Evening star., 1931-11-30
SOCIETY
Vice President Curtis and Mrs Gam to
Attend Holiday Ball of Which
Mrs Hoover Is Patroness.
AKRs. HoovER las consented to

AZ RS. HOOVER has consented to
NU head the list of patronesseS
V for the holiday ball of the
4 United Services, which will be
held at the Willard Hotel
Tuesday evening. December 90. The
ball is a subscription party and is being
arranged by wives of some of the senior
officers of the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps.
The Vice President, Mr.. Curtis, and
Mrs. Gam have accepted invitations
to attend the ball, at which the Sec
retary of War and Mrs. Hurley and
the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Adams will receive with the hosts. who
will he the chief of naval operations
and Mrs. Pratt, the chief of staff OF
the Army, Gen. Macarthur, ana the
conmandant of the Marine Corps and
Mrs. Fuller.
Mrs. Gam attended the tea given
Yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Lucy
Wilder Morris in her apartment in the
Shoreham and received with the host
ess for a short time. Assisting Mrs.
Morris were Nine. Debuchi, Mrs. Claude
A. Swanson. Mrs. William E. Borah,
Mrs. James E. Watson. Mrs. Charles P.
George. Mrs. Frank w. Mondell, Miss
Callie Doyle. Mrs. Walter H. Newton,
Mrs J. j. O'Hara and Mrs. Gertrude
Bowman The tea is the hrSt OF a
series planned by Mrs. Morris.
YugosIav Envoy Plans
Fete on Kings Anniversary.
The Minister Of Yugoslavia, Or.
Ieonide Pitamic, has sent out invita-
tions for a dinner Saturday evening,
December II.
The Minister also has cards out for
reception in celebration of the birthday
anniversary of his majesty King Alex
ander the First of YugoSlavia, Thurs
day afternoon, December II, from 3 to
2 O'Clock, in the legation at 1920 Six
teenth street.
The newly appointed Minister of
Ecuador Senior Don Gonzales Zaldum-
bide. will make his home at the May
flower upon his arrival in Washington
tomorrow or Wednesday. He repre-
sented his country in the United states
preceding the appointment of Senor DR.:
Don Honero Viteri Lafronte, who VIII
leave washington tomorrow.
Senator Simeon D. Fess was host to
a small company at dinner last evening
at the Carlton.
The United States Ambassador to
France and Mrs. Walter E. Edge have
gone TO New York and are at the
Ambassador Hotel.
The United States Ambassador to
Argentina and Mrs Robert Woods Bliss
are at the Mayhower for few days
and will go to New York the middle OF
the week preparatory to returning to
the formers post in Buenos Aires.
Representative and Mrs. Harcourt j.
Pratt of New York have arrived IN
washington and opened their apart
ment at the Mayflower for the congress
sional season.
Representative and Mrs. Anthony j..
Griffin Of New York City will arrive in
washington tomorrow and open their
apartment at Wardnan Park Hotel
which they occupy while Congress is in
session.
Representative Harry A. Estep has
arrived in Washington frcm his home
in Pittsburgh and is at the Carlton.
Representative Clarence j, Mcleod
of Detroit, Mich, came to washington
Saturday and has leased an apartment
at Wardman Park Hotel for the Winter.
The Assistant Secretary of War and
Mrs. Frederick H. Payne were the guests
In whose honor Maj. and Mrs. George
Oakley Totten, jr., entertained at din
ner last evening.
The controller of the currency and
Mrs. John W. Pole have as their guest
in their apartment in the Broadmoor,
Mrs. Poles mother, Mrs. II. j. Booker
of Franklin, KY.