Evening star., 1940-04-21
Entertaining
Dispels
Gloom
Hennings Are
Delightful Hosts;
Other Parties
Continued From First page.)

newspaper profession many having
come from other cities for the
newspaper editors conclave.
Mr.. William Allen White Of the
Emporia Gazette was present with
Mrs. White and other visiting edi-
tors at the gala fete were Mr.. Grove
Patterson of the Toledo Blade, Mr..
Stanley Barnett OF the Cleveland
Plain Dealer, Mr.. Marvin Creager of
the Milwaukee Journal, Mr.. Roy
Roberts Of the Kansas City Star.
Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, wife Of
the late Representative Bacon, was
at the party, as were Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Houghteling, Mrs. George
c. Thorpe, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Downs and Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Hurja.
Snowden Fahnestocks
Give Dinner Dance.
- An outstanding party Of last eve
ming was that Of the Snowden
Fahnestocks, who gave q dinner fol-
lowed by dancing in their home, on
@ street. Many of their guests came
from out Of town, and the Belgian
Ambassador and Countess van der
Straten-Ponthoz shared honors with
the Italian Ambassador and Princess
Colonna at the dinner with which
Mr.. and Mrs. Fahnestock started the
evening. The so guests were seated
at the five round tables, each hav-
ing low mound Of gay spring BIOS
SONS in the center, and a hundred
or so joined them later for the dane
ing. The house was decorated with
a profusion of spring flowers and a
buffet supper was served shortly
after midnight.
Mrs. Fahnestock looked unusually
well in a becoming gown of pale
pink, the very full skirt having three
deep founces of exquisite black lace
and the fitted bodice having similar
lace over the shoulders like a bertha.
With this she wore pale pink roses.
Ambassador and Sonora de Espil
were hosts to small group of guests
and with them went later to the
dance. Others who gave dinner
parties before the fete were the
Counselor of the Netherlands Lega-
ton and Countess van Rechteren
Limpurg, the First Secretary of the
French Embassy and Baroness
Baeyens. the Third Secretary Of the
British Embassy and Mrs. Rumbold
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Warder
Thoron. Mrs. Higginson Rogers and
Mrs. Pearsons Rust.
Charles West Staying
With the Fahnestocks.
Staying with Mr.. and Mrs.
Fahnestock over Sunday is Mr..
Charles West of New York, who
came for the party, and others from
out of town include Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Clarkson of New York, who
are staying with the latter's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Angus Garrett; Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Lyon Polk, who are
staying with the former Secretary
of War and Mrs. Dwight F. Davis,
greeted many old friends last eve
ming, having lived in Washington for
some years when Mr.. Polk was Un-
dersecretary of State; Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Osborn also found many
friends at the party. having been fire.
quent visitors here with former
United States Ambassador to the
Argentine and Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss; Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Davie,
Mrs. Bennett Crocker. DR.. Alexan-
der Hamilton Rice and Mr.. William
K. Dick of New York
The visitors will be entertained
today at round of parties, be-
ginning with the luncheon which
Mrs. Ffoulke Dewey will give and
continuing through several cock
tail parties, including that of Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney Kent Legare. This
evening those who have not been
obliged to return to their homes