Evening star., 1932-01-27
President and Mrs. Hoover
HoStS to House Members.

The millions OF men and women
voters throughout the land who send
their REPRESENTATIVES to Congress would
have futtered with pride last evening
could they but have seen them paradng
at the White House, more than thOu-
sand strong, when the President and
Mrs. Hoover held reception in theT
honor
A Democratic House without its
Speaker was a little deadenlng polltl-
Cally speaking, but the Speaker ana
Mrs Garner have never attended eve
ming receptions and with redouoled du-
ties he does not feel this time to start
an Innovation He was not there. 1t
would have been q rare treat to the
party to have seen Mr.. Garner treadlng
down the line ahead of all other guests,
and next to him should nave been Rep
resentative Henry T Rainey, leader OF
the majority, but he and Mrs. Ralney
also were absent and KepresentatlVe
and Mrs. Smell the former leader OF
the minority who could have taken the
first place, arrived lace and SO the
party, beginning some minutes behind
schedule time, was started by Repub-
liCan. Representative Prank H. FOSS OF
Massachusetts, an early arrival.
Quickly following were the more than
a thousand guests, the reception, a
highly soCiable one, lasting less than an
hour and going down in history as Cne
of the pleasant events Of the Winter.
President and Mrs. Hoover came down
the stairway about 9:l5, preceded by
the White House aides and the PreSl-
dents naval and military aides, Capt.
Charles Russell Train and Col. Camp
bell B. Hodges. Immediately following
them were the Secretary Of State and
Mrs StimSon, the Vice President being
absent Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
Mellon, was behind them eScorting Mrs.
Arthur N Hyde, wife of the Secretary
of Agriculture, Mr.. Hyde being absent.
After Secretary Mellon md Mrs Hyde,
were Secretary Of War and Mrs. Hur
ley, Attorney General and Mrs. Mitchell,
Postmaster General and Mrs. Brown,
and Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Adams. The Secretary Of Interior and
Mrs. Wilbur did not attend the reCep-
ton so the Secretary Of Commerce and
Mrs. Lamont followed with the SeCre-
tary of Labor and Mrs DOak in their
accustomed place.
Mrs Hoover gown was of deep vine
color velvet made on simple and very
graceful lines, the skirt falling in soft
folds toward the bottom and just esCap-
ing the floor in front though forming
a short train in the back. The square
neckline was relieved by three or
four inch ruffles of dull gold lace, which
crossed the shoulders and was brought
around under the arms, back and front
to the waist line and fell midway down
the skirt in the back Her only Orna-
ment was a heavy antique gold chain
on which hung a lOcket, the locket
hanging at the back.
Mrs. StimSon wore a becoming cos
tune Of light blue brocade, the skirt
Just escaping the floor and the bodice
finished in a square neCkline. She
wore pearl earrings and pearls about
her neck Mrs. Hurley had a dark
gown wearing brown velvet fashioned
on modified straight lines and with no
trimming Mrs Mitchell wore a long
black velvet skirt fiaring toward the
bottom, with a suggestion OF a train
at the back, and the bodice was OF
pale green and gold brocade. Mrs.
Brown had 2 becoming gown of dark
green lace, the skirt made in two deep
fiounces, each edged with band Of
darker green velvet, and the bodice
had a berthalike circular f1OunCe. Her
ornaments we're pearls and emeralds.
Mrs Adams looked particularly well in
white satin, fitted to the figure, the
faring skirt falling into a short train
at the back and the bodice having
coWl neCkline in front with touch
OF rare and exquisite lace showing over
the ornament Of diamonds which held
the coWl neck, She had single string
Of pearls about her neck. Mrs. Hyde's
gown was Of black velvet simply made,
the bands over the shoulders being Of
rhinestOnes. Mrs. Lamont was in beige
lace and Mrs Doak was dainty figure
in white satin. which had a knee
deep f1ounce of rare white lace
Three Of the six feminine members
Of the House were in the company last