Evening star., 1935-08-05

"HE Secretary Of Commerce, Mr..
Daniel C. Roper, has issued
invitations for a watermelon
Il party Sunday afternoon in
the garden of his home on Woodland
drive.
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson will leave
Washington Friday to spend several
days In nearby Virginia.
The Secretary of the Treasury. Mr..
Henry Morgenthau, jr, has returned
to the Capital from HopeWell juno
ton, where he spent the week end
with Mrs. Morgenthau and their chill
dren at their farm.
The Minister of Panama and Sonora
de Alfaro will be hosts at dinner this
evening when they will entertain in
honor of DR.. ]. G. Lewis. who will
sail shortly for Spain to attend the
medical conference there.
Senator and Mrs. Bennett Champ
Clark and their sons have gone to
Atlantic City to remain for a few
days and are at the Hotel Tray
more. Mrs. Clark and the children
will return to Washington with the
Senator.
Representative Dow w. Harter has
been joined by Mrs Harter, who came
from her home in Akron, Ohio. They
are in their apartment at the Ward
man Park Hotel until the close of
the present session.
Col. and Mrs. Edwin M Watson,
who were at the Berkshire Hotel in
New York, left there Saturday for
North East Harbor, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huston Thompson
and Miss Caroline Thompson have
left for a months vacation in Wyom-
ing and the Southwest They will
return to Washington the first week
in September.
Mr.. Paul H. Bastedo of Washing
ton went to Saranac Inn last week
to join Mrs. Bastedo for a month s
stay.
Mrs. Battle at Home
After Visit at Beach.
Mrs John D. Battle has returned
to her home on S street after visit
with her son, Mr.. John D. Battle,
jr, at Virginia Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Cassard Schroth
sailed on the S. S. Washington July
81 for a trip through Ireland, Scot
land, England and France. They will
return to New York on the S. S. Man
haitian September 5.
DR.. and Mrs. Matthew White Perry
have returned from a Today visit 10
Hot Springs, Va, and Blowing Rock,
N. G.
Mr.. and Mrs Clyde Parker johnson
announce the birth Of son August g.
Mrs. johnson was formerly Miss Cath
crime Frances Howell.
Mrs. Edna Matthews of Kansas City,
Mo, is the guest for 10 days of her
sister. Mrs. E. Jean Willett, at 2601
Calvert street. Mrs. Willett is giving
q small dinner for Mrs. Matthews to-
night, and several Midsummer parties
have been planned for her.
Mr.. Edgar Hamilton Funk and Mr..
Frank Placko, who has been his guest
for several weeks. have gone to Hag-
erstown, where they will spend several
days as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Evans. They will also visit
in Pennsylvania for q short time,
after which Mr.. Placko will return to
his home in Pittsburgh and Mr. Funk
to his home in Cherrydale, Va.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Bisgood, Mrs.
Frank J. Weber and Mr.. John Bar
tram Of Buffalo, N. Y, who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Bisgood,
have motored home, taking Miss Joan
Bisgood, who will be the house guest
of Mrs. Weber on Grand Island .or
the remainder of the Summer.
Mr.. j. Smoot Jones is travelling in
the West and is visitor to Jasper
National Park in the Canadian Rock
les, where he is staying at Jasper Park
Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. HiSer, accom-