Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-11

italian Ambassador Recalls
Invitations for Dinner.
The Italian Ambassador and Nobil
Donna Antionette de MARITIME have re-
called invitations for the dinner TO-
morrow evening. because of official
mourning. They also Cancelled the tea
Sunday afternoon.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Arthur M. Hyde, out of respect to Mr..
Taft, have recalled invitations for the
opening private view of the amaryllis
show, which will be apened to the pub
lie tomorrow, at the Department of Ag-
riculture green houses.
Mrs. william E. Brock, wife Of the
Senator from Tennessee, entertained a
few friends at luncheon yesterday at
the Carlton.
Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss of New
York, mother of Mr.. Hugh D. Auchin-
Gloss, jr., of Washington, is spending
the late Winter at Augusta, Ga. Mrs.
Auchincloss has been appointed MEM
Der of the advisory council of the ex-
ecutive board of the National Woman's
Country Club, representing New York
State with Mrs. William Bayard CUT
ting, mother of Senator Bronson Gut
ting.
Representative and Mrs. Addison T.
Smith of Idaho entertained at luncheon
yesterday at the Capitol in honor of
Gov. H. G. Baldridge Of Idaho. Others
In the company were former Gov. D.
w. Davis and former Gov c. G. Moore,
commissioner of the General Land
once, and Mrs. John w. Hart of Rigby,
idaho, and the two sons of the hosts,
Mr.. Hugh F. Smith of Pittsburgh and
Mr.. Walter S. Smith, and the istters
young son, Bonnie Joe Smith.
Representative and Mrs. F.. Dickin-
son Let's have had as their guest for a
short time Mrs. Grace Huber Lob
miller Of Davenport, Iowa, who will go
to Baltimore today to remain for the
rest of the week. Mrs. Lohmiller, who
Is q cultivated musician, was the guest
OF honor at the Congressional Clubs
weekly tea Friday afternoon and gave
. delightful program, assisted at the
piano by Mrs. Chindblom, wife of
Representative Carl r. Chindblom.
to advantage the richness of Mrs. Lob
millers zzo-contralto voice.
Mrs. Lohmiller will give q program
Monday afternoon at the Art Museum
in Baltimore and will stop In Chicago
for o recital before returning to her
home In Davenport.
Mrs. James L. Whitley, wife of Repre-
sentative Whitley of New York, will re-
turn to their apartment at the May
flower the end of the week from RocheS-
the past 10 days.
Members of the family of the late
Chief Justice Taft now In washington
at the Mayfiower are his brothers, Mr..
Horace D. Taft OF WATERFOWL, Conn.,,
and Mr.. Henry w. Taft of New York,
the latter being accompanied by his
wife and their sons with their wives,
Mr. and Mrs. William Howard Taft, I'd,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walbridge 8. Taft.
Mr.. George B. Cortelyou of New York
City, former Secretary Of the Treasury,
is in washington for the day and is a
guest at the Mayhower.
Sir Archibald and Lady Flower and
their daughter, Miss Evadne Flower,
are guests in Philadelphia of Mr.. and
AIRS. Horace FurniSs. They will 60 to
Boston the end of the week and will
sail for England early In April.
The retiring first secretary OF the
Swiss Legation, Mr.. Walter Rufenacht,
sail the following day on the Bremen
for Europe. He will spend q few days
with his father, the Swiss Minister to
Germany in Berlin, before going to his
next post at warsaw, Poland.
Senior Don Pablo M. Ynsfran, charge
d'affaires Of Paraguay, entertained q
small party at luncheon yesterday at the
Carlton.
Maj. Gen Preston Brown, newly ap-
pointed deputy chief of staff. will be
Joined in several weeks by Mrs. Brown,
who Is in Boston. Until the arrival Of
Mrs. Brown Gen. Brown will be at the
Metropolitan Club.
The Junior Bachelors will give ball
at the Willard Easter Monday evening,
April 81. The bachelors were organized
BY Mrs. Richard Henry Lynn.
Mrs. Ralph worthington was hostess
b q small company at luncheon yeSter-
day ct the National Woman's Country
Club.
Judge and Mrs. Samuel Jordan Ora
ham have recalled their invitations for
dinner tomorrow evening which they
planned in honor Of the Ambassador
Of Germany and Frau Won Prittwitz und
Ganron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colgate Hoyt Of New
York City are in Washington at the
Maynower.
War Department Polo Ball
At Willard May 26.
The War Department Polo Club an
nounces that the annual polo ball will
be held at the Willard Hotel on the
night of May Is.
Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley Is lending her
active support TO the affair, which
promise to be Of unusual brillance.
Capt. Winant P. Johnston is in In
diaAapoliS, where he was called by the
serious illness and death last week Of
his grandmother, Mrs. Samuel A. John
ston, formerly Miss Estelle Pulls OF
New York, descended directly from Pc
ter StuyveSant. She was one of the
last members Of the old Knickerbocker
families to be born on old Blocker
street and lived in the family home
there. the atmosphere Of which is plain
sy shown in Capt. Johnston'S book
"Eyelids of the Morn
Capt. Johnston will join his mother
Mrs. William p. Johnston, in theil
Georgetown home later in the season
Mrs. Johnston Is a sister of the late
Mr.. Elliott Woods, formerly of Indi-
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