Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-12
SOCIETY
Mrs. Adams, Wife of the Navy Secretary,
Goes to Boston-Will Sponsor
New Submarine Tuesday.

n RS. ADAMS, wife of the Secre-
M tary of the Navy, left the
/" Capital this morning to spend
A a short time in Boston. She
win go to Portsmouth Tuesday
to be the sponsor Of the VS., a cruiser
type submarine to be launched that
day.
The Secretary and Mrs Adams will
entertain at dinner Monday, Decent
Der %, in honor of the chiefs of bu-
reaus of the Navy Department.
Sonora de Ferrara, wife of the Am
baSsador of Cuba, will not receive to-
morrow afternoon, but will be at home
Friday, December 20.
Persian Minister Host
To Official from New York.
The Minister of Persia, Mira Davoud
Khan Meftah, had as his guest Mr. A.
A. Kiachif, the commercial attache OF
the Persian consulate in New York, VINO
is here for the exhibition of Persian in
dustry, which will be held next menth.
Senator David Baird, jr., of New Jer-
sey has taken an apartment in the
Carlton for the session of Congress.
Senator Baird was recently appointed to
fill the vacancy caused by the reSigna-
ton of Senator Walter E. Edge, who is
now United States Ambassador to
France.
Mrs. Moses. wife of Senator George
H. Moses of New Hampshire, will be at
home informally this afternoon and
Thursday afternoon, December 10. She
will also receive Thursday afternoons in
January, beginning January 9.
Capt. Gordon Gordon-Smith of the
Jugoslav legation and Mrs. Gordon
Smith have returned to Washington
from Belgrade, where they spent the
last two months, and have taken an
apartment in the Farnsboro.
Capt. B. C. Allen, U. S. N, and Mrs.
Allen will have with them for the
Christmas holidays, in their home at
2540 Massachusetts, avenue, their sons,
Midshipman B. c. Allen, jr., and Mr.
Willis M. Allen.
Capt. and Mrs. Everett c. Winnings of
Garden City, Long Island, are at the
Carlton for several days.
Comdr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Hickey
have returned to Washington and are
in residence at the Mayf1ower, where
the latter's mother, Mrs Joseph Craw-
ford, formerly of Washington, will join
them in a few days. Comdr. Hickey
recently has been on sea duty and is
now assigned to the Navy Department,
He was at one time naval attache OF
the United States embassy in Argentina
and also in Chile Mrs. Hickey was
formerly Miss Caryl Crawford.
Mrs. Van Buren,, wife of Comdr. w.
r. Van Buren,. u. S. N, will give a
large tea at the Willard Saturday, De-
cember 81, in honor of her daughter,
student at Mount Holyoke, and ner
niece, Miss Betty Elan. Mrs. Van
Buren,, whose ancestral home is in
Hampton, Va, Is a cousin of Coy. -elect.
DR.. John Garland Pollard of Virginia.
Col. and Mrs. Weston P. Chamber
lain entertained informally at dinner
Tuesday in the Carlton, in honor of
the Assistant Secretary Of the Navy and
Mrs. Jahncke. The guests included
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Merrite w. Ire
land, Col. and Mrs. Henry M. Morrow,
Lieut.. Comdr. William K. Harril and
Miss Chamberlain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Langhorne
were hosts To q company at dinner last
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Langhorne will
go to Chicago the end of next week to
remain over Christmas.
Mrs. Slater Fetes Granddaughter,
Miss de Struve, at Tea.
Mrs. William A. Slater will entertain
at a small tea this afternoon In the
Hay-AdamS House for her grand
daughter, Miss Elena de Strive.
Mrs. Ollie James entertained at a
charmingly appointed luncheon in the
Willard room of the Willard today in
honor of her niece, Miss Barber-Nell
Thomas; Miss Mildred Huston and Miss
Katherine Lowman. Among the guests
at the luncheon were Miss Engracia
Freyer, Miss Helen Walker, Miss Alice
Huston, Miss Clara Boiling, Miss Isabel
Lanlberton, Miss Jane Hanna, Miss
Cynthia Hill, Miss Mary Jacobs, Miss
Junia CulbertSon, Miss Jean Hay, Miss
Vtttoria Catalini, Miss Priscilla Totten,
Miss Alberta Perley. Miss Mary Ruden,
Senorita Lucia Tessada-Guzman, Miss
Mary Martha Wren, Miss Mary Carolyn
Henry, Miss Katherine Huston, Miss
Marian Jardine, Miss Margaret String
er, Miss Grace Moffat Stuart, Miss
Katherine McParlin Davis. Miss Mary
IngTaham Henry. Miss Bina Deneen,
Miss Rahel Davies, Miss Katherine
Berry, Miss Elvira johnson, Miss Bar
bara Vandenberg, Miss Eunice Lee
Evans, Miss Caroline Sanderson and
Miss Janet Murray. The long table was