Evening star., 1934-03-30
SOCIETY
Retiring Dean of Diplomatic Corps Will
Be Given Farewell Party by
Secretary Hull.

fifth wedding anniversary OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Somerville. The guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Adams, DR.. and
Mrs. Michael McInerney, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. B. Lister, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Hard
ing. DR.. and Mrs. George Dewey, Mr..
and Mrs. Wash B. Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Wagner. Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Grimes and Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin Ray.
The LXXI Club, composed of wives
of members of Congress, met for
luncheon yesterday at the Admiral.
Former Assistant Secretary of Agri-
culture and Mrs. Renick w. Dunlap
and their daughter. Miss Mary Maxine
Dunlap left Washington this morning
for Columbus. Ohio. where they will
remain over the Easter holiday.
Mrs. Frederick NJ. Davenport of
New York. wife of the former Repre-
sentative Davenport, who is visiting
at the Shoreham with Mr.. Davenport,
was guest of honor at a small informal
luncheon given at the hotel yesterday
by Mrs. Albert E. Carter and Mrs.
Clarence E. Hancock, wives Of the
Representatives from California and
New 4ork, respectively.
Mr.. and Mrs David H Blair will
entertain at dinner this evening in
the continental room of Wardman
Park Hotel, and their young son,
David Blair, jr, will have a dinner
party for young people at an adjoin-
ing table.
Mrs. ]. J. Mack will not be at home
Tuesday afternoon but will receive
Tuesday afternoon, April 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank T. Lawrence
of Lausanne, Switzerland, are in
Washington for an indefinite stay and
have taken a suite at the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Algernon S. Gardiner
have returned to their home in Chevy
Chase from a visit of several weeks
in Augusta Ga. and will have with
them for the Easter holidays their
son. Wimbert NJ. Gardiner, who will
arrive today from Princeton.
Mrs Grace P. Gray. jr. of Biltmore
street has gone to Texas to spend the
Spring after visiting her son-in- law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r.
Helms. in Charleston. w. Va Mr.
and Mrs Helms are being congrat
ulateo on the birth of a son, James
Randolph Helms. Mrs. Helms before
her marriage was Miss Martha Bell
Gray.
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Donald Camp
bell of Lexington, Va, are spending
the Easter holidays with their son
and daughter -in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edmund D Campbell, in Falls Church.
Va. For many years DR.. Campbell
was dean of Washington and Lee
University.
DR.. and Mrs. Charles E. Ferguson
will spend the Easter holidays in In
dianapolis, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Merle Sidener.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Oswald williams
of Philadelphia have come to Wash
ington for seve. al months and are at
Gllc MdI LIllIqut.
Mrs. William E Norris entertained
at cards last evening in her home, in
Ashton Heights, Va, when the guests
included Mrs Harry Humfeld, Mrs
Leonard Jones, Mrs. c. B. Emory.
Mrs. Dorothy Coleman, Mrs. Earl
Money, Mrs. John Gilligan and Mrs.
w. w. Roche.
Mrs Vassar Pierce of Milton Mass,
accompanied by Mrs. Hugh Nelson,
jr, of Boyce, Va, and Miss Janet
Pierce, Miss Dagmar Pierce and Mr.
Norman Pierce, has come here for a
visit of several days and are occupy
ing an apartment at the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs, Marshall Leighton
have as their guest Miss Janet Wood
bury of Portland, Me.
Mr.. Pierre S. du Pont of Philadel-
phia. member of the N R. A. National
Labor Board, entertained at luncheon
yesterday in the crystal room of the
Willard.
Mrs. Glenn E. Mahar and daughters
Barbara and Gloria of New York City
are the Easter guests of Mr. and Mrs.
S. J. Venable at Northbrook Courts
South.
Pre-Nuptial Parties for
Miss Lundy and Mr.. Dell
Miss Margaret Julien Lundy,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Don
Lundy, whose marriage to Mr.. Julian
Peter Dell, jr., of Georgia, will take