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The Washington times., 1934-02-17
Guest of Honor

Mrs. James Roosevelt, mother
Of the President. will be the
guest of honor at a reception
with dancing to be given this
afternoon from 5 until 7 o'clock
by officers and members Of the
board of the neWly-organized
Lenox Hill Democratic Club OF
the 18th Assembly District. at
116 East seventy-ninth Street,
New York. Mrs. Charles Dana
Gibson is chairman of the re-
ception committee.
Mrs. Roosevelt has been made
the first honorary member of
the club, which is an outgrowth
of the Recovery party. Mrs.
Thomas C. Cummins is preSi-
dent.
The Ambassador of France
and Nine de Laboulaye will be
the guests of honor at the din
ner to be given this evening
by Representative and Mrs.
Sol Bloom, at their residence
In wyoming Avenue.
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
Minis ter Plans
Stag Dinner

The Minister of Austria. Mr..
Edgar L. G. Prochnik, will en-
tertain at a mems dinner. Tues
day evening, at the Legation in
Massachusetts, Avenue, for the
members of the Trade Commis-
sion. Among the guests, who
will number %, will be the Sec
retary of Commerce, DR.. Daniel
C. Roper.
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Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry, wife
of the former Senator, will
entertain at tea this afternoon
at her home in R Street.
The Washington times., 1934-02-17

is an attractive woman. She's
an asset to the British EN-.
baSSy.
How do you do, Mr. Ambas-
Sador."
Rosso, the Italian Ambas-
sador, is a fine matrimonial
prospect. So is DR.. Pitamic,
minister from Yugoslavia. There
he is. Looking aScetic. I hear
he studied to be a priest. Why
in the world does that woman
wear her hair in such a gloomy
bob? Dripping over her
shoulders. And long earrings
and everything. Isn't that Billy
Mitchell come up from the Vir-
ginia huntin'? He's in state
of mind about Virginia's racing
license. 1 suspect he likes to
be in a state of mind.
Dexter Keezer's wife reminds
me of Alice in Wonderland"
Isn't she graceful Madame
Espil is nicely put together.
Good throat and head. Her
husband, the Argentine Ambas-
sador, is handsome.
Bori walks we'll. Wonder
what perfume she uses. It
floats after her when she goes
by for the intermission. All,
now she is going to sing
Mimi" from La Boheme."
Delightful music.
Senator Jim CHam"O Lewis
has new shade of hair.
Great actor he would have
made. I haven't seen Senator
McAdoo for ages. Such a long
way before you get to the
Senator's head. Hamilton Fish,
calm for the moment.
I do like Molly Dewson, Paul
Douglas is beside her. Big
CHEEKY character, he is. Some.
time I am going to give Nine.
Ververka, the Czechoslovakian
Ambassadress, some golden hair
pins.
That poor majordomo has
been waiting Is minutes with
the bouquet for Bori. Now.
Mary Rumsey is going tor take
it from him. No. She isn't.
She is beckoning to somebody.
What is she saying?
Mr.. Hetzel! If you will play
the Big Bad Wolf Nine. Bori
will sing it, All, you can'tl
Fred. you play it. No! Florence
Kahn, do try it. Don't tell me
NOBODY knows the Big Bad
Wolf Well, I'll take the
flowers"
How adroitly she manages
that great spray. And aren't
the flowers becoming to Bori.
She knows just how to hold
them.
What stunning looking
person. What a glorious voice!
A certain Washington CORE
spondent, very much in demand
as a lecturer, went to Palm
Beach last week, to tell inquir-
ing residents a few things about
the New Deal. He was a little
late phoning his home after his
expected early morning return,
so his wife called his office to
ask for her travelling lord.
IF you want to find out about
your husband" the office as
sistant said, you had better
listen in on the radio. Yess'm,
right now. He's just got back
and he's talking again."
The Washington times., 1934-02-17

