Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-24
SOCIETY
Mrs. Roosevelt Hostess to Monday Sewing
Club, of Which the Presidents
Mother Is Member.

N day Sewing Club Of New York,
Of which Mrs. James RooSe-
welt, mother of the President,
Is one Of the original members. Inc
club was organized some years ago by
a group of prominent New York women
to do sewing for the needy and while
the original members have somewnat
discontinued their sewing, the cup
meets regularly for luncheon. The First
Lady, while in New York, frequently
meets with the club members.
Mrs Roosevelt will receive the vet
eran fishing shippers. who arrived yes
terday aboard the Clouchester fishing
schooner, Gertrude L. Thebauld, seek
ing aid for their industry. at O'Clock
this afternoon In the White House.
The First Lady will personally conduct
the 20 captains through the mansion.
Tomorrow, Mrs. Roosevelt will at
tend the Senate Ladies Luncheon Club,
and In the afternoon will have few
guests at tea to meet Miss Ishbel Mac
Donald before her departure for New
Haven to visit Miss Frances Wall, an
old friend of her family. In the eve
ing there will be an informal dinner
at the White House for M. Herriot,
former premier of France, and Thurs
dav a formal dinner will be given by
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt IN
honor of the prime minister OF Canada,
Mr.. Richard Bennett, who will be q
guest at the White House after to-
morrow.
Mrs Roosevelt attended the recep-
ton and tea yesterday afternoon given
bv Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Armstrong
in honor of the newly appointed
Minister to Denmark Mrs Ruth Bryan
Owen. who will fly to Miami today for
a short visit with members of her fam
ily before sailing for her new post. The
Minister will return from Florida Sat-
urday and will sail May 10 for Den
mark.
The First Lady held her usual Mon
day conference with the newspaper
women today at the White House. Last
evening she cooked scrambled eggs IN
a chafing dish for the evening repast
at the White House. The party at the
supper included only the prime min
lister and his daughter, members OF the
White House family, and Mrs. James
Roosevelt, the Presidents mother.
The Ambassador OF Great Britain
and Lady Lindsay will entertain at DIN
her this evening in honor Of the Prime
Minister of England, Mr.. J. Ramsay
Macdonald. and his daughter, Miss
Ishbel Macdonald.
lie AIIlUdSSdOOI dlLO 3A1Ay A%AAAS~J
we're hosts at luncheon yesterday
planned in compliment to Miss Mac
Donald, who instead accompanied the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and the
prime minister on the cruise aboard the
Seouoia. Sir Robert and Lady Van
sittart, also were in the company crWs-
ing and did not attend. The guests
at luncheon were the newly appointed
United States Minister to Denmark,
Mrs Ruth Bryan Owen: the director
of the budget and Mrs. Lewis M.
Douglas former Secretary OF the treas
ury and Mrs. Ogden L. Mills, MI. ana
Mrs. Adolph CaSpar Miller, Sir Fred
erick Leith Ross, Mr.. Howard Smith,
Mr.. Overton, Mr.. Cracknell, Mr.. Mat
thew Wright and Mr.. Roger Maxim.
The prime minister and Miss Mac
Donald had breakfast this morning
with Senator and Mrs. William z.
Borah who had no other guests.
The Minister of Canada and Mrs.
Herridge we're hosts at luncheon today
In honor of the prime minister and his
daughter, the other guests including the
Ambassador Of Great Britain and Lady
Lindsay, the Secretary Of Agriculture
and Mrs. Henry A. Wallace, the Under
secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Arthur A. Ballantine, the Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs. WILDER J.
Carr. the chief Of naval operations,
Admiral William w. Pratt; the minister
counselor of the British embassy, MI.
Osborne; Mrs. Robert w. Bingham,
wife Of the newly appointed United
States Ambassador to London; Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, Sir Robert and Lady
Vansittart, Sir Leith Ross, Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Casper Miller, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank H. Simonds, Countess Szecheny1,
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Mrs. Truxtun
Beale, Miss Patten, DR.. Stanley e.
Hornbeck of the State Department; the
counselor of the Canadian legation and
Mrs. Hume Wrong, and Mr.. E. DARCY
MacGreer, second secretary
This afternoon Prime Minister Mac
Donald and Miss Macdonald will be
guests at tea of the former Secretary
Of State and Mrs. Stimson who, as mem
bers of President Hoover's cabinet, were
hosts to them on their previous visit
here.
Spanish Embassy Reception
Memorial to Cervantes.
The Ambassador of Spain and Sonora
de Cardenas, entertained at recep-