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Evening star., 1925-03-08

The dean of the diplomatic corps
and Sonora de Riano are going to
Palm Beach, Fla, for a rest" Other
members OF the corps are actively
entertaining. ,G-
The Ambassador of Spain and Sonora
de Rfano win leave for Palm Beach
tomorrow, and will be the guests at
the Florida resort of DR.. and Mrs.
Preston Pope Satterwhite for a fort
night. DR.. and Mrs. Write have
planned a dinner in their honor and
Canon and Mrs. J. Townsend Rus
sell will also entertain for them.
The Ambassador ofc-Great Britain
and Lady Isabella Howard will en-
tertain at luncheon today at the EN-
bassy in compliment to Sir Charles
Fitzgerald. The other guests will in
clude Sir Cecil Hurst, Mr.. Justice
and Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, Senator
and Mrs. James Couzens, Senator and
Mrs Henry Wilder Keyes and Mrs.
Frances Cadogan and Miss Betty
Bailey, nieces of the Ambassador.
The Ambassador and Lady Isabella
Howard had guests dining with them
informally last evening, the company
later attending the theater. The
company, included the Ambassador of
Italy, Signor Giacomo de Martino;
the Minister of Poland and Nine.
Wroblewska, the military attache of
the British embassy and Mrs. c. E. C..
G. Charlton; Mrs. Frances Cadogan
and Miss Bailey.
The Ambassador of Italy. Signor
Giacomo de Martino, will be the hon.
or guest at luncheon today of the
military attache OF the embassy and
Evening star., 1925-03-08
Natal Day of Czechoslovak
President Is Honored

The. most important members of
diplomatic, official and resident So
ciety were guests at the legation of
choslovakia, 1870 Sixteenth street,
yesterday afternoon, between the
hours of and Z O'clock, when DR..
Frantisek Chvalkovsky, Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tiary of that country; held a reception
in celebration of the seventy-fifth an
niversary of the birth OF the Presi-
dent of Czechoslovak Republic, DR.. T.
G.. Masaryk. =.
Preparations were elsborately made
for the event, the drawing rooms OF
the legation showing flowers and the
colors of the country, while an or
chestra played the music OF the re-
public and of this country, combining
them into an artistic program
Assisting the Minister were. mem
bers of the legation staff and their
wives, Nine. Lipova, Nine. Kurazova
and Nine. Hanakova. Miss c. de
GraeR Miss. Lutfia Yousry Pasha,
Miss A. de Graef and Miss Stuart
Russell presided at the tea table.
Particularly noticeable among the
guests were the dean OF the diplo-
matte corps, Senior Don Juan Rfa2o
and Sonora de Riano, and the new
Ambassador of Italy, Signor Giacomc
de Martlno, anu members oi thc cn'
bassy staff Ambassadors and Minis
ters with their ladies and respective
staffs: members of the cabinet and
their ladies': Mr.. Grew, Undersecretary
of state, and the assistant secre'
taries and other officials OF the State
Department: the chairman of the for
eign relations committee of the Sem
ate and the foreign affairs commit
tee Of the House, and other members
of the committees large numoeI
from both the Senate and House who
are friends of the Minister, and many
persons important in resident society
were in the invited company.
! The. flag of the republic. noated oye'
the legation all day.
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party at her home on Msssa chusetts
avenue Monday. Miss Gwyn later
took her guests to the Georgia state
Club dance, at the Washington Club,
returning to her home for mid
night supper
Mr.. and Mrs. David l. Selke Of
Chevy Chase sailed from New York
yesterday for a tour of Europe to last
three months. in the course OF which
they will visit Italy. Switzerland,
Austria. Czechoslovakia, Germany
and Scandinavia. They will return
here early in June.
Mrs. Neil w. Sumner has returned
to Washington. after spending three
weeks in New York with her daugh-
ter, Miss Tereta Schaeffer.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Ramseurg
have returned from Florida, where
they spent the Winter. and are visit
ing Mrs. Ramsburgs brother, MI
Charles Lee Cooke. until they open
their Summer home at Braddock
Heights, Nd.
Mrs. A. L. Hopkins of Boston has
taken an apartment at Wardman
Park Hotel for the Spring season.
Mr.. Robert Frost, a professor in
Amherst College, will be in Wash
ington to give lecture recits
March u. and with Mrs. Frost will
be the house guests of their frlends'
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Miller of Wyoming
avenue.
Miss Caledonia Mccall attended the
charity inaugural ball with a party
of friends.
Evening star., 1925-03-08
Weddings of Future
As Foreshado by
List of Betrothals
Engagements Recently An
nounced of Special Inter
est to the Society Circles
of Washington.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Julian Zolnay y
daughter Elizabeth Rowan to Mr..
George Thomas Summerlin, jr. Mr..
Summerlin is a grandson of Gen. and
Mrs. John A. Johnston and the son
of Mrs. Blair Spencer of Gloucester.
Va. His father, Mr.. George T. Sum-
merlin, is the counselor of the Amer
lean embassy at Rome. The wedding g
will take place in April
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin X. Focht OF
Lewisburg, Pa. announced the en-.
sagement o. their daughter, Ellen, to
Mr.. Ralph Wallace Richards OF Al
toons, Pa. at a bridge luncheon in
their home Wednesday. March 4. The
wedding will take place in June.
Miss Focht was we'll known in the
younger set of Warrington society
during the many years her father was
a member of Congress. II will be re-
membered that Mr.. Focht headed the
House District of Columbia committee
during the latter years of his service
In Washington.
Mr.. Richards is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas L. Richards of Altoona.
Both he and Miss Focht are graduates
of Bucknell University. Mr.. Richards
is member of Phi Gamma Delta
fraternity. During the war he saw
active service in France as an en-
gineer in the 18th Division. He is now
in Pittsburgh. associated with the
Jones Laughlin Steel Corporation.
DR.. and Mrs. Edwin c. Dinwiddie an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter. Edith Rowena, to Mr.. Sam
uel Randolph Painter, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward G. Painter of Lewisburg,
w. Va. The wedding will take place
in the early Summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Brown announce the
engagement of their daughter Zelda
to Mr.. Jack J. Blank
Evening star., 1925-03-08
Senator's Wedding Bells
VIII Ring Wednesday

