Evening star., 1930-12-11

%HE Chief Executive and Mrs.
Hoover will entertain at a re-
oeption this evening at 9 o'clock,
i when the honor guests will be
Justices of the Supreme Court,
members of lesser courts and the legal
fraternity and their wives. This will be
the third of the annual state functions
given this season by the President and
First Lady.
Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, wife of
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
met hundreds of the members of the
Congressional Club at the beautifully
appointed tea given in her honor yes
terday afternoon by Mrs. Porter H
Dale, president of the club.
Seldom, If ever, was there a more
beautifully arranged affair there, the
large audience room of the club being
comfortably filled all afternoon, and
near the close of the reception hours
many men from both the Senate and
House came in to meet Mrs. Hughes and
take cup of tea.
The tea table was presided over by
changing group of official women
friends Of Mrs. Dale, and a basket on
the table bore huge cluster of yellow
and white lilies with yellow roses and
long sprays of purple blossoms.
Mrs. Robert La Toilette, jr., one of
the brides of the congressional set. pre-
sided at the punch bowl for a short
time and wore for the afternoon a
charming red dress of wool and silk
lace.
Mrs. James j. Davis made her first
appearance at the club in her new guise
as Se92torial hostess and had with
her Mrs. Z. V. Babcock of Pittsburgh
who, with her husband, Mr.. Babcock
came on 1or the Vice Presidents din
ner to the President and Mrs. Hoover.
Retiring Ambassador
To Be tetSs by Colleague.
The Belgian Ambassador and Prin-
cess de Ljgne VIII be the guests in whose
honor the Ambassador of Poland and
Nine FiipoSyicz will entertain at dinner
January T.
The Ambassador and Nine. Fnipowicz
Will give dinner this evening in the
embassy for the apostolic delegate, the
Most R&. Pietro Fumosoni Biondi.
They will leave tomorrow for New York
to attend the Army-Navy foot ball
game and viii return Monday.
The Chief Justice and Mrs. Charles
Evans Hughes will be the honor guests
at dinner Saturday evening of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. James NJ. Beck, who
will entertain in their home.
Representative and Mrs Beck were
hosts last evening at dinner in compli-
ment to the newly appointed Minister
TO Uruguay and Mrs j. Butler Wright.
The other guests included the Italian
Ambassador, Mobile Giacomo de Mar
tino; the Minister of Uruguay, Dr. j.
Varela; the Minister of Hungary, Count
Laszlo Szechenyi; Mrs Claude A.
Swanson. Sir John and Lady Broderick
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles DENLY, Mrs.
Mahlon Pitney, Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson
Mrs. Frederick c. Hicks and Mr.. Roland
Campbell, councillor of the British en-
bassy.
Nine. WI, wife Of the Chinese Min
ister. has issued cards for an at home
Friday afternoon, December l9, from
4:30 to $50 O'Clock in the legation.
Senator Robert j. Bulkley has re-
turned from Cleveland and is at the
willard. Mrs. Bulkley, who accompanied
the Senator to Ohio, did not return to
Washington with him, but will join him
here in few days.
Representative Ernest w. Gibson and
his daughter. Miss Doris Gibson, oi
Brattleboro VT, have taken a suite In
the Cairo Hotel for their stay in Wash
tngton.
Representative Frank P. Bohn o.
Newberry, Mich, is at the Cairo Hotel
Mrs. Bohn and their daughter expect to
io1n him later.
sdrs. William v. Pratt, wife of the
chief Of Naval Operations, will not re-
ceaTe tomorrow afternoon, but will be
At home Mondays in January. Admiral
and MIS-. Pratt will leave tomorrow TO
attend the Army Navy foot ball game.
The high commissioner of Australia
and Mrs Parker Maloney are now in
Washington at the Mayflower.
The Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Ernest Lee Jahncke will &c
to New York tomorrow afternoon 70
attend the Army Navy foot ball game
Saturday and will return to their apart
ment IN the Mayfower Sunday The
guests in their box at the game will be
the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Walter Ewing Hope and Their
daughter, Miss Marion Hope; Lieut.
Comdr. and Mrs. T. Dewitt Carr, Miss
Adele Townsend Jahncke, Miss Lucint
Williams of New Orleans, Mr.. William
N. Jardine and Mr.. Stanton Jahncke
Col. and Mrs Alvin C. Voris will give
O1A4lcA CdAuAOdy evening III WdIQIndH
Park Hotel in honor of Mai Gen. and
Mrs. George S. Gibbs
Capt. and Mrs. John H. Gibbons oi
Washington are at the Mayflower while
opening their home on N street for thC
Winter.
Mrs. Jahncke TO be
Honor Guest at Bowling Party.
daughter of the Assistant Secretary O
the Navy and Mrs Ernest Lee Jahncke