Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-08

ID tanned at dinner. last evening
BY the Vice President, Mr.
- Charles Curtis, In the vice presi-
Dental suite at the May6oweI
Hotel. Mrs. Hoover was unable to at
tend because Of Illness. Mrs. Edward
Everett Cam, aister Of the Vice Presi-
dent, acted ~ hostess for her brother.
The company ct the dinner included
Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley, wife Of the Sec
rotary Of War; the newly appointed
Ambassador to Germany. and Mrs.
Frederic M. @ackett Of Kentucky, Sena-
tor and Mrs. James Z. Watson OF In
diana, Senator and Mrs. Charles L.
McNary OF Oregon, Senator and Mrs.
James Couzens Of Michigan, Senator
and Mrs. Charles 3. Dcreen OF Illinois.
Senator Daniel o. Hastings OF Della
ware, Mrs. Jacob Ieander Loose, Mrs.
Henry Alvah Strong and Mr. Edward
Everett Gam.
The guests were seated at an oblong-
shaped table, made especially for the
occasion to conform exactly to the size
and shape OF o very lovely pale pink
linen tablecloth, recently given to the
hostess by q friend In C1echoslovakia.
Pink roses and stevia with rose-color
candles were used to carry out the color
which bore O monogram embroidered In
q slightly darker shade OF pink.
The vice President will be the honor
guest at dinner this evening OF the
Chinese Minister and Nine. WI. Among
the guests win be Mr.. and Mrs. Gam.
Mrs. Gam viii receive this afternoon
Hotel, when she will have assisting her
Mrs. George H. Moses, Mrs. Claude A.
Swanson, MRS. william y. Borah. MRS.
Porter IT. Dale, Mrs. James Il. watson.
Mrs. William ]. Harris, MRS. Henry j.
Allen. Miss Henrietta Allen, Mrs. u. 3.
Guyer, Mrs. Homer Hoch, Miss Jean
Hoeh. Ars. George Strong, Mrs.
Haworth- Mrs. W. A. Ayres, Miss Ayres,
Mrs. william Rodenberg. Mrs. Harold
r. Smoot and Mrs. Ernest Dawley.
The Attorney General and Mrs.
Mitchell had guests dining with them
last evening for Mrs. Mitchells niece,
Miss Gertrude Bancroft Of St. Paul,
who Is their house guest for q week.
The Attorney General and their guests
later attended the performance Of
Sherlock Holmes" which Mr.. William
Gillette Is giving this week IN the Ma
tional Theater.
President Hoover Greeted by
Hundreds at Congressional Club.
The Congressional Club held its most
important event Of the season when last
night 1t gave Q reception in honor Of
the President and Mrs. Hoover There
was keen disappointment among the
more than 400 guests who were as
sembled in the large audience room
when 1t became known that Mrs.
Hoover, who has been confined to the
White House with . heavy cold for
almost q week past, could not attend.
However. the welcome given President
Hoover was hearty one, and East,
West, North and South met to shake
his hand Political lines and sectional
lines were completely leveled In the
hospital ity, and the largest number Of
members and guests received by the
Congressional Club In some years at
tended.
The guest next in interest to the
President was the Secretary of Labor.
Mr.. James J. Davis. who was the center
Of groups Of man and women all during
there being no lack OF talk anent his
name being mentioned as the next Gov
sernor OF Pennsylvania.
Among thu Senator's attending with
their wives were Senator Vandenberg
Of Michigan and Senator Porter H. Dale
of Vermont.
The President arrived about $50
by Mrs. Porter II. Dale of Vermont,
president Of the club, and the other
ofncers, with the exception Of Mrs.
Tom Connolly. who. with Senator Con-
molly, Is now en- route here from their
Texas hoFne, where they spent Christ
mas. Mrs. Dale escorted the President
TO the BAH room on the upper floor.
followed by Mrs. c. william RanseyeY
Of Iowa, Mrs. Clarence =. Lea Of Cali
fornia, Mrs. o. wallace Dempsey Of
New York. .Ars. Louis T. MeFadden Of
New York. Mrs. Joe Grail Of California
and Mrs. Clay Stone Briggs Of Texas,
ofncers Of the club. Capt Stewart ?.
Miller, q. 3. A., aid to the President,
and son Of Representative and Mrs.
John Franklin Miller Of the State of
Washington, made the introductions.
Mrs. Dale wore . gracefully draped
gown Of eggshe1l color silk, with a pat
tern brocaded in q fine gold thread
jewelry and. gold slippers and hose.
Mrs. Ramseyer was In powder-blue
MORE. made on long lines, the skirt
touching the floor In the back and
shorter in the front. A marrow belt
marked the waistIine and ornaments
Of brilliantS finished the deep point Of
the neckliYie IN the back and the more
shallow point in the front. Mrs. Lea
had q costume Of eggshell color taffeta,
embroidered in gold, made on straight
lines, long In the hack, and the normal
Waistline indicated in the back with
hne tlicks. Mrs. DempseyS gown was
Of very pale petunia panne satin, made
on gracefully draped lines and trimmed
with velvet bows OF deeper shade, ana
her slippers matched her gown. Mrs.
McFadden had o gown Of fiesl1-eoIor
MORE, the moderately long skirt falling
longer In the back and trimmed with
a large bow Of velvet In . slightly
deeper shade In The back at o normal
waiStline and large bow Of the velvet
on one side also at the normal waist
line. Mrs. Reed was I'm black lace,
made after O straight silhouette, the
skirt longer In the back than In front
and without trimming. Mrs Grail wore
red taffeta, made with very long and
full skirt and fitted bodice, O bow of
taffeta at the base of the deep v Of
the neck]tne In the back and o larger
bow Of the taffeta on the left aide
marking q normal waistline. Mrs
Briggs had q costume of black net,
made very long In the back and on one
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