Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-14
SOCIETY
Mrs Hoover Guest at Tea Today of Wives
of American Mining Institute Members,
Who Form an Auxiliary.

AK RS. HOOVER win take tea tlai.
NH afternoon with the wives Of
4" the local members Of the
/ i Institute Of Mining Engineers
at the meeting Of the District
Of Columbia section Of the Womens
Auxiliary Of the American Institute:
Mrs. Hoover Is honorary president OF
the auxiliary and Mr., Hoover was
president Of the institute.
The officers Of the local section are
Mrs. N. H Darton. chairman. who will
act as hostess ct the tea; Mrs: George
Otis Smith. vice chairman; mrs Q.
Terry du Rel. treasurer: Mrs. G. F.
jackson, assistant treasurer; Mrs. @.
w. Wright. corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Oliver BowleS, recording secretary,
and Mrs. David White, parliamentarian.
The auxiliary, besides its monthly
meetings designed TO promote friend
ships IN the engineering professions, Is
engaged In many good works, among
them the fostering Of libraries in min
ing and isolated communities One OF
these libraries has been named after
Mrs Hoover.
The tea in Mrs. Hoover's honor will
be for members only.
The Ambassador of Great Britain and
LADY Isabella Howard VIII be the honor
guests at dinner this evening of Mr..
and Mrs. James Francis Sullivan, who
viii entertain In their home, the Woods,
at Rafnor, Pa. The Ambassador and
Lady Isabella Howard are expected to
return to washington tomorrow.
Ambassador and Mime. Debuchi
Hosts at Dinner Tonight.
The Ambassador Of Japan and Nine.
Debuchi will entertain at dinner this
d. - AAH0fral ard
Mrs. Charles B. McVay, 1r.
The Minister of Uruguay and Nine.
Varela win entertain q company Of 10
ut dinner this evening.
The Secretary of Labor, Mr.. James J.
Davis, has returned from New York.
The Secretary win leave Washington
Saturday to spend several days in
Chicago.
The Minister of Sweden and Nine.
Bostrom entertained at luncheon today
in honor Of the Chief Justice and Mrs.
Taft.
Nine. Bostrom and Mile Ellis Bostrom
viii sail Saturday for their home In
Sweden. The Minister viii accompany
them to New York Thursday.
The Minister of Nicaragua and
Sonora de SacaSa have postponed their
return to washington from New York
because Of the illness Of the Minister.
The Minister Of the Netherlands and
Nine. van Royen win entertain at din
uer this evening.
Sonora de Alfaro, wife of the Minister
OF Panama. was the guest for whom
Mrs. M. de Clare Berry entertained at
charmingly appointed luncheon to-
day. The fete was given in celebration
OF the birthday anniversary of the
United States In jamestown, 1907. and
the decorations on the table were in
keeping with the anniversary. A large
ship was placed IN the center Of the
long table and the place cards were
held by small ships. The guests in
cluded Sonora de Davila, wife of the
Ambassador Of Chile: the Minister Of
Persia. Mira Davoud Khan Meftah,
who was the only man ut the party;
Sonora de Medina, wife Of the Minister
Of Bolivia; Mime. WI, wife Of the
Minister Of China: Mrs. Robinson, wife
McNaTT, wife Of Senator Charles L.
McNary; MRS. Cooper, wife Of Repre-
sentative Henry Allen Cooper; Repre-
sentative Florence p. Kahn, Mrs. Tilson,
wife Of Representative John q. Tilson;
Mrs. Beck, wife Of Representative James
N. BECK MrS. LOTUS, we OF the
counselor of the Siamese legation; Mrs.
STANDBY, Mrs. Horton, Mrs. Harllee,
wife Of Col william Harllee; Mrs.
Dudley Knox, Miss Gytha Stourton.
Sennxita Maria Padi1la, Mrs. George
FaTnum. Mrs. Roscoe L. SchiuYmann,
Mrs. Josepsn Washington, Mrs. George
Tul1y Vaughn, Mrs. Henry Riggs Raths |
bone, Mrs.. Richard Parker CrenShaw,
Mrs. william Laird Dunlop, IT,: Mrs.
p. Lee Phillips and Miss Meta Evans.
Senator and Mrs. Wesley L. Jones Of
Washington were the guests in whose
honor Mr. and Mrs. Richard w. Con-
don of Port Gemble, wash. entertained
at dinner last evening in the Jefferson
room of the Mayhower. Mr.. Condor Is
the Republican national committeeman
from the State Of washington. Others
In their party were Representative and
Mrs. Albert johnson, Representative
and Mrs. Lindley II. Hadley, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. John r. Miller, Rep
reGentattve and Mrs John w. Summers,
Admiral and Mrs. L. II. Gregory, the
Assistant Secretary Of the Interior and
AGrs. Joseph N. Dixon, Mr.. and Mrs.