Evening star., 1934-04-01

The Vice President. Mr.. John Nance
Garner; the Speaker of the House,
Mr.. Henry T. Rainey: Senator Joseph
T. Robinson, Senator Key Pittman
and Senator Millard E. Tydings were
joint hosts at a dinner last evening
at the Willard Hotel. There were
about 200 guests in the company.
President Roosevelt was to have been
honor guest at the dinner, but due to
absence from the city was not in the
company.
The Attorney General and Mrs.
Homer S. Cummings will entertain
at supper party this evening, in their
home on Tilden street, in celebration
of their fifth wedding anniversary.
The Attorney General and Mrs.
Cummings will entertain at dinner
Wednesday and again Sunday, April g.
Mrs. Cummings will be at home We'd
nesday. April II.
The Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Daniel C. Roper will entertain
informally at luncheon today, in their
home on Woodland drive.
Mrs. Roper will observe her next
day at home the last Wednesday in
this month.
Senator and Mrs. Augustine Loner-
gan were among the dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham C. Woodruff,
who entertained at the Shoreham
last evening. The party included also
Mr.. Robert LIE Fort of New York City.
Senator and Mrs. James J. Davis
will have guests dining with them
Monday evening, April 9, preceding
the reception which the Rev. DR.. w.
Coleman Nevils will give that evening
in observance of the final day Of
holy year.
Senator and Mrs. Davis will have
as their guests over the week end
Miss Elena Hallencrantz and Miss
Berthe Hallencrantz, who will come
for the reception of DR.. Nevils.
Senator and Mrs Royal S. Copeland
were among the guests at the dinner
given at the Shoreham last night.
with Miss Lyla Townsend, daughter of
Senator John G. Townsend, jr., as
hostess.
Miss Townsends dinner was in
honor of her guest, Miss Margaret
Reynold of Philadelphia, who is visit
ing her at the Shoreham. Also in
the party were Mr.. and Mrs. K. T
Carpenter, Mr.. John Stafford and
Mr.. w. S. Thorington.
Senator and Mrs. L. ]. Dickinson
were hosts at dinner last evening,
having as their guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Sumner Quinton of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa: their son, Mr.. Gardner Quinton,
and his twin sister, Miss Betsy Quin-
ton, and Mr. and Mrs. James LIE Cron
Of Des Moines and their daughter,
Miss Mary lie Cron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quinton and their
children are guests of Mrs. Quinton's
brother-in and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. lie Cron, at Wardman Park
Hotel, where the latter have an apart
ment for the Winter. Young Mr..
Quinton is a student at Phillips
Exeter and will return to his studies
tomorrow, his sister remaining with
their parents through this week be-
fore returning to her studies at high
school, in Cedar Rapids. Miss LIE
Cron is at school in Evanston, Ill,
where she will return the latter part
of the week.
Senator Robert j. Bulkley was
among those entertaining at the sup
per dance at Wardman Park Hotel
on Wednesday evening, having six
guests with him.
Representative and Mrs. Edward L.
Stokes entertained party of 10 at
dinner on Wednesday at Wardman
Park Hotel, later attending the supper
dance in the continental room of
the hotel.
The surgeon general of the United
States Army and Mrs. Robert U. Pat
terson were among the dinner guests
of Col. James M. Phalen, U. S. A.,
and Mrs Phalen, when they enter
tanned at dinner at the Shoreham
last week.
The guests included DR.. and Mrs.
George w. Jean of Santa Barbara,
Calf, who are visiting Col. and Mrs.
Phalen at their home. 1870 Wyoming
avenue: also Col. Roger Brooke, q. 8.
A., and Mrs. Brooke.
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