Evening star., 1931-12-01
SOCIETY
President and Mrs. Hoover Entertain In
formally at Dinner Tonieht-Cabinet
at Homes Tomorrow.

-@W President ana MRS. Hoover
viii have :, small company OF
guests dining Informally with
II them this evening.
This afternoon mrs. Hoover
will occupy o box Mt the recital Ia Con-
stitution Hall Of Mr.. Fritz kreisler,
violinist, and will have, several guests
with her.
Mrs. Hoover was the guest in whose
honor Mrs. Hurley, wife Of the Secre-
fary of War, entertained at luncheon
today in her home, on Belmont street.
Mrs. Hurley's guests, instead OF wives
of cabinet officers, as Is customary, m
cluded wives Of Assistant Secretaries OF
War and Of the chiefs OF divisions OF
the Army. In the company were mrs.
frederick H. Payne, Mrs. r. Trubee
Dawson, Mrs. George Van Horn Nose
ley, Mrs. william D. Connor, MRS.
srhomaS @, Ashburn, Mrs. James e.
Fechet, Mrs. Charles H. Bridges, Mrs.
stephen o. Fuqua, Mrs. Harry l. GU
christ, Mrs. Lytle Brown, Mrs Hugh
A. Drum, Mrs. John L. De Witt, Mrs.
Harry G. Bishop, Mrs. Mason Gullck,
Mrs. Guy v. Henry, MIS-. Samuel HoI,
Mrs. Robert U. Patterson. MRS. irving
J Carr and Mrs. Julian e. Yates.
The first Of the oficial at-homes OF
hostesses for the Vice President and
members of the cabinet viii be held
tomorrow afternoon, when the home OF
each Of these oficials will be open with
the exception Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury and the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture. The former, Mr.. Mellon, having
no oficial hostess, viii not observe the
day and Mrs: Hyde. wife OF the sec.
retary Of Agriculture, has not returned
from her home In Trenton, MO.
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, sister OF
the Vice President, wiz receive from
to o'clock in the vice presidential
suite at the Mayflower and will have
receiving with her her niece, MRS.
George, wife Of Col. Charles p. George.
Others assisting win be Nine. Prochnik,
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, Mrs. James z.
Watson, Mrs. George H. Moses, Mrs
Charles L. McNary, Mrs. Alvin 7. Hert,
Mrs. Sydney A. Cloman, Mrs. Frank w.
Mondell. Mrs. Harley Peyton Wilson,
Mrs. Charles Mason Remey, Mrs. WI.
liam A. ScuIly, Mrs. M. webster Daw-
ley, Mrs. Thad Brown and Mrs. Paul
Mrs. stimson. wife Of the Secretary Of
State. will be at home after 4:30 O'Clock
at Woodley and will have assisting her
Mrs. william r. Castle and Mrs. Har-
vey Bundy. At the tea table win be
Mrs. Herbert Feis, ARA. Pierre dc L.
Boal and Mrs. Green u. Hackworth. .
Mrs. Hurley, wife OF the Secretary OF
war. wiil receive from to o'clock
in her home, at 1870 Belmont street,
and will have assisting her MrS. FTeder-
ick II. Payne, Mrs. r. Tfubee Dawson
and the Army debutantes-Miss Mary
Elizabeth Macarthur, Miss Mary Pres
ton Gibson, Miss Carl SchultS and Miss
Fanella Castanedo.
General RI viii be- at nome at % Kaio-
rama circle from S:45 until 8 O'Clock.
She will have assisting her Mrs. Pierce
Butler, Mrs. Thomas D. Thatcher, Mrs.
John Lord O'Brian, Mrs: Seth w. Rich
ardson, Mrs. Charles, r. Sisson, Mrs. @.
Aaron Youngquist, Mrs. Charles 3.
Rugg, Mrs. Nugent DOdGE, Mrs. Roy st.
Lewis, Mrs. Sanford Bates, Mrs. Claude
Mrs. Hubert Brian, Holland, niece OF
M Mrs. % Brown, wife Of the Postmaster
General, will receive from = to 6 o'clock
In her apartment At, the 9horeham.
Mrs. Brown win have several out-of-
town visitors assisting her.
MRS. Adams, wife 81 the Secretary
of the Navy, viii have resining &C the
tea table tomorrow frctt-4 % O'Clock
David A. Reed, Mrs. VILLA ". Pratt,
Mrs. Eliot Wadsworth md Hiss Mary
Mrs. wilbur, wife ofssthe Secretary
OF the Interior, will beat home from
4 to 6 O'Clock in her apartment at the
Mayflower and win be assisted BY Mrs.
James 8. Parker, MRS. Hamilton Fish,
Dixon. Mrs. Charles 9. Moore, Mrs.
Horace M. Albright, Mrs. William John
Cooper, Mrs. Charles ,. Rhoads and
Mrs. S. Wallace Dempsey.
Mrs. Lamont. wife cf the Secretary
of Commerce. win receive In her home,
at 2125 Kalcraxna road, and win have
assisting her Mrs, Eugene Meyer, Mrs.
Keith Merrill; Mrs. Eliot Wadsworth,
MRS. Ridley Mclean. Mrs. Malcolm
Kerlin, Mrs. Z. w. Labbey and Miss
BabS Drayton. house guest OF Secretary
and Mrs. Lamont.
Mrs. Doak. wife Of the Secretary Of
Labor, win be at home after 4 O'Clock
in her country home, at Fairfax, Va.
Mrs. Gam Honor Guest
At Luncheon Given Today.
Mrs. Gam was the guest in whose
honor Mrs. Perry 8. Heath entertained
at luncheon today.
1uc 6cCLCtAIy u NOkuuIcICC auQ MIS.
Robert Patterson Lamont will enter
, tain informally at dinner Saturday in
their home on Kalorarna road, In COM
pltment to their house guest, Miss Babs
Drayton, daughter Of Sir Henry and
Lady Drayton Of Toronto.
The Ambassador Of France and Mime.
Clapdel were hosts to company Of is
at luncheon today, entertaining In COM
plinent to Nine. Gall. soprano, who
will appear at the hrst- Of Mrs. Law
renee TownSend's morning musicales Of
the season tomorrow morning In the
Maynower ball room
The Ambassador Of Germany, Herr
Friedrich w. Won Prittwitz und Gaifron,
will entertain at dinner this evening In
the embassy In honor of Mr.. Fritz
Kreisler, Volinist. who viii give q, re-
cital this Afternoon. Mrs. Kreisler will
be unable to attend because Of Illness.
The Minister Of Egypt. sesotris
Sidarouss Pasha, was the guest Of honor
at q reception given last evening by
Col. George Washington Kavanaugh
and Mrs. Kayanaugh IN their apart
ment at the Carlton House in New
York. Preceding the reception the
Minister was entertained at dinner by
Col and Mrs. Kavanaugh at the EN-
bassy Club.
Senator Cameron Morrison Of North
Carolina has arrived IN WASHINGTON
with his daughter, Miss ANGELA Nor
Fison, and Is ct the: Mayfiower. MIS-.
Morrison is remaining day or two
a