Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-23
SOCIETY
The President and Mrs Hoover Hosts at
White House to NJ Laval and His
Young Daughter.

TIME President and Mrs. Hoover
will have as their guests over
night at the White House the
4 president of the council of min
listers of France, NJ. Laval, and
his daughter, Mile. Laval. The premier
will dine informally at the White House
this evening. and it is expected that his
daughter will be among the guests at
dinner of Mile. May. daughter Of the
Belgian Ambassador and Nine. Nav.
and will later attend the large reception
which the Ambassador of France and
Nine Claudel will give this evening at
the Mayflower in honor Of the distin-
guished Frenchmen who were guests OF
the Government at the Yorktown cele-
bration.
The dinner at the White House last
evening, with the President as host
took on unusual interest. and while Il
had been planned weeks ago for the
distinguished French and German visl-
tors to the Yorktown Sesquicentennial
the president of the council of minis
tiers of France, whose coming was not
known at the time. was given the rank
ing seat the right of the President, while
the French Ambassador sat at his lets
and the Vice President, who sat opposite
the President at the huge horseshoe
shaped table, had Marshal Petain on
his right and the German Ambassador
on his left. The seating. which must
have perplexed the Department OF State
to the limit. was nicely done, and the
huge dining table was never more beau
tiful.
Mrs. Hoover personally directed the
decoration. which was unusually pro-
fuse, deep pink roses. Snapdragons and
Shasta daisies filling the urn in the cen
ter of the gold plateau and the tall
standing vases at either side, while
luscious grapes-huge purple ones from
California-flled the epergnes and fell
plentifully over the edges.
The state drawing room or blue room,
where the dinner guests were received,
lost much Of its interest. though it was
charming In its decoration of large
chrySanthemunIS by the round window
and the pink roses and Shasta daisies
on the mantel. when compared with the
red room. where very short time be-
fore the President and Mrs. Hoover re-
ceived M. Laval and his daughter, Mile.
Laval.
Mrs. Gam will occupy a box at the
Willard Hotel tonight when many other
important hoStesses will entertain par
ties to witness "Sweethearts of the
Ages" q charming tableau depicting
pretty women from the early to the
present period of time, the program be-
ing under the auspices of the Rector's
Aid of st. Margaret's Church.
The Bishop of Washington also will
have a group of guests in his box for
the benefit. The Rev. Herbert Scott
Smith and Miss Caroline Smith will
entertain group Of Episcopal clergy in
their box. including the Rev. DR.. and
Mrs George F'iske Dudley Of st. Ste
phen'S Parish.
Mai. and Mrs Edward A. Keys, the
latter being chairman Of the committee
for the tableau and dance tonight, will
be hosts to Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Gros-
venor, Mrs. Townsend Whelan Miss
Violet Whelan, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Bradley Willard and Mrs Harry C..
Hoffman.
Mrs. Virginia White Speel will have
with her in her box Miss Edna Patton,
Mrs. Charles Williamson, Mrs. M.
Strickland Gilliland, Mrs. Samuel
Prescott. Mrs. Fribby Flicker and Mrs.
johnson. Miss Jessie Dell and men,
berS of the National Women's party
vii! be guests of Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley
in her box tonight.