Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-10
SOCIETY
Dinner Parties In Embassy Homes Give
Brilliant Atmosphere to Week
End Program.

Butterworth, president of the United
States Chamber of Commerce; Admiral
C.. F. Hughes chief of naval operations;
Rear Admiral Frederick G. Billiard.
commadant of the United States Coast
Guard. and Rear Admiral A. L. Willard,
u. S. N, commadant of the Navy Yard,
Washington, D. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C. league were
dinner hosts last evening at the May
flower having as their guests Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Hoyt March, Mr. and Mrs
Wilson Compton, DR.. and Mrs. Edwin
Nourse and Mr.. and Mrs. Christian
Christensen. Mr.. league is member
of the Federal Farm Board.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. B. D. Foulois
have returned to Washington from
trip to Dayton, Ohio and New York City
and are at the Carlton for a short stay
Capt. E. C. Kalbfus, U. S. N, and
Mrs. Kalbfus have been passing a few
days at the Wardman Park Hotel. Capt
Kalbfus is in command Of the u. S, S.
California, flag ship of the Pacific fleet,
which is now in port in New York for
10 days.
Col. and Mrs. Dean Halford have re-
turned to the Wardman Park Hotel from
their home in Kalamazoo. Col. and
Mrs. Halford have come East for the
marriage of the formers niece, Miss
Doris Dean Halford. daughter of Col
Frank Halford, u. S. M. c., to Lieut..
William Burford, U. S. NJ. which will
take place in Annapolis today Lieut.
Burford is we'll known in Washington,
where he attended a preparatory school
for the Naval Academy and made his
home with his uncle and aunt, the
former Ambassador to Peru, Mr. Miles
Poindexter, and the late Mrs. Poindexter.
Lieut.. Burford was graduated from the
Academy with the class of 1923. Col.
and Mrs. Halford will pass about a
week at the hotel.
Nine. Sanchez Latour and Mrs.
Everett Rapley are registered at the
Ritz-Carlton, Atlantic City, N. ].
The marriage of Miss Charlotte CAL
vert Spence, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Humphreys Spence of College
Park, Md, to Mr.. Edward Craig Will
ton, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph C. Will
ton, will take place this afternoon at
4 o'clock in st. Andrews Chapel, Col
lege Park. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rutland Duckett Beard
will go to New York tomorrow to meet
the latter's uncle, MIR. Joseph SURF, who
will arrive aboard the Cythia from his
home in Harrogate, England. Mr. and
Mrs. Beard and Mr.. Surf will remain
in New York until the end of next week
when they will come to Washington.
MIR. Surf will be the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Beard in their home in Chevy
Chase, Md, for month before starting
for six months tour of this country.
Lieut.. Col and Mrs. Charles S. Hamil-
ton will entertain 26 guests at buffet
supper and bridge in their home, on
Cathedral avenue, this evening.
Arts Club Players Open Doors
Monday for General Patronage.
The Arts Club dramatic committee
will present the Montgomery Players in
a three-act play, 1.-The Ship" by st.
John IRVINE, Monday evening in the
new auditorium of the Arts Club The
play is being directed by Mrs. william j.
Peters and the cast includes Maud
Howell Smith. James Otis Porter, Ralph
Fowler. IDA Mattingly, William s. Hep
ner, Elijah Anthony and Anna Moore
Converse. The play is being given for
the benefit Of the Arts Club building
fund and Is open to the public.
Mrs Edwin B. Parker, widow of Judge
Parker, has returned to her home, on
Wyoming avenue, after spending sew
eral weeks in Texas.
Mrs. Harriet Q. Smith of Milwaukee,
left washington yesterday by airplane
at 1890 O'Clock for her home after
aiding the National Worhans Party and
the Inter American Commission of
Women in their fight for equal nation
ality rights.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, national chair
man of the National Woman's Party
and Mrs. Max Rotter of Wisconsin, who
is leading the crusade in Congress for
equal nationality rights for women as
well as for men, were at Hoover Field
to see Mrs. Smith on on her aerial
journey.
In taking her departure, Mrs. Smith
expressed her pleasure that the Fish
resolution indorsing the equality nation
atty rights stand taken by the United
States delegation at The Hague recently,
has been reported out unanimously yes
terday by the House foreign affairs
committee.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Barnes is spend
ing the week end in Baltimore where
she will attend the junior week end
festivities at Loyola College. Miss Barnes
Is the daughter Of Mr.. George o. Barnes,
Assistant Treasurer of the United
States, and Mrs. Barnes of Brookland,
D. c.
Mrs. Walter Kenyon Lloyd and her
sister, Mrs. r. E. Pennington, who is
here from Tucson, Ariz., are leaving by
motor for a tour of the New England
States. They will meet Chaplain w. K
Lloyd, who soon sails for England.
Judge and Mrs. De Forest Paine will
be Joined Monday at the Wardman Park
Hotel by Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Hunt
ington, who will visit for q time on their
way from Florida to their home in
Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wellsels van Blarcom of
Paterson. N. j., are stopping a few days
at the Willard on their return from the
Executive Council meeting of the Amer
lean Bankers Association, which was
just held at Old Point Comfort, Va.
Republican Women's League
Hosts to Cabinet Members Wives
The League of Republican Women
Will entertain at reception in honor
of the ladies Of the cabinet, Monday.
from 4:30 to $50 o'clock at the WASH
ington Club. Mrs. Gam has accepted
an invitation to be present and receive
WlGn the president, Mrs. Edward A.
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