Evening star., 1936-01-29


W. from q social angle as well
as In her many other activ-
ities. This morning she attended
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend's morning
musicale at the Mayflower, having
with her Mrs Daniel c. Roper, wife
of the Secretary of Commerce;
Countess van der Straten-P Ponthoz,
wife of the Belgian Ambassador, and
Mrs. A. S. Blodgett, professionally
known as Cornelia Otis Skinner.
Later Mrs. Roosevelt had small
company lunching with her at the
White House, when among the guests
was the famous actress, who is ap-
pearing this week at the National.
The Presidents wife will attend the
theater this evening to see the actress,
whom she has known for a number
OF years.
This afternoon Mrs. Roosevelt will
entertain at the tea hour large
company, most Of whom have called
at the mansion during the season.
The White House last evening was
the scene for the annual state din
ner In honor of the Chief Justice
and the associate justices of the Su-
preme Court of the United States,
and the state suite fairly blossomed
with fragrant flowers from the White
House Conservatives.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
received their guests in the east room,
as the Marine Band Orchestra sta
toned in the marble foyer played
spritely airs During the service OF
the dinner in the state dining room,
the musicians continued playing the
strains of the music softly echoing
In the room some distance away. The
arrangements for dinner were much
the same as at previous occasions in
this administration. Following the
dinner the gentlemen remained at
the beautifully laid table for coffee
end cigars, while Mrs Roosevelt and
parlor for coffee The new china
service purchased in this regime, with
the handsome gold table ornaments
purchased in France by President
Monroe was used on the table along
with exquisite cut glass gobletS and
wine glasses, and the gold fat service.
In the stately vases around the mir
rored plaque there were deep pink
carnations, white buddleia and maid
enhair fern and the graceful epergnes
held luscious grapes and other fruits.
In the company were the Chief
Justice and Mrs. Hughes, Mr.. Justice
and Mrs. Sutherland, Mr.. Justice and
Mrs Butler, Mr. Justice and Mrs.
Stone, Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Roberts,
Mr.. Justice Cardozo, the Attorney
General and Mrs. Cummings, the Gov
ernor of Indiana and Mrs McNutt,
Senator and Mrs. Henry F. Ashurst,
Senator and Mrs Warren r. Austin,
Representative Hatton w. Summers,
Representative and Mrs. Randolph
Perkins, Representative Isabella Green
way. Gen. and Mrs. Malin Craig, the
Solicitor General and Mrs. Reed,
Assistant Attorney General of New
York State and Mrs. Joseph r. Jack
son, acting assistant to the Attorney
General. Mr.. Brien Mcmahon; the
Assistant Solicitor General and Mrs.
Golden w. Bell the chairman of the
Board of National Labor Relations and
Mrs. Joseph w. Madden; the chairman
of the Federal Housing Commits
sion, MIR. Stewart Mcdonald; Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Adolphus Andrews,
the chairman of the r. F. c.
and Mrs. Jesse H. Jones, and
MIR. and Mrs. Charles D. Mahafie,
the former director of the N. r A.,
and Mrs. Donald Richberg. Also Mrs.
Gilbert M. Hitchcock, widow of Sen
ator Hitchcock of Nebraska; Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Bruce Kremer, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Forbes Morgan, the Washington
correspondent for the st. Louis Post
dispatch, and Mrs. Raymond p
Brandt, Mr.. and Mrs. John Cutter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Eisnar, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E. F. Mccain, Mr.. and
Mrs. Morton L. Schwartz, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas j. Watson, Mr.. and Mrs
James w. Woodruff, Mrs. James
Bourne and Miss Jane Brett and Mr.
Roger Brett Of New York.
Also Col. Samuel P. Wetherill and
Mrs. Wetherill of Philadelphia, DR.. |
and Mrs. Jacob Viner Of Cincinnati,
Miss Laura F. Delano, head of the |
volunteer nursing division of the Red
Cross. and Mr.. william Adams Delano, |
cousins of the President; Mr.. and |
Mrs. Stanley Kahn, Mrs James Lees !