Evening star., 1931-12-22

were joined this morning by
their son and daughter -ln-iaW,
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover,
jr., and their two older children,
Herbert, Sd, known familarly as Peter,
and Peggy Ann. Mr.. Allan Hoover,
younger son of the Chief Executive, and
Mrs Hoover, arrived last night by air
plane having had several delays en-
route owing to bad weather.
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam was the
honor guest at the luncheon given to-
day by Mrs. Cabot Stevens for the
BLUE Birds" group composed Of the
debutantes who visit and cheer the
sick at Garfield Hospital.
Secretary and Mrs. Hurley
Hosts Tonight for Miss Payne.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs. Pat
rick j. Hurley will entertain at dinner
this evening in honor of Miss Carolyn
payne, debutante daughter of the AS
sistant Secretary of War and Mrs.
Frederick H. Payne.
The Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur posed yester-
day for portraits being made by Prof.
Josef Sigall in his studio at the May
flower. Prof. Sigall is well known
Polish artist and left today by plane
for California, where he will spend
Christmas on his estate, adjoining the
home Of the late Senator Phelan at
Saratoga, near San Francisco. He re-
Gently completed portraits Of the Sec
retary of War and Mrs. Patrick j.
Hurley, the Minister Of Austria and
Nine. Prochnik and the Minister OF
Czechoslovakia Mr.. Ferdinand Veverka
% fy,a
Claudel will entertain at luncheon to-
morrow at the embassy in honor Of
Senor Jose Maria Sert, famous Spanish
artist.
The new Japanese embassy on Mas
sachusetts avenue will have an au-
spicious housewarming this evening,
when a musicale will be given by a
group of outstanding japanese artists.
Nine. Debuchi, wife Of the Ambassador
of Japan, has invited to the embassy
tonight very small company, limited
to her friends living in the neighbor-
hood of the embassy.
Prof. Seiu YoShida, foremost hutlSt
of Japan, will be heard in group Of
japanese numbers, and others who
will be on the program will be Nine.
Yoshida, who will play on the shan
iSen, which corresponds to the Ameri-
can banjo, and Miss Tomiko Chiba.
who will give selections on the "kato,"
or japanese harp. Miss Mitsumi Bando
will give number Of Japanese classi-
cal dances Of the Land Of the Rising
Sun. II,
The Minister Of Yugoslavia, Dr.
Ieonide Pitamic entertained at dinner
last evening at the legation.
Senator and Mrs. Robert D. Carey
will give a small tea December 28 to
introduce their daughter, Miss Sara
Darlington.
Representative and Mrs. Bertrand H.
Smell of New York viii. be hosts at
reception today at the Mayf1ower, fol-
lowed by dancing, when they will pre-
sent their daughter, Miss Sara Louise
Smell. They will receive their guests
in the Chinese room, where Australian
ferns, palms and pink azaleas will be
used for decorations. The debutante
will wear a dress of pink chiffon,
slightly fitted to the hip line and full
at the bottom, with a ribbon belt in
deeper shade of pink combined with
white, long ends of the ribbon forming
q sash at the left side. Her bouquet
will be of white gardenias and lilies of
the valley Her assistants are Miss
Anne M. Wyant, Miss Carolyn Payne,
Miss Jeanne Richards Miss Polly Cooke
Misses Catherine, Louise and Elizabeth
Hoover, Miss Eleanor Rust Peirce, Miss
Janet Shares, Miss Alison Mcdaniel,
Miss Barbara SiSson of Potsdam, N Y,
and Miss Margaret Minor of New
Haven. Conn, the latter q classmate of
the debutante at Vassar
Mrs. SHELLS assistants are Mrs. Har-
Ian Flske Stone, Mrs Tasker L. Oddie
Mrs. Wallace H. White, jr.; Mrs. james
S. Parker, Mrs. Daniel A. Reed, Mrs