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8 Soc President and Mrs First State Reception in Honor of Diplomatic Corps. INT and Mrs. will be hosts wt the White House, holding th first state reception, the members of the diplo- matic corps being honor guests. The Secretary of State and Mrs. Hughes will assist the President and Mrs Coolldge in receiving, and the other members of the cabinet and ladies will assist generally blue room. The ambassador of France, dean of the corps, and Mme. Jusserand will be the first diplomats recelved and with then staft in full bassador d'aff; tive followed staff in the , Mowing will he and to their respec- Dlomatic list, each Ly the embassy or legatiol gitests enter by the south ste entering by be received from sador of Germany, Dr. Otto Wiedield returned yesterday morning from New York, where he spent a few da The minister of Sweden and Mme, allenberg will r gue. nephew us Wal- Wallen- and will r. Wallenberg. and Mrs. Mare York. M be joined The ministe Wroblewska noon from Ne have been for *oland and eturn this Y wher L short stay. Mme. after- they t home f the will he ob- of the min- be at » 630 o'cloek, at 2821 Allare fe of the will not receive Friday, the charge will not receive December 20, Japanese Awmbassador and » wrton Pepper on from York, the the reception Lafayette Greely has returned Britain _and who have ard for more = tonight for will re- . whence .’ December d at the nav: y fayflower wil ¢ yard. The guests wil be by the commandant of the yard and Mrs. Benjamin Hutehi- 1d Admiral and Mrs. Edward berle. A number of dinners e given preceding the dance, and Mrs. Hutchison being he hosts, as will Lieut. dr and Mrs. Max B. De Mott, Lieut. Commander and Mrs. Max B, Hinkamp and Lieut. Commander and Mrs. McKee. F. Dimock was hostess of thirty at dinner last taining in her home on in compliment to the min- nd and Mme. Peter. r guests were Prof. ino of Princeton Signor and Signora Catalani, son- in-law” and daughter of the hostess, X, hington the Christmas his parents, Mr. and Fairfax. Mrs. John W. Ruckman, widow of 3 Ruckman, and her daughter, s Marjorfe Ruckman, have given their “residence at 1229 Connec- ticut avenue and taken an apart- ment at the Kenesaw for the winter. Mrs. Clark Munford has {issued s for an afternoon reception, with dancing, at Rauscher's Wednes- day afternoon, December 19, from 4 1o 7 o'clock, 1o introduce her daugh- ter, Mi: Munford, to her friends. to- | § their | embassies home | § + XMAS CARDS SOCIETY. iet . Coolidge Holding ess to A company at dinner this| ing. enteytalning in her home on street. Mrs. John Hays Hammond was! | hostess o a large company at lunch- o Lo ntertaining in compltment | | to ar. fornia. hos Sydney A. Colman of Cali-| | | Mrs. Charles M. Ffoulke will be at {home today ~und each Thursday | throughout ‘the season at her home, | 12011 Mussachusetts avenue. Mrs. | Ffoulke has as her guest Miss Elea- { nor Ffoulke of Philadelphia. | Miss Mary Pou, daughter of Repre- sentative and Mrs. K, W. Pou, will &ive a box party at Poli’s this after- noon and will” later entertain her ! Elests «t tew. In_the company will | be Miss Emily Chapin, Miss Sally tss Virginia Garrett, Miss | | E May Trimble and Miss Pauline | Coiemaun, | Mr. and Mrs, Chuuncey Parker, ir., | will ‘entertaln a company at dinner | this evening. % Mrs. E. T. Stotcsbury, who has been | 8 box holder for the Children's Hos- ‘p(h\l ball for many years, has taken @ box for the ball which will be held this year at the Willard Wednesday evening, January 2. Mrs. Thomas F. o | Walsh has also bLeen added to the S [1ist of box