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In Washington
—with—
The President and Mrs. Hoover were hosts at the. fifth of
the series of state receptions at the White House last evening,
when the officials of the Treasury, Post. Office, Interior, Agri
culture, Commerce and Labor departments with their families
were the honor guests.
The customary ceremony was carried
out in the arrangement of the affair and
the brilliantly-lighted rooms were dec
orated with roses, carnations.and a va
riety of spring flowers intermingled
with palms and ferns. The color guard
stood at attention, bearing the flag of
the United States and the President’s
flag, as the band played “Hail to the
Chief.’’ announcing the approach of the
President and Mrs. Hoover, followed by
the Vice President and the members of
the Cabinet, down the marble stairway
and through the main corridor to the
Blue Room, where the Chief Executive
and the First Lady received their guests.
Escorting them were the President's mil
itary and naval aides, Capt. Charles Rus
sell Train and Col. Campbell B. Hodges.
who took turns in making the introductions.
Upon the arrival of the members of the Cabinet and their
ladies, each in turn was escorted by one of the White House
aides to the library on the floor above, where the official
family met and exchanged greetings with the President and
Mrs. Hoover, before making their stately progress to the
Blue Room.
The, reception rooms presented an unusually brilliant scene
last evening, and the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Mellon,
was surrounded by friends who wished to congratulate him
upon his appointment as Ambassador to the Court of St.*
James.
Cabinet Croup at White House
The Vice President, Mr. Curtis, -walking with Secretary
Mellon, immediately followed the President and Mrs. '
Hoover as they descended the stairway: and the Secretary
of State arid Mrs. Stimson were next, followed by the Secre
tary of War and Mrs. Patrick Jay Hurley; the Attorney Gen
eral and Mrs. William DeWitt Mitchell; Mrs. Walter F.
Brown; the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Charles Francis
Adams; the Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Ray Lyman
Wilbur; the Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Arthur M.
Hyde; Mrs. Robert Patterson Lamont, and the Secretary of
Labor and Mrs. William N. Doak, and two naval aides acted
as escorts for Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Lamont.
First Lady in Dimity «
Mrs. Hoover wore a gown
which she had copied from a
picture. It was made of cotton
material, very much like the
old-fashioned sprigged dimity,
which was worn by her mother
in the late 70’s. It had a rather
tight bodice with elbow length
sleeves formed of tiny ruffles
of the material, which had a
small design of blue flowers on
a white ground. The full skirt, i
ending in a train, was ruffled
from the knee to the hem.
She wore a band of black vel
vet around her neck with a
diamond ornament at the front,
and her lorgnette was on a
narrow black ribbon. Her hair
was dressed in a soft knot at
the back, and a bow of black
velvet ribbon was worn at the
Tight side. Mrs. Stimson; al
ways one of the most charm
ingly gowned women of the
Cabinet circle, wore a lovely
model of burgundy velvet, made
With an overdress of the velvet,
which flared in the back, and
her ornaments were of dia
monds. Mrs. Hurley wore jade
green satin, made on princess
, lines, with a long narrow train,
■ and she wore diamond orna
ments and several strands of
pearls.
Mrs. Mitchell was in a gown
of chiffon in two shades of
blue, the bodice covered with
steel bead embroidery, and she
wore a pearl and rhinestone i
necklace. Mrs. Brown’s gown
was of ice green charmeuse,
embroidered in silver spangles
and beads. Mrs. Adams chose
a handsome model of Palma
Violet velvet, made on long
straight lines, with a pointed
train, and a garnet and dia
mond ornament held the drap
ery on the bodice at the right
side. Mrs. Wilbur was charm
ing in a gown of white bro
caded chiffon, made with tiny
cap sleeves embroidered in gold,
and a scarf of the chiffon
lined with cloth of gold fell
from the waist line. Mrs. Hyde
was in ivory-tinted brocade
with touches of silver. Mrs.
Lamont wore an unusually at
tractive gown of king’s blue
satin, combined with satin of
a lighter shade and the V neck
was finished with a vestee of
ecru lace. Mrs. Doak, the last
lady in the line, looked excep
tionally well in a gown of the
palest, shade of green satin,
embroidered in bugle beads
and pearls.
Out-of-Town Guests
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. M. Chap
man. Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Borden. Mrs. John H. Jolly and
Mrs. John Forney, all of Phila
delphia, house guests of the Sec
retary of War and Mrs. Patrick
J. Hurley, attended with their
hosts. Mr. and Mrs. Pierre
DuPont, of Wilmington, came
with Mrs. Train, wife of the
Naval Aide to the President.
