Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-27

TINE Chief Executive and Mrs.
Roosevelt will be hosts at dinner
this evening in the White House
i in honor Of the prime minister
of Canada, Mr.. Richard Bennett,
who is their house guest. Mr.. Bennett
had luncheon today with his brother
in-law and sister, the Minister OF
Canada and Mrs. Herridge, in the lega-
ton A few close friends OF the prime
minister were in the luncheon party.
Mrs. Roosevelt attended the sessions
Of the annual Red Cross national con-
vention this morning after her usual
horseback ride through Rock Greek PARK.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt were
hosts at dinner last evening in compli-
ment to the former Premier of France,
NJ Edouard Herriot. The company in
cluded the Ambassador of France and
Nine. de Laboulaye, and Prof. Charles
Rist, M. Paul Eibel M. Robert Cou-
londre, M. Jean Jacques Blot and M.
Erik Labonne, who accompanied M.
Herriot to Washington, and M. Jules
Henry, M. Maurice Garreau-Dombasle
and Nine. Garreau-Dombasle, Nd. En-
manuel Monick and M. Jean Paul
Boncour of the French embassy.
Others in the company were Speaker
OF the House and Mrs. Rainey, the Sec
rotary of State and Mrs. CordeH Hull,
the Postmaster General, Mr.. James
Farley: the Secretary Of Agriculture and
Mrs Henry A. Wallace, the Secretary
of Commerce and Mrs. Daniel c. Rope,
the Secretary of Labor, Miss Frances
Perkins; Senator and Mrs. Key Pittman'
Senator and Mrs. William E. Borah.
Senator and Mrs. Joseph T. Robinson,
Representative and Mrs. Bertrand H.
Smell, Representative and Mrs. Sam
D. McReynolds, Representative Florence
P. Kahn, Assistant Secretary of State
Dr. Raymond Moley, Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Mrs
Hugh Campbell Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolph Caspar Miller, the Chairman
of the Federal Farm Board and Mrs.
Henry Morgenthau. jr. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Baruch, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent
Aston Miss Mabel Boardman. Mr.. John
A. Sargent, Mr.. and Mrs. James Roose-
welt, I'd, Mr.. Louis NIGH Howe, Miss
Marguerite LELAND, Mrs. Malvina
Schneider and the Presidents naval
and military aides, Capt. and Mrs.
Walter N Vernon and Col. Campbell
B. Hodges.
The dinner was followed by q pro-
gram of Negro spirituals sung by the
chorus from Hampton College Virginia.
The table. set with the historic gold
service, was particularly pretty with
Nine. Butterfly roses, white narcissus
and maidenhair fern, quantities OF the
dainty fern banked on the mantel and
before the fireplace.
Former Premier Herriot will be en-
tertained at dinner this evening by the
Ambassador of France, M. Andre de
Laboulaye and will 60 to New York to-
morrow preparatory to sailing for his
home in France.
Mrs. Roosevelt will attend the silver
anniversary Of the Congressional Club
which will be celebrated at a noon
day breakfast tomorrow in the Roosevelt
Hotel. Mrs John Nance Garner, wife
Of the Vice President. and Mrs. Henry
T. Rainey, wife Of the Speaker, who will
be honor guests Of the club are among
its founders Mrs Garner will intro
duce the speakers and Mrs. Rainey will
tell of Our First Home which was
at 1892 K street on the corner of Fiji
tenth street. The program will be
given in the club house following the
luncheon, Mrs. Clarence c. Dill, presi-
dent of the club, making the address
of welcome Responses will be made by
Mrs. Herbert Parsons. in whose home
the club was organized, and Mrs. Frank
o Lowden of Chicago. wife of former
Governor of Illinois. who has come for
the celebration. Representative Flor
ence P. Kahn. one Of the founders, then
the wife Of a Representative in Con-
gress, will pay tribute to the founders.
A program of music will follow. and
later tea will be served in the club
house.
The members Of the club will be re-
ceived tomorrow by Mrs Roosevelt in
the White House.