Evening star., 1932-10-15
Irish Free State Minister
Guest of Boston Visitors.

day or Tuesday.
Irish Free State Minister
Guest of Boston Visitors.
The Minister of the Irish Free State
and Mrs. Michael MacWhite were
luncheon guests yesterday at the May
flower of Mr.. and Mrs Joseph F. O'Con-
nell of Boston. Others present in the
company were Attorney General Ernest
Averill of Connecticut, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Watson and the sons of the
hosts. Mr.. Lenahan O'Connell and Mr.
Frederick P. O'Connell.
Mr. O'Connel is former member OF
Congress from Massachusetts, and Mrs
O'Connell is the daughter of former
Representative Lenahan of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr.. O'Connell has just been
chosen a member of the Executive Com
mittee of the American Bar Associa-
tion.
The Minister of Egypt, Sesostris Sida-
louss PaSha, went to Richmond this
morning to attend the unveiling OF the
newly erected World War Memorial. He
was entertained at luncheon following
the unveiling by Gov. John Garland
Pollard at the executive mansion. The
Minister was accompanied by the third
secretary of the legation, Mr.. Andre
Cattaui, and the attache, Mr.. Husseln
Chawky.
Woodley, the historic estate of the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Henry L.
Stimson, was the scene of charming
Autumn al freSco party yesterday ait
erncon in honor of the delegates to the
American Bar Association and the
feminine members of their families.
Secretary and Mrs. StimSon stood In
the rear garden of the estate to receive
the guests, while a section of the
Marine Band. in scarlet coats played
throughout the reception.
A cheerful bonfire was built in tepee
fashion on the lawn and Steaming tea
and boullion with other refreshments
were served from gayly striped mar
quees.
Mrs. Stimson wore a suit of bottle
green satin made with a deep cape
trimmed in black fox. Her hat matched
her suit and was trimmed with small
cockade of green feathers. Assisting the
hosts were the wives OF the Assistant
Secretary and chief of divisions of the
Department of State.
Rear Admiral Thomas T. Craven,
chief co-ordinator for the Government,
was the honor guest at luncheon yes,
terday in Baltimore of the Federal
Business Mems Association. He was
accompanied to Baltimore by Mrs.
Craven and their daughter Miss Olga
Craven, who were entertained at lunch
con by Miss Elizabeth Chew Williams
at her home, Woodcliffe.
Mrs. Thomas D. Thacher of 1647
Thirtieth street. Georgetown, wife OF
the Solicitor General, returned to
Washington this week. accompanied by
Vassar graduate of last June. Mrs.
Thacher recently closed her Summer
place at Watch Hill, r. l.. and spent
some time in New York, where she
maintains her residence at 16 East
Seventy third street, before returning
to Washington for the Winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Noyes have
returned to Washington after spend
ing the Summer in Maine.
The retiring counselor of the italian
embassy. Count Alberto Marchetti di
Muriaglio, sailed this morning from New
York on the Conte Grande to spend
some time in his native country before
going to his new post in Paris.
Lord and Lady Reading will be enter
tanned at tea this afternoon by the
Misses Patten. The distinguished visi-
tors were among the guests at the buf-
fet supper and dance given last evening
by Mr.. Frank j. Hogan, president of the
District Bar Association. and Mrs Hogan
for members of the American Bar As
sociation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hogan also entertained
at dinner last evening in compliment
to the newly elected president of the
American Bar Association and Mrs
Clarence E. Martin of Martinsburg
w. Va. The other guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E. Boston of New York,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Knight of Sun
bury, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Voor-
hees, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter P. Armstrong
of Memphis, Tenn: Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Godham of Chicago; Mrs. Olive Kicker
of Chicago and Mrs. Margaret Lybrand
Of Oklahoma City.
Mrs Eugene Sykes, wife of the Fed
eral Radio commissioner, and her
daughter, Miss Nal Sykes, has post
poned their at home Sunday afternoon,
owing to illness.
Cox-Larner Wedding in
Historic Church at Noon.
The marriage of Miss Anna Southard
Larner, daughter of Mrs. John B.
Larner, to Mr.. James Huston Simpson
Cox, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick L
Cox, which took place at noon today
is of much interest in old residential
circles in Washington, where the fam
lily of the bride has lived for several
generations.
The bridegroom's parents are of an
old New Jersey family, Mr.. Cox bring
ing his family to Washington when he
was appointed Interstate Commerce
commissioner At the termination of
his service in this Office Mr.. and Mrs
Cox remained to make their perma-
nent home in the Capital, where they
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