Mrs. DuPont wore a striking
model of salmon colored bro
caded velvet, while Mrs. Train
was in an attractive gown of
petunia taffeta.
. The Undersecretary of State
and Mrs. William R. Castle, jr..
were in the company, Mrs. Cas
tle wearing a gown of black and
silver lame, their daughter, Mrs. <
Allan Winslow, of New York, ■
was with them. She wore a blue |
taUfeta gown .with a cerise
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Mr». WuHer F. Brown
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I girdle. The Assistant Secretary
of War and Mrs. Frederick H.
Payne. Mrs. Payne wore a
model gown of Alice blue velvet
and a corsage of gardenias.
Among those noted in the bril
liant company were the Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Arthur A. Ballantine,
the latter wearing an attractive
gown of pale blue brocade, made
on simple lines. They were accom
panied by their daughter, Mrs.
John Cross, of Boston, whose
marriage took place here in#the
early winter. Mrs. Cross wore a
•striking gown of American
beauty velvet; the First Assist
ant Postmaster General and Mrs.
Arch Coleman, the latter wear
ing a, gown of turquoise blue
crepe, trimmed with crystals
and sequins. They were accom
panied by Mrs. Colemsfn’s
mother, Mrs. Eaton B. North
rup. of Minneapolis, who wore
a handsome gown of black
lace.
Miss Dixon With Parents
The Assistant Secretary of
the Interior and Mrs. Joseph
M. Dixon had their two daugh
ters, Miss Betty Dixon and Miss
Peggy Dixon, with them; the
Assistant Secretary of Agricul
ture and Mrs. R. W. Dunlap, the
latter in an attractive gown of
powder blue velvet trimmed with
silver lace. They were accom
-1 panied by their daughter. Miss
Mary Maxine Dunlap, and Miss
Anita Clark. Miss Dunlap was
charming in a frpek of tomato
colored crepe, made very simply,
while Miss Clark's gown was of
flame-colored velvet. The Assist
ant Attorney General and Mrs.
Charles B. Rugg had their house
guests, Mr. and Mrs. F. Marsena
Butts, of Boston, with them.
Mrs. Rugg wore a princess model
of white chiffon trimmed with
crystal beads, and Mrs. Butts
looked very lovely in a gown of
peach-colored satin, and she
wore a rope of pearls; the Third
Assistant Postmaster General
and Mrs. Frederic A. Tilton, the
latter in a rose-tinted lame
gown, trimmed with a bow of
Burgundy ribbon at the waist
In the Large Company
The Assistant Attorney Gen
eral and Mrs. John Lord
O’Brian, the latter in an at
tractive gown of black velvet
| trimmed with rhinestones and
bugle beads; Mrs. Mabel Walker
Willebrandt wore black erdpe
heavily beaded on the bodice;
Miss Margaret Frazer, in a
charming gown of black crepe,
was accompanied by her house
guests, Miss Barbara Wick, of
Cleveland, who was in a frock
of dahlia crepe which was par
ticularly becoming.
The Chief of Naval Opera
tions, Admiral • and Mrs. Wil
liam V. Pratt, the latter in a
smart gown of green taffeta;
Maj. Gen. Ben H. Fuller, com
mandant of the Marine Corps;
Mr. Warren Delano Robbins.
Mrs. Charles Eskridge Saltz
man. of New York, daughter
of the Secretary of Commerce
and Mrs. Lamont, accompanied
her mother; she wore a gown
of white satin, with dark blue
costume jewelry. Mme. Frieda
i Hempel, the well-known opera
: singer, was in the large com-
I pany and she wore a gown of
cerise taffeta. Dr. axxd Uu.
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
News and Gossip of People and Events in Washington s Mayfair
VICE PRESIDENT CURTIS HONOR GUEST TONIGHT AT DINNER
Navy Secretary
and Mrs. Adams
to Entertain
The Vice President, Mr.
Charles Curtis, with his sister,
Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, will
be the guests in whose honor
the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Charles Francis Adams
will entertain at dinner this
evening. j .
♦ * ♦
Sweden’s Envoy
Guest of Honor
The minister from Sweden,
Mr. Wolmar Bostrom. will be
the guest of honor of Dr. Anita
Maris Boogs, February 7. when
Sweden will be presented to the
members of the Diplomatic
Sunday Evening Salons, in the
west ballroom of the Shore
ham Hotel at 9 p. m.
