Evening star., 1934-11-06
Attorney General in Capital
After Visit to New York.

represent the Ambassador.
Attorney General in Capital
After Visit to New York.
The Attorney General, Mr.. Homer
S. Cummings has returned to Wash
ington from New York where he
Joined Mrs Cummings to attend the
dinner Saturday night given by Mrs.
Barlow S. Weeks in celebration of
Mrs. Cummings birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Cummings will visit in Connec-
ticut before returning to Washington.
The Minister of China and Nine.
SEE, will entertain at dinner Wednes-
day, November 81, in honor OF the
United States Minister to China and
Mrs. Nelson T. Johnson, who are
spending some time in Washington
and are at the Chastleton Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson will go to
Cody, Wyo., Mrs. Johnson's former
home, at the conclusion OF their vlsls
in Washington and in January the
diplomat and Mrs. johnson will return
to his post in China.
The Minister of Persia and Nine.
Djalal left for New York this morning
to be gone a week. They will attend
the celebration of the Tooth anniver-
sary of the birth of Firdusi at Colum-
bia University and the opening of the
exhibition of Persian paintings at the
Roerich Museum
The Minister OF the Union Of South
1,,L C1nSa
were the ranking guests at luncheon
given today at the Carlton Hotel by
Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie. the COM
pany numbering IA.
The luncheon was given for Mr..
Eugene Kevin Scallan, present secre-
tary of the Union of South Africa
here, who is leaving shortly FOR Paris
to establish a new legation there. Mr..
Scallan will later go to Lisbon, Portu-
gal, where he will also establish q
legation. The other luncheon guests
were Mr.. John Franklin Carter, jr.,
assistant to Mr.. Harold L. Ickes, and
Mrs. Carter; Mr.. H. F. Feaver Of the
Canadian Legation, Mr.. La Verne
Baldwin of the Department Of State,
Mr.. John Minter of the Department
of State and Mrs. Minter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Royal MacKenna, Miss Mary
Louise johnson and Miss Helen
Walker.
Mai. Gen. Claude E. Brigham, chief
of the Chemical Warfare Service,
United States Army, of Washington,
D. c., and Mrs. Brigham, announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Mary Elizabeth, to Mr.. John Van
Nostrand Door, I'd, son Of MIR. and
MIS-. Goldthwaite Higginson Door of
New York City and Long Island.
Miss Brigham studied at the Sor-
bonne, Paris, and lived abroad for
several years. Mr.. Door is graduate
of the Milton Academy and OF Har-
ward University. He also studied at
the University Of Vienna.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. John L. Hines
have had as their guests at White
Sulphur Springs. Col. and Mrs. A. L.
Singleton of this city.
Mrs. F. Ryan Duffy, wife of Sena-
tor Duffy of Wisconsin, entertained
at luncheon yesterday at the May
flower in compliment to her sister
in-law, Mrs Marguerite Caldwell OF
Milwaukee, now visiting Senator ana
Mrs. Duffy in Washington.
Mrs. Thompson Montgomery OF Mil
waukee, Wis, also shared honors
with Mrs. Caldwell and others in the
group were Mrs. Hugo L. Black, Mrs.
Joseph E. Davies, Mrs. Cary T. Gray
son, Mrs. John Crosby, Mrs. Stuart
Fuller, Mrs. Joseph Tumulty, Mrs.
Walter Distler. Mrs. Margaret Nc
Chord Boyle, Mrs. John Carter, Mrs.
Ellsworth Alvord and Miss Florence
Crowley, sister of Mr.. Leo T. Crowley,
chairman of the board Of directors
of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp.
Senator and Mrs. Duffy have taken
the house at 3l55 Highland place for
the Winter and have entered their
four children in school in the Capital.
Senator Duffy is now in Wisconsin
and will remain there until after elec-
ton day.
DR.. Alexander B. Dye, commercial
attache of the American Embassy at
Buenos Aires and Mrs. Dye, have ar
rived at the Shoreham after a lengthy
trip in Europe, and will be here for
a short time before returning to
South America. They were at the
Shoreham in July before starting on
the European trip, and went from