Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
SOCIETY
fcontinued FROM Second Pagel

yesterday, where they will spend the
next month. on their way to Florida
for the Winter.
Mrs. James H. Barrett entertained at
luncheon and bridge at Waroman Park
Hotel today.
Rear Admiral Julian Lane Latimer,
u. S. N, retired, and Mrs Latiner,
with their daughter, Miss Laura Lati-
mer, and Mrs. Latimer's mother, Mrs.
C. A. Richardson of Washington, D. C.,
are at Hotel del Coronado, Coronado
Beach, Calf, for an indefinite stay.
They went there from Newport, r. l.,
where they have been passing the
Summer, and are visiting their
daughters, Mrs. Thaxton, wife OF
Capt r. c. ThaXton, U. S. M. c., and
Mrs. Deese, wife of Lieut.. R. r. Deese,
u. S. M. c., both of whom are sta
toned here. Admiral Latimer retired
from the service on october /, since
which time the family has been trav-
cling.
M Philippe Boudet of Paris. secretary
to the French Ambassador, is in resi-
dence at the Mayf1ower.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Lansburgh enter
tanned at reception last wednesday,
October Is, at their home, at 2240
Cathedral avenue.
Miss Viola Mallet- Conboye assisted
Mrs. Lansburgh in receiving the guests
to the reception, which was in honor OF
the harvest season following the He
brew New Year and Yom Kippur.
A tent-l|ke hut in the rear yard of
the home formed the reception and
dining room and was decorated entirely
with varied fruits, nuts and leaves
which hung NJ clusters from the ceiling.
In the center a large table decorated
with palms and candelabara stood,
covered with different foods, each bear
ing some significance to the occasion.
The tent was a reproduction of the
ones used by the Hebrews on their
flight across the desert and the fruits
were significant of the foods they ate.
The guests included: Mrs. Mary L..
Brown, Maj. NJ. d. Case. Mrs. Edwin
Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Hughes,
Dr. and Mrs. William o. Emery and
their daughter, Dr. and Mrs. William
Jack, Mrs. Robert M. La Toilette with
Mrs. Howett of New York, Miss Emily
F. Long Capt. Lompart, Mrs E. c..
Mcdonnell, Miss Catherine Mcdonnell,
Col. and Mrs. Edmond Mallet, Rev.
Nelson Mason, Miss Viola Mallet-Con-
boye. Mrs. NJ. Millspaugh, Mrs. L. NJ
Ryan. Mrs. A. L. Thompson, Miss Nelly
Hawke, Mrs. Norton and son and many
others.
A feature of the program of enter
tainment was a group of dance num-
bers by Miss Viola Mallet-Conboye. who
gave a minuet, gavotte and several
Spanish dances.
The Floor Committee for the pageant
and dance of the east room at the
Willard Friday evening of this week
which is headed by Brig. Gen. william
E. Horton, embraces a group of Wash
ington's benedicts and bachelors, in
Guiding Rear Admiral Ridley Mclean,
Lieut.. Col Owen Albright, Mr.. Sheri
dan Biays, Mr.. Edward Burk. Sd: Mr..
George H. Calvert, jr.; Mr.. Philip H.
Clarke, Walter D. Davidge, Mr.. Charles
DeImar. Mr. BENJAMIN Foster. Mr.. Ed
ward A. Keys. Mr.. Paul H. Lutz, Mr..
Francis B. Poe. Mr.. Edward Burr
Powell. Mr.. Charles Mason Remey, Mr..
william Bowie Clarke, Mr.. Leroy Tuttle,
DR.. Joseph S. Wall. Lieut.. James c.
White, Mr.. Willoughby Chesely. Mr.
William Jeffries Chewing and Mr.. A.
G. v. Wells.
Interest in the presentation of the
historic pageant based on diverting
incidents that have taken place in the
famous east room of the White House
in days of long ago, is so great and
inquiries regarding tickets for the event
have been SO many more than were
expected that the Executive Committee
for the pageant. through Mrs. Edward