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Evening star., 1934-08-19
Capital Society Season
Will Begin Early as Polo
Attracts Many to City
Diplomats Summering at Various Resorts VIII
Return Early in September to Prepare
for Tournament Parties.

Dances on shipboard are the lure
for the younger set, and the party
given by Rear Admiral and Mrs. Ellis
for their daughter, Miss Lucia Ellis
and her house guests, on board the
U. S. S. Arkansas, flagship of the
midshipmen's cruise, stands promi-
nently forth. Capt. and Mrs. Ken
meth Whiting gave dance on the
U. S. S. Saratoga and there were
various other parties at Old Point-as
it was once affectionately calied-on
both land and sea.
japanese royalty enlivened Wash
ington's mid-August days last week
and lent a charming feature to life
here. Declared to be wholly un-
official. the days of their imperial
highnesses, Prince and Princess Kaya,
were filled to overf1owing with events
which to them were novel and inter-
esting The princess in her American
costumes perfectly adapted to the oc-
casion on which they were worn, the
prince in his comfortable striped suit
very like those worn by American
men for business or travel, were in
wide contrast to their gorgeously ar
rayed countrymen who years ago
visited the Capital One almost longs
for a return to the custom of wearing
native costume especially in visiting
the White House. 1t gives so much
rich color to an event.
1t seemed particularly fitting that
fate should have thrown in the way
of Mrs. Summer Welles the honor of
pouring tea in the Presidents study
for the imperial guests. Her mother,
the late Mrs. Richard H. Townsend,
who for many years and until her
death was the leader of Washington
society, was always on the list of
those invited to meet distinguished
guests and her handsome home on
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Evening star., 1934-08-19
General Personals
Of the Activities
Of Army-Navy Folk
Mrs. George S. Simonds Is
Recovering From Inju-
ries Received in Fall.

Mrs. George S. Simonds, wife of the
commandant of the Army War Col
lege, Is recovering from injuries re-
ceived in a fall. She is now at Walter
Reed Hospital
Mrs. Normando A. Costello, who has
been with her parents, Gen. and Mrs
Simonds, for several weeks, has been
joined by Lieut. Costello, who arrived
from his former post in the Canal
Zone. Lieut.. Costello has been as
signed to duty at Fort Washington,
and after two-month leave he and
Mrs. Costello will go to that post.
The commandant of the navy yard
and Mrs Joseph r. Defrees are guests
of Mr. and Mrs. william w. Bride at
their Summer place, Dawn Cottage, at
Bethany Beach, Del.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas @. Ash
burn have returned to Washington
from months stay in the Canadian
mountains.
Mai. and Mrs. Walter A Pashley
and her son have recently arrived in
Washington and have taken residence
at the Kennedy-Warren. Maj. Pash-
ley has just completed course of
study at the Howard Graduate School
at Cambridge, Mass, and is now on
duty in this city.
Maj. and Mrs. H. r. w. Herwig Of
El Paso, Tex, have come to Washing
ton with their two small daughters
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Evening star., 1934-08-19
arties Are Planned
For Entertaining of
Mexican Polo Team
Players VIII Be Feted In
Diplomatic, Army and
Other Circles.

Festivities for the visiting army
polo team from Mexico will begin
shortly after their arrival at the end
of this week or early next week
Parties are planned, but dates are
held in obeyance until the arrival of
the visitors. Brig. Gen. Gilberto r.
Limon, president of the Mexican Polo
Federation and also director general
of the department of military fac
tories and supplies, with Sonora de
Limon, will come with the team and
will be much feted by military at
taches of foreign embassies and lega-
tions as well as officers of the United
States Army.
Sonora Consuelo Hinojosa de Limon,
wife of Gen. Limon, is herself an ac-
complished horsewoman and takes a
keen interest in the polo activities of
the general. She has beauty, wit and
charm, and is one Of the prominent
leaders in Mexican society. Sonora de
Limon has been decorated by the
Mexican government for her help in
fostering and encouraging women of
her country to take an active part in
sports.
The Mexican team will compete with
the Army team of the United States
in matches to be played in Washing
ton, September 19, % and 26, and
each game will be witnessed by q
distinguished and enthusiastic gal
lery. The 80 ponies with their IL
grooms started on their northward
CONTINUED on Page q, Column a.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
President Enjoys Cruise
On River Over Week End
Dr. Raymond Moley Among Guests Secretary
of State and Mrs Hull Will Extend
Mountain Visit.

