Evening star., 1934-08-20

Browne, who arrived from her home
near Johnstown, Pa.
Secretary and Mrs. Roper
Hosts at Melon Feast.
The Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper entertained yes
terday at a watermelon party at their
charming home on Woodland drive
There were about 100 guests and the
delicious melons were sent from South
Carolina for the occasion.
Senator W. Warren Barbour par
ticipated yesterday in the swimming
race in the pool of the Seabright
Beach Club, at Seabright, N j., be-
ing a member of the winning team
known as the Senatorials. Senator
Tom Connolly was also on the team.
Representative and Mrs. Martin j.
Kennedy, who are spending some time
at Spring Lake, N. j., entertained at
dinner last evening, when their guests
were Mr. and Mrs Joseph A. Byrne,
DR.. and Mrs. George E. Meehan, Mr.
James A. Norton and Mr.. Robert
Curry of New York.
Col. and Mrs. Goring Bliss have
returned from Norfolk, Va, where
they were the week. end guests of
Rear Admiral and MrS Henry varnum
Butler at their quarters at the naval
base.
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Smith, the
latter formerly Miss Virginia Mayo,
returned early in the week from Nor
folk, where they were members of
house party Admiral and Mrs. Butler
gave for their granddaughter, Miss
Anna Smith, sister of Mr.. Smith.
Mrs. Klaus, wife of Lieut.. William
Klaus, U. S. n, has returned to her
apartment on Connecticut avenue
from an extensive tour in Europe,
travelling through England, Belgium,
France, Germany, Switzerland and
Italy. Lieut.. Klaus is attached to the
u. s. s. Wyoming, which has just
completed the midshipmen cruise in
European waters.
Mrs. william Howard Taft, who is
at her Summer home on Murray Bay,
will attend the dinner this evening
given by the Solicitor General for Can
ada and Nine Maurice Dupre in
honor of the British governments
representatives to- the celebration Of
the fourth centenary Of Jaques Car
tiers landing in Gaspe, the admiral
of the feet, Sir Roger Keyes, and
Lady Keyes and the Right Hon. II. A.
L. Fisher and Mrs. Fisher. Among
others at the dinner will be Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Hamilton Fish, jr.,
and Miss Mabel Boardman.
The former Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Ogden L. Mills had as
their guests at Newport over Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gordon Mckay
of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Mills
sailed aboard their yacht Avalon early
today for New York.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, who.
with her daughter Paulina, is at
Swampscott, Mass, for the remainder
Of the Summer, has leased the Work
cottage on University lane and Man
chester Cove. Since the early part
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Paulina have been at their home in
Cincinnati, and before going to
Swampscott they spent several days
with Mrs. Sewell H. Fessenden at her
cottage at Collidge Point, Manchester,
Mass. Paulina spends much time on
the beaches at Magnolia with the
members of Mrs. Fessenden's family.
Mrs. Depew, widow of the late
former Senator Chauncey M. Depew,
who will return to this country from
Europe this week will go to Briarcliff
Lodge, Briarcliff, N. Y, to spend sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert G. Simms, ac-
companied by the latter's daughter
and son, Miss E. Mccormick and Mr..
j. Medill Mccormick, will arrive in
New York Saturday on the Bremen.
They have been abroad for several
weeks. Mrs Sinms was formerly
Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick, and
served In the House of Representa-
tives for one term.
The Rev. DR. and Mrs. Earle Will
fey are at home again after spending
several weeks in their cottage at
Bethany Beach, Della, where for
part of the season they had with
them their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph F. Hem, and
their children, Wiley, Katharine and
Margaret Hem, of Geneva, Ohio.
Other guests during the Summer were
Mr. Henn's mother, Mrs. E. c. HEM,
and his two sisters, Mrs. w. F. Swift
of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and Mrs.
Albert Paul of Fresno, Calf, who with