Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-16
SOCIETY
President and Mrs. Hoover to Entertain
Wounded Veterans on South Lawn
of White House Today.

T@HE Chief Executive and First
Lady of the Land will be hosts
this afternoon, at o'clock
when they will receive on the
south lawn of the White House
grounds the disabled veterans in hospi-
tails in the National Capital. They will
be assisted by members of the cabinet
and their wives who are still in WASH
ington and house guests in the Execu-
tive Mansion.
Mrs. Hoover was the guest in whose
honor Mrs. Stimson, wife of the Scores
tary of State, entertained small COM
pany at luncheon yesterday in her
suburban home, Woodiey. Other guests
were Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley, Mrs. Wal
ter F.. Brown, Mrs James j. Davis, Mrs.
Reed Smoot, Mrs. Frederick H. Gtllett,
Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr and Mrs Stark
McMullin, house guest of Mrs. Hoover.
The table had centerpiece OF pink
and white flowers, cut from the beau
tiful gardens Of Woodley.
Cabinet Hostesses Come
And Go on Vacation Trips.
Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur, wife of the
Secretary of the Interior is en- route to
her Summer home in the Sierra Nevada
Mountains in California, where she will
remain until September.
Mrs. Arthur M. Hyde, wife of the
Secretary of Agriculture, who left for
Baltimore several days ago, will re-
main there for about three weeks. She
will then go to her home in Trenton,
MO, for the remainder of the Sum-
.aner. Miss Caroline Hyde will accom-
pany her mother to Missouri
E NEVe Do,-;c b
Washington yesterday from Ventnor,
where she has cottage for the Sum-
n1er, having come for the garden party
this afternoon which President and
Mrs. Hoover will give for disabled vet
Grams. Mrs. Davis has been a promi-
nent worker among the gray ladies"
at Walter Reed Hospital. She will join
her children at Ventnor tonight.
The Ambassador of Germany and
Frau Won Prittwitz und Gaffron and
their little daughter are in New York
and will sail at midnight on the Ham
burg for their native country.
Representative and Mrs. Ernest r.
Ackerman are sailing today on the Le-
yiathan to spend the remainder of the
Summer abroad.
Representative Schuyler Merritt is
spending some time in the Berkshire
Kills.
The naval attache of the italian
embassy, Capt. Mobile Luigi Notarbar-
tolo del Duchi di Villarosa, went to
New York this morning, and will sail
Saturday on the Conte Biancamano, to
spend three months in Italy He will
be at the Ritz Carlton until he sails.
Mrs. Pratt, wife of Rear Admiral Will
liam v. Pratt, who has been in New
York since her return from Europe last
week, will leave today for her cottage
At Belfast, Me.
Z Lieut. Col Jeter r. Horton, U. s. NC,
with Mrs. Horton and two children
ANDREW and Louisa Horton, are spend
ing several weeks at York Village, Me.
Col. Horton was formerly on duty at
Marine Corps headquarters in WASH
1ngton, but is now quartermaster of
The Garde D'Haiti, with headquarters
IN Port au Prince. Haiti.
Maj. and Mrs. Roderick r. Allen
have as their house guests for several
weeks Miss Jean Dilley and her twin
sister, Miss Janet DiIley, of Palestine,
Tex. The Misses Dilley are grand
Adaughters of the late former Governor
of Texas Mr.. Thomas M. Campbell.
. Lieut.. Col Bernard S. Mcmahon en-
tertained at luncheon Sunday at Fort
Meade, Md, for Mrs. Mcmahon, who
spent several days at the fort, where
Col. Mcmahon is on duty with the
Both Division of Reserve officers, who
are in training there. Mrs. Mcmahon,
known in art and literary circles as
TValrie Mcmahon, has returned to her
apartment on Sixteenth street, where
Col. Mcmahon will Join her the end
of the week.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Walter A.
4Riedel have moved to the Wardman
duty in the Bureau of Engineering at
sthe Navy Department.
Capt. and Mrs. william Lord Little
field will entertain at dinner this eve
ming at the Chevy Chase Club for their
daughter, Miss Beatrice Littlefield, and
%Nfr. Bowman Macarthur, whose mar
.riage viii take place Saturday. Mrs.
ARTHUR Macarthur entertained at din
ner last evening for her son and Miss
Littlefield. Tomorrow evening Miss
: Jean Peoples, who will be the maid OF
honor for the brides will entertain at
dinner in her honor, and the following
evening Miss Catherin Lowman, daugh-
ter of the Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Seymour Lowman,
J. will be hostess at dinner for Miss Little
field and Mr.. Macarthur.
Z The marriage of Miss Littlefield and
Mr.. Macarthur will take place at 4
o'clock in the home OF the brides
parents in the presence of the imme-
date families and a few close friends.
Little Miss Lorraine Littlefield, sister
of the bride, will be the flower girl and
!, MIR. Douglas Macarthur, I'd, will be
best man.