ginA mountains, will not return to
Washington until after Labor day.
The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
Henry Morgenthau, jr.. Is spending the
week end with his family on their farm
in New York State and will return to
Washington tomorrow.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs.
George H. Dern will be joined to-
morrow by their daughter, Miss Betsy
Dern, who is the guest at West Point
of Maj. Gen. and Mrs. William D.
Connor.
The Postmaster General, Mr. James
A. Farley Is in Denver, over Sunday
and will remain to address a con-
vention of mail carriers and return
10 the Capital at the end of this week.
The Secretary of the Navy, Mr..
Claude A. Swanson joined Mrs. Swan
son at the camp on the Rapidan
River in Virginia yesterday. He Is
expected back in the city the first
of the week.
Mrs King, wife Of Senator william
H. King, accompanied by their daugh-
ter, Miss Eleanor King, have motored
to New London. Conn, where they
Continued on Page 8, Column 7.)s
Evening star., 1934-08-19
Siamese King and Queen
Arrive In Septembe,

The King and Queen of Siam, who
are now in Europe, will sail Saturday,
September 8. aboard the Paris for
this country, and are expected to
arrive in New York Thursday, Sep
tember l3. They will be met by the
Minister Of Siam and Princess DAM
raS, who are at Gloucester, Mass, for
the Summer. The King and Queen
will remain in New York for several
days before making further plans for
the visit in this country. and those
plans will depend upon the treatment
for the eye trouble with which the
King is suffering, but 1t Is expected
they will come to Washington for
short visit before starting their trip
homeward.
The Minister and Princess Damras
will close the Summer legation within
a fortnight and return to Washington
with the members Of the legation
staff. ...-
Evening star., 1934-08-19

President Roosevelt will return to
the White House this evening from
brief cruise down the Potomac
aboard the Sequoia with small COM
pany of guests. He is accompanied
by DR.. Raymond Moley, former as
sistant Secretary of State; Mr.. Stephen
Early, secretary to the President, and
Mrs. Early; Miss Marguerite LIE Hand,
personal secretary to the President,
and Miss Grace Tully of the White
House secretarial staff.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who is making a
motor trip through the Adirondacks
with Miss Nancy Cook, will go to
Hyde Park the latter part of the week
to meet the President, who is expected
to 20 to his country home Saturday
for a week or ten days stay. Mrs.
James Roosevelt, mother of the Presi-
dent, who returned last week from a
trip abroad, is in their Hyde Park
home where she went shortly after
her arrival in New York. Mrs. Dali,
daughter of the President, who went
to New York to meet her grand
mother. is expected to return to the
White House tomorrow.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Cordell Hull, who are spending some
time with their nephew and niece,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hays In the Viz
Evening star., 1934-08-19
Debutante Dates Set
For Season 1934-35

Capt. and Mrs. Paul z. Dampman
win introduce their daughter, Miss
Marjorie Jane Dampman, at a small
dance Wednesday, December 26. at
the Mayhower.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Leigh will
introduce Mrs. Leigh's daughter, Miss
Fride Frazer, at a tea Wednesday,
November IA, at their home, Ranleigh,
Mclean, Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Leigh wiz
also give q small dance for Miss
Frazer Saturday, December 90.
Evening star., 1934-08-19

