Evening star., 1932-08-30
SOCIETY
Ambassador of Spain Feted at Newport
Secretary Mills Goes to Portland,
Me-, Next Month.

as their guest at Newport Mrs William
Davies Schier. jr.. Of Manchester, Mass
The First Assistant Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Joseph M. Dixon have
as their guests In their apartment at
Wardman Park Hotel their son-in-law
and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Charles N
Leach. and their small family OF New
York.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
and Mrs Claude Rodman Porter have
visiting them their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs George Richard
Hise, of Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs. Hise
formerly was Miss Julia Hanna Porter
until her marriage In June In Washing
ton.
Miss Eekels and Lieut.. Collins
Complete Plans for Their Wedding.
Col. and Mrs. Charles Burd Eekels
have sent out invitations for the mar
riage of their daughter Margaret to
Lieut.. Howard Lyman Collins, u. o.
NJ, Saturday evening, September II, at
o'clock, in the Chevy Chase Presby-
terian Church.
Miss Eckels has selected as her ma
tron of honor Mrs. Z. e. Berthold of
Annapolis. Miss Betsy Hoge will be
the maid of honor and the other at
tendants will include Miss Alice Snyder
of Miami Beach, Fla; Miss Vivian
Ward, Mrs. Rupert Sharitz and Mrs
Thomas p Littlepage, jr.
Lieut.. Collins has chosen as his best
man Lieut.. Alfred J. Bolton and the
ushers will be Lieut.. Z. z. Berthold,
Lieut.. Frederick j. Bell, Lieut.. Harry
H. Henderson and Lieut.. Norman w.
Sears, all of the United States Navy.
A number of parties have been given
in honor of the bride and bridegroom
elect and many more are planned Tor
them. Mrs. Wesley G. Hanford and
Mrs. Smith w. Brookhart, jr., were
hostesses at a linen shower Wednes-
day. Thursday, September 8, Mrs. j.
v. Ingram and Mrs. Berthold will en-
tertain jointly at tea and shower for
the bride-elect and September 10 Miss
Betsy Hoge and Miss Virginia Ward
will give a miscellaneous shower for
Miss Eckels at the Congressional Coun-
try Club. A trousseau tea will be given
by the bride September II and the fol-
bridge luncheon for the prospective
bride.
Col. and Mrs. Eckels will entertain at
supper and dancing at the Shoreham
September IS, following the rehearsal
for the wedding of their daughter and
Lieut.. Collins. The company will be
limited to the members Of the wedding
party.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, chief Of
staff, U. S. A., will sail from New York
tonight on the Leviathan for Europe TO
spend several weeks.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. c. p. Kindle-
berger are spending seme time at the
Ritz Carlton Hotel In Atlantic City.
Capt. and Mrs. william r. Van Buren,
will entertain at dinner this evening at
the Army and Navy Club for their
daughter, Miss Nancy Elizabeth Van
Buren,, and her fiance, Mr.. Spencer
Brownell, jr., whose marriage will take
place Thursday.
Maj. and Mrs. Henry d. F. Munnik-
huysen, with the latter's daughter, Miss
Betty Burke, have returned to their
apartment in Wardman Park Hotel from
this Summer hope at Bel Air. Md.
Director Henry ]. Allen Of the Re-
construction Finance Corporation is
spending few days in New York at the
Waldorf Astoria.
Lieut.. Ring, Former White House
Aide, TO Marry Miss Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Jackson of San