Evening star., 1935-05-23
LunCheOnS
And Dinners
Given Here
Parties at Hotels and
on Deck of New
Ocean Liner.

MRS. PATRICK FARRELL, wife OF
AVA the Interstate Commerce Com
missioner, entertained at o bridge
luncheon yesterday at the Little Tea
House. her guests being Mrs. Harry
Wheeler, Mrs. D. p. Bush, Mrs. John
McGrew, Mrs. Robert Fagett, Mrs.
Arthus Tew, Mrs. George Tew, Mrs.
Samuel West and Mrs. j. H. Cunning
ham.
Mai Gen. and Mrs. William R. Glib
son entertained a company of eight at
dinner in the ball room at the Shore
ham last evening.
Mai Gen. and Mrs. George S.
6imonds will be guests of honor at
dinner to be given this evening at the
Mayfiower by the military attache Of
the japanese Embassy and Nine. Mat
sumato.
Brig. Gen. Stanley D. Embick and
Mrs. Embick were guests of honor for
whom Lieut.. Col. Robert S. Beightler
entertained at dinner at the Shoreham
last evening. The guests included
members of the war plans division OF
the War Department General Staff.
to which Col. Beightler is attached.
Among those preesnt were Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. Sherman Miles, Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. James H. Cunningham, Lieut..
Col. and Mrs. Frank S. Clark. Lieut..
Col. and Mrs. Guy w. Chapman, Lieut..
Col. and Mrs. John P Smith, Lieut..
Col. and Mrs. Arthur P. Watson, Maj.
and Mrs. Russell P. Hartle, Maj. and
Mrs. Isaac Spalding, Maj and Mrs.
Leonard T. Gerow, Mr.. and Mrs. Thad
Holt of Montgomery, Ala, who are
visiting Col. and Mrs. Chapman; Miss
Nanita Miles and Miss Clara Springer.
Col. Beightler and Lieut.. Comdr. j.
A. Saunders dined with Senator Fred
erick Hale at the Little Tea House
Tuesday.
Gov. Gen. Marcel Olivier, chairman
Of the board of directors of the Com
pagnie General Transatlantic, has is
sued invitations for dinner party
Wednesday evening, June S, on board
the new ship Normandie, which will
be docked in New York upon the COM
pletion of its maiden voyage from
Cherbourg.
Mrs. Lester Dixon Hays, wife Of
former Representative Hays Of Mis-
souri, was hostess at luncheon party
today at the Congressional Club. Her
party, which was in honor of Mrs.
Lester ]. Dickinson and Mrs. Julian
N. Friant Of Missouri, was one of the
larger companies entertained there to-
day. Mrs. Hays other guests were
Mrs. Cleveland A. Newton, Mrs.
Charles T. Heyser, Mrs. Oscar C..
Bland, Mrs. Otis j. Rogers, Mrs
James A. Hoffman,. Mrs Sterling
Nottinagle, Mrs. Harry W. Blair, Mrs.
Thomas A. Cochran, Mrs. Ernest H.
Daniel. Mrs. James L. Baity. Mrs.
William W. Badgerley. Mrs. Clyde
williams, Mrs. Hugh c. Smith, Mrs.
Claude r. Porter. Mrs. Paul Line
barger. Mrs. Clarence Cannon. Mrs.
Thomas H Baker, Mrs. James H. Un-
derwood and Mrs. Miles G. Trow-
bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Precious and
daughter, Miss Sheila Precious, of
Capetown, who are spending several
days in washington at the Mayfower,
were luncheon guests yesterday of the
Minister of the Union of South Africa
and Mrs. Ralph William Close Mr..
Precious and his family left South
Africa the latter part of January and
are making a trip around the world.
They plan to spend about four months
In England. Mrs. Wilfred Mann,
daughter of the Minister and Mrs.
Close, Is a lifelong friend and school,
mate Of Miss Precious.
Mr.. Edwin Bergstrom OF Los Angeles
vas host at dinner last evening at
the Little Tea House, his guests being
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Carr Lowe and
Mr.. Charles T. Ingham of Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Mabel Walker willebrandt
gave a supper party in the ball room
at the Shoreham last evening in
honor Of her house guests, Mrs. Emily
Moore Mahan, Mr.. Richard Moore
and Mr.. James Moore, sister and
brothers Of Grace Moore, the noted
singer and actress. The visitors were
overnight guests Of Mrs. Willebrandt,
stopping In the Capital on their way
home after being in New York for
the award presentation few days
aso Of the honorary medal to their
1ister BY tho Society Of Arts and
Sciences.
Mrs. r. r. Haase and Miss Agnes
Eeisy were the dinner guests last eve
ming Of Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Mcneil
Of Albany, N. Y, who entertained at
the Little Tea House.
! Mrs. Henry Sherman Boutelle of
Norristown, N. j., will entertain the
senior class of the Academic Depart