Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
Missouri Society Host
At Brilliant Function

The Missouri Society of Washington
gave its annual buffet supper and dance
Monday evening In the Hall of Nations
in the Hotel Washington. The party
was planned in honor of former Gov.
Arthur M. Hyde of Missouri, who made
his first appearance that evening as
Secretary Of Agriculture. The new
Secretary received the guests with Mrs.
Hyde and their daughter, Miss Carolyn
Hyde, others in the line being Senator
and Mrs Harry B. Halves, Senator and
Mrs Roscoe c. Patterson, Representa-
tive and Mrs. L. c. Dyer, Representa-
tive and Mrs. H. F. Niedringhaus,
Representative Samuel c. Major, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Joe j. Manlove,
Representative and Mrs. Edgar G. Ellis,
Hopkins, Representative and Mrs. John
w. Palmer, Representative Dewey j..
Short, Rear Admiral Robert E. Coontz,
Maj Gen. and Mrs. Amos A. Fries, Mrs
Bessie Parker Brueggeman and former
Secretary of War, MIR. Dwight F. Davis.
The boxes in the Hall of Nations
were decorated with gay balloons. The
boxes were taken by Representative and
Mrs. l.. G. Dyer, Representative and
Mrs. Manlove. Mrs. Bessie Parker
Brueggeman, Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose,
Kansas City; Assistant Controller Cen
eral and Mrs. J. L. Baity, Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. Hugh C. Smith. DIR. Louise
Stanley, Mr.. and Mrs. Craig L. Reddish,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Rulings, Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs. Nat
Mr.. S. w. Pitts, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Alger, Mr.. and Mrs. W. N. Holmes and
Comdr. and Mrs. j. A. Schofield.
Mrs. L. C. Dyer, Mrs. Bessie Parker
Brueggeman, Mrs. H. F. Niedringhaus,
Mrs. Clyde williams, Mrs. w. w.
Badgley. Mrs. Arthur w. Brown and
Mrs. George Whitecotton were hostesSes
for the evening, to assist Mrs. Manlove.
wife of the president of the society, in
receiving the guests who came from
Missouri. Mrs. E. H. Andrew was chair
man of the reception committee.
Senator and Mrs. Halves and Senator
and Mrs. Patterson were In the box OF
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose.
Mrs. Bessie Parker Brueggeman had
as guests Or. e. B. Clements, national
committeeman; Mrs. Grace Semple
Birmingham, national committeeWoman
of st. Louis, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Brewster, Kansas City.
In the box with Mr.. and Mrs. W. w.
Badgley were: Dr. Icy Howard Detwiler,
Chicago; Miss Bernice v. Green, Miss
Mildred McNulla and Miss Frances
Representative and Mrs. Dyer had
with them Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Ter
woert. Judge and Mrs. e. D. Hays, DR..
C. F. Marbut, Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Mar
but, Liberty, Mo-. and Mr.. and Mrs.
C. r. Wilson, Liberty, were with Mr..
and Mrs. Alger.
The Assistant Controller General
and Mrs. Baity had Representative and
Mrs. M. A. Romjue. Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Venable and Mrs. Gustin as guests.
Representative and Mrs. Manlove en-
tertained Representative and Mrs. Rich
ard Yates, Chicago Representative
and Mrs. Amos A. Fries and Mrs. Helen
Lang Rogers, Joplin, Mo. Miss Inez
Justus and Mr.. E. G. Seckner were
guests of Mr. Pitts. DR.. Louise Stanley
was hostess to Miss Jessie Cline, Miss
c. Rowena Schmidt, Mr.. Carpenter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Cotton.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Hugh c. Smith
had with them in their box Representa-
tive and Mrs. Edgar C. Ellis. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. David w. Hopkins,
Judge and Mrs. Holmes Hall, Luray,
Va, formerly of Sedalia, Mo-; Mrs. J..
w. Lyman, Kansas City; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles P. Keyser and Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis J. Rogers.
In the box with Mr.. and Mrs. S. H.
Rulings were Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Doug
las. Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Callahan, Mr..
and Mrs. H T. Estabrook, Mr.. and Mrs.
st. Clair Shelton and DR.. J. p. Fitz-
gerald Other guests we're Mr. and Mrs.
E. F. Barker, Miss Marvel Douglas, Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs
H. p Greer. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Shafer, Mrs. Clara C. Tice, Miss
Frances Martin. Mr.. Sidney Brown,
Mrs. Amy Cats and ME-. Lawrence
Smallwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nat M. Lacey had as
guests Miss Dora Holman, Macon, Mo-;
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore c. Afford, Kan
sas City: Miss Gretta Callison, Boon
vile, and Mrs. j. C. Tomlinson.
A buffet supper was served at 10
O'Clock. dancing preceding and follow
ing the supper. Mr.. John B. Gordon,
Mr.. Craig L. Reddish and Mr.. E. N
Meador were members of the floor COM
mittee. Among others from Missouri
who came to the Inauguration and at
tended the Missouri dance were Mr.
Don McVey. Trenton, and Mr.. Fred
Hull, Maryville.