Evening star., 1934-06-12

V Democratic Club of Mont
L gomery County, Md, at the
breakfast and Tercentenary
pageant given by the organization to-
day at the Congressional Country
Club. Mrs. E. L. Pugh, president OF
the club, presided at the function.
Mrs. James Roosevelt, mother of
the president, honorary chairman OF.
the women's auxiliary of the National
Navy Club, was among those who
greeted the enlisted men of the fleet
at a reception given for them last
evening at the Hotel Commodore in
New York. In addition to being a
welcome to the enlisted men the
event was given for the benfit of the
National Navy Club, of which PreSi-
dent Roosevelt was executive head in
1921 and 1922. The club opened on
July 2, 1917, and since that time has
been the home on shore of thousands
of enlisted men of the Navy and those
of visiting foreign warshipS.
Japanese Embassy Reception
In Honor of Prince Konoye
The Ambassador of Japan and
Nine. Saito will entertain at a recep-
tion this afternoon in the embassy in
honor of His Grace Prince Fumimaro
Konoye, president of the Japanese
House of Peers. The hosts will be
assisted by the members of the en-
bassy staff.
Today Prince Konoye was enter
tanned at luncheon by the former
Undersecretary of State, Mr.. William
R. Castle, jr., and tomorrow the dis
tlnguished visitor will be the honor
guest at dinner of the Ambassador Of
the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub-
lies and Nine. Troyanovsky. Thurs
day the Secretary of State will en-
tertain at luncheon in honor of Prince
Konoye, who is expected to leave
Washington that evening.
The Minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter will entertain at a dinner
this evening in the legation.
The retiring charge d'affaires of
Brazil and Nine. Accioly will hold a
reception this afternoon at the May
flower from 5 to 7 o'clock. The party
will be in the nature of a farewell
as they will leave the latter part of
the month for Rumania, where M.
Accioly will serve his country as Min
lister.
Sonora de SacaSa, wife of the Presi-
dent of Nicaragua, was the honor
guest at luncheon today of Mrs. Clar-
ence Grosner. The other guests were
Sonora de Recinos, Sonora Campos-
Ortiz, Sonora de De Bayle, Sonora de
Chevalier, Senorita Maria Sacasa, Mrs.
Wilma F. Notz, Nine. Broz, Mrs.
Thomas P. Dawson, Nine. Arias and
Mrs. Fulton Brylawski.
Sonora de Sacasa will be guest of
honor at luncheon which Mrs. Hog
gait Clopton will give at the Shore
ham on Thursday.
The Assistant Secretary of Com
merce, Mr.. John Dickinson, is expect
ed to go to White Sulphur Springs,
w. Va, today for a short stay.
The vice chairman of the Federal
Power Commission and Mrs. Basil
Manly entertained at dinner at the
Carlton Hotel last evening, at which
time they announced the engagement
of their daughter, Laura Bradley, to
Mr.. Walter Owen Briggs, jr, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ownen Briggs
of Detroit, Mich. The wedding will
take place the latter part of June.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Mitchell Palmer, Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs,
Mrs. Robinson, Miss Jane Briggs, Miss
Susan Briggs, Judge and Mrs. William
F. Connolly, Mr. and Mrs. William F.
Connolly, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Frost, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Towers,
Mr. and Mrs Philip Hart, Philip Hart,
jr; Raymond Sullivan, Miss Mildred
Larimer, Miss Betty Larimer, Miss
Ann Kendrick, Oscar Chapman, Mrs.
Laura Manly, Charles Kendrick, John
Connolly, Walter Connolly, Lee Hart,
Mr. and Mrs. Royal T. McKenna,
Miss Sunny" Herbert and Albert
Cameron.
The vice chairman of the Federal
Radio Commission and Mrs. Thad
H. Brown have returned to Washing
ton after a few days spent in their
home in Columbus, Ohio, where they
attended the graduation of their son,
Mr. Thad H Brown, jr., at the Co.
1umbus Academy for Boys. Mr.. Brown
was valedictorian of his class and gave
the commencement address. He will
attend Princeton University next Fall.
Rear Admiral Luke McNamee, who
has resigned as president of the Navy
War College, was honor guest at a
dinner given last evening at the
Viking Mr.. William H. Vanderbilt
was POSTMASTER.
Mr.. John Russell Young, jr., who
yesterday was graduated from the
Foreign Service School of George
town University, entertained last
evening with a dinner dance at the
Shoreham.
Mrs. Joseph Letter is established
at her home at Beverly Farms, Mass,
where she will be joined this week by
her daughter, Miss Nancy Letter, who
attended the June week festivities at
the Military Academy, last week.
Miss Judith Taliaferro Beverley,
daughter of the late Capt. and Mrs.
j. Brad Beverley of the Plains, Va,
and Mr.. william Gordon Lewis, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Aquila
Lewis, were married this afternoon at
4:30 in Grace Church. the Plains.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. DR.. Edmund L. Woodward of
Shrinemont, Orkney Springs, Va. a