Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16

hour of the call has not been
set. owing to the uncertainty Of the
foreign minister's arrival in Washing
ton. Signor and Signora Grandi were
met aboard the Conte Grande by the
italian Ambassador, Mobile Giacomo de
Martina and are being brought to
Washington by Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh, who Is plotting the plane.
Mrs. Hoover is expected to attend the
recital this afternoon of Mile Lily Pons,
french soprano, who Will sing IN Con-
stitution Hall.
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, sister Of
the Vice President, will be the guest in
whose honor Mrs. Frank Clinton Henry
will entertain at luncheon December II
ct the National Woman's Country CLUB.
The Vice President will be the honor
guest at dinner February "a of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Hamilton Denton.
Secretary Of States Home
Opened to Italian Guests.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Henry L. Stimson will entertain small
company informally at dinner this eve
ming in their home, Woodley, on Cathe-
dral avenue, in honor of the minister
of foreign affairs of Italy and Slgnora
Grandi. who are due to arrive in the
Capital this afternoon.
The Ambassador of France and Nine.
Claudel will entertain informally at
dinner this evening in the embassy. the
Ambassador and Nine. Claudel enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday, when
their guests were the Ambassador OF
Cuba and Sonora de Ferrara, the Min
lister of Bulgaria and Nine. Radeff, the
air attache of the French embassy ana
Mime. Thenault, Miss Patten, the finan-
cial attache of the embassy, M. Eman-
uel Monick, and the first secretary, M.
Pierre Henry de la Blanchetai.
The Ambassador of Cuba and
Sonora de Ferrara have taken a nox
for the series of morning muSicales
arranged by Mrs. Lawrence Townsend,
and which will begin Wednesday
morning. December 2, at 1!:l5 o'clock
in the ball room of the Hotel May
flower. The first program will be given
by Mile. Yvonne Gall soprano OF the
Paris Opera, and Edward Johnson,
Canadian tenor of the Metropolitan
opera. Among other boxholders for
the series are the Ambassador OF
Chile, Senior Cruchaga; the Minister
of Hungary and Countess Szechenyl'
Senator and Mrs. James Couzens,
senator and Mrs. Cameron Morrison,
Representative and Mrs. Chester Boil
ton, Mrs. Charles ]. Rhoads. Mrs.
Keith Merrill, Mrs. Frederic Atherton,
Mrs. Thomas Cottman Of Baltimore,
Mrs. Sidney A. Cloman, Mrs. Henry
L, Doherty of New York, Mrs. Stephen
B. ElkinS, Mr. william Phelps Emo.
Mrs. Hayne Ellis, Mrs. Sherman Flint,
Mrs. Rafael r. Gown of New York,
Miss Belle Gurnee, Mrs. John Gilbert,
Mrs. Oscar Jarecki, Mrs. Ellwood
Jones, Mrs. Maxim Karolik, Mrs. Otto
H. Kahn of New York, Mrs. James A.
Lyon, Mrs. Demarest Lloyd, Mrs.
Frank Let's, Mrs. Adolph Caspar Mil
Ter, Mrs. George Mesta, Mrs. Malcolm
McConihe, Mrs. Frank B. Moves, Mrs.
Harry Norment, Mrs. Thomas w. Phil
lips, jr.; Mrs. G. Freeland Peter, Mrs.
Rushmore Patterson, Mrs. William Nc
Clellan Ritter, Mrs. Charles Mason
Remey, Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury of
Philadelphia, Mrs. Henry Alvah Strong,
Mrs. Frank F. Skillman Of Cincinnati,
Mrs. Walter H. Schoellkopf, Mrs. Wal
ter r. Tuckerman, Mrs. Alfred Penn
broke Thorn. Mrs. Franklin Terry, Mrs.
3. Sumner WelleS, Mrs. Ralph Worth
1ngton and Mrs. Harley Peyton Wilson.
Mrs. Henry l.. Stimson and Mrs. Ray
Lyman Wilbur are among the cabinet
hosteSSes who have subscribed for seats,
and among others who are subscribers
are the Minister of Portugal and Wis
countess D'Alte, the Minister of Al
bania, Mr.. Konitza; the Minister of
Egypt, Sesostris Sidarouss Pasha: Mrs.
Owen Roberts, Nine. Skalicky and Mrs.
Wilbur j. Carr.
Mrs Hoover has attended several of
the musicales during the past few sea-
sons and it is expected she will again
be in the audience Wednesday, De-
cember 2.
Senator and Mrs. Reed Smoot have
returned to Washington after spending
O few days In New York, where they
visited Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Nigel and