The Washington times., 1931-01-20
Club Women
To Receive
President
Chief Executive and First
Lady Will Be Guests This
Evening of Congressional
Club Membership
By ANNE PATTEN

BY ANNE PATTEN
The President and Mrs.
Hoover will be the guests Of
honor at the reception to be
given this evening at the Con-
gressional Club.
The fete is the annual enter
tainment given by the organiza-
ton in compliment to the Chief
Executive and First Lady.
viii Receive Guests
Mrs. Porter Dale, wife Of the
Senator from Vermont and
president Of the club, will re-
ceive the guests with the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hoover.
Also assisting as hostesses
for the evening will be the
members of the governing board
and the incorporators of the
club. They are Mrs. John B.
Henderson, honorary vice presi-
dent and a donor of the club site
regarded as that organizations
"good angel" Mrs. William c.
Ramseyer, Mrs. Clarence F.
Lea, Mrs. S. Wallace Dempsey,
Mrs. Louis T. 'McFadden, Mrs.
Tom Connolly, Mrs. Daniel A.
Reed, Mrs. Joe Grail, Mrs. Clay
Stone Briggs, all of whom are
officers of the club.
Also Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper, Mrs.
Edgar Ellis, Mrs. Burton L.
French, Mrs. FiniS Garrett, Mrs.
William E. Humphrey, Mrs.
Florence Kahn, Mrs. j. Hamp-
ton Moore, Mrs. Frank Mondell,
Mrs. Francis E. Newlands, Mrs.
Robert L. Owen, Mrs. Joseph E.
Thropp and Miss E. P. Wood.
Is Original incorporation
Mrs. John Garner, wife of the
minority leader of the House, is
a member of the original group
of incorporators but will not be
present at this evenings func-
ton.
The clubhouse will be deco
rated for the occasion in a pro-
fusion Of palms and flowers.
The great mantel in the ball
room will be banked with palms
and potted plants of variegated
shades of green. Roses and or
ch1ds will be used to decorate
the other rooms, which will be
lit with pink candles in silver
candlesticks.
The Marine Band will play be-
hind a screen of palms and flow
ers.
Cancels at Home
Mrs. William N. Doak, wife
OF the Secretary Of Labor, will
not be at home Wednesday at
the Willard. as she is accom-
panying the Secretary to Bos-
ton, where they will remain for
q few days.
Visitor in New York
Mrs. James D. Cunningham,
accompanied by Miss Althea
Brooks, has been spending some
time in New York at the Hotel
Montclair. Miss Evelyn Perry
was also a recent guest at the
Hotel Montclair.
J. E. S. Thorpe, of Bryson
City. N. c., entertained a party
Of five at dinner last evening
at the Carlton, Senator David
I. Walsh being among the
guests.
Spend Winter In South
Brig. Gen. w. ]. Nicholson,
q. S. A., retired, and Mrs.
Nicholson, who left Washing
ton on Sunday are at st.
Augustine, where they are the
guests of Mrs. Martin D.
Hardin. They plan to remain
south until early spring.
Miss Anna Guthrie is at
Ormond Beach, Fla, for the
winter season.
Entertain EngIishmen
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington
Mills are entertaining at tea
this afternoon at their winter
home at Daytona Beach, Fla,
in honor of Capt. Eric E. j.
Moore, of Surrey, England.
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Col. Campbell B. Hodges. mill
tary aide to the President, en-
tertained at luncheon yesterday
at the Carlton, his guests num-
bering five.
Mrs. Brig Scott Young is now
at the Shoreham Hotel where
she has taken an apartment
for the season. Mrs. Young
formerly resided at 1929 Colum-
bia Rd.
Host at Dinner Dance
Major Charles H. White was
host to a party of 10 at the din
ner dance at the Shoreham
Hotel last evening.
Capt. and Mrs. E. M. Foster
entertained a company of 81
at the dinner dance session at
the Shoreham Hotel last eve
ming.
Gives Delightful Party
R. Golden Donaldson enter
tanned a small party at dinner
at the Shoreham Hotel last