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6 NEWS, VIEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL Ambassador Os Poland Is Host Dinner Is Given in Honor of . Speaker and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth; Many Notables Are Present The Ambassador of Poland and Mme. Tytus Filipowicz en tertained at dinner last eve ning in compliment to the Speaker of the House and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. The dinner was followed by a small reception at which the ambassador’s distinguished coun tryman, Wladyslaw T. Benda, the artist, gave an exhibition and talk on his noted masks. Famous Mural Painter Mr. Benda, who by the way, Is married to an American and himself thoroughly American ized, is famous not only as the originator of the masks but as an illustrator and mural painter. His friendship with Mr. Filipowicz is one of long stand ing and he is invariably a guest at the embassy when in Washington. Among the Guests Other guests at the dinner Included the Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir Ronald Lindsay; the Minister of Den mark and Mme. Wadstedt, Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Fletcher, the Counselor of the Czechoslo vakian Legation and Mme. Bkalicy, the Secretary of the Norwegian Legation and Mme. Siqueland, the First Secretary of the German Embassy and Frau Leitner, Baron Paul Schell, attache of the Hungar ian Legation; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Norment, Col. and Mrs. Arthur O’Brien, the Second Counselor of the Italian Em bassy and Signora Catalan!, Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew, Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Jr., Miss Jose phine Patten, Mrs. James Mandeville Carlisle. Mrs. Walcott Present Also Mrs. Charles D. Walcott, Miss Louise Dewey, Mme. Mas salska, Miss Szmidecka, Stanis law Lepkowski, Victor Podoski, Mr. Raczymski, Polish consul general in New York, and Mr. Jerzyowski, nephew of Mme. Fil ipowicz, who has recently ar rived from his home in Poland and is a guest at the embassy. Some 40 guests came in later for the reception. . * * * Attends Flower Show Mrs. Arthur M. Hyde, wife of the Secretary of Agriculture, presided at the opening of the annual amaryllis show at the department greenhouses today. She was assisted by Mrs. R. W. Dunlap, wife of Assistant Secretary Dunlap. ♦ * * Diplomat In New York Vicomte Theophile de Lant she ere, first secretary of the Belgian Embassy, is at the Ambassador Hotel in New York for a few days’ stay. * ♦ ♦ Visit the Metropolis Mr. and Mrs. Arturo Ramos, the latter formerly Miss Milli cent Rogers, have closed their house at Tuxedo Park, N. Y., end are at the Sulgrave in New York city for a few days. * * ♦ Will Attend Bride Miss Evelyn Walker, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Walker, of Easton, Md., and Washington, will be a member of the bridal party of Miss Suzanne Park, daughter of the United States consul at Biar ritz, France, and Mrs. Sam Park, whose marriage to Henry Philip Ammidown, of Seattle, will take place in New York on April 10. Miss Park’s other bridal at tendants will include Miss Anne Perin, of Baltimore. Her brother, Sam Park, jr„ will go to New York from the Uni versity of Texas, where he is a member of the junior class, to be an usher at the wedding. * ♦ ♦ Senator Connally Honored at Club Last Evening Senator Tom Connally of Texas was the guest of honor and speaker at the weekly din ner which the Woman’s Na tional Democratic Club gave last evening. He discussed ‘Why Is the Democratic Party.” Senator and Mrs. Burton K. Wheeler entertained at dinner their guests including Senator and Mrs. George W. Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Mellett and Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Ragan. