Evening star., 1932-04-23
SOCIETY
President and Mrs. Hoover Will Attend
Library Dedication-Mrs. Hoover
Had Guests at Theater.

/ York Gen. Burgess will sail today
aboard the Santa Maria for Panama.
Col. A. T. Smith, assistant chief Of
staff, U. s. A. and Mrs. Smith were
| hosts at dinner last evening. entertain
ing in their home, on Leroy place, in
compliment to Maj William Hood
Simpson, executive of the Military In
telligence Division, and Mrs. Simpson,
who soon will leave for their new sta
ton in California. The other guests
included the first secretary Of the
Egyptian legation and Nine. Ismail, the
military attache Of the Spanish en-
bassy and Sonora de Planell, Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs U. S. Grant, Sd, and Col. ana
Mrs. I7cac Newell. who recent y came
from station in Pe.ping, China.
Capt. and Mrs. schof1eld will enter
tain at the University Club tomorrow
evening in honor CT Mrs. John Conlcn
of Ham. bal. Mo, who Is visiting her
daughter, Mrs Lauriston harnah, at
the Westchester.
Capt. and Mrs. Wilbert Melville have
come to Washington from Los Angeles,
Calf, and have taken a suite at Ward
man Park Hotel.
Miss Emerson Engaged
To Mr.. Harts Announced.
Mrs. Franklin Siias Terry of No. 13l
East SiXty-siXth street, New York, and
IntheoakS, Black Mountain N. C., an
nources the eng cement OF her daugl-
ter. Lillian Emerlon, to Mr. William
Wright Harts jr., son OF Gen. and
Mrs. William Wright Harris of Wash
ington. D. c.. and Madison, Conn.
Miss Emerson is the daughter OF the
late Neil Emerson. She attended LEcole
Francaise and the Finch School. She
was presented at the Court of St.
James in 1929 and made her debut in
New York the following season. She
has been a frequent guest in Wash
ington, coming to visit her godmother,
Mrs Lawrence Townsend.
Mr.. Harris attended Lawrenceville
School and Princeton University. He
is a member of the Aviation Country
Club, the Princeton Club and the Mad
ison Yacht Club He is associated with
the Pan American Airways, Inc, in
this city.
The wedding will take place in the
latter part OF June.
Gen. and Mrs. HartS and their family
were an important part of Washington
society when the general occupied the
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Wilson.
Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross former Gov
ernor of Wyoming, has issued invita-
tions for a reception and tea tomorrow
afternoon from 4 to o'clock in the
Pan American room of the Mayflower
Former Senator and Mrs Gilbert N
Hitchcock are in New York, where they
are staying at the Plaza for week.
Prof. and Mrs. Thomas j. Preston
of Princeton have gone to Rutledge
Shore of Maryland. to remain over
Sunday. Mrs. Preston was the widow
of President Grover Cleveland when
she married Prof Preston.
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison, who was in
Washington for few days early in the
week, has returned to he- home. at
Llewellyn Fark, N. j.. after spending
the Winter in her home, at Fort Myers,
Fla. Mrs. Edison was accompanied by
Mrs. Hilbert Hitchcock of Pittsburgh
and Mrs Frank Potter of East Orange,
who spent the Winter with her IN
Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus H K Curtis are
expected to reach Washington late to-
day or early in the day tomorrow on
their yacht Ly1onia. They are en- route
to Philadelphia from the South. where
they spent the Winter and early Spring
1t is the custom of Mr.. and Mrs Curtis
to stop in Washington annually on their
way from the South and to do all
of their entertaining on their yacht
Lydonia.
Mrs. Charles A. Blakely entertained
at luncheon at the Army and Navy
Country Club yesterday in compliment
to Mrs. Henry A. Dent of Eufaula, Ala