Evening star., 1937-11-26
Thanksgiving
Is Busy Day
Socially
Mclean Breakfast
And Debuts Are
Outstanding.
JOHANNESBURG festivity in the
National Capital yesterday fol-
i lowed closely the customs Of

JOHANNESBURG festivity in the
National Capital yesterday fol-
i lowed closely the customs Of
other years, with the excep-
ton OF the Navy Relief Societys an
nual ball which has been postponed
until Shrove Tuesday. Mrs. Edward
Beale Mclean was hostess at her mid
day breakfast at Friendship, q custom
she established many years ago. Yes
terday also marked the twenty-third
wedding anniversary of Senator and
Mrs. James ]. Davis, who were among
Mrs. McLean's guests.
The debutantes yesterday were Miss
Marian Kirk, whose grandmother,
Mrs. Frederick L. Chaplin, presented
her at tea, and Miss Marie Tudor Nc
Cook, who also was presented by her
grandmother, Mrs. Anson G. McCook.
The arrangement Of Mrs. McLean's
years. Two long tables laid for 20
guests each were arranged for the
hostess and members of the. cabinet
and diplomats, while smaller tables in
the dining room ana in the sunroom
were arranged for others of the large
company. The hostess, receiving the
guests at the drawing room door, was
assisted by her son, Mr.. John r. NC
Lean. I'd. His sister. Miss Evalyn
Washington Mclean, wearing black
frock, the only ornament being a dia-
mond butterfly at her throat, also as
sisted her mother. Mrs. McLean's
gown was black tailored creation in
mering blue tone and at the neck a
tailored collar of white chiffon and
turned back cuffs of the chiffon Her
famous jewel. hanging from delicate
chain. was almost lost to view in the
sparkling sequins.
The guests made a cosmopolitan
group, with representatives of foreign
governments, members of the cabinet,
legislators of this country and many
lesser officials finding interesting con-
versation with outstanding members of
other professions, the arts. and many
merely interested in the work of the
world and affairs of the day The
Attorney General and Mrs. Homer S.
Cummings and Mrs. Claude A. Swan
son represented the cabinet circle and
among others in the large assemblage
were the Austrian Minister and Nine
Prochnik. Senator and Mrs Davis,
Senator Arthur Capper. Senator and
Mrs. William H. King, Mrs. Henry
Wilder Keyes, Representative Edith
Nourse Rogers. Representative and
Mrs Sol Bloom. Miss Vera Bloom.
Mr., J. Edgar Hoover. chief of the
Bureau of Investigation of the De-
partment of Justice; Mrs. Edward
Everett Gam. sister Of the late Vice
President Charles Curtis; former
Senator and Mrs. Hiram Bingham,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cary r. Gray
son. Mr., Joseph T. Tumulty, Mrs. John
r. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B.
Noyes, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Walker
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New York; Mrs. Frank c. Let's, Sir
Willmott and Lady Lewis, Mrs. Law
renee Townsend, Mrs. Curtis. Mrs.
ingalls, Sard, Mrs. Henry r. Rea of
Pittsburgh, who lived in Washington
for many winters; Mrs. John Allan
Dougherty, Mrs. Richard Wilmer, Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson T. Harrison, the
Misses Meem. who made their debuts
Wednesday: Miss Nina Beck, who is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. James
M. Beck; Mr.. Winant P. Johnston.
Mr.. Pendleton Turner, Mr.. Wilder
keyes, son of Senator and Mrs. Keyes.
and Mr.. Gordon Grayson, son of
Admiral and Mrs. Grayson.
Other guests from out of town in
cluded former Representative Richard
S. Aldrich. Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre
Claudel, Mr. and Mrs. Goodhue Iiv-
ingston. Mr.. Jerome Zerbe, formerly
OF Cleveland; Miss Elizabeth Arden.