The Washington times., 1930-12-29
Mrs. Wiley to
Entertain
Nephew
Reception Planned This
Evening in Honor Of Har.
vey Wiley Corbett Follow
ing Lecture Here

Mrs. 6Af6VGI W. Wales
will entertain thN evening at
q reception at her home, 234b
Ashmead Pl., in honor Of her
nephew, Harvey Wiley Cor
bett, distinguished architect, fol-
lowing Mr.. Corbett's lecture
at Central Community Center,
Thirteenth and Clifton Streets,
under the auspices Of the Com
munity Institute. A small group
of friends viii be invited to
meet the guest Of honor, who
Is best known in washington
as the designer Of the George
Washington Masonic Memorial
at Alexandria.
Scarab Club Host
Mr.. Corbett came to Wash.
ington this morning, staying
at the Metropolitan Club. In
the evening, preceding his ap'
pearance at Central Community
Center, he will be guest OF
honor at O dinner to be given
by the Scarab Club, many
members Of which will also at
tend his lecture. Following the
reception at the home OF MrS|
Wiley, Mr.. Corbett will return
to New York, where he lectures
on architecture at Columbia
University.
World Fair Official
Mr.. Corbett has been selected
to be chairman Of the architec-
tural commission Of the Chicago
1888 World Fair, designed to
be the greatest event Of its kind
in history. It is Of this vast
work that he win speak, under
the auspices Of the Community
Institute at Central Commun-
ity Center. The lecture starts
promptly at 8:15 o'clock.
L. M. Leisenring, washington
architect and president Of the
Arts Club, viii introduce Mr..
Corbett.
Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss,
U, s. NJ, retired, and Mrs.
Strauss, who have been visiting
their son and daughter in-law,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Elliott Strauss,
at their home in Newport. r.
l.. over Christmas, have re-
turned to Washington.
Honor Capital Visitors
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Landon Ban
field entertained at the supper
dance at the Shoreham Hotel
on Saturday evening for their
out-of.town guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert George Of Durham. 8. C.
Another interesting party on
the same evening was that
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Weir whose guests included
Representative and Mrs. VII
liam F. Kopp, Miss Helen Weir,
Of Philadelphia, the daughter
of the hosts, who has been
spending the holidays in Wash
ington, and Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
Weir.
Others entertaining at the
Shoreham supper dance in.
cluded Lieut.. Comdr. C. F. Mar.
tin. Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Barn.
hill, Major and Mrs. w. c..
Rose, Evans Browne. jr., Mr..
and Mrs. William D. Lynch,
Mrs. Writ Robinson, Mrs. F. G
Chapman, Stanley Pearson, Jo-
seph Kearney, Thomas j..
Groom, G. M. Clifford. Harry
F. ellis and B. H. Marsh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strickland Gil
lilan entertained O company of
40 at dinner at the Shoreham
Hotel on Saturday evening.
This was the first of o series of
large dinner parties which Mr..
and Mrs. Gillian are planning
to give this winter.
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e. Go To New York
Representative and Mrs. w.
I. Nolan, Of Minneapolis, Mimi,
are spending the holidays in
New York city. Representative
and Mrs. Nolan with their
daughter, Miss Pat Nolan, make
their home at the Cavalier,
Mrs. Adam Wyant enter
tanned a company Of IS at
luncheon at the Shoreham
Hotel today for her debutante
daughter. Miss Anne Moore
Wyant, and for Miss Kathleen
Knox. a debutante of the
season. Miss Wyant Is home.
from Smith College for the
holidays.
Mrs. Garden r. Warner will
be hostess at q tea dance this
afternoon In the Palm Court of
the Mayflower for her Suh-debu-
tante daughter, Mss Mary War.
ner, and her house guest. Miss
Jane Macmillan, Of Atlanta, Ga.