Evening star., 1934-02-03


guests Mr.. and Mrs. william Van AL
styne of New York Mr.. and Mrs.
Carr entertained at dinner last eve
ming for their guests. when the COM
pany included the Minister of Austria
and Nine. Prochnik and the Minister
of Czechoslovakia and Mime. Veverka.
The surgeon general of the Army
and Mrs. Robert U. Patterson will be
hosts at a reception with dancing
this afternoon from 4 to 7 o'clock in
the auditorium at Walter Reed Hos
pital, when their guests will be off,
GERS of the medical department and
their wives.
Mr.. John Corrigan, United States
consul at Venice, Italy, and Mrs. Cor
rigan entertained at luncheon yes
terday at the Carlton Hotel. Their
guests included Mrs Wilbur j. Carr,
Mr.. Thomas M Wilson, Miss Alice
briggs. Mr. and Mrs. William G.
Brantley, Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Graves
Mather and Mr.. Jefferson Patterson.
Col. and Mrs. w. E. Marble of
Greenwich. Conn, are at the Carlton
for few days.
Capt. Louis ]. Bowler. u S. A., and
Mrs. Bowler of Fort Monroe. Va. are
spending a few days in Washington
at the Martinique.
Mrs. Mclean Hostess at
Dinner Before Double Door,"
Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean has
been added to the list of boxholders
for the performance of Double Door
at the National Theater Monday eve
ming for the benefit of the scholarship
fund of the Smith College Club OF
washington. Mrs. Mclean will be
hostess at dinner before the perform
ance.
Double Door" written by Elizabeth
McFadden, a graduate of Smith, who
studied playwriting under Prof.
George Pierce Baker in the Al Work
shop at Harvard, and produced by two
Yale men, Potter and Haight, who
also studied their dramatic work un-
der Prof. Baker at Yale, could almost
be called a Prof Baker production
The original set and costumes were
done by Mary Merrill. also Yale
dramatic graduate. The difficult lead
ing woman's part is played by Mary
Morris, remembered here for her ex-
cellent work as Abby in Desire Un-
der the Elms" Miss Morris, Rad
cliff graduate, studied at the At
Workshop at Harvard. as did Anne
Revere, a Wellesley graduate, who
plays the second character in Double
Door," When Double Door" was be-
ing tried out last Summer there were
nine people connected with the play
who had been trained in Prof. Bak-
er's classes. Washington best knows
and loves Elizabeth McFadden as the
author Of the charming little play
why the Chimes Rang" and it will
be hard to place her as the author Of
a fine thriller like Double Door, "
which has to its credit the longest
Broadway run Of the season.
The marriage of Miss Mary Susan
Armstrong. daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
Roy Armstrong of Lexington, KY, to
Lieut. Charles Hart Miller, son of
Mrs. w. NJ Miller and nephew of
Maj. and Mrs Lyell. Burlington, KY.
took place yesterday morning at II
o'clock in the Lincoln memorial
chapel of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, the Rev. DR..
Sizoo officiating A breakfast followed
the ceremony.
Mrs. Edwin Clarke Gregory has re-
turned to Washington from Raleigh,
N. c., where she attended a meeting
of the board of trustees Of the Greater
University of North Carolina, of
which she is a member This uni
versity has over 1000 students.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory reside at the
Raleigh Hotel.
Miss Alice A. briggs entertained at
luncheon at the Shoreham today in
honor of Mrs. John Corrigan. wife of
the United States consul to Venice,
Italy, who is on leave Of absence with
him.
Mrs Henry K. McHarg, jr., and
Miss Estherbelle McHarg were at the
Weylin in New York for a few days
and sailed today on the Rex.
Former Secretary of War and Mrs
Patrick ]. Hurley are at the Carlton
for brief stay, having motored from
their home at Leesburg, Va.
Mrs. Daniel c. Stapleton was host
ess at dinner last evening. entertaining
in her home on Massachusetts, avenue
in compliment to her house guest,
Mrs. Fenton B. Turck of New York
who came to Washington in time to
attend the Presidents birthday ball.