The Washington times., 1929-01-09
FUTURE FIRST.
LADY HEARS
MUSIC
Attends Mrs. Townsend's
Concert; Mrs. Gam Also
Present; Luncheons

Mrs. Herbert Hoover, who at
tended the Philharmonic Symphony
Orchestra's 3 concert yesterday after.
noon, was present this morning at
Mrs. Lawrence Townsends "mIsi-
cal morning" at the Mayflower to
hear charming program pre-
scented by Paul kochanski, violin
ist. and Felix Salmond, 'ceIlist,
with Pierre Luboschutz, a concert
pianist of no small fame, as ac-
companist.
Mrs. Hoover's hostess was Mrs.
Sydney Cloman, box holder for
the concert series, who was one of
the most active workers in the
Washington campaign to put
over" Mr.. Hoover for President.
Mrs. James j. Davis, wife of the
Secretary of Labor, entertained
guests in her box nearby. Like
Mrs. Cloman, she was one of the
women who helped hold the fort at
the Republican National Committee
headquarters through the cam
paign.
Mrs. Edward f. Gam, sister of
Senator Charles Curtis, Vice Presi-
dent-elect, was also present at the
recital, guest of Mrs. Karl
klemm. and was guest of honor at
the luncheon which Mrs. klemm
gave afterWard.
Beside the future First Lady,
two former First Ladies Of the
Land were present this morning.
Mrs. William Howard Taft and
afterward Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
and Mrs. Wilson entertained few
guests at luncheon.
Willem Mengelberg, conductor OF
the Philharmonic Symphony Or
chestra, and Mrs. Mengelherg, were
guests of Mrs. Adolph Caspar Mil
Ter and Mrs. James Clement Dunn
in the box which they share for
the season.
British Envoy
The British Ambassador and
Lady Isabella Howard were the
ranking guests at luncheon when
Mrs. Townsend entertained after
the concert in compliment to Mr..
and Mrs. Mengelberg. The Min
lister of Poland and Nine. Ciecha-
nowska were also present and, be-
side the famous artists who had
presented the hostess program, the
company also included Jan Sta
linski and Witold WankowiCZ, OF
the Polish legation; the Secretary
of the Legation of the Netherlands
and Baroness van Boetzelaer van
Oosterhout. and the counselor Of
the lega ton, l.. G.. van Hoorn;
Lady Lister Kaye, Mrs. Henry
Martin Alexander, of New York;
Mrs. Adolph Pavenstedt, the
Countess de Faramond de Lafajole,
Capt. and Mrs. John Gibbons, Mrs.
Adolph Miller, Mrs. Robert Low
Bacon, William Phelps Emo, A. J.
Pack, Mrs. George Mesta, Mrs. c.
c. Glover. jr., Miss Gytha Stour
ton. Henry Howard and Edmond
Howard, sons of the British Am
bassador and Lady Isabella How
ard; W. S. Bottenheim and Miss
Peggy Tyner.
Nine. Debuchi, wife Of the Jap
anese ambassador, was the guest
of honor at the post-concert lunch.
con given by Mrs. George c.
Thorpe.
For Mrs. Gam
At Mrs. klemm's luncheon for
Mrs. Gam the other guests were
Mrs. Edward Terry Sanford, Mrs.
William f. Borah, Mrs. William
H. King, Mrs. Wade Ellis, Mrs.
ZeBarnev Phillips, Mrs. Howard
Chandler Christy, Mrs. Peyton
Gordon, Mrs. Robert Mackenzie,
Mrs. Charles Roughton Wood
Mrs. Thomas Walsh. Mrs. John
Childress, Mrs. Frederic Mcken-
ney, Mrs. Emerson Howe. Mrs.
Osmun L.atrobe. Mrs. Sidney Tai
eferro. Mrs. Fred Britten, Mrs.
Peter Drury. Mrs. Francis Sav
age, Mrs. Hampson Gary, Mrs.
Joseph Davies. Mrs. Victor kauff-
mann, Mrs. Arthur Willard. Mrs.
James Green and Mrs. Harley
Payton Wilson.
Mrs Edward Hale Campbell had
as her guests Mrs. Charles 3.
McVay. Mrs. Richard Leigh. Mrs.
Louis OWsley, Mrs. Chester Wells.
Mrs. Jorge Boyd. Mrs. Henry
Hough. Mrs. George Rock, Mrs.
William Leahy. Mrs. John Morse,
Mrs. Arlon Cushman, Mrs. Alfred
Johnson. Mrs. J. l.. Richardson,
Mrs. Prescott Galley, Mrs. Dudley
Knox. Mrs. Arthur MaCArthur,
Miss Downing. Mrs. G. ]. Row
cliff. Mrs. Edward S. Bogert and
Miss Carolyn Nash.
Mrs. Everett Sanders guests
included Mrs. Warren Fairbanks
and her daughter. Miss Edith
Fairbanks. Mrs. Paul V. McNutt,
Mrs. B. E. Neal and Mrs. Her
man E. Neal
Mrs. NJ. declare Berry was a