classic lines with short trains edged with narrow box
plating The same plating bordered the high necklnes
Of the deep capes their They corone OF
pearls in their hair and carried bouquets OF johanna Hill
roses and blue iris tied with peach-color ribbon.
The other attendants were, Mrs. William Harrington
Leahy of Boston, sister the bride and Mrs Edgar Derry
Fisher of Baltimore the bridegrooms sister Their gowns
were of peaccolor crepe made similar lines to those Of
Mrs Wise and Miss Beae they also pearl corOnets
and carried roses and iris tied with blue ribbon
Little Louise Harrington Leahy the brides niece,
flower girl and she Kate Greenaway rock of rffed
peach-coor organdie, with blue velvet sash, and a
bandeau of forget-me enos Her bouquet was an old
fashioned in lace holder.
Mr. Edgar Derry Fisher of Baltimore, acted best
for his brothernaw and the ushers included Mr. Walter
g. Peter of Washington Lieut.. William Harrington Leahy
U S. NJ of Boston, Mr.. Robert Spilman, of Charleston
W Va: Mr. Joseph A. Bruggeman of Fort Wayne, Ind
ENSIGN Charles King Mallory, of I. S. S. New Orleans
Mr. Chalmers Neviu and Mr. nzer Wyatt, of New York.
Small Reception at Brides Home
recepton for the immediate families and the members
Of the wedding party followed at the home OF the bride
parents when the couple assisted in receiving by Mrs
Reae mother Of the bride, who powder blue lace
gown with corsage bouquet Of orchids and lilies of the
valley and by the bridegrooms mother whose gown was
of black velvet. She also orchids and valley hes
Mr. Marshall and his bride left later for their wedding
trip the latter travelling in brown ensemble. They will
90 TO Bermuda and upon their return will reside at $40
West 114th Street. New York
Among the out-otown guests who attended the wedding
we're Mr. and Mrs. William c. Stuart, of Newport News
Va: Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lee Stuart, of Essex Falls
n j. Dr. and Mrs Garden C. Stuart of Eastover S. c.;
Mr. and Mrs Asa Kellogg Mr. and Mrs Franklin Nevius
Mr. Winder Ncvus Mr. and Mrs Charles King Mallory and
Miss Mallory all of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Robert S.
Marshall of Lexington Va; and Mrs. Florence Peters, OF
Hampton, Va.
Mr. Marshall was graduated from Virginia Military Inst
tute and Harvard Law School,
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
Dinner Dance

The Assistant Seer tary OF
State and Mrs. Sumner Weles
will entertain 100 guests at
dinner this evening at their
residence in Massachusetts,
Avenue, and additional guests
have been invited for dancing
later.
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
Engaged to Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hill
have announced the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Olive
Hill, to Mr.. George Vermanic.
Mr.. Vermanic has been recently
appointed aide to Ambassador
Bullitt and sailed yesterday for
Russia to assume his new du'
ties.
The Washington times., 1934-02-17

ceremony was performed at . CLOCK
by Rev. John Temple, assisted by Rev.
Albert Rhett Stuart, the bride s
cousin. Easter lilies and palms were
the church decorations.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore lovely
gown of white crepe made with a
bertha of old duchess lace and long
train. Her tulle veil, edged with lace,
fell from a cap of the lace held with
orange blossoms, and She carried a
bouquet of gardenas with a shower
of valley lilies.
Mrs. John S. Wise, of New York,
acted as matron of honor, and the
maid of honor was Miss Sophie Stuart
Beale, the brides sister. Their gowns
,roro of rowdor h11n crane made on
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
Tea Tomorrow

