Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-16

. OF state recept1OnS TOT CnlS sea
son at the White House tonight
the event being the reception fo
the officials of the Treasury, Post Office
Interior, Agriculture, Commerce anc
Labor Departments.
The reception is one of the severa
innovations started by the President anc
Mrs. Hoover in their official program
and marks the first time the officials
were thus honored. In years past they
were asked to some one Of the Other
receptions.
Mrs. Gam Honor Guest at
AtiStically Arranged Lunch.
q Mrs Edward Everett Gam was the
guest In whose honor Mrs. Robert E
Lee entertained at luncheon today In
the Chinese room of the Maydower
when her guests were Sonora de Teller
Nine. WI, Sonora de Sacasa, Mrs
Henry Wilder Keyes. Mrs Henry st
George Tucker, Mrs. William r. Eaton
Mrs. Charles A. Eaton, Mrs. A. j. Mon
tague, Mrs Seymour Lowman. Mrs Ber
Fuller. Nine. Sahira Enver, Nine. Bedy
Bey, Nine. Ismail Bey, Mrs. Guy "
Henry, Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews, Mrs
Francis I. Dupont Mrs. Cabot Stevens
Mrs. T. Sim Lee, Mrs. Horace Wells
Mrs. Samuel j. Graham, Mrs. Gait
Smith, Mrs. Lowell Hobart, Mrs. Robert
c. Foy. Mrs. Davenport White. Mrs
Asre Phillips, Mrs. Charles F. Talman
Miss Mary Gildersleeve, Miss Virginia
Dickins. Miss Genevieve Barkalow, Mrs
j. S. Boatwright. Mrs. John w. Hol-
combe, Mrs. Robert S. Chew, Mrs. A. F.
Miles, Mrs. Moncure Burke, Mrs. Henry
Classic. Mrs. Ollie James, Mrs. M. de
Clare Berry and Mrs. w. G. Brantley.
An unusual feature was added to the
interest of the luncheon when Miss
Evelyn Davis interpreted through
dancing some verses by Mrs. Min
nigerode Andrews.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Henry L. Stimson will be the guests in
whose honor the Ambassador of Spain
and Sonora de Padilla will entertain at
dinner Tuesday. February a. They
Will be hosts at dinner Monday, Feb
ruary %.
Last evening the Ambassador and
Sonora de Padilla entertained at dinner
when their guests were the Ambassador
Of Cuba and Sonora de Ferrara, Mrs.
Arthur M. Hyde, wife of the Secretary
Of Agriculture; the Minister of Austria
and Mme. Prochnik, Mr.. and Mrs.
Keith Merrill. the counselor Of the
Swedish legation and Baroness Johan
Beck-Fr1is, the first secretary of the
Italian embassy, Conte Guido Roncalli
ni Montorio; Mrs. Thomas Birch, widow
Of the former Minister to Portugal
Mile. Blanch Huerta, sister-in-law of
the Minister of Ecuador; Mr.. Edward
Everett Gam, the counselor of the en-
bassy. Count de Montefuerte: the COM
mercial attache of the embassy and
Sonora de Echegaray, and the son and
daughter Of the hosts, Senior Ramon
Padilla and Senorita Rosa Padilla.
! The Ambassador and Sonora de Pa
dilla will be the honor guests at dinner
this evening of Col. and Mrs. M. Robert
GuggenheiIn.
The italian Ambassador and Donna
Antoinette de MARITIME entertained at
apostolic delegate, Archbishop Puma
soni-Biondi. The company included
Senator and Mrs. Felix Hebert Of
Rhode Island, Dr. Charles G. Adams
of the Smithsonian Institution and
Mrs. Adams; Mgr. Ryan, president Of
Catholic University; Mgr. Marelia, as
eistant to the apostolic delegate; the
naval attache Of the French embassy
and Nine. Sable, Mrs. George Cabot
Polish embassy and Mime. Massalski
6enorita Rosa Padilla, daughter of the
Spanish Ambassador and Sonora de
Padilla; Miss Mary Patten, Prof. Don
Lardonne of Catholic University, Mr..
Aymeric de Faramond and Count Mar
chetti and Lieut.. di Gropello of the
embassy stan. Owing TO Illness, Nine
Dt Gropello was unable to be present.
Donna Antoinette de MARITIME, wife Of
the Italian Ambassador, left this morn
ing for Atlantic City and viii remain
through the week, returning Monday,
February %.
The Spanish Ambassador and Sonora
De Padilla will be the guests in whose
honor Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. M. Robert
Guggenheim will entertain at dinner
at their residence this evening.
The Speaker of the House and Mrs
Nicholas Longworth will be the honor
guests at reception this evening at 8
o'clock at the Congressional Club. Mrs.
Porter H. Dale, president of the club,