Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31

idge entertained at luncheon
today at the White House
L when their guests We're his
eXcellency the prime minister
of Australia and Mrs. Bruce, the Sec
rotary of State and Mrs. Kellogg, tht
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. viii
bur, the counselor of the British
embassy and Mrs. Henry Getty Chill
ION. the commissioner of Australia
and Lady Denison. Mr.. L. T.. Deane
Assistant Secretary of State. anC
Mrs. ]. Butler Wright, and the Presi-
dents aides. Col Sherwood y
Cheney, United States Army. and
capt. Wilson Brown. United States
Navy The table had pretty ar
ranCemeut of red carnations, mig
nonette and maidenhair ferns and
the gold service was used.
The Secretary of the Treasury
Mr.. Andrew w. Mellon, will receive
tomorrow afternoon, as has been his
custom since coming 10 the cabinet
lie will receive from to 6 O'Clock
in his apartment at 1855 MaSsachu
setts avenue. and mis- son, MIR. Paul
Mellon. will be with him. Presiding
at the tea table VIII he Mrs. William
Cabeil Bruce and Mrs. Charles S.
Dewey.
The Secretary of War and Mrs
Dwight r Davis will receive from 4
10 o'clock in their home at 1920
Twentieth street. Presiding at the tea
table will be Representative Edith
NourSe Rogers, Mrs. Charles L.
Summeran. Mrs. Fox Connor and
Mrs. Henry [. Corbin.
The Attorney General. Mr.. Sargent.
will not observe the day, as Mrs.
= -, ho,- hpy1ln in
Ludlow. Vt. where she went to spend
Christmas with her family and is not
expected to return TO Washington for
some time.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
Harry s. New will keep open house
at their suburban home in Edgemoor
on New Year day from 10 o'clock.
They will have assisting them their
house guest, Mrs. John T. Brush of
New York; Assistant Postmaster
General and Mrs. John II. Bartlett,
Second Assistant Postmaster General
and Mrs. W. Irving Glover, Third
Assistant Postmaster General and
Mrs. Robert S. Regar. the secretary to
The President and Mrs. Everett
Sanders, Col. and Mrs. Jefferson
Randolph Kean. Col. and Mrs. A. NJ.
Whaley, Comdr. and Mrs. Joel T..
Boone, Mrs James Carol Fraser and
Mrs. Frederic l.. Chaplin. Following
the reception, the Postmaster General
and Mrs. New viii entertain their
assistants and few others at supper.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Wilbur will give their New Year day
reception from to o'clock in the
Memorial Continental Hall, on Seven
teenth street between c and d streets
northwest. They will be assisted by
A,1., oy.1 E.harle chief of
naval operations, and Mrs. Eberle:
Rear Admiral and Mrs. w. r. Shoe
maker, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Will
liam A Moffett, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Edward II. Campbell Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Edward Rhodes
Stitt, Rear Admiral and Mrs. G. c.
Bloch, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Charles
Morris, Rear Admiral and Mrs. John
Halligan, jr.: Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Luther Z. Gregory and Miss Edna
Wilbur, daughter of the hosts.
The Secretary Of the Interior, DIR.
Work, who, like Secretary Mellon, has
no hostess in his family, will not re-
ceive tomorrow.
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Jardine win hold their reception
in the Chinese room of the Hotel
Aiayfiower from to 9 O'Clock, and
viii have assisting them Nine. Proch-
mix, wife of the Minister of Austria;
Mrs. William T.. Borah, Mrs. Edward
K. Gam, Mrs. Gilbert Ii. Grosvenor
and Mrs. l.. +. 'Eakin.
The Secretary Of Commerce and
Mrs. Hoover viii he at home from 4
TO o'clock and will be assisted by
the heads OF the bureaus Of the Com
merce Department and their wives.
The Secretary of Labor and Mrs.
James ]. Davis will receive from 4
to o'clock in their apartment in
Wardman Park Hotel. Assisting in
the dining room will be Mrs. James
Watson. Mrs Adam NJ. Wyant, Mrs.
Clyde Kelley, Mrs. w. w. Husband,
Mrs. Harry Hall and Mrs. Alvin T.
Hert.
The Minister of Nicaragua. Senior
DIR. don Salvador CastrillO, will be
among those entertaining at the New
Year eve supper dance at the Carlton
Club this evening.