Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-10

|HE President and Mrs. Hoover
were joined at the White House
last evening by Mrs. Nicholas
F.. Brady, chairman of the ma
tional board of directors of the
Girl Scouts; Mrs. Edgar Richard, ma
tional treasurer of the Girl Scouts, and
Mrs. James Y. Rippin, director of the
board of Manhattan Girl Scouts. The
First Lady of the Land is vice presi-
dent of the Girl Scouts of America.
DR.. Hubert Work is remaining as a
guest at the executive mansion.
Vice President Curtis to Be
Joined by Daughter, Mrs. George.
The Vice President, Mr.. Charles Cur
It's, will have as his guest his daughter,
Mrs. Charles P. George, who will arrive
this evening with her two children from
Siasconset, Mass, where they spent the
Summer season.
The Ambassador of Chile, Senior Don
Carlos Davila, had guests dining with
him last evening on the PLACE Deauville
at the Wardman Park Hotel.
The Minister of Hungary and Count
ess Szechenyi gave children's party
yesterday afternoon at Newport.
Senator Royal s. Copeland is arriv-
ing in New York today on the Bremen
after spending several weeks abroad.
Senator Hamilton F. Kean Of New
Jersey has taken an apartment at the
Wardman Park Hotel.
Representative and Mrs. Homer w.
Hall have taken a suite at the Roose-
welt Hotel for the Winter season.
Brig Gen. and Mrs. James M. Ken
nedy will be at home this afternoon
at Walter Reed Hospital from to s
O'Clock. Mrs. Kennedy will be assisted
by Mrs. Frank L. K. Laf1amme, Mrs.
Albert G. Love, Mrs. John w. Meehan,
Mrs. Rufus L. Holt, Mrs. w. Harvey
Herman, Mrs. Max weinberg Mrs. Car
ence M. Reddig, Mrs Arnstt P: Mat
thews and Miss Eliza Urquhart. No
cards were issued.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt will have as their guest at their
estate, Beaulieu, at Newport, Mrs. Law
renee Townsend, who will arrive at the
resort Saturday. Gen. ana MRS. van
derbilt spent the week end with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles E. Mitchell at South
ampton.
Lieut.. Col and Mrs. Edward M
Shinkle announce the engagement OF
their daughter Margery to DR.. Frederic
w. Farrar, lieutenant, junior grace,
United States Navy.
The commercial attache OF the Cuban
embassy and Sonora de Roa entertained
at dinner last evening In honor OF Dr.
Miguel Varona Guerrero, collector OF
customs of Havana, Cuba, and delegate
to the conference on customs ana port
regulations which will be held In No
vember. Another guest was Prof. Pedro
E. Betancourt, jr, secretary OF an agrl-
cultural experimental station OF
Havana, who is on a special mission
for the secretary of agriculture OF
Cuba to study modern and scientific
methods in dairying, farming and
poultry raising in this country. DR..
Varona is staying at the Carlton Hotel
and Prof. Betancourt Is at the Sol
diers' Home.
Consul general and Mrs. Ernest L.
Harris, who have been staying In Wash
ington, will sail on the S. S. President
Roosevelt tomorrow for Bremen en-
route to Prague, where Mr.. Harris viii
take up his duties as consul general.
Before coming to washington MI. and
Mrs. Harris visited in their home in
Milwaukee. Mr.. Harris was until re-
Gently consul general at Vancouver,
British Columbia.
Col. Frank E. Webb entertained at a
luncheon yesterday at the Carlton Hotel
for Mr.. August Vollmer, who has been
appointed head Of the investigators for
the National Commission on Law OBJ
servance and Enforcement. Among the
other guests were Mr.. Walter H. New
ton. secretary to the President; Capt.
Frank x. A. Eble, Commissioner Of Gus
toms; DR.. James c. Doran, Commits
sioner of Prohibition; Mr.. Alvin Hall,
director of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing; Mr. w. Herman Moran, chief
of the United States Secret Service, and
Mr.. Edgar Hoover chief of the Bureau
of Investigation Of the Department Of
Justice.
Maj. and Mrs. Joseph H. Wheat have
returned from months tour Of New
England, three weeks of which were
spent at the Hotel Peppewell, Kittery
Point. Me.
Capt. and Mrs. Charles Oman are