Evening star., 1934-02-23
SOCIETY
Mrs. Roosevelt at Memorial Service
for King Albert, Accompanied by
Secretary and Mrs. Hull.

Edward c. Eicher Of Iowa, Mrs. Rene
L. De Rouen Of Louisiana, Mrs. Ed
ward c. Lake and Mrs. John M.
Members of the Congressional Club
will act as cooks and mattresses at
a special bridge luncheon at the club
house at 2oo4 New Hampshire avenue
Monday. The luncheon will be a
yellow and white one, the color
scheme being carried out in the deco
rations and the dishes to be served.
The menu and the unusual recipes
will be taken from the Congressional
Cook Book, which the ladies of the
club have compiled and published to
raise money for their building fund.
Mrs. Clarence G. Dill, president of
the club, win have assisting her Mrs.
Guy M. Gillette, Mrs. Roy Woodruff,
Mrs. Frank C. Knifin, Mrs. Milton
A. Romjue, Mrs. Tom McKeown, Mrs.
John j. Cochran and Mrs. Denver S.
Church.
The United States Ambassador to
the Court Of st. James and Mrs.
Robert Worth Bingham will be the
guests in whose honor Mr.. and Mrs.
George Boiling Lee will give small
reception in their New York home
this afternoon. Yesterday Mrs. Blng-
ham was the honor guest at special
meeting Of the board of directors of
the Robert E. Lee Memorial Founda-
ton, at the Park Lane, in New York
Senator James Hamilton Lewis Is
spending several days in his home in
Chicago and Is expected to return
Sunday. Mrs. Lewis gave an "at
home" yesterday at the Mayfower.
entertaining in compliment to Chi
cago friends who are occupying posi-
tionS in the new administration.
Among the 200 guests were the
Speaker of the House and Mrs. Henry
T. Rainey, Mr.. and Mrs. George Peak,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Chatfield Taylor,
the new member Of the Federal Re-
serve Board, and Mrs. M. S. SZymcZek,
Mr.. and Mrs. Adlai Stevenson, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Granger, and Miss
Valerie Harris, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hayden B. Harris Of Chicago,
who is student at Mount Vernon
Seminary. Presiding at the tea table.
which was decorated in keeping with
the holiday, were Miss Grace Roper,
daughter Of the Secretary Of Com
merce and Mrs. Daniel c. Roper, and
Miss Laura Harlan.
Mrs. Schall, wife Of Senator Thomas
D. Schall, who has been at Homeo-
pathic Hospital for about 10 days to
be with her young daughter Padget.
who IS now convalescing from Sc
rious illness, is expected to return to
her home in Berwyn Heights, Md,
some time next week. She will be ac-
companied home by her daughter.
Mrs. Daniel o. Hastings has can
celed all social engagements for the
present because of the serious illness
of her sister, Mrs. Walter o. Stack,
in Wilmington, Del, whom Mrs.
Hastings has joined. Senator Hast
ings is remaining in their apartment
at the Shoreham.
Senator and Mrs. Hendrix Ship
stead were ranking guests at the din
ner party which Col. and Mrs.
Charles Hoyt March gave last eve
ming at the Shoreham for members
Of the Federal Trade Commission and
their wives, including the chairman,
Mr.. Garland S. Ferguson, and Mrs
Ferguson; Mr.. and Mrs. James M
Lands, Mr.. and Mrs. Ewin Lamar
Davis and MI. and Mrs. George C.
Mathews. Col. March is the fifth
member of the Federal Trade Com
mission and is the former chairman.
Sharing honor with the official group
were DR.. Kenneth Leith, professor of
the University of Wisconsin, and Mrs.
Leith, of Madison, Wis, who are
spending several weeks at the Shore
ham. Others present were Col. and
Mrs. G. c. Fuller, Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph E. Davies, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Marshall and Mr.. and Mrs. Kingman
Brewster.
Representative and Mrs. Edward l..