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Herrick had as their guests Senator and Mrs. Connally. Capt. and Mrs. R. R. Bennett, and Capt. and Mrs. Paul Blackburn. Others attending the dinner many of them entertaining guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Keating, Mrs. Myron Whitney, Mrs. George M. Eckels, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Condon, Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Chesteiman, Miss Genevieve Brown. Mrs. Gardner Jackson, Mrs. R. C. Watson, Miss Agnes Lemon, Mrs. Viola McWilliams, Mrs. Charles Hamlin, Mrs. Mar cu s Coolidge. Mrs. Ogilvie Shumate, and Mrs. A. J. Mark ka ' '« ' "W ' JglgK-XX : J. ™ fl ■ — JEB Ik - ■KI wl ■■■. I'M ■ ■J snl ' ' ■-J ■ »Jk ■ ■ A . g ifll ■ —Times Staff Photo OVER THE hurdles at the Riding and Hunt Club go Mrs. J. W. Viner and Mrs. Vernon Olsmith. Both are ardent equestriennes and active members of the Capi tal’s smart riding set. Danish Envoy Will Fete Visitor The Minister of Denmark and Madame Wadsted will be hosts at a luncheon tomorrow at the Mayflower in compli ment to Miss Henni Forchham mer, Danish delegate to the League of Nations, and Mrs. Agnete Bertram, director of a school of gymnastics in Den mark. Mrs. Bertram is accompanie.l by six young girls from her school, who will give an exhibi tion of their work tonight at the Young Women’s Christian Assoc iation. Demonstrations will also be given by the group at various colleges throughout the country and at the meet ing of the American Physical Education Association in De troit, April 1. ♦ ♦ ♦ Plans European Trip Miss Edith B. Davidson, who has passed the winter at the Martinique, left Friday for New York from where she will sail to Europe on the S. S. Coronia today. ♦ ♦ ♦ Returns to Capital Mrs. Henry Magrane has re turned to Washington from Pinehurst, where she has been spending the winter at her ou tage, the Playhouse-in the-pines. She plans to be here about a month. ♦♦ ♦ , Major and Mrs. Henry L. Larsen have returned to their apartment, at Wardman Park Hotel, after a three weeks’ visit in Colorado Springs. Mrs. John W. Wofford, of Front Royal, Va., has arrived in Washington, and has leased an apartment at Wardman Park Hotel for some time. ♦ ♦ ♦ Mrs. Edgar J. Rickard and her daughter, Miss Peggy Rick ard, have returned to their apartment at the Drake in New York from Bermuda. Washington Fashions There isn’t a hostess alive ♦ who doesn’t admit that sterling silver is a good Investment; that it is the only table service that one can be sure of poster ity enjoying, for it stands the wear and tear of time; but who hasn’t dreaded the “upkeep” of it? There never has been any overhead, for it Increases in value; but the toll it takes in time and labor! Silver Will Not Tarnish There was only one fly in the amber of owning silver, and now that has been removed. At last we can purchase silver of lasting beauty that will not tarnish or discolor. That is this new processed silver with the exquisite platinum-like finish. The hostess can now see her loveliest salt dishes filled for use without a qualm; she can serve tomatoes in her best salad plates with a care free spirit; for neither will affect the bril liance of this new silver. Nor will eggs, olives, anchovies, salted things one has to .-THE WASHINGTON TIMES At Riding and Hunt Club Captain Jackson Entertains Guests At Shoreham Hotel Capt. Thomas J. Jackson was host to a party at dinner at the Shoreham Hotel last evening, the company remaining later for supper dancing. The guests included Col. and Mrs. Henry Dickinson, Col. Will iam M. Wilder, Col. and Mrs. Heber H. Rice, Comdr, and Mrs. R. D. Gantz, Major and Mrs. Walter D. Cline, Major and Mrs. Robert W. Brown, Capt. and Mrs. John R. Dinsmore, Capt. and Mrs. Clifford M. Ollivetti, Lieut, and Mrs. Neal D. Frank lin, Mrs. Robert L. Taylor, jr„ Mrs. Eleanor Cox Griffith, Miss Muriel Doyle, Miss Eva Pope, Major J. C. Tribby and Robert T. Scott. Society Notes Mrs. Alvin G. Leonard, of Pittsburgh, has arrived in Wash ington, and has leased an apart ment at Wardmarf Park Hotel where she will make her home for some time. ♦ ♦ ♦ Mrs. O. B. Dexter will enter tain a large company at lunch eon at the Shoreham Hotel to day. * ♦ ♦ Club to Give Tea Mrs. Charles Hamlin will give a brief history of the founding of the Woman’s National Demo cratic Club at the tea which the club will give next Tuesday afternoon. This tea will