Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31

ing room.
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam will be
honor guest at Valentine party to be
given by Mrs. Marietta Minnigerode
Andrews.
New Year Receptions
Tomorrow Among Officials.
The Vice President, Mr.. Charles Cur
It's, will not receive tomorrow after
noon. Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, sister
of the Vice President and his official
hostess, will observe her next Wednes-
day at home January 8.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Henry L. StimSon will not receive to-
morrow afternoon, their New Year day
breakfast in the Pan-American Union
at 1890 O'Clock, taking the place OF
the at home which is being observed
in the cabinet circle with but few
exceptions.
The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.
Andrew w. Mellon, is spending a short
vacation cruising in Southern waters.
He arrived in Havana yesterday and
was entertained at luncheon by the
United States Ambassador to Cuba, Mr..
Harry F. Guggenheim. The Secretary
is accompanied on the cruise aboard
the Vagabondia by his son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. David K. E,
Bruce; his son, Mr.. Paul Mellon, and
Miss Frances Carmody.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Pat
rick J. Hurley will receive tomorrow
afternoon from to s o'clock In their
home at 1920 Belmont street.
The Attorney General and Mrs. VIII
liam De Witt Mitchell will be at home
from $50 to o'clock in their home
at "a Kalorama circle and will be as
sisted in receiving by the solicitor
general and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes,
jr., and the assistant to the Attorney
General and Mrs. John Lord O'Brian.
At the tea tables will be the wives of
the groups of Assistant Attorneys Cen
eral, Mrs. Herman Galloway, Mrs.
Luhring, Mrs, George r. Farnun1. Mrs.
Seth w. Richardson, Mrs. Charles p.
Sisson and Mrs. Aaron Youngquist; Mrs.
Sanford Bates, Mrs. Claude Branch,
Mrs. Paul Chase, Mrs. William M. jar
dine and Mrs. George Akerson.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
Walter F., Brown will receive in Ward
man Park Hotel after o'clock. Re-
ceiving with them will be the First As
siStant Postmaster General and Mrs.
Arch Coleman, the Second Assistant
Postmaster General and Mrs. Warren
Irving Glover, the Third Assistant Post
master General and Mrs. Frederic A
Tilton and the First Assistant POST
master General and Mrs. John w. Philip.
At the tea table will be Mrs. w. w.
Chalmers, Mrs. Clyde Kelly and Mrs
Griswold Hollinger.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Charles Francis Adams will receive from
4 to 6 o'clock at 1921 r street and
viii be assisted by their daughter, Mrs
Henry Morgan of New York, and Mrs
Adams sister, Miss Alice Lowering OF
Boston. Alternating at the tea table
through the afternoon will be Repre-
sentative Ruth Hanna Mccormick, Mrs
Charles F. Hughes. Mrs. Richard Leigh
and Miss Mabel Boardman. The Secre-
tary and Mrs. Adams will sail the latter
part Of next week for England, where
the Secretary will attend the Naval
Conference as delegate from this
Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur, wife Of the
Secretary Of the Interior, and Mrs
Arthur M. Hyde, wife of the Secretary
OF Agriculture, will hold their usual
Wednesday afternoon at-home New
Year day jointly in the ball room oil
the Mayhower Hotel after o'clock
With them will be Secretary Wilbur
and Secretary Hyde and a group Of
ladies alternating at the tea table.
The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs
Robert Patterson Lamont will not re.
ceive tomorrow afternoon, because theil
mouse at 2l25 Kalorama road is not yet
In readiness.
The Secretary Of Labor and Mrs
James j. Davis will be at home from
4 to o'clock in their home at 301:
massachusetts, avenue, when the head
OF the bureaus will receive with then
and their wives will assist in the dininG
room.
Receiving with the Secretary an,
Mrs. Davis will be the Assistant Sec
Rotary, Mr.. Robe Carl White; the Sec
ond Assistant Secretary, Mr.. w. "
Husband; the solicitor of the depart
ment, Mr.. Theodore G. Risley; MI
Samuel j. GomperS, chief clerk Of tn
department; Mr.. Hugh L. Kerwin, di
rector OF Cancellation; Mr.. EthelbeI
Stewart, commissioner of labor stats
tics; Mr.. Harry z. Hull, commissions
general Of immigration; Mr.. Raymon
r. Crtst, commissioner of naturaliza
ton, and Mr.. Francis I. Jones. directo
general Of the United States Employ
ment Service. Assisting in the dinin
room will be Mrs. Clyde Kelly, Mr.
Robe Carl White, Mrs. Samuel j. Com
perS, Mrs. Hugh L. Kerwin, Mrs. Harr
Z. Hull, Miss Grace Abbott, chief {
the Children'S Bureau: Miss Mary An
derson, chief of the Women's Bureau
Director OF the Bureau of InduStri;
Housing and Transportation Miss Lula
T. Andrews and Mrs. Josiah Evans.
The Chief Justice and Mrs. Willial
Howard Taft, who had made arrange
ments for reception New Year da
with the ladies of the Supreme Coul
circle assisting, had to cancel all al
rangementS on account of the illne
of the formers brother, Mr.. Charles
Taft Of Cincinnati.
The Speaker of the House of Repre-
Sentatives ana Mrs. Nicholas Longwort
will not receive tomorrow afternoon.
The chief of staff and Mrs. Charlie
w. Summerall will receive in the
quarters at Fort Myer from 5 to
o'clock Alternating at the tea tab
will be Mrs. Briant H. Wells, Mr.
Merritte w. Ireland, Mrs. B. Fran
Cheatham, Mrs. Andrew Hero, Mr.
Herbert B. Crosby, Mrs. James
Fechet, Mrs. George F. Gibbs, Mr.
Roderick L. Carmichael, Mrs. Edwal
A. Kreger, Mrs. Edward L. King. MI
E. e. Bruce and Mrs. George
Simonds. Others assisting will be MI
william d. Connor, Mrs. Golden Ii
Rugg,es, Mrs. Edward Croft. MI
Dennis Quinlan, Mrs. Morris Barro
Mrs. Howard L. Landers, Mrs. Guy
Henry, Mrs. Cou-tlandt Parker. MI
,Ichn T. McLane. Mrs. Forrest Will