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embassy, who will leave early next
month for Italy.
Mrs. Dern to Entertain
Talking Book" Committee.
Mrs. George H. Dern, wife OF the
Secretary of War, will entertain at
tea Tuesday afternoon. December 4,
at o'clock. at Highwood, her home
in Chevy Chase, in the interest OF the
talking book for the blind, when the
activities of the Washington Talking
Book Committee will be launched.
Mrs. Dern has accepted the chairman
ship of this committee.
Senator and Mrs. Frederick Van
Nuys had as their week end guests
Mr.. and Mrs Arturo Grossi of Flor
ence, Italy, and Mrs. Kate Ennos OF
New York.
Representative and Mrs James w.
Mott of Salem. Greg. are in Washing
ton for the Winter season and are
established in their apartment at the
Wardman Park Hotel.
Assistant Secretary Of State and
Mrs. B. Sumner WelleS will be guests
at the weekly luncheon OF the
Womens National Press Club tomor-
row at the Willard. when the honor
guests will be the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Cordell Hull. Mr.. Welles
will make a short talk.
Mrs Hull and the other hoSteSSes OF
the cabinet circle. including the Secre-
1F oh
guests at tea this afternoon OF the
Newspaper Women's Club in their new
headquarters at 1406 H street north
west. Only members of the club will
attend with the exception of Mrs.
Harry Baxter and Miss Betsy Dern,
daughters of the Secretary of War and
Mrs. Dern: Mrs. Wilmarth 1ckes,
daughter-in-law Of the Secretary OF
the interior and Mrs. Ickes, and Miss
Grace Roper. daughter of the Secre-
tary Of Commerce and Mrs. Roper.
Mr.. John Roosevelt. son of the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, was
among the guests at hunt break
fast given yesterday at Poughkeepsie
by Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Folger and
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Otis lockwood.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Willard H.
Brownson have been joined at the
MayfoWer by their son and daughter
in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Roswell R..
Brownson of Upland, Calf, who will
remain in Washington for about two
weeks
Thanksgiving they will be guests
with Admiral and Mrs. BroWnson of
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Charles L..
Hussey, the latter sister of Mr..
BroWnson. Mrs. Thomas c. Hart of
Sharon, Conn. another sister, will
also be in the city for the holiday,
accompanied by her two young daugh-
tiers, Miss Harriet Hart and Miss
Caroline Hart Admiral Hart. for
merly superintendent OF the United
States Naval Academy, is on duty on
the Pacific Coast
Capt. Frederick L. Oliver, U. S. N.
and Mrs. Oliver, will arrive tomorrow
from New York where the former is
in command of the U. S. S. Seattle at
the New York Navy Yard. They will
be be guests over Thanksgiving and
the week end of Mrs. divers brother
anu SlSlCI SOiliOl. oIllAt1A
Hempstone, U. S. N, and Mrs. Hemp
stone.
Capt and Mrs. Oliver and Comdr.
and Mrs. Hempstone will be among
the guests at the Navy relief ball
Thanksgiving night when they will
occupy the box of Mrs. Hempstone's
father, Mr. Theodore w. Noyes.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Robert H.
Duenner of Hartford, Conn, attended
the Harvard-Yale foot ball game in
New Haven, Conn, Saturday. Col.
and Mrs Duenner will share honors
with the national president of the
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity at a din
ner party Wednesday, in West Hart
ford.
Mai and Mrs. William Maxwell
have returned to their home in Phila-
delphia after spending some time with
Mrs MaXWells father, Gen. Edwin B
Winans at Contemplation, his home
near Fairfax, Va.
Capt. and Mrs. John Bethel are
the guests of Capt. Bethels parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin F. Bethel in
Vienna, Va. They recently returned
from a three-year tour of duty in
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