Evening star., 1933-05-26
VETERANS GUESTS
AT WHITE HOUSE
!CoIorful Gathering Attended
, by President, Wife and
High Officials.


den party held on the White House
grounds. In addition to the former
soldiers about 500 guests including
members of the cabinet and high rank
ing officers of the Army and Navy,
attended the function.
Both the President and his wife were
in the receiving line as the veterans
many Of them disabled and pushed in
wheel chairs or aided by crutches, gath
cred for the fete.
Gen. John ]. Pershing was among the
specially invited guests and President
Roosevelt held him in conversation for
a few moments as he presented him
self at the line.
Stand Beneath Maple.
The President and First Lady stood
beneath a huge Wids-Spreading maple
tree near the south portico. White uni
formed military and naval aides were
busy seeing to the comforts of the
guests. Additional color was added by
the bright uniforms of the United
States Marine Band which furnished
the music for the occasion; the Gray
Ladies and other ladies of the Red
Cross and uniformed nurses from the
various veterans hospitals. Attrac-
lively goWned young women of the Vet
Grams Bureau, one from each State OF
the Union, dispensed cigarettes and
matches to the groups of veterans
The reception began shortly before
3 pm. President Roosevelt came to
the reception Immediately after his
conference with members of the Jap
anese delegation to the London Eco
nomic Conference. Mr.. Roosevelt did
not have time to change his clothes
and presented. himself in his gray
business suit.
Mrs. Roosevelt becomingly attired in
a gown of printed sheer crepe, was
waiting for him at the rose garden
gate. She walked with her husband for
the remainder of the way to the posi-
ton under the maple tree.
Marine Band Plays. :.
The Marine Band struck UP a lively
air Immediately and the long line Of
veterans in wheel chairs and on
crutches and others began to form.
There were several awning covered
refreshment stands at different points
of the grounds, where those who had
been received afterwards assembled for
ice cream and cake and sandwiches
Those guests who were unable to stand
or walk were waited upon in cool spots
beneath the trees.
welt were interested in little 2-year-old
Helen Lebowitz, who was all dressed up
in a crisp white frock and who was
walking in front of her mother, Mrs.
Lewis Lebowitz, Red Cross worker, in
the receiving line. Mr.. and Mrs. Roose-
welt, each patted the youngster on the
head and talked to her, the latter TAX
ing a rose from the bouquet she was
carrying to present to the little girl.
There were probably dozen or SO
veterans of the Civil War and about
twice that many from the Spanish
American War, besides those who served
in the World War. The disabled ones
have been brought to the White House
from the several veterans hospitals IN
and about Washington.
Gives Mrs. Roosevelt Flowers.
Little Peggy Porter. aged s, daughter
of Sergt. Porter of Fort Myer, one OF
the fayoritS. among the nurses and
aides at Walter Reed Hospital, where
she is being treated for infantile paraiy-
sis, greeted her hosts from her wheet
chair and presented Mrs. Roosevelt
M Members of the Cabinet circle were
present, including Mrs. Corden Hun,
wife of the Secretary of State, VINO
wore a becoming gown OF oelge crepe
figured in dainty blue and yellow Win
which she wore long brown gloves ana
slippers and a brown straw hat Win
wide brim. Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. William H. Woodin, the
latter all in white; the Secretary OF
War and Mrs. George H. Dern, VINO
wore black and white silk and Whlte
hat: the Secretary of the Navy ana
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, she having a
dainty costume of chiffon figured IN
soft pink and blue and made with a
cape to the elbows, which had wloe
band Of blue chiffon and her picture
hat was black transparent straw
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Henry A. Wallace were accompanied
by the formers sister, Miss Mary Wal
lace. Mrs Wallace having brown
organdie figured in white with brown
hat and Miss Wallace In an organdie
frock crossbarred in fine brown lines
with which she wore a white pique coat
with full sleeves fitted three-quarter
length, and q wide brimmed trans
parent straw hat, almost like sun
bonnett, and Secretary OF Commerce
and Mrs. Daniel C. Roper had with
them their daughter, Miss Grace Roper.
Mrs. Roper was in black and white
figured chiffon with touches of red with
which she wore a black hat and her
daughter wore white chiffon with a
large figured outline in green and
white hat.
Mrs. Marshall There.
Mrs Thomas Riley Marshall, widow
Of the Vice President Of war days, when
these annual parties were inaugurated,
was among those who mingled with the
guests Of honor She wore white
chiffon gown figured in black. with
wide black satin girdle and black hat
She was accompanied by Mrs. John Al
Ian Dougherty, a Gray Lady, whose
guest she is in Washington. Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, widow of the wartime
President, who inaugurated these gar
den parties. was not present
Among others in the company were
Miss Mabel Boardman of the American
Red Cross. Judge John Barton Payne
of the Red Cross, the commandant OF
the Marine Corps and Mrs. Ben H. Full
ler, the commandant of the navy yard
and Mrs Henry Varnurn Butler. Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Robert E. Coontz, the
Surgeon General Of the Public Health
Service and Mrs. Hugh S. Cumming, Dr.
Beardsley, head of Mount Alto Hospital,
and Mrs. Beardsley; Col. Albert TRULY,
head of the Army Medical Center at
Walter Reed. and Mrs TRULY; Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Hartman. Mrs. James Car
roll Frazer. Mrs Eldridge Jordan, Mrs.
Allen Hume Mrs Laura " Damn Miss
Minnegerodc, Mrs Wallace Chiswell,
Mrs. Ira E. Bennett. DR.. and Mrs Will
ham A. White and Mr. and Mrs Henry
Mcrgenthau. ir.
Marvin H. Mcintyre secretary to the
President, was accompanied by his
mother.
President Sees Friends.
Uyhep the last in the line had been
received, President Roosevelt made him
self comfortable in a large armchair
near where he had been standing and
sat talking jovially with old friends and
others who presented themselves. Mrs.
Roosevelt mingled with the crowd.
At the lower end of the grounds,
where q temporary platform had been