Evening star., 1933-10-20


M few friends with her at tea this
N afternoon at the White House
i before leaving with the PreSi-
dent on the Sequoia for Chester
town, Md, to attend the inauguration
of Dr. Gilbert Wilcox Mead appointed
nineteenth president of Washington
College. The President will receive the
degree of LII. D. after the inaugural
ceremony and will be given copy OF
the diploma awarded Gen. washington
whose name headed the list Of con-
tributors to this college and who served
on its first Board of Visitors. President
and Mrs. Roosevelt will be accompanied
by Miss Marguerite LIE Hand and will
return to Washington Sunday.
Luncheon at Japan's Embassy
For Japan's Minister to Sweden.
The Ambassador Of Japan, Mr..
Katsuji Debuchi. was host informally
at luncheon today in compliment to
the japanese Minister to Sweden, Mr..
ToShio Shiratori, who left later in the
day for New York preparatory to sail
ing for his post in Stockholm. Octo-
ber 81.
The new Ambassador of Chile, Senor
Don Manuel Trucco, was among the
guests at dinner last evening of Mr..
and Mrs. Sydney G. Gest. who enter
tanned at the Shoreham. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gest came here from Philadelphia and
will sail shortly for the latter's former
home in Chile Others in the company
we're the Minister of Bolivia and Sonora
de Finot, the counselor Of the Chilean
embassy, Senor Benjamin Cohen; the
attache of the Belgian embassy ana
Nine. Walravens; Mr.. and Mrs. Jean
de Lattre-Seguy. MIS-. Hugo Rennert
and Mrs. Doris Roberts.
Nine. de Laboulaye, wife Of the Am
bassador of France, was the guest in
whose honor Mrs. William Mather
Lewis entertained at luncheon today In
Easton, Pa. Nine. de Laboulaye ac-
~companied the Ambassador to Lafayette
College, where he will receive an honor
ary degree today.
The Minister of Czechoslovakia and
Nine. Veverka and their daughter, Miss
Nella Veverka, and their son, MI:
Ferdinand Veverka. jr., have returned
to Washington after spending some
time in their native country.
The Minister of Persia and Nine.
Djalal have gone to New York to spend
the week end.
Senator William E. Borah. who is in
his home, in Boise. Idaho, IS expected
to ioin Mrs Eorah in washington at
the END of the month.
Senator and Mrs Lynn ]. Frazier OF
North Dakota received word yesterday
of the arrival of a new granddaughter,
Lois Jean Church, born to their son-in-
law and daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Emer-
son C. Church, at Tenafly. N. j., We'd
nesday.
Senator C. w. Watson Of West Vir-
ginia has returned to the city and Is
at the Willard.
Mr.. Walter j. Cummings special as
sistant to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, and Mrs. Cummings entertained a
small party at dinner last evening at
the Carlton, where they are spending
the Autumn and Winter.
Navy juniors are enthusiastically
helping to make a success of the Paul
Wilstach lecture on Mount Vernon
and the Historic Potomac" at the Carl
ton Hotel November at 1880 o'clock.
The lecture is for the benefit Of the
welfare Iulu VI lie navy OtllPo oPoh-
sors Under the leadership of Mrs.
Clarence Hinkamp, wife of Capt. Hin
kamp, U. S. NJ, assisted by Miss Mar
garet Baxter, both of whom are spon-
sors, the following Navy girls will usher:
Miss Evelyn Standley, Miss Polly Lari-
mer, Miss Anna Smith, Miss Leila Pee
piles. Miss Martha Townsend, Miss Bet
ty Amsden, Miss Lucy Friedell Miss
Mary Baer, Miss Margaret Baer, Miss
Elizabeth Gill and Miss Anne Bacon.
Mrs. Hull Vice Chairman
Veterans Armistice Day Ball.
Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife Of the Secre-
tary of State Is among the cabinet
hostesses who Is a vice chairman Of the
Box Committee for the Armistice day
ball of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,