Evening star., 1938-02-08
Musicales
Season
Ends
Mrs. Townsend
Is Hostess
For Singers.
Continued From Page B-3.)

los Rios, wife of the Spanish AM
bassador.
Mrs. Roper, wife of the Secretary
of Commerce, was hostess at luncheon
following the concert, her guests being
Sonora de los Rios, wife of the Spanish
Ambassador; Mrs. MacWhite, wife. of
the Irish Minister: Mrs. Harry B.
Hawes, Mrs. Bernard B. Jones and
Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr. With Mrs.
Roper in her box at the concert was
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widow of the
wartime President.
Princess Boncompagni entertained
at luncheon after the concert, having
as her guests Mrs. Chauncey M. De-
pew, Mrs. Henry Waite. Mrs. Sher-
man Miles, Mr.. Clarence Hewes and
Mr.. George Otis Draper, cousin of
the hostess.
Among others who entertained fol-
lowing the program were Mrs. Delos
A. Blodgett, Mrs Charles M. Lea,
Mrs, Charles ]. Happier, Mrs. Matthew
John Whittall, Mrs. Charles o. Mas,
Mrs. Oscar Jarecki, Mrs. w. p Tams,
Mrs. Eugene Whitmore, Mrs. Wrisley
Brown, Mrs. Chester Wells and Mrs.
Henry j. Richardson.
Mrs Cochran, wife of Representa-
tive John j. Cochran of Missouri, was
a guest of Mrs Jacob Leander Loose
at the concert, the hostess also having
with her in her box Mrs. George H.
NHot
thew De Laney and Mrs Arthur Tir-
rell
Mrs. Austin Kautz, trim and tai
lored in a black suit and SETTLING
black hat, walked to the Mayfower for
the concert and was escorted by her
silken-haired dog, which thoroughly
enjoyed the high wind and brisk air
He was not so happy, however, when
they reached the Mayflower and his
mistress told him "good-by'' and time
to go home" where he went without
further ado.
Nine. Grouitch, who is visiting Mrs
Guy Despard Goff, was with her host
ess at the concert and at luncheon
afterward. Nine. Grouitch is the
widow of the former Minister from
Yugoslavia, who represented his coun-
try when it was known as the Serbs
Croats and Slovenes. In fact the late
DR.. Slavko Grouitch was Minister from
Serbia when that country changed its
name to represent all its peoples,
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Nine
Grouitch was in black, the gown made
In coatlike effect with high standing
collar and long sleeves About her
neck she wore heavy woven chain
Of silver and her hat, also black, was
low of crown and had an upturned
rolling brin. Nine. Grouitch will go
to Buffalo the latter part of the week
to visit and will return here in March
for longer stay.
Mrs. Sumner Welles, wife of the
Assistant Secretary of State, was in
the concert audience, wearing a tai
lored suit with wide -brimmed black
hat and deep cape of silver fox fur
Others there were Mrs. James Hamil-
ton Lewis. Mrs. Ralph Church, Mrs
Matthew T. Hanna, Mrs Rudolph Max
Kaufman, Mrs. Morrison, wife of It.
Comdr. George Douglas Morrison:
Mrs. George c. Thorps, Mrs. David
Meade Lea, Mrs. Edward H. Droop,
Mrs. Carl A. Droop, the former mill
tary attache of the Cuban Embassy,
Col Enrique Prieto, and Sonora de
Prieto; the Baroness Won Below. Mrs.
Huron w. Lawson, Mrs Jean R. L.
de Sibour, Mrs. Mahlon Pitney. Mrs.
Robert Love Taylor, Mrs. William Bar
rett Ridgely> Mrs w. H. Shircliff.
Mrs. William' Wheatley. Mrs. Alexan-
der Bentley, Mrs. Eldon P. King, Mrs.
William F. Dennis. Mrs. Risley G.
Hunt, Mrs, Howard Sutherland, Mr..
and Mrs. John Walker Holcombe, Mrs.
George T. Marye, Mrs. William D.
Thomas, Miss Patten, Mrs. S. Wallace
Dempsey and Mrs E. E. Robbins.