Evening star., 1933-02-22
SOCIETY
Mrs. Hoover Will Attend Benefit at
Walter Reed Today-Interesting
Dinner at White House.

anged by the Memorial Chapel Guild
/. the Army Medical Center, assisted
the Gray Ladies Of Walter Reed.
President and Mrs. Hoover were hosts
the last of the official dinner parties
~, their administration when they
ltertained in honor of the Speaker OF
le House and Mrs. John Nance
arner. The dinner, an annual func-
on in the schedule OF White House
ocial affairs, was postponed from
ebruary 8 because of mourning for the
tie President Coolidge. Invited to meet
he Speaker and Mrs. Garner were
lany who will be prominent In the in
oming administration and included the
Governor of Virginia, Mr.. John g..
ollard; Representative Henry T..
,ainey, Democratic leader Of the House,
nd Mrs. Rainey: Representative Ber-
and H. Smell, minority leader of the
Iouse, and Mrs. Smell; Governor OF
ne Federal Trade Commission and
irs. Adolph Caspar Miller; Interstate
commerce. Commissioner and Mrs.
. rnest I. Lewis, Mr.. George Barr Baker
New York, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome D.
arnum Of Syracuse, N. Y; Mr.. and
Irs. Samuel Crowther of New Hamp-
. hire and New York, Mrs. James F.
,urtis OF Washington, Rear Admiral
AIRY T. Grayson, chairman OF the In
ugural Committee, and Mrs. Grayson;
ne president of the National Geo
raphic Society and Mrs. Gilbert II:
irosvenor, Mr.. George L. Harrison OF
ew York, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Howell
: Atlanta, Ga; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul w.
-itchfield of Akron, Ohio; former Rep
sentative and Mrs. Cleveland A. New
On of Missouri, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
". Page Of New York, former Repre-
entative and Mrs. Swager Sherley OF
< kentucky, Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold G.
5tifel of st. Louis, secretary to the late
resident Wilson and Mrs. Joseph p.
-umulty, the secretary to the President
nd Mrs. French Strother, Capt. JoeI
- Boone, U. s. NJ, physician to the
resident, and Mrs. Boone; Col. U. S.
Irant, Sd, U. S. A., and Mrs. Grant;
Iaj. and Mrs. Earl G. Long and the
residents naval and military aides,
apt. Walter N. Vernon and Col.
campbell B. Hodges.
The table was laid with the famous
gold service, Ophelia roses, freesia and
,loriosum fern In low mounds at IN
.ervals on the long table and IN the
,raceful epergnes the beautiful and
yampting California fruits which are
conspicuous on the dining table OF
resident and Mrs Hoover.
Additional guests were asked for the
musicale which followed, when the pro-
ram was given by three American ar
lists, Margaret Halstead, dramatic So
1Tano; Albert Spalding, violinist, and
-sunice Norton, pianist. Miss Halstead
S the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Halstead of Washington and niece OF
AAr. Walter D. Wilcox Of this city. She
made her debut in the Metropolitan
Opera within the year. Miss Norton
opened the program last evening with
q group of three numbers, Liszt's "Etudc
in Minor" and Chopin's 'Etude in
Major" and "Scherzo in B Flat Minor"
Miss Halstead's group included Sui
cidio," from Ponchielli's La Gioconda";
Poldowskis Spleen" Brahms Meme
Liebe ist Gruen" and "Sandmaenchen,"
Quilter's Loves Philosophy" and Horse
mans Bird of the wilderness" Mr..
Spalding played his own arrangement
of plantation melody and dance,
Alabama" and his arrangement OF
Schubert's famous song, "Hark, Hark,
the Lark; Lii Boulanger's "Cortege"
and Sarasate's "Jota Navarro" Mr..
Andre Benoist played the accompani-
ments for Miss Halstead and Mr.. Arthur
Rosenstein for MIR. Spalding.
Mrs. Hoover was guest OF the Con-
yressional Club yesterday at their an
nual breakfast to the First Lady. The
knowledge that Mrs. Roosevelt, wife OF
the President-elect, will be the honor
guest at the breakfast next season, the
Iarge company Of several hundred in
cluded both Democratic and Repub-
licans. The tables were beautifully set
oIxrfe ~ -fvarr md
many Of them wore light and airy aft
anoon costumes. Mrs. Hoover, who
was at the right OF the clubs president,
Mrs. Leonidas G. Dyer, wore an after
ocon gown Of brown crepe, the yoke
and sleeves embroidered in gold and her
small hat was of brown velvet. One OF
several pretty phrases Of Mrs. Hoover's
remarks was her acknowledgment OF a
corsage bouquet Of orchids from the
club, presented by Mrs. Dyer.
The program was unusually well ar
ranged and quickly disposed, as Mrs.
Hoover is just now "all engaged up"
Mrs. Hoover also called the attention
Of the company to the fact that she
had long been q member Of the club,
D fact that was commented on by some |
Of the first officers and founders OF the
club present, Mrs. Jacob Sloat Fassett,
the first secretary the club ever had,
md many others being present.
Mrs. Dyer announced that following |
The luncheon the flowers which adorned
the tables, each showing q handsome
green linen cloth, would be sent to the |
Children's Hospital.
The Marine Band Orchestra played
during the assembling and seating of
the guests and gave several other num- |
bers, the program presented by Tito
GuiZar tenor, calling for special num-
Der for Mrs. Hoover, La Paloma," a
song she often heard in Monterey. The
artist thanked Mrs. Hoover for her re-
shook hands with him over the narrow
table. Lavinia Darve charmed the
company with group Of songs well
rendered.
Claudel
I'm New York for Few DAYS.
The Ambassador of France M. Paul
Claudel, is making a short visit in New
York and is at the Sherry-Netherland
The Ambassador Of Turkey. Mr.. Ahmet
Muhtar, was the ranking guest at the
dinner given last evening by Baron
Marcellus D. r. Won Redlich at the
shoreham Hotel. The other guests were
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross. former Gov
ernor Of wyoming, who acted as hostess
for Baron Won Redlich; the command
ing general of the New York National
Guard. Mai. Gen. William NJ Haskell,
and Mrs. Haskell; Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
M. Robert Guggenheim, Lieut.. Gen.
Baron and Baroness Hans Won Below.
Baron and Baroness Maximilian Won
Psgenhardt, Mrs. Alicia Du Pont Glen
dening, Mr.. 10y W. Henderson OF the
State Department and Mrs. Henderson
and Mr. JAG Downs.
The Ambassador Of Belgium and
Nine. May will entertain at dinner this
evening in the embassy.
Mrs Ogden L. Mills. wife Of the Sec