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" erty. . Mrs. Wallace. S Society Members of the President’s Executive Family Guests of Honor at His First State Dinner. OCIETY 5 Lom! dsughter of Mr. and|Ca; bard, of the French em- Marion Drain, pt. Emmanuel Mrs. James A. Drain, and Mr. Clarence | military ettache fllmpzm‘ whose = will take |bassy.’ place tomorrow evening. The —_ will include the membe‘r- of the wed-! Mra. Charles W. Wetmore will enter- ding party and the rehearsal for thetain a of twelve at dinner ‘wedding will follow. this evening fn honor of the minister r. Hemphill will entertain the|of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and members of the wedding party at the | Mme. Grouitch. supper dance at Wardman Park Hotel e, Selieitor Gemeral and Mrs. Beek Diamer Hosts. after the rehearsal Mr. and Mrs. Edson Bradley will en-{ The solicitor general and Mrs. Beck entertained at dinner last night in tertain a distinguished company a dinner this evening for their house |honor of Sir Charles Davidson of Montreal, Canada. gugsts, Dr. and Mrs. Preston Pope Satterwhite and Mr. and Mrs. James z Lowell Putnam of ‘New York. s Lieut. Commander and Mrs. Vance D. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley will go to New | Chapline have moved from 242 19th York Tuesday to remain over Christ- |street to 2315 20th street. mas and will return to their Dupont Circle home the following Tuesday. One of the smartest little debutante events of the season was the dance which Mrs. John Btephens, widow of Brig. Gen. Stephens, U. §. A., gave for their daughter, Miss Corinne de Garmendia Stephens, one of the most attractive buds of the winter. The Washington Club, where the dance was given, was gay with flowers, and among the out-of-town girls assist- ing Miss Stephens, were Miss Mary Louise Devries of Baltimore, her house guest, and Miss Betty London Carter of Virginia. From the debut- antes of Washington assisting were Princess Bertha Cantacuzene, Miss Mary Palmer, Miss Alice Mann, Miss Eleanor Carroll Hill, Miss Mary Stitt, Miss Patricia Ainsa, Miss Atala Kim- mel and Miss Dorothy Harbourg. The debutante wore for the evening a’ charming gown of electric blue taffeta in colonial fashion, and car- ried a colonial bouquet. Capper will give at Rauscher’s for the latter's debutante nfece, Miss Isabel Crawford. Former Representative and Mrs. George Edmund Foss will present their twin daughters, Miss Marcia Noble Foss and Miss Constance Foss, to soclety this afternoon at a large tea from 4 to 7 o'clock in their home, at 1763 R street. The house will have a graceful arrangement of greens and pink roses, Mr. and Mrs. Foss and their daughters receiving alone. Assisting them will be Mrs. Mahlon Pitney, Mrs. James R. Mann, Mrs. Ira C. Copley, Mrs. James W. Husted, Mrs. Samuel E. Winslow, Mrs. 8. Wallace Dempsey, Mrs. H. H. Rousseau, Mrs. Charles’ G. Dawes, Mrs. John J. Hemphill and Mrs. Perry S. Heath, who will alternate at the tea table. The debutantes who will assist will include Ml Wadsworth, Miss Gladys Smith, Miss_Patricla_ Ainsa, Miss Nina Lunn, Princess Bertha Canta- cuzene, Miss Nancy Hoyt, Miss Helen Colbert, “Miss Laura Lejeune, Miss eanor Hill, Miss Sidney Webb, Miss Mary Palmer, s Elizabeth Kemp and Miss Katharine Shaw. Mrs. Foss will wear a gown of black net over gold cloth. Miss Marcia Foss will wear rose net em- broidered in pink sequins with a rose tulle bow at one side of the waist | line, and Miss Constance Foss will be in old blue net made with a velvet bodice in the same shade trimmed | MISS ISABEL CRAWFORD, with pink and blue ostrich rosettes. A cha . Kan. who| Mr. and Mrs. Foss will entertain D e e "aeas |t dinner for thelr daughters Satur- Bl e et Nanschosn| day evening, December 24, and will Conlaht, with her wnele and sunt, Sens | Bive a dance for them Thuraday even- ator and Mrs. Arthur per, aw honts. ICI""b January 5, at the Congressional ub. Col. and Mrs. John W. Heavey have issued invi ns for a dinner on Jan- The first dinner company entertain-|by Mrs. Powell Clayton, commissioner uary 22, in homor of Miss Helen Col- bert. d by the President and Mrs, Hari-|of the Scouts of the District. ing included in the list of traditional state functions was that at the White House last night in honor of u:: Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge an: Y members of the cabinet and "‘“'.5&‘2{::3, lfi.e?"