Evening star., 1932-04-18

| Nh several guests will 60 TO Bal
| IV tinore this evening to attend
i the opening performance OF
the short season OF the Metro
politan Opera Company, when Onen-
bach's LES Contes d'Hoffman" VIII be
presented with cast OF outstanding
Metropolitan artists.
At midday Mrs. Hoover received
number of visitors from out OF town.
The Secretary OF the Interior and
Mrs. Wilbur will be hosts at dinner
this evening in the Pan-American room
of the Hotel Mayfiower.
Sir Ronald and Lady Lindsay
Hosts at Dinner Last Night.
The Ambassador OF Great Britain
and Lady Lindsay were hosts to small
company Informally at dinner last eve
ming, the company including their
house guests, the British High Commis-
sioner to Canada, Sir William Clarke.
and Lady Clarke. Others in the COM
pany we're: Senator Frederic d. Wal
colt, Senator Bronson Cutting, Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, Mrs. Bayard Cut
ting, Mrs. J. Borden Hartman, Sir
Willmott Lewis and the Minister Coun-
selor Of the embassy. Mr.. Osborne.
The Ambassador of Spain and Sonora
de CardenaS will entertain a company
of l8 at dinner this evening, in COM
pliment to their house guests, the coun-
selor of the Belgian embassy in Toxic
and Comtesse de Berrier.
The Ambassador and Sonora de Car
denas will go to New York Wednesday
morning. accompanied by Comte and
Comtesse Berrier. Sonora de Cardenas
and her guests will sail Friday aboard
the Majestic for Europe and the Am
basSador will return to Washington the
first of next week. Sonora de Cardenas,
who is a sister of the counselor of the
Rumanian legation, Mr.. Frederick
Nano, will make visit to her former
home In Rumania.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Pierce Butler
will be TIE guests of honor at dinner
this evening Of the chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission and Mrs.
Charles Hoyt March, who will entertain
q company Of 80 at the Shoreham.
The dean of agriculture at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin and Mrs. Christian
l.. Christensen, son-in-law and daugh-
ter of Col. and Mrs. March, are thsir
house guests and will be among those
at dinner this evening.
The Minister Of Venezuela and
Sonora de Arcaya were hosts at dinner
last evening. entertaining in comph-
ment to the Apostolic delegate, the
Most Rev. Pietro Flmosoni- -Biondi.
Others in the company were Mgr. Paul
Morella, the former Minister OF Bo-
livia and Sonora de Dies de Medina,
the president of Georgetown University.
DR.. w. Coleman Nevils the president of
the Catholic University, Mgr. James
Ryan; DR.. Constantine E. MCGUIRE.
Sonora de Sacassa, wife of the former
Minister of Nicaragua; Senorita Julia
Riers, DR.. and Mrs. James Brown Scott,
Dr. Artf-r Stanley Riggs, Mrs. M. de
Claire Berry, the Rev. Francis Hyland,
secretary to the apostolic delegate, and
the members Of the legation staff, the
counselor, Senor Don Luis Churion. and
the secretary, Senor Don Pedro Rivero.
The Minister Of Canada, Mr.. Herridge,
was host at luncheon yesterday in
compliment to the British High Com
missioner to Canada, Sir William Clark
and Lady Clark. who are house guests
of the Ambassador of Great Britain
and Lady Lindsay. Others in the COM
pany were the Ambassador and Lady
Lindsay, the Minister Of Denmark and
Nine Wadsted, Representative and Mrs.
Robert Low Bacon, Representative
Richard Wigglesworth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierre Boal the military attache of
the British embassy and Mrs. Day, Mrs.
Alvin T. Hert, the first secretary of the
Canadian legation and Mrs. Merchant
Mahoney, and Miss Mary Randolph.
Mrs. Mahoney acted as hostess for the
Minister owing to the absence Of Mrs.
Herridge.
The United States Ambassador to
Poland, Mr.. John N. Willys, will arrive
in New York today aboard the Bremen.
Other passengers include the United
States Minister to Sweden, Mr.. John
M Morehead, and the United States
Minister to Albania, Mr.. Herman Bern
stein.
Mrs. Hastings, wife Of United States
Senator Daniel o. Hastings, and Miss
Lyla Townsend, daughter Of United
States Senator John G. Townsend, ir,
of Delaware, will be at home from to
o'clock on April 81 20 the Delaware
delegates and visitors to the D. A. r.
convention, at the apartment Of Mrs
Hastings, at the Kennedy Warren, 3133
Connecticut avenue.
Mrs. Arthur II. Vandenberg, wife Of
Senator Vandenberg Of Grand Rapids,
Mich will be hostesses at tea in her
apartment at Wardman Park Hotel to-
morrow afternoon from to o'clock for
the Michigan delegation attending the
annual Congress Of the National So
ciety Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution Mrs, Hobart, president gen
eral Of the society, and the pages from
Michigan will be among the guests.
Mrs. Reed, wife Of Senator David
Aiken Reed of Pennsylvania, will enter
tain the State regents and delegates
from Pennsylvania to the Continental
Congress N. S. D. A. r. at tea Friday
afternoon from 4:30 to $50 o'clock in
her home at 1922 S street.
Senator and Mrs. Royal s. Copeland
entertained at the dinner dance at the
Shoreham Saturday evening for Mr..
c. P. Williamson of New York City, who
was their guest over the week end
Covers were laid for IA.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis had
at the Carlton.
The retiring commandant Of the
Army War College and Mrs. William
D. Connor will be entertained at dinner
tomorrow evening by the former chief
of staff, U. S. A, Gen. Peyton c. March,
and Mrs March, who will give a large
w dL CIle oIIOICiodil. SCi' oAlo AVA o.
Connor will leave Washington the end
of this month for West Point, where
Gen. Connor will take up his duties as
superintendent of the Military Academy.
Gen. and Mrs. Connor were enter
tanned at buffet supper last evening
by Mrs. George Barnett. who was as
sisted by her sister, Mrs. Irving Hall
Chase Of Waterbury, Conn.
Mrs. Walter H. Newton, wife of the
secretary TO the President, will be host
ess tomorrow at tea to the Minnesota
delegates to the congress Of the N. s.