Evening star., 1933-02-25
SOCIETY
President and Mrs. Hoover Tonig ght Give
Last State Function In Present
Administration.

"HE President and Mrs Hoover to-
night will give at the White
House the last State function OF
i the present administration, when
they will entertain the officials
OF the Treasury, Post once interior,
Agriculture, Commerce and Labor De-
partments together with the ofncers
Of the Army and Navy and their w,Ves'
Mrs. Gam was guest at luncheon to-
day of Mrs. Atlee Pomerene, VINO en-
tertained at Wardman Park, having one
of the most charming parties OF the
closing season. Among the other guests
of Mrs. Pomerene were Mrs. Pierce But
ler. Mrs. Walter F. Brown, Mrs. Ray
Lyman Wilbur, Mrs. Arthur H. Van
denberg, Mrs. Edwin s. Broussard, Mrs.
Chester c. Bolton, and Mrs. Bockius
Brant and Mrs. Sterling Newell OF
Ohio, sisters of Mrs. Pomerene, who are
here until after the inaugural.
Dean of Diplomats Host
To Secretary StimSon Today.
The Ambassador OF France and Nine.
Claudel will entertain at tea this after
noon in the embassy in honor OF the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Henry l..
Stimson. The guests will be the mem
DtIS Oh LIE ulplOllldllC COipo'
The Ambassador of Spain and Sonora
de Cardenas gave delightful tsa yes
terday afternoon, when their mouse
guest, Countess Piercy del Duchl dl
Mignano gave short program OF songs.
Countess Piercy, who as a singer Is
known under the name OF Donna Or
tensia, Is native of Rumania and Will
remain in Washington until after the
Inauguration, sailing for France March
20 to spend the Summer in Venice,
where she has taken house. Countess
Piercy sang a varied program, Whlcn
included her native folk songs ana sew
eral of Spain. Mrs. Mildred kolo
Schulze played her accompanlments:
The Ambassador and Sonora de Car
denas received the guests in the large
drawing room, Sonora de Cardenas
wearing a graceful black crepe gown
with a touch of white about the neck.
Early Spring blossoms were on the
tables about the rooms, and the Warmtn
of the Springlike day made the patlo,
with its fountain and pale green young
grass, a popular spot after the program.
Among those in the company were
Nine. Claudel, wife OF the Ambassador
of France; the Ambassador OF Turkey,
Mr.. Ahmet Mubtar; the Ambassador
of Germany, Herr Won PrittwitZ und
Gaffron; Nine. May. wife OF the Am
bassador of Belgium; the Ambassador
of Italy, Signor Augusta Rosso; Mrs
Charles Francis Adams, wife OF the
Secretary OF the Navy; Countess Cor
nelia Szechenyi and Countess Gladys
Szechenyi, daughters Of the Minister OF
Hungary and Countess Szechenyl; the
Minister of Finland, Mr.. Astrom; the
Minister of Greece and Nine. Slmo-
poulos; the Minister of the Irish Free
State. Mr.. MacWhite; the Minister OF
Rumania, Mr.. Charles A. Davlla; Mrs.
James Hamilton Lewis, Senator and
Mrs. w. Warren Barbour, Mrs. Robert
Low Bacon. Mrs. Chester c. Bolton,
Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins, Mrs. Anne
Archbold, Mrs. Demarest Lloyd. Mrs.
Rose Douglas Merriam, the Misses Pat
ten, Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, Mrs. Francis
White, Mrs. Keith Merrill, Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Belmont, Mrs. Walter r. Tucker
man, Mrs. Alice Nibley Smoot. Mrs.
Sidney A. Cloman, Mrs. Campbell
Prichett. Mrs Russell Bennett and her
daughter, Miss Florence Harris; Mrs.
Eldridge Jordan, Mr.. and Mrs. Cabot
Stevens, Mrs. j. Fred EsSary, Mr.. Pen
dlcton Turner and members of the en-
bessy staff and their wives.
The Minister Of Rumania, Mr.. Charles
A. Davila, was host at dinner last eve
ming at the legation in compliment to
the Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
Ogden L. Mills. Other guests included
the Ambassador of France and Nine.
Claudel, the Ambassador of Argentina.
Mr. Fillipe Espil; the Ambassador Of
Brazil and Senhora de Lima e Silva,
the Ambassador Of Italy, Signor Au-
gusto Rosso; the Minister Of Sweden
and Nine. Bostrom, the Minister of
Greece and Nine. Simopoulos, Senator
and Mrs. George H. Moses. Repre-