Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-24
SOCIETY
Mrs. Hoover Joined the President in
Entertaining Dinner Guests at
White House Last Night.

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president of that country. The capital
city was named Sucre In his honor.
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Mayor William B. Ellison Of johnson
City, Tenn, is in washington for q few
days as the house guest Of his brother,
DR.. Everett M. Ellison on NJ street.
Mr.. Edmund Burke, 3rd, entertained
large and interesting party last eve
ming at the opening of the LIE Paradis
roof garden for the Summer season.
The guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
Chaunce Vought of New York. Miss
Phyllis Hight, Miss Marian Jardine,
Miss Louise johnson. Miss Adair Chill
dress, Mr.. Lawn Thompson and Mr..
Davis Stone.
Others entertaining included Mrs
Hallock du Pont, Miss Adelaide Bride,
Capt j. c. Smith, Lieut.. r. A. Upston,
Mr.. John Rodgers and Capt. g. J. Van
Lennep.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Buren, Pagett an
nounce the engagement Of their eldest
daughter, Enid Kathleen, to Mr.. VIII
liam D.. Mitchell, the wedding to take
place on June Is at Trinity Episcopal
Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Ramsay Edminster
of Klingle street entertained at bridge
at their home Thursday night In honor
of Mrs. administers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Forsythe, of Chillicothe. III.
The guests were Mr. and Mrs. John II.
Yates, Mrs. Sadie B. Yates, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Clyde Miller, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Whitlock of Charlottesville, Va,
who are staying at the Hamilton; Mrs.
william Surber, Mrs Frederick Pyle
and Mr.. and Mrs. James Austin Stone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forsythe left for their
home last night.
Mrs. John Henry Cox Of Santa Paula.
Calf, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles c. league, in their apart
ment at the Mayf1ower. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cox made the trip East by motor and
Mr.. Cox is now visiting his mother in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. league is entertaining at tea
this afternoon at the hotel in compli-
ment to her daughter, when she will
be assisted in receiving by Mrs. Joe
Grail, Mrs. Charles Wilson, Mrs. Stanley
Reed and Mrs. Christian Christensen.
Mrs. John Winthrop Tully arrived
yesterday from her home in New Or
leans to attend the marriage Of her
sister, Miss Gwendolyn Ragsdale, to MIR.
Edward william Whaley of Knoxville,
Tenn, which will take place Tuesday,
June 8. Mrs. Tully, who was formerly
Miss Elizabeth Ragsdale. will be one Of
the attendants for her sister.
Maj. p. e. McNabb will entertain a
party of IL at the dinner dance this
evening In the gold room Of the Ward
man Park Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Oliver are visit
ing at the Grove Park Inn at Asheville,
N. c., before returning to their home
at 23l1 Connecticut avenue.
Mrs. Norman Baxter of Hawthorne
street entertained at luncheon and
bridge Thursday, when her guests were
Mrs. H.~K. Phillips, Mrs. Phelps Adams
and Mrs. Harold ,Brayman.
Mrs Thomas H. Creighton. jr., will be
hostess at tea in the Florentine room
Of the wardman Park Hotel this after
noon from 4 until z o'clock in honor
of Mrs. James j. Lehman, wife Of the
United States district Judge in Panama,
who is visiting here.
DR.. Edward M. Pickford viii enter
thul company ILLS evening at the
supper dance on the L Ccc:-,..d.3 roof
garden.
Mrs. James Irving Dodds Of Buffalo,
N. Y, Is the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Anton Heitmuller, 1907 Four
teenth street northwest, for week. Mrs.
Dodds Is remembered here as the for
mer Mrs. Eaton Boothe, widow Of Lieut..
Eaton Boothe, who lost his life in an
aeroplane accident In line of duty in
the Naval Aircraft Service several years
ago.
Mrs G. NJ Jones is hostess ut din
rler and bridge at the Dodge Hotel this
evening. Covers will be laid for "a.
Countess Skarzynska returned to New
York last night, following q brief visit
In Washington at the Mayfiower. The
countess, the former Miss Helene Smith
OF New York, is the wife Of Count
Thadee Skarzynski, former high COM
missioner of Poland.
Bride-Elec Entertained