Evening star., 1934-01-06
SOCIETY
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt Had
Guests Overnig ght Who Leave Today.
Their Son Goes Back to School.

later attend the Twelfth Night" party
at Langley Park.
Former Ambassador Of Spain, Senior
Don Juan Riano, who for some time
was dean Of the diplomatic corps, will
arrive In Washington Tuesday to spend
several weeks with Sonora de Riano
who has an apartment in the Caravel
Senor Riano has lived in Newport for
several years, remaining there through
much Of the Winters.
The retiring United States Minister
to Czechoslovakia and Mrs. Francis
| White have arrived in New York, and
are at New Weston before returning to
their home Sceoby Manor at Balti-
more. Mr.. and Mrs. White have many
friends in Washington, where Mr..
White served as Assistant Secretary Of
state before going to Czechoslovakia in
the late Summer.
The vice chairman Of the Radio
| Commission and Mrs. Thad H Brown
will entertain at dinner in their home
at 1888 Van Burean street this evening
IN honor Of the chairman of the COM
mission and Mrs. Eugene o. Sykes. The
| other guests will be the past and pres
CAV hAeAioeis ol lfle ndolO COMMISSION.
Mrs. Ickes Honor Guest
At City Women's Club Today.
Mrs. Harold L. Ickes, wife of the
Secretary Of the Interior, was the
guest OF honor and speaker at q lunch
con at the club house of the American
Association of University Women. at
1884 street, today when she spoke on
her recent book, Mesa Land" a de-
scr1ption Of her adventures among the
| indians and her impressions of the
great Southwest with its prehistoric
runs. Mrs. William John Cooper pres
loent OF the club, presided, and at the
speakers table were Mrs. Maris M
Profntt, chairman Of the Program Com
mlttee; Mrs. George Zook, Miss Bess
Goodykoontz, Miss Elizabeth Eastman
and Mrs. William Lee Corbin.
Rear Admiral and Mrs W. n
BroWnson, who have been guests at
the Mayfower since the Autumn, left
yesterday for Nassau, where they will
spend month or two.
Prince Guy de Polignac and Princess
de Polignac of Paris are guests at the
Mayhower and will leave Washington
today or Sunday for Palm Beach,
where they will spend a fortnight be-
iore going TO Mexico. They have been
IN new York for the past month.
The second secretary Of the United
states legation in Sweden and Mrs,
EDWARD Savage Croker, jr., are spend
ing a month In their former home in
New York before sailing for Japan,
where Mr.. Crocker has been trans
ferred to the United States embassy in
TOXIC. Mrs. Crocker formerly was Miss
LlSpenard Seaburg, daughter of Mr. and
mrs; EDWARD Marston Seaburg of New
YORK. and was presented in Washington
oy ner aunt: Mrs. Kautz, widow OF Capt.
Austin Kautz. U. S. N.
Mrs. Crocker was the honor guest at
luncheon Thursday of her sister. Mrs.
Fergus Reid, jr. who entertained in her
nome on East SiXty-first street In New
York. Mrs. Reid formerly was Miss
Etheldreda Seabury and also made her
debut in washington when Mrs. Kautz
presented her.
Judge Marion DeVries entertained a
small company at luncheon yesterday at
the Carlton.
Miss Nancy Russell Willis. subdebu-
tante daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Capel Willis, was hostess at luncheon
at the Shoreham yesterday for a group
OF her classmates at Cathedral School.
In the party were Miss Faith Fletcher
OF Annapolis, Md; Miss Florence
Wright Miss Dorothy Ramsdell. Miss
Madeline Wright, Miss Martha Wilson,
Miss Ruth Wynne Fulton, Miss ALA
Louise Carnduff. Miss Gail Richardson,
Miss Edar Fleming. Miss Sarah Farrell,
Miss Louisa Pownall, Miss Anne Claude
and Miss Alice Ahalt of Arlington, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Froemke of
Greensboro. N. c., have taken an apart
ment at Wardman Park Hotel for the
remainder OF the Winter season and are
now established there.
Miss Carol Griffith Martin. daughter
OF Mrs William Rufus Scott. and Mr..
William Taylor French, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond French Of Miami, Fla,
were married at noon today. TIE we'd
ding took place in All Souls Memorial
Church, the rector, the Rev. H. H D.
Sterrett officiating.
Fhe bride was given in marriage by
Mr.. William Rufus Scott and her cos
tune was a platinum gray wool suit
trimmed with silver fox and she wore
matching accessories. Her flowers were
sweetheart roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Katharine Award was maid OF
honor, wearing a navy blue gown with
sapphire blue hat and a corsage
bouquet Of pink roses Mr.. Ward
French Of Merton, Pa, was best man
and the ushers included Mr.. Curtis
Greve of Washington and Mr.. Page
Smith Of Virginia. Mrs. Scott, mother
OF the bride was In wine color gown
with steel gray coat and accessories.
Later In the day Mr. and Mrs. French
VIII leave for their wedding trip, the
bride wearing travelling costume of
eel gray tweed trimmed with squirrel
fur and close fitting hat to match.
They will be at home later at 2544
Seventeenth street.
among the out-of-town guests were
Mr and Mrs. Raymond Reid of West
field, N. j.; Mr.. and Mrs Ward French
OF Merton. Pa, and Mrs Cherry Per-
kins OF Woodcliff Lake, N. j.
Mrs. Samuel Lawson Burton has
given up her apartment in the Am
bassador and has moved to 1900 Nine
teenth street, where she has taken an
apartment. Mrs. Burton has as her
guests her niece, Mrs. George D.
Thomas Of Orwell, N. Y, and her
daughters, Miss Belle Thomas. also of
Orwell, and Mrs. Francis w. Holman
OF Pulaski, N. Y, formerly Miss Pearl
Ihomas OF Orwell. Mrs. Thomas and
her daughter made the trip by motor
and will leave in a week or 10 days to
continue their trip to Florida, where
they will remain for several months.
In honor Of DR.. Thomas Parran. jr.
commissioner of health of the State of
New York, a luncheon will be given at
the Cosmos Club Wednesday, January
10. In addition to the honor guest,
those attending the luncheon viii be
Surg. Gen. Hugh S. Cumming and
Assistant Surg. Gen. C. C. Pierce,
United States Public Health Service:
DR.. Prentiss Wilson, DR.. William A.
White. DR. William H Hough, DR.. Harry