The Washington times., 1936-02-19

at the neck with a wide ficht
diamond necklace. ......
The official family was slightly
more in evidence than at the last
reception, and there were two new
additions Assistant Secretary
of War and Mrs. Harry H. Wood
ring temporarily substituting
for the Secretary and Mrs.
George II. Dern, and the Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Henry L. Roosevelt taking the
places of the Secretary and Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson.
Wears Slipper Satin
Mrs. Woodring had on a pic
ture gown Of bois de rose slipper
satin, Mrs. Roosevelt was wear
ing q gown of black velvet. With
their husbands they led the Zine"
to greet their hosts Of the eve
ming.
The state Dining room was en-
tirely filled, in no time at 'all,
and it was almost humanity i'm
possible to make ones way from
one side to another. Here the
guests were served refreshments.
Deep pink carnations adorned
the buffet table.
In the Red Parlor, the favorite
rendezvous Of the Cabinet. we
saw the Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Cordell Hull, she had on a
tailored gown Of heavy white
crepe threaded with gold ana
made with q smooth cape-collar
finished with q narrow flat ruf-
fle: the Attorney General and
Mrs. Homer Cummings, the latter
in black lace girdled with flame
and beige chiffon; the Secretary
of Agriculture and Mrs. Henry A.
Wallace. she in mulberry uncut
velvet were accompanied by their
rapidly growing-up young daugh-
ter. Jean, who was a pretty pic
ture in a pale pink net frock and
bandeau Of brilliantS on her dark
hair; the Secretary Of Commerce
and Mrs. Roper, the latter in
Morocco red velvet, and the Sec
retary' Of Labor, Miss Frances
Perkins in dove gray brocaded
satin.
Cabinet Juniors
Among the Cabinet Juniors pres
ent were Mrs. Harry Baxter, her
sister, Miss Betsy Dern. and their
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Dern. Mrs. Baxter
wore a gown of white chiffon
studded with rhinestoneS; Miss
Dern was in pale blue lace and
Mrs. Dern was coStumed IN mus
tard crepe.
The Chief of Staff Of the Army,
Gen. Malin Craig, was accom-
panied by Mrs. Craig, who wore
gold lame. Others seen were the
Assistant Chief Of Engineers and
Mrs. George P. Pillsbury, she was
wearing shell pink satin, and their
sister-in-law, Mrs. Boyden Pills
bury, of Lowell, Mass, in bronze
metal cloth; Senator and Mrs,
Millard Tydings, the bride in
white MORE shot with silver and
wearing a corsage Of gardeniaS;
Miss Eleanor Roosevelt. daughter
of the Henry RooseveltS, who was
wearing frock of strawberry red
taffeta trimmed with narrow
pleatings; Senator Rush D. Holt
and his sister, Miss Jane Holt
who wore chalk white crepe made
on simple lines; Mrs. Henry Wilder
Keyes in black velvet, had with
her Mrs. Henry Deming, whose
frock was Of black pleated chif
fon: Senator w. Warren Barbour
was accompanied by his daughter
Elizabeth, whose first White House
reception it was, and who wore
q frock Of Robin Hood green crepe
with collar Of gold braid.
Others Seen
In the hall where the guests
went in an effort to escape the
crowd, those glimpSed were Brig
Gen. and Mrs. Herman Schulz
their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Her
man w. Schulz. jr.; Maj Gen
and Mrs. Frederick Coleman;
Comdr. and Mrs. Frank Sling
luff, jr., Comdr, and Mrs
Thomas c. Kinkaid, Comdr. anC
Mrs. Webb Trammell, Col. ano
Mrs. Eugene Ely and their twin
daughters, Miss Elizabeth Ely
and Miss Jean Ely; Maj-Gen anc
Mrs. Hanson Ely; Col. and Mrs
Wallace Dewitt, Capt. Paul Bas
tedo and Mrs. Bastedo; Maj
Gen. and Mrs. Amos Fries anC
their daughters, Miss Barbars
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