Evening star., 1934-02-27
Irish Minister Host
Today HonOrlng New Envoy.

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The Minister of the Irish Free State,
Mr. MacWhite, was host at luncheon
today entertaining in honor of the
newly appointed United States Minis
ter to the Irish Free State, Mr.. Will
liam Wallace Mcdowell who will sail
for his new post Wednesday, March
IA. Others in the company today
were Mr.. Justice Pierce Butler, the
Undersecretary of State; Mr.. William
Phillips; the economic advisor Of the
State Department, MIR. Herbert Feis;
Mr. Jay Pierrepont Motfat, chief of
the Western European affairs division
OF the State Department; Mr.. James
Clement Dunn, chief of the division
OF protocol of the State Department:
Msgr. Daniel ODwyer, the Rev. DR..
Patrick Healy, Mr.. Peter A. Drury,
Mr.. John Walsh, DR.. Patrick Lennox,
DR.. Constantine Mcclure, Mr.. John
F. Finerty, Mr.. Rosa Downing and
the secretary Of the Irish Free State
legation, Mr.. Robert Brennan, and the
Irish consul general in New York.
Mr.. William J. B. Macaulay who
formerly was attached to the legation
in Washington.
Senator Burton K. Wheeler will
entertain company of men at dinner
this evening in honor of the newly
appointed Minister. Mr.. Mcdowell.
Senator and Mrs. James J. Davis
will have guests with them at the
dinner of the St. David'S Society
Thursday at the Hotel Lafayette.
Representative and Mrs. Jere Cooper
entertained at dinner at the Shore
ham Sunday evening for Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Afflick and Mr. and Mrs.
Alexander Leech, all of Blytheville,
Ark.
Representative and Mrs. John M.
O'Connell of Westerly, r. l., with their
son, Mr.. John O'Connell. jr., have
moved to Wardman Park Hotel where
they have taken an apartment.
The counselor of the Netherlands
legation and Baroness van Breugel
Douglas have returned to Washing
ton after having spent the last two
weeks in New York. They were &C.
companied by their cousin, Mile. van
Rappard, who will spend several weeks
with them.
Mr. Carroll B. Merriam. member of
the board of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, and Mrs. Mer-
riam, were hosts at a dinner at the
Shoreham last evening. The guests
of honor were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Joseph Haskell of Kansas City. Mo-,
who are spending several weeks in
Washington. Mr.. Haskell is editor in
chief Of the Kansas City Star.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Will Wright
have announced the engagement of
their daughter Janet Carolyn to Mr..
Allan Bradshaw Fay, son of Mrs. Fay
and the late Mr. Allan Bradshaw Fay.
Miss Wright graduated from Vassar
in 1882. and Mr.. Fay is graduate
of Haverford College in the class Of
1927.
Mrs. William Laird Dunlop. jr.,
Is spending some time at the Royal
Palms, at Daytona Beach, Fla.
Mrs. Charles Macon Wallingsford
entertained at luncheon today in
honor of Mrs. Frank Caughy of Short
Hills, N. j., who is visiting here.
The League of Republican Women
will hold an informal tea in the
leagues headquarters, at Sixteenth
street and Scott Circle. tomorrow
afternoon from 4:30 to 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Charles L. McNary, wife OF
the Senator from Oregon, and Mrs.
Robert D. Carey. wife of the Sena-
tor from wyoming will be the host
esses, and will be assisted by Mrs.
James w. McAndrew, Mrs. c. H.
Livingston, Mrs J. B. Korner, Mrs.
Edgar Logan. Mrs. Paul Hudson, Mrs.
F. w. Loetsch and Miss Amy Logan.
Tomorrow morning at 11:30 o'clock.
Miss Grace Lincoln Temple will re-
view the book entitled, THE Life
OF st. Gaudens."
Mr.. Lewis Lotion Moneyway will
give delightfully."- funny sketch
called Laura Jean Libbey Still
Lives" study Of love in the pulps
Friday morning at 1870 o'clock. Mr..
Moneyway conducts the Moneyway
Studios of Short Story Writings, and
finds himself in the amusing position
Of being more famous for his char
acterizations of Laura Jean Libbey
than for his serious work. The char
acter dolls used by Mr.. Moneyway
we're dressed by Mrs. Fulton Lewis.
The speaker will be introduced by
Mrs William Fitch Kelly. The tea