Evening star., 1928-10-19

"HE President and Mrs Coolidge
have with them in the Execu.
tive Mansion The United States
i Ambassador to Great Britain
Mr.. Alanson B. Houghton, who
arrived yesterday,
Mrs. Wilbur. wife of the Secretary
bf the Navy. attended the luncheon
given today by Mrs. Charles F. Hughes
wife of the chief of naval operations.
The other guests were Mrs. Edward
nv. Eberle, Mrs. Samuel S. Robinson,
wife of the superintendent of the Ma
Kal Academy; Mrs John D. Beuret,
Mrs. Yarnell. Mrs. Charles Morris, Mrs.
William A. Moffett, Mrs. Clark, mother
nf the hostess; Mrs. Luther E. Gregory,
Mrs Richard H. Leigh, Mrs. William
D. Leahy. Mrs. Edward r. Stitt and
Nfrs. Felix X. Gygax
Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur were
guests at dinner last evening of Mr..
and Mrs. Stuart Cramer of Cramerton,
N c., who spent yesterday in Wash
dngton.
The Secretary of Commerce Mr.. Will
Hiam F. Whiting has returned after
spending a few days in his home in
Holyoke Mass, where he accompanied
Mrs. Whiting. who will remain there
for a longer stay.
M. and Nine. SimopOulos
Spending Few Days in New York.
The Minister of Greece and Nine.
Simopoulos are in New York for few
days.
The Minister of the Netherlands and
Nine. van Royen, who have arrived in
New York from Europe, will come to
Washington the middle of next week.
The charge daffaires of Germany
and Frau Kiep will give a reception this
afternoon in the Carlton Hotel in COM
pliment to DR.. Hugo Eckener, COM
mander of the Graf Zeppelin, which
few from Germany to Lakehurst. Their
hundred or more guests will be officials
of this Government and diplomats.
Herr and Frau Kiep will be hosts at
dinner this evening at the Carlton for
DR. Eckener, when the company will
number 80.
Frau Kiep will entertain at dinner
this evening in honor of Lady Drum
5nond Hay, who was passenger on
the Graf Zeppelin. The dinner will be
Eiven at the Mayfiower Hotel.
Senator David A Reed, who has been
In Pittsburgh for few days, will go
to Newport to remain over Sunday. He
will be the honor guest at dinner to-
morrow evening of Miss Maud Wetmore
who will entertain preceding reception
In his honor by Mr.. and Mrs. Paul FitZ
SimonS Senator Reed will go to New
York Monday to meet Mrs. Reed, who
will arrive that day from Europe, where
she spent the Summer.
Mrs. Watson, wife of Representative
Henry Winfield Watson, Will entertain
at missionary tea this afternoon in
her home, at l765 Massachusetts,
avenue.
Mrs. Flem D. Sampson, wife of the
Governor of Kentucky, and Mrs. Will
liam Monroe Wright of Lexington, who
have been visiting in Washington, are
now at the Hotel Roosevelt in New
York City. They will return to Wash
ington Sunday.
The attache of the Netherlands lega-
tion, Jonkheer Richard van Schuyler
burch, has returned to Washington and
will be at the MaydoWer until Novem-
ber /, when Nine. van Schuylenburch
will join him in Washington and they
will open their new house at 306l w
street They arrived in New York
Wednesday aboard the lie de France.
and Nine. van Schuylenburch is now
visiting her mother, Mrs. McNardin, in
Montreal.
The commandant of the Marine
Corps and Mrs. John A. Lejeune have
loaned their house in the Marine Bar
racks for a reception from to 6 O'Clock
this afternoon for the officers and dele
gates of the Church Periodical Club.
All the missionary bishops have been
invited, also many clergy and woman
missionaries from all parts of the world
Assisting in receiving the guests with
Mrs Lejeune will be Mrs. Otto Helm
igke, president of the Church Periodical
Club; Miss Mary E. Thomas, executive
secretary; Mrs. Henry Trevor Cook, do
ceSan director, and Miss Anne Grey, as
Sociate director of the diocese Of Wash
ington.
Presiding at the tea tables will be
Mrs. Joseph Fletcher. Mrs. Josiah M
Jones, Miss Mary Ingle, Mrs Bland
Tucker, Miss Lucy Mayo. Mrs Henry E.
Cooke and Mrs. Henry Lubbock Others
assisting will be Mrs. Angus Crawford.
Mrs. A. M. D. Mccormick, Mrs. w, c..
Rives, Mrs. Lynn Rutter and Mrs. C. B.
McVay, jr.
Admiral Grayson was host informally
at luncheon yesterday at the Willard.
Brig Gen. Abraham G. Lott and Mrs
Lott Of Fort Mcpherson are stopping