Baron Johan Beck-Friis coun
selor of the legation, has pre
pared an unusual address about
his country. The addresses at
the Diplomatic Sunday Evening
Salons are always prepared and
given by men of international
reputation in diplomacy and
letters. After the address beau
tiful films of Sweden will be
shown, closing with a color
talking motion picture of Stock
holm.
Miss Christine Levin, vs
Sweden, will sing the Swedish
National Anthem, accompanied
by Mrs. Carl Chindblom, wife
of Representative Carl Chind
blom. of Illinois.
Some of the diplomats in
vited to meet the minister at
the reception which will follow
the program are: The Ambas
sador of Belgium and Mme.
May, the Minister of Norway
and Mme. Bachke, the Minister
of Czechoslovakia and Mme.
Veverka, the Minister of the
Irish Free State and Mrs. Mac-
White, and the Minister of
Denmark and Mme. Wadsted.
The assisting hosts and host
esses will be Representative
and Mrs. Harry Englebright,
Baron and Baroness von Pagen
hardt. Mr. and Mrs. Royal T.
McKenna and Mrs. Moncure
Burke.
The ushers will be Miss Melia
Veverka. daughter of the Min
ister from Czechoslovakia and
Mme. Veverka; Miss Elizabeth
Wheeler, daughter of Senator
and Mrs. Burton K. Wheeler;
Miss Carman Fernandez, daugh
ter of the First Secretary of
the Guatemala Legation and
Senora de Fernandez; Miss
Jeanne Butler, daughter of Mrs.
Dorothy K. Butler, and Miss
Margaret Morningstar.
♦ * *
Receives Tomorrow
Mrs. Robert U. Patterson,
wife of the Surgeon General of
the Army, will be “at home’’
tomorrow afternoon from 4 to
6 o’clock, at her residence, 3506
Garfield St.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mason
Remey, of 2440 Massachusetts
Ave., are at the Barclay Hotel
in New York for a brief sojourn.
♦ * *
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend
went to New York yesterday, ac
companying Mrs. Franklin Terry
and her daughter, Miss Lillian
Emerson. She will return here
on February 15.
* * ♦
Dinner Guests
Miss Elizabeth Gardner How
ser will entertain at dinner this
evening at her residence in
Nineteenth Street, later taking
her guests to the sail loft dance
at the Navy .Yard.
* * ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence G.
Newman of this city, will also
sail on the Southern Cross,
which will touch at Bermuda
and Rio de Janeiro en route to
the Argentine.
** * ♦
Visitor Here
Mrs. W. K. Macy, of New
York city, entertained a com
pany of eight at dinner last
evening at the Carlton, where
she is stopping while in Wash
ington.
Charles Rann Kennedy, Mr.
and Mrs. Cabot Stevens, Mr. L.
Stoddard Taylor, Miss Rose
Walker Page, Col. Clarence
Young, Mr. Nathaniel Lancas
ter, jr.; Dr. Estella Ford War
ner, M. D., and Miss Minne
gerode.
Dolly Cameron
Society Editor of The
Washington Times
Will Talk Over Station
WMAL This After
noon at 4:30
o’clock
On the mllny interest
ing social affairs now
being given in the
Capital.
Brig. Gen. William E.
Horton, U. S. A., re
tired, will be the guest
speaker, when he will
talk on the Washing
ton Bachelors* Cotil
lions. *
RETURNS TODAY ■
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MRS. EDWARD EVERETT GANN, who with her
brother, the Vice President, will be the guest in whose
honor the members of the Congressional Club will en
tertain at a reception tomorrow evening at the club
house on New Hampshire Avenue. —Bachrach Photo
U.S. Vice Consul
Engaged to Wed
Mrs. John David Mulvane, of
New York, has announced the
engagement of her daughter,
Miss Katherine Mulvane, to
Mr. Edward Pierce Maffitt,
American Vice Consul in
Athens, Greece. Miss Mulvane
attended the Spence School,
and also studied in Florence,
Italy, and in Paris.
