Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-12

TIME Vice President, Mr.. Char!es
Curtis, will be the guest OF the
Horse Show Association o.
Newport Saturday at the annual
horse show there. The Vic'
President will have with him In MI
box his son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Webster Knight, I'd, anc
Mr.. Knight will enter one or more
of his horses in the show.
Senator Harry B. Halves has gone
to New York and is at the Weyhr
for a few days.
Theron MacVeagh Engagement
Announced in Capital Today,
Mai and Mrs. Henry Leonard an.
r,ounce the enRagement of Ellen WARD
rThoron. daughter of the latter, to Mr.
Francis Wayne MacVeagh, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Charles MacVeagh OF loOu
New Hampshire avenue, washington
THE wedding. which will be a strictly
family affair, will take place In this
city in September. ~ -
Miss Thoron made her debut IN
Washington in 1927, and after nnlsn-
ing her school in this country, stuoleo
at a fashionable school In Paris. Sne
is a member of the Junior League, ano
last Winter was the guest OF her uncle
and aunt. the United States Ampas-
sador to Rome and Mrs. John w. Gar
rett at the Italian capital. MISS
Thoron's grandparents were the late
Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin H. Warder OF
this city. and their beautiful home on
K street was a few years ago trans
planted to Sixteenth street, where 1t Is
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Oakley Totten.
Mr., MacVeagh is a graduate Of Har-
ward. 81, and is an instructor there.
He and his bride will go to Cambridge
to live. He is a member OF the Uni
versity and Harvard clubs.
The First Assistant Secretary of the
Interior, Mr.. Joseph M. Dixon, has as
his guests at his apartment at the
Wardnnan Park Hotel his sister, MRS.
y II Dixon of Elkin, N c., and their
niece, Miss Flora White Edwards OF
Greensboro, N. c., who will pass week
here.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Henry H.
Hough spent the week end at the May
flower, and left washington yesterday
for New York. They are sailing for
Panama on Friday, Admiral Hough re-
Gently having been assigned to duty as
commandment of the 18th naval district
with headquarters at Balboa, Canal
Zone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, son
and daughter -in-iaw OF the Iate frssl.
dent Roosevelt, will give q supper dance
Friday evening, September IL, in their
Summer place, Mohannes, at Oyster
Bav for Mr.. Roosevelt's niece. Miss
Grace Green Roosevelt, daughter OF the
Governor of Porto Rico and Mrs, Theo-
dore Roosevelt, who will be debutante
of the coming Winter. Mrs. kermit
Roosevelt is now visiting Mrs. douglas
Gibbons at Paul Smiths, in the AARON
dacks, and will return TO Oyster Bay
when Miss Roosevelt arrives from san
Juan.
Conndr Comfort B. Platt, who has
gone to the New York Navy YARD from
0uantico. Va, is staying at the van
derbilt in New York, where Mrs. Platt
joined him yesterday.
Lieut.. comdr. William Smith, y. 0.
N. and Mrs. Smith have arrived IN
washington from San Diago, CALI. ana
have taken an apartment 81 Alnan
Towers for the Winter. Comdr. smith
is on duty at. Bureau Of Yards and
Docks, Navy Department.. Before being
stationed in California, Comdr. smith
was in Panama. -
Edith Virderl, daughter OF the late
Can't. and Mrs. Henry F. Viruen OF
PHILADELPHIA, is a talented musician.
She Is an interesting addition not only
to social circles, but to fnusic-loWng
washington as well. Mrs. Smith is OF
one of the oldest families Of Philadel-
mia. where she made her debut
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bowie Chapman
are entertaining a party aboard their
Yacht Rima along the coast, their
guests being Mr. and Mrs. Allan De
Witt Morrow, Mrs. william g. Jones,
Mrs. H. Clay Merrill and Mr.. Andrew
B. Duvall. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman are
spending the Summer in their nome
at Castine, Me, and made cruise along
the coast to Bar Harbor over Sunday.
Miss Louise Brooks. who is visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. Edward T.
Stotesbur., at Bar Harbor, will be the
guest in whose honor Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Atwater Kent Of Philadelphia viii en-
terrain at a dance this evening in their
Summer home, Beay Desert. Miss Brooks
will be a debutante in Washington next
Winter.
Gen. and Mrs. CASTOR Returning
From Blue Ridge Summit Friday.
Gen. and Mrs Joseph A. CASTOR, who
have been staying at Monterey Inn,
Blue Ridge Summit, will leave that
place for washington Friday. They