Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
SOCIETY
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Brown
Arrive by Plane After Cross-Country
Trip From West Coast.

Mrs walter F. Brown are back
in washington after lew
weeks' absence. They arrived
last evening by airplane from
San Francisco. after dellghtful Trip
marked by excellent flying weather.
The cabinet officer and Mrs. Brown
went to California by water, going by
way Of the Panama Canal MOST OF
their time on the coast was spent IN
San Francisco, where the Postmaster
General went on business.
Mrs. Brown is opening their apart
ment at the Shoreham Hotel for the
Winter season.
The Ambassador of Germany, Herr
Won PrittWitz und Gaffron, went to
New York today and will go to Al
bany to take part in the dedication
tomorrow Of the burial place of Gen.
FREDERICK Wilhelm August Heinrich
Ferdinand Won Steuben. hero OF the
Revolutionary War in this country
The dedication ceremonies will take
place tomorrow afternoon, the governor
Of New York State, Franklin d.
Roosevelt. issued the invitation to the
Ambassador. The grave of Gen. Won
Steuben Is IN a grove OF trees in the
center of a f1fty-acre tract and is one
Of the states memorials to Revolution
ary War heroes and incidents. Gen.
Won Steuben is known as Washing
tons drill master" who became citi-
zen OF this country. which he cad aided
in its fight for freedom. He died on
the estate presented to him by the
New York Legislature in appreciation
OF his aid. The ambassador will re-
main away over Sunday.
Chief ot STAFF U. s. A. Will
BE Honored in Europe.
The Chief OF staff, u S. A.. Gen.
Douglas Macarthur. is arriving in
France today on the Leviathan. Gen
Macarthur will be the only foreign
chief Of staff to witness the French
war games. which will be held near
Rheims beginning tomorrow and con-
tinuing through September 10. An in
teresting committee will welcome Gen.
Macarthur upon his arrival. the group
including Maj. Morel, representative,
on whose personal invitation Gen. Mac
Arthur will attend the maneuvers:
Gen. Pettelat, representing the French
minister of war: Mai. Chevalier and
Mai. Drouhin. who were Gen. Mac
ArthurS aides when he commanded the
42d Division in France in 1918, and
Brig. Gen Stanley Ford and Maj.
James B. Ord, military attache at the
United States embassy In Paris.
After attending the maneuvers Gen.
Macarthur will go to the Champagne
and Argonne battle fronts. and will
spend three days In Paris before re-
turning to this country.
Senator Simeon D. Tess was among
those who entertained at dinner last
evening at the Carlton.
Senator J. Hamilton Lewis Of Illinois
arrived in Washington late yesterday
and Is a guest at the Mayhower.
The Governor OF Porto Rico. Col
Theodore Roosevelt sailed yesterday
from San Juan for this country. He
will spend a short time In New York
and then 90 to Detroit, where he will
attend the island delegation at the
American Legion Convention.
The secretary Of the italian embassy,
Mobile Soardi. went to Newport last
evening and will remain over Sunday
The counselor of the Czechoslovak
legation and Nine. Skalicky have taken
an apartment In the Westchester for
the Winter and will move from their
house at 3f09 Cathedral avenue within
the fortnight.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Henry Var
mum Butler will entertain with din
ner dance at the Navy Yard Saturday
evening for their granddaughter. Miss
Ann Smith and her guest, Miss May
King Chandlee, of Moylan, Rose VAL
ley, Pa.
The former Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Aviation and Mrs. Will
liam P. MacCracken. jr. will entertain
informally at dinner this evening for
their house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Nor
man H. Pritchard of Chicago, Ill, who
will be with them until tomorrow. Mr..
Pritchard Is a former law associate of
Mr. MacCracken. Last evening Mr. and
Mrs. MacCracken gave small dinner
party for Mr.. and Mrs. Pritchard.
MT. and Mrs. MacCracken recently
returned to Washington from Canada
and ere at Wardman Park They will
60 to Atlantic City tomorrow afternoon
where Mr.. MacCracken will attend the
meeting OF the American Bar Associa-
ton, of which he is secretary.
Miss Marian Jardine. daughter of the
United States Minister to Egypt, and
Mrs William NJ. Jardine who has been
the guest for sometime of Miss Gather
inc Lowman. daughter of the Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, and Mrs.
Seymour Lowman, will go to Miss
Louise Harrison Gwynn's home the first
of the week to be her guest for flve or
six days. She will then go to New
York to visit the Misses Huston, daugh-
tiers Of Mr.. Claudius Huston. Miss Jar
dine plans to spend about four months