Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-25
SOCIETY
The Chief Executive and Mrs. Hoover Had
Guests to See Tennis Matches on
White House Court.

T%HE President and Mrs Hoover in
vited number of guests to wit
ness the exhibition matches OF
4 the Davis Cup tennis teams this
morning at GAS o'clock on the
courts of the Executive Mansion:
The Chief Executive and Mrs. Hoover
entertained at dinner last evening nav
ing as their guest the Secretary OF
State and Mrs Henry l.. Stimson, the
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Charles
Francis Adams, and Rear Admiral and
Mrs Hilary p. Jones.
Mrs. Hoover was hostess at one
of her charming teas yesterday
afternoon receiving in the Blue Room.
The First Lady of the Land wore
becoming costume Of pale gray crepe,
the bodice having deep gray lace
bertha like collar and her slippers ana
hose were in harmony with the gown
Mrs Edward Bowman presided at tne
tea table in the Red Room.
The company included granddaugh-
&ers of former Presidents. Mrs. Robert
] Randolph, who was before her mar
riage Miss Jessie Lincoln, granddaugn-
ter of President Abraham Lincoln, ana
Mrs. Harrison williams, who as HUE
Marthena Harrison, was baby during
the administration Of her grandfather,
President Benjamin Harrison: MIS-
williams was accompanied oy ner ED
est daughter, Miss Sally Ann Wllliams,
who made her first visit to the Execu-
tive Mansion yesterday. Mrs. Randoipn
is a daughter Of Mrs. Lincoln, and the
late Robert Todd Lincoln, who was
Secretary of War in the administrations
Of Presidents, Garfield and Arthur
Much interest was displayed by the
company in the garden just south OF the
State dining room and the west terrace
where many varieties OF roses are LII
bloom.
Mrs Taft will be the guest Of honor
At the luncheon Mrs. Delos A.. bloogetG
and Mrs. Charles Graves Matthew's VIII
give at the Chevy Chase Club Monday
June 3.
Dinner Tonight Fetes Cuban
Envoy and Sonora de Ferrara.
The Ambassador of Cuba and Sonora
Ae Ferrara will be the guests In whose
honor Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Herpert
Owen williams will entertain at din
ner this evening at the Chevy chase
Club.
rb. Minister of Egypt and Nine
sarv entertaine6 at dinner last eve
Ming In honor Of the Vice President,
Mr., Charles Curtis. Mr.. and Mrs. Eo.
ward Everett Gam, brother-in-law ana
sister of the vice President, were in
the company. Other guests were the
Minister of Persia, Mira Dovoud Khan
Meftah; Senator Samuel M. snort
ridge. Senator David I. Walsh, Senator
Arthur Capper, Representative Stepnen
A. Britten, Assistant Secretary Of State
and Mrs. wilbur J. Carr, Mr.. Law
renee Richey, Secretary to the Presi-
dent, and Mrs. Richey; Mrs. Henry r.
Dimock, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, MIS-
Karl D. Klemm. Mrs. John Allan
Dougherty, Mrs. Wetheran Bell, IT., OF
Baltimore: Mrs Maurel Of Providence
the second secretary OF the legation,
Mr.. Ahmed Mamdouh Moursi; the at
tache of the legation, Mr.. Andre Cat
taui; Mrs. Fred Thurber Of Providence.
DR.. and Mrs. Fenton Bradford, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Harold Smoot, Mime. Sanchez
Latour and Mrs. John Danna.
Additional guests were asked for .
musicale which followed the dinner
when Mr.. Andre Cattaui arranged the
program.
A large and distinguished company,
representative of oficial, diplomatic
and residential society, attended the re-
ception given yesterday afternoon by
Nine. WI, wife Of the Chinese Minister.
It was Nine. Wus first formal at home
since her husbands appointment and
society en- rnaSse called at the legation
to paw their respects. The legation was
ray with Spring flowers yesterday.
Mime. WI was assisted by Mrs. Ray
Lyman wilbur, Mrs. william De witt
Mitchell, Sonora de Davila, Mrs.
Charles L. McNary, Mrs. Sol Bloom,
Mrs. George r. Farnum, Mrs. Walter
g. Drysdale and Mrs. q. T. Chao.
Nine. WI wore her native costume OF
Al
shades.
Mrs. Charles r. Hughes, wife of the
chief Of naval operations, accompanied
by Mrs. Henry D. Flood and Miss
Charlotte Meeker Of Bath, Me, nnotored
to Annapolis this morning to spend
the day.
Mrs. Hughes entertained ut lunch
con yesterday In compliment to Miss
Meeker, who Is her house guest.
The commissioner of internal revenue
and Mrs. David Hunt Blair have been
joined at the Wardman Park Hotel by
the latter's daughter. Mrs. Allen Rush
ton, and her small son, Douglass Allen
Rushton, of Birmingham, Ala.
Mrs. Rushton will be among the at
tendantS at the marriage Of Miss Hester
Anne LIE Fevre to Mr.. Gordon Lindsay
Luke early in June.
Commissioner Jefferson Myers Of the
United States Shipping Board and Mrs.
Myers gave a dinner Thursday evening
In their residence in honor Of Col. VIII
liam Hanley Of Burns, Greg, pioneer
cattle man of the West Coast.
Mrs. George AckerSon, wife Of the
secretary to the President, entertained
ut luncheon yesterday at the Associa-
ton of University Women in honor Of
Mrs. John L. Williams Of Elizabeth,
N. j.
Mr.. French Strother, jr., research
secretary to President Hoover, recently
returned to his apartment in the Ward
man Park Hotel after . short trip in
Virginia.
The chief Of the financial division Of
the Argentine embassy, Mr.. Eckart, will
entertain at an al freSco barbecue this
afternoon at his country place on the
Columbia Pike, Va, in celebration OF
the national holiday Of Argentina.
Mrs. Hayne Ellis Is expected to return
Monday to her apartment in the Ward
man Park Hotel after passing short
time In Old Point Comfort, Va, where
she went to meet Capt Ellis, who is In
command of the U. S. s. Arkansas
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