Evening star., 1941-01-10

Mrs. Basil Manly and others
Are Party HOstesses.
Luncheon was a popular form OF
entertainment yesterday, and host
esses, in addition to the Presloeht
wife, included Mrs. Basil Many,
wife of a member of the Federal
power Commission, who entertained
Mrs d. Worth Clark, Mrs. oscar Ii
chapman. wife of the Assistant sec,
retarv of the Interior; Mrs. Harolu
Moulton Mrs. Edwin Nourse. Mrs
irene Caldwell, Mrs. Donalo Rlcn-
berg. Mrs. Raymond Clapper. MIS-
Bulkley S. Griffin and MISS MaAiiie
Davis. =
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty gave a
luncheon party yesterday III honor
of Mrs Fenton B. Turck oi New
work who has come to remain un1ll
after the Inauguration. Her other
guests were Mrs. Sol Bloom, MIS-
Wilbur j. Carr, Mrs. Danlel u.
Stapleton. Mrs. Randolph MINOR
and her house guest, Mrs. loarra'
Mrs Laurence v. Benet. Mrs. Clllton
Garter, Mrs. Hollister Chapman and
Lady Leslie.
Mrs Matthew Byrnes Claussen
entertained at luncheon yesterday
At the Wardman Park Hotel IN
honor of Mrs. John Barrett OF BAL
timore The guests included MIS-
Herbert O'Conor, wife Of the Cover
nor of Marvland; Mrs. Ambrose
O,connell, Mrs. Edward Cassidy, Mrs.
Albert N. Baggs. Mrs. Charles Cas-
sidy, Mrs. Ray Merridith, MIS-. VII
liam Lamble, Mrs. John Phli!pS'
Mrs A, Clarence Smink, Mrs. Mil
dred Greare and Miss. Marion
Claussen.
The Hover Millars Entertain;
Mrs. williams Gives Dinner.
Among other parties which IN
eluded officials and diplomats yes
terdav were the dinner parties OF the
FIRST Secretary of the British En-
bassy and Mrs. Hoyer Mlllar ana
that of Mrs. John R. Williams. The
former entertained in honor OF one
of Mr.. Hoyer Millar's retiring COL
leagues in the staff, the Assistant
Naval Attache and Mrs. Coleoy,;
Comdr. Coleby has been transferred
for duty with the Royal Navy and
shortly will leave Washington. Mrs.
Coleby will remain for the duration
of hostilities. Others at the dinner
were the Counselor of the Nether-
lands Legation and Baroness van
Rechteren Limpurg, and Mr.. ana
Mrs. George Howe.
Mrs. williams and her daughter,
Mrs. Frederick L. Sterling, were
ioint hostesses at a dinner party,
their guests including the United
States Ambassador to France, Mr..
William c. Bullitt; the Undersec-
retary of Commerce and Mrs. WAYNE
Chatfield- Taylor, and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth.
Mrs. Myers Has Party
To Honor Meuser Sisters
Another party on the calendar
Yesterday was the attractively ar
ranged cocktail party given by Mrs.
French Myers, at the 1925 F Street
Club. The function was arranged
In honor of the Misses Isabelle and
Marjorie Meuser, nieces of Mr.. Ar
thur Bradley Campbell, and there
were many members of the younger
set at the affair.
Spring flowers were used in the
club and an accordionist entertained
the guests during the party.
Among the invited guests were,
Mrs. George T. Pettengill, Mrs. WAL
ZACH Merriam, Mr.. Clarence Hewes,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Watson, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman and
the Misses Tuckerman, Mrs. Church
Ill Candee, Mr. Ralph SnoWden Hill,
Capt. r. H. Williams, Miss Nancy
Ordway, Miss Suzanne Happier, Miss
Eleanor Meen, Miss Evalyn Wash
ington Mclean, the Misses Won Rath,
Miss Sylvia Szechenyi, Miss Nancy
Letter and her fiance, Mr.. Thomas
Clagett. Miss Emily Davis, Miss
p,i11i~e hE{er U1Jer