é;.';;p:,f‘,? :.‘.(e!;,m.;m: wives, the Secretary of the Treasury |including Lady Lee. Lady Borden, having his daughter with him. Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Mra. William M. The drawing rooms of the fermal Calder. Mme. Sze, Countess Szechenyi 5 their | 274 Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins. suite were doubly attractive in their e tien® of poinsettia, branches of | The ambasshdor of Argentina and “utumn leaves, palms and ferns.|Mme. Le Breton held a reception yes- T e table In the state AIRINE | terday, when thelr guests were asked room suggested the close ProxXimily:to meet the United States ambassador IO hristmas in the keynote of oolor 1o Argentina and Mrs. John W. Rid- carrled out in the g§ay wm»}:n; dle: Mrae: LeBroton was saslsted by T en handsomely combined withlher neice, Miss Lloveras. stevia and maidenhair ferns to dec- The minister of Rumania and rate the table. Huge plaques of At oers ‘were interspersed with | Princess Bibesco had a company din- ing with them last evening, when Mra. Coolidge Guest of Henor at Luncheon Today. Mrs. Coolidge was the guest of honor at luncheon today of Mrs. Mzj. Gen. and Mrs. John A. Lejeune will entertain a company of ten debu- tant at dinner this evening for their daughter, Miss Laura Lejeune. They will later attend the debut dance of Miss Isabel Crawford, to be given by Senator and Mrs. Capper at Rau- scher’s. Gen. and Mrs. A. W. Brewster enter- tained at dinmer last night at their home, 2304 Massachusetts avenue, honor of Sir Robert and Lady Bor Miss Alice Milburn entertained at luncheon at the Shoreham today in honor of Miss Mary Stitt, debutante daugther of the surgeon general of the Navy and Mrs. Edward Rhodes Stitt. The other guests were Miss Annette Ashford, Miss Eleanor Hill, Miss Mary assistant | Dwy: Miss Lady Jane Raby day from Vassar to spend the holidays with her parents at the navy yard. Mrs. Raby will give a luncheon at her quarters in the navy yard in honor of her daughter, who will make her debut Wednesday, On_January 2 Admiral and Mrs. R, E. Coontz will entertain a group of navy debutantes of this season and small_dinner dance | at Wardman Park Hotel for Miss Raby. Trultt—Easterday Wedding last season, at a Of Last Evening. day, was united in marriage to Lieut. Ira Walter Truitt, U. 8. N., son of Mr. Isaac Henry Truitt of Pittsville, Ind., at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Leetch, 1697 street, Georgetown, at Dr. James T. Marshall, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Georgetown, was the officiating clergyman. of the room, where the ceremony was per- formed, with its drapery of smilax and decorations of palms and pink chrysanthemums, made an ideal set- | ting. The bride’s gown was of ivory char- wide bow window meuse and chiffon, th rial made into a stral broidered with white roses and spray of silver and bordered with bandeau of pearls with clust orange blossoms on each side and Emily Hamilton, Miss Laura Lejeune, Miss Julia Hume, Miss Betty Werner, Miss Charlotte Clark, Miss Katharine Wrenn, Miss Nivian Browif, Miss graceful compotes of fruit and eandics their guests were asked to meet Mr. The fult Dolly Madison gold serv-|H. G. Wells, ice was used, even to the four tall labra, the huge mirror for the S “the tablo and the compotes |and Slovenes and Mme. Grouitch en- o e Yhe same service giv-)tertained at dinmer last evening, Delonging 1o v to the board such|when their guests were Senator and g A i'hst have been obtained with | Mrs. Kev. Plitman, Senator and Mrs. & too elaborate