The Washington times., 1930-07-16
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Luncheon
Hostess
Wife of Secretary Of State
Entertains in Compliment
To Mrs. Hoover Yesterday

EnleTldiIlS VI SUIIlpuiti0IIl
To Mrs. Hoover Yesterday
Mrs. Henry l.. Stimson, wife
of the Secretary Of State, enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday in
compliment to Mrs. Hoover.
The hostess entertained at
Woodley. the historic and
charming suburban home pur-
chased when Secretary Stimson
arrived in Washington to as
sumo his duties as a member Of
the Hoover Cabinet.
Other Guests
Invited to meet the distin-
guished guest Of honor were
Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley, Mrs.
Walter F. Brown, Mrs. James j.
Davis, Mrs. Reed Smoot, Mrs.
Frederick Gillett, Mrs. Wilbur
j. Carr and Mrs. Stark McMul-
lin. Mrs. Smoot, with Senator
Smoot, and Mrs. McMullin are
guests Of the President and Mrs.
Hoover at the White House.
Decorations for the luncheon
were of summer flowers from
the gardens of Woodley.
The absentee ladies of the
Cabinet group are all out Of
town-Mrs. William Dewitt
Mitchell, in Minnesota; Mrs.
Charles Francis Adams, at her
home in Concord. Mass; Mrs.
Ray Lyman Wilbur, in Califor-
MIA, and Mrs. Robert P. Lamont,
at Lake Forest, Ill. Mrs. Arthur
M. Hyde is making short stay
in Baltimore prior to going to
her home in Trenton, Mo.
Here For Party
Mrs. Davis has been at Vent
nor, N. j., for several weeks, but
returned to town yesterday
morning to combine the buSi-
ness of experimenting some al
terations to her house with the
pleasure of attending Mrs. Stim-
sons luncheon yesterday and
the garden party for disabled
veterans at the White House to-
day. She will return tonight
to Ventnor. where she has cot
tage for the summer and where
the little Davises are awaiting
her return.
To Attend Marriage
Mr.. and Mrs. John NewbOid,
jr., will go to Sorrento. Mes in
August to attend the marriage
of Miss Ellen Cox Ewing, daugn-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Ewing, of New York, to Thomas
Archibald Stone, second secre-
tary of the Canadian legation,
which will take place August 4.
The Ewings have a summer
home in Sorrento.
DIR. and Mrs. James A. Gan
non and their daughter, Bene-
dicta, are ut the Lake Morey
Club, Fairlee, VT. They will
visit New London, Conn. where
their sons, James and Robert
are at camp, before returning
to Washington on August /.
Returns From Visit
Mrs. Frank T. Hines has re-
turned to her apartment at
2101 Connecticut Ave-. after a
two weeks visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Kennedy. at
Rehoboth Beach, Del.
To Cape May
Mrs. Buckner Randolph is
leaving Washington today for
Cape May. N. J., for an in
definite stay.
Her daughter. Miss Louise
Randolph, is visiting in New
York.
In New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton j. Lam
bert are spending a short while
in New York, where they are
staying at the st. Regis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A.
Bowden and their daughters,
Miss Elizabeth Bowden and
Miss Margaret Bowden, of
Sacramento, Calf, are passing
some time at the Wardnan
Park Hotel. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bowden and their daughters
are touring in the East for
some weeks and will later go
to Newport and NarraganSett
to visit. ...
Sailing FOg Europe
Miss Teresa Saul, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Saul,
has sailed for Europe, to travel
until fall and enter school
at Cannes, France. She accom-
panied Mrs. William j. Lightle
and her daughter, of San Fran
cisco.
Leave For Nahant
Miss Abbie MacCammon and
her sister, Miss Edith MacCam-
mon, are leaving today for
Nahant, Mass, for the rest of
the summer.
NeWbOLds to Spend
Rest of Summer