Evening star., 1942-11-09

the committee, and Mr.. Howe, who
had entertained guests in their box
at the concert.
Mrs. Pinchot got back from visits
In New York and Pennsylvania just
In time for the party and was I'M
able to hear the concert. She re-
ceived her guests in the library OF
the Pinchot home on Rhode Island
avenue facing Scott Circle. She
wore a becoming gown Of deep
brown heavily brocaded in dull gold
to form a coat effect, and made
with long sleeves, and wore sew
eral strings of large pearls about
her neck matching her pearl stud
earrings.
A small tea table was laid in one
corner of the room and here Mrs.
Thurman Arnold, wife of the Assist
ant Attorney General, and Mrs.
Stephenson, wife OF Capt. Charles
S. Stephenson, U. S. N, poured tea
and offered sandwiches and cake.
In the dining room larger tea
table was laid, where Mrs. Robert
H. Dunlap presided. Mrs. Arnold
and Mrs. Stephenson were dressed
In black, the former wearing a
soldier blue "pill-box" hat with
matching veil and the latter
carrying out the black in her
wide -brimmed of -the-face hat. Mrs.
Dunlap was in brown, becoming
all-brown hat matching her frock
and about her shoulders a mink
cape. Mrs. Howe was all In gray,
a wool gown with three-quarter
length sleeves and small round hat,
with which she had a cape of gray
baby lamb.
Mrs. Truxtun Beale, who is chair
man Of the entertainment section
of the Womans Committee, was
there, wearing a graceful gown OF
beige crepe. her hat and slippers
and velvet wrap matching the sable
fur about her neck. Others there
were Mrs. Charles L. McNary, wife
of the Senator from Oregon; Mr..
and Mrs. Milton King, the former
confessing that he went to the ball
game instead of the concert; Prince
dllo oOl uSO1l lllC 1dOOS1 a
niece of Mrs. Howe; 1t. Charles Bit
finger, U. S. N, and Mrs. Bittinger
and their cousin, Mr.. Bainbridge
Crist, whose name, through his COM
positions, long has been linked with
the best in music; Mrs. Reeve Lewis,
chairman of the Wednesday evening
subscription series of concerts, and
Hov.N1I Kronh onnth hor
member of the Woman's Committee.
Her Majesty Martha, Crown Prin-
cess of Norway, was at the con-
cert and had with her her older
daughter, Princess Ragnhild Alex
andra, Nine. Oostgaard, lady-in-
waiting to the Crown Princess, and
Capt. Oostgaard The Grown Prin-
cess was in black with a small and
becoming black hat and about her
shoulders a cape Of taupe fox fur.
Nine. Oostgaard wore deep red with
a mink cape and deep brown hat.
The youthful Princess was in a pale
blue frock with matching ribbon
tying her blond hair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Baruch
have taken the box usually occupied
by Mrs. Roosevelt for these Sunday
afternoon concerts and yesterday
Mrs. Baruch was hostess to a small
group of ladies'
Mrs. Carol Spaatz, wife of the
commandant of the United States
Air Force in England, was with Mrs
Henry Berlinger and others at the
concert were Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
Mrs. D. Buchanan Merryman, Mrs.
George Hewitt Myers, Mr.. and Mrs
John Mcclure and Mr.. John Rus
sell, new Secretary of the British
Embassy. who recently came from
Moscow where he was Secretary of
the British Embassy for three years
1t. Peter N. Kujachich, U. S. N. r.,
member of the committee of the
National Symphony Forum enter
tained informally after the concert
in his apartment at $500 @ street.
The opening concert of the
Wednesday Evening Subscription
Series will be held tomorrow evening
in Constitution Hall No tickets are
sold for single concerts in this series
and the subscription sale will close