Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-17

TINE Chief Executive and First
Lady of the Land were hosts al
the first dinner party planned
4 expressly In honor of the Vice
President, one of the several
changes in this seasons ofhcial sched-
ule of State functions in the White
House. The company invited to NEE
the Vice President included his brother.
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. EDWARD
Everett Gam, and his daughter, Mrs
Charles P. George of Fort Sill, Okla;
the president of Georgetown Untver-
sity, the Very Rev. w. Coleman Nevis;
the chancellor Of the University OF Den
yer and Mrs. Ernest H. Lindley, the
president of Mount Holyoke College.
DR.. Mary E. Woolley; the Bishop OF
Washington and Mrs. James e. Free
man; the president OF the Chamber OF
Commerce of the United States and
Mrs William w. Butterworth; Bishop
and Mrs. William F. Mcdowell; the
chaplain of the House of Representa-
tives and Mrs. James Shera Montgonl-
cry; the chairman of the Republican
national committee, Mr.. Claudius H.
Huston; DR.. Augustus T. Murray OF
Stanford University; Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
c. Nichols of Kansas City, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Van w. Reynders, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Rickard, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel E.
Peppel of Staten Island, Miss Susan L.
Dyer, Miss Aida Henriques, Miss Mary
Randolph, Mr.. Matthew Vol. and the
Presidents aides, Col Campbell B.
Hodges and Capt. Allen Buchanan.
The customary arrangements Of the
table In the state dining room were car
ried out, with the gold service and
handsome appointments which are a
part of state dinners in the Executive
Mansion in place. The decorations
were of Laddie carnations and baby
primrose with maidenhair fern.
The dinner was followed by a muSi-
Gale, to which a small number Of adj
ditional guests were invited. The pro-
gram was given by Mr.. Louis Graveure,
tenor, and the Aguilar Lutte Quartet OF
Madrid, which is composed OF Mr..
Ezequiel Aguilar, Mr.. Pope Aguilar,
Miss Elisa Aguilar and Mr.. Pace
the ancient lutte and its music. Mr..
Carroll HOLSTER played the accompani-
ments for Mr.. Graveure.
italian Envoy and Lady Hosts
to Luncheon Party at Embassy.
The Italian Ambassador and Donna
Antonietta de MARITIME entertained a.
luncheon yesterday. their guests includ-
ing Senator william II. King, Repre-
sentative A. Piatt Andrew. Mrs. Charles
Greedy Abbott, DR.. and Mrs. Allan
Robertson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira E. Bennett,
Prof. Henry Washington, Nine. Cecile
Mocatta, Mr.. Paul WilStack and the
second counselor and Signora Catalan.
the first secretary, Signor Vitetti. and
the secretary, Mobile Soardi, Of the
Italian embassy staff.
The Minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter were hosts at dinner last
evening entertaining in compliment to
the italian Ambassador and Nobil de
MARITIME and the Ambassador Of France
and Nine. Claudel. Others in the COM
pany were Senator and Mrs. Frederic
c. Walcott, Senator Willard z. Tydings,
Representative and Mrs. Henry Winfield
Watson, Mr.. Prentice Gilbert of the
State Department and Mrs. Gilbert, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Terry johnson and Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend.
!, Mime. Peter win not be at home this
afternoon, but will receive Friday after
noon, January "a.
The Minister Of Sweden and Nine.
Bostrom will entertain a company Of 20
at dinner this evening in honor of the
former United States Minister to
Sweden and Mrs. Leland Harrison, who
are guests Of Representative and Mrs.
Robert Low Bacon. Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
rison will start shortly for the formers
new post as United States Minister to
Uruguay.
. Nine. WI, wife Of the Chinese Min
lister will not receive this afternoon.
The Minister and Nine. WI gave a
reception yesterday afternoon in honor
of Admiral Hsi Kuei Tu Of the Chinese
Navy, who is in Washington for q few
days. Those assisting were Mrs. William
De Witt Mitchell, Sonora de Ferrara,
Sonora de Alfaro, Nine. RAIDER, Mrs.
Burton K. Wheeler. Mrs. Charles L.