mark the opening of a drive for resi dent members for the week end ing Tuesday, March 31. Also, at this frist tea on Tues day, Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, ex-governor of Wyoming, and vice chairman of the Demo cratic National Committee, will talk of the organization of Democratic women through the States. * * ♦ Miss Susan E. Archibald of Middleburg, is spending several weeks at the Martinique. • By Wilma La Vill< serve, but before now, at what a cost! The cost of endless cleaning. What hostess hasn’t had to set aside one perfectly good day a week for cleaning silver? Now that same hostess can take her good silver to the sea coast without any fsar of that black patina that attacks ordinary silver in salt air. Available In New Finish We think it a wonderful discovery, not only for the fact that the same treatment given glass or china suffices for it, but that it comes in flat silver, service plates, in all the decora tive pieces one finds in old fashioned sterling, as well as in reproductions of early Amer ican silverware and of the’ world’s most luxurious gold service. If you would like to know where this new processed silver can be purchased in Washing ton, call District 5260, exten sion 165, or write inclosing a stamped, sen-aaaressea en velope. Miss LaVille will gladly answer any questions on fashion also. Judy Weston Will Play Galahad • Mrs. Paul Weston, of New York city, is visiting her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Shelton, at the Shoreham, planning to remain during the coming week, in order to ap pear in the presentation of the Lenten drama, “Galahad” in which she will play the role of the Christian youth, Galahad, who goes in quest of the Holy Grail. Mrs. Weston, as Judy Shelton, is well-known here and in New York city, where she appeared on the professional stage for two years prior to her marriage last spring. She will play the role of Galahad throughout the scenes of the drama, with the exception of the opening scene, which will be played by a tiny boy of three years, David Prit chard, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Pritchard, also well-known in drama circles in this city. “Galahad the spirit,” will be played in the finale of the drama, by Miss Mary Katha rine Throop, an artist student of the King-Smith Studios, where Miss Shelton also was a student several years ago, Miss Throop who is now away on her spring vacation will return to the city Monday morning for the .final rehearsals. ♦ * * Native Music Subject of Meeting Senator Phillips Lee Colds borough, of Maryland, will pre side at a meeting on next Friday afternoon, at 4 o’clock, at the Carlton Hotel, to discuss the best mode of procedure toward establishing in the National Capital an organization for the furtherance of native American art interests, primarily music. Among those interested are: Mrs. William Howard Taft, Madame F. H. van Royan, Mrs. William DeWitt Mitchell, Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant 3d, Percy Lee Atherton, Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, William D. Hoover, Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe, Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, the Misses Sutro. Outo-of-Town Guests Some of the guests from out of town will be Dr. JameS Francis Cooke, of Philadelphia; Dr. Miles Farrow, director of the choir school, St. Jehn the Divine, New York; Dr. Howard Henson, Rochester; Hermann Irion, New York; J. Lawience Erb, New London, Conn. and Leonard Liebling, New York. * # * Lieut. H. J. Hunt will enter tain a small party this evening at the dinner dance at the Shoreham Hotel. » « ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mat thiessen, of Irvington, N. Y., spent Thursday night and Fri day at the Mayflower, accom panied by Miss Alys Matthies sen. Their daughter. Miss Con stance Matthiessen, who attends school at Middleburg, Va., met her parents here. The National Daily N. Y. Visitor Honored at, Luncheon Wife of Chief of Army Air Corps Is Hostess to Group of Army Ladies at Shoreham Hotel Mrs. J. E. Fechet, the wife of Major General