Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
Vice President Curtis Host
To Noted British Diplomats
Mrs. Gam Official Hostess at Dinner in Their
Honor-Other Important Social Events
Marking New Year

The Vice President, Mr.. Charles
| Curtis, and his brother-in and SIS
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Everett Gam
were hosts at dinner last evening, en-
tertatning in the Chinese room of the
| Maynower in honor of the Ambassador
of Great Britain and Lady Isabella
Howard. Others in the company were
the Secretary Of War and Mrs. Hurley,
the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Adams, the Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Wilbur the Secretary of Aeri-
culture and Mrs. Hyde. the Ambassador
OF Chile and Sonora de Davila, the
Chinese Minister and Nine WI, Sen
ator and Mrs. James E. Watson Sem
ator Arthur Capper. Senator Samuel M
Shortridge, Senator and Mrs Otis F.
Glenn, Senator and Mrs. Roscoe C.
Patterson. Senator and Mrs. Frederic
c. Walcott. Mrs. Henry j. Allen, Repre-
sentative Stephen G. Porter, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Fred A. Britten,
Representative and Mrs. James S. Park
err. Representative and Mrs. Harry S.
Ransley, Representative and Mrs Adam
M Wyant, Representative and Mrs. Joe
Grail, the director general of the PAN
American Union, DR.. Leo S. Rowe:
Gen. and Mrs. Charles P. Summerall.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. John A. Hull, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Cary T. Grayson.
Maj. John Eager the assistant to the
Attorney General and Mrs John Lord
O'Brian. Mr.. Claudius H. Huston. Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mr. James
Mann, DR.. and Mrs. James Alexander
Lyon, Col and Mrs. Arthur OBrien,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold r. Smoot, Mrs
James r. Mann. Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh,
Mrs. Sydney A. Cloman. Mrs. Henry c.
Corbin, Mrs. Robert F. Mackenzie, Mrs.
Karl Daenzer Klemm and Miss Mabel
T. Boardman
A screen version of THE Vireinian"
was shown following the dinner, which
was served in the Chinese room Of the
hotel. Music was furnished throughout
the evening by section of the Marine
Band
The Vice President and his guests
we're seated at very large oblong-
shaped table. which was artistically
decorated with foliage and Spring flow
ers the entire arrangement being very
close to the table in order to give an
unobstructed view. There were five
round PLAQUES at intervals on the table
about two feet in diameter consisting
OF the foliage of miscellaneous tropical
plants with other bouquets of yellow
narcissus and blue and white hva-
cinths, with asparagus ferns scattered
here and there over the cloth
Mrs. Gam will be the guest of
honor OF Mrs Robinson DoWney at
luncheon February 6 in the presidential
suite of the Willard Hotel. Mrs.
DoWney, who is now in New York. AT
the Hotel st. Regis, will come to Wash
igton about the middle of the month.
Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur
To Have Guests at Dinner.
The Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Wilbur will entertain a distin-
guished company at dinner Wednesday
evening at the Mayfower Hotel in hon.
or OF the Ambassador of Great Britain
and Lady Isabella Howard.
The Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur will
be hosts at dinner again Friday eve
ming.
Mr.. Ray Lyman Wilbur. jr., who has
been with his parents at the Mayflower
for the holidays. has returned to his
studies at Stanford University.
Senator and Mrs Charles S. Deneen
have issued invitations for dinner Tues
day evening, January 80, when their
guests are asked to meet the Vice Presi-
dent, Mr.. Curtis.
Mrs. johnson. wife of Representative
Albert Johnson, will entertain at
luncheon at the Congressional Club
Monday, January s.
Miss Starr Eaton. daughter of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Charles A. Eaton |
of New Jersey, will be luncheon host
ess on. Tuesday at the Mayfower, en- |
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