Evening star., 1934-12-28
SOCIETY
Children Party at White House Today
for Grandchildren of President
and Mrs. Roosevelt.

dinner dance this evening in their
home, Highlands, on Rittenhouse
street.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, wife Of the
Secretary Of the Navy, was the guest
in whose honor Mrs. William H.
Standley, wife of the chief of naval
operations, entertained q company of
IS at luncheon today in her home on
Observatory circle.
Mrs. Henry c. Wilson, who is visit
ing her son, the Secretary of Agricui-
ture, Mr.. Henry A. Wallace, was the
guest Of honor at luncheon given to-
day by Mrs. Wilson Compton.
Former United States Ambassador
to Argentina and Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss gave reception last evening in
their home. The Oaks, in Georgetown,
in honor Of the new president of the
New Orient Society, Rear Admiral
Mark L. Bristol, and Mrs. Bristol and
the honorary president. DR.. James H.
Breasted Of the Chicago University,
who was one Of the founders of the
organization. Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss had
receiving with them, in addition to the
guests of honor, Dr. Martin Strengling,
vice president of the society; Mrs
Robert Patterson Lamont, wife of the
former Secretary of Commerce; Mr.
and Mrs. Demarest Lloyd, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Hoyt Granger, Mr.. Arthur
Hummel of the Congressional Library
and DR.. Halford Hodgkins of the
Fletcher School of Diplomacy of Har-
ward University.
The financial counselor of the Mex
ican Embassy snd Sonora de Villa
senor, with their small child. are
leaving today for Mexico City. where
Senor Villasenor has been appointed
to an important position in the treas
ury department..
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Flannery
will entertain at dinner tonight in
honor of Miss Katharine Brown, debu-
tante daughter of Col. and Mrs.
WriSley Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Flannery entertained
at dinner last evening for their three
daughters, Miss Isabelle Fontaine
I'lannery, Miss Virginia Flannery and
Miss Anne w. Flannery.
The guests included Miss Kath-
crime Meyer. Miss Moss Love, Miss
Dorothy Marlatt, Miss Constance
Marlatt. Miss Katrina Nash, Miss
Elizabeth Rowan. Miss Isabelle Ogilby,
Miss Emily Moore. Miss Helen Lip
petit, Miss Elizabeth Marsh, Miss Rose
Hyde, Miss Sidney Beall, Miss Helen
Quinton, Midshlpman George Conkey,
Midshipman Charles Stapler, Midship-
man Amos Hathaway, Midshipman E.
Talman, Midshlpman Roscoe Dillen,
Mr.. BoWdoin Craighill, Mr.. Goodwin
Dllen, MIR. Bernie Horgan, Mr.. Paul
O'Donahue, Mr.. Charles Wilson, Mr..
Ralph Quinter, Mr.. Charles Drayton,
Mr.. Hennen Hackett, Mr.. Hutchinson
Cone, Mr. Mason Lincoln, Mr.. Wister
Meigs, Mr.. John Stapler and Mr.. VIII
liam Gray.
The guests later attended Miss Stel-
lita Stapleton's dance and the sub
deb dance at the 'Shoreham.
Miss Eleanor Mclean Rust, daugh-
ter of Senator and Mrs. Warwick
Rust, Of Fairfax, left yesterday for
New York to be the maid of honor
in the wedding of Miss Jean Sears
Besselievre to Mr.. John Lawrence
Filson, which took place last evening
in st. Pauls Chapel of Columbia Uni
versity. Miss Rust wore a gown of
red lace with red accessories and car
ried an arm bouquet of poinsettias.
Col. and Mrs Wrisley Brown have
opened their house in Wyoming ave-
nue., after staying several months at
the Shoreham. Miss Peggy Glide of
Sacramento, Calf. is their house
guest for the holidays.
The United States Minister to the
Union of South Africa, Mr. Ralph j.
Totten has been joined at the May
| flower by his mother, Mrs. James B.