Evening star., 1929-01-03

guests were the Misses Parker, daugh-
ters of Mai and Mrs. Frank Parker;
Senorita Maria Hortensia Diez de Me-
dina, Senorita Ana Teresa Grisanti,
Miss JeSesita Flores Miss Lolita Daw-
son and Miss Oliphant.
Mrs. Proctor l.. Dougherty, wife of
the District Commissioner. will not be
at home tomorrow afternoon, but will
receive the remaining Friday afternoons
In January.
Mrs. Royal T. McKenna and her
mother, Mrs. David Stewart Hendrick
will be at home informally tomorrow
afternoon from to 6 O'Clock. They
Childress, Mrs John Thielman Hend-
rick, Mrs. Edgar Davis Edmonston of
Baltimore, sister and house guest of
Mrs. McKenna, and Mrs. Percival S.
Ridsdale.
Mrs. NcKenna will entertain at
iuncho N Tuesday, January Is. in
honor of Mrs Ernest l.. Lewis, wife of
Interstate Commerce Commissioner.
Mrs. Daniel LeRay Borden enter
tanned a company of II at luncheon
today in compliment to Miss Catherine
Platt and Miss Nancy Beale, debutanteS
Of the season.
Lieut.. R. Rodney bennett, who has
been the guest of his mother, Mrs.
Fred bennett, during the New Year
holidays, left this morning for Lake
hurst naval station. where he is sta
toned and is attached to the U. S.
Los Angeles.
Mrs Patton Wise Slemp. who has
been ill at the home of her mother,
Mrs. bennett, is convalescing from an
illness of three months
Mrs Slemp will remain with her
mother for the month of January. Mr..
Slemp, who Joined Mrs. Slemp for the
holidays, has returned to Cincinnati.
Miss Elizabeth Greenlees entertained
at bridge for Mrs. Elroy Tronie yes
terday afternoon. The guests were for
the most part from the National Ca
thedral School, where the guest Of
honor was a claSsmate Of the hostess.
Miss Ridsdale Gives Pre-Nuptial
Luncheon at Chevy Chase Club.
Miss Betty Ridsdale entertained at
dinner last evening at the Chevy Chase
Club in honor of Miss Florence Keys
and her fiance, Mr.. William Bradley
WlldTQ, NLlOSe Hldll ld5C VII Van PldIN
January H. The company included
Miss Sarah Worthington. Miss Harriet
whitford, Miss Frances Gore, Miss
Dorothea Lane, Miss Marjorie Mondell.
Miss Anne Southland Larner. MIR. and
Mrs. Henry willard MIR. William Sim
mering. Mr. Hal Williamson, Mr.. James
Cox, Mr. Paul LuteS, Mr.. Willis Railen-
ger. Mr.. Henry Keyes, Mr.. j. Barnett
Douglas, Mr.. Fulton Lewis ana Mr..
Frank Goodwin.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack B. Tate are again
I'm their apartment at 9i2 Nineteenth
street. after spending Christmas and
the holidays in Murphysbor) end Boil
var, Tenn.
Mrs. ALVIN Capron has returned to
Ouantico. Va. where she viii spend
the Winter with her son and daughter
in-law, Maj Paul A. CaDron, U. $. M.
c., and Mrs Capron. Maj. sno Mrs.
Capron and the formers mother spent
Christmas with Maj. Capro7's brother
and sister-in-law, Maj. Webster A.
Capron, ordnance department., U: S. A,
at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Barnes end
their daughter. Miss Dorothy Barnes.
have taken an apartment at the JeHer-
son and are now living there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert j. Gore an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Miss Frances Larner Gore to Mr.:
F. Eberhart Haynes, son CT Judge and
Mrs. j. B. Haynes of Cleyburne, Tex.
Miss Gore attended Ogentz School ana
is a member of the Junior League she
made her debut two seasons ago In
K,d n
popular buds of the season. Mr.. Haynes
practices law in this city and New
York.
The rehearsal for the new figures to
be danced at the second washington
Bachelors cotillon Monday evening at
the Mayfiower Hotel will be held Sat.
urday afternoon at 4 O'Clock, IN the
ballroom Of the Mayfower. The tgure
will begin promptly at II O'Clock Mon n
day evening and seated supper VIII be
served at midnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence M. Oddie o.
San Francisco. Calf, are passing some
time at the Carlton after spending sew
eral weeks in New York City.
Cant. and Mrs. w. N Lancaster have
arrived in washington from their home
in New York City, accompanied by MISS
e. Smith, and are at the Carlton for
short stay.
Mr.. James Kerr is sailing today on
the De Grasse to spend month with
his brother and ster-in-law, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Albert Boardman Kerr, at their
villa in Cannes.
Miss Sophia Pearce Casey will be
hostess to the Society of Danes OF the
Loyal Legion Friday afternoon at her
apartment at the Oakland.
Mrs. Edward Deitsch is sepnding a
few days with her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Edward Kohner. en- route to her
home in New York after spending some
time at White Sulphur Springs.
Lady Mary Heath, famous British
flyer, is in Washington staying at the
Carlton for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Yoakum of Cos
lumbus. Ohio, who recently arrived In
Washington to make their future home,
will live at the Potomac Park Apart
ments.
Gen. Italo Balbo. the Italian under
secretary of state for aeronautics. and
Signora Balbo arrived in Washing
ton at noon yesterday and were guests
at the Mayfiower for few hours when
they left for New York preparatory to
sailing for Europe The latter part of
the week Gen. Balbo was thc chief
Of the Italian delegation to the Interna-
tional Civil Aeronautics Conference
which was held in Washington last
month He is also accompanied by Col
Tedeschini, Maj. Bitossi and Lieut.
Cagna of the Italian royal air force, al
of whom were delegates to the aeronau'
ties conference.
Mrs. Walter Stilson Hutchins arrived
in Washington late yesterday and vii
be at the Mayfiower until the end o.
the week. Mr. and Mrs. Hutchins have
recently purchased an estate near New
Canaan, Conn.