The Washington times., 1929-04-24
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF WASHINGTON SOCIETY
White House Dinner; Mrs. HOODer
Guest of Ladies of the Senate
Mrs. George H. Moses
Presides at First Meet
ing Since the New Con-
gress Convened

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The President and Mrs.
Hoover had guests dining
with them Informally last
evening.
Those present were Sena-
tor and Mrs. Arthur R. ] y
inson, of Indiana; Sen, or
Theodore F. Burton of
Ohio and his niece, Miss
Burton; Representative and
Mrs. Bertrand H. Smell, of
New York; DR.. and Mrs.
julius Klein, Walter New
ton, Mrs. Theodore Hoover
and DIR. and Mrs. E. G.
Franklin, of Leland Stan
ford University.
Earlier in the day Mrs.
Hoover was a guest of the
Ladies of the Senate at their
luncheon at the Capitol. 1t,
was the first meeting since
the new Congress convened
of this official group, which
meets weekly while the Sem
ate is in session. Mrs.
George Fl. Moses, wife of the
Pesident pro tenn of the
Senate, presided.
Only Candidate
It will be remembered that
the wife of the Vice President
is ex officio president Of the
Ladies of the Senate. But Vice
President Curtis has no wife,
so, in accordance with the con-
stitution of the group, it became
necessary to hold an election to
fill this post and Mrs. Moses was
nominated at the annual meet
ing just before March A.
The Vice Presidents sister,
Mrs. Gam, may have aspired to
be president of the Ladies of
the Senate, as has been gener-
ally stated, but her name was
never formally presented. For
the regulations Of the club spe-
officially state that the presi-
dent is to be the "wife of the
Vice President" An effort was
made to amend this regulation,
but it was voted down. Mrs.
Gam, however, was elected to
honorary membership lest there
be any doubt that the eligibility
enjoyed by a Senator's sister
and hostess might be extended
to the Vice Presidents sister
and hostess.
Mrs. Gam Absent
Mrs. Gam was not at, the
luncheon yesterday. About the
usual number was present to
greet the new First Lady and the
new president of the group. Aside
from the presence of Mrs. Hoover,
the chief feature of the meeting
was the elaborate character of
the luncheon. e. ~
Mrs. Moses made brief speech
Of welcome to Mrs. Hoover, in
which she expressed the hope Of
the group that she would be with
them frequently. Mrs. Hoover
smiled her thanks.
The group will meet next Tues
day, when it will be decided
whether or not to continue the
weekly luncheons throughout the
special session Of Congress.
First Ladies
Mrs. Coolidge, who was presid-
ing officer Of the Ladies Of the
Senate when Mr.. Coolidge was
Vice President, retained her mem.
bership all through her residence
at the White House and used
frequently to attend the weekly
when her turn came round, in
COIllFIDuIIuS 11SI SIldA z VI LAI0
goodies served at the picnic lunch
cons. Mrs. Harding, too, was
'Senate lady" before Senator Har.
ding became President and re-
nlained on the roster of the club
until her death. But Mrs. Hoover,
never having been affiliated with
the Senate group, is not eligible
for membership.
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The British Ambassador and
Lady Isabella Howard are the
guests in whose honor Senator
and Mrs. Claude A. Swanson will
entertain at dinner this evening.
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The Japanese Ambassador, Mr..
Debuchi will be the guest Of honor
at dinner given by the American
Committee of the World Engineer
ing Congress at the Carlton this
evening. The guests will number
sixty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Newell
Tucker. jr., will entertain at din
ner this evening in compliment
to Miss Ruth Stoddard and her
fiance, Horace Harrison Smith,
whose marriage will take place
on Saturday.
Paul M, Hartmann, Of Prague,
Czechoslovakia, is at the Grace
Dodge Hotel for the week.