Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1924, Page 8

g _— Soaiets The Chief Justice and Mrs. Taft, With Many Others in Official Life, Are SOCIETY. Keeping Open House. HILE lacking much of the old-time zest of former New Year days before the | Capital and its official set outgrew their environment, there is| a lively atmosphere throughout the | city, many official homes besides the ‘White House and cabinet being open to visitors. The Chief Justive and Mrs. William Howard Taft will receive this after- noon from 2:30 to 7 o'clock at their home, on Wyoming avenue. They will have assisting them Mrs. Plerce Butler, Mre. George Butler. Mrs. Ed- ward T. Sanford and Mrs. William Van Devanter. Pres at the tea table will be Mr B. McCaig, | Miss Nannie Bel Frederick Manning, hosts. ding Gen. Dumont Returns to | French Embansy Here. The military attache of the French embassy, Gen. George A. L. Dumont, | will arrive in New York today on the | Rochambeau, after passing se | weeks at his home in France. I will come directly to Washington. - | Col. and Mrs. Henry M. Morrbw |||-‘ tertained a company of young people | at dinper at Chevy Chase Club last | evening for the latter's son, Cadet | Maurice Condon. I The assistant Postmaster General | and Mrs. ‘John H. Bartlett were | among those entertained at dinner al‘ Merldfan Manslons last evening pre- | ceding the large dance in the hl'h‘l: ball room. Among others entertain- | ing parties were Senator and Mrs. Morris Shepard, Gen. and Mrs. Logan Feland, and Col. and Mrs. Robert T. Oliver. \ A large party of people, former ! residents of Merldian Mansions, re- turned for the New Year festivities and held ‘a large party, arrangements | for which were made by Col. and Mrs. L D. Gusser. Among those present were, Col. and Mrs. George P. Tyner, | Col, and Mrs. Frank C. Burnett, Col and Mrs. Augustine Mclntyre, G and Mrs. Stuart Heintzleman, and Mrs. George C. Marshall, Col | Mrs, C ad F. Babcock, Col. and Mrs. | Ja F. Bryson, a Col. and Mrs. | Charles H. Bridges, Maj. and Mrs. Maxwell Murray. Maj. and Mrs. Con- | ger Pratt and Col. and Mrs. A. W.| Bjorstad. The director of the bureau of the budget and Mrs. Lord will receive this afternoon from 4 to 7 o'clock, at their apartment in the Ontario. They will have with them the assistants to the director and their wives. and | The new vice chairman of the United | States Shipping Board and Mrs. T. V. ©O'Connor have taken an apartment at | the Hamilton Hotel for the winter. i Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Hamlin and | Miss Anna Hamlin -will be at home this afternoon at their residence, 19! Farragut square. | Mr. Charles Henry Butler gave h annual Montsweag farm breakfast, at 1536 Eye street, at noon today. There were about 150 present, including mem- bers of the cabinet, the Supreme Court, diplomatic corps and others prominent in official and social circles. It was a | men'’s affair. but as usual Mrs. Butler who received the guests, was assisted by a number of ladles, some of whom ‘were house guests and others who had visited at Montsweag farm. