Evening star., 1934-03-20

velt, will entertain informally
at dinner Thursday evening
Il at the White House for Repre-
sentative Isabella Greenway In
celebration Of her birthday anniver-
sary. The dinner will be followed by
q program of songs Of young singer
from Kentucky.
Tomorrow evening the Secretary OF
War and Mrs. George H. Dern and
few other guests will have dinner
with the President and Mrs. Roose-
welt. The dinner will be followed by
an illustrated lecture on the Utah
National Park Secretary Dern was
formerly Governor of Utah. In the
afternoon of tomorrow Mrs. Roose-
welt will receive the Ambassador Of
Japan and Nine. Saito and later en-
tertain company at tea.
Mrs. Roosevelt will go to Columbus,
Ohio, April 5 to attend the conference
on Nationwide Crisis in Education"
Mrs. Roosevelt held her weekly
press conference this morning at the
mansion. when she spoke briefly on
her recent trip to Puerto Rico. The
First Lady also made few remarks
on Federal prisons in other States,
She said that she had never visited
the prisons of the District and knew
nothing Of conditions She has not
decided whether she will visit Dis
trict prisons.
Miss Fannie Hurst. who was the
overnight guest of the White House,
was among those at Mrs. Roosevelt's
conference, as we're other out-of- town
writers who came to Washington for
the annual stunt party of the Wom-
ems National Press Club last evening
at the Willard.
Mrs. Roosevelt and her secretary,
Mrs. Malvina Schneider, visited the
1former's son, Mr.. John Roosevelt, who
Us recuperating from an operation at
the United States Naval Hospital.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt,
with their little grandchildren, Sistie
Dali and her little brother, Buzzie.
who is recovering from case Of
measles, will play host to the children
of Washington at the annual Easter
egg rolling on the south lawn of the
White House grounds Easter Monday.
Mrs. Roosevelt will be the ranking
guest at the dinner this evening
which the League of Women Voters
will give in Barker Hall of the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton for Judge Fay Bentley, new Judge
of the Juvenile Court of the District.
Dinner at Spanish Embassy
HOnors Supreme Court Justices.
The Ambassador of Spain and
Sonora de Cardenas will be hosts
at dinner tonight in honor of Asso-
ciate Justice and Mrs. Harlan Fiske
Stone and Associate Justice and Mrs.
owen J. Roberts.
The Ambassador of Belgium and
Mime. May have gone to New York
to spend several days.
The Minister of Denmark. Mr..
Otto Wadsted, who is spending a
short time in New York, was among
the guests at the luncheon given
yesterday by Mr.. and Mrs. Griswold
A. Thompson.
The Minister of Canada and Mrs.
William Duncan Herridge will enter
tain at dinner this evening in the
legation. The dinner was originally
planned for February % but was post
poned during the period OF mourning
for the late King Albert of Belgium.
The Minister of the Netherlands
and Nine. Haersma de With went to
New York yesterday to attend the
annual banquet of the Horticultural
Society Of New York, which is given
In connection with the international
Flower Show.
The Speaker OF the House and Mrs.
Henry T. Rainey will be the guests
of honor at the dinner this evening
which the members of Congress who
live at Wardman Park Hotel, and
their wives will give. Dinner will be
served in the Continental room of
the hotel.
The committee in charge of the
arrangements is headed by Mrs.
Fuller, wife of Representative Claude
A. Fuller of Arkansas, and she is
being assisted by Mrs. Arnold, wife of
Representative William w. Arnold of
Illinois, Mrs. Bulwinkle, wife of Rep
resentative Alfred L. Bulwinkle of
North Carolina, and Mrs. Maloney,
wife of Representative Paul H. Ma
loney Of Louisiana.
Mrs. Owen J. Roberts, wife Of the
associate justice Of the Supreme
Court, entertained at luncheon today
IN her home in Georgetown.
Representative and Mrs. James M.
Beck have as their guest the latter's
niece. Miss Anne Scott of Phila-
delphia.
Representative Frederick M. Vinson
Of Kentucky was the guest of the
Womens National Democratic Club at
the forum luncheon yesterday in the
club house at 1926 New Hampshire
avenue. Mr.. Vinson, who was intro
duced by Mrs. R. C. Watson, talked
on Plugging the Holes in the Income
Tax"
Mrs. Vinson was also a guest and