Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-18

THE President and Mrs. Hoover
will entertain at dinner this
evening in honor of the Vice
Il President, Mr.. Charles Curtis.
This is the fourth of the State
functions on the official schedule for
this season, and the last until the re-
Ception on New Year day.
Mrs. Hoover was the honor guest at
luncheon today of Mrs. Charles Francis
Adams, wife of the Secretary of the
Navy, who entertained in her home on
r street. The other guests were the
wives of the members of the cabinet
with the exception of Mrs. Walter F.
Brown, wife of the Postmaster General,
who is absent from the city.
His majesty King Alexander Of
Jugoslavia was honored yesterday at
the Jugoslav legation, on Sixteenth
street, when the Minister from that
country, Dr. Leonide Pitamic, held
reception to the Ambassadors, Ministers
and charge d'affaires and others OF the
diplomatic corps, some of the highest
officials of the Government and others
to celebrate the birthday anniversary
of his majesty. Guests arrived at the
legation in a flying snowstorm, but
exceedingly smiling and happy, and the
interior of the legation, in strong con-
trast to the first Winter storm, was
brilliant with lights and flowers and
filled with distinguished visitors.
DR.. Pitamic received the guests alone.
but members of the legation staff and
others assisted.
The drawing rooms of the legation
were lovely in the decoration of flowers
carrying out the colors OF the country,
while the long tea table, where friends
Of the Minister presided, bore a huge
centerpiece of red and white flowers
and other decorations of the table car
Hied out the country's colors.
Among those celebrating the oc-
caSion with the Minister were the Sec
rotary of War and Mrs. Hurley. the
French Ambassador, Paul Claudel, and
his daughter, Mile. Refine Claudel; the
Ambassador of Germany and Frau Won
Prittwitz, the Chilean Ambassador and
Sonora de Davilla, the Bolivian Minis
ter, Don Eduardo de Medina; the SIAM
csc Minister, Prince Amoradat Kridi-
kara, and the Minister of Panama and
Sonora de Alfaro.
Chinese Envoy and Mime. WI
Fete Vice President Curtis.
The Chinese Minister and Nine. WI
entertained at dinner last evening in
honor of the Vice President, MIR. Charles
Curtis. The guests were, besides Mr..
and Mrs Edward Everett Gam, brother
1n-laW ana sister OF the nOnOr guest,
the Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Arthur M. HYDE, the Secretary of Com
merce and Mrs. Robert Patterson La
mont, the Ambassador of Cuba and
Sonora de terrara, Senator and Mrs.
Charles L. McNary, Representative and
Mrs. James M. Beck, the Assistant Sec
rotary of State and Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Harry p. HuSe,
the consul general at Shanghai and Mrs.
Edwin Cunningham, and Mrs. Jacob
Leander Loose.
Senator and Mrs. Walter F. George of
Georgia have as their guest at the May
flower Miss Frances Stapleton of Atlanta,
who will return South with them to-
morrow for the Christmas holidays.
Senator and Mrs James J. Davis were
the guests In whose honor Mr.. and Mrs.
Wade Hampton Ellis entertained at din
ner last evening in their home on Massa-
chusetts avenue. Others in the COM
pany included Representative and Mrs.
S. Wallace Dempsey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank w. Mondell Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Mrs. Pendleton
Mayo and Mr.. G. Bascom Slemp.