Evening star., 1941-10-28

Hinckley; Mrs. Harrison Stanton
formerly Miss Laura Wells; Mrs
Robert O. Lord formerly Miss Carol
Barnes Newberry: Mrs Gilbert Row
cliff, formerly Miss Marion Leutze
Mrs. Conger Pratt. formerly Miss
Sadie Murray, and Miss Carolyn
Nash.
Mrs. John r. williams "chaper-
oned" the party.
Memory Book Shown
At End Of Luncheon.
Mrs. Church offered her memory
book as the piece de resistance at
the close of the luncheon. The book
was kept during the year of her
debut and for the two following
years. Pictures of herself and her
guests included group on the
observation platform of the train
which took them to Franklin Field
in Philadelphia for the Army-Navy
game. They were guests of MIS-.
Lords parents. the then Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Truman H.
Newberry. who shared the private
car with the then Secretary of War
and Mrs. William H. Taft.
Cabinet HOstesSeS HonOred
At White House Luncheon.
Oficial parties yesterday included
Mrs. Roosevelt's luncheon for the
hostesses of the cabinet circle. The
White House luncheon is an annual
custom and it is at this time that
the hostesses complete their plans
for official at homes and lunch
parties in honor of the Presidents S
wife. No such plans were made yes
terday. however. for following the
decision of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt to omit the annual official
functions at the White House for the
coming winter. there will be no
cabinet days at home and no lunch
cons for the White House hostess.
The President was host at lunch
con today. His guest were the Gov
ernor of the Bahamas and the
Duchess of Windsor, who came down
from New York for the occasion.
The luncheon planned for the
visitors on their earlier visit here
was postponed because of the death
of Mrs. Roosevelt's brother, Mr.. Hall
Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt left at midday to-
dav for Chicago to fill a speaking
engagement.
Mrs. Roosevelt Attends
Navy League Dinner.
The President was accompanied
BY Mrs. Roosevelt when he attended
the dinner at the Mayfower ar
ranged by the Navy League in OBJ
servance of Navy Day.
The former Secretary of War and
Mrs. Dwight F. Davis were hosts at
cocktails for a group OF guests who
went with them to the dinner. Mrs.
Davis was chairman of the Dinner
Committee The party was given
in the pan-American room OF the
Mayflower. Those invited included
the guests who sat at the head table.
The large company which filled
the ballroom was typical of Capital
society, representing all its circles.
The executive, legislative and judi
cial branches of the Federal Gov
ernment we're we'll represented. and
diplomats. too, paid honor to the
Navy. The Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Henry Morgenthau
jr.: Mrs. Frank Knox, wife of the
Secretary of the Navy, who was
speaking in Detroit last night, and
the Secretary of Commerce and Mrs
Jesse H. Jones were among those
from the cabinet group.
From the Supreme Court circle
were Associate Justice and Mrs
Hugo L. Black. Associate Justice
and Mrs. James F. Byrnes, Associate
Justice and Mrs. Stanley F. Reed
and Associate Justice and Mrs. Felix
Frankfurter.
The legislative branch of the Gov
ernment was represented by the
Speaker OF the House of Representa-
tives, Mr.. Sam Rayburn.
The Army paid its tribute to the
Navy by the presence of the chief
of staff. Gen. George c. Marshall
The commandant of the Coast
Guard, Rear Admiral Russell r.
Waesche, and Mrs. Waesche, also
attended the dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. McNutt
Are Among Guests.
Others at the dinner were the
Federal Security Administrator and
Mrs. Paul V. McNutt. the Lend
Lease Administrator and Mrs. Ed
ward r. Stettinius, jr.; Gen. Blanton
Winship. the chairman of the Mari
time Commission, Rear Admiral