Evening star., 1932-02-22
SOCIETY
Mrs. Hoover Attends EARLY Breakfast and
Accompanies the President on
His Official Rounds.

ancestors residents OF the new world"
before the revolution and distinguished
patriots Of that time.
One Of the most interesting features
in the pageant to be given this evening
at the ball at the Mayflower Is supplied
by members OF the clergy who appear
in the various groups.
DR.. Albert Joseph Mccartney, head
Of the Presbyterian Church in Wash
ington, will impersonate John Wither-
spoon the only minister to sign the
Declaration Of Independence.
Rabbi Simon will impersonate Por-
tugese rabbi prominent in the early
history Of Pennsylvania, who was one
of the II ministers who participated in
the inauguration OF Washington In
1874.
Bishop Seabury the first Episcopal
bishop In this country will be repre-
sented by Rev. Meade Bolton MacBryde.
Rev. Coleman Nevils. s. j., presi-
dent Of Georgetown University, will
take the part Of Father White Mary
land missionary of the period Of 1884.
DR.. Florien Vurpillot will lead an
interesting Huguenot group from South
Carolina.
Many dinner parties will precede the
ball tonight. Among the hosts will be
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman,
the latter chairman for the ball. who
will entertain . large company Of
Mrs. Walter D. Denegre. who will take
bail.
The All-States Officers' Society BIZ
centennial fete to be held tonight in
the Shoreham Hotel holds interest of
citizens from Coast to Coast and will
be one of the most brilliant balls held
in the District Of Columbia. Mr.. Hoff-
helms. president Of the society, has had
the cooperation of the presidents of
the State societies who have carefully
selected hostesses Of great prominence
and ancestry for this occasion. A COM
plete list of the hoStesSes to represent
each State is announced by the Execu-
tive Committee: Mrs. Brookhart, wife
Of Senator Brookhart, will represent
Iowa; Mrs. Shipstead, wife Of Senator
Shipstead, Minnesota; Mrs. L. c. Dyer,
wife OF Representative Dyer and pres
ident of the Congressional Club. Mis-
souri,; Mrs. H. j. Drane, wife of Repre-
sentative Drane, Florida; Mrs. Robert
Ramspeck, wife of Representative Ram
speck, Georgia; Mrs. Ellis A. Yost, wife
of Mr.. Yost of the Federal Radio Com
mission. West Virginia; Mrs. Richard
A. Allen, Virginia. Mrs. M. E. Wood
ward, Connecticut; Miss Mary V. Mer-
rick, Maryland; Miss Pearl Mount, Ala
bama; Mrs. Robert P. Smith, Pennsyl-
vania; Mrs. Paul Wooton, Louisiana;
Mrs. Grace McGerr. Mississippi; Mrs.
Elizabeth Chenowith, Nebraska: Mrs.
Dennis Chazez. New Mexico; M. Roy
c. Potts, Oklahoma; Mrs Frank Mon
dell. Wyoming. They will be assisted
In welcoming the guests by pages and
also by the wives Of the presidents Of
the societies. The dance is to be
formal. or guests may wear Colonial
costumes IN keeping with the spirit Of
the affair. Ticket reservations may be
secured from Capt. Jack Lowe. room
400, National Press Building. National
1486, or at the Shoreham Hotel.
The New England Society and the
other States which composed the orig
tnal 13 Colonies will be hosts to the
Nation tonight in a noteworthy tribute
to the Father Of Our Country at a
Bicentennial ball to be held in the
grand ball room Of the Willard Hotel
at $50 o'clock
Representative William Rogers Of the
State OF New Hampshire will be the
honor speaker. The address of welcome
will be given by Mr.. Elmer E. Field,
president OF the New England Society
feature of the evening will be a
pageant of flowers portraying the vari-
GUS State flowers Of New England, Dis
trict Of Columbia and Washington's