the hungry
in Paris this winter.
MISS ALICE CARTER BOWIE,
Whose engagement to Mr. Nathaniel Du Bois Arnot, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Holbrook Arnot of Rochester. N. Y.. has
been announced by her mother, Mrs. Washington Booth Bowie
of Fairview, Md. —Vdel Brothers Photo.
Mr. and Mrs. Green
Hosts at Arlington
Party Yesterday
The Commissioner of Revenue of
Arlington County and Mrs. Harry
K. Green entertained several hun
dred guests yesterday afternoon at
a reception at their home in honor
of Mr. John M. Stewart of Arling
ton, who was elected grand junior
deacon at the recent Grand Lodge
Session of Virginia.
The party was a reunion of
Masonic members from the 54th
district, as well as members of
several Eastern Star chapters.
Guests came from Arlington. Cherry
dale. Falls Church, Vienna and Mc
Lean, Va.
In addition to the honor guest,;
the hosts were assisted in receiving
by Mr. Stanley Schreiner, master
of Columbia Lodge, and Mrs.
Schreiner, and by Mrs. Stew-art, who
shared honors with her husband.
Mr. Alva Adams introduced the
guests.
The house was decorated with
spring flowers, and the tea table
had an attractive centerpiece of
primroses and yellow mimosa, j
flanked by tall blue tapers in silver
holders.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart were pre
sented with a large basket of glad- ;
ioli and other spring blossoms, by i
members of Columbia Lodge.
Alternating at the tea table and
generally assisting Mrs. Green were
Mrs. J. C. Whitehead. Mrs. H. B.
Coles, Mrs. J. W. Rohrback, Mrs. :
Alva D. Adams, Mrs. Arthur R.
Geiger. Mrs. Walter Tilghman. Mrs.
George Cost, Mrs. William Payne,
Mrs. Rue Wood. Mrs. J. B. Balster,
Mrs Fletcher Kemp. Mrs. William
George Watt. Mrs. C. B. Austin,
Mrs. E. B. Huffman and Mrs. P. O.
Shepherd.
Birth Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow W.
Bauserman of Colonial Village have
I announced the birth of a son,
j Wednesday, February 22, at George
j Washington University Hospital.
: Mrs. Bauserman is the former Miss
j Louise Carl, daughter of Mr. and
I Mrs. Louis C. Carl of Arlington.
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Art Preview
Yesterday Proves
Interesting Event
The preview at the Washington
Gallery of the Museum of Modern
Art yesterday was a particularly in
teresting affair, for the gallery is
sponsoring a contest in connection
with the showing of "A Century of
American Painting." Guests at the
opening were given paper and pencil
with which to write their idea of
who painted the pictures.
Mrs. George A. Garrett, vice chair
man of the committee, greeted the
guests.
Others attending the opening were
Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry. Mrs. Rob
ert H. Dunlap. Mrs. David S. Barry,
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Brown. Mrs.
Warren Delano Robbins, Mrs. Tracy
Dows. Mr. Clarence A. Aspinwall.
Mr. Canfield Himes and Mr. Nelson
Lansdale.
Mrs. Warren R. Austin. Mr. John
Cunningham. Mrs. William Morgan,
Mrs. Spaulding Jenkins. Mr. Myron
Hofer. Mrs. Charles Henderson and
Mr. and Mrs. Philip O. Coffin were
others who were present.
Miss McKnight
Weds Mr. Joyce
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Helen McKnight, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Michael J. McKnight of
Branwill Park. Md.. to Mr. Lawrence
L. Joyce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat
rick Joyce of Silver Spring. Md.,
which took place December 18 in
Alexandria, Va.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. J. J. Leitch. Mr. and Mrs.
Joyce are living at 5 Stockton road,
Silver Spring, Md.
Mrs. Joyce is a graduate of Mc
Kinley High School, while Mr. Joyce
was educated in Salem. Mass. Mr.
Joyce has been making his home
with his brother-in-law and sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Amatucci of
Sligo Park Hills, Md., for several
years.
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Notes
Arlington Family
Returns Home
From Florida
Mr. and Mrs. Ashton C. Jones, sr.,
who have been at Lake Worth and
other points in Florida for the last
six weeks, returned Saturday to their
home in Arlington. They were ac
companied home by their son, Mr.
Ashton C. Jones, jr.. who joined his
parents a short while ago.
Mrs. Richard D. Ames and her
daughter. Miss Joyce Elaine Ames
of Cottage City, Md., have returned
from a visit of two weeks at Mrs.
