The Washington times., 1931-01-31
vel JH TzOo Nonchazam SconS of Distinguished Families
Will Receive
Premier of
Canada
Canadian Club of Washing
ton to Stage Function for
Visiting Prime Minister;
HooverS Hosts Last Night
BY ANNE PATTEN

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ada, will be the guest of honor
at the reception this afternoon
at the Mayflower given by the
Canadian Club of Washington.
The reception will be the
only entertainment of any size
given the distinguished visitor
during his stay in Washington.
Owing to the fact that the lega-
tion here is observing a 30-day
period of mourning out of re-
spect to the memory of the late
Princess Royal of Great Britain,
sister of King George, any en-
tertaining in honor of Prime
Minister Bennett necessarily
will be most informal.
Guest at White House
Last evening he was the guest
of honor at dinner at the White
House, President Hoover enter
tanning a small group of men
who had wanted to meet Mr..
Bennett. Included on the din
ner list was the Secretary Of
State, Henry L. Stimson; Hume
Wrong, charge d'affaires of Can
ada: Col. Hanford McNider,
United States minister to Can
ada, who came to Washington
with Mr.. Bennett, and William
r. Castle, jr., Assistant SeCre-
tary of State.
Met Friends at Tea
Yesterday, Immediately fol-
lowing his arrival in Washing
ton, Mr.. Bennett was enter
tanned at luncheon at the lega-
tion and later in the afternoon,
after his first conference with
President Hoover and Secretary
Stimson, met the members Of
the legation staff and a few
friends at tea at the legation.
DR.. Edward c. Barnes, head Of
the music department of the
Washington public schools, is
president of the Canadian Club,
and will be present this after
noon to present the members Of
the association to the distin-
guished visitors.
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White House Reception
Cards have been issued by
the President and Mrs. Hoover
for the annual reception to
the officers of the Army and
Navy stationed in Washington
and their families.
The date has been changed
from February II as originally
announced to February IL, ow-
ing to the fact that President
Hoover is scheduled to make
a Lincoln Day address on the
evening of February IL.
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Entertain Vice President
The Vice PRESIDENT, Charles
Curtis, is the guest in whose
honor Mrs. George Mesta will
entertain at dinner this evening
at her home on Massachusetts,
Avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Goodhue
Livingston will come from New
York today to be the guests of
Secretary Melon until Sunday
and to attend the dinner.
The Vice President will be the
guest in whose honor the Sec
retary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Arthur M. Hyde will entertain
at dinner on Friday, February
6, at the Mayflower.
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To Honor War Chief
The Secretary of War and
Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley will be
the guests in whose honor the
chief of Cavalry, U. S. A., and
Mrs. Guy V. Henry will enter
tain at the Chevy Chase Club
this evening.
LamOntS to Be Hosts
The Secretary of Commerce
and Mrs. Robert Patterson La
mont will entertain a small
company at dinner this evening.
On February 10 they will be
hosts at dinner in honor of the
Vice President, Charles Curtis.
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Going to Canada
Nine. Claudel will be at home
this afternoon from 4:30 to
$50 o'clock.
Mile. Refine Claudel will leave
Sunday for Canada. where she
will visit for 10 days.
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Envoy to Entertain
The Ambassador of Italy and
Nine. Giacomo de Martino will
entertain at a large ball at the
embassy on Sixteenth Street
this evening. There will be
between three and four hundred
guests.
Entertain Monday
The Ambassador of Chile and
Sonora de Davila will be hosts
at luncheon Monday in compli.
ment to Col. Carlos Saez, OF
Chile.
The ambassador, who has
been in New York, will return
to Washington today.
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Receives Today
Frau Kiep, wife of the coun-
selor of the German embassy,
will be at home this afternoon
from to 7 o'clock in her home,
at 1929. Idaho Avenue.
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Visits Parents Here
Miss Lillian Hastings, of Vas
sar College, is spending a few