Evening star., 1933-01-03
SOCIETY:
Festivities Planned at Both French and
British Embassies This Week-New
Ambassador En- Route.Here.

T~HE Ambassador Of FSnce anc
Nine. Claudel will ertertain Q
small companys at wuncheor
4 Thursday in compliment to the
French soprano, Mime. Ninor
Vallin, who will be one of the sol0sts
at Mrs. Lawrence Townsend's morning
musicale at the Mayfiower tomorrow
Mrs. Townsend will be hostess at lunch
con tomorrow following the program
when Nine. Vallin will share honors
with Mr.. Richard Crooks. American
tenor, will be the other soloist tomor-
row morning
The Ambassador Of Turkey, Mr.. Ahmet
Muhtar, has returned from a short stay
in Florida and Cuba, where he was ac-
companied by the secretary Of the en-
bassy, Ussaki zade Bulent.
The Ambassador Of Great Britain
and Lady Lindsay will entertain at din
ner this evening in the embassy for
their house guests, Dr. Cyril Abingdon,
head master Of Eton College, England,
and the Honorable Mrs. Abingdon.
The newly appointed Ambassador Of
Poland, Mr.. Stanislav Patek, left War;
saw yesterday for this country, and will
come to Washington shortly after his
arrival in New York.
Secretary and Mrs. Hurley
Attend Hunt Breakfast.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Hurley were among the guests yester-
day of Mr.. A. M Chichester, jr., who
n-tnrfo{rNoI q hunt hrnnkfnCf in his
home, Widworthy, near Leesburg, Va,
from where the hounds cast two hours
earlier Mr. Chichester, who is vice
president of the Loudoun Hunt Club,
was assisted in receiving the 200 guests
by MS mother, Mrs. A. M. Chichester
who wore a smart sport costume OF
green. Seventy-fve rode to hounds,
the red fox being denned on the estate
Of former Gov. Westmoreland Davis,
and among those from Washington who
rode were Miss JOY Hansel, Miss Anna
Hedrick and Lieut.. Jack Chamberlain
of Fort Myer.
Others at the breakfast from Wash
ington were Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Cary T. Grayson, Mr.. and Mrs Nelson
Tobey, Mrs Joseph z. Washington, Mr..
and Mrs. L. Perry West, DR.. and Mrs.
w. B. Meigs, Mr.. and Mrs Bancroft
Davis, Mrs. Frederick c. Hicks, Mrs.
r. w. Breckenridge, Or. Alec A. and
Mrs. Preece, Mrs. II. L. Anvil, Miss
Baruch, Mrs G. w. Brown, Mr.. G. w.
Brown, IT., and Mr.. Appleton.
The company at the breakfast also
included Mr.. and Mrs. A. Smith Bow
man of Sunset Hills, Va; Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Gilpin Of Boyce, Va; Gen. and
Mrs. william Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs.
D. C. Sands and Miss Charlotte Noland
- nNtrro ond Mrs a Felix
du Pont and the Misses du Pont OF
Wilmington, and Mrs. Castleman, Miss
Castleman and Mr. Charles T. Castle
man Mr.. Daniel Chamblin, Mrs. VIII
liam Corcoran Eustis,, Mr.. William B.
Hibbs, Mr.. Asa Rusk, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. B. Rust, Mrs. Edwin G. Rust, the
Misses Rust, Mr. and Mrs. David N.
Rust and the Misses Rust, Comdr. and
Mrs. Richard Wainwright, Mr.. and
Mrs Harrison Williams, Mrs Z. 3.
white, Miss Elizabeth White and Mr..
Albert White. all Of Leesburg.
The Secretary Of Labor and Mrs.
William N. Doak entertained at New
Year dinner, for O small company Of
oficials of the Labor Department in
cluding Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh L. Kerwin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Crist, Mr.. and
Mrs Edward j. Shaughnessy. Mr.. and
! Mrs. John C. Meikle and Mrs. w. w.
King.
Mr.. Justice Benjamin Cardoza re-
turned yesterday after spending few
,nays In New York.
Senator and Mrs. Harry q. Hawes
returned today from Jefferson Island
i Club in the Chesapeake Bay. where
ithey spent the New Year week end.
Senator and Mrs. Karl CoHtland
Schuyler have returned to their apart
1 ment In the Mayflower Hotel, after
kspending the holidays in Denver.
The charge d'affaires Of Nicaragua
and Sonora Debayle will be the guests
in whose honor Mrs. Hoggatt Clopton
will entertain at dinner tomorrow eve
lining in the Shoreham. Mrs. Clopton
later will take her guests to the concert
lat the Mayflower, which will be given
for the benefit Of the Italian poor chill
Airen in Washington.
Representative and Mrs Willis Chap
fman Hawley spent the New Year in
tBaltimore where they went to make
the acquaintance of their infant grand
daughter, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Hawley.
Representative Ernest w. Gibson of
4 Vermont with his daughter, Miss Doris
II Gibson, is established in their apart
ment at Wardman Park Hotel for the
remainder of the congressional season.
n Representative william H. Stafford
4 OF Milwaukee, wis, is at the Carlton
i for the remainder Of the session Of Con-
Il gress.
The Assistant Secretary OF Com
merce, Or. julius Klein, will go to New
4 York today to spend few days at the
Savoy Plaza.
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
and Mrs. James H. Douglas, jr, will
shave as their guest next week the lat
tiers cousin, Mrs. Chatfield Whitman of
tBoston, who will arrive Tuesday, jan
uary 10.
New Year Receptions
Yesterday Well Attended.
Sparkling and cracking log fires
greeted the representatives of many
nations who called on the Secretary of
itoric estate Woodley on Cathedral
savenue yesterday Not only was there a
lcheerful fire burning in the reception
Iroom, but in the drawing room as well
land several times during the afternoon
Secretary Stimson sprinkled fairy dust
ON the logs turning the rich red
flames into a blaze of varied hues.
The reception TO the diplomatic corps
yesterday took the place of the annual
New Year breakfast given by the Secre-
ttary Of State to the foreign diplomats
land while there was much disappoint-
sment in the ranks Of both residential
land Official society on the limited guest
list. there was an atmosphere at the
Ifete which one seldom finds in the