The Washington times., 1929-04-27
CZECH MUSIC
FEATURED AT
LEGATION
Notables Are Guests of
Czechoslovak Minister
and Nine. Veverka


and Nine. Veverka entertained
at a musicale last evening at the
legation when q program Of rep
resentative Czech music was given
by the New York String Quartet.
The furniture was removed from
the dining-room and the guests
seated there in a semi-circle with
the front row reserved for rank
ing guests. In this row were
Vice President Curtis and his
sister, Mrs. Gam, and ambassa'
dors and other high officials.
The Minister and Nine. Veverka
received the guests, escorting some
to their places. Nine. Veyerka
was beautiful in a beaded gown
shading from shell pink to q
deeper tint.
Mrs. Gam had on q yellow
gown fashioned on simple lines
and worn with a necklace Of dia'
monds and emeralds.
After the musicale supper was
served at small tables in q room
downstairs for the higher officials
and q buffet was arranged in an
other room for the others. The
large drawing.room on the second
floor was used for the reception.
Among the guests were the
British Ambassador and Lady
Isabella Howard. the Brazilian
Ambassador, the Belgian Ambas-
sador and Princess de Ligne, the
Minister Of Portugal and Wis
countess d'Alte, the Chinese Min.
lister and Nine. WI, the Minister
OF Lithuania. Senator and Mrs.
Frederic M. Sackett, Senator David
I. Walsh, Senator and Mrs. Will
lam H. King, Representative and
Mrs. Sol Bloom and Miss Vera
. Bloom, Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. William X. Castle.
jr., Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Wilbur ]. Carr, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Fred Britten
and Representative and Mrs.
Hamilton Fish, jr.
Senator and Mrs. Walter e.
Edge are receiving congratulations
on the birth of son Thursday
evening. This is the third child
OF Senator and Mrs. Edge. The
others are girls named Camilla
Sewall and Mary Esther, the first
being her mothers namesake and
the latter bearing the names of
two aunts of Senator Edge.
Mrs. William Edge and Miss
Esther Edge mother and aunt of
Senator Edge. have come to
Washington to spend some time
with Senator and Mrs. Edge.
Senator Edge has another son,
Walter e. Edge, jr.. by a former
marriage.
Detained in town by the extra
session of Congress, Senator and
Mrs. James CouZens will close
their house in Sixteenth Street
shortly and will spend the early
summer months at the Villa Rosa
in Massachusetts, Avenue extend
ed, which they have leased from
Mrs. William Bailey Lamar.
Senator and Mrs. Charles Nc.
Nary will entertain at dinner
this evening in the Chinese room
of the Mayflower Hotel.
Christmas night, heretofore al
ways sacred to the Children's
Country Home Ball. has been
chosen for the Midshipmen and
Cadets Ball, which will be held
at the Mayflower. There will be
no more balls for the country
home, which is now affiliated with
the Community Chest.
The party for the midshipmen
and cadets in town for the holi-
days was tried out last season
on Christmas Eve and the ball
was so successful that it has been
decided to make it an annual
event.
Miss Grace Abbott, head of the
Children's Bureau, will be the
guest of honor tonight at the per
formance Of Barrie's Little Min.
ister," which is being given by
the Junior Theater at Wardman
Park. This win be the closing
performance Of the Junior Thea.
ter season. and during the inter
mission, Miss Abbott will talk on
the work which is being done by
this organization. and the plans
which are being made to con.
tinue 1t next season. At the
close Of the performance the
players will hold an informal re-
ception on the stage for the pa.
irons and friends Of the Junior