New Britain herald., 1930-11-29
PRESIDENTS WIFE
 SOCIALLY ACTIVE
Attends Navy Relief League Ball.
 EntertainS PadereWSki
BY SAILIE, V. H. PICKETT

BY SALLIE V. H. PICKETT
 Washington. Nov. g IPt-For the first time since entering the White House, Mrs Herbert Hoover this week attended a ball-the annual dance given by the Navy Relief league,
 The event, at which she was es- corted by her son Allan, vas the conclusion Of an otherwise quiet oi- servance Of Thanksgiving Day at the executive mansion.
 Tho first lady and her son, accom- debutantc daughter Of Mir. and Mrs. Edgar Rickard of New York. and q few other friends, occupied a box with Secretary and Mrs. Adams.
 Miss Peggy is charmngly youthful and yivacious person. She and young Mir, Hoover kept a live ly pace on the ball room floor.
 Friday Mrs. Hoover went to the permanent thrift shop for child wei fare 10 view it's display Of dolls.
 To make the occasion more au- Spicious ladies Of the cabinet and | few women from the diplomatic corps were asked. Tha younger members Of the corps contributed some charming dolls dressed after the fashion of their own countries.
 Tn. entertained this week the great pianist and Polish statesman. Pad orewski and the notes from the piano in his suite fioated through the old mansion. There arc several pianos on the second floor of the White House, so an artist need not lack for place 10 practice
 In the Roosevelt administration PadcreVski was invited to play in the East Room and just before his arrival q messenger came carrying the artists chair upon which he sat whilc playing. The chair was simple one not much above the kitchen variety, but he would use no other scat at the piano and % it follow cd him wherever he played.
 Mr, and Mrs. Hoover again will oe in the lincIght when on Satur- day afternoon December (, they at- tend q football game between th.. Coast Guard and the Marine Corps at Griffith Stadium. The entire proceeds from the game will go to the unemployed.
 Mrs. EdD ard Everett Gam will keep open house in the apartment of her brother, Vice President Cur tis, Wednesday for the first time this season, and there will be d rush from place 10 place, for the cabinet women will also keep days at home on Wednesday, Many women Of both the senate and house set have arrived in town and will make their first round of calls for the season.
 senator Arthur Capper who has probably spent more time in Wash ington since the close of the last congress than any of his colleagues, IS established at the Maynower, and almost daily entertains little groups of men and women at the capitAl for luncheon or tea. Senator Cap per IS splendid mixer" and if society ever wears upon him he does not show it.
 Mrs. Marshall Field has joined tn. large complement of Illinois folk m the capital for the winter and IS established in the pink Italian resi- dence on Sixteenth street which she bought some years ago from Mrs. John B. Henderson. She was an invalid for several seasons but is so much better that it is said she Will resume her place in society as a hostess and q guest.
 There is chatter to the effect that Representative Ruth Hanna McCor- mick who has q sizeable, old fash toned house in Georgetown will use the residence of her late husbands parents on Massachusetts avenue