The Vice Chairman of the
Federal Radio Commission and
Mrs. Thad Brown will be "at
home" tomorrow afternoon
from S until 7 o'clock, at their
residence in Van Buren Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement S. Ed
wards, of Larchmont, N. Y, are
spending a few days at the
Shoreham. Mr.. Edwards is re-
tiring from the United States
consular service, having arrived
in this country recently from
his post at Bradford, England.
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Mrs. John Cudahy. wife of
the United States Ambassador
to Poland, arrived on the
Europa yesterday. and she iS
at the Madison Hotel in New
Yok.
The Washington times., 1934-02-17


welt who went vacationing.
Concert Reveries
Mercy, wouldn't it have been
dreadful not to have been asked
to as nice a party as this! So
many amusing people! Sitting
on little gilt chairs in rows and
rows, looking and acting their
best.
Lucrezia Bori is really mag
nificent. She is intense in
white. Most brunettes are.
Gracious, is that a white streak
in her black hair? Or is it a
tiara, artfully placed?
Pretty room, this. Wonder
where such parties were given
before the Sulgrave Club began.
Exquisite tapestry on the wall
behind the stage. Neurological
subject-"The Young Aeneas"
carrying his poor old father on
his back as Troy was about to
fall! Aeneas never expected to
be in fine thread on the walls OF
an American club. They got
him at Mrs. George Dewey's sale
at a bargain.
I'm sort of crazy about Mary
RumSey, she's so gay and friend
ly. Good hostess.
Wish the mother of that man
in front of me had made him
wear ear-caps when he was a
baby. 1 could see better. Well!
There's the temporary widow,
Mrs. Henry wallace, in the
row, looking very pretty, as
usual. Isn't that little Mrs.
Swanson beside her? Certainly
it is. Nice ermine scarf she has.
Bori takes applause very well.
Delightful artistry, but I wish
she would sing a little tune.
My untutored ear likes a tune.
Isn't Averell Hartman tall!
Phyllis says he's the best-look-
ing man in town. Well! Where
is Mrs. Homer Cummings? Her
great, long-legged Attorney Gen
eral is beside Frances Perkins.
The Labor Lady is a motherly
looking creature-if she has a
mind like seven smart men.
Yes, ma'am. that is white
streak in Boris hair. 5ne has
had it put there. as sure rs you
live. 1t accentuates her profile
too we'll to be accidental.
Who is that lovely looking
person bowling to me? Heavens,
1 ought to know her. With
her baby sable scarf ard her
exquisite dress. I'm crazy about
ruffled tulle. Let me think.
It's Mrs. Leland Harrison.
Mrs. TruXtun Beale looks like
a figure on a Greek frieze.
Senator Bob Buckley is a
nanQSOme LAD. l WOnQer VINO
will marry him. There's Senator
Capper too, still on the pre-
ferred list. Do I see the Presi-
dent of the United Mine
Workers of America? John
Lewis! Sort of thrilling with
his big shock of hair.
Wonder what Bori just sang.
I liked it, but I wish 1 knew
what it was.
How do you do, DR.. Kinder!
You and the National Sym
phony seem to be flourishing
together"
Colonel and Mrs. Day are
agreeable people. Eleanora Day
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
Sailing Tuesday

The American Consul General
at Jerusalem, Mr.. Ely E Palmer
with Mrs. Palmer will sail
aboard the "Excalibur" on
Tuesday for Mediterranean
ports.
The Washington times., 1934-02-17

dinner given
last evening
by Represen-
t a tive and
Mrs. Charles
A. Eaton, in
their apart
ment at 2400
Sixteenth st.
The other
g u e S t S in
cluded t h e
Minister OF
S W i t zerland
and Nine. Pc
ter, the Min
lister of Chi
no and Nine.
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
Fetes House Guest

Sonora de De Bayle, wife OF
the Charge d'Affaires of Mica
ragua, entertained at a small
dinner last evening at the
Shoreham, in compliment TO
her house guest, Miss Chita
Arguello, in celebration of the
latter's birthday anniversary.
The other guests included,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Woodward.
Mr.. Carlos Sacasa, Mr.. Robert
SacaSa, and Mr.. Fernando
SaCaSa.
DR.. De Bayle is absent in
Panama. where his father,
Senor DR.. Don Louis H. De
Bayle, is recuperating from a
recent illness.
Mr.. B. Klein Molekamp, Com
mercial Counselor of the Meth
erlands Legation, entertained in
formally at luncheon yesterday
at the Carlton.
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
Mrs. Taft Leaves
Soon for Cruise

