Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-01
SOCIETY
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Hurley
Will Be Feted at Dinner Before
Army Dance Friday Night.

@ HE Secretary Of War and Mrs
Patrick j. Hurley will be the
honor guests of the Deputy
4 Chief of Staff and Mrs. Briant
H. Wells at dinner preceding
the second Army dance, at the Willard
Friday evening.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
Brown have cancelled their reception
this afternoon, having received word of
the serious illness of Mrs Browns
mother, Mrs. George Hafer. Mrs. Brown
left last night for Orlando, Fla, to
be with her mother.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Adams will attend the Navy relief ball
tomorrow night, but the invitations for
the dinner which was planned in their
honor by Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy and Mrs David S. ingalls, have
been recalled because Of the death of
Mr.. ingalls, grandfather, Mr.. Charles
p. Taft.
The Secretary of the Interior, Mr..
Ray Lyman Wilbur, and the Secretary
of Agriculture. Mr.. Arthur NJ. Hyde,
will receive with Mrs. Wilbur and Mrs.
Hyde at their joint at home today in
the ball room of the Mayflower Hotel.
Mrs. Wilbur and Mrs Hyde will
have q double group of assistants,
Those aiding Mrs. Wilbur at the tea
table will be Mrs. Joseph M. Dixon,
wife Of the First Assistant Secretary
of the Interior; Mrs. Charles J.
Rhoads, wife of the commissioner of
Indian affairs: Mrs. Ebert K. Burlew,
wife Of the administrative assistant to
the Secretary of the Interior. and Mrs.
Edward G. Finney. wife of the solicitor
Of the Interior Department
Others assisting Mrs. Wilbur will be
Mrs. Northcutt Ely, Mrs. Ernest w.
Sawyer. Mrs. Charles c. Moore, Mrs.
j.. Henry Scattergood, Mrs. William
John Cooper, Mrs. George Otis Smith,
Mrs. Elwood Mead, Mrs. Horace M.
Albright, Mrs. William A. White, wives
of Interior Department officials. and
Mrs. Mary Vaux Walcott of the Board
Of Indian Affairs.
Assisting Mrs. Hyde at the tea table
will be Mrs. Alfred H. Hunt of New
York, niece of the Secretary: Mrs.
Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs. r. w. Dun
lap, wife of the Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture, and Mrs. Charles L. Mar
1att, wife of the chief Of the Bureau
Of Entomology.
Her other assistants will include
Mrs. James Stole, wife of the vice
chairman of the Federal Farm Board:
Mrs. Carl Williams, whose husband is
member of the Federal Farm Board;
also Mrs. A. F. Woods, Mrs. c. w
MRS. M. S. Eisenhower, Mrs. John r. |
Mohler, Mrs. Robert Y. Stuart, Mrs |
2. N. Meador, wives of Agriculture |
omcialS, and DR.. Louise Stanley.
The Secretary Of Agriculture and Mrs. |
HYDE have as their guests Mr.. and |
Mrs. Alfred H. Hunt Of New York.
Dinner Party Entertained
Tonight In Italian Embassy.
The Italian Ambassador and Nobil |
Dona Antoinette de MARITIME will en-
terrain at dinner this evening.
The Minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter entertained the legation |
star at tea yesterday afternoon.
Nine. Peter will not receive Friday |
afternoon, but Will be at home jan
nary "a.
The Minister Of Hungary and
Countess Szecheny1 gave q delightful |
dance last evening in the legation. A
number OF dinner parties preceded the |
dance. Mrs. william A. Slater enter |
tanned at dinner at Grasslands, for her |
granddaughter, Miss Elena de Struve, |
and the Grand Duchess Kira, the 80 |
guests going later to the dance.
The Minister Of Colombia, DR.. En-
ylque Olaya, returned to washington |
last evening from New York.
hrs. Couzens, wife Of Senator James |
Cou1ens, will be at home tomorrow aft |
ernoOn In her home at S110 Woodland |
drive for the first time this season. Mrs. |
Couxens will receive the remaining
Thursdays In January.
Representative and Mrs. H. L. Engle- |
bright, who are in Canada for q short
trip, are expected TO return to their
apartment in the Hotel Roosevelt the
latter part Of the week.
Mrs. Palmer, wife Of Representative
John w. Palmer of Missouri, has gone
to New York, where she was called by
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