Evening star., 1934-03-05
4 FRS. ROOSEVELT left Wash
N "A ington on an early morning


II n ington on an early morning
NV train for Miami, Fla, where
i she will be over night and
take the morning plane to-
morrow to Port au Prince, Haiti. She
will go from there Wednesday to
Puerto Rico, where she will be the
guest c.. the Governor. Maj. Gen.
Blanton c. Winship, in the Governor s
mansion at San Juan Mrs. Roose-
welt is making the trip to see at first
hand the conditions of the children
in which she has been deeply inter-
tested since the report of her cousin,
former Governor of Puerto Rico Col.
Theodore Roosevelt. During her visit
on the island she will also be the
guest of the director of relief and Mrs.
James Bourne, the latter having re-
Gently been in Washington for con-
ferences. Before returning to Wash
ington the end of next week Mrs.
Roosevelt will visit the Virgin Islands,
this being her first trip either to
Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
Mrs. Roosevelt will arrive in Wash
ington toward the end of next week
in time to join the President for the
celebration of their 29th wedding an
niversary Saturday, March II. The
wedding took place on Long Island,
the bride being given in marriage by
her uncle. the late President Theo-
dore Roosevelt. President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, will be joined by their sons,
John, who will come from his studies
at Groton for his Spring vacation,
and Mr.. Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr.,
a student at Harvard. Also Mr.. and
Mrs. James Roosevelt, son and daugh-
ter-in-laW, will be guests at the White
House over that week end.
The first anniversary of the Presl-
dents Inauguration yesterday was tit
tingly celebrated, the Chief Executive
and First Lady attending the special
service at the Washington Cathedral
in the afternoon, and in the evening
they were entertained at dinner by
the members of their Official family
at the Mayflower. Mrs. Louis Nc
Henry Howe, wife of the Secretary OF
the President, came to Washington,
accompanied by her son. Mr.. Hartley
Howe, for the party. The guests were
received in the pan American room
and dinner was served in the Chinese
room, both decorated with palms and
Australian ferns. A section of the
Navy Band Orchestra played during
the reception and dinner. Tall vases
filled with red roses, white snap
dragons and blue iris, and low silver
bowls and baskets of pansies, Gala
lilies and lilies of the valley decorated
the table.
Mrs. Roosevelt wore the gown OF
blue brocade which she wore to the
inaugural ball and which will be
placed in the collection in the Ma
tional Museum with other First
Ladies costumes.
Those attending the dinner included
the Vice President and Mrs. Garner,
the Speaker and Mrs. Rainey, the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Hull, the
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Morgenthau, the Secretary of War
and Mrs. Dern, the Attorney General
and Mrs. Cummings. the Postmaster
General and Mrs. Farley, the Secre-
tary of the Navy and Mrs. Swanson,
the Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Ickes, the Secretary of Agricul-
ture and Mrs. Wallace, the Secretary
Of Commerce and Mrs. Roper, Secre-
tary of Labor Frances Perkins, direc-
tor of the budget and Mrs. Douglas,
secretary to the President and Mrs.
Howe, assistant secretary to the
President and Mrs. Mcintyre, assist
ant secretary to the President and
Mrs. Early. Henry Morgenthau, sr.,
and Mrs. Morgenthau, Mrs. Curtis B.
Dali, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic A.
Delano, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c.
Walker, Miss Marguerite LIE Hand,
Mrs. Malvina Thompson Schneider,
Mr.. Hartley Howe. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis McH. Howe. and Mr.. Hall
Roosevelt, brother of Mrs. Roosevelt,
who arrived late yesterday afternoon
and was guest at the White House
over night.
Mrs. Hull Visits Niece
In Staunton This Week.
Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife of the Sec
retary Of State, will go to Staunton,
Va, tomorrow to visit her niece, Mrs.
Paul Hays.
The Ambassador Of Spain and
Sonora de Cardenas and the latter's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Auffmdordt, will go to New York
this afternoon, and will be at the
Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
The Ambassador of Japan and
Nine Saito will be the honor guests
at dinner this evening of the naval
attache Of the embassy and Nine.
Kobayashi.
The Secretary Of Agriculture, Mr..
Henry A. Wallace, returned to WASH
ington yesterday from Cornell Uni
versity, at Ithaca, where he went for
q short stay.
The Minister of Finland, Mr.. Axel
ner this evening in the legation on
Massachusetts, avenue.
Senator and Mrs Charles L. McNary
will entertain at dinner this evening
at the National Woman's Country
Club in honor of the Ambassador OF
Germany, Herr Hans Luther.
Representative Edith Nourse Rogers
will entertain at dinner this evening
Thompson Gulliver Wedding
First Aboard Constitution.
Comdr. Louis J. Gulliver, captain
Of the frigate Constitution, and Mrs
Gulliver announce the engagement Of
their daughter, Grace w.. to Lieut..
Wells Thompson. U. S. NJ, attached
to the destroyer Barney at San
Diego. The wedding will take place
Saturday afternoon, March II, at 4
o'clock, in the captains cabin OF
"Old Ironsides." This is the first we'd
ding ever to take place in the frigate's
cabin.
Miss Gulliver was born at Ports
mouth, N. H., and has attended the
Convent of tn. Sacred Heart, in
Montreal. She has travelled with her
parents on the East and West Coasts
and in Panama.
Ije,It. Thompsun was born in Port