Mrs. William Howard Taft
will leave Washington this eve
ming for Charleston, South
Carolina, for her annual Win
ter visit. She will remain there
ten days, and will then go to
New York whence she will sail
Saturday, March 3, aboard the
italian liner, Rex, for a cruise
around Algiers and the Barbary
Coast. She will return to this
country the first week in May.
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Mrs. William S. Culbertson
will be "at home" tomorrow
afternoon, in her apartment at
2101 Connecticut Avenue.
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
Envoy Of Canada
Honor Guest

\ The Minister of Canada and
Mrs. William Duncan Herridge
were the guests of honor at the
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
Many Relatives and Friends From
Out-of-Town Attend Ceremony
Uniting Prominent Families
o S"4 ee"N"'

fashionable wedding of last evening that of Miss
Florence Stuart Beale daughter of Dr. and Mrs Robert
Somervel Beae and Mr.. Richard Coke Marshall, 3d. son
of Cen and Mr. Richard Coke Marshall jr, which took
place Christ Episcopal Church in Georgetown The
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
MR. MARSHALL WEEDS MISS BEALE AT CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
On.
With z&MJ Mosu

And now Secretary Wallace and Secretary lckes have
gone off on little trip together, hand in hand!
few days ago. it Mrs. Morgenthau and Mrs Roose
rbo
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
In Florida

Miss Edith Gallant and her
cousin, Miss Rebecca Reilly
have gone to st. Petersburg,
Fla. Later Miss Reilly will visit
Lieut.. Harry A. Simms, U. S.
NJ, and Mrs. Simms before re-
turning to the Capital.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William
Schwartz, of Philadelphia, Pa.
are at the Carlton for a brief
stay. accompanied by their lit
tie son, William Schwartz, jr.
y ~
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Dun
bar, Of Scarsdale, N. Y. are
at the Carlton for . few days.
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SEE, Senator and Mrs. w. War
ren Barbour, Representative
and Mrs. Robert Low Bacon,
and the Assistant Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr.
Following the dinner, 20 ad-
ditional guests were invited for
a musicale, when the artists
were Mrs. George His, the
former Miss Mary Eaton
daughter of the hosts, violinlst:
and Mr.. Richard Malaby, OF
New York, pianist.
The Washington times., 1934-09-01
"Down to Their Last zach" Is
Entertaining Keith's Musical

ecreation. Dave Gould, q Wash
ington artist, directs these very
charming numbers. His earlier
sensation, the "Carioca," became
very popular, so perhaps this
bolero may set a dance craze, at
least to those proficient in the
art of intricate terpischore.
Beach Boy" by Ann Ronell,
who is incidentally sister of Mr..
Sol Rosenblatt, NRA Administra-
tor, is one of the most charming
of the musical hits. Others likely
to become oft repeated tunes are
There's Nothing Else To Do in
Malakamokalu," Funny Little
World" and "The Tiny Little
Finger on Your Hand"
A comedy Blasted Event" is
for the most part highly anus
ing, much above the average of
some of these supplementals, and
Mickey Mouse is evidently good
enough to warrant return show
ing. There are some excellent
shots in Pathe News.
The Washington times., 1934-09-01