holders. | i At the meeting of the ball com- mittee yegterday at the home of the chalrman, Mrs. Henry Leonard, it was declded to put in extra boxes and a few are still available, James K. Jones, jr., is enter- & at bridge followed by tea afters for her daughter, Miss Elizabeth , in honor of Jiiss Agnes ude Miss v all, N McKeldin diiss Catherine Wrenn, Munford, Miss Ruth Leonard orvell Miss May Johnson Paul Sa Miss Mrs. Roger Bagnal berta’ Gilbert, Miss Emma Stitt, Miss Stitt, 'Mrs. Xenophon Price, Blizabeth Beale, Miss Virginia ards, Miss Lester Jones lleanor Wheeler, Miss Neville Mi Helen Colbert, Mias v Mre, Theodore Chi Catherine Mary Miss Doroth Miss | ing at the tea table Mrs, James Huntington Turner, Robert iffin, Mrs. Phelan C. . P. Brugeman. 1 be Mrs, Hawn nor Don Claudio Urrutia and formerly Senorita Maria de 's Alménar, have returned from ief honeymoon and are at th, his wedding e ¥ In St. Patrick's nd was followed by a recep- tion at the legation. Senora de Urrutia is a niece of the minister of Venezuela and Senora de Arcaya. Their Mrs. John Ryan Devereux will en- tertain at tea this afternoon from 5 to 7 o'clock at Portledge, when she will present her daughtér, Miss Anne { Devereux, fo soclety. The houss is decorated with pink roses and greens and a buffet supper will be served for the receiving party following the | tea. Mrs. Devereux will wear a gown ilver sequins over blue georgette and satin. The bud will be in n of white tulle and lace, fash 0 style. and will carr: d bouquet. Mrs. Rich- R Jeschke will rec with h mother and sister, w g A gsown of black chantilly lace over | cerese satin. Others recelving will be Mrs. John A. Lejeune, Mrs. Min- negerode Andrews, Mrs. Livingston Crouse and Mrs. Claudia Read. Mrs. Charles Graves Mathews, Mrs. . Bradley Davidson, Mrs. Henry H. Glassie, Mrs. Charles N. Robb, “Mrs. William 1. Mrs, L. Money Read, Mrs. Davenport White, Mrs. Chares A. Dunn, Mrs. Thomas Borden, Mrs. Harry L, Rust, Mrs. Charles T. Kemp of Baltimore, Miss Annle Bowen | of Philadelphia, and the following debu- | tantes: Miss ‘Eleanor Northrop, Miss | { Open Evenin: ORDER NOW, YOUR ENGRAVED PEARLMAN’S! 933 G ST. N.W. Special Attention to Ladies Occidental Restaurant The Famous Place to Dine Before or After Theater | So much to win, so much to No lose, marvel that I fear to —Landon choose. And Chri: they ina In ti unless you choose your stmas gifts with care will lose their identity host of similar gifts. he Schmidt Collection are beautiful gifts that are rarely duplicated. 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The guests were Col. and Mrs. John Woodward, Col. and Mr. Edgar Connolly, Maj. and Mrs. Jok Upham, Maj. and Mrs. 1. and Mrs. Irwin Hu Robert Dunlog Mra. Edgar Burr, MaJ Coulter and Capt. and Fielder. Deputy Chief of Staff of the s. John L. e! of honor Eugenia Lejeune, Miss Laura Winder Marshall, Miss Agnes Ashford, Miss tty Byrne, Miss Margaret Zoinay, Claudia’ Read, Miss Louise Ran- , Miss Norveil Munford, Miss Janet isk Helen Strauss, Miss Jessie Miss Dorethe Heiberg, ntopoulos und Mise May L ¢ Lynchbueg, Va., ix. There Ds i the receiving of Mrs. fet suppe lowing the 1 party fol- win m Sun- Oliverla | arrived i s i ) rs. Kendall # Army z were hosts at th in honor of the retiring naval attache of the Bra- zilian embassy, Capt. Graca Aranha. The other guests were secretary 5 4 Mme. ¢ of tha endes Gon- Mre. ‘enton Brad- a Dawson. Mr. a dinner tative and Anthony, Repre . Anthony, M (= | Helen Burns | Gift Shop | Katie Dunn Bldg. 1Room 1, 517 11th St. N.W. ‘OLD FURS usly handled. 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