The marriage of Mrs. Mayme Nc
Caslin and Senator Thomas Sterling
is creating much interest in WASH
ington society and many brilliant
social functions have been given in
honor of the bride-to be since the an
nouncement of her approaching mar
riage
The wedding viii take place
Wednesday az the Congregational
Church, Cleveland Park, In the pres
ence OF many high officials, as well as
other members of Washington society.
Preceding the ceremony, Mr.. Frank
Sanderson will sing II Love You
Truly" accompanied by Mrs. William
Eugene Chiffon, who will play the
wedding march. The ushers will be
Mr. William Eugene Chiffon and Mr.
Jens Bitterness. Mrs. McCaslin will
have no attendants.
Evening star., 1925-03-08
Throng in Capital Recedes
After Inaugural Ceremony
Movement .of Society Folk to and From the
City-Notables In Panorama-Per-
Mention.

Mrs. Frank B Kellogg. wife of the
Secretary OF State, left yesterday to
spend about fortnight in St. Paul
Mai and Mrs William A. WEIGH are
guests for the week of Mr.. and Mrs Otis
]. Rogers in their apartment, at Flor
ence Court.
Mr.. and Mrs Eldridge Z. Jordan are
not entertaining guests at the new Mont
gomery Country Club tonight, as was
announced. Mr.. Jordan is secretary and
treasurer of the club.
Mrs. Sarah Lee Phillips and Mrs.
Georgia Lee Parker have returned to
Washington after passing some time in
Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Bradley arrived
this week from New York to remain for
the balance Of the season at the Ponce
de Leon, st. Augustine, Fla.
Mrs. Frank C. Let's and her daughter
Mrs. Courtney Let's Stillman. have as
man Park Hotel. Mrs. George F. Nc
Laughlin, jr., of Lake Forrest, Ill.
Miss Elizabeth Price, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar A. Price of 1S4i Lamont
street, left yesterday for California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lawrence, jr..
Of Richmond. Va, spent inaugural week
with Mr.. Lawrence's mother, Mrs. Frank
Weyrick, on Washington Circle.
Miss Mary Beatrice Gwyn, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Childress Buckner. en-
tertained a company at at birthday
Evening star., 1925-03-08
Synagogue Sisterhood
Announces Annual Dance

