The Washington times., 1927-02-28

SMART DINNERS
! MARX SUNDAY
EVENING
Mrs. Loose Hostess; Ca
nadiaa Envoy Enter
ts.:ned; Other Parties
By JEAN ELIOT


svrIIE SECRETARY OF AGRICUL-
i TURE AND MRS. JARDINE
were the guests Of honor at din
ner given last night in the Chinese
room Of the Mayflower by Mrs. ia.
cob Leander Loose, Of Kansas City,
who has been spending the winter
I'm Washington.
Since her arrival, Mrs. Loose has
Egiven a number Of smaller par ties,
but the dinner last evening Was
sNrather more brilliant and in keeping
with the tradition OF hospitality
which Mrs. Loose has always main
tained at her beautiful home In KAN
sas City.
Ii was there, it win be remem-
bered, that Queen Marie OF Rumania
was entertained on her visit to KAN
sas City. And those who were for
tunate enough to attend this func-
stion were unanimous In comment
ling upon the ease with which the
stateliness due the person Of q
queen was combined with a certain
sfriendliness and informally Of spirit.
Her majesty ably abetted the graz
cious hostess in bringing this about,
with the unaffected and charming
Princess Ileana and Prince Nikolas
also doing their bit.
Washington Connections
Mrs. Loose Is an old and valued
friend Of Miss Helen Cannon, daugn.
ter Of the late Uncle joe Cannon,
and used to visit her here frequently
when Mr.. Cannon was Speaker Of
the House. Miss Cannon, too, often
stayed with Mrs. Loose in Kansas
City, and when her new home was
first opened its housewarIning was
d reception in honor Of Miss Cannon.
Washiagt onians have further IN
terest in the mansion. as it was de.
signed by local architect. George
{ Oakley Totten, jr., who designed the
Congressional Club, many OF the
\ houses built by Mrs. John B. Hender.
son for embassies and legations. and
other Well-known Washington prop
critics.
Guests at Dinner
The guests asked to meet Secre-
tary and Mrs. Jardine last evening
were Justice James C. McReynolds,
Senator and Mrs. Lee s. overman.
Senator and Mrs. James A. Reed,
Senator and Mrs. James Couzens
Senator and Mrs. Harry Hawes, Sem
Ator Arthur Capper, Senator David
j. Walsh, Admiral and Mrs. Robert
Eoontz. Gen. and Mrs. M. Gray
Zalinski. Gen. and Mrs. Dion Will
liams, Gen. and Mrs. Harry A.
Smith, Gen. and Mrs. J. McA. Pal.
mer, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Gam,
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Green, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Colfax Long, Mrs.
1 stephen B. Elkins, Mrs. Thomas r.
4 Walsh. Mrs. w. Harry Brown, Mrs.
James r. Mann, Mrs. John Allan
Dougherty. Mrs. Robert Love Taylor,
Gen. G. r.. Krauthoff, Col. M. G.
Buckley, H. n. Crittenden. Joseph
Warren Glidden and John II. Wiles,
4 Of Kansas City.
s Mrs. Fields Dinner
ss The new Minister Of Canada and.
Mrs. Vincent Massey, who are being
I given a right royal welcome, were
\ the guests of Mrs. Marshall Field
! BIT dinner last evening. There We're.
! 30 in the company, guests Of one 1T
Nashington's most famous host
asses, whose dinner parties are
4 always beautifully appointed.
III A horseshoe dinner for good luck
! was given in honor OF Senator
\ Richard p. Ernest by the First As
! sistant Postmaster General and
Mrs. John III. Bartlett at the VIII.
I lard Hotel last night. There were
I about so guests present. The table
\ was shaped In the form of horse
shoe. and the decorations and menu
also carried out the good.luck idea.
u Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Amos A.
! Fries, in the second OF series of
Sunday night dinners. entertained
BIT their home last night, the guests
: being Senator and Mrs. Cole Blease,
Senator and Mrs. w. III. McMaSt-
ers, Gen. and Mrs. Robert H. Allen.
Representative and Mrs. Richard
Yates and Representative and Mrs.
! Frank James.