Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21


Curtis. and his sister, Mrs. Ed.
ward Everett Gam, will be the
Il honor guests OF the Congress.
sional Club at reception this
evening at 8 O'Clock at the club house
20o1 New Hampshire avenue.
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, sister and
hostess for the Vice President, Mr.
Charles Curtis, win receive tomorrow
niece, Mrs. George. wife Of S1aj. Charles
P. George, U. S. A., who is visiting her
father. Vice President Curtis. and Mr.
and Mrs. Gam. They Will receive in
the apartment in the Mayflower occu-
pied by the Vice President and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gam.
Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley. wife Of the
Secretary of War, viii be at home to-
morrow afternoon at 1920 Belmont
the Postmaster General, will receive in
her apartment in Wardman Park Hotel,
and Mrs. James j. Davis, wife OF the
Secretary of Labor, will observe the
afternoon at home In her house on
Massachusetts, avenue.
French Envoy and Mime. Claudel
Hosts 10 Dean Of Corps and Lady.
The Ambassador Of Great Britain
and Lady Isabella Howard viii be the
guests in whose honor the Ambassador
OF France and Nine Claudel will en-.
terrain at dinner this evening.
The Ambassador Of Spain and Sonora
de Padilla will occupy box at the
opening night Of Otis Skinner in Papa
Juan" Monday evening, January ~, at
the National Theater. Among others
vurfIl ~ TNn mvaA
Mrs. Joel Z. Boone, who will have as
their guests the Acting Secretary OF the
Navy and Mrs. Ernest Lee Jahncke.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Akerson and Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Richey will also
occupy boxes at the performance.
Frau Won Prittwitz und Geffron
attended the exhibition yesterday after
noon of Mr.. Michael Michaflow, Aus
TRAN portrait painter which was held
in the Chinese room Of the Mayf1ower.
Later Frau Won Prittwitz Joined the
Ambassador in Baltimore where they
attended q celebration Of the German
Society Of Maryland.
Among others to attend the exhibit
ton were the Minister of Albania, Mr..
Faik Konitza: the Minister Of Bulgaria
and Nine. Radeff. the counselor of the
German embassy and Frau Kiep, the
secretary Of the Bulgarian legation and
Nine. Bisseroff, Mrs r. NJ. Kaufman
and Senorita Patricia Mencia. Among
the portraits on view were those of
the German Ambassador and Frau Won
Prittwitz ind Gaffrun, the Minister Of
Bulgaria, Mr. Radeff: M. FAik KonitZa,
Frau Kiep, wife Of the counselor of the
German embassy, two portraits Of Mrs.
r. M. Kaufman, Senorita Patricia
Mencia and Mr.. st. BisSero1.
The Japanese Ambassador and Nine.
Debuchi and a number of others from
the diplomatic corps and on1cial society
attended the tea yesterday afternoon
which the Minister OF Austria and Nine.
Prochnik gave to show a number Of the
lovely portraits by Mr.. M. r. Haider,
an Austrian artist, who is spending q
portion of the Winter IN washington.
Among the canvaSeS on view yesterday
were likenesses Of the Pope and OF
MuSsolini, which Mr.. Haider completed
during recent stay in Italy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haider, who have an
apartment at Copley Courts for the
season. have with them their daughter,
Miss Carmen Haider, who is complet-
ing q book Of much interest She is
graduate Of Columbia University with
q Phi. D. degree and was sent by the
university to interview Milssolini, and
some Of her experiences viii be en-
bodied In, the book. Mr.. Haider has
also made . painting of the United
States Ambassador to the Court Of St
James, Mr.. Charles @. Dawes, which is
considered by Mrs. Dawes to be the
most characteristic OF the Ambassador
In existence.
Mrs. Stimson, wife of the Secretary of
State, has designated Mrs. Wilbur J..
Carr, wife Of the. Assistant Secretary
OF State, IS her alternate at the DEPART
n1ent of State day tomorrow at the
Floating Library" 1854 Connecticut
avenue. She viii have assisting her
the mothers and wives Of the officers
now on duty in the State Department.
A partial list Of the assistants are Mrs.
John d. Hickerson, Mrs. John Ernest
Thurston, Mrs. Dana Hcdghdon, Mrs.
]. Whitla Stinson, Mrs Joseph Ballan-
tine, Mrs. John X. Caldwell and Mrs.
Maxwell Hamilton. In order to make
the quota set by Mrs. Gibson Fahne-
stock, the library must collect 835 books
each day. Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie
has charge OF the library.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, Mr..
Mellon, viii be the honor guest at din
ner this evening Of Senator and Mrs.
Hamilton r Kean, who viii entertain
ut the Mayhower Hotel.
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