Evening star., 1937-01-26
Socially
Prominent
At Concert
Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs.
Taft and Mrs. Wilson
at Mrs. Townsend's.

TYPICAL audience represent
~ ing society Of the National
~ Capital was that yesterday for
4 n the ninety-flfth of Mrs. Law
renee Townsend's morning musicales,
which was given at the Mayflower.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who was prevented
from attending the earlier programs
in this series, occupied her box to hear
the gifted young French violinist,
Ginette Neveu, who made her debut
in this country yesterday, and Rudolf
Serkin, pianist, who was heard for the
first time in Washington yesterday.
Mrs. Roosevelt wore black crepe
gown, severely plain. the saShlike belt
being of Eleanor blue. and a narrow
brimmed nat of black. With this she
wore a cape of moleskin which fitted
over her shoulders and fell well below
the knees. She had with her the
Presidents mother, Mrs. James Roose-
welt; Sonora de Castillo Najero, wife
of the Mexican Ambassador: Nine.
SEE, wife Of the Chinese Ambassador,
and Mrs. Price Collier.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson and Mrs.
Daniel c. Roper represented the cabi-
net circle at the concert, and the
French Ambassador and Nine. de
Laboulaye were there to hear their
youthful countrywoman's debut, later
being honor guests of Mrs. Townsend
at the luncheon which she gave for
the two artists. The German AM
bassador, Herr Hans Luther, who re-
turned within a fortnight from Ger
many, where he spent Christmas, was
in the large audience, and other dip
lomats included the Swiss Minister
and Nine. Peter, Nine. Bostrom, Nine.
Pelenyi, Nine. Rajamaitri, and the
Yugoslav Minister and Mime. Fotitch,
who had among their guests Mr.. Maui
rice Rosenthal, the famous pianist
who gave q recital in Constitution
Hall Sunday afternoon. Among others
from official circles were Mrs. William
E. Borah, Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis,
Mrs. Millard Tydings, Mrs. Robert
Low Bacon, Mrs. H. p. Koppleman,
Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr, Mrs. Herbert Feis,
Mrs. George T. Pettengill and her
house guest, Mrs. Hollister Sturges,
and DR.. Stanley K. Hornbeck.
Mrs. William Howard Taft and Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, widows Of Presidents,
were at the concert, and among others
were Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs.
William R. Castle, former Senator and
Mrs. Howard Sutherland, Mrs. Wood
bridge N. Ferris, wife Of the late
Senator Ferris of Michigan. who is
here for a visit after an absence Of
some years; Mrs. Robert Love Taylor.
Miss Grace Barton, Mrs. James R.
Mann, Mrs. Henry Benning Spencer,
Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Mrs. c. Car
roll Glover, Mrs Mark L. Bristol Mrs.
Rudolph Max Kaufman, Mrs. George
Angus Garrett, Mrs. Ann Arch
bold, Mrs. George c. Thorpe, for
mer Surg. Gen., U. S. A., and Mrs.
Merritt Ireland, Mrs. William Fitch
Kelley, Mrs. John Allan Dougherty,
Just back from a weekend visit in
New York; Mrs. Arthur Macarthur,
Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin, Miss Laura
Harlan, Mrs. Loren johnson, Miss Re-
becca Wellington, Mrs. Charles w.
Fairfax, Mrs. Edward A. Hartman,
Mrs. Sydney F. Taliaferro, Mrs. Ira
E. Bennett, Mrs. David Meade Lea,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker Holcombe,
Miss Mary Winslow. Miss Harriet Wins
low, Mrs. Carl A. Droop, Mrs. Frederic
Billiard, wife of the late comman-
dant of the Coast Guard; Mrs. Ray
mond Guest, Mrs. Jouett Shouse, Mrs.
Jacob Leander Loose, Miss Gertrude
Laughlin, Mrs. Walter White, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman and their
daughter, Miss Alice Tuckerman, with
Miss Eleanor Flood; Mrs. w. Mckee
Dunn, Mrs. Charles Hofer, Miss Isobel
Cotton, Mr.. and Mrs. Kurt Hetzel, and
Mr.. u. Grant Smith.