Evening star., 1941-04-28

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Many of the guests enjoyed
through the windows and few of tn
and other poisoning trees as well
Mrs. Wiley to Exhibit Work
Here and in New York.
Mrs. Wiley is the wife of the for
mer United States Minister to Lat
via who now is on duty at the State
Department. She has accomplished
a lot in her chosen profession in
spite of the duties as hostess for
diplomat. Mrs. Wiley has several
commissions to execute. Her works
will be exhibited here and in New
York next year. Several examples
of her skill were shown at the
Worlds Fair in New York last
year.
Mfr. and Mrs. Meem
Are Hosts at Party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Grant Meem
were hosts at an afternoon party
which they planned to show their
azalea bushes and dogwood trees.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meem sent out the
cards and their daughter, Miss
Eleanor Meem, received them and
assisted through the afternoon TO
zee that every one was served.
Mrs. Meem wore a gay print frock
indicative of the spring season and
Miss Meem was in black trimmed
with red. Another daughter, Mrs.
Edward Beale Mclean, jr., who also
assisted, wore a dark blue dress with
q bright red sash. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mclean will leave wednesday for
their home in Colorado Springs.
Guests View Garden
At Tompkins' Home.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles H. Tomklns
also were hosts at party to SHOW
their garden where the old battle
ments of a Civil War fort are over
grown with blooming vines and dog
wood trees. Here small tables and
comfortable chairs were set for the
comfort of the guests.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Henry o. Swim
gle held open house in their new
home at 2515 Fort Scott road in
Arlington. The charming house Is
a reproduction of Arch Hall, one
OF the homes of Nellie Custis which
took its name from the wide arched
hall which extends from the front
door to the back through the center
of the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Compton
Give Moving" Party.
Mr., and Mrs. Wilson Compton,
back only a few weeks from the
West, where they spent the late
winter, gave q moving" party yes
terday as the house at the corner
Of Cathedral avenue and Twenty
ninth street, where they have lived
20 years, recently was sold to the
Swiss government for Consulate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Compton are moving
their household belongings to their
farm, where they will be through
the summer and probably in the
autumn will build another house In
town for winter abode.
Mr.. and Mrs. Compton honored
the formers brother and sister-in-
law, DR.. and Mrs. Arthur Compton,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harper Sibley.
Mr.. Sibley came to Washington to
attend the meetings of the United
States Chamber of Commerce, OF
which he is a former president.
Small tables were placed IN the
garden where the guests enjoyed
The towering trees and shrubs and
the sunshine.
MFR. and Mrs. McNutt I
Are Hosts ut Dinner.
The Federal Security Admins
traitor and Mrs. Paul V. McNutt
were hosts last night at dinner,
taking their guests later to the
Chinese relief concert in Constl-
t,tion Hall. Mrs. McNutt was chair
man for the benefit and with Mr..
McNutt entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward r. Stettinius, Gen. and Mrs
Conger Pratt, Mrs. Arthur Mac
Arthur, Col and Mrs. Kemper
williams, and Mr.. Clarence HeWes'
Gen. and Mrs. William D. Con-
nor had as their guests at dinner
the Minister of Finland and Nine
Procope, Senator Arthur Capper,
Mai. and Mrs. Parker w. West
Col. r. E. Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs
Wade H. Ellis, Miss Mary B. Adams
and Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, who
was chairman of the Box Committee
and entertained group OF guests.
Gen. and Mrs. Charles B. Drake1
were hosts after the concert, theil
guests including the Guatemalar
Minister and Sonora de Recinos, the
Commercial Counselor of the Brit
ish Embassy and Lady Chalkley
DR.. and Mrs. Stanley K. Hornbeck
Gen. and Mrs. Connor, Mrs. Dough
erty, Col. and Mrs. M. Robert Gug-
senheim and Mrs. Frederick Mitchell
Gould.
Civic Theater Production,
Men In White Opened.
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