Evening star., 1935-06-02
BY SALLIE V. Fl. PICKETT.

Perhaps the last large formal dinner
at the White House until next Autumn
will take place there Tuesday night
when the President and Mrs Roose-
velt entertain in honor of Nine Al
bert Lebrun. wife of the president of
France, and the French Minister of
Marine and Nine. William Bertrand,
and others of the Is members of their
suite. Almost every moment of time
while the distinguished French visitors
are in the Capital will be taken up
with entertainment for them, the re-
ception at the French embassy, the
trip to Mount Vernon and other such
important events being on the list.
Over in New York. Mayor and Mrs.
LeGuardia will introduce Nine. Lebrun
and others to the most distinguished
citizens at a dinner party at the
Waldorf Astoria, and the French visi-
tors will, before sailing, return the
compliment by entertaining at dinner
on board the Normandie, when there
will also be dancing. After that,
leaving a record behind her for con-
stant activity equalling that of Mrs.
Roosevelt, Nine. Lebrun will return
to her own republic.
Delicately placed in that guests of
honor are not supposed to give out
news of hosts party, the lovely after
noon tea given by the Secretary of
the Treasury and Mrs Morganthau
for members of the two WomenS
Press Clubs, still holds much news
under the rose that may be told with
out the slightest infringement on hos
pitality. Mrs. Morganthau is an as
sociate member of the Newspaper
Women's Club, which after all fur
nishes almost the only difference in
the two groups, hence the party. But
1t was an additional compliment that
the Secretary himself should not
only have his name on the cards of
invitation, but attend the tea in per-
son and declare it wonderfully in
teresting affair.
It was Secretary Morgenthau who
sent to their home ats Fishkill, N. Y,
for the splendid array of flowers used
throughout the drawing room suite
big yellow tulips. purple and white
lilacs and other flowers. He went fur
ther and personally visited Washing
ton florist, who made to his order
three corsage bouquets, one for Mrs.
Morgenthau and one for each of the
presidents of the clubs. Still another
interesting thing about those lovely
flowers is that they were brought from
Fishkill in the same car that con-
veyed two horses to Washington from
the New York estate, to be traded
here for q horse which Mrs. Morgen-
thau has become accustomed to rid
ing when accompanying Mrs. Roose-
welt over the bride paths of Rock
Creek Park and surrounding country.
Women of the congressional set are
still buzzing about in a delightful
manner. with little entertaining
here and there. but for the most plan
ming for a full Winter season. 1856,
when the Congressional Club will
settle back into its former social pace.
It has been the center of delightful
entertaining during the season just
closed, luncheons and teas and a very
few dances filling their roster, but
plans are we'll laid for another Winter,
and it will undoubtedly be used by
women of both Senate and House for
many of their parties, and that is as
it should be.
Washington will be in a grand hub
tSA
gather here for their convention, and
interest for the wives of delegates will
Senter about the White House garden