Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
n ISIS GERTRUDE BANCROFT,
n niece Of the Attorney General
N and Mrs. William De Witt

wv and Mrs. william De WIN
1 / Mitchell, has completed the
arrangements for her wedding
August 4 to Mr.. Hubert Brian Holland
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Holland Of
Philadelphia The wedding will take
place at 8 o'clock in the evening in the
st. Johns Episcopal Church In st. Paul
and will be followed by a reception in
the home Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Churchill Bancroft.
Miss Bancroft has chosen for her at
PENDANTS Mrs. r. H. Bancroft, matron
of honor and Miss D. Anne Slocum,
maid Of honor. and the others will be
Miss Eunice Holland of Philadelphia,
Miss Ellen B Senkler and Mrs. j. NJ.
Seaman of st. Paul and Mrs. w. D.
Cuddebacil of Youngstown. Ohio. The
little ring bearer will be Richard Hunter
Bancroft, jr.
Mr.. Bradley B. Gilman of Washing
ton will be the best man and the ushers
selected include Mr.. Richard H. Ban
croft, Mr.. William Mitchell. cousin of
the bride-elect. and Mr.. Merrill Shep-
ard. all Of st. Paul; Mr.. Malcolm Minat
of GAINESVILLE, Wis; Mr.. Erwin Griswold
of Washington and Mr.. Harlan Collins
of Cleveland.
The Attorney General and Mrs.
Mitchell will leave the end of the
month to attend the wedding.
Several pre-nuptial parties have been
planned for Miss Bancroft and Mr..
Holland. A picnic supper will be given
Saturday, August /. by Mr.. and Mrs.
r. A. Stutz, and the following evening
DR.. and Mrs. G. E. Senkler will give
dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Bancroft will
entertain at dinner the evening preced-
ing the wedding for the bridal party.
Mice panrrOft vuhn fS q namnSakp Of
her aunt, Mrs. Mitchell, came to the
Capital early in the Spring of last year
to assist the cabinet hostess with her
Secretarial work. She made wide
circle of friends in Washington during
her stay, and attended many OF the
functions for the younger official set.
The engagement OF Miss Bancroft
Washington by the Attorney General
and ms Mitchell March simultane-
ously with the announcement by the
prospective brides parents in st. Paul.
The Italian Ambassador, Mobile de
MARITIME. entertained at luncheon today
at sthe embassy in honor of members
OF the American Legion.
Argentine Independence
Celebrated at Embassy Today.
The new Ambassador of Argentina,
Senior Felipe Espil. entertained infor-
mally at luncheon today at the embassy
in celebration Of the 115th anniversary
of his country's independence. - The
guests were limited to the members Of
the embassy staff. This is the first fete
the Ambassador has given since pre-
senting his credentials as Ambassador
to this country to the President.
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de Arias and the latter's brother, Senior
Don Thomas Guardia, of Panama. were
the guests in whose honor Maj. Edward
H. Conger, U. S. M. c., and Mrs. Con-
ger entertained at dinner last evening
in their home on Alaska avenue.
Senior Guardia is president Of the
1nteramerican Highway Commission
and chief engineer of the Central High
way Board of Panama, and was the
guest of honor at luncheon today at the
: Metropolitan Club of the Executive
Committee of the Pan-American Con-
federation for Highway Education.
In addition to Senior Guardia. those
present at the luncheon included: The
Minister of Guatemala, Senior DR..
Adrian Recinos the Minister Of Mica
ragua. Senior DR.. Juan B. Sacasa; the
Minister of Panama. Senior DR.. Har-
modio Arias: the Minister OF Ell Saliva
d'affaires of Costa Rica, Senior Don
Guillermo e. Gonzalez: the Assistant
Secretary of State, Mr.. Wilbur j. Carr;
the Assistant Secretary of State, Mr..
Francis White; DR.. L. S. Rowe. director
general of the Pan-American Union
and chairman of the Executive COM
mittee Of the Highway Confederation:
Mr.. Thomas H. Macdonald, chief of
the Bureau Of Public Roads of the De-
partment Of Agriculture; Mr.. Edwin
Marley James of the Bureau Of Public
Roads Of the Department Of Agricul-
ture; Mr.. Pyke johnson. director Of the
National Automobile Chamber of Com
merce: Mr.. George G. Peck, commercial
attache Of the United States at Panama.
and DR.. William Manager, chief of the
finance division of the Pan-American
Union.
The Minister of Bolivia, Senior Don
Eduardo Diez de Medina, entertained
last evening at the supper dance on the
lie Paradis roof garden.
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs Ernest Lee Jahncke will leave
tomorrow to spend the week end at