Mr. Maffitt is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas S. Maffitt, of
St. Louis. He attended the
Silig School in Vezey, Switzer
land, was graduated from Yale
with the class of ’23, later he
attended the Diplomatic School
here. Last August he was
Washington Fashions
By WILMA LAVILLE
Again we will have a suit
season. There are many Tea
sons for the increased popu
larity of suits, and anyone who
watches fashion cycles has seen
their rise through several sea
sons. They are smart, which
is always a good reason for
wearing them, and this year
they have the added induce
ment of being practical and
economical, as you can vary
one suit almost indefinitely by
wearing diferent blouses and
sweaters with it, and you can
make it either informal or semi
formal by your choice of
blouses. Scarfs, both fur and
cloth, will be worn with fur
less suits too, giving further
variety and interest to them.
Taiileurs are Back
Most suits fall into the classi
fications of tailored or dress
maker types. - The dressmaker
suits we will discuss later, and
the tailored suits can be di
vided into the regulation
“tailored” suit that we have had
for years with changes or sil
houette and detail, but always
the same trim, simple look,
with clean-cut lines, and into
this year’s high-buttoned suits,
usually military in appearance.
A good illustration of the for
mer tailored type is sketched
today. It Is single-breasted,
but double-breasted jackets are
just as fashionable. This coat
is medium length, though many
are shorter, and a few long
er. chosen according to the
length that is most becoming.
This suit is available in brown
or gray and is in a smoth,
manish fabric. It is from a
Washington store.
Men’s Suitings Worn
The fabrics that appear in
these simpler suits are the man
nish materials, suitings and
ribbed woolens, and the
smoother tweeds. Herringbone
effects look very new. as we
haven’t used them much for a
long time The favored colors
are navy, and sometimes lighter
blues, medium browns, beige,
gray, black and oxford. There
are a few suits in vivid colors,
but they are more apt to be
dressmaker types. Don't for-
The National Daily
Sail Loft Dance
This Evening
The commandant and officers
of the United States Navy Yard
and Naval Station in Washing
ton will entertain at the third
of their series of informal
dances in the sail loft at the
Navy Yard this evening.
Rear Admiral Henry V. But
ler, commandant of the Navy
Yard, and Mrs. Butler will en
tertain at dinner in honor of
Representative and Mrs. Ed
ward W. Goss of Connecticut
preceding the dance in the loft.
assigned to the post of vice
consul in Athens.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
J - - - -- - -- 1 -
get in planning your wardrobe
that a mild spring is predicted,
when a suit will be exactly
right for all times of day.
For further information about
this suit, or for fashion or
shopping news, write Miss La
ville, enclosing a self-addressed,
stamped envelope, or eall Dis
trict 5260, extension 199.
V
FRIDAY—FEBRUARY 5—1932
Commandant Is
Luncheon
Host
The Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Charles Francis
Adams were the guests In
whose honor the commandant
of Fort Myer, Col. Harry N.
Cootes and Mrs. Cootes enter
tained at luncheon today.
Among those present were Mr.
and Mrs. William Russell, of
New York, and Mrs. Cootes’ sis
ter, Mme. Lechaus, wife of M.
Jules Lechaus, of France, all of
whom are house guests of Col.
and Mrs Cootes.
Later in the afternoon the
Secretary and Mrs. Adams were
the honor guests at the weekly
exhibition drill given in the Rid
ing Hall.
Mme. Lechaus arrived in
New York last week from
Paris and she plans to spend
some time at Fort Myer with
Colonel and Mrs. Cootes at the
♦ * *
Bridge Luncheon
Mrs. C. Everett Lancaster will
entertained at a luncheon fol
lowed by bridge today at her,
home in Wesley Heights, when
her guests were Mrs. Clarence
A. Lane, Mrs. James L. Barnard,
Mrs. Roy C. Miller, Mrs. John
Henry Yates, Mrs. Royal R.
Rommel, Mrs. Otto Wendt, Mrs.
Raymond Norton, Mrs. Win
free E. Johnson, Mrs. Stephen
Cornwell Hopkins, Mrs. Henry
D. Ralph, Mrs. H. Laurie Gar
rett, Mrs. Morris D. Ervin, Mrs.
H. L. Main, Mrs. Walter C.
Mellon and Mrs. P. A. Knox.
* * ♦
Mrs. J. Ryan Devereux and
her daughters, Mrs. Richard
Hall Jeschke and Miss Anne
Devereux, wull be at home on
Sunday afternoon at their
home in Bradley Lane.