Continued on Page S, Column 81
Evening star., 1934-08-26

carried pink roses, and Miss Luna
Holland, who wore yellow organdy.
Their gowns we're all made alike with
tiers of wide fiaring ruf1es, puffed
sleeves and they all carried pink
roses. The flower girl was little Pol
ly Ann Pulver, who wore a dainty
frock of green organdy and carried
small cluster of pink rose buds.
The best man was DR.. Wendell
E. Malin and the ushers were Mr..
William Bryan and Mr.. Martin
Bischoff.
Following the ceremony reception
was held under the trees, there being
about 200 present. Later Mr.. and
Mrs. Whidden left for a wedding trip
in the mountains and will be at home
at 70 Florida avenue after tomorrow.
Mrs. Whidden wore a brown-and-
white ensemble with white accessories.
The bride, whose home was in Bon
acca, came to the United States Is
years ago to be educated, and she
studied first in Florida, taking her
elementary work, and later attended
Junior College in Ooltewa, Tenn, and
four years ago she came to Washing
ton for her college work. Mr.. Whid-
den is trained nurse.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Adams Clayton in Newport News, Va,
was the scene of a simple but pretty
wedding last Sunday afternoon, when
their daughter, Miss Florence Joyce
Clayton, became the bride of Mr.. Lloyd
Castor Mcclellan of Takoma Park,
son Of DR.. and Mrs. w. J. Mcclellan
of Polaski, N. Y, the Rev. j. H. Smith
of Norfolk, Va. officiating. Mrs.
Joseph Daugherty sang, accompanied
by Miss Virginia Wagner, who also
played the wedding march. The rooms
we're decorated with palms and ferns
and white gladoli -.-..
The bride, who was escorted and
given in marriage by her father, wore
white satin gown fashioned on
princess lines with long train and
long, lose-f1tting sleeves. Her long
veil of illusion was attached 20 a cap
Of lace and was held by orange bios
SONS. She carried shower bouquet of
brides roses and lilies of the valley.
The maid of honor was Miss Rosa
leen Clayton, sister OF the bride, who
wore lace gown of ice blue with pink
sash over pink taffeta and carried
pink rosebudS. Little Wyoma Breon,
cousin of the bridegroom, was the
flower girl, and his brother, Mr.. Henry
A. Mcclellan of Washington, was best
man. .-
A reception was held for the 100
guests present. Mrs. Clayton, mother
of the bride, who received, was dressed
in dark blue sheer crepe with corsage
bouquet of pink roses. Mrs. McClel-
Ian, mother of the bridegroom, wore
dark blue printed silk and also had a
corsage bouquet of pink roses.
After the reception Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcclellan came to Washington, where
they will be at home after September
is. Later they will go to Chicago, and
to Polaski, N. Y. where they will visit
relatives of Mr.. Mcclellan Mrs.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Kaufmann-Cohn Wedding
Announcement Cards Out

