Evening star., 1934-04-09

" HE Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs Henry Morgenthau.
jr., will be hosts at dinner
this evening in their home.
when their ranking guests will
bS the Ambassador of Great Britain
and the Honorable Lady Lindsay.
Mrs. George H. Dern, wife of the
Secretary of War. was the honor
guext at the monthly luncheon meet
inf Of the hostesses of the little cab
inet" today. In the company were
MIS-. Harry H. Woodring. Mrs. Wilbur
J.s Carr, Mrs. Harllee Branch, Mrs.
william Stanley, Mrs. James Craw-
ford Biggs, Mrs. Harold M. Stephens,
Mrs. Charles D. Lawrence, Mrs. Will
liam w. Howes, Mrs. Frank j. Wide
min and Mrs. w. w. Husband.
Mrs. Homer S. Cummings. wife of
thk Attorney General, will be at home
Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 6
O'Clock at her residence, 2700 Tilden
stfeet northwest, for the last time
this season.
\ The Secretary of Agriculture and
MIS-. Henry A. Wallace will enter
tain informally at dinner this eve
ming.
The Secretary of Commerce and
mrs. Daniel c. Roper were among the
guests at the luncheon given yester-
day by the Assistant Secretary OF
state and Mrs. Wilbur ]. Carr.
Italian Ambassador Host
I'd Famous Opera Star.
The Ambassador of Italy. Signor
Augusta Rosso, will have as his guest
atsluncheon tomorrow in the embassy
Sienor G. Martinelli of the Metropoli-
tab Opera Company. who is appear
ing in Baltimore this evening.
The Ambassador of Argentina and
Senora de Espil have returned from
slPrt stay in Florida.
The former Secretary of War, Mr..
Dwight F. Davis, today announces the
enlargement of his daughter Alice to
Mr.. Roger Makins, second secretary
of the British embassy.
Miss Davis Is the eldest of the three
datehters of Mr.. Davis and the late
Mrs, Davis, who was Miss Helen
Bboks She made her debut in
washington when her father was Sec
retary of War and later accompanied
him to the Philippines, where ne was
Governor General and acted for
time as his official hostess. She at
tended Holton Arms and later studied
t,riIn n1oof'c fQfhpr 1C
the donor of the Davis Cup, and, Ike
her father, the prospective bride Is
tennis enthusiast. She is also an
accomplished horsewoman.
Mr.. Makins is the eldest son OF
Btig. Gen. Ernest Makins, c. B.,
d: s. O., M. P. and Mrs. Makins OF
$50 Queens Gate, London, England.
Gen. Makins has been member OF the
House of Commons for the Knutsford
division Of Cheshire since 1922. MIR.
Roger Makins was educated at Win
chester College and Christ Church,
Oxford: was elected fellow of All Souls
College, Oxford, in 1925, and called to
the bar by the Inner Temple in 1927.
He entered the foreign ofilce IN 1873.
On account of the recently an
nounced transfer of Mr. Makins to the
foreign Office in London, plans Tor a
later wedding in Washington were
changed and it will take place on
April 80 at the Meridian plantation,
Tallahassee, Fla, which belongs to Mr..
Davis. After a brief honeymoon they
will sail for England, where Mr..
Makins will take up his new duties IN
London.
The retiring naval attache OF the
French embassy, Capt. Husson, was
the suest in whose honor Capt. and
Mn. Henry T. Allen entertained at
luncheon yesterday at Normandy
Farms.
Hae counselor. of the Canadian le-
gatScn and Mrs. Hume Wrong are
SPENDING a short time at Hot Springs,
VaS
rfau Won Boetticher and the mill
tary, attache of the Germany en-
bassy, Lieut.. Gen. Friedrich Won
Boetticher, have Cancelled all social
enRagements for the next few weeks
OWING to the death of the formers
mother, Baroness Won Wirking, in
Leipzig.
Mrs. MacDougall, wife of Rear Ad-
niral william Dougal MacDougan,
will be at home tomorrow afternoon
fnbm 4:30 to $50 O'Clock in her
apartment at 210l Connecticut ave-
nae. She will be assisted by her sis
ter, Mrs. Joseph c. Palmer OF Syra-
cuse, N. Y, and Mrs. Wiley. wife OF
Rear Admiral Henry Wiley, U. S. N,
retired.
The Navy Red Cross unit headed
by Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, wife OF
the Secretary of the Navy, will not
meet tomorrow. The next meeting
will be Tuesday, April II.
MRS. John Russell Pope and daugh-
ter have motored down from their
home in New York City, and are at
the Carlton.
Mrs. Edwards Shouse and her
daughters, Miss Marian Shouse ano
Miss Elizabeth Shouse. have returned
from a trip to Bermuda. Miss Eliza
beth Shouse is spending a few days
In New York, her mother and sister
having arrived in washington yes
terday.
Senator and Mrs. James j. Davis
will entertain at dinner this evening
preceding the reception which the
Rev. DR.. w. Coleman Nevils will give
Representative James A. Frear arlc
MRS. Frear entertained with a small