Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
Capital Social Set
Enjoys Rare Program
Of Varied Functions
Charming Dinners Special
Feature of the Christmas
Season - Future Honor
Affairs Listed.

Senator and Mrs. Charles L. McNary
Of oregon were guests at dinner last
evening of Nine. Won Lewinski. who en-
tertained in her home on Sixteenth
street. Others In the company were
Maj. and Mrs. Parker w. West, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold K. Smoot and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Delahay
Later the entire party attended the
reception at the Mexican embassy for
the President-elect of that country and
Sonora de Ortiz Rubio.
Mr.. Nelson T. johnson. Assistant Sec
rotary of State, who has been appointed
Minister to China, was the guest Of
honor at a farewell dinner given at the
Army and Navy Club by the Federal
Bar Association Speakers at the din
ner included Mr.. Johnson, DR.. Stanley
K. Hornbeck, chief of the Far Eastern
division of the State Department, and
Assistant Attorney General George r.
Fsrnum
Mr.. William r. Valance, president OF
the association, presided. and arrange
nents were in charge Of Maj. Horace T.
Jones. chairman: Maj. Charles William
Freeman, and Ralph G. Cornell.
Capt. and Mrs. william E. Farthinr
will be hosts at dinner this evening
Commissioner jefferson Myers of the
United States Shipping Board and Mrs.
Myers entertained at Christmas dinner
Commissioner Albert H. Denton Of the
United States Shipping Board and Mrs
Denton, Commissioner S. Steele Sand
berg and Mrs. Sandberg. Miss Mary
Sandberg and Mr.. Frank r. Denton.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock will entertain
ut dinner Saturday evening.
Mrs. Sidney A. Cloman will entertain
9t luncheon Tuesday, January Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter will en-
terrain at dance Saturday evening.
Miss Spalding Entertains
Guests at Dinner.
Miss Nancy Macdonald Spalding
gave a dinner at the home of her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Spalding, 2640
Woodley place. last evening, later going
with her guests to the dance at Ward
man Park Hotel In the party were
Mr.. and Mrs. James Parker, jr.: Miss
Helen West. Miss Virginia Laskey. Mr..
Paul Seward, Mr.. Thomas j. McFad-
den and Mr.. Peter Hamilton, jr., to
whom Miss Spaldings engagement was
recently announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jouett shouse will be
the guests in whose honor Mrs. Mark
Reid Yates will entertain at dinner on
Friday evening in the Chinese room Of
the Mayhower, preceding the ball for
her niece, Miss Katherine Taliaferro
Yates, In the grand ball room Of the
hotel.
Mrs. Duvan is entertaining a sup
per party at Dover House this evening
for her daughter, Miss Catherine
Duvall.
Miss Elizabeth Prescott. who was to
have entertained with Miss Duvall, Is
unable to attend the supper on account
Of illness in her family.
Mrs. Ralph Richards will entertain
OF luncheon Saturday in the palm
court of the Mayflower.
Mr.. Edward H. Landers. son of Lieut.
Col. Howard L. LanderS, entertained
At dinner dance Friday evening at
the Army. Navy and Marine Corps
Country Club. when his guests were
Miss Fay Sumner, Miss Dorothy Mess.
Miss Louise Wilson. Miss Dorothy viii.
son. Miss Larie Clarke. Miss PHYLLIS
Adelman, Midshipman Morton SIlnders
land, Mr.. Conrad McLachlen. Mr.. John
Hazard. Mr.. Bowen Crandall and Mr..
Ralph Berry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Honor
Sub-Debutante Daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Smith enter
tanned a supper party last evening at
Ineir nome on Massachusetts avenue for
their Sub-debutante daughter, Miss
Clara Smith. Later Mr. and Mrs. Smith
took the entire party to the dance at
the Columbia Country Club.
In the company were Miss Adeline
Eurness, Miss Christine Ekengren, Miss
Patsy Mccormick oodhart, Miss Mary
Ellzaoeth Macarthur, Miss Catherine
cameron. Miss Gertrude Sherry, Miss
Dorothy Nicholson, Miss Dorothy Blatt.
Miss Katherine Brown, Miss June Cush3
ing, Miss Jeane Woodson, Miss Louise
Turner, Miss Ruth Molyneaux, Miss
Rachel Black, Mr.. Clarence McLaine.
Mr.. Donald Carter, Mr.. William Ham,
Mr.. Nibs Powers, Mr.. Juan Martinez,
Mr.. Snowden Fluckey, Lieut.. James
Morlar1ty, Mr.. Morgan Bingham, Mr..
john Hill, Mr.. William Barron Kerkam,
r.; Mr.. John Freeman, jr.; Mr. Dean
Brown. jr.; Count John Bannerman of
Scotland, Mr.. Macgregor, also of
Scotland: Mr.. Eric Durand, Mr.. Donald
Chain Black and Mr.. Kenneth Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Huguely, who
were hosts at family dinner Christmas
day at the Mayflower, had as their
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Howard s. Austin,
Miss Marion Austin, Miss Edith Austin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur L. Binger, Mr.. and
Mrs. z. T. Knollman and son, Paul
Knollman; Mrs. Martha A. Huguely,
Mrs. Verna E. Conway and Mr.. Richard
Conway.
Miss Frances C. Creamer Of Los Ange-
les, Calf, was honor guest at a lunch
con given yesterday by Miss Mary v.
Hurson. at the Manor Club.
Miss Creamer Is former Washington
girl who is visiting the Capital for the
holidays and is being entertained by
many of her local friends.
The luncheon guests included Miss
Gertrude l.. jackson, Miss Helen M.
Jackson, Miss Teresa F. INLAND. Miss
Esther r. Marsden, Miss Maria T.
Marsden and Miss Helen C.. Dorsch.