Evening star., 1932-04-21

trees IN Potomac FaIk III DiOOIl. lie
special is composed of many floral clubs
of Delaware County and Mrs. Hoover
received the presidents of the various
groups who presented the floral tributes.
They were Joined on the south lawn by
the President, who stood with Mrs.
Hoover and the visitors for a photo
graph.
Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley, wife of the
Secretary of War, will entertain at tea
this afternoon in her residence at 1920
Belmont street, in honor Of the dele
gates from Oklahoma to the D. A. r.
Congress and the wives of the members
of Congress of that State. Mrs.
Thomas P. Gore will preside at the tea
table.
Embassies and Legations
Open for Entertainment.
The Ambassador of Italy and Donna
Antoinette de Martino will entertain the
members of the Archaeological Society
this afternoon when Prof. Edward Rand
of Harvard University will give the lee
ture at 4:30 o'clock followed by re-
ception.
The Ambassador OF France, M Paul
Claudel, presented to Mrs. Charles
Stuart Alden the decoration of Che
Waller of the Legion of Honor, at the
tea Yesterday which he and Nine.
Claudel gave for the members of the
Alliance Francaise The decoration was
bestowed upon Mrs. Alden by the
French government in recognition OF
her service to France. Mrs. Alden was
one of the organizers Of the Alliance
Francaise in Washington and has been
a frequent visitor in Paris, where her
brother. the late Judge Walter Berry,
L. AT-n Trrae hnforn
her marriage to the late Mr.. Alden, Mrs.
Natalie Berry Boynton, widow of Theo-
dore v. Boynton. Assisting Nine.
Claudel at the tea were wives OF MEM
bers of the embassy staff.
The Ambassador of Poland. Mr. Tytus
FilipoWiez, has issued cards for recep-
ton Tuesday afternoon, April 26, at the
embassy, from to o'clock, for the
delegates and visiting members Of the
National League of American Pen
women, attending the biennial conven-
ton of the league in this city.
The Ambassador of Great Britain,
Sir Ronald Lindsay, will be the guest OF
honor at a large tea to be given by the
English-Speaking Union Saturday after
noon at the Willard Hotel from until
o'clock The fete is being held in cele-
Shakespeare.
Nine. May. wife of the Ambassador
of Belgium, was the guest in whose
honor Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith, widow
of the Secretary of Agriculture in the
Wilson administration, entertained at
luncheon today in the Pan-American
room of the Mayaower. Others in the
company we're Nine. Peter, Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, Mile. Francoise May,
Baroness Beatrice de Buisseret, Mrs..
Jesse H Jones, Mrs. James J. Moelling
of Chicago. niece of Mrs Wilson, who
is visiting the latter's sister, Miss Bertha
Boiling, at the Powhatan; Miss Mabel
Boardman and Miss Josephine Patten.
The Ambassador of Brazil and
Senhora de Lima Silva will entertain
at dinner this evening.
The Ambassador of Mexico and
Sonora de Puig Casauranc were hosts
at dinner last evening, entertaining IN
compliment to the Vice President, Mr..
Charles Curtis. The other guests. in
addition to Mr.. and Mrs Gam, were
the Ambassador of Argentina, Mr..
Felipe Espil; the Ambassador of Peru,
Senor de Freye Y Santander; Mr.. JUS
tice and Mrs Harlan Ffske Stone, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Dennis Chavez, Maj.
Gen. Blanton Winship. Brig Gen. and
Mrs Dion Williams, Judge John Bar
ton Payne, DR. and Mrs. John G. Mer-
riam, DR.. and Mrs. Herbert H. Schoen-
feldt. Sonora de Sacasa, wife of the
former Minister of Nicaragua; Miss
Helen Lee Eames Doherty, Senorita
Cristina Reyes Spindola, sister of the
hostess, and the second secretary OF
the Mexican embassy and Sonora de
Joublanc RivaS and the third secretary,
Senor DR.. Enrique Jimenez.
Nine Simopoulos, wife Of the Minis
ter of Greece. went to New York yes
terday and will be at the Ambassador
until the end of the week.
The Minister of the Irish Free State,
Mr.. Michael MacWhite, went to New
York this morning to attend the dinner
this evening which the American Iron
and Steel Institute will give in honor