Fechet, Chief of the Army Air Corps, enter tained a company at lunch eon today at the Shoreham Hotel in compliment to ftflrs. William Kelly, of Newburgh, N. Y., who is now the house guest of Mrs; Albert E. Saxton, and is the widow of Col. Wil liam Kelly. The wives of prominent Army executives were among the guests, who included Mrs. Hugh Drum, wife of Major General Drum, Inspector Gen eral of the Army: Mrs. George Gibbs, wife of Major General Gibbs, Chief of the Army Sig nal Corps; Miss Reaume, the sister of Mrs. Drum, Mrs. Sax ton, Mrs. Pauline Hanson, Miss Stella McGonigle and Mrs. George E. Kumpe. * ♦ ♦ Club to Give Spring Card Party The annual Spring card party of the Entre Nous Club will be held at the Washington Hotel, Wednesday at 2 p.m. The president of the club is Mrs. Charles P. Keyser. Other officers are Mrs. L. C. Dyer, Mrs. Charles Dasher, Mrs. Edward Dixon Hayes, Mrs. Wil liam Ward Scott. Mrs. Charles Hayden, Mrs. William Sault and Mrs. Eugene R. Woodson. Sponsors of Event The following is a partial list of patrons of the party: Mrs. Claude Porter, Mrs. Edward Dixon Hayes, Mrs. John Coch ran, Mrs. William Rodenberg, Mrs. Virginia White Speel, Mrs. L. C. Dyer, Mrs. Arthur Henn ing, Mrs. Alton Marshall, Mrs. Paul Bestor, Mrs. Edward Hans- I berry, Mrs. Warren Brenizle, | Mrs. William Badgley, Mrs. Eugene R. Woodson, Mrs. George Puller, Mrs. Edward Puller, Mrs. John King, Mrs. Nannie Chamberlain, Mrs. James L. Baity. Mrs. Charles Alger, Mrs. Earle Veneable. Mrs. i Russell Kent, Mrs. Arthur I Kreh, Mrs. G. Dent. Mrs. Edward Wells, Mrs. Orlando Smith, Mrs. Arthur Durham, Mrs. James Councillor, Mrs. T. Priest, Mrs. Flasette Koff, Mrs. John Saunders, Mrs. Brinley, Mrs. William Sault, Mrs. W. W. Scott, Mrs. Keyes, Mrs. Graves, Mrs. R. R. McKahan, Mrs. James Underwood, Mrs. W. C. Deane. Mrs. Charles P. Keyser, Mrs. Charles Dasher, Mrs. Ella Knight, Mrs. Charles Hayden, Mrs. Nat Lacey. * ♦ ♦ Consul In New York Ahmed F. El Eissy, Egyptian consul at Washington, is spend ing a few days in New York City, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. S. L. McFetridge, of Phila delphia, and Mrs. Henri Haurel of this city. * * ♦ Mr. and Mrs. George S. Wheat, of New York city, are at the Carlton over the week end, accompanied by their two sons, George Wheat, jj., and John Wheat. Col. and Mrs. C. E. Wheat and their son, C. E. Wheat, jr„ of West Point, are also in the party. * ♦ ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Law ler will entertain a company this evening at the dinner-dance at the Shoreham Hotel in com pliment to Mrs. Lawler’s niece, Miss Eulalie Mehlhop. and her two house guests, Miss Catherine Merrick, of St. Paul. Minn., and Miss Catherine Bacon, of Provi dence, R. I. * ♦ ♦ Will Report On Recent Parley The District branch of the National Woman's Party will give a tea at Alva Belmont House tomorrow, from 4 to 6. Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, na tional chairman, and Miss Muna Lee, director of national activi ties, will be reported in detail, and an account will be given of the woman's party confer ence at Boston on Thursday and Friday of lust week. Hostess of Affair Mrs. Paul M. Llnebarger, dis trict chairman of the Woman's • party, will be hostess for the afternoon, assisted by the mem bers of the district council. Alva Belmont House, at 144 B St. N. E., is the National Woman’s Party headquarters which was successfully defended by mem ers of the party all over the country when a proposal for its being purchased and torn down to make way for Government buildings came before Congress last month./ SATURDAY—MARCH 21—1931 Simple Rites Mark Crane Wedding Granddaughter of Late Sen ator W. Murray Crane Weds Montreal Man at Home of Her Parents Miss Barbara Crane, a granddaughter of the late Sena tor W. Murray Crane, was mar ried today to George Monaghan, of Montreal, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Monaghan, of Glas gow, Scotland. Rev. Dr. Joseph H. Twichell, chaplain of Williams College, officiated at the ceremony which took place in the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop M. Crane, Jr., at