Evening star., 1935-11-14

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.V attended the luncheon Mrs.
Daniel G. Roper, wife OF the
Secretary of Commerce, gace at
her home on Woodland drive today
for her house guest, Mrs. Walter j.
Cummings, wife of the former Secre-
tary of the Treasury.
With the charming grace and hos
pitality of an old-fashicned at-home,
Mrs. Roper entertained at tea yes
terday afternoon for Mrs. Cummings.
Bad weather without only lent more
cherry atmosphere to the Roper'S
charming home. Mrs. Roper and her
Quest stood side by side in receiving.
Mrs. Roper wearing gown OF black
with metals and colorS worked into
gown of pale orchid crepe.
Assisting at the tea table during the
afternoon were Mrs. Cummings, wife
of the Attorney General. wearing a
charming afternoon gown of black
satin, and Mrs. James Monroe john
son. wife of the new Assistant Secre-
tary of Commerce: Mrs. Stanley Reed,
wife of the Solicitor General, and
others.
Mrs Farley will attend the dinner
Mrs. James F. Curtis will give this
evening at the 1925 F Street Club, and
tomorrow morning she will return to
her home in New York. Mrs. Farley
is not expected back in Washington
until December 10 when she will come
for the cahuet dinner at the White
House on Wednesday, December IL.
Former President and Mrs. Herbert
Hoover, who are in New York for
about a weeks stay, will be honor
guests. at dinner Saturday evening of
the Ohio Society.
Mrs. Hoover. who recently was Sc
lected president of the National Girl
Scout Council, visited the headquar-
ters of that organization this morn
ing. This afternoon Mrs. Hoover will
be the honor guest at a tea given by
members of the Engineering Woman'S
Club A graduate mining engineer,
Mrs. Hoover is charter member OF
the club, which has as members not
only woman engineers, but wives OF
engineers.
Senator and Mrs. Henry Wilder
.Keyes of New Hampshire, who have
a lovely old home in Alexandria, have
with them as a guest for the Winter
their cousin, Miss Katherine Greer OF
Newberry, Vt, who will attend college
in Washington.
Miss Greer attended the luncheon
of the Wcmen's National Press Club
at the Willard Tuesday, when it had
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, Minister to
Denmark. as honor guest. Later in
the afternoon Mrs. Keyes entertained
informally at tea in her Alexandria
home.
Baron van Breugel Douglas, coun-
selor and charge d'affairs of the
Netherlands Legation, has been Joined
by Baroness van Breugel Douglas at
their home, 1928 Massachusetts,
avenue, after spending the Summer
and Autumn at Bluemont, Va.
= Gen. John j. Pershing, who has
been abroad for some time, will arrive
D.. in New York this evening on the
Washington of the United States
Lines He expected to come to WASH
tngton later in the month.
Mrs. Gilbert M. Hitchcock, widow
Of the late Senator Hitchcock, has
returned to Washington and opened
her house at 2125 Kalorama road, for
the Winter season. She visited in
. Memphis and Omaha after returning
j from a Summer abroad
The United States vice consul to
Hankow, China. Mr.. Reginald P.
. Mitchell. is in Washington with Mrs.
. Mitchell and they will be at the May
. flower until Friday. Mr.. Mitchell is
on leave of absence and he and Mrs
Mitchell will spend their vacation at
their former home in Jacksonville,
Fla.
. Former Attorney General George w.
; Wickersham has arrived from New
, York City and is at the Carlton.
Gen. and Mrs. Guy V. Henry are
at the Carlton for several days, having
arrived from Fort Riley. Kans., where
the general is stationed.
Mrs. James Francis Sullivan of Rad
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