The big reason for a visit to
Loew's Fox this week is David
Jack Holt, a truly remarkable
youngster who stars in "You Be-
long to Me-" on the screen.
The management asks that you
ballot as to your preference-Mr.
Holt or Shirley Temple. What
ever the result be, it is sure that
he will give Shirley a run for her
money. For in this five-year-old
you see a child actor, not a
prodigy.
Those who produced "You Be-
long to Me-" may thank their
lucky stars for David Holt. 1t is
his sincerity Of performance and
enormous appeal which redeems
what would have otherwise been
just a run-of-the-mine picture.
Lee Tracy, Helen Mack tlook-
ing very unbeautiful in a blonde
wig), Helen Morgan and Arthur
Pierson have the other principal
roles. The story relates the sad,
at times too sad, tale of Florette
Faxon, vaudeville performer.
Vaudeville Story
Her husband, and other half of
the act, dies, leaving her with q
son, wise beyond his years in the
ways of the theater. She ioirs
with another man, arthur Pier
SOM marries him and is killed
when she falls from a swing dur
ing her act, after her husband
had told her he was through.
The lad, meanwhile, had been
placed in military school, where
his surroundings were strange and
no one talked his language.
Tracy, another vaudeville actor,
who has been a good Samaritan
to the youngster, comes to the
school to tell him the tragic news,
meets his former partner who is
also his wife, after years of sep
aration, and together they prom.
Use to care for the boy.
Praise can (and wild be Law.
iShed unstintingly on Holt. He
occupies the center of the screen,
gives a natural, totally enforced
portrayal. Particularly effective
are the scenes in the military
school, when he creeps away from
the playground to read Variety.
Helen Mack, despite the wig,
does excellently as his mother,
and proves to be a good hoofer,
too. Lee Tracy is more restrained
and therefore more effective in a
role which is a bit too sketchy to
register completely. Helen Nor.
gan plays his wife, sings a song
as only she can do it. The re-
mainder Of the cast is adequate.
BY all means see "You Belong
To Me-" If you would see unspoiled
The Washington times., 1934-09-01

7 More Films Now
shooting" at Studio
Two new pictures, Evelyn Prem
tice" and Forsaking All Others"
have gone into production at the
Metro oldwyn-Mayer studios.
The Washington times., 1934-09-01
'Hideout' Back
AtCoIumbio

Robert Montgomery in Glide
out" enjoyed a bumper week at
the Fox Theater a fortnight ago.
It has been brought back, de-
servedly, for another downtown
run and opened at the Columbia
yesterday.
Here is a picture which fur
nishes enjoyment to the entire
family. It is full of clean fun.
cleverly devised and entertaining
ly presented. Montgomery, who
proves his forte to be comedy by
his portrayal in this film, does an
elegant job, carrying much of the
burden.
He plays a suave Manhattan
gangster. The atmosphere of the
big town becomes a trifle too
warm and he takes a vacation on
a small farm. There he meets a
wholesome country lass, learns to
milk cows and finally begins to
like nature in the raw. The po-
lice catch up with him about this
time and he leaves for prison,
with the girls promise that she
will be waiting when he is re-
leased.
Maureen O'Sullivan is a perfect
foil for Montgomery as his unso-
phisticated sweetheart. Little
Mickey Rooney, a precocious juve-
nile, comes dangerously near to
stealing the top honorS. Edward
Arnold contributes another of his
excellent performances. Elizabeth
Patterson, C. Henry Gordon and
Whitford Kane are other out
standing members of the cast.
OF course, "Hideout" is hokum.
But it is well done and there is
nothing more enjoyable, say what
you will. "Hideout" deserves a
medal of some kind. For it is
harmless film fare that still re-
tainS its force and interest.
The Washington times., 1934-09-01
Palace Feature
Stars Gable,
Crawford

