Evening star., 1932-12-09

~ RESIDENT AND MRS. HOOVER
were hosts last evening at the
first of the official dinner par
II ties Of the season, entertaining
in honor of the members OF the
cabinet and their wives, and with the
reception Thursday evening next week
in honor of the diplomatic corps, will
he the only official festivities before
the new year. The party last evening
was large, all the members OF the cab
dnet and their wives being present, with
many guests from out of town. Tne
arrangements we're as at former such
entertainments with the exception OF
the customary musicale following the
dinner. which was omitted. Since the
administration of President Theodore
Roosevelt state dinner parties have
been followed by program OF music
to which additional guests were IN
Vited and in that administration sup
per was served in the red corridor after
the musicale. The only music last eve
hing was that of the Marine Band Or
5chestra Capt Charles Benter, con-
Suctor. which was stationed in the main
fover. the soft strains echoing IN the
state dinning room during the repast.,
The stately beauty and dignity OF tne
White House itself was enhanced last
evening by quantities of flowers, pains
and ferns, the U-shared table lald IN
the state dining room set with the MS
toric gold plate of the Executive Man.
sion was never more beautiful or erec-
tive. Low mounds of yellow chrysan-
themums, with small 'poms" OF bronze,
harmonized with the gold and green
vines on the white cloth with the rich
green of the California grapes whlcn
hung from the graceful epergnes f1lled
- zt1r-r e
the table. The service plates used last
evening we're those Of the pattern
chosen by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, the
only touch of color being the wide band
of deep blue on the plates. The center
of the U was filled with tall mound
of palms and on the mantel were ferns.
The other rooms were equally lovely
with red roses in the red room and
red carnations in the red corridor, white
and yellow chrysanthemums in the blue
room and pink flowers in the green
toom and the east room.
The guests at the dinner were the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Stimson,
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Mills, Secretary of War and Mrs. Hur-
aey, the Attorney General and Mrs.
Mitchell, the Postmaster General and
Mrs. Brown, Secretary of the Navy and
and Mrs. Wilbur, Secretary of Agri-
culture and Mrs. Hyde, Secretary Of
Commerce and Mrs. Chaplin, Secretary
of Labor and Mrs. Doak, Senator
Daniel o. Hastings, member of the
Senate Committee on Expenditures for
Executive Departments and Mrs. Hast
sngs; Gen. and Mrs. Edward Martin,
Col. and Mrs. Frederick B. Eiseman of
Missouri, former Representative and
Mrs. william H. Hill of Binghamton,
n. Y; former Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs Walter D. Hope, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward F. Hutton, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Goadby Loew, Mr.. and
Mrn. Ellery w. Mann, MIR. and Mrs.
jeremiah Milbank, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
L. Strauss, Mr.. Bronson Winthrop, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Rogers Winthrop OF
New York, Miss Margaret E. Baker. Mr..
and Mrs. o. D. Donnell, Mrs. Katharine
Kennedy Brown, Miss Gertrude Jones,
Mr. Charles II. Lewis, Mr.. Edward d.
Schorr and Mr.. Joseph r. Mutt of Ohio,
Mr. and Mrs. D. Dwight Douglas OF
Michigan, Mr. and Mrs. George de B.
Keim of Philadelphia, Mr. Earle S.
Kinsley of Vermont, Mr. John Richard
son of Massachusetts,, the secretary to
the President, Mr.. Lawrence Richey;
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter II. Newton, Mr..
and Mrs George Akerson, Mr.. Raymond
Benjamin, Mr. Charles r. FrederiCkson,
Mr.. and Mrs Wilson w. Mills, Mr.. and
Mrs. James B. Reynolds of washington,