Evening star., 1927-05-24
Langley Park" En- Fete Tor
British Empire Day.

The Minister of Canada ana MrS.
Vincent Massey will be the guests OF
honor at the garden party TINS after
noon which Mrs. McCormick-Goodhaft
will give at her suburban nome, Lang
lev Park, in Maryland. for the Eng,
lish Speaking Union. The party Will
celebrate the British Empire day,
which is the anniversary of the late
Queen Victoria's birthday.
Mrs. Mccormick -Goodhart will be
assisted by Mrs. Henry Getty Chllton'
wife of the counselor of the Brltlsh
embassy: Mrs. John Joyce Broderlck.
wife of the commercial counselor or
the embassy; Mrs. Merchant Mahoney,
wife of the commercial secretary OF
the Canadian legation; Mrs. H. L.
Hetherton, wife of the air attache or
the British embassy, and Mrs Har-
old H. Sims. wife of the attache. and
the Misses Smiddy, daughters of the
Minister of the Irish Free State and
Mrs, Smiddy. Mrs. McCormick-Good'
hart will receive from to O'Clock.
The director general of the Pan
American Union, DR.. L. s. Rowe, en-
tertained informally at luncheon today
at the Pan.American Annex in honor
of Senior DR.. Francisco j. Peynado,
former Minister of the Dominican Re-
other guests were the Minister Of the
Dominican Republic. Senor Don Angel
Morales; Assistant Secretary of State
Col. Robert Z Olds, Assistant Secre-
tary Of State Mr.. Francis White, DIR.
Hugh S. Cummings, Surgeon General
of the Bureau of the Public Health
Service; Mr. Green H. Hackworth,
solicitor of the Department of State;
Mr.. Stokeley w. Morgan, chief of the
Latin American division of the De-
partment of State; DR.. Jorge Boyd,
former attorney general of Panama,
and Mr.. Sumner Welles.
The first court of the season at
, Buckingham Palace will be held this
evening with number of women of
interest to Washington, as well as
those who claim Washington as home.
In the group will be Miss Evelyn
Walker, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Walker, who will be presented
to society here next season; Mrs. HUI
bert Harmon, wife of the assistant
military attache of the United States
embassy, who before her marriage
early in the year was Miss Rosa-Maye
Kendrick, daughter of Senator and
Mrs. John B. Kendrtck, and Mrs. Fred
eric Atherton.
are Miss Florence Lowden, daughter
of former Gov. and Mrs. Frank o.
Lowden of Illinois, who is known here
where her father served in the House
of Representatives for several years.
Representative and Mrs. Henry
Winfield Watson will close their home
here this week and will open their
home in Pennsylvania. They are plan
ming sailing in July for tour of South
America.
The counselor of the German en-
bassy, DR.. Otto Kiep, and Nine. Kiep
entertained a company of 10 at dinner
last evening at the Wardman Park
Hotel in honor of Mrs. Howard Nc
Clenahan, wife of the dean of the
Franklin Institute Of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Lawrence Higgins Of the State
Department has as his guest at the
Wardman Park Hotel for a few days
Boston. Mrs. Higgins motored to
Washington. and was accompanied by
Miss Cornelia Huntington and Mrs. G.
Van Zandt Merrill Of Boston. She will
return the latter part of June to spend
the Summer at Gibsons Island.
Mrs. Louis Hertel of Gunston Hall
entertained at luncheon yesterday at
the Willard.
The chief Of staff, u. S. A, and
Mrs. Charles p. Summerall will be
hosts to a company at dinner Satur-
day evening in honor of Mrs. John L.
Hines, wife of Maj. Gen. Hines, who
is now in command of the Preside in
San Francisco.
Mrs. Anne Archbold entertained at
dinner last evening for her daughter,
Miss Lydia Archbold, in honor Of Miss
Rebekah Lipscomb and her tiancc,
Lieut.. Thomas Dresser White, whose
marriage will take place on Saturday.
A large and distinguished company
is attending the House of Mercy gar