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Ryan Devereux | will entertain at a dance this evening in their home, Portledge, in Chevy Chase, for their debutante daughte: Miss Anne Devereux. nd Mrs. George Carter Lafferty D open house informally this afternoon at their residence, 1600 T street, from 4 to 7 o'clock. There will be music during the afternoon. Mr. Lafferty has been officlal reporter of the House for many years and his friends in and out of Congress are nu- merous. Mrs. Lafferty has been ab- sent from Washington and rejoined Ber husband at their home yesterday. Mr, and Mrs. Alfred Pembroke Thom of Pembroke Park are not recelving today. Mr. and Mrs. Thom have been joined | 2029 Connect | ing Christmas with relatives in Evans- | ton, i1 jdinne by the latter's niece, Miss Josephine Williford of Atlanta, Ga., who spent a portion of last winter with them. Mr. and Mrs, Alfred P. Thom, jr. are holding a reception thix afternoon at their residence, 2231 Bancroft place, from 5 to 7 o'clock. They will have with them their house guest, Mrs. Juntus R. Wilcox, and Mrs. Carter Hall will assist The chief of States Army, and announce the aplains, United Mrs. John T, Axton engagement of _their aughter Lily Jane to Lieut. Freder- ick R. Pitts, 3d, United States cavalry, Fort Myer, Va.' Miss Axton is a senior at Mount Holyoke College, and her graduation in June. Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. Wigmore have returned to their apartment, at cut avenue, after sy Mrs. Tod. . Todd, U. 8. N, i nts, Mr. and Mrs in their home, at 1 eral week Lieut tached to the U. S, 8 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph tained at a dance last compliment to Miss who. With her parents, J. W. Geary of Phi been the guests of Leiter for a week Christmas greens w used to decorate Mr. and Mrs. Leiter received the guests. palms, southern smilax and Ameri- n roses were used. There xuests and breakfast about 2 o'elack. John R. Williams entertained at dinner prec the dance, when her guests i her son-In-law ind daughter, aind Mrs. Lei and their house guests and Mrs. John Ballintyne Pitney of New York, daughter of the hostess, who is her house guest Mr. and Mrs. A. Garrison McClin- tock also entertained a company at preceding the dance. Lieut. Chapman visiting her par- Paul E. Johnson, th street, for Todd is at- Coloratio. Leiter enter- evening in Lenny Geary, Mr. and Mrs. delphia, h: Mr. and Mrs. and red berries the hall where and Miss Geary in the ballroom _Mrs. E. B Grandin and the Misses Grandin will be at home informally Wednesdays in January. - and Mrs. Richard Wilmer en- ted & company of twenty young » at a buffet supper last eve- ning. davenport White and ve returned to their Dresden after spend- t the Marlborough- in Atlantic City. Dr. and Mrs. their children h partment in Blenheim H. Bagby will r oon from 5 to dence. 1611 Riggs will have ussisting 3 mond Payne, Misg Elizabeth J , Mrs. Joseph Crup- per. Mrs. Robert Dawkins and Mis. Bdward Stuart. n M Children’s Hospital Benefit Tomorrow. For the annual charity given at the New night for the ball to be Willard tomorrow efit of the Children’s a Glover, jr. vice chair s Their aides are: Mr. Benjamin W. Thoron. Dr. L. S. Rowe, Mr. Willlam B. Hibbs, Mr. Willlam C. Morrow, Mr. Horace H. Westcott, Maj. Henry onard, Mr. A. B. Legare and Mr. Corcoran Thom. On the floor committee are also, Secretary Andrew W. Melion, Senator Peter Goelet Gerry, Representative Frederick H. Gillett, Liuet. Col. H. C. Jewett, Dr. L. S. Rowe, Mr. Frank B. Noyes, Mr. Theodore W. Noyes, Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Col. H. M. Mor- row, Mr. Victor Kauffmann, Col. Robert H. Rolfe, Mr. Byron S. Adams, Commander Graham M. Adee, M Anthony C. Addison, Mr. Charles Bell, Maj. Gist Blair, Mr. Montgomery Blair, Mr. Woodbury Blair, Maj. Gen. T. H. Bligs, Dr. John C. Boyd, Mr. E. C. Brainerd, Mr. Alexander Britton, Gen. James' A. Buchanan, Mr. F. H. Bugher, Mr. Charles Henry Butler, Mr. Richard