The Washington times., 1931-03-13
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HOnOred by
Society
National Geographic Group
Host for Noted Explorer at
Lncheon; Will Award Medal
Tonight

Geographic Society were hosts
at a luncheon at the Cosmos
Club today in honor of DR.. Roy
Chapman Andrews, Of New
York, leader Of a series of
Asiatic expeditions in search of
prehistoric animal fossils. Be-
fore a distinguished audience
at the Washington Auditorium
this evening, DR.. Andrews viii
receive the Hubbard gold medal
of the society. The preSenta-
ton will be made by DR.. Gil
bert Grosvenor, president.
DR.. Andews will be the ninth
man to receive the coveted
Hubbard medal in the 43 years
of the society's history. Other
recipients we're: Rear Admiral
Robert E. Peary. Capt. Roald
Amundsen, Capt. Robert A.
Bartlett, Grove Karl Gilbert,
Sir Ernest n, Shackleton, Vilh-
ialmur StefanSSon; Rear Ad-
miral Richard Evelyn Byrd and
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh.
Among the Guests
Attending the luncheon were:
DR.. Roy Chapman Andrews,
DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor, presi-
dent, National Geographic
Society; Gen. John J. Pershing,
Representative Robert G. SIM
mons, Charles DENLY, John Joy
Edison, DR.. C. Hart Merriam,
DR.. George r. Putnam, DR..
George K. Burgess, Capt. Ray.
mond S. Patton, DR.. j. Howard
Gore, DR.. Frederick v. Coville,
Robert v. Fleming, Judge John
Barton Payne, Gen. A. w.
Greely, George w. Hutchinson,
Ralph A. Graves. Franklin L.
Fisher, DR.. william j. Sho-
walter, Melville B. Grosvenor,
J. r. Hildebrand, McFall Ker-
bey, Albert H. BumStead, L. w.
Gillette, Leo A. Borah, E. John
Long, Worth Shouts, W.
Robert Moore, Vernon H. Brew
ster and Leonard C. Roy.
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Miss Whitney Here
!, Mrs. Payne Whitney and her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Ship
man Paysor, of New York, have
been at the Carlton for a few
days. They viii leave today for
their home in New York.
Mrs. PaySon is returning to
her home in New York, where
next Tuesday she will entertain
at q dance in honor Of Miss
Louise Bailey, whose engage
ment TO Thomas Irwin Laugh
lin, of New York, son Of Mrs.
Henry S. Lippet, Of Providence,
r. l., was recently announced.
Miss Bailey is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bailey, Of
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
BetrOthaI Is Announced
Announcement has been made
by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hun
gerford, of Bridgeport, Conn.
of the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Mildred Hunger
ford, to John S. KuwaSki, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Ku-
waSki, of New Bedford, Mass.
Miss Hungerford is a member
of the faculty of BeardSley
School here, and Mr.. Kuwkaski
is a graduate of the Catholic
University at Washington.
Senator Simeon D.. Fess,
chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, will go to
Palm, Beach at the end of the
week to be the guest of Mar
shall Sheppey, of Toledo, at the
Breakers.
Will Stage Hunt
lie EClO111S dQQ HUM CluD
will hold their last hunt of the
season tomorrow at 2::30 p. m.
on Bradley Farms.
Maj. William M. Grimes will
act as master of hounds; hon.
orary whippers-in, Chester A.
GWinn, Percy Niepold and Rob-
ert Robey.
Following the hunt a break
fast will be given by the Am
baSSador: and Sonora De
Padilla at the Spanish Embassy,
28O1 Sixteenth st. After the
breakfast, moving pictures of
the seasons hunts will be
shown