* * »
Fetes Wedding Party
Miss Suzanne Bradley, who
will be one of the bridesmaids
at the wedding of Miss Sophy
Tayloe Snyder and Mr. George
Cochran Daub, which will take
place tomorrow evening, will en
tertain the wedding party at
supper this evening following
the wedding rehearsal.
* * *
There will be a rehearsal at 5
o’clock this afternoon at the
Mayflower for those who will
take part in the Washington
Bachelors Cotillion on Tuesday
evening.
♦ * *
Patrons for Recital
Among the patronesses for
the recital to be given this eve
ning at the Wardman Park
Theater, for the Zonta loan
benefit, are Mrs. Harvey Wiley,
Mrs. William F. Gude, Mrs. Eu
gene Byms, Mrs. Emily Dick
inson, Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer,
Mrs. Florence Sindell, Mrs.
Lenore Reed and Mrs. Ethel
Gawler.
The program will be presented
by two Washington artists.
Miss Evelyn Davis, dancer, and
Miss Frances Gutelius, pianist.
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Social Notes
The French Ambassador and
Mme. Claudel will be hosts at
dinner on Saturday evening.
February 20.
♦ * *
The Secretary of State and
Mrs. Her/y L. Stimson will be
the guests of honor at a dinner
to be given on Wednesday eve
ning, February 24, by the Min
ister of Egypt, Sesostris Si
darouss Pasha.
♦ ♦ *
The ambassador to Mexico,
Senor Dr. Don Jose Manuel
Puig .Casauranc, returned to
the Capital this morning from
New York, where he has been
for the past few days. The
Republic of Mexico is today
celebrating a holiday in com
memoration of the signing of
the 1917 constitution.
♦ ♦ ♦
Mrs. Charles Eskridge Saltz
man arrived yesterday after
noon from her home in New
York to be with her parents,
the Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Robert Patterson Lamont.
Tomorrow she will go to Balti
more, where Mr. Saltzman will
join her to be the week end guest
of Miss Elizabeth Duncan at her
home there.
♦ ♦ *
Viscount de Lantsheere, first
secretary of the Belgian Em
bassy, is in Palm Beach, visit?
ing Mr. and Mrs. Horace H.'
Work.
* * ♦
The Secorid Secretary of the
British Embassy and Mrs. C. J.
W. Torr left the Capital yester
day to go to Havana where they
will remain for several weeks.
* * *
The military attache of the
Argentine legation ih Tokyo,
Col. Jose Sarobe and Mme. Sa
robe will sail tomorrow on the
S.S. Southern Cross for Buenos
Aires.
* * *
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison will
leave Llewellyn Park, N. J., on
February 12 for her winter
residence at Fort Myers.
* * *
Mrs. H. Edward Manville
sailed last night on the Bremen
for Paris, where she will join
1 her son-in-law and daughter.
Count and Countess Folke Ber
nadotte. Mrs. Manville will
join Mr. Manville at Nice early
in March.
* * *
Representative and Mrs. Fred
S. Purnell of Indiana will en
tertain at dinner this evening in
their apartment at the May
flower.
* ♦ *
Representative and Mrs. J.
Charles Linthicum of Maryland
will be dinner hosts this eve
ning at the Mayflower.
* * *
Miss Mabel Boardman will en-
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tertaln at dinner this evening at
her home in P Street.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Blair
will entertain at diriner this
evening, preceding the Friday
Evening Dancing Class at the
Willard. Mr. and Mrs. John E.
McClure will also entertain at
dinner this evening, preceding
tire Dancing Class at the Willard.
** ♦ .
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leroy
James, of Staunton, Va„ for
merly of Pittsburgh, Pa., have
announced the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Margaret
Brandon James, to Mr. Fletcher
Collins, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fletcher Collins, of High Ridge
Stamford, Conn. Miss James
was graduated from Wells Col
lege in 1930 and Mr. Collins
from Yale, class of ’2B.
♦ * *
Prominent Washington
women are serving on the box
and ticket committee for the
approaching lecture at Consti
tution Hall, by the British
statesman and orator, Mr.
Winston Spencer Churchill, on
the evening of Lincoln’s birth
day, Friday, February 12, at a
quarter past 8 o’clock, under
the auspices of the Community
Institute of Washington.
Announcing. ..
La Mae and
Alice Louise
South American Dance Start
as hosts
at the reopening of
Club
Chantecler
No. 1 Thomas Circle
T onite. . .at Ten
Harry Albert
and His Orchestra
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