Evening star., 1932-01-13
SOCIETY
The President and Mrs. Hoover Will Be
Honor Guests of Congressional
Club This Evening.

TSHE Chief Executive and. Mrs
Hoover will be the guests for
whom the Congressional Club
will give a brilliant reception
this evening at 9 O'Clock IN the
club house, at 200l New Hampshire
svenue.
Mrs. Hoover will entertain the Cen
eral Federation of Women's CIuoS AT
tea this afternoon at the White House.
Vice President Honor
Guest at Dinner Tonight.
The Vice President, Mr.. Charles
Curtis. will be the honor guest at am
ner this evening of Mrs. Jacob Leander
Loose. who will entertain at the May
flower.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Henry L. Stimson will be the guests
in whose honor the Minister OF the
Union of South Africa and Mrs. LouW
will entertain a company OF IA at oln-
ner this evening.
The Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur were hosts
at dinner last evening at the May
flower. entertaining the Secretary OF
the Navy and Mrs. Charles Francis
Adams, the Ambassador of Poland, Mr..
Tvtus Fflipowicz; the Ambassador Of
Mexico and Sonora de Puig Casauranc
the Minister of Norway and Nine.
Bachke, Senator and Mrs. Wesley L.
Jones of Washington, Senator and Mrs.
Felix Hebert of Rhode Island, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Arthur NJ. Free OF
California, Representative and Mrs.
Edward T. Taylor of Colorado, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Oscar B. Lovette
of Tennessee, the Assistant Secretary
of War and Mrs. Frederick H. Payne,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j RhoadS Mr..
and Mrs John C. Merriam Miss Alice
Lowering, sister of Mrs Charles Francis
Adams; Miss Josephine Patten. Miss
Doris Goss, Col Campbell B. Hodges
u. S. A., and DR.. Walter A. Bloedurn.
The Ambassador Of Germany and
Frau Won Prittwitz und Gaffron enter
tanned at luncheon today at the en-
bassy in honor of their house guest,
Frau Nostitz- -Hindenburg, niece of the
President of Germany.
The Ambassador of Peru, Senor Don
Manuel de FTeyre y Santander, and the
Ambassador of Chile Senor Don Miguel
Cruchaga Tocornal, we're luncheon
guests today Of Mrs Lawrence Town
send, who entertained in compliment
TO Nine. Conchits Supervia, Spanish
mezgo-soprano, and Mr.. Alberti Salvi
italian harpist. Others present were
Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley, Senor Don Luis
NJ. de Irujo, charge d'affaireS of Spain,
with Senor Don Jose Ricardo Gomez
Acebo and Senor Don Ramon Padilla
Of that embassy; the charge daffaires
OF Rumania and Nine. Nano, the first
secretary of the Argentine embassy and
Sonora de Traverse, Lieut. Col. Marco
Pennaroli, military attaChe of the Ital-
ian embassy; Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Delano Robbins, Mrs. John Philip Hill,
Gen. and Mrs. Charles H Sheriff.. Mr.
and Mrs. Walter H. Schoellkopf, Nine
Riano, Mrs Chandler Anderson, Mrs
w. J. Younger of San Francisco and
Paris, Mrs. Sydney A. Cloman, and the
agricultural attache Of the Spanish
embassy, Senior Echegaray.
Nine. May, wife of the Ambassador
of Belgium, will not receive Friday
afternoon but will be at home Friday,
January %.
The Minister of the Irish Free State
and Mrs. MscWhite will entertain at
dinner this evening at the legation.
Mrs. Kendrick. wife of Senator John
B. Kenorick, will be at home tomorrow
afternoon from to 6 o'clock, n her
apartment at 2400 Sixteenth street.
Receiving with Mrs. Kendrick will be
her sister Mrs. Francis c. Williams OF
Sheridan Wyoming.
Representative James NJ Beck will
entertain at dinner this evening when
his guests will be members of the
Shakespeare Society of Philadelphia.
Representative and Mrs. Thomas H.
Hall have as their guests at the Broad
moor, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Edward Pendray
Of New York. Both Mr. and Mrs. Pen
dray are well known in the literary
world. Mrs. PendrsY writing under ne
name of Beatrice Gregory is ct ne
present tins columns. for United Fca-
lures Syndicate. Mr.. Eendr2v IS Y2ielG2
e'itor for the New York Herald
Tribune.
The United States Ambassador 20 the
Argentine Mr.. -,obert Woods Bliss re-
turned yesterday to the Mayfower,
where Mrs. Bliss has been since Sun
day They visited Washington the early
part Of December for a brief period and
are planning to be here now for only
short stay.
ne ASSlSIhnJ OSCIbJdIy VI Illc NdFy
and Mrs Ernest Lee JahnckS, and Miss
Adele Townsend Jahncke, have arrived
at the Hotel McAllister, at Miami.
They attended the opening of the first
Coast Guard air base in the country
for which ground was broken yesterday
afternoon.
The civil service commissioner, Miss
Jessie Dell has as her guests at The
Broadmoor her sister. Mrs. w. B. Nell
and her niece, Miss Fannie Dell Nell
OF Miami Fla.
Brig. Gen and Mrs M A. Delaney
have taken an apartment at 1925 Six
teenth street northwest for the Winter.
They recently returned from Manila,
p. l., where Gen. Delaney was medi-
cal advisor in public health and sani-
tation to the Governor General.
Doctor Delaney will be remembered
as the physician to President Taft dur
ing the latter's administration. He re-
Gently has been promoted 10 brigadier
general in the Medical Department
United States Army
Capt. and Mrs. John A. Schofield
entertained at the dinner dance at the
Shoreham last night. Their guests were
Representative and. Mrs. Morgan G..
Sanders, Mr.. and Mrs James L. Baity
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lauriston Hannah.
Engagement Announced
OF Miss Kiefner TO Mr.. Blair.
Former Representative and Mrs
Charles E. Kiefner Of Perryville, Mo,
announce the engagement of their
daughter Kathryn TO Mr.. John A.
Blair Of Tulsa, Okla.