Ames’ former home at Summer
field, Ohio.
Miss Hester V. Sias, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sias of Lyon
Park, Va., has gone to Joliet, 111.,
to spend a fortnight with her broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
L. L. Biskie, and their family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Willard Marriott,
who have been spending some time
in Florida, will return to their home
in Wesley Heights next week.
Representative and Mrs. Lansdale
G. Sasscer of Upper Marlboro, Md.,
are entertaining Miss Edith M. Mat
teson of Hartford. Conn.
Mrs. E. C. Hooper of Cherrydale,
Va„ accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. Walter E. Bird, have left for
a visit in Trenton. N. J. Mrs.
Hooper will be with her brother-in
law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Hunt, and Mrs. Bird will visit her
husband's parents. Dr. and Mrs. Fred
Bird.
Mrs. La Vergne Fairchild enter
tained 16 guests Tuesday evening in
honor of her niece. Miss Elaine
Wilson of Albuquerque, N. Mex., who
is spending the winter here. Miss
Wilson is the daughter *of Mr. and
Mrs. Fo*;st E. Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Pumphrev
of Forestville. Md.. are spending
some time in Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Saegmuller
of Arlington. Va . were hosts Sat
urday at an evening bridge party,
having as guests Mr. and Mrs.
Charles H. Cooper. Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis C. Freeny and Mr. and Mrs.
Barrett Schaffer.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Guild, who
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orvie
J. Gibson at their home in Takoma
Park, have returned to their home
in Allentown, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Guild, who were
formerly residents of Takoma Park,
spent many years as missionaries in
China.
Mrs. Walter P. Elliott entertained
12 guests at her home in Takoma
Park Thursday afternoon.
Miss Wilda Goodrick returned last
night to her home in Lyon Village
following a week-end visit with
friends in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Schmid
of Virginia Highlands have left to
motor to Florida. At St. Peters
burg they will visit Mr. Schmid's
father. Mr. Edward S. Schmid of
Washington, who has been spending
By the Way—
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Mr. and Mrs. George Grant Mason, jr., entertained at dinner Saturday
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Luce, with more guests coming in later
in the evening.
Jane Mason, who looks after each individual guest in a very charming
manner, wore a little-girl frock of multicolored print, the skirt being
pinned up in front to show a beautifully hand-embroidered white petticoat
which must have been a family heirloom. She wore her hair in what
we call "finger curls,” the kind your mother made to decorate her darling
by brushing locks around her finger.
The house was filled with beautifully arranged masses of pink or
white flowers—roses, lilies and gladioli.
Mrs. Luce, the famous Clare Boothe, author of "The Women” and
"Kiss the Boys Good-By,” is so ravishingly beautiful, so gently sweet and
daintily feminine that you simply can't believe she's clever as well.
We feel that Fate has been very unfair to shower so many gifts on
one woman, but we are grateful to the lovely Clare for acting just
like a mortal and not dazzling us with them all at once.
She wore a filmy black lace gown whose formal decollete was topped by
a matching lace bertha around her shoulders. Her jewels were rubies
and diamonds, and in the back of her softly rolled-up blond hair nestled a
bow of black ribbon.
Another fascinating blond was Mrs. Drew Pearson, in fuchsia taffeta ,
with big puffed sleeves, and still another was Mrs. Northam Griggs in
pale blue.
Stunning Mrs. Jock Whitney did great credit to the brunettes and, in
true "Gone With the Wind” style, had brought along a retainer in the ■
person of a plump little colored boy dressed gaily in Turkish trousers,
slippers and turban. He appeared very pleased with life as he made
himself useful and he certainly added an element of surprise when you
came on him around a corner.
Handsome Mrs. Thomas Burke was there in gold and scarlet lame,
full of enthusiasm over her flight in the giant Yankee Clipper that day.
Mrs. John Hanes wore a simple white crepe gown, very effective
with her dark beauty.
Mrs. George T. Summerlin, jr., wore blade velvet witn gardenias at
the neckline and had changed her ‘'hair-do'’ from an “up" one to one
parted on the side and rolled smoothly all around.
Mrs. George Garrett was as pretty as a picture in a rose-red gown
made on Grecian lines with jeweled bands crossed on the bodice.
