Evening star., 1937-02-07
Functions
OF Interest
To Capital
Past a nd F u t VI e
Parties Recorded
in the News.

4 i ming at buffet supper at
their home on Nineteenth street, IN
honor of Senator David I. Walsh ana
Senator and Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge,
ir.. and the Massachusetts, members
of Congress and their wives. 1t Is an
all-Massachusetts party, and IN addl-
tion to the Senators and the con-
gressional group, the guests Will IN
clude Mr.. James NJ. Lands, chairman
of the Securities Commission. ana
Mrs. Lands; Mr.. John H. Fancy
chairman of the Home Loan Bank
Board, and Mrs. Fahey; Mr. ROBERT
Lincoln O'Brien, chairman OF the
Tariff Commission, and Mrs. OBrlen;
Mr.. Joseph B. Eastman, OF the I. g.
c.; Mr.. Frederick H. Taber, OF the
r. F. C. and Mrs. Taber, Mr.. ana
Mrs. James Roosevelt, and others OF
Massachusetts, in official lie mere, ana
the Massachusetts members OF the
Washington newspaper corps.
Mrs. Hugh Butler will entertain at
luncheon tomorrow at the A. A. U.
w. club house when the guests OF
honor will be Mrs. Robert <. Patten,
headmistress of the San Louis Ranch
School of Colorado Springs, Colo.'
where Miss Rosemary Butler, daushter
Of the hostess, is a student.
Mrs. Lawrence ToWnSend's last con-
cert of the season to be given tomor-
row at the Mayhower will be followed
by Mrs. Townsend's usual luncheon
given in honor of the artists. Lote
lehman and Gaspar CasSado.
Mrs. William Fitch Kelley and Miss
Margaret Delano Gage also will en-
tertain at luncheon following the
concert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cabot Stevens will
entertain at luncheon tomorrow fol-
lowing the last Of Mrs. Townsends
morning musicales at the Mayfiower
in honor of Mrs. William D. Leahy,
wife of the chief Of naval operations.
The ranking guests will be Sonora de
Alfaro, wife OF the Ecuador Arnbassa-
dor; Nine. Fotitch, wife Of the Yugo-
slav Minister; the Minister Of Pana-
ma and Sonora de Boyd, and the
Minister Of Greece, M. Demetrios
Sicilianos.
Assisting hostesses will be the di-
rector of the Mint, Mrs. Nellie Taylor
Ross; Mrs. Vincent Miles and Mrs.
Daniel Reed, newly elected president
Of the Congressional Club.
Miss Mary Frank, the retiring
principal of the Petworth School, was
given a farewell reception THURSDAY
evening by the Petworth Womens
Club.
Mrs. Timothy Tincher acted as
hostess for the club and her home
was decorated in the club colors OF
blue and gold
Mrs. Arthur Norcross was assisted
in giving a skit by Mrs. Adams, Mrs.
Parsons, Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Rich
wine.
Mr. John r. Vance, president OF E
Institute de las Espanas, gave a small
luncheon Friday at the Cosmos Club
in honor of DR.. Max Henriquez
Urena, Minister Of the Dominican Re-
public in London.
DR.. and Mrs. w. L. Treadway Of
24OO Sixteenth street entertained a
group of 20 at dinner Tuesday eve
ming and Wednesday. Mrs. Treadway
was entertained at a luncheon Of IA
in the palm room of 2400 Sixteenth
street.
Mr.. John A. Sobotka, jr., entertained
last evening at dinner at the Shore
ham in honor of the birthday anni-
versary of Miss Mary Senate Howes,
debutante daughter OF the Acting
Postmaster General and Mrs. w. w.
Howes. The guests were Miss Kath-
crime Friant, Miss Mary Agnes Young,
Mr.. Stewart Cureton and Mr.. John
Alexander Stewart.
MIR. and Mrs. j. Gilbert Nettleton
entertained at dinner at the Shoreham
last evening for Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Bentley of Kansas City, who are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Muckley.
Mr.. David T. Poore of Clinton, Md,
celebrated his 80th birthday anniver-
sary at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. Cleo Homan of 1917 Wisconsin
avenue northwest, on Tuesday. Among
those present were Mr.. Ralph Poore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Belding and
their family Of Clinton, Md; Mrs.
Ada Cotter and her family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis Faust, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Murphy, Mrs. Julia Poore, Mr..
Louis Poore, Miss Ada Poore, Mr..
Alexander Holmes, Miss Ethel Holmes,
Mrs. Edna Murphy, Mrs. Grace Webb