Evening star., 1931-12-04

plClOuS start last evening WQeu
Il the President and Mrs. Hoover
gave the first state dinner-en-
tertaining in honor of the members OF
the cabinet and their wives. The
Secretary Of Agriculture and Mrs.
HYDE were the only absenteeS OF the
Presidents official family, Mrs. HYDE
having not as yet returned from her
home in Trenton, Mo. A number OF out
of-town guests were in the company
last evening and there was representa-
ton Of other cabinets.
A cheerful cracking log fire, built in
the fireplace in the blue room Of the
mansion, greeted the guests as they as
sembled shortly before 8 O'Clock to be
received by their hosts. There was an
unusually honey atmosphere prevail
ing In the state rooms, profusion OF
flowers and green's artistically arranged
adding to the simple beauty OF the
furnishings and graceful draperies. In
the long red corridor carnations to
blend with the luxurious red carpet
filled the vases on the long console
table under the painting OF President
Mckinley.
The present First Lady has made
study Of furniture OF early adninistra-
tions, and perhaps has done more to
restore historic pieces than any Of her
recent predecessors. A noticeable ad-
dition to the famous east room Is an
old-fashioned sofa, the base OF carved
wood gilded, and several chairs to cor
respond, which have not been used
since the White House was remodeled
under President Roosevelt. Pink roses
and other cut flowers, mingled with
ferns and vines, presented a charming
floral arrangement in the formal re-
ception rooms and in the east room,
where q program of music was given
following the dinner.
The Marine Corps Band Orchestra,
stationed in its customary place in the
marble foyer, played selections as the
guests arrived and during the service OF
the dinner in the state dining room
soft echos Of the music could be heard.
The table was arranged in u shape,
and was laid with the historic Dolly
Madison gold set and the more modern
fiat service which was dipped In gold
during the Harding administration. Tall
stemmed compotes held luscious Cali
fornia grapes, the natural vines en-
twined about the graceful bases, and
handsome vases displaying orchtd-pink
chrysanthemuns and pink snapdragons
were placed at intervals the length and
sides Of the table. green color note
was lent by stevia trailing on the hand
Of the U table tall palms and ferns
were banked.
The company at the dinner included
the Secretary of State and Mrs. Stin-
son, the Secretary Of the Treasury, Mr..
Mellon; the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Hurley, the Attorney General and Mrs.
Mitchell, the Postmaster General and
Mrs. Brown, the Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Adams, the Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Wilbur, the Secre-
tary Of Commerce and Mrs. Lamont,
the Secretary Of Labor and Mrs. Doak,
Senator and Mrs. James J. Davis, Rep
resentative Ruth Pratt, the Governor
OF Delaware and Mrs. Clayton Douglass
Buck, the former Postmaster General
and Mrs. Harry s. New, Mrs. James w
Good, wife of the late Secretary Of
War; the president of Cornell Univer-
sity and Mrs. Livingston Farrand, the
president Of Dartmouth College and
Mrs z. M. Hopkins, Mrs. Nicholas
Brady Mrs. Margaret Deland, Mr.. and
Mrs. william J. Durant, Miss Edna
Ferber, DR. and Mrs. Simon Flexner,
Rev. and Mrs. Harry z. Fosdick, Mr..
and Mrs. J. p. Frey, Mr.. Walter s.
Clifford, Mr.. and Mrs. Cass Gilbert, Mr..
and Mrs. Eldridge r. johnson, MIR. and
Mrs. Cornelius r. Kelley. Mr.. and Mrs.
SI4h1ACc r. hcttCi Al6, hdksS SVI bGQoc %
Lane, MIR. and Mrs. George H Lorimer,
MIR. and Mrs. Frederick s. Peck, Mr..
and Mrs. z. Lansing Ray, Mr. A. w.
Shaw, DR.. and Mrs. George e. Vim
cent, Rev. Edmund A. Walsh. s. j.;
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence M. Woolley, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy v. Wright and Capt.
Charles Russell Train and Col. Camp
bell B. Hodges, naval and military aides
TO the President.
A hundred or more additional guests
were asked for the musicale following
the dinner, when the program was given
by Mr.. Edward johnson, tenor, and Mr..
Mischa Levitzd, pianist, who opened
the pragram playing on the famous gold
piano in the east room Gluck's Ca
Vote" arranged by Brahms; Beethoven s
"Ecossaise" and Chopin's 'Nocturne In
r Sharp Major" and "Polonaise in A
Flat Major" Mr.. johnson sang Jacopo
Peri's Invocation to Orpheus," ar
ranged by Pietro Florida, the air from
Thomas Arne's "Comus" and the aria