decoration of flowers. Henry Wilder Keyes, Representative e e wore a gown of her|and Mrs. Frederick C. Hicks, Mme. o T aing. 4 draped effect car- | Rose. former United States Ambasso- Own e doftest and richest of | dof to Germany, and Mrs. David Jayne black satin, with rhinestone trim- | Hill and Mr. Wickersham Steed. g sleeves and a g mimnsa tm:‘)f :mne 'ylu:t"n";d: :re t?e stones | __ The minister of Uruguay and Mme. rmn from the left shoulder across Varela have issued cards for a din- ; !x t to the lower edge of the|ner ‘Thursday evening, December 22, Podice at the right. at the Pan-American Union. The Marine Band Orchestra, in their acarlet coats with black trimming, especially designed for White House use, played in the great entrance hall, where the scarlet of their uniforms vied with the long stone holders, Tied with poinsettia. e (ues’l: at table with the Presi- d Mrs. Harding were: Ao Aice President and Mrs. Cool- 1dge. . Secretary of State and Mrs. es. H’m Secretary of the Treasury and i llon. M:r.;eutse‘c):eury of War and Mrs. Weeks. The Attorney General, Mr. Daugh- Dr. and Mrs. John Crayke Simpson will entertain a small dinner party tonight, later attending the reception and dance glven by Senator'and Mrs. Capper. Mme. Peter, wife of the minister of Switzerland, who has recently return- ed from her home, has presented a lovely Swiss doll for the doll fair to ur{dl be held Saturday, December 17, at the [l (T8 AUSCRC OF 0 @ eZo, Maj, o store of W. B. Moses & Sons, for the|ana Mrs. Mariborough Churchill and benefit of the Washington Animal = Linens and Laces Hand Rescue League, beginning at 10 o'clock and continuing through the Lace Renovating Mme. VIBOUD, Inc. PERLING FURRIER Importer Exceptional Values in Coats and small pieces| of guaranteed quality. 1336 F St. N.W. The minister of Switzerland and Mme. Peter will be the guests of honor at dinner this evening of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Price Wright. Mrs. Charles Denby and Mrs. Perry Heath. The minister of the Serbs, Croats, 'wo Home Debut Tean Linted This Afternoom. Maj. and Mrs. Walter Cline will en- tertain at tea this afternoon from 4 7 o'clock at the Kenesaw, when they will present their daughter, Miss Florence Elizabeth Cline, to societ Cline and their daugl ter will receive against a background of vellow chrysanthemums and white roses intermingled with greens. Alter- nating at the tea table will be Mrs. Robert Kline, Mrs. Hardy Page, Mrs. Charles Porterfield Light, Mrs. Per- nier Mix apd Mrs. Waldo Potter, and The acting military attache of the! French embassy, Maj. L. Dubreuil, | entertained at dinner last evening at' Rauscher's, when his guests were Gen. Mrs. George V. H. Moseley, the tary attache of the Iltalian em- day. Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock has con- 0 tributed two beautiful dolls, repre- wenting Romeo and Juliet. Miss | Larking of England presents a night light, elegantly adorned, represent- ing “Britannia.”” The children of the playgrounds, under the guidance of the superintendent, Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, and her assistant, Miss Chambers, have contributed a large and varied collection of dolls, includ- ing Bo-Peep, Red Riding Hood, Little Senator and Mrs. Truman H. New- berry left Washington today for thelr ome in Detrolt, where they Will|, sqisting will be Miss Julia Hume, spend: the holidays. 