The Sixth Street Synagogue Sister
hood will give it's annual dance and
entertainment Tuesday night in the
ballroom at the Raleigh Hotel. The
occasion is the celebration of PurinL
the feast of Esther. and the sister
hood, which has grown greatly during
the past year. is planning to have
dance that will surpass every previous
effort.
A famous orchestra will offer the
musical program for the dance, and
there will be special novelty and sur
prise numbers besides the presenta-
tion of talent between the acts This
affair has always attracted a notable
gathering and the officers are certain
that next Tuesday night will be an
other occasion for a great success.
Already the program committee has
reported the largest journal ever Gre
ated BY the members of the sister
hood Mrs Simon 0ppenheiner OF
Beverly Courts is the president and
Mrs Morris Stein of Woodley place
is the vice president of the sisterhood.
Officers of the ball committee are;
Mrs. Morris Stein. chairman; Mrs
Julius Weinberg, vice chairman; Mrs.
Charles RosenthaL program chairman;
flower committee. Mrs. Sauber and
Mrs, weinberg.
Evening star., 1925-03-08
Inauguration Week Events
Conspicuous for Brilliant
and Picturesque Features
Installation of President Coolidge With Sim pie
and Dignihed Ceremonial Naturally
Leading in Interest.
SALLIE V. II. PICKETT.

interesting and brilliant Washington
M produce this week could equal that Of last
things attending the Inauguration
President Coolidge The simple and dgnhed ceremonies of
the brilliant balls the
the successful financially and other
wise parties and
attention all during the days
itself could be bet
~ ter pleased Mrs Coolidge will be residents OF the
White House another four yarshose
precincts which old residents but feel sense OF pride
Tried with OF entertain
cnt themselves equal
in hospitality any of their predecessors.
ZACH while OF
Washington society them with
preceded them Happily enough the
Mrs Dawes and the Secretary state and Mrs
while other members of the Pes
family have been former residents but Tor lesser
ENT longer worldly and oeab devou
they conveniently sandwich
uncheon card parties and and
how they be entertained and
for and worship keep
their dinner and other mild forms OF hospitality
TO-DAY marks the opening Club
will take the form OF and speaking OF clubs
nothing than the ball the Congress
inauguration day Big plans beng
made during and ball which will
given Willard Hotel the night OF April quite in line
opening June IS July T. Mr. Louis Stod-
elected OF the United States
place he has held since l91Z
EMBASSIES and legations give Washington chief the
honor OF the 18th birthday
called together distinguished guests from
both the foreign and American c9ntngn or soeet TO extend
channels OF the State Department
Evening star., 1925-03-08

The Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr will enter
tain at dinner Wednesday evening.
The Director of the Mint and Mrs.
Robert J. Grant will be the honor
Horace Mcfarland Among other
guests will be Representative Clar-
ence MacGregor, Mrs. Frederick Dun
ham of Denver, Colo; Comdr and
Mrs. Fritz L. Sandoz, Mrs. Frances
Hite Williams, Mr.. William J. Price
and Mr.. John Hudgins, son of the
hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Willis were
hosts at dinner at the Manor Club.
Norbeck, Md, Friday evening, in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Hagan of
Providence, r, /. The guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton Cramer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Gilbert, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
l.. Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Gates. Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Garrity and
Mrs. Joachim.
Gen. and Mrs. Avery D. Andrews,
who have been at the Ponce de Leon,
st. Augustine, Fla, for the past
month and were honor guests at
many dinners and other affairs, gave
farewell dinner at. that hotel before
their departure today.
Included in the dinner list were
Senator and Mrs. Chauncey NJ. Depew.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Hewson, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Louis Ketterlinus, MIR. and
Mrs. William r. Kenan, tr., Mrs.
George Fletcher, Mrs. j. H. Lyman,
Mrs. Robert K. Wright. Mrs. Donald
Washburn. DR.. Philip Leach. Mr.. George
Worthington and DR.. Frank Airport.
A delightful feature was an after din
ner talk by former Senator Depew.
Mrs. w. e. Burroughs entertained
at an informal tea at the New willard
Hotel Friday afternoon in compli.
ment to her sister. Mrs. Betty Barry
Of Richmond and Los Angeles, who
has been her guest for the past week
Maj. and Mrs, Xenophon Price en-
tertained a small company at dinner
Friday evening in compliment to
their house guest, Mrs William Cur
ran of New York. Mrs. Price was
Evening star., 1925-03-08
Patronesses Named
For Series of Lectures

Patronesses for the series of lee
lures to be given by Rev. ]. Liljen-
Grants at the Washington Club,
which begin Thursday, are Sonora de
Riano, Lady Isabel Howard, Nine.
Steen, Nine. Tilmont Nine. Prochnik,
Sonora de Torriente, Sonora de AL
faro, Nine. WeideI, Nine. Wroblew-
ska, Mrs George d. Hope, Mrs.
George P. Scriven, Mrs. Pierce Butler,
Mrs. George Oakley Totten, Mrs. s. B.
Williamson and Miss Mary 4. Patten.
Evening star., 1925-03-08
Housewarmins Today
For New Country Club

The new Montgomery Country
Club will have a tea this afternoon
from 4 to = o'clock, the occasion
being in the nature of housewarm-
ing. Mr. Joseph, Letter IS president
of the club and Mr.. Eldridge JORDAN
secretary and treasurer
The club adjoins the Jordan estate
at Silver Spring. Nd, and while the
clubhouse is complete. the outer
swimming pool and tennis courts VIII
not be finished. for six weeks.
Evening star., 1925-03-08
Charming Courtesies Mark
Week Among the Diplomats
Members of Corps Actively Entertaining-Am-
bassador and Sonora de Rano to Rest
at Palm Beach,

Marchesa di BerneZzo, who will en-
tertain in their Apartment at Stone
leigh Court. Among the other guests
will be the new attache of the Italian
embassy and Signora Mascia-
The newly appointed Ambassador
of Japan and Nine. Matsudaira and
aboard the Shinyo Thursday ana after
a short stay there will start for
Washington arriving here early next
week
Sonora de Matthew, wife of the
Ambassador of Chile, will 60 to New
York tomorrow for stay of fort
night.
The Minister of Norway and Nine.
Bryn entertained a luncheon party of
Is guests at the legation yesterday.
The Minister of Uruguay and Nine
Varela were hosts to q company Of
IS at dinner last evening in honor of
the director general OF the Pan
American Union. Dr.. Leo s. Rowe.
The Minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter entertained at dinner last
evening, having as guests the Minis
ter of Panama and Sonora de Alfaro,
Mr.. Justice McReynolds, the charge
d'affaires of Austria and Nine.
Prochnik, the Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. Carr, Mrs. James Car
roll Frazer, Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Mar
latt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. McClintock,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Warren and
Col. and Mrs. William Eric Fowler.
The Minister and Nine. Peter will
entertain at luncheon tomorrow in
honor of the retiring Minister Of
Egypt and Nine. Yousry.
The Minister OF Sweden and Nine.
Wallenberg, accompanied by the
Minister of Hungary and Countess
Szechenyi. the Minister of Egypt and
Nine. Yousry, Countess Potocka and
her son. Count Potocki, and Marquise
de Talleyrand left last evening to
spend a week at Palm Beach.
(Continued on Fifth Pags.D
Evening star., 1925-03-08
Hostesses Announce
Dates of At Homes

