Evening star., 1934-04-13
SOCIETY
President Roosevelt Will Entertain Chief
Executive of Neig ghboring Country
at Luncheon.
at Luncheon.

America. 'Work for the things you
really believe in" was her real theme.
Mrs. Roosevelt held q reception IN
the ball room following the breakfast.
She wore becoming costume Of blue,
satin blouse with q blue WOODEN
skirt, and q hat Of Eleanor blue straw,
which was most becoming.
Following the breakfast there was
acknowledgements program Of
music by Helen Ware, violinist, ac-
colnpanied by Mr.. Louis Potter at the
piano. Mrs. Roosevelt meeting them
both following the recital and as she
still sat In her place at the breakfast.
Miss Ware carried in her arms the
huge sheaf of red roses presented to
her at the close of her program.
The great ball room, which yes
terday held q somewhat diminished
number of guests over former years,
was q vertitable garden Of Spring
flowers, and especially were the almost
large pieces made Of early season
flowers and especially were the almost
abnormally large tulips, admired both
by Mrs. Roosevelt and the guests.
There was q basket of Spring flowers
on each of the smaller round tables,
where groups Of guests were seated
and a tall basket Of plum blossoms
was on each end Of the piano. Amer
ican flags, which never the absent
in the Willard ball room, gave q high
note of color. Ice cream took the
form of little blue roadsters.
Mrs. John j. Cochran Of Missouri,
general chairman Of the breakfast,
presented the musicians and intro
duced them to Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs.
Allard Gasque, wife of Representative
Gasque of South Carolina, chairman
of decorations, sent the flowers to the
early presidents Of the club and other
members unable to attend on account
of illness.
At the guest table with Mrs. Dill
were, besides Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs.
Cordell Hull. Mrs. Henry Morgenthau,
Mrs. George Dern. Mrs. Homer S.
Cummings. Mrs. Claude A. Swanson,
Mrs. Harold Ickes, Mrs. Henry WAL
lace. Mrs. Daniel c. Roper, wives of
cabinet members; Miss Frances Per-
kins, Secretary of Labor; Mrs. Willis
Van Devanter, Mrs. Harlan F. Stone,
Mrs. Owen j. Roberts of the Su-
preme Court, Mrs. Henry T. Rainey,
wife Of the Speaker; Mrs. L. c. Dyer,
past president, and Mrs. James
Byrnes, also past president, and
members Of the board, Mrs. william
A. Ayres, Mrs. william j. Driver, Mrs.
Cassius c. Dowell, Mrs. John Taber,
Mrs. Tom D. McKeowan and Mrs.
Roy o. woodruff.
Ofdcers Of the Congressional Club
are: Mrs. Dill. president: vice presi-
dents. Mrs. William A. Ayres of Kan
sas, Mrs. Edward w. Pou OF North
Carolina, Mrs. William e. Evans Of
California, Mrs. Tom D. McKeown of
Oklahoma and Mrs. William j. Driver
Of Arkansas.
An interesting table was occupied
by Mrs. James j. Davis, Miss Elena
de Hellebranth, Miss Bertha de Helle-
branth OF Austria, Mrs. Arthur Van
denberg, Mrs. Knight, Mrs. Herman
Ruxton, Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Pope.
Mrs. Roosevelt was given the plate
from which invitations to the break
fast were engraved, made into q small
tray for pins or ashes. The programs,
with a charming etching of the Con-
gressional Club on the cover, had an
autographed photograph Of Mrs.
Roosevelt inside.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Harlan Fiske
Stone entertained q company at din
ner last evening in their home on
Wyoming avenue.
Miss Elizabeth Steiwer, daughter Of
Senator and Mrs. Frederick Steiwer,
has selected April 81 for the date OF
her wedding to Mr.. Ralph McElvenny,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. McElvenny
OF Salt Lake City. The ceremony will
be performed at 8 o'clock In the eve
ming in the home of the brides par
ents, IN the presence Of the two fami-
lies.
Miss Steiwer will have as her maid
of honor Miss Molly Pagan, daughter
Of DR.. and Mrs. Pagan, and the
bridesmaids will be Miss Elizabeth
Wheeler. daughter Of Senator and
Mrs. Burton K. Wheeler, and Miss
Elizabeth Adams, daughter Of Senator
and Mrs. Alva B. Adams.
Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes and Mrs.
Fred Herbert Brown, wives Of the
Senators from New Hampshire, will
entertain at tea Thursday afternoon,
April 10, from 4 to $50 O'Clock for
the New Hampshire delegates to the
D. A. r. Congress.
Mrs. William Phillips, wife of the
Undersecretary of State. will 90 to
New York today to remain until Sun
day.