Evening star., 1931-12-19
SOCIETY
Secretary and Mrs. Stimson to Have
Guests for Christmas and the
Holiday Season.


L. DagPett and their two chill
dren. who will come from their home
in New Haven for Christmas. Mrs
Daggett is a niece of the Secretary.
The Secretary of War and Mrs Pat
rick j. Hurley will entertain at dinner
this evening in honor Of the Chief
Justice and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes.
Uruguay Envoy, DIR. Varela,
Joined by Son for Holidays.
The Minister of Uruguay, DR.. j.
Varela. will have with him for the holi-
days his son, Mr. j. A. Varela, jr, who
is a student at Princeton University.
The Minister of Norway and Nine.
BaChke entertained at dinner last eve
ming, the compan' including the As
baSSador of Cuba and Sonora de Fer
rara, the Ambassador Of Germany and
Frau Won PrittWitz und Gaffron, the
Minister Of Sweden and Nine. Bos-
from, the chief of naval operations and
Mrs, William " Pratt, the Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs. Francis
White, the Assistant Secretary of Com
merce and Mrs. Julius Klein, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, DR.. and MIS-.
James Brown Scott, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Charles H. Sheriff., the CONNER
cial secretary OF the British embassy
and Mrs. Leander McCormick-G Good
hart, Nine Wichfeld wife of the coun-
sclor of the Danish legation; Lieut..
Col. NJ Robert Guggenheim, Mrs
Frank C. Let's, Miss Gertrude Myers
and the attache of the Norwegian lega-
ton, Mr.. Christian Mohr
The Minister of Venezuela and Sonora
de Arcaya will hold reception this
afternoon At the legation in celebration
OF the anniversary of the beginning OF
the present government in 1908 when
Gen. Gomez entered the presidency
and in commemoration of the long
period Of peace and prosperity which
has existed in Venezuela
Senator and Mrs. James J. Davis
left Washington last evening for Pitts
burSh, where they will spend several
days with their parents. Senator and
Mrs. Davis were accompanied by their
five children, James J. Davis, jr Jane,
JEAN Joan and Jewell, and will return
TO their home, on Massachusetts, avenue.
Tuesday.
Senator and Mrs. Davis will have as
their guest for a short time Miss
Gretchen Heyd of Toronto, Canada,
who Will arrive Sunday. December 81.
Senator and Mrs. Davis will give
tea dance Monday, December 90. in
honor of Miss Anne Wyant, debutante
daughter of Representative and Mrs.
Adam M. Wyant of Pennsylvania.
Representative and Mrs. William T.,
Tierney Of Connecticut have come to
Washington and are established at
Wardman Park Hotel
Mrs Dyer vile of Representative
Leonidas c. Dyer, will be the honor
guest and speaker of the Woman's Ma
tlOnal Press Club, at the weekly lunch
con Tuesday at the Willard Hotel. Mrs
Dyer is president of the Congressional
Club. Her topic will be Intimate Home
Life in China"
Mrs Sheldon P Whitehouse, wife Of
the United States Minister to Guate-
mala, is in Cuba for the early Winter
and is staying at the Hotel National in
Havana, with Mr.. and Mrs w. F.
Whitehouse of Newport, R. l. They will
be Joined by the Minister for Christmas
Nine. Papanek, wife Of Dr. Jan Pap
anek, secretary of the Czecnosloyak le-
CATION gave an interesting talk yester-
day afternoon on the history, industries,
arts and manners and customs of the
people in her adopted country before
the Faculty Women of George Washing
ton University. Nine. papanek, who is
herself an American, will leave Wash
lngton shortly with DR.. Paparek fer
CzechoslovaEia, and was given a regret
full bon voyage" yesterday by Mrs.
John Donaldson, chairman of the Fac
ulty Women. on the conclusion of her
delightful talk.
Mrs. Paul William Bowman presided
at the deirtily appointed tea table in
the parlors of the Lanlbie House after
the talk
The Assistant Secretary of War and
Mrs. Frederick H. Payne will entertain
at reception with dancing this after
noon in the Chinese room of the May
flower, when they will present their
daughter Miss Carolyn Payne, to So
ciety.
The conmandant of the Army War
College and Mrs. William D. Connor
left Yesterday to spend the holidays
with Mrs. Connor's relatives in Mem
phis. Tenn. They will return to Wash
ington December 81
Admiral and Mrs. w. H. H. Souther-
land had guests lunChing with them
Yesterday at the Carlton.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Charles L.
Hussey will come from their home in
Iitchfield, Conn., after Christmas and
have taken an apartment in Wardman
Park Hotel, where they expect to re-
main through much of the Winter.
Mrs Rice. wife of Capt. Arthur Rice,
u. S. N, entertained a small company
aftornnOn in
her home at 3036 P street for her
daughter, Miss Josephine Rice, in COM
pliment to Miss Margot Arias.
Mai. and Mrs. Charles A. Ross en-
tertained at the dinner dance at the
Shoreham last night. Their guests were
Mai and Mrs. William H. Simpson,
Mai and Mrs. Walter M. Robertson,
Mai and Mrs Franklin c. Sibert, Maj.
and Mrs. Byron @. Jones, Maj. and
Mrs, William r. Gruber, Maj. and Mrs.
Lee S. Gerow, Maj. and Mrs. Edward
=. f1uyeo, Maj and Mrs. Frank c. Sco-
field, Mai. and Mrs. Joseph D. Patch,
Mai Oliver S. Wood, Maj. Edward L.
Moore. Maj and Mrs. John E. Greed,
Maj and Mrs. James A. Dorst and Maj,
and Mrs. Horace Fuller.
Capt. and Mrs Ben Reisweber have
arrived in Washington from their home
in Brooklyn, N Y, and are stopping at
the Carlton. Capt. Reisweber is sta
toned at the United States Naval Air
Base at the Floyd Bennett Field,
Brooklyn.
Mr.. and Mrs Hight to Fete
Miss Wyant, Bud This Season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S. Hight will
entertain a small company at dinner
this evening in honor of Miss Anne
Wyant, debutante daughter of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Adam M. Wyant.
Mr. and Mrs. Hight have been Joined
by their sen, Mr.. Frank S. Hight, jr,
who arrived yesterday from his studies
at Choate School, Conn.
Mrs. Watson E. Coleman was
luncheon hostess today at the Willard
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