Evening star., 1932-05-22

Society in Washington is enjoying the
between season, and, although plans are
being formulated in many households
for Summer, few are definitely made
Prospects of the need for Congress to
remain in session through the Summer
will prevent a large number of those
prominent in the social life of the Ma
tional Capital from completing plans
for the hot weather. The World War
was not so long ago that those long Sum-
mers haye been forgotten when Con-
gress and all officials were in residence"
through the heat, and their families,
too, remained, each to do his bit"
This Summer may in a small way be
q reproduction of those heated days.
President and Mrs. Hoover took ad-
vantage of the good weather to spend
the week end at their Rapidan camp
and many others are in the country
over sunday Those who have country
homes nearby have them in readiness
for week end house parties and should
the officials IN the family find It neces--
sary to remain at their desks they Will
have a haven between working days.
Washington has had a flaire Tor
garden tours, garden parties ana al
fresco benefits, and it is not yet over.
The Garden Club of Chevy Chase, Nd
will hold attention this. week with It's
tour of the quaint, the cultivated, the
simple and old-fastioned gardens OF
that vicinity. The garden parties this
week. which will attract society are the
one tomorrow at the Convent OF Per
petual Alteration, for which many OF
the prominent hostesses in the diplo-
matte corps are giving aid; one tues
day at the Wisconsin avenue home OF
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cary t. Gray
son. which is for the benefit OF the
Democratic victory fund, and SATURDAY
at the home of Ambassador ana MIS-
Bliss. in Georgetown, for the Home 1or
the Incurables. The home OF Admiral
and Mrs. GraySon is one Of the historic
old places of the District and mas an
equally interesting garden. And the
home of Ambassador and Mrs. Bliss Is
linked in history to the early days oi
Georgetown.
The luncheon Friday, for which Mrs.
Z. Brooke Lee has loaned her home ana
garden, will be another Of the delightful
anresco parties, the home OF Mrs. Lee
at Silver Spring being one OF the
charming country places near wash
ington. Gov Ritehie Of Maryland and
DR.. Fiske Kimbau of the Pennsylvania
Museum Of Art will address the guests,
who will be received by Mrs Lee and
members of the Washington committee
for the Robert E. Lee Foundation.
The British embassy was the scene
of another delightful "at home" Thurs
day when Lady Lindsay was hostess at
the second of those planned for this
month The party was not intended TO
be a garden party, but many of the
guests took advantage of the lovely day
to make themselves acquainted with
the English garden adjoining the en-
bassy The Ambassador and Lady |
Lindsay have planned no formal fes-
tivity on Empire day which for so many !
years was one of the great holidays in |
their country. The day is the ami
versary of the birth of Queen Victoria,
May "a, but has now given way to June |
3. which is the anniversary of the birth |
of the present ruler Of that empire.
King George v. The Ambassador and |
Lady Lindsay have cards out for a
garden party that afternoon.
The farewell festiyity of the popular /
Ambassador CT Cuba and Sonora de /
Ferrara, which they gave to celebrate /
the anniversary of independence of /
the Island Republic Friday was a bril- |
Liant party when friends of the hosts,
ofiicial and personal, called to bid
them au revotr. The Ambassador viii |
return to Havana to become secretary