Evening star., 1934-01-10

TINE President will be Joined this
afternoon by his mother, Mrs.
James Roosevelt, who will come
from her home in New York.
Mrs. Roosevelt, wife OF the Pres
dent, went to New York this morning
20 spend a short time. She Is expected
back at the White House tomorrow.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
entertained at dinner last evening In
the White House. The list OF guests as
arranged at the White House was as
follows: Senator John H. Bankheao,
Senator and Mrs. Robert D. Carey, Sen
ator and Mrs. Hugo L. Black. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. William A. Ayres,
Representative and MRS. Samuel =. 6I 6dn'
REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs. Chester G. Boil
ton, the secretary to the President and
states Ambassador to Russia, Mr.. Will
liam c. Bullitt; the Assistant Attorney
General and Mrs. Frank j. Wtdeman,
the Third Assistant Postmaster General
and Mrs. Clinton B. Eilenberger, the
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy ana
Mrs. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt, the MAJOR
general commandant OF the Marine
Corps and Mrs. Ben H. Fuller, Rear Ad-
rniraI and Mrs. THOMAS c. Hart, Mai.
Gen. and Mrs. John L. De Witt, MAJ.
Gen. and Mrs. John w. Gulick, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Harry G. Hamlet, the
governor of the Federal Reserve Board
and Mrs. George r. James, Mr.. ana Mrs.
Kenneth Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman
Delano, MI. Pierre s. du Pont, Mr.. and
Mrs John H. F'ahey, Mr.. William Green,
Mr. Lytle Hull. Mrs. Frederic A. Keep,
the Rev. George B. Kinkead. Sir, Will
mott and Lady Lewis, former Attorney
General and Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Price, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edmund P. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
G, Wilson, Miss Ellen Ballon, Mrs. Cur
tis Dali, Miss Marguerite LELAND, Miss
Nancy Cook and Mrs. James NJ. Helm
The table was decorated with Ward
carnations, steyia and Adiantum Baldii
fern.
Following the dinner about 200
quests Joined the company for pro-
gram OF music in the east room. The
artists of the evening we're Miss Ellen
Ballon. Canadian pianist. and the Lon.
don Singers, under the direction OF
Mr.. John Goss, baritone.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
have sent out invitations for the third
OF the annual series of state recep-
tions Thursday evening, January ID,
at 9 o'clock, when they will entertain
in honor of the Senate and Lower
House.
Mrs. Roper Observes First
OfficiaI at Home Today.
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper, wife of the
Secretary Of Commerce, will observe
her first official day at home this after
noon from 4 to 6 o'clock in her home,
at 3001 woodland drive. She will have
receiving with her Mrs. John Dickinson,
wife Of the Assistant Secretary of Com
nerce. and alternating at the tea table
during the afternoon will be Mrs.
George H. Dern, wife of the Secretary
Of War; Mrs. Homer S. Cummings, wife
of the Attorney General; Mrs. Claude
A. Swanson, wife Of the Secretary Of
the Navy; Mrs. James F. Byrnes, Mrs
Hutch I. Cone, Mrs. George r. Put
nam, Mrs. Jesse H. Jones and Mrs. L.
J. Briggs. Generally assisting will be
the wives Of the heads Of the various
divisions Of the Commerce Department,
including Mrs. Eugene L. Vidal, Mrs.
J. Carroll Gone, Mrs. Rex Martin, Mrs.
William L. Austin, Mrs. Willard L.
Thorp, Mrs. Lyman j. Briggs, Mrs.
Frank T. Bell, Mrs. r. S. Patton, Mrs.
Conway P. Coe, Mrs. Scott Turner,
Mrs. Malcolm Kerlin and Mrs. Chester
Mccall.
4AC AIuUdSSdoOf VI bIdIll dIlu Deli
hora de Lima Silva will be hosts at
dinner this evening in tine embassy.
The Minister of Finland Mr.. L. As
Grom. was the ranking guest at the
luncheon given today at the Mayflower
by Mrs. Lawrence Townsend in COM
pliment to Miss Ellen Ballon. Cana
dian pianist, and Mr.. John Goss and
his London singers, who made their
Washington debut at the morning con-
cert at the Mayf1ower. Other guests at
luncheon were Mrs. william Duncan
Herridge, wife Of the Minister Of Cam
ada: the charge d'affaires of the Meth
erlands and Baroness van Breugol
Douglas; Mrs. Robert Low Bacon and
her daughter, Miss Alexandra M. Ba-
con, Lady Lister Kaye; from the British
embassy were the Minister Counselor
Mr.. F. D. G. Osborne the Military At
tache and Mrs. Maurice Fitzmaurice
Day, Mrs. G. J. w. Torr. Mr.. Roger NJ.
Makins and Mr. Denis Smith-Bingham;
Lieut.. Col. Marco Pennaron and Signor
Bartolomeo Migone of the Italian en-
bassy staff. Gen. and Mrs. Charles H.
Sheriff., Miss Florence Clarke Of New
York City, Mrs. George Mesta, Mrs.
Skirvin Adams, Miss Irene Boyle, Miss
Dorothy Tirrell and Mr.. Denys Smith
and the London singers, who were with
Mr.. Goss at the luncheon, Mr.. Frank
Hart. Mr.. Robert Rowell, Mr.. A. w.
Whitehead and Mr.. Julian Gardiner.
Mrs. George c. Thorpe was hostess
today in her box at the Mrs. Townsend
Morning Musicale and later took them
TO luncheon at the Mayhower In the