4 Miss Nina Lunn, Miss Batty Werner. Mrs, Frank B. Noyes is giving a @in- | Miss Mary Stitt, Miss Atala Kimmel ner dance tonight for her daughter, |and Miss Corinne Stephens. Mrs. Thomas Blagden, jr., who recently | Mrs. Cline will wear a gown of arrived from China and will spend |black lace trimmed with sfiver and the the winter with her. Mrs. Edward |debutante will be in white satin made Hart of New York, another daughter | With tight-fitting basque and bouffant of Mr, and Mrs. Noyes. Is also with [sKirt and trimmed with silver, and them for a visit. will carry & colonial bouquet. Lord Fauntleroy, Girl Scouts, colorful === Hollo the tea Maj. and Mrs. Dinang, rollicking Sambos, clowns, The Italian high commissioner and |Cline ntertain at dinner. their | gunote Th e Signora Quattrone were hosts at din R mDEY; g suests including Capt. and Mrs. Per- | g uhP ner last evening, entertaining in hon- fnier Mix, Commander and Mrs. rd, i or of the president of the Italian nd Mrs. Waldo Potter, delegation. Benator Schanzer, and |Mr.and Mrs. Charles P. Light and Mr. fen‘nlvr_rh;\lbeh:llnl. dele(a(eu lrov:; and Mrs. obert taly. The other guests were Mr.and [ladies who will assist the dcbutante he minister of Swe Mrs George Sutherland, Marquis Vis- | this atternoon and a number of (he | ooq® Nme. WaNeuberE, i conti Venosta, Signor Leonardo Al- |young officers stationed at Fort Myer. Commander Filete and Dr.|The young people will ko later to a| Miss Margaret Crosson will enter- dance which Senator and Mrs. Arthur | tain at dinner this evening for Miss | 727 11th M. 4871, 17 black cats flnd’ Miss -Rosalind Wright entertainéd a i smali company at luncheon today in Kline, the young|honor of Miss Ingegard Wallenbersg, Page, Maj. The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Denby. 3 The Secretary of Agriculture and bertini, Floria. Mrs. luncheon today at Alirlie, her guests being Mrs. Selden E. Spencer. Joseph 1. France, Mrs. S. B. M. Young. Mrs. Theodore W. Noy Mrs. Victor Kauffmann, Mrs. Dwight Chester, Mrs. Francois Berger Moran, Mrs. James E. Freeman, Mrs. E. B. Grandin, The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Hoover. The Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Davis. Senator and Mrs. Irvine L. Lenroot. Senator and Mrs. Truman H. New- berry. Senator and Mrs. Lawrence C. FPhipps. Senator and Mrs. Coleman du Pont. Gen. John J. Pershing. Representative C. Bascom Slemp. Representative and Mrs. Samuel E. ‘Winslow. Representative Joseph G. Cannon and Miss Cannon. Kauffmann was hostess at 7 ')R:vr:en!-luve and Mrs. Nicholas 1415G S ety 1o om rrsam | A BIRD'S et 316. 7th St. N.W. Mrs. Eugene Hale. Tel. Frank. 5762 Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Straus. Mrs. J. G. Battelle. Mrs. James Carroll Frazer. Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Glover. Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant. Mr. Chandler Hale. Bishop John W. Hamilton. Miss Laura Harlan. Commander nad Mrs. R. 8. Holmes. Mr, Charles P. Kling. Announcing Reductions of 20% on Furs Justin Time for Xmas Miss Patten. ; - N\ Mr. and Mi .C. 3 o : & ta Tumnrecqy |§ A disposal of ime ) oo and Mrs. Willlam Boyce Thomp- portance to those de- \~§ / Following the dinner there was a siring to give really § ' n . short program of song, for which Miss N Mary Jordan and Miss Katherine Day- fine Furs for Xmas. § ’ o ton gave the numbers, with Mr. Lee All prices lowered N Cronican and Miss Anne Tindale alter- nately at the piano. Miss Jordan's numbers included “Invocation to Eros.” Kursteinen; “Lullaby.” Cyr! Scott; “T Passed by Your Window, Brahe; “In the Wood of Tinvar: Harry T. Burleigh (dedicated to Mi Jordan); “Come Up, Come In. Wit Carl Deis, and “My Love Is a Muleteer.” Francisco di Nogero. Miss Dayton’s program included 2 John, No.” arranged by Cecil 'he Icicle,” Karolyn Wells es, I'm In Love,” Stanley ointed Points of View, Ethel Usher (a) “The Optimist” ) “The Pessimist” (c) “The Altruis “The Little Brother's Lullaby,” Jan Brock; “A Lesson With the Fan,” d'Hardelot. an A-Marketing.” Arthur Goodhart. Mrs. Harding will attend the lec- ture at 4 o'clock this afternoon which Mr. Thornton Burgess will give in the Knickerbocker Theater for the benefit of the Girl Scouts of the Dis- trict. Mr. Burgess will be introduced whington Sris Holiday Displays Misses’ Evening Apparel 7 fully 20% throughout our B'ock. w}lich com- prises not only staple furs, such as Coats, Scarfs, Muffs, etc., but exclusive models in Fur Evening Wraps, Carriage Coats, Dolmans and Mantles. “We Pay the War Tax” on All Purchases Pointex Hosiery All Sizes and in the Leading Shades with Plenty of Blacks $20,000Sale of Ladies’ Fine Silk Underwear —Including Crepe de Chine, Glove Silk, Radium, Pussy Willow and Satin Undergarments, fashioned in Teddies,Camisoles, Gowns, Bloomers, Vests, Combinations, Billy Burkes, Etc. Every Garment Greatly Reduced In a Range of Prices From $1 to $22.50 Unquestionably the Greatest Underwear Display in the City New 5-Thread | ALL Furs and Fur L .