Others enjoying the evening and listening to piano music of an
entertainer provided by our hostess were Mr. and Mrs. C. Matthews Dick,
Mrs. Kent Legare, Harold Horan, the Undersecretary of the Treasury, John
W. Hanes; Drew Pearson, Arthur Krock, Thomas Burke, chief of the
; Communications Division of the State Department; Mr. and Mrs. Creighton
Peet, the latter pretty and quaint in a black robe de style with an enormous
j gold brooch; Northam L. Griggs, private secretary to Mr. Jefferson
Caffery, our Ambassador to Brazil; the Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Harry
Hopkins; Col. Francis Harrington, Attorney General Frank Murphy,
Christopher Bramwell of the British Embassy. George Duca of the Ru
manian Legation, and Jose de Lasa of the Cuban Embassy.
We caught a glimpse of popular Mrs. Emory Sands at cocktail time
on Saturday. She is down from New York for a few' days And looked
very smart in a black crepe dress and a matching jacket with velvet
lapels. Her spring hat was a little black straw one trimmed with a
bunch of red roses.
We also saw Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins, who will give a dinner
for Mrs. Sands on Wednesday; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Southgate. Ralph
Hill and Stewart McDonald, back from a holiday in Florida and looking
very fit and sunburned.
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Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dewey will spend a few days here this week as
guests of Mrs. Kent Legare.
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Tinsley Garnett, jr., has flown to Havana with his father, the former
District Attorney.
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AND,
BY THE WAY—
■We hear that Mrs. Matthew Hanna, so well liked in Washington, has
| taken an apartment in New York at Hampshire House.
the winter at the Hotel St. Dennis,
i The senior Mr. Schmid will return
I home with his son and daughter-in
law.
Dr. and Mrs. Harry W. Miller
are entertaining Dr. Miller's brother,
Mr. Clarence Miller of Dayton, Ohio,
at their home in Takoma Park.
Dr. Miller's brother-in-law and
! sister. Mr. and Mrs. Windsor Childs,
who have been here for a few days,
have returned to their home in
Boston.
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Miss Alice Venesky of this city
was elected grand chancellor of the
Grand Council of Kappa Sigma Tau
Sorority at the sorority's recent an
nual convention in Philadelphia.
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Social
Notes
Mrs. Austin and
Daughter to Visit
In South America
Mrs. T. Septimus Austin and her
daughter, Miss Madeline Austin,
who have been making their home
at the Wardman Park Hotel for
the last year, will leave early this
week for New York and will sail
at the end of the week for a visit
of several months in South America.
Mrs. Austin and her daughter will
spend much of their visit in Argen
tina and will visit Mr. and.Mrs.
Richard Trillia in Buenos Aires at
their place. Estancia el Nandu.
from where many interesting motor
trips will be made.
Mrs. Royal S. Johnson, Mrs.
Winslow Van Devanter. Mrs. John
Hamilton and Mrs. Jack Haves
have returned from Atlantic City,
where they were the guests of Mrs.
David Blair at the Marlborough
Blenheim Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Parsons Er
win have returned to their home,
Arbremont. in Rock Creek Park,
after a visit in Chicago. Mrs. Er
win went first to Cincinnati, where
she visited friends, and later Mr.
Erwin joined her in Chicago. Mrs.
Erwin went to Dobbs Ferry. N. Y.,
over the week end to visit her
daughter. Miss Eileen Erwin, who
attends school there.
Mr. and Mrs. John C Doran of
Danbury, Conn., have arrived for a
visit of several days and are at the
Shoreham. Their son, Charles
Doran, and their nephew. Raymond
Doran, are students at Georgetown
University and are with them at
the hotel over the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Mayo of
515 Twentieth street entertained at
a buffet luncheon Thursday after
noon in honor of Mr. Paul Brooks
of Boston. Other guests were Mr.
Emil Hurja. Mr. L. Russell Young,
Miss Lucy Salamanca. Mr. Gustav
DavidSon, Mr. and Mrs. D. Atche
son, Mr. W. L. Oliver of Norfolk,
Miss Hilda Conkling, Mr. Ross
Taylor and Mr. Douglas Bement of
the staff of George Washington
University, Mrs. Ashby Raine of
Lynchburg, Va.; Mr. W’. Henderson
and Mr. Stephen Decatur of Kenne
bunkport, Me.
Mr. and Mrs. Judson O. Harrison
are in their home on Davenport
street N.W. after an extensive stay
on the West Coast.
Mrs. Charles O'Neill has come
from her home in New Rochelle.
N. Y., to join Mr. O'Neill at the
Shoreham and to see her daughter.
Miss Suzanne O'Neill, a student at
Trinity College.
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