Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-04
n RS. HOOVER will return to the
N White House this evening from
w Philadelphia, where she went
Yesterday morning to attend

In n RS HOOVER will return to the
sNU White House this evening from
sfV Philadelphia, where she went
X L yesterday morning to attend
the annual meeting Of the
Society of Friends. The First Lady
WAS accompanied to the Quaker City by
Mrs. Charles D. Walcott, widow of the
BUTTON, and was the guest overnight of
Mrs. Walcott's sister-in-law, Mrs. George
Naux of Bryn Mawr.
! Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, sister of
Vice President Curtis, will be the guest
in whose honor Mrs. Ransley, wife OF
Representative Harry G. RanSley, will
Entertain at luncheon Monday, April
%, in the Chinese room of the
Mayhower.
( The Secretary Of War and Mrs. Hurley
will entertain at dinner Friday evening,
May 2.
! Mrs. Arthur Hyde, wife of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture, with Mrs. Rosco C.
Patterson, wife of Senator Patterson;
Mrs. Joe j. Manlove, wife Of Repre-
Sentative Manlove, and Mrs. Charles
Keyser. will be joint hostesSeS at tea
on Sunday, April IS, at the home of
Mrs. Keyser at 1920 Decatur street in
honor of the members of the D. A. r.
from Missouri who are attending the
convention here.
The Minister Of Norway and Nine.
Bachke will go to Atlantic City today
for the week end. They will return to
The Mayfower Hotel Monday afternoon.
Unique Dinner Is Given
At Congressional Club.
A menu of the favorite recipes of
famous people which had been tested
On a single member of the lower
House and finished off with a program
passed on by the White House made
the dinner party at the Congressional
Club last evening particularly unique
affaff. -''.
The event was sort of triumphal
celebration of the success Of the Con-
gressional Cook Book put out by the
club for the purpose of raising funds
with which to enlarge its club build
ing. Representative Louis c. Cramton
of Michigan is the gentleman who no:
only allowed the recipes from the great
and near great to be tried out on him,
but he has assisted his wife, Mrs. Cram
ton, chairman of the cook book COM
nittee from the inception of the
scheme up to the present time, in carry
conducted the dinner last evening, Mrs
Porter H. Dale, president of the club,
who had her husband, Senator Dale, as
a guest, making some clever remarks.
Starting with mushroom soup, after
the recipe of Mrs. Hoover, and fire.
quently served as White House favor
lite. and the cucumber relish by Mrs.
Edward Everett Gam; embracing the
preparation of Smithdeld ham after
I NIL u
Byrd Of Virginia, topped of by the
delicious coffee brewed after the for
mula of Mrs. Martin A. Morrison, wife
Of Representative Morrison of Indiana,
the meal was bowling success.
The Congressional Club is the only club
Of its kind eXtant having membership
made up of the wives, mothers, daughters
and sisters of Senators and Represent
atives in Congress. Last night the
members were permitted to invite the
man members Of families as guests at
dinner and there was little delay in
acceptances to the full capacity Of the
club.
Mrs. Hoover wrote the foreword for
the cook book and the White House
was represented by the Presidents
accompanied Mrs. Newton, a member
of the club, and by Col. E. w. Startling,
one of the Presidents protectors, who
took with him the greater part of the
program that followed the feast. Mrs.
Allard H. Gasque, wife of Representative
Gasque of Florence, S. c., gave several
recitations in effective manner. Repre-
sentative Cramton wroked the moving
picture and still-life exhibition with Ian
tern slides made in Yellowstone Park.
Mr.. Horace M Albright, director of
the National Park Service, gave fit
ting after dinner talk on the beauties
of Yellowstone, referring to and show
ing pictures of the many congressional
parties which travelled that way.
Ranger Alexander Hare told some fine
fish stories and incidents of travellers
through the park.
New members of the club received
copies of the cook book and the sale
of the books was smartly promoted.
More than $4,000 has already been
added to the building fund through this
medium and the magnificent manage
ment of the cook book committee.
Senator Simeon D. Fess entertained