Evening star., 1933-11-17


will leave washington today to
be absent until after Thanks
giving. The President will leave
at 6 O'Clock for Warm Springs
Ga. accompanied by his mother, Mrs.
.Tar1es Roosevelt, who will spend snort
time with him there before going 10 her
4vde Park home for the holiday with
other members of her family. Ihe
First Lady will leave Washington at
o'clock this evening. accompanied oy
Mrs. Donner Roosevelt, former wl1e OF
Mr. Elliott Roosevelt, who mas peen hsT
nest for several days. Mrs. Roosevelt
will visit her son, John Roosevelt, at
Croton, and her son-in-laW ana oaugn-
.er. Mr.. and Mrs. James Roosevelt, IN IN
Boston. Mrs. Donner RooSeVet VIII
also be the guest in Boston OF Mr. ano
Mrs. James Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt
will join the President at warm springs
Tor thanksgiving.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt en-
tertained at dinner last evening in the
White House in honor of the members
of the cabinet and their wives. WINE
the function was not the tlrst state
dinner given by the Chief Executive
and Mrs, Roosevelt, it was the hrst OF
he annual official entertainments Of
his administration President ana
Mrs Roosevelt have entertained at sew
,ral state dinners since their occupancy
If the White House, when distinguished
visitors from other lands have been
7onored Following a custom Of past
administrations a musicale followed
the dinner, to which $50 guests were
invited.
There was little change in the de-
tailed arrangements of similar occa-
sion in previous regimes apparent at
the dinner last evening. The interior
of the mansion was brilliantly hgnteo
by the exquisite glass chandeliers IN
the state rooms with the floral ar
rsnrements in keeping with the wishes
of the present First Lady for simplicity;
Pale gold chrysanthemuns PINK anu
white roses with much fern and pains
were used in the state rooms. In the
east room, where the guests assembled
and the music program was gwen, elle
chrvsanthemums were used with ferns
banked on the marble mantles and out
lining the platform where the famous
gold piano presented to the Wnlte
House during the administration OF
President Theodore Roosevelt, and a
golden harp were placed for the
Morgan Trio, who gave the program
after dinner. In the green room PINK
roses and ferns were used, In the piue
room chrysanthemums formed the
decorations and in the red room req
roses. The stone flower boxes in the
long red corridor were filed with ferns
and pink snap dragons and silver
bowls filled with roses were placed on
tables here and there in the state
rooms. Cracking log fires burned IN
both the green and blue rooms.
AS the guests arrived they were eS-
corted to the state suite by White House
aides in full dress regalla, ana aoong
color to the picture were the scarlet
Jackets of the musicians Of the Marine
Hand who were stationed in the marble
fover. The President and Mrs. Roose-
veit went to the east room to greet their
guests. who were received according 10
orecedence The Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs William H. Woodin
headed the line in the absence OF the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Coroell
Huu. who are in South America. After
formal greetings had been exchanged,
the President led his guests to the state
dining room, accompanied by MIS-
Woodin Mrs. Roosevelt walked just be-
hind with Secretary Woodin.
Mrs. Roosevelt looked unusually
charming In gown Of soft blue chlnon
velvet made on simple lines, with snort
train.
The long table placed in the center
of the State dining room was beauti-
fully laid with snowy linen, the nap
kins embroidered with the Presidents
seal. On the famous gold-mirrored
centerpiece, with its surrounding dane
ing nymphs, were placed large bowls
of mauve and pink chrysanthemumS
and pom poms, and also on the table
we're four candelabra and compoteS
matching the centerpiece of the beau
tifuI French designed set purchased In
France by President Monroe. The
graceful compotes, which are also de-
signed with the dancing nymphs, were
filled with luscious purple grapes and
glossy red apples, and the china gold
compotes held candies. The service
plates added to the White House china
ware during the regime of President
Woodrow Wilson were used with the
gold-f1at service Of an earlier Admin
iStration. The cut-glaSs water gobletS
and finger bowls have the Presidents
seal cut on the outside of the bowl
Carrying out the gold effect were the
nut and salt dishes
The dinner began with clear soup,
with whipped cream and th1nsles,
olives and stuffed celery. Then came
filet of sea trout, with sliced tomatoes
and cucumbers, roast turkey served
with sweet potatoes casserole, green
beans and creamed cauliflower, pineap-
pie salad, cream cheese ball and beaten
biscuits The dessert was ice cream
with rubyettes with small cakes.
After dinner the ladies went to the
green room for coffee, the men remain
ing for coffee and cigars in the state
dining room. This was q departure
from custom In other administrations,
when the men retired to the Presidents
sitting room on the upper floor of the
mansion.
There was happy and animated con-
versation throughout the function. the
dinner being somewhat of a family
affair, as the guests outside the cabinet
group were mostly intimate friends OF
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
The company at the dinner was q
third smaller than the same event
last year, there being so guests last
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