Cards are out announcing the we'd
ding Friday of Miss Helen jeanette
Cohn. daughter Of Mrs. Cohn and the
late Mr.. Leopold Cohn of Goldsboro,
N. c.. 70 Mr.. Joseph A. Kaufman.
son of Mrs. Kaufman and the late
Mr.. Alexander Kaufman of Alexan-
dria, Va, Rabbi Volkman officiating.
The ceremony was attended only by
members of the immediate families of
the young couple, who left immedi-
ately after for a wedding trip to
Bermuda.
Although both bride and bridegroom
were born in the South, the bride
moved later with her family to Balti-
more. where she attended school. Mr..
Kaufman has resided in Washington
for several years, graduating from the
Alexandria High School and later re-
ceiving his degree in arts and law
from George Washington University.
He is now practicing law in this city.
The bride wore a blue and gray
ensemble with a corsage bouquet of
orchids and lilies of the valley. She
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CONTINUED From First Page.)
street, which he has leased, and the
offices of the legation will move from
the National Press Building to the
house the end of this week. Sonora
de Castro will remain in Salvador
until December.
The Minister of Costa Rica, Senor
Don Manuel Gonzalez, will be joined
the middle of this week by Sonora de
Gonzalez, who is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Sciarrino, in her home in Buff
falo. Senorita Elvira Gonzalez, who is
visiting in New York will Join her
parents here the middle of the week.
The charge d'affaires Of Italy and
Marchesa Rossi Longhi have as their
guests in their cottage at Bluemont
the air attache of the embassy and
Signora Sbernadori, who have been
with them for a week. Col. and
Signora Sbernadori will return to
Washington tomorrow.
The charge d'affaires of Nicaragua
and Sonora De Bayle will be Joined
tomorrow by Sonora de Sacasa, wife
of the President of Nicaragua, and
their daughter, Senorita Gloria Sa-
casa, who are visiting the Minister
Of Guatemala and Sonora de RecinoS
at Blue Ridge Summit.
The charge daffaires of Rumania,
M. Radu Florescu. will be joined early
In September by Nine. Florescu, who
will sail shortly for this country.
The charge d'affaires of Colombia
and Sonora de Gonzalez Fernandez
are guests over Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Muse in Petersburg,
Va.
The third secretary of the German
embassy, Herr Gerrit Won Haefton,
who has been the guest of the Ambas-
sador Of Germany, Herr Hans Luther
in his cottage at Falmouth, Mass, is
expected back tomorrow. The mar
riage of Herr Won Haefton to Fraulein
Gertrude Luther, daughter of the Am
bassador, will take place in the Au-
tumn.
The assistant financial adviser of the
Rumanian Legation, Mr.. Emanuel H
Dimitriu. will sail August 20 from Bal
timore for Rumania. where he will
remain for two months.
Evening star., 1934-08-26

Mcclellan is a graduate of the Shen-
andoah Valley Academy and has also
been a student in Washington and
Mr.. Mcclellan is in business in Wash
ington.
The marriage of Miss Dorothy Clay
Petty, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas E. Petty, to Mr.. John Bernard
Holden, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
M. Holden, took place August 4 in st.
Anthony's Church. The ceremony was
performed at 10 o'clock by the Rev.
Thomas Sweeney, followed by a
nuptial mass. The church was at
tractively decorated with white glad
ioli mingled with palms and ferns.
During the mass Miss Ida Madigan
sang several solos, accompanied by
Mrs. Arthur B. McNerney.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father. She wore gown of white
satin with white overjacket Of lace,
with long, full sleeves and lace train.
Her long tulle veil fell from cap
trimmed with orange blossoms and
she carried a shower bouquet of white
roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Frances Milton was maid of
honor, wearing mousseline de sole
gown of light and dark blue with a
small tulle hat of dark blue. She
carried bouquet of Talisman roses.
Joseph Fitzpatrick was best
man and the ushers were Mr.. Francis
Holden, brother of the bridegroom,
and Mr.. Thomas E. Petty, jr., brother
of the bride, all of whom were at
tired in white palm beach suits.
A wedding reception for the i'm
mediate families followed in the home
Of the bride, when the couple were
assisted by Mrs. Petty, who was in
dark blue net with dark blue acces-
sories and a corsage bouquet Of gar
denias, and Mrs. Holden, mother of
the bridegroom, who wore Powered
Evening star., 1934-08-26

was unattended. The bridegroom had
as his best man his great-uncle, Mr..
Benoit Baer, jr., Of Alexandria and
Washington.
After October Mr. and Mrs Kauf-
mann will be at home at 1901 Con-
necticut avenue in this city.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Go Shopping With Bonds.

In Prague, Czechoslovakia, num-
ber of shops are accepting govern
ment guaranteed investments, at the
days quotations, instead Of money.
The recently-issued loan to provide
work for large number Of unenn-
ployed is the most popular investment
used for shopping tours. Bearer bonds
circulate almost as freely as the ordi-
nary monetary currency.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Lehman Signs Tax Bill.

ALBANY, N. Y, August Is H).-
Gov. Lehman today signed the bill
passed at the recent special session
of the Legislature, appropriating $13.-
$4,000 for increased State aid for
schools and re-enacting the l per
cent gross income tax to raise the
necessary funds.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Get $40 and SIS a Week.

