Evening star., 1934-12-14
SOCIETY
Mrs. Roosevelt Honor Guest at Lunch
Today of Mrs. Morgenthau After
Return From New York.

of former Vice President, Mr.. Charles
Curtis, will represent another admin
istration, Mr.. Curtis having served
with former President Herbert Hoover.
Mrs. Gam will have guests with her
in her box.
Mrs. Basil Manley. wife Of the vice
chairman of the Federal Power Com
mission, entertained q small group OF
her home yesterday afternoon, IN
honor of the Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury, Miss Josephine Roche.
Mrs. Edward P. Costigan. wife Of SEN
ator Costigan, received with Miss
Roche and Mrs. Manly. Mrs. Kari
Fenning presided at the tea table, as
sisted by Mrs. James @. Cumming and
Mrs. Laura Bradley.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Luke Nc
Nance, will spend the week end at
Annapolis as the guests of Comdr. and
Mrs. Jesse B. Oldendorf In their
quarters on Upshur road. Admiral and
Mrs. McNamee make their home in
New York after having spent several
years at Newport, where Admiral Nc
Nance was president of the Naval
War College They have many friends
in Washington. where Admiral Nc
Nance was at one time stationed.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Andrew W.
Brewster, who have been at the West
bury Hotel in New York for month,
have come to their home In Wash
ington
Mrs. Anne Archbold will have as q
guest at her home on Reservoir road,
Gertrude Steine, who recently arrived
this country and will come to Wash
ington December 29, to remain over
the week end.
The military attache Of the Spanish
Embassy, Maj. Jose Vidal. entertained
at dinner Wednesday evening in his
apartment at the WeStchester, when
his guests were Gen. Alfred r. Smith.
Col. Charles Burnett, Col. R. C. Rich
ardson, jr.: Col. r. H. Fletcher, Maj.
James Ord, Maj. j. Z. Coulter and
Lieut.. Townsend Grifiss.
The charge d'af1aires of the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics and Nine.
Neymann will give reception this
evening IN the embassy in honor of
Mr.. v. v. Obelensky-O Ossinsky, vice
chairman of the State Planning Com
mission and director of the Central
Statistical Board, who is in Washing
ton for a short time.
The counselor of the Chilean En-
bassy, Senor don Benjamin Cohen,
went to New York last evening to re-
main several dayS
Nine. Mosciki, wife of the retiring
secretary of the Polish Embassy, was
hostess at luncheon today, entertain
ing in her home on Ellicott street.
Brilliant Debut Parties
Enlist Social Interest Today.
Three dehutantes Of more than usual
interest in Washington society will
make their formal debuts today, two
at a tea and one at an evening re-
ception and dance at the Sulgrave
Club.
Col. and Mrs. George S. Patton will
present their daughter, Miss Ruth
Patton. at the Sulgrave Club at 10
O'Clock this evening. The company at
the dance will be small and viii include
several out-of-town guests who VIII
remain over the week end as guests OF
Col. and Mrs. Patton and the debu-
tante. The out-of-town guests include
Miss Jean Gordon, Miss Martha Proc
tor, Miss Anna Harris and Mr.. Fred
erick Aver, jr. Preceding the dance
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Merrill will en-
tertain at dinner for Miss Patton
who Is the niece of Mrs. Merrill. Mrs
John K Waters, sister Of the debu-
tante, has arrived in Washington fol
the party and will remain with hel
parents until after Christmas. Lieut.
Waters will join her for the holiday
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Renick Alex
ander and Capt. and Mrs. Stephen
Clagg Rowan, will present their re-
spective daughters, Miss Louise P1-
ouette Alexander and Miss Elizabeth
Hamilton Rowan, this afternoon al
a tea Z oS2O~Af A<< -
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander, lo1a
New Hampshire avenue. This after.
moons buds are cousins and interest
in the "cave dweller" set centers In
their debuts. Mrs. Alexander, as Miss
Elisa Hoban and Mrs. Rowan and Miss
Henrietta W. Fitch. both made their
debuts in Washington. Miss Alexander
is the Observation-Disclosures OF
James Hoban, the designer OF tine
White House.
Assisting at the tea will be Nine.
PeIenyi. Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman,
Mrs. william Barret Ridgely, Mrs.
Albert Pepper Gerhard OF Phila-
delphia, Mrs. Hugh Rowan, MIS-
Harold Stark, Mrs. James S. Taylor,
Mrs. John Biddle, Miss Laura TUCK
erman. Miss Janet Ball.
With the debutantes will be MISS
Valerie Prochnik, Miss Ruth Sewers
Miss Ruth Tuckermsn, Miss Gertrude
Faust, Miss Stelita Stapleton and
Miss Martha Davidge.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Carter OF
Philadelphia, brother-in-law and SIS
ter of Miss Alexander, are here fof