| Coats Reduced t . CrepedeChine S % - Every Pair Perfect and Fully Guaran- T teed All Firsts 7, NN, 7 2 7222 \ gette — embroidered, For the Christmas Season we are displaying entirely New Showings in Dresses, Wraps and Exquisite Accessories for Dinner and Evening Wear. Each model introduces some rare and dif- ferent touch. The charming simplicity of all is especially appropriate and appealing to young women and misses of refined taste. 7% Party Dresses for Girls Christmas Gift Suggestion'; We have collected gifts that are beautiful, ably for giving. and braided; and some trim- med with lace, or plain tailored —in Crepe de Chine. Tuxedo and Buster Brown models. also caught to the long train with| sprays of the same bridal flowers. The | i Frances rer, Miss Miss Joyce Huffman and Ellis. An important wedding of the week took place last evening, when Miss Edith Isabelle Easterday, daughter of SOCIETY S W is returning to- on Saturday December 21. Hair Goods and 809 7th St. 1771 Col. Road 10153 M. 835 Cel. “Meet Me at Heller's” Saks’ Mr. and Mrs. George Jackson Easter- —brings you ings that m stron 31 8 o'clock. Re The drawing chokers from these i bargains. rap, Boarf, etc. e latter mate- | ght tunic, em- | Hi pearl: ithin Removal Sale of Furs appeal to the near-Amas purse. fSelect gift coats, scarfs and ‘A SALL DEPOSIT holds Cea & Bt hoildny e, sav- ake big fur AXSFURCo FACTURERS WHO RETAIL] "MXT AV?NOLESALE PRICES (Continued on Ninth Page.) 1 608 TO 614 11th ST. N.W. | The House of Courtesy——— Featuring at Special Prices—two assortments of Lace Charmingly dance and other Yuletide festivities. Dresses attractive Frocks for the The quantities are limited—but the values are exceedingly good. What an unequaled opportunity, indeed. $18.00_.$29.75 All Lace Lace and Crepe Satin Lace and Canton Crepe ! In Black and Brown They are finished with girdles of Velvet and Net—in the new Fuchsia, Henna, Burnt Orange and other illuminating colors. Overblouses, in Crepe de Chine, Satin, Lace and Geor- beaded ~ Silk Undergarments Makes that are best known—and known to the best. Boxed suit- Afternoon Dresses ! unusual, yet highly practical for Girls, Juniors and Misses. The wide range of assortments and prices provides perfect selection for every pref- erence. We mention in part: Silk Undergarments, Silk Hose, Socks Breakfast Coats, Breakfast Sets Japanese Kimonos Quilted Robes, Bath Robes Sweaters, Wool Scarfs and Hats to Match i Waists' ‘ January Prices Every Cloth Coat in the House Substantially - Reduced for the New models, in handsome Radium, Truhu and Crepe de Chine Chemise —tailored and hand-embroidered or lace trimmed with Filet and Val Perfect cut; White, Flesh s5 w Apricot and Orchid. S ¥ Very fine Gowns, in Radium, Truhu and Crepe de Chine—many new models ; plain tailored; or trim- med with ribbon and Filet or Val . "lace. Cut large and full. White, Flesh, Orchid, Peach, Light Blue. Two Big Specials for Saturday Only in Gift Blouses White Dimity Tailored Blouses—All White ; some with Black stitching, as well as the Colored Dimities —with real Irish edging on collars and cuffs. Open front and back. Buster Brown, Bab and Four- leaf Clover Collars. Special Values Specially Priced Glove Silk Vests—plain and hem-~ stitched; cut full and roomy; fin- ished with ribbon or seli-straps. In Flesh, White and Orchid. SPECIAL at..ecceacceces sl’% Glove Silk Bloomers, to match— plain and hemstitched—the plain in Flesh ; the hemstitched in Flesh and Orchid. Cut full and well made. SPECIAL at...... s2'45 .