About $4,000 postal workers In
Great Britain receive between $40 and
SIS a week, and $4,000 are below the
$40 mark.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Ambassador of Argentina
To Return From Vacation

Continued From First Page.)
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

slated Cohan to enter the picture
business in association with Eddie
Dowling. Bowling had negotiated
with Cohan for a deal similar to
the one which resulted in the max
ing of "The Great Adventure, -
with Arthur Hopkins. but nothing
seems to have materialized from
their conferences.
Actual production on Cam
bling" is scheduled to start on
August 3. The play version was
presented here at the Fulton The
ater late in August of 1929 with
Cohan as playwright. producer
and star.
Cohan's entry into Eastern pro-
duction Is a fulfillment Of a prom
ise he made in an interview pub
lished last fall. Asked about re-
ports that he was going to return
to Hollywood, where he had pre-
viously had certain differences Of
opinion with the powers that be
there, Cohan said:
"If they offered me my choice
between Hollywood and Leaven-
worth, I'd take Atlanta. Rookie
fAller and all his money couldn't
get me to walk through one Of
those studio gates again. When
I get ready to do a picture, I'll do
it right here in the East. in my
own wsy, with my own material,
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

Lillian Miles has been signed
for an important role in the RKO
production of the stage hit, The
Gay Divorce" starring Fred AS
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
It's Hard to Part
Janet, Margaret

HOLLYWOOD, July 2S.-Did
you hear what happened to Mar
garet Lindsay when she went
down to tell Janet Gaynor good.
by, Pals since they met during
the filming of Paddy the Nexo
Best Thing" the two girls were
upset over the idea Of not seeing
each other for several months.
They kept delaying their parting
until it was suddenly discovered
that the train had pulled out
with Margaret still aboard.
The logical thing seemed for the
actress to get off at San Berna-
dino, but someone remembered
that this would put her back in
Hollywood late at night. Janet
tried to talk her into going as far
as Chicago, but they finally COM
promised and Margaret got off at
Gallup, N. NJ, the next morning.
Unless they read it here. an en-.
tire club car full Of interested
males will still be wondering
about the identity of the pretty
girl who got on the train early in
the morning without baggage and
kept her nose discreetly buried in
q magazine almost all the way to
Los Angeles.
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

a Lifetime" which heaped such
pitiless scorn on the foibles of the
Hollywood magnates. The Indian
nuts were a jibe at this role. AL
lowing IA nuts to the perform
ance and eight performances to
the week. O'Connell calculates
that he cracked with his teeth
and ate 9.164 Indian nuts as "Pro-
fessor" Lewis in the Hart-Kauf-
man hit. He loathes them.
He likes the movies very much
but prefers the stage for the vet
eran trouper's usual reason.
wants an audience. When he ap-
peared in the Universal City pub
licity department to give the facts
for a biography, he was asked per
functorily what his life ambition
might be. The expectation was
that it would be to possess a
steam yacht or to star opposite
Margaret Sullivan or something
equally predictable. The typewrit-
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
'Wa|Iabies' New
Disney Actors

HOLLYWOOD, July 2S.-Three
live wallabies have been added to
the Walt Disney menage in Hol-
lywood where they will be enter
tained and then studied as star
material for a future Mickey
Mouse production. They consti-
tute a wallaby family in which
the father Is known as "Leapo,"
the mother as "t1oppo," and the
youngster-for the time being, at
1east-as "Poucho."
Brought to California By Leo
Buring, Australian wine mer-
chant, they were originally two.
But the trip from the Antipodes
was a long one and they arrived
three in number. The newcomer
to the family was not noticed un-
til arrival at the Disney studio
was completed. 1t was then that
Hoppe" allowed inspection Of her
pouch and the revelation of the
blessed event.
Disney frequently goes to the
source for his material. In his
recently completed Silly Sym
phony Practical Penguins,' soon
to be released, he had two pen,
gums captured for observation.
They were photographed and re-
corded for sound before the pic
ture was put into production.
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
Joan, Hubby Live
InDesertedHo

