The Washington times., 1930-12-18
Many Formal
Dinners Are
Given
Christmas Spirit Pervades
Official Functions; HoOvers
viii Be Hosts for Vice
President This Evening
BY ANNE PATTEN

0Y ANNE y AA n &AAN
Dinners are the order Of the
day.
With Christmas week only O
few days away and the calendar
crowded for the holiday season
with parties for the young peo-
ple, both debutantes and SUB
iebs, their elders are seiZing the
opportunity this week to make
merry in more formal fashion.
Never have there been quite so
many dinner events scheduled
on the social program. Society,"
particularly the official group, Is
dining and being dined with
much ceremony every evening.
Leading the scheduled list OF
dinners for this evening Is, OF
course, the party at the v nv
House given by the PRESIDENT
and Mrs. Hoover in compliment
to Vice President Curtis and his
sister-hostess, Mrs. Edward Ever
EFT Gam. The fete will be held
with all the traditional pomp
and ceremony Of such off1c1a!
functions, with an added note OF
holiday cheer.
Red and Green Decorations
The seasons red and green
will play a prominent part IN
decorations and the famous gold
.e,xyica and gold candelabra will
again decorate the table IN the
state dining room. :,
Last evening Vice President
Curtis was the honor guest at
the dinner given by the Chinese
Minister and Nine. Wu at the
legation on Ninteenth street.
His brother.in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Everett
Gam, were among the guests.
The others present were the
Cuban Ambassador and Sonora
de Ferrara, the Secretary OF
Agriculture and Mrs. Arthur M.
Hyde, the Secretary Of Com
merce and Mrs. Robert Patter-
son Lamont, Senator and Mrs.
Charles McNary, Representative
and Mrs. James M. Beck, AS
sistant Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr, Vice Ad-
miral and Mrs. Harry T. Huse,
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose and
Consul General and Mrs. Edwin
Cunningham. Mr.. Cunningham
now on leave, is United States
consul general to Shanghai.
Other Dinners Given
Numerous other official din
ner parties were on the
calendar last evening. The
Minister Of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter entertained con-
genial company, the ranking
guests being the Ambassador
Of Chile and Sonora de Davila
and the Ambassador Of Bel
GUM and Princess de Ligne.
The Secretary Of War and
Mrs. Hurley were entertained
by Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. M.
Robert Guggenheim, whose
party was given at their home
In Edgemoor. The other guests
were Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Will
liam D. Connor, Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. William Haskell, Of New
York city; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Tuckerman and Col. and Mrs.
A. owen Seaman.
Davises are HOnOred
Senator and Mrs. James J.
Davis were honor guests at the
dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Wade Hampton Ellis at their
residence in Massachusetts, Ave
nue.. Others In the company
were Representative and Mrs.
s.. wallace Dempsey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank w. Mondell, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Cary r.
Grayson, MRS. Pendleton Mayo
and c. BaScom Slemp.
Another interesting dinner
party was given for Col. Harry
Burgess, governor of the Pan
anna Canal, and MRS. Burgess,
who were entertained by Col.
Edward Schultz, commandant
Of Fort Humphreys, and Mrs.
Schultz at the Virginia post.
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Luncheon for Mrs. Hoover
MNs. Hoover was the guest
Of honor at luncheon given to-
day by Mrs. Charles Francis
Adams, wife Of the Secretary Of
the Navy.
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Son Is Born
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Frost
are receiving congratulations
upon the birth of a son on
Saturday. The child will be
called Robert Tuttle Morris
Frost.
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HOnOrS For Visitor
Mrs. David Kincheloe, wife
Of former Representative Kin
cheloe, now a member of the
Federal Customs Court Of New
York, will be the honor guest
at luncheon given today ut
the National Woman'S Country
Club by Mrs. Eugene Woodson.
There will be II guests.