Evening star., 1934-10-14
Social Plans Dampened
By the Assassination
Of Yugoslavia's King
European Tragedy Leaves Imprint on Capital,
Especially in Diplomatic Circles, After
Early October Whirl.

ton. Long Island, and called the
Home, Sweet Home House" is mod
ernized within and few mansions be
they grand or just lever so humble"
bear more historic interest. Dedi-
Gated in 1923 by the President and
Mrs. Harding, as it stood on Sherman
Square, the following year it was
moved to its present site on New York
avenue Mrs. Coolidge laid the cor
nerstone and Mrs. Charles Hamlin, as
commissioner of the Girl Scouts Of
the District, presided. In 1925 Mrs.
Coolidge opened Better Homes week
there by visiting the house and was
escorted by Mrs. Hoover, then national
president of the Girl Scouts and wife
of the Secretary of Commerce. Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge were given
Scout-cooked Vermont dinner in the
Fall of 1926 and in 1929 Mrs. Hoover,
who was the first Presidents wife to
take active working interest in the
Girl Scouts, made her first visit there
under her new title Of First Lady. In
1892 Mrs. Hoover planted a redwood
tree from California on the present
site and during that administration
the Girl Scouts often assisted in
ushering and were otherwise honored
at the White House. Mrs. Taft has
several times been a guest there and
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, while ap-
parently not so much interested in
the movement, has also been a guest.
No convention held in Washington
in a long time has been of more in
tereSt to Mrs. Roosevelt than the As
sOciation of Bank Women, which will
meet October 22-24 at the Mayf1ower
Important bank women from many
parts of the country will assemble
here and Mrs. Roosevelt will give
tea for the 212 members Monday
afternoon, october %, and attend their
dinner as guest speaker Tuesday
Miss Agnes M. Kenny, president of
the organization has a varied history,
her activities far exceeding those of
the average man in the financial
world. She is manager of the
First Wisconsin National Bank at
Woman'S department of the First
Wisconsin National Bank at Mil
waukee, Wis. She was teacher of
English and literature in high school
End teachers college, entered the in
veStment business at the end of the
World War and in 1920 organized the
Woman'S department, in her present
position, having entire charge of
women'S accounts.
The social activities for the lady
bankers will include, besides Mrs.
RoOSevelt'S tea, tea next Sunday
afternoon at the Mayfower Hotel,
when Miss Kenny will be hostess, and
buffet supper Monday evening, Octo-
Der %, in the Italian garden at the
hotel, when Miss Jean Arnot Reid,
assistant treasurer and manager of the
woman's department of the Banker
Trust Co. of New York, will preside.
Miss Perkins, Secretary of Labor, will
be guest speaker at this supper. Miss
Helen Carloss, special assistant, De-
partment of Justice, will speak We'd
nesday at the luncheon at the Sui
grave Club, and all along the way
there will be interesting people and
interesting events to add Importance
to the convention. .--..
patrons for the Veterans of Foreign
Wars ball at the Willard November
10, and between this time and that
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