Dalton, Mass. Wears White Lace Gown The bride wore a gown of white lace with no veil and she carried lilies-of-the-vaHey. Her only attendant was Miss Joyce McGavrau, of Cleveland, who wore blue silk. Lawrence F. Stratton, of Montreal, was the best man. Only members of the two families were present at the wedding and the luncheon which followed. Miss Crane was graduated from Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, in 1930, and studied medi cine for a time at McGill Uni versity. Will Live in Montreal Mr. Monaghan was graduated from Glasgow University in 1928. He is now an account ant at Montreal. After a two weeks’ wedding trip South, Mr. and Mrs. Monaghan are to live in that city. ♦ * * Mrs. Sloan Is Luncheon Hostess Mrs. Wintemute W. Sloan en tertained a large company at luncheon today at the Shore ham Hotel today. The guests included Mrs. Henry P. Seidman, Miss Helen Stokes, Mrs. Maud Frankland. Miss Margery Short, Miss Emma Maloney, Mrs. Grosve nor Jones, Miss Felicia Reeve, Miss Elizabeth Chalice, Mrs. Richard Akers, Miss Clara Rucker, Miss Charlotte Warren, Miss Ethel Tibbetts, Miss Alice Tibbetts, Miss Mary Belle Em merich, Miss Ethel Henderson, Miss Esther Henderson, Miss Nellie Henderson, Mrs. Paul Ewing, Mrs. Alford De Voe, Mrs. Jasper Beall, Mrs. George Hillyer, Mrs. Walter Morgan Johnson, Mrs. William P. Co burn, Miss Gertrude Bergmann and Miss Ruby Nevins. ♦ * * Mrs. Fuller to receive Mrs. B. H. Fuller, wife of the commandant of the Marine Corps, will be at home for the last time this season on Mon day at the commandant’s house, Marine Barracks. ♦ ♦ * Rear Admiral and Mrs. A. Farenholt will entertain a com pany of 12 at dinner this eve ning at the Shoreham Hotel. SORE MUSCLES LIMBEB UP QUICKLY Ona application of Muaterol* often brings relief. Used once every hour tor 5 hours this coun» ter-irritant" should give complete l comfort. : COLD IN : : A JIFFY : • • • •••••••••••••••••a Here’s Relief Almost Before You Know It - < If you want quick relief from a cold, go back to first principles and use something you know does the business —don’t start “trying” a lot of fancy ideas or remedies. Even a “little” cold is too danger ous to take chances on. Get Hill’s Cascara Quinine. A scientific formula made to do ONE THING WELL: to knock a cold in a jiffy, not to cure a hun dred different things. Take two tablets now. Then follow directions on box. Drink lots of water, too—that’s all. 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Her adventures, experience and difficulties in “getting married” are told in this thrilling, daring story which— BEGINS MARCH 30TH WASHINGTON HERALD Walcotts to Make Trip Abroad Senator and Mrs. Frederic C. Walcott Left New York Yesterday on First Lap of Journey Planning a two months’ holi day abroad. Senator and Mrs. Frederic C. Walcott sailed yester day from New York on the France, They will go first to Africa and. after an indefintie stay in Morocco, will go to Spain and later to France. They plan to make the trip by train, motor, and plane. About June 1 they will return to Washington for a few days, to close their house here before going to their home in Connecticut for the re mainder of the summer. * * * Honeymoon In Italy Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Bilkey, whose marriage took place in New York yesterday afternoon, sailed last evening for a honeymoon in Italy on board the Augustus. The vessel was to have sailed promptly at 6 o’clcok but was held for three-quarters of an hour to take on the bridal party. Mrs. Bilkey was formerly Miss Emily Frelinghuysen and is a daugh ter of former Senator and Mrs. Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey. * ♦ ♦ The Second Secretary of the British Embassy and Mrs. Michael Huxley are at the Wey lin in New York for a week-end visit. ♦ ♦ ♦ Returns to Home Miss Natalie Mai Coe, who has been with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robertson Coo. of New York, at Cherokee Planta tion, Yemassee, S. C., has re turned to her home in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Coe will remain South for another month