Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-12
SOCIETY
Turkish Ambassador Observes Period of
Official Mourning, Cancelins Several
Dinner Parties.
Dinner Parties.

TINE Ambassador Of Turkey, Mr..
Ahmed Muhtar, on account OF
of1cial mourning, has postponed
Il the three dinner parties for
which he had issued invitations,
the first on March IL, the second on
March 20 and . third party on April &.
New British Envoy Sails
Today for This Country.
The newly appointed Ambassador of
Great Britain, Sir Ronald Lindsay, and
Lady Lindsay will sail today aboard the
Aquitania and are expected to arrive
in New York Tuesday, March Is.
The Minister of Greece, Mr.. Char
alambos Simopoulos, has returned to
Washington sitter several days absence
in New York and Aiken, s. G. Mime.
Simopoulos remained in Aiken for q
longer stay.
The Minister Of the Irish Free State,
Mr.; Michael MacWhite, has returned
to Washington from Boston, where he
went to attend the annual dinner Of
the Glover Club.
Senator and Mrs. Tom ConnaIly have
had as a guest for some time Mrs. Allen
H. Hughey. who Is returning to her
home at Ell Paso, Tex.
The newly appointed counselor Of the
Spanish embassy, Senior Fernando @.
Arnao, viii arrive today and will be at
the Wardman Park Hotel. He viii be
accompanied by Sonora de Arnao and
their three children. Senior Arnao has
been charge d'affaires Of Spain at Mex
leo City.
The second counselor of the italian
embassy. Sisnor Giuseppe Catalani, is
spending a few days in New York at
the Ritz Carlton.
Col. and Mrs. L. 3. Magruder Of New
York are staying at the Mayflower dur
ing their visit IN washington.
Col. Francis z. Riggs has returned to
washington after visiting Mr.. and Mrs
John Francis Amherst Cecil at Bit
more House, Asheville, N. c.
Maj. and Mrs. Parker w. West have
recalled invitations for the dinner party
they were to entertain March 26.
Capt. and Mrs. lie Row Shoemaker an
tertained at bridge and supper last eve
ming at their home, on Hawthorne
street, when their guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl w. Mitman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Nichols, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Freeland, Mr.. and Mrs. James p. Nolan
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Baldwin.
Capt. and Mrs. Fred Marvice of Pei
ham. N. Y. are passing some time at
the Carlton.
MRS. Welker, wife OF Lieut.. George
w. Welker, q. 8. N, has arrived from
California to spend several weeks with
her parents. Mr.. and Ms. Maxwell Ste
phens Cooley, in their home In Chevy
Chase, Md. Lieut.. and Mrs. WelkeR will
spend part Of April and May in Nor
folk, Va. before going to their new sta
ton at the United States Naval Acad-
envy, Annapolis.
The commissioned officers Of the Ma
Yine Barracks will not hold the Informal
dance Friday evening. owing to the Pc
Rod OF mourning. The dance was plan
ned IS one Of q series given by the Of
1lcers.
An engagement of interest in WASH
, ington is that of Miss Alice Gibson Pow
ell, daughter of Mrs. James Du Bose
Powell of Maplewood, N. j.. to Mr.. Dem
ming Miller, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Wise Miller Of New York. Miss Powell
q the niece OF Senator and Mrs Joseph
z. Ransdell.
Friday Dancing Class 10
Meet Evening Of March 81.
The Friday evening dancing class
VII have its next meeting at the VIII
lard Hotel the night Of March al, when
number Of dinner parties WIN be given
preceding the dance
Mrs. Eugene r. woodson has returned
20 washington, after spending some
time at the Gulf Water Hotel, at Biloxi,
Mis-. and attending the carnival in
New Orleans. She spent the past week
END IN New York with her daughter,
Miss Jean Woodson; Miss Elizabeth
I Henping and Miss Betty LILLIAN.
Mr.. and mrs. Frederic d. McKenney
VIII be joined tomorrow at the Ward
man Park Hotel by the latter's sister,
{ Mrs. William Luther Croll, who has
been passing several weeks in Denver
Z Miss Margaret Baxter, who has been
the guest for several weeks Of Mr.. and
Z Mrs. John Mock, viii leave washington
J this afternoon for Canada, where she
viii address several outstanding clubs
! and various chapters of the Daughters
Z Of the British Empire. While In WASH
tngton Miss Baxter spoke before q num-
Der Of organizations and has made q
( host Of friends In the Capital.
Mrs. A. 9. Maddox was hostess at