Evening star., 1933-11-14

TIME President will have as his
guest at tea this afternoon at
the White House former Gov.
4 Alfred z. Smith Of New York
The tea will be served in the
west sitting room on the upper floor OF
\ the White House. Mrs. Curtis. b. Dali,
edaughter of the President, viii act as
shostess for her father, as Mrs: Roose-
welt viii entertain at tea in the state
rdining room, when her guests will be
awomen officials Of the War Department,
.the Post Office Department and the
sCivil Service Commission.
8 The President and Mrs. Roosevelt viii
rbe joined today in the White House by
MRS. Donner Roosevelt, former wife of
sMr. Elliott Roosevelt, who will arrive
with her young daughter, Sarah Delano
rRooSevelt, to spend fortnight at the
@mansion. This evening the President
4and Mrs. Roosevelt will have small
scompany with them at dinner.
Z Mrs. Roosevelt entertained at lunch
econ today at the White House, Mrs.
5Charles Evans Hughes, Mrs. William
aHoward Taft, Mrs. Willis Van Devanter,
Mrs. George Sutherland, Mrs. Pierce
sButler Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, Mrs.
sOwen j. Roberts, Mrs. Charles S.
sHamlin, Mrs. Blair Banister, Mrs. Oscar
eW. Underwood, Mrs Gordon Cumming.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. Charles
@Warren, Mrs Curtis Dali, Miss Mar
spuerite Farwen. Miss Barbara Farwell,
Miss Marguerite lie Hand, Mrs Malvina
IT. Schneider and Mrs. James M. Helm.
sThe table was decorated with butterfly
sroses and Gloriosum fern.
I At 4:30 o'clock the retiring Amoas-
ssador of Japan and Nine. Debuchl Will
-call to say far Gell to the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt The Ambassador and
Mime. Debuchi will leave Washington
for the West Coast the latter part OF
@the month and will sail November 50
Son the Asam for Japan.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt viii
have as their guests at dinner tomorrow
Sevening Mr.. Eddie Dowling and Miss
Lillian Gish, who will come to the Cap
.ital to bring a new and interesting f1lm
Ito the President.
Mrs Greenway spent a short time at
the White House at midday with Mrs.
Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt also win re-
lceiye at the White House today the
counsellor of the United States en-
Abassy in london and Mrs Ray Ather-
ton.
: The President will leave Friday for
Warm Springs, Ga where he will re-
main over Thanksgiving. He will be
accompanied by his mother, Mrs. James
Roosevelt, who will remain there short
time and then go to her home In New
York to have Thanksgiving dinner with
@pther members of her family. 1t has
been the custom of the President and
Mrs Roosevelt for several years to
spend Thanksgiving at Warm Springs.
Mrs. Roosevelt will join the President
there for the holiday, returning to the
Capital with him.
Mrs. Roosevelt will leave Washing
ton Friday for Groton, where she will
spend short time with her sons. De-
~cember Mrs. Roosevelt will attend
"a benefit concert in New York. The
First Lady is honorary chairman of
the benefit, which will he given to raise
funds for furnishing the new recrea-
lion hall at Warm Springs named for
the President. Mrs. Vincent Astor is
active chairman OF the benefit and also
prominent in arranging the event Is
Mr.. Keith Morgan.
Mrs. Roosevelt attended the piano
recital by Jose Iturbi last evening, given
Tor the benefit of the New York Wom-
ems Trade Union League. In her box
swere Mrs. George Backer, Mrs. Otto II.
Kahn, Miss Fanny Hurst, Miss Marion
Dickerman, Miss Nancy Cook and Miss
Mary Dreier, all members of the COM
mittee in charge of the benefit.
Mrs. Roosevelt dined at the Colony
Club last night with Miss Cook and
Miss Dickerman.
Mrs. Roosevelt has found what the
President wishes for his Waikiki
Christmas present. Every year Miss
Cook manufactures something at the
Waikiki shop ON the Presidents Hyde
Park estate which is especially designed
for his use. Last year it was q book
case with shallow shelves to hold some
of his rare early American books. This
year he has asked for another of the
same style for the remainder of the
collection.