Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
SOCIETY
The President and Mrs. Hoover Will Be
!. Hosts at Dinner Tonight in Honor
of Italian Visitors.

T\HEs Chief Executive and Mrs
Hoover viii entertain at dinner
this evening at the White
II House in hanor of the minister
of foreign affairs Of Italy and
his charming wife, Signora Grand,
who are making a short visit In the
Capital
Mrs. Hoover entertained at a pre-
1fuptial luncheon yesterday at the
White House in compliment to Miss
Anne Butler. daughter OF Mr.. Justice
and Mrs. Pierce Butler, whose mar
rage to Mr.. Edward X. Dunn OF Balti-
more will take place Tuesday, Novem-
Der "a. The guests were contemporaries
Of the bride-elect.
President Hoover has accepted the
Invitation of the Gridiron Club to at
tend the annual dinner December IL.
The Secretary. of the Treasury, Mr..
Andrew w Mellon, entertained at
luncheon today in honor Of the Min
lister and Signora Grandi. The guests
were the Italian Ambassador and DON
ma Antoinetta de MARITIME, the Secretary
of War and Mrs. Hurley, Senator and
Mrs. David A. Reed. the Undersecre-
tary Of State and Mrs Castle, Signor
Augusta RosSo aide to Signor Grandi;
the United States Ambassador to Italy
and Mrs, John w. Garrett, the chair
man of the Tariff Commission and Mrs.
Henry p. Fletcher, Mr.. and Mrs. War
rem D. Robbins, Miss Mabel Board
man. Signor L. Vitetti, Mrs. J. Borden
Hartman, Mr.. and Mrs. David E. Fin
ley and Mrs. McCook Knox.
THE Pan-American Union Building
was the scene of a brilliant dinner last
evening given by the Secretary OF State
4f.aae fNa I,nr1np Nf c.
tinguished visitors. The dinner was
served in the patio, around the Aztec
fountain which cleaned with colored
lights. The table had most artistic
arrangement of pink roses and tall can
dies, personally supervised by Mrs.
Stimson. The hostess wore gown OF
silver and green brocade designed with
long train, and Signora Grandi was
in a black velvet gown with diamond
earrings and studded slipper heels.
The company at the dinner included,
besides the Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Hurley and the Secretary Of Commerce
and Mrs. Lamont, the Italian Ambassa-
dor and Donna Antoinetta de MARITIME.
the Ambassador of Cuba and Sonora
de Ferrara, the Ambassador Of France,
M. Claudel the Ambassador Of Ger
many, Herr Won PrittwitZ und Gaffron;
the Belgian Ambassador and Mime. May,
the Ambassador OF Brazil and Senhora
de Lima Silva, the Ambassador of
Argentina, Senior DR.. Felipe A. Espll:
Representative Ruth Pratt. the United
States Ambassador to Italy and Mrs.
John M Garrett, Signor Augusta
Rosso, Signor Leonardo, Vitetti and
Signor Guido Rocco, aides to 6ignor
Grandi; the director general of the
Pan-American Union, DR.. L. 8. Rowe;
the Underseeretary of State and Mrs,
Castle, the chairman of the Tariff
Commission and Mrs. Henry p.
Fletcher, the Assistant Secretary OF
state, Mr.. Wilbur j. Carr; the Assist
tant Secretary of State and Mrs.
Francis White, the Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs. Rogers, the Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs. Bundy, Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins. Mrs.
James w. Good, the counselor of the
italian embassy, Conte Alberto Mar
chetti di Muriaglio Capt. and Mrs.
Joel T, Boone, Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre de
la Boal, Mrs. Herbert Feis, Mrs. Stark
McMullin, Mrs. MeCook Knox, Miss
Elizabeth s. Rogers and Capt. Eugene
A. Regnier, aide to the Secretary OF
State.
Mrs. Stimson entertained at tea yes
terday afternoon for Sigpora Grand,
when the other guests were wives %