Evening star., 1935-02-02
SOCIETY
Secretary of State Host at Luncheon
Today in Honor Of Visiting
Brazilian Official.

was the guest OF honor OF MI.
Nathaniel H. Engle, assistant di-
rector of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, a former
resident Of Everett, Seattle end Enun-
claw, Wash. who entertained at a
stag dinner in the round table dining
room of the Brookings Institution last
evening. The other guests included
Senator Homer T. Bone, senior Senator
from Washington, and Representative
Samuel B. Hill of Waterville, Repre-
sentative Knute Hill of Prosser, Rep
resentative Wesley Lloyd Of Tacoma,
Representative Martin F. Smith of
Hoquiam. Representative Monrad c.
Wallgren Of Everett, Representative
Marion A. Zioncheck of Seattle, As
sistant Secretary of Commerce, Mr.
John Dickinson; Mr.. Claudius T.
Murchison, director Of the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce:
Mr.. Frank T. Bell. commissioner of
Fisheries; Mr.. South Trimble. jr., So
licitor for the department; Mr.. Emil
Hurja, vice president of the National
Democratic Committee: Mr.. w. E.
Dunn. Mr.. Johnston Avery and Mr..
Harry Stutsman of the Department of
Commerce. Secretary Roper was rep
resented by Mr.. Chester H. Mccall.
Mrs. Frederick Van Nuys, wife Of
Senator Van Nuys, and Mrs. Perry L.
Miles. wife OF Brig. Gen. Miles, we're
the ranking guests of Mrs. Strick-
land Gillian at luncheon today at
| the Shoreham.
Others in the company were Mrs
Henry F. Dimock, Mrs. Merle Thorpe.
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs. Wal
ter r. Tuckerman. Mrs. Carl A. Droop.
Mrs. George Buchheister, Mrs. Wllscn
Compton, Mrs. Charles j. Williamson.
Mrs Charles H. w. Vaudeville. Mrs
! Benjamin D. Hill, Mrs. E. Rust Smith
and Mrs. A. d. Rowan.
Senator William Gibbs McAdoo has
returned to the Shoreham after an ex-
tended trip abroad. He left durlng
the Summer on a mission to the
Philippines, and after spending some
time there flew to various other coun-
tries of the world, flying from Sing
apore to Rome, and also visited Cairo,
Athens, Calcutta and Bagdad. He re-
turned on the Italian liner Rex, which
arrived In New York Thursday.
Representative ana Mrs. Robert
Low Bacon will entertain at dinner
this evening in honor of their daugh-
ter, Miss Alexandra Bacon, preceding
Dances" to be held at the Sulgrave
Club.
Mrs. Hamilton Fish. jr. wife Of
Representative Fish, entertained at a
luncheon yesterday In honor of Mrs
William Howard Taft. Following the
lunceon Mrs. Fish went to New York
and will return tomorrow or Monday
Mrs. Taft will leave Washington
about the middle of February for her
annual visit to Charleston, S. c.
Mrs. Buckley, wife If Representa-
tive Charles A. Buckley, returned last
evening to her home in New York
after a short visit at the Shoreham
having come for the White House
reception Thursday evening. She ex-
poets to be in the Capital again the
latter part Of next week.
Representative and Mrs. Richard j
Tonry of New York City moved to
the Wardman Park Hotel yesterday
having taken an apartment there fol
the remainder of the congressional
season.
Mrs. Fred Vinson. wife of Repre-
sentative Vinson of Kentucky. was
hostess to a company of IL at the
Congressional Club Thursday. The
guest of honor was Mrs. Paul G
Blazer from Ashland, KY. The effec-
tive scheme of decoration was carried
out by using an abundance of tall
jonquils.
Mrs. w. II. Larabee entertained q
small group at luncheon in the Con-
greSsional Club Thursday. Several o1
the guests were close Indiana friends
Of Representative and Mrs. Larabee
Spring flowers were used most effec-
lively in the scheme of pink and white
Sonora de Bayle, wife Of the charge
d'affairs of Nicaragua. entertained al
luncheon today in honor of Miss Heller
Lee Doherty, secretary to the Minister