Evening star., 1933-12-09

W Mayfiower, by the Association
of Private School Teachers
Miss Frances Ronaldson was In
charge of arrangements.
This evening Mrs. Roosevelt will en-
tertain at the White House at 8 o'clock
the wives of the officials who. will be
guests at the Gridiron dinner, woman
officials and the newspaper women who
attend her press conference. The Firs'
Lady returned to washington TINS
morning from New York, where she at
tended the concert for the benefit OF
Warm Springs. Ca. Foundation. She
had with her in he- box at the benent
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Parish, Miss Nancy
Cook and Miss Marion Dickeman.
Ambassador and Nine. May
Go to New York for Brief Visit.
The Ambassador of Belgium and
Nine. May have gone to New York to
spend several days.
The Ambassador of Germany, Herr
Hans Luther, will entertain at dinner
this evening in the embassy for his
daughter, Fraulein Gertrud Luther.
The Minister of Switzerland and
Mime. Peter have as their guests In the
legation Mr.. Trolliet of Geneva. swift
zerland. and his daughter. Miss Andree
Trolliet.
The Minister of Norway and Nine
Bachke entertained company OF "a at
dinner last evening when their ranking
quests were the Ambassador OF Brazil
and Senhora de Lima Silva.
The Minister of Portugal and Nine.
de Bianchi left for New York last eve
ming to attend the reception to be given
by the Portuguese colony OF New YORK.
The Acting Secretary of State and
Mrs William Phillips were hosts at din
mar last evening in honor of the Am
hassador of Turkey. Mr. Ahmet Muh-
far: the Minister of Greece and Mime.
Simopoulos. and the charge d'af1aires
of the Netherlands and Baroness van
Breugel Douglas.
Miss Betsy Dern, debutante daughter
of the Secretary of War, ana Mrs.
George H. Dern, was the guest IN whose
honor Mrs. Jesse Nicholson and her
daughter Miss Dorothy Nicholson. en-
tertained at luncheon today. Assisting
Mrs Nicholson were Mrs George H.
Dern. Mrs. William H. King and Mrs.
John Herrick, and the other guests were
Fraulein Gertrud Luther. Miss Neila
Veverka, Miss Patsy Benton. MISS
Frances Brooks, Miss Jane Cuioertson'
Miss Elizabeth Ross Thompson, MISS
Peggy English, Miss Mildred Engnsn'
Miss Dorothy Graham. Miss Aiieen
Harris, Miss Carolyn Johnson, MISS
Natalie Keeney, Miss Cathleen King,
Miss Mary Lesh. Miss Mary Louise
Marsh. Miss Helen Sacks, Miss Betty
Kilt. Miss Peggy Tyner and Miss Mar
ian Worthington.
Col. Menry H. Armstead Of Towson,
Md. is at the Carlton for several days,
accompanied by his sister, Mrs
Armstead Davis
Comdr. and Mrs Clarence Nelson
Hinkamp have as their guests Mrs. Mae
Frame and Mrs. Roberta Christian OF
Norfolk, for whom they will enter
tain at dinner this evening at the Chevy
Chase Club.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.. widow OF
the Speaker of the House, will be the
honor guest at the weekly luncneon
of the Women's National Press Club
Tuesday at the Willard.
Nine. Won Matsch will be the guest
In whose honor Mrs. Edmund Brewer
Montgomery will entertain at luncheon
Friday. December IS, at l o'clock, at
the Collingwood Tea House, on the
Mount Vernon Highway.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Powell Harrison have
closed their home at Leesburg. Va, and
with their two daughters, Miss Mamie
Goldsborough Harrison and Miss Lana
Harrison, have taken the house at 3072
@ street for the Winter. Miss Louise
Harrison, who is at the Holllns Schooi
In Virginia, will join her family for the
Christmas holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. Bsgley will
entertain at an informal tea tomorrow
afternoon in the home of Mrs. Bagley
aunt. Mrs. j. Clinton Tribby, at 1000
Cathedral avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan D. Ransdell
entertained at dinner last evening at
their Massachusetts avenue home, the
Guests Including Mrs. Jewell Swofford,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Harrison Marks
and Mr.. James Alexander Marks.
Three Debutantes Will Be
Presented to Society Today.
Three interesting debutantes will
make their formal bows to society to-
day. two at afternoon tea and one at
an evening dancing party.
Mrs. Arthur Tirrell will present her
daughter. Miss Dorothy Tirrel at a
tea in her home from to z O'Clock
this afternoon. The debutante will re-
ceive with her mother, wearing be-
coming gown of blue lace and carrying
an arm bouquet of roses in deep pink
shade. Mrs. 'Tirrell will wear gown
of rose-orchid velvet with shoulder
bouquet of orchids
Assisting Mrs. Tirren will be Sonora
de Alfaro, wife of the Minister Oh
Panama: Mrs. Morris Sheppard, Mrs.
Wilbur J. Carr, Mrs. James E. Watson,
Sonora de Prieto, Mrs. S. Wallace
Dempsey. Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett, Mrs.
Henry Alvah Strong, Mrs. Forris
stevens, Mrs. Hobart Hawkins, Mrs.
Edwin S. Fuller, Mrs. John L. Proctor,
Mrs. Henry Morrow. Mrs. Edgar Snow,
Miss Daisy Prentice and Miss Alice
Emery. With the attractive debutante
will be Mile. Nella Veverka, Miss Jane
Culbertson, Miss Elizabeth Ross Thomp-
son. Miss Isabel Fontaine F1annery, MISS
Natalie Keeney, Miss Katherine pearson,
Miss Katharine Brown and Miss Mary
Elizabeth Damon. -,
Later in the evening Miss T1rren VIII
entertain at the dinner dance at the
Chevy Chase Club.
The debut of Miss Dorothea Sewers,
daughter of Mrs. William F. Sewers, Is
of particular interest In old resloenuai
circles in the Capital. where the family
of the debutante has long been promi-
nent Miss Sewers is the granddaughter
of the late Mr.. Samuel FELTON, and the
Late DR.. z. T. Sewers.
Mrs. Sewers will present her daughter
this afternoon at tea in her nome
with the debutante will be Miss Isabel
Fontaine Flannery, Miss Carolyn Jonn-
son, Miss Mary Mcdowell, MISS oloney
Fesll Miss Elizabeth Burke. Miss
Eleanor Faison of Baltimore, Miss Ger
trude Faust, Miss Catherine Poe. Miss
Louise Tittmann and Miss Ruth Sewers.
Mrs. Sewers will be in a smart niacK
velvet gown and her daughter VIII De