The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-25
Rudy NGLLee
For Mrs.
Congressional Club Party
Staged in Compliment to
First Lady of Land

The idol OF several m1llI0n
radio fans, Rudy Vallee, was
the headliner at the Con-
aressional Club breakfast for
Mrs. Hoover at the Pan
American Union today,
The breakfast, the Con.
Rressional Clubs annual en-
tertainment in honor of the
First Lady, was the most
gorgeous in the history of
the club. Tables and stair
way leading to the big ball
room on the second floor
were banked with white
lilac and yellow roses,
purple Japanese iris and
blue lupin.
Honor Guest
Mrs. Hoover as guest Of honor
breakfasted at a table with
Mrs. Porter Dale, president OF
Sthe club; Mrs. Edward Everett
Gam, Mrs. Charles Evans
Hughes, Mrs. Curtis D. Wilbur.
Mrs. Ernest w. Roberts, Mrs.
Irvine L. Lenroot, Mrs. Lindley
,, 81. Hadley, Mrs. william c..
kaaamseyer, Mrs. Clarence Lea.
AIRS. s.. wallace Dempsey, Mrs.
Louis r. McFadden, Mrs. Tom
Connally, Mrs. Joe Grail, Mrs.
Daniel C. Reed and Mrs. Clay
stone Briggs.
necticut Yankees staged a pro-
gram that will long be remem-
bered by the club. THE Vaga-
bond Lover" II Love the
Moon" Pagan Love Song" and
eff You Were the Only Girl in
the World" were q few Of
Rudy's songs. The program
was broadcast by the National
Broadcasting Company over
WEAF. Mrs. Porter Dale, as
president, made the introduc-
ton. Mrs. Hoover was intro
duced to the radio listeners
in" but did not speak. Rudy
went on the air at 1:45.
Dales and Vallees
Mrs. Dale was responsible for
the appearance Of the lion Of
the program. The Dales of
Vermont and Vallees Of Maine
are old friends and the gracious
wife Of the Vermont solon has
known Hubert Prior Vallejo
give Mr.. Vallee his full name
since his knickerbocker days.
Five hundred guests, the
largest number ever to attend
the clubs annual breakfast, at
tended. AS Souveniers they
carried away the menu cards
which had been printed with,
an autographed photograph of
Mrs. Hoover on the cover.
The party was the clubs first
opportunity to entertain Mrs.
Hoover since she became First
Lady of the Land. The annual
reception to the President and
his wife was staged this year
minus the presence of Mrs.
Hoover, then i'll with a severe
cold at the White House.
Il
Dinner Host
The Secretary of the Treas
ury, Andrew w. Mellon, gave a
dinner last night at his apart
ment on Massachusetts, Avenue.
His guests were the Ambas-
sador of France and Nine. Clau.
del, the Ambassador of Chile
and Nine. Davila, the Minister
of Sweden and Nine. Bostrom,
the minister of the Irish Free
State. Michael MacWhite, the
Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Wilbur, Senator and Mrs.
Frederick Steiwer, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Franklin w. Fort,
Representative and Mrs. Harry
"A. Estep, Mrs. John T. Pratt,
the charge d'affaires of Poland,
Victor Podoski; Mrs. Josephine
Patten, Miss Anne Randolph
and Garrard Winston.
Mr.. Winston was formerly
Undersecretary Of the Treasury.
y 4
Dinner for Envoy
The Chinese Minister to the
Court of st. James, DR.. Alfred
SEE, who is visiting in Wash
ington, is the. guest in whose
honor Representative and Mrs.
Sol Bloom will entertain at
dinner on Sunday evening.
X X
Owing to illness the minister
Of Persia, Mira Davoud Khan
Meftah, who is in Garfield Hos
pital, has Cancelled all engage
mentS.
The former United States
Ambassador to Great Britain
and Mrs. John W. Davis are
at the Bon Air Vanderbilt,
Augusta, Ga.
\
Russian Concert
Z An unusual demand for tick
/etS has been made for the con-
cert to be held March 6 for the
benefit of Russian exiles in
Sofia, Bulgaria.
Mrs. Henry r. Dimock has
graciously offered her Sixteenth