Evening star., 1934-12-16
The Chief Justice
And Mrs. Hughes
Hosts at Dinner

Chief Justice and Mrs. Charles
Evans Hughes were hosts at dinner
last evening.
The Attorney General and Mrs.
Homer S. Cummings will be the guests
Of honor at dinner Thursday evening
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic D. Nc
Kenney.
The Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper will have a few
guests at luncheon today in their
home on Woodland drive. Among the
guests will be Mrs. Helen Mellick of
Sand Point, Alaska, who Secretary
and Mrs. Roper met during their visit
in Alaska.
Miss Martha Coker, young grand
daughter of Secretary and Mrs. Roper,
will spend few days with her grand
parents during the Christmas holidays.
Miss Margaret Hebert. daughter Of
Senator and Mrs. Felix Hebert of
Rhode Island, was the guest in whose
honor Mrs. Eloise Marshall Webb gave
a cocktail party during tango hour in
the lounge cafe at the Shoreham yes
terday afternoon. The other guests
included Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Loomis,
brother-in-laW and sister OF Miss
Hebert, who she is visiting while in
the Capital for the holiday season;
Mrs. Hoggatt Clopton, Mrs. Webb's
mother: Mrs. M. Webster DaWley, Miss
Katherine Fechet, Miss Mary Louise
Stafford. Mai. John G. O'Brien, Mr..
Pat Hebert, Mr.. Jack Stafford, DR..
George Belicovitch and DR.. Leo G.
Tyson.
Comdr. Ronald Barber, U. s. N,
was host at dinner party in the
ball room of the Shoreham last eve
ming. The guests included Capt.
Henry de F. Mel, U. S. NJ, and Mrs.
Mel; Capt. Roy w. Ryden, U. s. N,
and Mrs. Ryden; Capt. Wilhelm l..
Friedell. U. S. N. and Mrs. Friedell; !;
Comdr. Harry E. Harvey, U. S. N, and
Mrs. Harvey; Comdr. John V. NC
Alpin, U. S. N, and Mrs. McAlpin;
Comdr. Howard H. J. Benson, U. S. ~,
and Mrs Benson; Lieut.. Comdr.
Clemens v. Rault. U. S. NJ. and MRS.
Rault; Lieut.. Comdr. Philip r. Weaver,
II S. N, and Mrs. Weaver; Lieut..
Comdr. Murrey L. Royar. U. S. N, ana
Mrs. Royar; Lieut. Charles F. Lynch.
Miss Marian Mel and Mrs. Bertha
Barber Mitchell.
Mrs Lawrence Townsend will enter
tain at luncheon Wednesday at the
Mayfower following the first OF her
series of morning musicales this sea-
son. Miss Kathryn MeiSle, contralto'
and Mr.. Richard Crooks, tenor, both
of the Metropolitan Opera Company,
will appear on the program Wednes-
day and will be guests at the luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold N. Marsh
gave the first two OF a series OF dinner
parties last week, which they are CIV
ing through the early season. Wednes-
day night they entertained in honor
of two brides and bridegroomS VINO
have recently come to Washington
and taken up their residences in
Alexandria, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Chapman of Maine, the former a
professor at Bowdoin College, and
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Olmsted OF
New York, both bridegrooms having
come to take up duties with the
"New Deal
Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Marsh had among their guests DR..
and Mrs. Ernest Gruening, the former
one of the editors of The Nation; Mr..
and Mrs. John PerShing, the former
a nephew Of Gen. Pershing; Mr..
and Mrs Dumas Malone, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hillyer and Mr.. and Mrs. Emory
Miles of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Drury will
entertain at a tea In their home, 23l5
Bancroft place, Saturday afternoon
from until O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Parker
were hosts at dinner last evening,
entertaining Informally for their
daughter, Miss Jane Parker. in COM
pliment to Midshipman William C.
Clark who Is their guest over Sunday.
Oficers Of the End Squadron and
Machine Gun Troop of the 306th
Cavalry, U. S. A., gave dinner dance
last evening at the Carlton, when
Col. John Philip Hill was the toast
master and acted as host, and the
guests of honor included Mrs. Hill
and their daughters, Miss Suzanne
Hill and Miss Elise Hill; the COM
mercial secretary Of the British
Embassy, Mr.. Leander Mccormick
Goodhart; Col. and Mrs. Harry
Cootes, Capt. and Mrs. James T.
Duke, Capt. Thomas w. Lyon and
Capt. and Mrs. Marion Carson.
Mr.. Mccall Lanham will entertain
ut an egg-nogg party Wednesday
afternoon in the home, at 1910 Nine
teenth street, from to o'clock. Mr..
Lanham has entertained during the
Christmas season each year since he
came to Washington shortly after the
close of the World War.
The Vaeth Unit of the Catholic
Students Mission Crusade is planning
its annual Christmas dance to be held
at Congressional Country Club De-
cember 26.
Mr.. John Brosnan, vice president of
the unit and chairman Of the dance
committee, has assisting him: Miss
Margaret McGlynn, Miss Mary Lou
Collifower, Miss Mary Lois Lucas,
Miss Mary Smith and Miss Nellie
Mccormick, Mr.. Anthony Schmitt,
president of the unit; Mr.. Martin
Quinn, Mr.. Neal Carmody and Mr..
Richard Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Loeb gave a
birthday anniversary reception in
honor Of their daughter, Miss Babette
Loeb, last evening, when she reached
her sixteenth year.
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