Mrs. Wilbur ]. Carr, wife OF AS
sistant Secretary of State. will not re-
ceive this afternoon, but will be at home
informally Sunday afternoon, March ls'
in her apartment, in the Dresden -
Mrs David St Pierre Gaillard viii
he at home tomorrow afternoon from
4:3O to 6 80 o'clock at her residence, on
Tracy place She will be assisted By her
mother, Mrs. Deios A. Blodgett; Mrs'
Henry Parsons Erwin, Mrs. Charles u.
Matthews and Miss Terese Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs w Clark Noble will be
at home informally Sunday evening at
the studio, 2633 Fifteenth street. hav-
ing as their guest Mrs Thomas Jeffer-
son of New York.
Mrs. T. Septimus Austin and Miss
Madeleine Austin will be at home tomor-
row afternoon from 4 80 to O'Clock. in
their apartment, at the Dresden.
Mrs. Thomas S. Lovette will not re-
ceivs this AFTERNOON, as she is spending
the week end In Richmond visiting Miss
I,ouisa weatherby, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Oscar Weatherby Of Waco, Tex,
wt<o isxat school at Nesthampton.
Evening star., 1925-03-08

hostess at luncheon yesterday in
honor of Mrs. Curran.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Snow jr, en-
tertained company OF IL at dinner
last evening.
Mrs. Ross Thompson of Washing
ton, who is at the Ponce de Leon, ST.
Augustine, Fla, is giving a bridge
luncheon Thursday at the ST. Angus
tine golf links for 20 guests.
Evening star., 1925-03-08

Miss Elizabeth Price. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar A. Price Of 1S4i Lamont
street. left Yesterday for California.
Evening star., 1925-03-08

interesting and brilliant program Washington
III might produce could equal that Of last
of interesting things attending the Inauguration
of simple and dgnihed
Evening star., 1925-03-08

Miss Mary Beatrice Gwyn, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Childress Buckner. en-
tertained a company at at birthday
Evening star., 1925-03-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lawrence, jr.,
Of Richmond. Va, spent inaugural week
with Mr.. Lawrence's mother, Mrs. Frank
Weyrick. on Washington Circle.
Evening star., 1925-03-08
Dinners, Luncheons
And Teas In Schedule
Of Society Events
Week in Capital Featured by
Functions Honoring Wis.,
itors and Special Guests.

The Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr will enter
tain at dinner Wednesday evening.
Evening star., 1925-03-08

Mrs Frank 3. Kellogg. wife of the
Secretary OF State, left yesterday to
spend about a fortnight in st. Paul
, 1925-02-27

brokers'; Fred Andrews, Bernard A,
Andrews and August j.. Strough.
employees of pier.
They were charged with transfer
ring customers accounts aggregnt-
ing $1,000, 900 TO tho Dler firm in
1921. although knowing the firms
affairs were in bad condition. Short
ly after this transfer, the DER firm
failed for about $4,000. 900. The
government charged Stoneham with
sending a form letter to his custo-
mers recommending the DER firm
as reliable"
Former employees of DER and
Company testified that the firm
had operated a bucketshop as early
Is 1915. under the name OF Hughes
and DER: that DER had been insol.
vent six months before the transfer.
that there vas an agreement be-
tween stoneham and his associates
and the Dier firm, whereby Stone
ham was To receive ten percent OF
equities from the customers he had
turned over.
Charges were made by the defense
that the government had deliberate
~ suppressed certain ledgers and
books.
, 1925-02-27
STOCKMEN'S
CREDIT is
DISCUSSED

