Evening star., 1934-12-21
Catholic Prelates Guests
Here En- Route to New York.

His grace, Most Rev. Abbot General
Dom, M. Francis Janssens, relgnlng
head of the Cistercian Order o! tne
Roman Catholic Church, visited
Washington yesterday and was guest
at the Shoreham Hotel He was ac-
companied by Rev. Father Romoualo
Pecasse, prior of the American branch
of the Cistercian Order, and Mr
Charles B. Former of Chicago.
After being received by the Neither
lands Legation and the apostolic dele
gate, his grace and the members OF
his party departed by airplane for
New York to attend the reception at
the Hotel Biltmore last night in honor
of his grace. They will return to
Washington today and will again be
at the Shoreham.
Gov. elect James v. Alfred and Mrs
Alfred of Texas have come from their
home in Austin and are guests at the
Shoreham. They are in the Capital
'to get acquainted with Washington
and expect to remain through this
week.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs R. p White
marsh of Oakcrest, Va, have as guests
Mrs. Whitemarsh's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Gumbes, and Miss Eu-
genia Fryer of Philadelphia, Pa, who
will remain until after Christmas.
Maj. Henry L. Larsen, U. S. M. c.,
and Mrs. Larsen were among those
who entertained at dinner last eve
ming in the Colonial room of the
Wardman Park Hotel. Covers were
laid for eight.
Included among the hosts enter
tanning at dinner at the University
Club last evening preceding a Christ
mas program by the Tuesday Evening
Music Club, Florence Howard, direc-
tor, were DR.. and Mrs. Marvin A.
Gusts, with Mr. and Mrs. L. Lee
Combs, Miss Eleanor Parke Gusts,
Mr.. c. Taylor Miller and Mr.. Lewis
Lotion Moneyway; DR.. and Mrs. Will
liam A. Kinnan were hosts to DR..
Charles A. Abbot, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam H. Sholes, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
H. Daniel and Mrs. Eugene Woodson;
Mr.. e. L. Mattern was host to Miss
Jane Grey Syme, Mrs. E. S. White
head and DR.. w. H. Syme; Mr.. and
Mrs. Appleton P. Clark, jr., enter
tanned Mr. and Mrs. Samuel j. Pres
colt, Miss Elizabeth Clark, Mrs.
Dorothy Winchcole and Mr.. Allen c.
Clark; Mr.. and Mrs. william F. Hall
had with them Miss Connie Logan
Wilmington, Del, and Mr.. Clarence
z. Reed, Wichita, Kan; Mr.. Arthur
M. Shepard was host to Admiral and
Mrs. Spencer S. Wood. Among others
with guests were Mrs. Harold Kel-
lock, DR.. and Mrs. Hugh B. Meloy,
Col. Burke H. Sinclair, Mr. Francis
w. Hetfield with Miss Margaret
Barnholt, Mr.. and Mrs Frederick
Shelton, Mr.. M. Pc Wormhoudt with
Miss Nina Pupton, and Mr.. Pleasant
D. Gold.
The members of the Tuesday Eve
ming Music Club, together with Mrs.
Howard, were guests of honor at a
buffet supper following the singing Of
carols.
Mrs. Alice Knight Pryor of Annap-
oils and Washington is the guest of
her brother -in-law and sister, Lieut..
Comdr. and Mrs. Forrest B. Royal of
Spur Lane, Arlington Ridge, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl B. Krewson were
hosts at dinner in the ball room at
the Shoreham last evening for the
ofice force Of the New York Life In
surance Co.'s Washington branch.
Mr.. Neal D. Bragaw, jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. N. D. Bragaw of 1888 Myrtle
avenue northeast, Washington, is ex-
pected home for the Christmas vaca-
ton about December 23. Young Mr..
Bragaw is enrolled at New Mexico
Military Institute, Roswell, this year.
Mr.. Charles Pickett, jr., will arrive
in Fairfax today from the Episcopal
High School and will accompany his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pickett,
to Portsmouth, Va, where they will
visit relatives.
Mrs. Winifred Black Bonfils of San
Francisco, Calf, Is established in an
apartment at the Wardman Park Ho-
tel. where she will be in residence for
a several weeks stay before returning
to her home.
DR.. and Mrs. Claude Swanson
Semones have as week end guest at
their home, in Aurora Hills, Va, DR..
Semones' nephew. Mr.. Russell Urqu-
hart Of Grocer Theological Seminary,
Chester, Pa. Mr.. Urquhart will leave