Evening star., 1933-01-16
MRS. HOOVER will attend the
M recital of Rachmaninoff this
N afternoon In Constitution Hall,
having a small company Of
guests with her.
Egyptian Minister Goes
To New York for Short Stay.

Egyptian Minister Goes
to New York for Short Stay.
The Minister of Egypt, Sesostris Sida-
rouss Pasha, will go to New York today
to attend the memorial services tomor-
row for the two great Arabic poets OF
Egypt Ahmed Chawky and HaseZ Ibra-
him. The minister will be accompanied
by the first secretary of the legation,
Nicholas Khaln Bey, and the Egyptian
consul in New York, Anis Aver, and the
consulate staff also will be present at
the service. The memorial meeting Is
sponsored by Al-Hoda, and leading
Arabic literary figures In America Will
take part in the meeting to pay tribute
to the two great Egyptian poets who
died recently within month OF eacn
other.
A reception committee of leading
Syrians and Lebanese in New York has
been formed with Mr.. George Dagher,
president of the American-Syrian Fed
Grafton, as chairman.
Following the memorial service the
Minister and other Egyptian guests
will attend a dinner given at the Tow
ers in their honor by Eyrian-Lebanese
friends of Egypt in America.
The memorial services viii be con-
Quoted In Arabic.
The Minister of Albania, Mr.. Faik
Konitza, was among the guests at the
studio tea which Prof. Ernest Dur1g
gave Yesterday afternoon. Among others
at the tea were the Minister OF Egypt,
Sesostris Sidarouss Pasha.
Prof. Durig will open his interesting
exhibit Of portraits January n.
REPRESENTATIVE Martin Dies Of Texas
was the guest speaker at the weekly
forum luncheon of the Women's Ma
tional Democratic Club yesterday. HIS
subject was Three Years From NOW.
Mrs. Morris Sheppard introduced the
speaker. Another guest Of honor from
Texas was Mrs. Anna J. Pennybacker,
president of the General Federation OF
Womens Clubs, and others ct the
speakers table we're: Mrs. S. A. Green
well. Mrs. Martin Dies, Mrs. Charles
Warren Mrs Samuel Herrick. Mrs. Ed
ward Keating, Mrs. william G. Harllee,
Miss Mansfield. Mrs. Kyle, Mrs. Higgin
and Mrs. Matthews. Others attending
were: Mrs. P. j. McGovern. Mrs.
Thomas w. Page, Mrs. James T. New
ton. Mrs. Claude Porter, Mrs. George
Porter, Mrs. Clarence I. Hendrlckson,
Mrs. A. S. Maddox, Mrs. r. w. Hunter,
Mrs. John C. Breckinridge, Mrs. Charles
s. Hanllin. Mrs. Van Ness Philip, Mrs.
McLane, Mrs. Francis Boardman, Miss
Hoardman. Mrs. NJ A. j. Markley, Mrs.
William T. NishwitZ, Mrs. Frank Hiram
Smell, Miss Mary Bakewell, Mrs. Huston
THOMPSON, Mrs. Dora B. HairleS, MRS.
Bertram Chesterman, Mrs. Robert Mel
son. Mrs. Bates Warren, Mrs. John A.
Scfofield. Mrs. L. Fl. Hannah Mrs. II.
G. Easterday, Mrs. Bolick Hurd, MISS
Iidamae Hurd, Mrs. w. L. Beale, Mrs.
Alexander Bull, Mrs. James G. Field,
Mrs. Robert M. Kennedy, Mrs; j. Clin-
Joseph IT. Robinson, Mrs. Alexander
Stuart, Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Miss
Dumbell. Mrs. Ben Hooper, Mrs. Mark
Z. Bristol, Mrs c. J. Brand, Mrs:
George Peek, Mrs. Robert z. Brown OF
Montana. Mrs. Daniel c. Roper. Mrs.
T. n. Seay, Mrs. Otto q. Won Schrader.
Mrs. James l.. Baity, Mrs. Moncure
Berg, Miss Mary Riley, Mrs. Caldwell
Tyler, Mrs. Frederic A. Delano and Mrs.
william ID. Sterrett.
Representative M. J. Mas Of Min
nesota is at the Fairfax Hotel for the
season.
Can't. Masashie Kobayashi, the new
naval attache Of the japanese embassy,
d at the Shoreham.
Judge and Mrs. Ernest H. Van Fossan
have gone to New York City for three
weeks where Judge Van Fosson will
hold hearings for the United States
Board of Tax Appeal.
Col. z. M. Watson, U. s. A., and
Mrs. Watson have taken suite at the
Carlton for the remainder Of the sea-
&on.
Comdr. and Mrs C. r. Clark are
spending the season at the Fairfax
Hotel.
Mr.. Eliot II. Bryant, former attache
of the United States embassy In Ber-
lin, Germany, Is at the Fairfax Hotel
where he has an apartment.
The Rev. Meade Bolton MacBryde
will be host at an informal supper this
evening in his apartment entertaining
in compliment to Baron and Baroness
Won Pavenhardt.
Debutante day at the campaign head
quarters Of the American Merchant Ma
rine Library Association at 1910 Con-
necticut avenue northwest, will be to-
morrow. The book drive this year Is
sponsored by the Junior League, which
opened its campaign for books last
Monday. Debutantes who are provi-
sional members of the Junior League
will come to the drive headquarters,
bringing books to add to those already
collected for the American seamen.
1t is hoped that the response Of the