HOLLYWOOD, July 2S.-Ths
impending blessed event kept Joan
Blondell and George Barnes from
going to Honolulu, so the Warner
film star and her cameraman huS-
band have been spending the
strangest of vacations.
They have been living as the
sole occupants of a 100-room hotel
at Ensonada, Mexico. The hotel
is closed during the summer sea-
son, but the film couple knew the
manager and he gave them key
to the front door.
without even the electricity
turned on, Joan and George have
been roughing it amidst long
empty corridors, a bartenderleSs
bar and a vast echoing casino.
They swear they weren't lonesome
and had a grand time.
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

HOLLYWOOD, July 2S.-A
sack of Indian nuts by the side of
his dressing room makeup table
was the first intimation that
Hugh O'Connell received of what
was in store for him at Uni
versal City. The bag bore the
label, Indian Nuts to Hugh" He
was not surprised. He knew his
past had caught up with him.
Such things happen whenever he
appears on a movie set for the
first time. All through his open
ing day Of film work in Gift Of
Cab" which stars Edmund Lowe,
the comedian was under a run.
ming fire of good humored BAN
ter. He retorted in kind. He is
hardened to this sort of reception
for he is a marked man in cinema
circles.
This is because of his famous
Broadway stage role of PRO
fessor" George Lewis in "Once In
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
Behind the Silver Screen

HOLL WOOD, July 2S.-May
Robson will have featured role
in Columbia's new Carole Lol11-
bard picture. tentatively titled
orchids and Onions" David
Burton Is director.
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

taire and Ginger Rogers, now be-
ing filmed.
Columbia has engaged FOFres.
ter Harvey and Charles Wilson
for broadway Bill.'
Gavin Gordon has been as
signed an important role In
warmers Happiness Ahead"
featuring Josephine Hutchinson.
Dick Powell, Frank McHugh.
Dorothy Dare and Mary Treen.
Mervyn Leroy is directing.
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

NEW YORK, July 2s.-George
M. Cohan's play, Gambling" will
be screened at the Eastern Ser
vice Studios at Astoria within the
next few weeks with Cohan star
red in his original role, it was
learned yesterday.
Harold Franklin, former RKO-
Radio executive, who recently
formed a stage Partnership with
Arch Selwyn, is the producer,
which will be quite a surprise to
the Broadway know-it-allS who had
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
Huge Sum Refused to
Keep Tot 'UnspoiIed

It's costing 5-year-old Shirley
Temple just $4,000 a week to keep
from being spoiled"
In the fear that she might go
Hollywood, her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George T. Temple, have
turned thumbs down on two of.
ferS for stage and radio appear.
ances, her mother disclosed on
Nov and Forever" set today. One
firm has offered $500 a week for
personal appearances. and Broad
way casting company $500 q
week.
The Washington times., 1934-07-28
Georqe M. Cohan ReIents--He Will
PLAY on Screen in His Gambling

with my own direction. And I'll
show all those guys how a picture
should be presented"
Another activity of Mr.. Cohan's
slattAi for early fall will be the pro-
duction of his play, HE Won't
Want You To-" Mr.. Cohan is not
expected to act in this, as the The
ater Gould has an option on his
acting services for the tour of "Ah,
Wilderness"
The Washington times., 1934-07-28

METROPOLITAN 80 Clara Kimball
Young in "The Better Wife"
PALACE-Catherine Calvert in "The
Career of Katherine Brush"
COLUMBIA 1.-THE Love Burglar
starring Wallace Reid.
10 YEARS AGO IN WASHINGTON
DULY 80, 192A
TIVOLI-"The King of wild Horses"
RIALTO "Babbitt," with Carmel
Meyers.
COLUMBIA-Mae Busch In Bread"
METROPOLTTAN-"F Sale" star
ring Claire Trevor.