The Washington times., 1928-04-24

years INTO the LET corners u
him. Back at Leland Stanfc
Henry, who was to become
Mrs. Herbert Clark Hoover,
specialized in geology and
metallurgy and showed .
great aptitude for both.
After their marriage she and
her husband elaborated in
translating "De Re Metallica,
of Agricola-the life work Of
German scholar in a sort Of
dorrereI Latin which had re-
NAMED untranslated for CEN
turtles, since the combination OF
trained metallurgist and Latin
scholar is rare. In 1914 gold
medal was presented to Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoover for this distiIl-
puished achievement by the
Metallurgical Society Of Amer
lea.
Bond Of Sympathy
with such q background. there
4. of course, q strong bond OF
eynpathy between Mrs. Hoover
ana this engineering group and
she will doubtless have as much
10y in the association ~ VIII
the ladies' who are accompanying
their menfolk to town, for the
conference. Tomorrow afternoon
Mrs. Hoover will entertain the
visitors at tea pc her home IN
S Street and she viii also pre-
side as hostess ct the luncheon
to be given for them on Thurs.
day at the Chevy Chase Club and
ut the banquet that evening at
the National Press Club.
Every preparation has been
made for the welcome Of the
ofit-of-tOwn engineers and the
ladies' accompanying. by the local
committee in charge Of arrange.
ments,, headed by G.. Dwight
Avery, chairman OF the mems
group; Mrs. Hoover, honorary
chairman, and Mrs. Charles III.
Tompkins, active chairman Of the
ladies' committee.
After registration, the first
days activities will include an
extensive automobile sightseeing
tour OF Washington with Mrs.
Hoover's' tea as finale to the
days events.
with Mrs. Charles II. Tompkins
as general chairman, the sight-see-
ing trip will be under the supervi-
sion OF Mrs. Carey Brown. In
each automobile there viii be q
member Of the local ladies' commit
tee who will serve as hostess.
The ladies' who will thus assist
Mrs. Brown are Mrs. G. Dwight
Avery, Mrs. John C. Hoyt, Mrs. o.
g. Merrill, Mrs Francis r. Gillen,
Mrs. Harry Taylor. Mrs. Robert
Taylor, Mrs. Robert Coltman, Mrs.
n. C. Grover, Mrs. Herman Stabler,
Mrs. BENJAMIN e. Jones, Mrs. D. /.
Sultan, Mrs A. K. B Lyman, Mrs.
d. NJ. McCoach and Mrs. Richard
Park.
Notable Guests
Mrs. Taft, wife of the Chief JUS
tice, with Mrs. New, Mrs. Wilbur,
Mrs. Jardine, Mrs. Hoover and Mrs.
James J. Davis, from the Cabinet
group, viii be guests of the Ameri-
can Society OF Engineers at the
luncheon on Thursday. which viii
be given at the Chevy Chase Club,
through the courtesy of the board
of governors. Arrangements are
in charge Of a subcommittee, of
which Mrs. Francis r. Gillen is
chairman.
En- route to the club the out.
of-town guests will be taken for
a second sightseeing trip around
the Capital. On arrival they viii
be presented to the guests Of
honor by Mrs. Tompkins and the
wives Of national officers of the
engineering society will be seated
at the table with these distin.
guished ladies'. The wife of q
prominent Washington engineer
vii be hostess at each of the
other tables, with nine of the
visitors as her guests. These
hostesses viii be Mrs. c. Wright
Avery, Mrs. George r. Putnam,
Mrs. o. c. Merrill, Mrs. ]. H.
Van Wagenen, Mrs. Brehon B.
Somervell, Mrs. e. Lester Jones,
Mrs. N. c. Grover, Mrs. Her.
man Stabler. Mrs. Harrison
Brand, Mrs. Robert Coltman,
Mrs. Richard Park, Mrs. Carey
Brown. Mrs. Daniel Sultan and
Mrs. Thomas Robins.
Three distinguished women
one a Republican member Of
Congress, another a Democratic
member and the third an inter.
nationally known humanitarian
and civic worker-will make after.
dinner speeches at the banquet
on Thursday evening.
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The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Kellogg will be the honor guests
at dinner this evening of the
Secretary of Labor and Mrs.
James J. Davis.
\
The Spanish Ambassador and
Nine. Padilla will entertain at
dinner this evening.
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The Secretary of War. Dwight
Davis, will be the ranking guest
at dinner this evening of Colonel
Morita, retiring military attache
OF the Japanese embassy, who Is
entertaining in the Presidential
suite of the Willard.
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The Minister of Costa RIGA and
Mime. Oreamuno will be the honor
guests at dinner this evening of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bell
Sweeney,
Mrs. William E. Borah, wife of
Senator Borah. has returned to
Washington after passing several
weeks In Atlantic City.