Evening star., 1928-10-30

Polls Theater last evening fol
the opening of Miss Ethe
Barrymore'S new play, ."Thl
Kingdom of God" With the Chief E7E.
ecutive and First Lady, were Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank w. Stearns of Boston. Mrs
Coolidge was unusually lovely in a. gown
of red velvet with which she wore
large white fox fur scarf. Mrs. Stearns
wore a gown of gray chiffon, heavily
beaded, and her evening coat was OF
gray velvet with gray fox fur collar.
Mrs. Curtis Dwight Wilbur was the
guest of honor at luncheon today OF
Mrs. George Richard Smith and her
daughter, Miss Lucille Claire Smith,
who entertained in the Army, Navy and
Marine Country Club, the company re-
naming through the afternoon to play
bridge. other guests were: Mrs. Rich
ard v. Taylor, Mrs. Peter A. Drury,
Mrs. Cornelius Gardiner, Mrs. Chase
Wilmot Kennedy Mrs. Theodore Vance
Tilier, Mrs. Thornton Boland and Miss
Elenor Hellmuth; OF st. Louis; Mrs.
Charles Knobs Koenes, Mrs. Edward
Webster, Mrs. Mamie J. Jobe, Mrs.
Ryan Devereux, Mrs. ,Ogilvie Shumate,
Mrs Charles j. Williamson, Mrs. George
]. Newgarden, Mrs. James w. Orme,
Mrs. Georges Wl1itecotton, Mrs. B.
Francis Saul, MRS. Everett Robinson
Tod, Mrs. LIE Roy Hight, Mrs. Watson
Freeman Clark. Mrs. George Car
penter, Mrs. Richard S. Hill, Mrs.
Henry Lyme, Mrs. "A. Campbell
Pryor, Mrs. William Wolf Smith,
Mrs. Joseph Rollie DefreeS, Mrs. Emmett
Gudger, Mrs. Warick Montgomery, jr.;
Mrs william w. Spaid, Mrs. John r.
Waller, Mrs. John Gilman Bullard, Mrs.
William Morgan, Mrs. William Roberts,
Mrs. Georgia Knox Berry, Mrs. Roy L..
NeuhauSer, Mrs. Jules Vale, Mrs. Mon
cure Burke, Mrs. Dabney Elliott, Mrs.
Lewis Arthur, Mrs Harold Philips, Mrs.
Charles Clay Bayly, Mrs. Charles N.
Riker, Mrs. Camden r! McAtee, Mrs
Edward Tierney, Mrs. John Howard
Hoover, Mrs. william Calhoun Stirling,
Mrs. Jerome M. Graham, Mrs. Colby
Dodge, Mrs. KooneS Drury, Mrs. john
ston Wilson of Portland, Greg; Mrs
Rudolph Fritsch of Santa Barbara,
Calf; Miss Nora Hill, Miss Ada Hill,
Miss Blanch Wingo, Miss Cornelia
Bowie, Miss Frances SAUL Miss Audrey
Carter, Miss Frances Webster. Miss
Elena Calderon, Miss Helen Newton,
Miss Elizabeth Jobe, Miss Barendino
Gardiner and Miss Martha Gardiner.
Miss Marian Jardine, debutante
daughter of the Secretary of Agricul-
ture and Mrs Jardine, will share honors
with Miss Ellis Bostrom, daughter of
the Minister of Sweden and Nine. BoS-
from, and Miss Alice de PeySter Of New
York and Miss Elizabeth. ElkinS OF
Elkins Park, Philadelphia, at dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tnckerman will
give preceding the debutante ball at
the Willard Hotel Monday evening, No
Venlber IL.
e-Nuptial Luncheon
at British Embassy Today
The Ambassador. Of Great Britain
and Lady Isabella Howard entertained
at luncheon today at the embassy in
honor of Princess zenaida Cantacuzene
and Mr. John Hanblry Williams,
whose marriage Will take place Thurs
day The guests included the Belgian
Ambassador and Princess de Ligne,
Prince and Princess Cantacuzene, Gen.
Sir. John Hanhnry, williams, Mr. and
Mrs Bruce Smith, Prince Michael
Cantacuzene, Miss Mary Randolph and
the Hon. Anne Lytt0n-Mi Milhanke.
Prince and Princess Cantacuzene will
entertain at dinner this evening for
Princess CantacuZene and Mr. Will
lianns and the members of their we'd
ding party.
The Ambassador of Italy q nd Nobil
de MARITIME have returned tE 6he Capt.
tai from Hot Springs, where they mo-
tored and spent about week.
Ahmed Mouhtar Bey, Ambassador of
Turkey, had as guests at his first large
reception, held yesterday afternoon in
the embassy on Massachusetts, avenue,
not only the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Kellogg, but most of the other
high officials and dignitaries now in
Washington The reception was to cele-
brate the establishment of the Turkish
republic. The residence lent itself ad-
mirably to the large company, the three
rooms enSuite being profusely decorated
with the largest and handSomeSt Of
Autumn flowers.
The Ambassador stood in the first
drawing room to receive his guests and
whenever there was q Huh in arrivals
he mingled with those IN the adjoining
room. Standing with him to receive
were Nine. Bedy Bey, who wore an ef-
fective costume of black velvet relieved
by large scarlet flower on the left
shoulder, and Nine. Kadry Ria Bey,
who was in black chiffon with grace
full draperieS, and relief of rose pink
on the bodice. Ahmed Bedy Bey, coun-
selor, and Kadry Ria Bey first secre-
tary, also assisted the Ambassador In
hospitality.