Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-02

Presidents physician, DR.. joel L. Boone
and his secretary, Mr.. Lawrence Richie
The Secretary of war Mr.. Good, and
the Secretary of Commerce. Mr.. La
mont, were among the guests of Gen
Herbert o, Williams at luncheon yester-
day. when he entertained at the Carlton
Hotel
Illness Of irish Minister
Cancels Social Engagement.
The Minister of the Irish Free state
and Mrs. MacWhite have been obliged
TO recall their invitations for dinner this
evening because of the serious accident
to the Minister. The dinner tonight
was planned in compliment to the Irish
minister for defense Mr.. Desmond Fitz-
gerald, who will leave Washington this
afternoon after brief stay at the lega-
ton. Mr. Fitzgerald will be in New
York for few days and will sail next
week for Ireland
The Minister of Persia, Mira Davoud
Khan Meftah, entertained party at
dinner at lie Paradis last evening, the
company including Mime. George de la
Barra and Mime. Sanchez Latour.
Representative and Mrs William e.
Evans and their daughter, Miss Cath
crime Evans, RIVE taken possession Of
woodlawn. in cleveland Park. for the
Winter season. Miss Evans will con-
tinue her studies in school.
The retiring Minister to the Neither
lands, MFR. Richard NJ. Tobin, will be
the honor guest at dinner this evening
In New York of the Netherland Ameri-
can Foundation.
The commandant of the Army War
College and Mrs. william d. Conner
will be home tomorrow afternoon from
4 to $50 o'clock in their quarters at
the War College.
Commissioner Jefferson Myers of the
United States Shipping Board and Mrs.
Myers are spending a few days in New
York.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. John A. Hull
will be hosts at dinner this evening,
entertaining in compliment to Mrs.
Henry Martin of Tulsa, Okla, who is
the guest of her son and daughter-tn-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle G. Wilson.
The District Commissioner and Mrs.
Sidney F. Taliaferro will entertain a
company of 10 at dinner this evening
in compliment to Mrs. Warren, who is
visiting Rear Admiral and Mrs. Luther
e. Gregory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Graves Adams
will entertain at ball this evening at
the Mayflower Hotel for their daughter,
Miss Nancy james Adams, in compli-
ment to the debutantes of the season.
Miss AIMS will not make her debut
this W. :, but inasmuch as many
of her friends are in the debutante
group she is identified with the buds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams have as their
house guests in Edgemoor for the week
end Mrs. Randolph Meade and Miss
Harriet James of Danville, Va; Miss
Evelyn johnson of Honolulu, Miss Cor
della Penn and Miss Eugeneia Walker
of Virginia and Mr.. David Knowlton of
New York.
Mrs. Morrow, wife of Col. Henry M.
Morrow, entertained at luncheon today
in her home on Biltmore street in conf
pliment to Miss Adams, the guests in
Guiding debutantes of the season. Mrs.
Jack Hayes will entertain at dinner this
evening for Miss Adams and her house
guests, preceding the ball.
Miss Katharine Brooks Morse, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brooks of
Hyattsville, and Mr.. Julian Ashton
Devereux, son of DR.. and Mrs j. Ryan
Devereux of Chevy Chase. Md, will be
married this afternoon. The ceremony
will be performed at 4 O'Clock in the
Manor Club at Norbeck, Md, Rev.
Thomas SInyth officiating, in the pres
ence Of a large company which will
remain for the reception later.
Mrs Jay White. widow of the former
United States consul at Naples, Italy,
has returned to Washington and taken
the house at 1880 Twenty second
street for the Winter. Mrs. White and
her son and deughte.. Mr. Jay White
and Miss Anne Gale White, have spent
several years travelling in Europe and
Miss White will have no formal debut
here, having been a member Of the
younger circles in foreign capitals, but
she will take an active part in the az
fairs Of this seasons debutantes, her
cousin, Miss Emiscah Gale Davis,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Ham,
ilton Davis, to be among the buds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Porter David
son will entertain at tea Monday after
neon in compliment to Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Reid, the latter formerly Miss
Caroline Storey of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs Reid are in Washing
ton for a brief stay on their way from
Brussels, where Mr.. Reid has been first
to Havana, where Mr. Reid will serve In
a similar capacity.
Admiral and Mrs. Long on
Virginia Motor Trip.
Admiral and Mrs Andrew Long. who
have recently returned from Europe.
left Washington Yesterday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bell Sweeney
for a motor trip to Richmond and Old
Point Comfort Thew will return to the
Carlton Tuesday or Wednesday and will
be there for the rest of the season.
Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews enter
tanned at delightfully."- appointed
luncheon yesterday at Croker House,
in Alexandria, in honor of Miss Gourley
Edwards. whose marriage to Capt.
Gouverneur Hoes. u. s. A., will take
place in the early Winter. The table
had an effective centerpiece of tiny
yellow chrysanthcmums and the place
cards we're hand painted by the hostess.
After the luncheon some of the party
lnotored with Mrs Andrews to Vau-
cleuse, her home on Seminary hill, near
Alexandria.