Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur
Hosts ot Dinner This Evening.

Hosts at Dinner This Evening.
The Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur will be hosts
at dinner this evening at the MayhoWer
Mrs. Wilbur will not observe her day
at home tomorrow but Will resume re-
ceiving the first Wednesday in February
The Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur have
sent out invitations to the first showing
of .'Cimarron," Friday evening at 8
O'Clock at R-K-O Keith's Theater. The
President and Mrs Hoover, the Vice
President, Mr.. Curtis, and his sister,
Mrs. Gam; members of the cabinet and
of the diplomatic corps the Supreme
Court. many dignitaries Of the Govern
ment and others have been invited.
The Seer tary of War and Mrs. Hur-
lev Joined the Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Wilbur as patrons for the
first showing and the Oklahoma dele
CATION in Congress are also hosts. Later
in the evening there will be another
special showing of "Cimarron" in the
National Press Club.
The picture shows Oklahoma in Pho
hecr days and as a new empire.
The Ambassador of France and Nine.
Claudel entertained at dinner last eve
ming At the embassy in honor of the
Secretary of State and Mrs Stimson.
The other guests were the Italian AM
bassador and Donna Antoin:tte de Mar
tino: the Ambassador of Peru, Senior
Don Manuel de Freyre the Minister of
Switzerland and Nine. Peter, Senator
and Mrs Frederic c. Waloott, SENATOR
and Mrs. Dwight w. Morrow, Repre-
sentative A. Piatt Andrew, Representa-
tive Ruth Hanna Mccormick, the As
sistant Secretary Of State and Mrs VIII
liam r. Castle, thu governor of the Fed
eral Reserve Board and Mrs. Eugene
Meyer. jr.: Col. and Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh the counselor of the Italian
embassy, Conte Alberto Marchetti di
Murgiaglio; the counselor of the Ger
man embassy and Frau Kiep, Mrs.
Frederic A. Keep, Miss Mary Patten,
Miss Helen Patten, the naval attache OF
the French embassy and Nine. Sable,
and the first secretary, M. Pierre Henry
de la Blanchetai Following the dinner
q program was given by M. Maurice
Marechal, well known French cellist.
The Minister of Austria and Nine.
Prochnik announce the engagement of
their daughter, Loranda Stephante, to
Mr.. Francis Lecompte Spalding, son OF
DR.. and Mrs. Frederick Maurice Spald-
ing of Boston. No date has been set
for the wedding, but it is expected to
take place in the carly Summer.
Miss Prochnik. who is member of
the Junior League. studied in Switzer-
land until her return to this country,
when she attended Holton Arms.
Mr.. Spalding is graduate of the
class of % from Harvard University
and was a member of the Hasty Pud-
ding Club After spending several
months in Paris he came to Washing
ton to attend the foreign service school
of Mr.. Angus Crawford in Georgetown.
Senator and Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow
will be the honor guests at dinner Feb
ruary of Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall
at the Mayhower.
Senator and Mrs. Arthur H. Vanden-
Ecrg will have as guests at Wardman
Fark Hotel the Governor Of Michigan
and Mrs. Wilbur B-ucker who will ar
rive from Lansing Monday. The Gov
ernor will be the chief guest and speak
err at the banquet of the Michigan State
Society of Washington. Monday night
at the Hay Adams House given to ceIe-
brate the twenty-sixth anniversary of
the admission of Michigan to State
hood
Mrs Vandenberg will give a luncheon
Monday for Mrs. Brucker. having to
meet her the wives of the Michigan
delegation in Congress.
Miss Barbara Vandenberg. whose en-
gagement to Mr.. John Knight of Kala-