Evening star., 1935-04-29
Mrs. Roosevelt HOnored
At Annual Breakfast
Of Congressional Club
Doris Doe, Metropolitan Contralto, Gives
Program at Affair-White House Dinner
Planned for Tonight.

-HE President and Mrs. Roose-
welt will entertain at dinner
this evening at the White
i House.
Mrs. Roosevelt was the
honor guest at the annual breakfast
of the Congressional Club at the
Mayflower Hotel today Mrs. william
NJ Wilmington, new president of the
club and wife of Representative Whit
tington of Greenwood. Ohio. presided
and presented Mrs. Roosevelt to the
guests.
The ball room was attractively
decorated with Towering shrubs and
palms and the tables had centerpieces
of cut Spring flowers. An attractive
feature was the souvenir program
with a picture of the honH: guest
used on the outside cover
As the guests were assembling IN
the ball room and during the service
of the breakfast the Marine Band
Orchestra. Can't Tavlor Branson
conducting. played an especially
arranged program.
Following the custom OF previous
wears there was only one artist on
the program. and at todav's tuncuon'
through the generositv OF Mrs. Bolton
wife Of Representative Chester O.
Bolton of Ohio, the well-known con-
tralto of the Metropolitan Opera
COMPANY. Doris Doe. gave charming
recital Following her last selection
the gifted singer was presented a
bonouet of Eleanor Roosevelt roses.
Carving out Mrs. Whittington's
wishes there was no special commit
tee on arrangements for the 1unction
today. the members of the Hospitality
and Program Committees. who have
given much OF their time to the clue
during the year, being given the honor
of making plans for the breakfast
which Is annually the outstanding
social function of the club. Mrs. john
p Rankin, wife of the Representative
from Mississippi, is chairman OF the
Hospitality Committee. and has serv-
ing with her Mrs. James G. Polk. Mrs
John NJ Sandlin. Mrs. Milton A
Romjue, Mrs J. Roland Kinzer, Mrs
Carl Vinson. Mrs. j. Leroy Adalr. Mrs
George Burnham. Mrs. Frank l.
Kloeb, Mrs. william J. Sears. Mrs
Clarence w. Turner and Mrs. An
thony J. Dimond.
Mrs. Tilman B. Parks, wife OF Rep
resentative Parks of Arkansas. /.
chairman of the Program Committee
assisted by Mrs. Herman P. Koppel'
mann. Mrs Martin Morrison. Mrs
Roy o. Woodruff and Mrs. Percy E
Quinn.
Mrs. Roosevelt will entertain Al
luncheon wednesday, May 8, at the
3 White House.
! Mrs. Roosevelt will be the honor
= guest at the luncheon wednesday
which the Seventy-third Club. com
posed of wives of Senators and Rep.
resentatives elected to the Seventy.
third Congress, will give at the Wash
inrton Hotel. Other ranking guest!
will be Mrs. John Nance Garner. wife
of the Vice President: wives OF the
members of the cabinet. and Mrs
Joseph w. Byrns, wife Of the Speaker
Of the House.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
: have made no dennlte plans 1of tQe
Summer, Mrs. Roosevelt stated at hel
weekly press conference today. Theil
. home at Hyde Park will be opeT
= through the Summer months and
members of their family will spend
much of the Summer there. Mr.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, jr.. and Mr.
John Roosevelt will work during their
Summer vacations.
Tomorrow Mrs. Roosevelt will give
q tea for the members of the National
Society of Colonial Danes, who are
holding a convention here. At l1:3C
o'clock Wednesday she will pose for q
May day picture and will 60 to the
: Mayfiower to see the exhibit of Puerto
= Rican work which Representative
Caroline ODay is interested in, and
in the afternoon she will give the
first garden party of the season on
the White House lawn.
Mrs. Roosevelt will attend the sale
for the benefit of the Army and Navy
League Thursday and receive the
members of the Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom. That
. evening Mrs Roosevelt will attend the