Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
SOCIETY
Presidential Party Left Early Today for
Rapidan-Mrs. Hoover Drives
Her Own Car.

host to a party at dinner this evening
at the Shoreham Hotel.
Mrs. Thornhill, wife OF Ensign
Thomas J. Thornhil, U. s. ~, VINO Ior
three months has been visiting her
mother. Mrs. Randolph Keith Forrest,
in her Georgetown home. sailed today
with her infant son for Panama and
the west Coast. She will join Ensign
Thornhill who is attached to the U. s.
s. Saratoga. Mrs. william Sturtevant
Moore also sailed with Mrs. Thornhili
to visit in Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. J. B. Aleshire was hostess to q
party Of 10 At luncheon at the Shore
ham today in compliment 10 Mrs. Ed
ward Gillette of Sheridan, Wyo.
Mr.. George f. Farnum. honorary
consul general Of Turkey in Boston ana
former Assistant Attorney General. Is
at the Shcreham Hotel for q few days.
Mrs. Archboid TO Fete
Festival Chorus This Afternoon.
Mrs. Anne Archbold will give tea
in her rome at 1905 Reservoir road
this afternoon for the Washington
Choral Festival Choir to Immediately
follow the program 10 be given under
the direction of Louis Potter In Church
of the Epiphany at 445 o'clock this
afternoon. Private cars and chartered
bus will convey the members OF the
choir and officers of the organization
to the home of Mrs. Archbold and after
the tea the choir will sing several old
English madrigals of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries for the host, one
Of the donors of this organization, and
her friends.
Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss was hostess
to a large company at luncheon today
in her home on Massachusetts, avenue.
Mrs. william 3. willard entertained
at luncheon today In the F1orentine
room of Wardman Park Hotel In honor
of her cousin, Miss Alma Ballinger, OF
Seattle, and Miss Lucy Larner OF TINS
city. The table was decorated with
baskets of Spring flowers, and among
the guests were Mrs. Daniel Borden
Miss Barbara Boss. Mrs Robert Burton,
Miss Helen Clifford. Mrs. Boyd Car
penter, Mrs Clark Diamond. Miss Mary
Dawes. Mrs. Tillman Frazer, Mrs.
Charles d. Hsyes Miss Elizabeth
Haines. Miss Edith Hoffman, Miss
Elizabeth Jobe, Miss Christy Jones, Mrs.
Edward A. Keys. Miss Anna s. Larner,
Mrs. Atfor1s Ianda. Miss Dorothea
Lane Miss Lila La Garde, Mrs. Helen
Galley Martin. Miss Katherine Martin,
Miss Mabelita Mead. Mrs. William
Morgan, Mrs James Parker Nolan. Miss
Helen Newton. Mrs. Hobart Newman,
Miss Olive Sherley. Mrs. w. Calhoun
Stirling Mrs. Charles Stott. Mrs. Henry
A. willard. Miss Harriet Whitford.
Miss Sara Worthington and Mrs. Alex
ander Wotherspoon.
Mrs. Alice Nibley SmoOt was hostess
ct luncheon yesterday in the May
flower. in compliment to Mrs. r. W.
Delitch. who came to Washington with
Mr.. Delitch for short stay. Included
in the company. were Mrs. Edward
Everett Gam, Mrs. William e. Borah.
Mrs. Marley Peyton Wilson and her
Robert Mackenzie. Mrs. Henry L. Do
herty and Mrs. Frederick Chambers,
daughter of the hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Delitch who stayed
over night at the Shoreham, have left
Mr.. and Mrs. william Butterworth
at dinner last night, when
their guests were visitors from abroad
at the Sixth Congress OF the Chamber
of Commerce. In the group were Sir
Arthur Balfour, Sir Alan Garrett and
Lady Anderson of England, Mr. and
Mrs. A. Spencer Watts Of Australia.
Mr.. r. w. e. MeSson Of France, and
Mr. Abraham Frohwein Of Germany.
Guexts from cities in this country were
Mr.. and Mrs willis Brooke, Mr.. and
Mrs. Julius Barnes and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Watson, all Of New York: Mr..
and Mrs. John II. Fahey and Mrs. c.
F. Weed of Boston: Miss Gertrude
Carey and Mrs. George Burr of WASH
lngton. and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ffllo-
way of Moline, H., who have been
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Butterworth
during the weeks sessions.
Mr. Kermit Roosevelt Is at the Will
lard for q few days.
Signora Olivia RoSsetti Agresti is the
guest In whose honor Miss Florence z.
Ward will entertain at a large recep-
ton and tea this afternoon from to
s O'Clock at the National Womsn's
Country Club. Signora Agresu Is q
leader among the women of Italy. which
Is her adopted land, she. herself. hay
ing been born in England.