Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
Prominent Citizens in City
For GridirOn Club Dinner
Men Distinguished in Public Life Register at the
Willard-Washinston Folk Needing
Demands of Society.

The Governor of Illinois, Mr.. Louis L
Emerson; former Senator Richard P
Ernst of Kentucky, Mr.. Charles d. Hill
les, national Republican committeeman
from New York; Mr.. Frank Hitchcock
OF New York, Maj. Gen. Milton j
Foreman of Chicago, Gov.-elect George
White of Ohio, MIR. James Francis
Burke, general counsel of the National
Republican Committee, and Mr.. Edward
N. Hurley are among the many prom
3nent out-of-town men who came to
Washington and are at the Willard
where last night they attended the
Gridiron dinner.
Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss returned
yesterday from New York, where she
spent the week.
Gen. and Mrs. James G. Harbord OF
New York City are spending few days
in Washington at the Mayfower.
DR.. william Gerry Morgan has re-
turned from Los Angeles, where he
went to deliver an address at the dedi-
cation of the new Los Angeles County
Hospital. While in Los Angeles he was
the guest of his Son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Lieut., and Mrs. Charles Well
born, ir.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ormond lawson John
eton, who are In New York with the
latter's daughter, Mrs. George Grant
Mason, jr., will accompany her to
Havana for the Christmas holidays to
be with Mr.. Mason. MIR. and Mrs
Lawson-Johnston will come to Wash
ington and open their place, Kentsdale,
In January.
Mrs. Hugh S. Cumming and her
daughter, Mrs. Manville Kendrick, re-
turned yesterday from Richmond, where
they spent Friday.
Miss Annie L. Ruggles and her
brother, Mr.. William G.. Ruggles, Of
Norwich, Conn, are IN Washington and
are at Wardman Park Hotel for a
short while. They are cousins of Mrs.
George S. Patton, jr, wife of Mai. Pat
ton, U. S. A., and have come to Wash
ington TO be with her.
ldr. and Mrs. Post Wheeler have ar
rived in New York from the former S
post at the United States Embassy,
Rio Janeiro, Brazil. Mrs. Post Wheeler,
beloved in the world of romance read
ers as Halle Erminie RiveS, will spend
a few days in Washington, the guest
of her girlhood friend, Mrs. Ollie
James, widow of Senator James of
AG1JuCky.
Former Senator and Mrs Robert l.
Owen will have as their guest for the
Christmas holidays their daughter, Mrs.
Burgoyne Hamilton Of New York City,
who will arrive Wednesday. She will
be joined by her husband, Maj. Hamil-
ton, for Christmas.
Senator and Mrs. Owen also will
have with them for the holidays their
son Bobbie. who will arrive December
IL from Aiken, S. c., where he is a
student at the Aiken Preparatory
School.
Col. and Mrs. G. e N. Howard of
1880 Belmont road will have with them
for the holiday their sons. Ensign
envy and Cadet G. E. N. Howard, jr.,
who will arrive from the Military Acad-
envy December %.
Comdr. and Mrs F. w. Scanland en-
tertained Miss Marian Ryan and Miss
Lucille McGehee as guests at the Army
Navy foot ball game. Midshipman
Worth Scanland and Mr.. Robert Scan
land also are staying with their par
ents at the Roosevelt Hotel in New
York City.
Col. James T. Bootes, U. S. M. c.,
retired, has just returned to Washing
ton with Mrs. BooteS and their daug-
ter. Miss Anna Catherine Bootes.
Miss BOotes attended the famous old
Lycee at Nice, where she received her
French A. B. degree this year.
They have taken an apartment at the