Evening star., 1932-12-02
SOCIETY
Mrs. Hoover Meets Cabinet Hostesses at
Informal Luncheon Given Today
by Mrs. Stimson.
by Mrs. St1msOn.

been made of the engagement, although
close friends knew Of the romance
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Graves have beer
studying at the American Academy oi
Dramatic Art in New York. The bride
graduated from Holton Arms and at
tended the University of Texas, from
which she was graduated in 1880. She
is member Of Phi Beta Kappa.
Mr.. Graves and his bride are now on
their wedding trip in California.
Representative Aiming S. Prall of
! New York has returned to his apart
ment at the Shoreham for the Winter
| season.
The Assistant Postmaster General,
Mr.. w. Irving Glover, is in New York
over the week end and will attend the
Army and Navy foot ball game in Phil
adelphia tomorrow, accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Frances Glover.
A group Of the seasons debutantes
will be entertained Saturday night at
a bridge and buffet supper given in
honor of Miss Nal Sykes, debutante
daughter of Federal Radio Commits
sioner and Mrs. Eugene o. Sykes, by
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion K Gillian at
their home, 1901 Glenbrook road.
Besides the debutantes there will also
be included among the guests Mrs. Eu
gene o. Sykes ana Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
R. Fulton.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Morville Barker were
hosts at luncheon today at the May
flower for their debutante daughter,
Miss Peggy Barker. who had among her
guests other debutantes of the season
Guests were Miss Elizabeth Ball. Miss
Mary Lee Bell, Miss Betty A. Burke,
Miss Edith Bull Miss Ann Daingerfield,
Miss Madgc Ely. Miss Laura Katherine
Field, Miss Lydia Lane Foster. Miss
Virginia Hall. Miss Florence Harris,
Miss Jean Kingman, Miss Eleanor
Jones, Miss Betty Jones. Miss Helen P.
Manley, Miss Julia Matheson. Miss
Margaret Mckinley, Miss Margaret
Nixon, Miss Susan Rogers, Miss Marion
Shouse, Miss Dorothy Smith, Miss Nal
Sykes, Miss Ethel Mae Taylor, Miss
Jane Tewksbury, Miss Helen Tewks-
bury, Miss Emma Tompkins, Miss
Louise Tompkins and Miss Priscilla
Watson.
Also Miss Dorothy Dodge, Miss Cath
crime Lewis and her house guest, Miss
Elizabeth Hutchinson of Shreveport,
La; Miss Mary Hayden, Miss Mar
guerite Hayden, Miss Sara Stidham,
Miss Mcnta Reudiger and Miss Eleanor
Calvert.
The luncheon was served in the palm
court of the hotel, the guests being
seated at long, oblong shaped table, on
which the decorations were a large CEN
terpiece of white gardenias and vases
Of red chrysanthemums.
Miss Barker is former student at
the Madeira School.
The commercial secretary of the
British embassy and Mrs. Leander Nc
Cormick- Goodhart have returned after
spending some time abroad and are at
Langley Park, the estate of the former s
parents. the late Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick E. Mccormick -Goodhart, near
Silver Spring, Md
Surgeon General and Mrs. Hugh S.
Cumming will entertain at tea this
afternoon in compliment to the Under
secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Arthur A. Ballantine, the company
asked to meet them being the officers of
the Public Health Service and their
wives.
At the tea table will be Mrs. George
w. Mccoy, wife of the director of the
National Institute Of Health, and the
wives OF the assistant surgeons general.
Mrs. Robert H McNeill entertained
at luncheon at the Shoreham today for
her daughter. Miss Frances McNeill, in
honor of Miss Mary Barkalow, who has
been the house guest of Miss Sidney
Thompson for the past week. Covers
were laid for 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman.
Mr.. John w. Davidge and Mr.. William
Bowie Clarke were guests of Mr. and