CHEYENNE. wyo., Feb. H.
Problems OF providing credit for
Wyoming stockmen and farmers
were discussed at a meeting here
Thursday afternoon attended by R.
A. Cooper. commissioner of the
Federal Farm Loan board, sew
sral other representatives Of farm
er-stockman credit organizations.
Governor Ross and a number of
Wyoming bankers. farmers. stock
men ana public officials. The
meeting was n of q series, which
are beinr~held in the Middle West
and West at the suggestion of the
presidents agricultural commits
sion, OF which former Governor
Robert D. Carey of Wyoming is
chairman. Especial attention was
given during the discussion of fl
ancing farmers through the i'm
pandinS season before 1928 crops
arc ready for market.
, 1925-02-27

ctonenaln. VINO Is president II
chief owner OF the New York Ma
tional League baseball club and has
heavy interests In Cuban race tracks
remains under Indictment for per-
jury in connection with testimony In
the bankrupt bucketshop of Edward
NJ Fuller and Company.
Stoneham heard the verdict with
out displaying a ripple Of the COM
posure he has maintained since the
trial beginning last January 10.
An Indictment was returned jan
uary IL. 1924. against Charles A.
~Stoneham; Horace a. stoneham, his
brother; Ross #. Robertson, his
brotber-inlaw and former partner:
Leo J.. Bondy, his attorney; Gilmore
ID. DER, former head of the defunct
firm OF Il. d. DER and Company.
, 1925-02-27

The bill In question would have
changed the boundaries OF two con
g~ressional districts IN Indiana to the
advantage Of the Republicans. It was
declared by the boiling members.
The fourteen men were also as
sured before crossing the state line
on their return that all other contro-
versial points in connection with the
runaway. including possibility OF ar
rest. would ne smoothed over salts
factorily.
Resumption of legislative work
was without incident other than an
expression by Lieutenant Governor
Van Orman of qualification that the
business OF the esnate could again
go forward.
Senator Joseph w. Cravens,
minority leader. issued this state
ment:
AN amicable adjustment OF the
controversy has been reached and
we believe the promises made will
be kept. We regard the settlement
as favorable to our side of the case"
, 1925-02-27
RATE
DIVISIONS
ADVOCATED

WASHINGTON. Feb. e7.-Rates
on bitumlnous coal moving through
Lake Eric ports for water transpor.
tation TO the northwest should be
very generally aud extensively mod.
filed, Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion examiners reported today to
the commission.
The investigation made related ex.
clusively to the rail charges between
the ports and between the 20 coal
mining districts I'm Virginia. West
Vlrginln. Pennsylvania. Tennessee
and Kentucky which ordinarily sup
ply cargoes. The examiners rec
commended that a new scale be set
up.
, 1925-02-27

presidents approval. During the
short debate which preceded the sem
ate's adoption Of the report yester.
day by a vote of 60 to Il, Senator
Mcclellan, democrat, Tennessee. one
Of the conferees. told the senate the
president had insisted on some of
the higher rates carried in the house
bill as compared with these on the
senate measure.
Effective as OF January l, this
year, postal employees would receive
an average salary Increase of about
$500 annually under the bill, which
by new postal rates to go into effect
April. 10 next, would raise about $50,
ooo, 900 OF the SOS, o0o, 900 required for
tho pay advances.
As a rider" the bill carries a cor
rupt practices act strictly limiting
campaign expenditures of congress
sional candidates as recommended by
the senate campaign funds commit
tee.
The postal rate increases carried
In the bill are designed to meet the
objections which caused the presi-
dent TO veto the straight salary in
, 1925-02-27

ucly ulhNuhhtus
Having been accorded the support
Of Lusk, Douglas and Glenrook. G.
w. white, field representative OF the
highway association, IS now here
seeking TO line up this city. lilo Will
be the principal speaker at tonight's
meeting, telling of the history Of
the Atlantic. Yellowstone-Paclfi high
way association. its work In states
OF the central west during the past
two years, and will present plans OF
the route through this state. The
proposed highway. linking up well
known trails aud roads. will be the
shortest transccntineutai highway in
the country. says Mr.. White.
In order that the proposition may
DO completely dealt with a large at.
tendance is sought for the meeting at
the Henning this evening.