Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-27
SOCIE I 7
The First Lady of the Land Will Give
Tea This Afternoon for Number
From Congressional Circle.
4 K RS. HOOVER will entertain al

AH tea this afternoon winch VII
wv be the first in series OF tea:
L for the wives of Senator's anc
Representatives. or their host
esses, and daughters. Mrs. Hoover ha!
issued invitations for these teas, the
others to be given Wednesday after
noon, Tuesday afternoon, June 4, anc
Thursday afternoon, June 6. She vii
receive this afternoon in the blue room
and will be assisted by the wives of the
cabinet officers. who also will assist al
the other teas in the series.
Last evening President and Mrs
Hoover were hosts at supper, having
as their guests Representative and Mrs
Homer Hoch of Kansas, Representative
and Mrs. c. Williasn Ramseyer, OF
Iowa; former Attorney General. Mr.
George W. Wickersham, who Is chair
man of the law enforcement committee
and a house guest at the White House;
Col and Mrs. U. S. Grant, Sd. Mr.. ano
Mrs. Harold Pratt Of New York. also
house guests of the President and Mrs
Hoover: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Armstrong
and Miss Aida Henriques.
Vice President Luncheon Guest
OF Col. and Mrs. O'Brien.
The Vice President, Mr.. Charles Cur
It's. was the honor guest at luncheon
Yesterday of Col. and Mrs. Arthur
O'Erien. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Everett
Gam, brother -in-law and sister of the
Vice President were among the guests
Col. and Mrs. O'Brien will spend the
greater part of the Summer in Wash
ington, taking short motor trips over
the week enos.
The Ambassador of italy, Mobile
C;iacomo de MARITIME. will arrive in New
York tomorrow from Italy. and Will
come to Washington shortly after his
arrival.
The Ambassador of France, M Paul
Claudel, will go to New York Friday
to spend a short time. He will be &C
companied by the first secretary OF the
embassy, M Jules Henry.
The Ambassador of Germany and
Frau Won Pr1ttwitz und Gaffron have
returned from brief visit at Hot
Springs, Va. Frau Won PrlttWlt5 un0
Gaffron and their young daughter will
return to Hot Springs the middle OF
June to spend longer period.
Ambassador and Frau Won Prlttwltz
will sail the middle of July for their
home in Germany.
The Minister of Austria and Nine.
prochnik have returned from Cuba,
where they attended the second in
auguration of President Machado.
Miss Lorana Prochnik, daughter OF
the Minister, whose engagement 10 Mr..
Gurdon S. Buck of New York has been
announced. has returned from Warren
ton, Va, where she was the guest for
several days of her uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. David Bachelor.
The Minister of China and Nine WI
will make no social engagements during
this week. The legation is observing a
period of official mourning for a week,
in memory of the late DR.. Sun Vat Sen,
first president of the republic of China,
whose entombment will take place June
] at Marking.
The Minister OF Bulgaria and Nine.
Radef attended the luncheon yester-
day which Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar L.
Crosby gave in their country place,
View Tree Hall, near Middleburg. Va.
Others in the company were the Min
lister of Rumania, and his daughter,
Mile Cretziano, Mrs. woodrow Wilson,
the Princesses de Ligne, daughters OF
the Belgian Ambassador and Princess
de Ligne; and Mrs. Arthur Hornblow
of Los Angeles, formerly Miss Juliette
Crosby, daughter of the hosts, who is
their house guest.
The Chief Justice and Mrs. Taft
were the guests in whose honor Sen
ator and Mrs. Frederic M. Sackett en-
tertained at luncheon yesterday.
Mrs. Harry Clay Ransley and Miss
Elizabeth Abigail Rarsley will leave
Washington Tuesday. to go to their
Summer home In Ardmore, Pa. Repre-
sentative Ransley will join them wheII
Congress recesseS.
The governing board of the Pan
American Union rendered a luncheon
today in the great Hall of the Americas
in honor Of the president and members
Society. The luncheon was presided
over by the Secretary Of State, Mr:
Henry l.. Stimson, who is chairman OF
the governing board.
In addition to the Ambassadors
Ministers and charges d'adaires OF
Latin America. members Of the gov
erning board, the following members
OF the council were in attendance
Mr. John l.. Merrill, president OF the
Barrett, Mr. Spruille Braden, Col
Franklin @. Brown. Mrs. James S. Car
son, MIR. George P. Chittenden, Mr.
Charles v. Drew, Mr.. William e. Dunn
Mr.. A. Stuart Durrant, Mr.. Phanor j.
Elder, MIR. Roscoe B. Gather, Mr.
Phillip w. Henry, Mr.. Thomas kearny
Mr. Minor c. Keith, Mr.. Severe Mallet-
Provost, Mr.. s. 2. Mitchell, Mr.. James
M. Motley, Mr.. Charles M. Muchnic
Mr.. Frank G. Munson, Mr.. Walter
Scott Penfield, Mr.. r. A. G. Smith, Mr.
James Speyer, Mr.. Ernest H. WandS
end Mr.. William p. Flower, secretary
of the society; the director general OF
the Pan-American Union, DR.. L. S
Rowe, and the assistant director, DR.
Esteban Gil Borges, were also present
The chief of staff. u. S. A., Gen
Charles P. Summerall, will return tt
Washington this evening from an in
spection tour in Oklahoma and Kansas
Gen. Summerall will deliver an address.
on Memorial day at Salem, N. G.
Mrs. Summerall, who is visiting hel
son and daughter-in-law at Fort Sill