The Washington times., 1930-09-20
Visitors Will
Be Feted in
Capital
Gold Star Mother Arriving
Today to Remain In WASH
ington Over Sunday

ception to the Missouri Gold
Star group this evening at 8
o'clock at the washington Ho-
tel, through the courtesy Of 8.
E. Bonneville. Mrs. H. H. Nc
Cluer, president of the Mis-
souri, American War Mothers,
will make the presentations.
She will be assisted In receiv-
ing by representatives of the
Missouri State Society and the
District of Columbia American
War Mothers, of which, branch
Mrs. Morrison, Of Chevy Chase.
Is president. An elaborate pro-
gram has been prepared for the
entertainment of Missouri Gold
Star group during their visit
to the Nations Capital. They
arrived today at 1:20 p. m.
and will be guests Of the Wash
ington Hotel during their two
day visit.
The program Of entertain
ment includes q special mat
inee at the Fox Theater, a
formal banquet on Sunday eve
ming, and visits to places Of
historic interest. There will
be special exercises at the Tomb
Of the Unknown Soldier at
Arlington at 8 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. General Pershing
will place the wreath on the
tomb. for the 81 members Of
the Missouri Gold Star group,
Mrs. H. H. McCluer will read
The Unknown Soldier Dead, by
Lucia Ramsey Maxwell, poem
dedicated to the American War
Mothers.
There will be notable speak
ers at the banquet Sunday
night including General Per.
shing, the Secretary Of War.
Parrick j. Hurley: the Secre.
tary of Agriculture, Arthur
Hyde; the Quartermaster Gen.
eral, Admiral r. e. CoontZ, and
special guests, representatives
of national patriotic organiza.
tions. Mrs. II. H. McCluer, Of
Kansas City, is general chair.
man Of arrangements.
Officials Arrive
A distinguished group OF
officials arrived in New York
today on the Leviathan from
Europe, including the United
States Ambassador to Belgium,
Hugh S. Gibson: Frederic N.
Sackett, United States Ambas-
sador to Germany, and Mrs.
Sackett; Representative Fred
N. Britten, Of Illinois, and Mrs.
Britten: Justice George Suther-
land, of the United States
Supreme Court, and Mrs.
Sutherland, Charles S. Dewey,
financial adviser to the Polish
government, and Mrs. Dewey,
and c. Bascomb Slemp and
Charles Henry Burke. who were
American Commissioners to the
Colonial Exposition in Paris.
Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke,
who is at her summer home at
Nonquit, Mass, will return to
Washington early in October.
Her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Parker Stone, Is with her at
Nonquit.
Engaged
Announcement has been
made of the engagement of
Miss Mildred Olive Williams,
daughter of Mrs. A. F. Williams,
of Washington, and Sumter,
S. c., to Thomas Atkins Frydell,
son OF Mrs. Lillian Frydell and
the late Fred Frydell, Of this
CITY,.
Both Of these young people
are well known here, Miss Will
liams having come to Wash
ington after her graduation
from the University of South
Carolina a few years ago, and
Mr.. Frydell attended the local
public schools. later receiving
his bachelors and masters
degrees at George Washington
University. Subsequently he
was appointed a member of
the faculty of that university.
He is now engaged in business
in Pennsylvania and is also
associated with the athletic de,
partments of Lehigh University
and Lafayette College.
The wedding will take place
in washington the latter part
of October. at the Church of
the Epiphany.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Dion
williams have reopened their
house in washington after q
prolonged absence. General
williams has recently been or
dered to duty here after Serv-
ing in command of the Ma
rines in Nicaragua.
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From Europe
Mrs. j. Harry Covington has
returned to her home on
Wyoming Avenue after passing
several months abroad. Judge
Covington, who was abroad
earlier in the season, has also
returned
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Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Hecht
and their daughter, Rida, re-
turned from Europe on the 5. >,
New York today.
They have been on a three
months tour which included