The Washington times., 1936-01-04


The younger Mrs. Roosevelt "
Mrs. John Nance Garner, the
wife Of the Vice President. and
Mrs. Cordell Hull, the wife Of the
Secretary of State, sat beside each
other, the formers black gown
had white crepe trimming at the
neck and Mrs. Hull's black gal
yak cape boosted q corSage of
gardeniaS. Mrs. Henry Morgen-
thau,, jr., was accompanied by
her two sons. She wore a char
treuse ensemble, her hat of vel
vet.
Mrs. George H. Dern, wife of
the Secretary of War, was chat
ting with Mrs. Claude A. Swan
son, wife of the Secretary of the
Navy. Mrs. Dern's outfit of black
was completed with a caracul
coat. Mrs. Swanson wore an
ermine stole around her neck,
lending a touch of color to her
becoming black gown and velvet
hat.
OSDAHeG wives Present
The wife of the Attorney Gen
eral, Mrs. Homer S. Cummings,
selected for the evening a hand
some mink coat, the fur also trim
ming her modified Russian turban.
She was talking to Mrs. Frank
lin z. Lie. Mrs. Henry A. Wal
lace, wife of the Secretary Of
Agriculture, was in a black cos
tune trimmed with Persian lamb,
and Mrs. Daniel C. Roper, wife
of the Secretary of Commerce,
soon removed her seal coat, dis
playing D lovely gown of black
velvet trimmed with a jabot of
white lace.
Among those in the Diplomatic
Corps who were present were the
Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir
Ronald Lindsay, who had with
him his niece, Lady Elizabeth
Lindsay, who is visiting from Lon
don; the Minister of the Union
of South Africa and Mrs. Ralph
w. Close; the Minister of Den
mark and Nine. WadSted, the lat
ter wearing a cape of silver fox;
the Charge d'affaires of Poland
and Nine. Sokolowska, her black
velvet wrap having stole Of
mink; the Minister Of Siam and
Nine. Rajamaitri, she was in
black with a choker Of pearls; the
Ambassador of Cuba, Senior DR..
Guillermo Patterson y de Jaure-
gui; the First Secretary Of the
Czechoslovakian Lega ion, Mr..
Otakar Kabelac: the Minister Of
Iran, CHATTER DALAI; the Min
lister of Portugal and Nine.
Bianchi, the latter shielding her
eyes from the glaring light by
her pocketbook; the Minister Of
Norway, Mr.. Wilhelm Munthe de
Morgenstierne, and the Minister
of the Irish Free State, Mr..
Michael MacWhite.
In the Gallery
Others glimpsed last night were
Mrs. Bennett Champ Clark, Mrs.
Stanley Reed, Mrs. Alva B.
Adams, Mrs. Arthur H. Vanden-
berg, Mrs. Henry Latrobe Roose-
welt, Mrs. Henry Wilder Reyes,
Mrs. H. P. Kopplemann, Miss
Elizabeth Roberts, Miss Rosalind
Wright, Miss Virginia Jenckes,
Mrs. Ida Lee White, Mrs. Alice
Nihley Smoot, the Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Lawrence Wood Robert. jr., the
Ambassador to the Union OF
Soviet Socialist Republics, Mr..
William C. Bullitt and his daugh-
ter. Miss Anne Bullitt.
In the morning the skies had
cleared just in tim e, and the
grounds surrounding the Capitol
were fresh and neat. Inside. the
corridors were thronged with PEG.
pie, waiting for elevators or on
their way to the stairs.
On every side there were de-
lighted and surprised cries of,
"Well, hello, glad to see you back
did you enjoy your rest?" Or.
"Here we are again. How was
the Philippine trip?"-and many
others that were lost in the loud
buzz of conversation.
Hand Shaking Popular
In the Senate, which was
crowded with people overlooking
from the seats and having to
stand along the walls Of the gal
lery in lines of three deep, the
Rev. ZeBarney Phillips, chaplain
Of the Senate, asked blessings on
the Chief Executive and the legis-
lators. Following this, there was
roll call, during which the Sena-
tors wandered about-perhaps as
they did years ago upon returning
to school-greeting and enthusi-
astically shaking hands with each
other. Particularly popular was
the only feminine Senator, Mrs.