Evening star., 1934-05-18
RESIDENT and Mrs. Roosevelt
. have sent out invitations for
an at home Thursday evening.
Nav "a. at 9 o'clock.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt were
hosts at dinner last evening, enter
tanning in compliment to their house
guests, the Governor of New York
and Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman.
Others in the company were:
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Morgenthau, Senator and Mrs.
Royal S. Copeland, Senator Robert
F. Wagner, Representative Bertrand
H. Smell, Representative and Mrs.
James M. Mead, Representative and
Mrs. Daniel A. Reed, Representative
and Mrs. Sol Bloom, Representative
and Mrs. Frank Oliver, Representa-
tive John J. O'Connor, Representative
Aiming S. Prall, Representative An
drew L. SomerS, Representative and
Mrs. Clarence E. Hancock, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Jere Cooper,
Representative and Mrs. Martin J.
Kennedy, Representative Walter G.
Andrews, Representative Isabella
Greenway, Admiral Hugh Rodman,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Jefferson Coolidge,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Walker Page,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel E. Winslow, Mr..
H E. Willingham, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert E. CASTOR, Mr.. Henry G de
Rham, Col. and Mrs. Harrison H.
Dodge, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul H. Douglas,
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Finch, Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. William N Haskell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry L. Hopkins, DR.. Frederic
c. Howe, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Owen
Kuhn, Judge and Mrs. Irving Leh-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B.
Iockett, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Mallon, DR.. and
Mrs. Gardiner c. Means, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lowell Mellett, Very Rev. w.
Coleman Nevils, S. j.: Mr.. and Mrs.
John Powell, Justice and Mrs. S. /.
Rosenman, Mrs. Charles c. Rumsey,
Miss Rose Schneiderman, DR.. and
Mrs. George w. Stocking, Canon and
Mrs. Arson Phelps Stokes, Mr.. and
Mrs. Huston Thompson, Mrs. Edward
Macauley. Miss Barbara Macauley.
Mrs. Curtis Dali, Miss Lorena Hickok,
Miss Marguerite Leland. Mrs. NAL
vina T. Schneider, Mrs. James M. Helm
and Lieut.. Walter Jones.
The guests were seated at a prettlly
arranged table, the handsome gold
service enhanced by ophella roses,
weigela and maindenhair fern.
Additional guests were invited for
the program in the East Room which
was broadcast, the first time con-
cert of that nature has been heard
over the radio from the White House.
Mr.. John Powell of Richmond, was
master of ceremonies and gave brief
talk on the Virginia folk music be-
fore the program and introduced the
singers and inStrumentalistS as they
appeared. Mr.. Jim Chisholm, played
Fine Times at Our House." fiddle
tune; Mr.. C. B. Wohlford, "Missis-
.sippi Sawyer" banjo tune; Mrs.
Victoria Morris sang THE Seven
Sleepers," ballad; Mrs. Betty Smith,
"Hell Broke Loose in Georgia,"
fiddle tune; Mr.. G. B. Wohlford,
played Jennie Put the Kettle On" q
banjo tune: Mr.. ]. M. Hunt, sang
SANITY Anno,'' a sea chantey, and
the closing musical number was a
duet played by Mrs. Betty Smith go
Years Young" and her brother, Mr..
Jim Chisholm, Haste to the We'd
ding" fiddle tune.
In addition to the Virginia folk
music Mr.. Paul Haakon gave two
groups of dances, opening the program
with Romeros "Cape Dance" and
playing "Jota" and old Spanish folk
melody, and j. Flies "Fado." His
second number, which closed the pro-
gram, was Delibes' "Mazurka" and
Tschaikowsky's Dance Trepak." He
was assisted by Miss Eleanore Whitfield
at the piano.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
are expected to leave for cruise
down the Potomac on the Sequoia late
this afternoon.
Mrs. Roosevelt entertained the wives
of the members of the cabinet at
luncheon today in the mansion. At
5 o'clock Mrs. Roosevelt will receive
the members of the World Good Will
Day Committee at the White House,
end earlier in the day she will attend
the All Hallow Guild garden party in
the Cathedral Close
Mrs. Roosevelt Honors
Women of Achievement.
Following a precedent established
shortly after she became Mistress of
the White House, Mrs. Roosevelt re-
ceiyed at a garden party YESTERDAY