Evening star., 1931-12-29
SOCIETY
Mrs. Hoover VIII Attend United Service
Ball This Evening With Party
of Young Folk.

FRS. HOOVER will occupy a box
n n this evening at the United
N Service Holiday ball at the
willard. She will have with
her a party Of young people,
including her son, Mr.. Allan hoover
This evenings fete will be the IrSt
ball Mrs. Hoover has ATTENDED IhS
season. ,,-.,.,,,.r.os
ronnanV at the ball tonight will be
the Vice President, Mr.. Charles Curtis
and his brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, who
will arrive there promptly at 1O:l5
O'clock. Preceding the ball the Vice
President will be the honor guest at
dinner of the commandant OF the Army
War College and Mrs. William D. Con-
nor. 49,. o1.
event will be Mrs. Lutz WahL, MIS-.
Jacob Leander Loose, Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs, William A. Mccain, the Commits
sioner of the District and Mrs. Herbert b.
crosby. the major general commandant
Of the Marine Corps and Mrs Ben H.
T11IIer Mai. Gen. and Mrs. James E.
Fecbet. and Col. and Mrs. Harry b.
Jordan, who will entertain in honor OF
the commanding general Of the Third
Corps Area in Baltimore, and Mrs. PauI
N. Malone.
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam was the
guest in whose honor Mrs. Charles. j.
Williamson entertained at luncheon 70
dav at the Shoreham. Others IN the
company we're Mrs. James j. DAVIS
Mrs. Thomas P. Gore, Mrs. Wilnam Z.
Hull, Mrs. Louis T. McFadden: MRS.
Adam M Wyant, Mrs. E: l., Austln
Mrs. Thaddeus H. Brown, Mrs. Moncure
Burke. Mrs. Carl Buchheiser OF New
YORK Mrs, Hoggatt Clopton, Mrs.
Charles A. Douglas, Mrs. Nathanie4 B.
Dial. Mrs. Frisbie Eiker, Mrs. A. H
Frear. Mrs. Strickland Gillian, Mrs. A.
Gaburri, Mrs. Peyton Gordon, Mrs.
Warren J. Haines, Mrs. Harry E. Hull,
Mrs. S. L. Hoover, Mrs. E. j. Henn1ng
of New York, Mrs. Rush Holland, Mrs.
Thomas w. Hammond, Mrs. Edward A.
Keys, Mrs. Marshall Leighton, MIS-.
David Meade Lea, Mrs. Paul Myron
Linebarger, Mrs. Arthur Macarthur,
Mrs. Royal T. McKenna, Mrs. James
r Mann. Mrs. John Marshall, Mrs.
James T. Morris, Mrs. Gardiner Orme,
Mrs. H. S. Perry, Mrs. w. A. Phillips,
Mrs. Charles c. Roberts, Mrs. James Y.
Strong. Mrs. c. Augustus Simpson, Mrs.
Alfred Pembroke Thorn, Mrs. Merle
Thorpe, Mrs. Ernest VanFossan, MRS.
Alvin Voris, Mrs. Absolom Waller, Mrs.
Leland Dotson Webb, Mrs. Eugene
Woodson, Miss Gretchen Heyd OF To-
ronto, house guest Of Senator and Mrs.
Davis; Miss Margaret Gates, Miss Edna
Patton, Miss Janet Richards, Miss Mary
Rosebrough Of Buffalo and Mrs. Helen
Ray Hagner
The Secretary OF State, Mr.. Henry L.
Stiuson, will be the honor guest at
dinner January 16, given by the state
Department Correspondents Associa-
ton.
French Envoy Spending
Few Days in New York City.
The Ambassador Of France, Mr..
Claudel, left Washington yesterday TO
spend q few days in the Hotel Del
rnonAco, in New York, where he will pre-
sent the cross Of the "CheValier de la
Legion d'Honneur" to M. Leon Rothier,
leading basso of the Metropolitan Opera
Co. at testimonial dinner to be given
in the Lorenzo ball room Of the Hotel
Delmonico this evening. The chairman
of the affair in honor of the famous
singer is Mr.. Otto Kahn, and among
the principal speakers, in addition to
the Ambassador, will be Mr.. Otto Kahn,
Mr.. Louis Hasselmans, Mr.. Jean Tillier
and Mr.. Joseph Donon, secretary Oh LIle
Committee Of French Speaking So
cieties.
The Ambassador viii return Thurs
day.
Representative and Mrs. Richard 8.
Aldrich will entertain at q small dance
this evening at Grasslands for the lat
ter's daughter, Miss Janet White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Benning Spencer
will entertain at dinner preceding the
dance.
Representative and Mrs. william E.
Hull Of Illinois have with them Mr.. and
Mrs. r. ]. Aldwtne Of New York in their
apartment at Wardman Park Hotel.
Representative Hull recently returned
from Peoria.
The Undersecretary Of State and
Mrs. William r. Castle, jr., are spending
some time at Ritz Carlton Hotel, in At
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