Chained" to a fate worse than
death! That is evidently the idea
Mr.. Edgar Selwyn, author, had
when he placed our heroine in q
position where she must choose
between loyalty to the frail thing
she had called love and the de-
sire she had for the man Of her
hearts choice.
Joan, for of course it is Joan
Crawford, has been the secretary
of a very prominent and wealthy
man, Otto Kruger, whose bust
ness has been Steadied through
trying years by Joan's devotion;
their love is mutual, but there is
the mans wife, who refuses a
divorce. Joan is agreeable to any
arrangement he desires to make
So the p. and W. man sends
Joan to South America to get
the situation clear in her mind;
if she feels the same on her re-
turn he will make plans for
their future.
On the boat to South America,
Joan meets clark Gable, a
straight-shooting ranch owner;
they play around on deck, swim
in the ships pool and dance in
the moonlight, but it's all purely
platonic, or so they attempt to
convince themselves.
Arrived in Buenos Aires, how
ever, love finds a way to bring
them to terms, but Joan goes
back to New York to tell Otto
she has found the real thing;
it will be easier to tell him, than
to write him, or SO she tells
Clark.
In New York she finds that Otto
has persuaded his wife to divorce
him; he is walking on air he is
so happy to have Joan back and
to know that nothing now stands
in the way of complete happiness;
so of course she doesn't tell him
that she lost her heart on the
high seas.
Chained by her own hand to a
future of torture, she writes Clark
and that's that, or so she thinks;
but coincidence has them meet in
the sports department of a store
and they go to a secluded spot to
talk things over; Clark is for hav-
ing it out with Otto but Joan de-
murs; there is a better way, she
says, and in the final fadeout,
true enough, they are together
again, happy on their South
American ranch.
Real tragedy is the fact that
our Joan has gone so heavily dra-
matte on us that it's really pain
full; it's an effort for the lady to
even read her lines with proper
diction; sorry, because Joan made
us believe, once, that she really
could act. Clark is ill at ease in
a role which is both comic and
serious; Otto Kruger is by far the
most natural of the three princi-
pals. The laughs, few enough,
are entrusted to Stuart Erwin.
Shorts include a precious dis
contented Canary" colored car
toon, newsreel and a musicomedy
with Buster West and Tom Patri-
cola.-K. Y.
The Washington times., 1934-09-01

Current at the Metropolitan this
week is another of the intriguing
Van Dine mysteries, 1.-The Dragon
Murder Case" This time the dap
lper Warren William fills the bill
as that superior Snoop, Ph1lo
Vance.
This particular film is lacking
in the wholesale slaughter that is
characteristic of so many of the
authors thrillers, but it provides
ample entertainment, if that is
what one gets at murders, through
the simple expedient of providing
a murder but no body. At least
there is no body for a good three
quarters Of the film.
A weekend party, an evening
swim and one Of the guests fails
to come to the surface.
An insane mother insists on the
story of the dragon that has
guarded the Stamm household
from harm and lives in the pool.
The pool is drained and dragon
The Washington times., 1934-09-01
William as PhiIo Vance
On Metropolitan Screen

tracks. are found, but no body
Then Mr.. Vance does bit of his
very transformations sleuthing and
finds the dragon.
Whether through ethics or just
to let you do your own worrying,
the rest must be left on the
screen at the theater.
Lyle Talbot and Margaret Lind
say, Eugene Palette and Robert
Barrat fill the lesser roles with
Helen Lowell garnering honorS
as the mother.
Subsidiaries as usual are varied
and entertaining-Dr. Rockwell
and Frances Langford and the
Radio Aces, a short comedy with
the slapstick muSic-making Of
Frank and Milt Britton, a New
man travelogue and fast Is min
uteS of newS.-H. w.
The Washington times., 1934-09-01

Down to Their Last Yacht"
suggests an hilarious dilemma
which is exactly the situation
when the Colt-Strattons of the
Social Register rent their yacht
to a party of newly rich, headed
by none other than Mrs. Gil,
hooley, a former cook.
Entertaining, melodious, anus.
ing, in a lifting sort of way, this
bit of nonsense makes for thor.
oughly diverting farce as shown
at Keith's Theater. Like most
comedies of the musical variety,
not the story but the music and
dancing are the outstanding fea.
lures and in this latest creation
may be added a clever introduc'
ton of some rather subtle wise.
cracks.
The Colt-Strattons and mum.
Der of their friends are in every
day parlance, BROKE" so they
rent their yacht to a crowd who
are decidedly not in the social
whirl but long on the cash. When
the queen Of Malakamokalu (Mary
Boland), has cast upon her island
a yacht full Of people, things be-
gin to happen. Polly Moran and
Irene Franklin marshall their
forces, creating somewhat OF a
sensation, and Ned Sparks and
Sterling Holloway do some able
assisting. Sidney Fox and Sidney
Blackmer furnish love interest,
quite innocuous.
All of this is necessary to pro-
vide a South Sea Island back
ground for the feature song and
dance numbers, of which South
Sea Bolero," is an outstanding