Evening star., 1928-11-08
SOCIETY
Chief Executive and Mrs. Coolidge to
Give First of State Functions at
White House Tonight.

HE President and Mrs. Coolidg'
will entertain at dinner this eve
ming in the Executive Mansion
in honor of the members OF thu
cabinet and their wives. Thi'
will be the first of the state dinners.
The Chief Executive and First LADY
have as their house guests In the White
House, Mr.. and Mrs. E. @. Buckland OF
New Haven, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank W.
Stearns and Mrs. Edwin A. Schuman
Of Boston. who arrived for the dinner.
The Vice President and Mrs. Dawes
will be at the Willard Hotel until Sat-
urday, when when they will go to New
York to spend few days en- route TO
their home in Evanston, Ill. They plan
to return to Washington for the VIM
ter season the last week of this month.
The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
Mellon, has as his house guests in his
apartment, at 1785 Massachusetts ave-
nue., Mr.. Theodore Rousseau, and his
daughter, Miss Marta Rousseau, OF
Paris.
The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs.
william Fairfield Whiting returned to
the Capital today, and have visiting
them their daughter, Mrs. Neil Chaplin,
of Springfield.
Two Ambassadors Feted
Tonight at Panama Legation.
The Ambassador of Chile and Sonora
de Davila and the Ambassador of Ar
gentina, Senor DR.. Manuel e. Malbran,
will be the honor guests at dinner to-
night of the Minister OF Panama ana
Sonora de Alfaro.
The Ambassador of Germany and
Frau Won Prittwitz and Gaffron will
leave this afternoon for New York to
meet the formers mother, Frau Won
Prittwitz und Gaffron, who will arrive
tomorrow to spend several months with
them. The Ambassador and Frau Won
Prittwitz und Gaffron entertained q
small company informally at dinner
last evening.
The Minister of China, Mr.. Sao-Ke
Alfred SEE, will go to New York this
evening where he will attend the an
nual banquet of the China Society to-
morrow evening as the principal speak
er. The Minister will probably remain
in New York over the week end.
The Minister of Poland, Mr.. Jan
Ciechanowski, will be joined in New
York today by Nine. Ciechanowska.
The Minister and Nine. CiechanoWska
will attend the horse show and Will
return to this city the latter part OF
next week.
The Minister of Rumania, M. George
Cretziano, will be joined this evening
by his daughter, Mile. Jeanne Cretziano,
who has been in New York for Few
days.
Senator and Mrs. Royal S. Copeland
are at the Wardnnar Park Hotel until
Saturday. having come to attend the
musical following the cabinet dinner az
the White House this evening.
representative and Mrs. James M.
Beck have returned to washington and
opened their home for the season. They
have visiting them their daughter, MRS.
j. Pinkney Tuck.
The special envoy from China and
Nine. Wu are in New York at the AM
bassador Hotel.
The United States Minister to
CEechoslovakia and Mrs. Lewis Einstein
arrived in washington last night ana
will be at the Mayflower until Sunday.
Mr.. Einstein, who has represented TINS
country at Prague since 1921. was the
American diplomatic representative to
Bulgaria, In charge of British interests,
from October, 1915, to June. 1915, tor
which he received the special thanks
of the King of England. Mr.. Einstein
is the author of a number of books
dealing with diplomatic life and he has
also written many articles and reviews
m American, English, French and Ital-
ian periodicals on literature and art
subjects.
The military attache Of the Italian
embassy, Brig. Gen. Augusta Vtlla,
shared honors with Senor Emanuele
Grazzi, italian consul general IN New
York, at a dinner last evening given
by Col. George w. Burleigh, comman-
der Of the Order Of the Crown OF Italy,
in the Union Club In New York. Gen.
Villa is not expected to return to Wash
ington until the middle OF next week.
The Hon. H. A. McKeowan, chief
commissioner Of the board of railway
commissioners for Canada, and Mrs.
MeKeowan of Ottawa arrived in WASH
ington this morning. They will be the
guests at dinner this evening of Mr..
and Mrs. w. N. Doak in the preSiden-
tial dining room of the Mayfower.
Mrs. Kennedy, wife of Gen. Chase
w. Kennedy, entertained company
of "a today at the second of the series
of luncheons she is giving.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Frank Scho-
field will entertain at dinner in the