E. Claughton, Mr. George Cochran, Myer en, Capt. Mr. Charles (Still Continued) Our January Clearance Sale Coats, Suits, Dresses, Blouses at Savings of V3 to 1> Read Every Item Carefully Coats Sport Coats, $49 Fur - trimmed " $77 .7 $98 mmed inally Silk, Flamingo and Velvet Skirts. Originally $12.50 to $18.50— Suits Genuine camel’s hair and imported materials, orig- { Suits, Suits $39.50 to $65.00— Fur-trimmed Dresses One-of-a-kind frocks, orig- wsizs. $59.50 to $125... Street and Afternoon Dresses, originally $ 1 7 $29.50 to $35..... Dresses for all occasions, o W $27 Smart in;.lividual Frocks, originally $ 39.50 $65 to $75. Blouses Silk Over- blouses, originally $16.50 to $19.50— $10.00 Overblouses, originally $8.95 to $10.00— originally originally the | | marriage will not take place until after iR THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1924 Concannon, Dr. Edward P. Copeland, Mr. W. L. Crounse, Mr. E. B. Dea Mr. Francis Emmett Dornin, Joshua_[Evans, {r., Lieut. Comn TR veraor, Sir. Charlon W, Fale: fax, Mr. A. W. Ferrin, Mr. Robert Fleming and a number of others im- portant In soclal and business lifc. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nelson Ding- ley have as thelr houseguests, Mrs. | Bertrand H. Salzman of New Haven, Conn.; Miss Dorothy Gregg of Kala- | mazoo, Mich., and Miss Ruth Ladd of Boston. who will attend Miss Mada- len Dingley at her marriage thix ovening to Mr. Willlam Dougall | Leetch of this city. The wedding will take place in the Church of the Covenant at § o'clock. Mme. Georgette Leblane, who is making a tour of the United States, will come to Washington to give a concert at the King-Smith Studios, 1751 New Hampshire avenue, Mon- day afternoon, January 14, at 4:30 o'clock. The proceeds of the concert | will g0 to the relfef of the fatherless | children of Greece of which Mme, | Tsamados is honorary chalrman. This is the first of a series of con- certs known as “Concerts Intimes" which Mme. Tsamados and other ladies of the diplomatic corps are patronesses. These concerts will be {very exclusive and a limited number [0 invitations will be Issued, and are | to be given by artists who specialize in the more intime type of program. The proceeds of these concerts will go to charities sponsored by the patron- esses. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brooks Smith entertained at_dinner last evening Dreceding the New Year ball at the Hotel Roosevelt The guests were | {Maj. and Mrs. Carl A, Hartig, Mrs. Léincoln L. McCandless and Miss Loy | MoCandless of Honolulu, H. L Miss Katharine O'Brien of Parkersburg W. Va.: M Mildred Fenton, Mid-| ghipman Carter, Alston Printup of Atlanta. Ga., and Midshipman Robert Henry Gibbs. | == ) Mr. C. Francois Guerin of 1612 Rhode Island avenue entertained a varty at supper and bridge at his| home last night. The guests incluc ~d Mre. Charles Cannon. Mrs. A. White, Mrs. Richard Hooker. Mr Josephine Breckons, Miss Mary M Leod Hothea, Miss Kathryn Miss Helen Campbell, M:s C Fiske, Col. Richard Hooker, ) Samuel A. White, Mr. Cariton Van Valkenburg, Mr. J. Paul Jamison and Mr. Markley Bethea. Mr. Archibald We has returned to Washington after spending several | months in South America and is at Wardman Park Hotel for the remain- der of the winter. Mr. Wells was ex- | tensively entertained while in Rio de | Janjero and at the embassy in Buenos | ires and at Montevideo. Mr. Walter ‘choelkopf is secretary of the United tates embassy at Buenos Aires, and | Mre. Schoelkopf is the only woman in the embassy circle. Mr. and Mrs. | Schoelkopf are about to take the | house there which was formerly o cupied by the United States am- bassador and are planning to enter tain on a lavish scale. Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Agnew_enter. tained a company at the Le Paradis New Year dance last evening Capt E. Williams and Commander R. H. | Knight also entertained parties, ! Lieut. Commander and Mrs. f‘luudr; 5. Gillette en ined at dinner last | evening at their apartment in the St Albans. Their guests included Capt. | and Mrs. I. A, Bi , Commander and | | Mrs. C. A. Jones, Lieut. ander | and Mrs. Samuel 8. Payne, Lieut. Com- mander and Mrs. R. W. Paine, Lieut and Mrs. A. N. Charlton, Mrs. Ward and Maj. and Mrs. P. Parsons Wilcox Mr. Henry R. Morrow was host at a | dinner party last evening at the Ham- ilton and had as his guests the coun- selor of the German embassy and | Mme. von Lewinski, Prof. Ludwig tein of Berlin, Mr. and Mrs. Robert | | W. Bonynge of New York city. Rep- CULTIVATING OF SPEAKING VOICE | Mid-Winter Term Dramatic Art. Public Speaking Childre; Exprexsion Classes Estelle Allen Studio | Fr. 7731 | [ “A thing of beauty is a joy | | forever; its loveliness increases | —it will never pass into noth- | ingness.” Alavdaline Jordan Extends | —a New Year's Greeting to the | esteemed Patrons of | Be Olb Curiosity Shop 1749 Rhode Island Avenue $39 to $65 Coats $60 to $89 Coats $90 to $140 Coats $25 to $45 Sport Coats REDUCTIONS IN DRESSES $16.95 to $30 Dresses Reduced $]12-95 ¢ $19-9 $30 to $50 Dresses $50 to $75 Dresses MRS, EDWIN ice Sanford. With other ladies of the Supreme Court, (aft, wife of the Chief Justice, at her reception this Wife of Assoclate Ju whe ix assisting Mrs, ntternoon. resent of @i, Mr. Kenyc Mrs. Moshier of Washington Gulivg gdfinkle (‘}@. Your Faith l.n Oul' Statemcnts SUITS nd Mrs. William N. Vaile - 'and Mrs. Clarence A . Mr. Bloom, Mrs. Charles_and New York, Miss T. SANFORD, Ruth and Mr, John J. Edwards. Paris Makes us watch with great care any advertise- ment we insert in the papers. Therefore, you will find the sales that start here tomorrow of extraordinary interest, for they comprise the best values, as we believe, ever offered for goods of such quality and style. Women's and Misses’ FUR-TRIMMED CLOTH COATS DRESSES FUR COATS.‘,CAPES AND ANIMAL NECKPIECES SILK AND MUSLIN UNDERWEAR ITALIAN SILK UNDERWEAR J Street Corner.7hirteenth 1106 G Street. N.W. “ e House of Fabbion” Reduced Reduced $39-50 to $49-50 $35 to $100 Evening Mma $25 to 56950 REDUCTIONS IN SUITS $29.50 to $39.50 Suits Stashed To $19-% $49.50 to $69.50 Suits Slashed To $39-50 Fall and Winter Hats $ 2L JANUARYCLEARANCESALE SLASHING REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS IN COATS Reduced Reduced %45 to %690 575 to 59850 516.95 to 329.50 $25 to 535 ervice, Miss Margaret Crosson Mr. and Mrs. James B. Reynolds en- H tertained at dinner last evening at &a Chevy Chase Club, in honor of iss Laura Winder Marshall, debu- tante daughter of Gen. and Mrs. Rich- ard C. Marshall. The guests inciyded Gen. and Mrs. Marshall, Miss Nina Diamantopoulos, Miss Elizabeth Adam; 1ss Allison Roebling, Miss Verra 'Hines, Miss Ruth Stoddard, Miss Margaret Zolnay, Miss Jean Con- rad, Miss Betty Byrnes, Miss Norvell Munford, Miss Caroline Lewis, Miss Anne Devereux, Miss Eleanor Nor- throp, Miss Eugenia Lejeune, Miss Katherine Wrenn, Miss Janet Mof- fett, Miss Muriel Grey, Miss Dfana Cumming, Miss Beverly Smith, Miss Elizabeth’ Chase, Miss Claudia Read, SOCIETY. Trowbridge Tittmann and organ music by Mr. Lewis Corning Atwater, or- ganist of the church. Dancing fol- lowed, and at midnight a brief watch service was held. In the recelving line were the Rey. Dr. and Mrs. Ulys- ses G. B. Plerce, Dr. and Mrs. Percival Hall, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones, Maj. and 'Mrs. A. M. Holcombe, and Mra. Charles Loring, Mr.’ and Mrs. Frederic A. Holton, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Ricker, Dr. and Mrs. Morton G. Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hosmer, Miss Catherine Newton. Miss Helen ) Miss Elizabeth Ely and M Garfinkle. E. B. McCagg, Mrs, Austin McCarthy, Miss Marguerite B. Neale, Miss Helen Nicolay, Mr. Norman J. Nelson, Mr Harry Norment, Mrs. Frank B. Noyes Miss Lillian Otto, Mr. Stanton C. Peelle, Mrs. J. Eris Powell, Mrs, E mund Pendleton, Miss Evelyn Pre ton, Mrs. T. H. C. Reed, Mrs, Wil- liam B. Ridgely, Miss Rosalie A. Rob. inette, Mr. Thomas R. Rutter, Miss Veronica Sauter, Mrs. T. W. Sidwell Mrs. Charles R. Shepard, Mrs. L. MacDonald Sleath, Miss Julia Strong, Mrs. LeRoy Tuttle, Mrs. Chester Wells and Miss Anne E. Wood. A theater party composed of a num- Robert Roebling, Hearin, Mr. Edwin Graham, Mr. Wil- iiam Fuller, Lieut. Miles Rebei | Frederick Maurey, evenin; a num Bennett, Mr. Anne Archibald Mr. Engagement of Miss Freund to_Dr. Gottlieh Announced. Mr. and Mrs. { nounce | daughter Beulah Gottlieb, S. Gottlieb of thi the engagement to Dr. city. Members of the congregation of Soul's Church gave a New Year eve party last evening in Plerce Hall of the new church building at 16th and Harvard streets. Fe gram were the dedication of a fire- assembly room given by the Twentfeth Century Club as a memorial to the founders of that or- ganization, in_the+ songs by Mr. Charles Dabney Mr. Fulton Lewis, Mr. Shep- ohrer, Mr. John Devereux, Mr. Roger Harrison, Cadet Eugene Ely, William de Lacy, English, Mr. Alexander Phillips, Mr. Herndon_Phillips, Mr. Fritz Lee, Mr. Samuel Borden, Cadet Howard John, Cadet Coleman Carter and Mr. Mer- rick Parker. Mrs. Mr. Eugene entertained about 250 young people last evening at her suburban home, for her schoolgirl daughter, Miss Lydia Archibald. Mr. Charles Stevens Stock. son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Stock, 15 en- = tertaining over the holidays his class- mate at Princeton, Bole, Jr,, of Germantown, Pa. Mr. and Mra. Block gave an party during the week and Thursday ~ Mr. Stock and Mr. Bole joined ara Lonly r of other Princeton men in at- tending. o performance at Theater in Baltimore, Hill and Dale, John _Clarke informal the Lyric Isadore Freund an- S. Dewey son of Mr. and Mrs. Louls tures of the pro- Maj. Miss Mary Ellen Mastin of Atlantic City has been the house guest of Mrs. Joshua Mastin over the holidays. an's Par formance of Zona G. Pite.” 1thors’ Wo. Mr. At the luncheon to be held January 8 by the Woman's Division of the American Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Mrs. Louis N. Geldert, na- | long, tional president of the League of | were: Miss Hazel MacKaye American Pen Women, will be the | Murie Louise Biggar, Miss Clara guest of honor and speaker. Mrs g X Geldert's subject will be, ‘Making Our Rivers Known,” a polic now being adopted nationally by the high- way commissioners of the country at her suggestion and petition, the great streams having gone hitherto unrecognized to the tourist and mo- torist. Mrs. H. 8. Mulliken, director council of the Edith Ainge, Miss Jessie Ainge, Lucy Bran! Mrs. Glassell, Miss Mabel Vernon. ———eee Crocodiles thirty feet have been reported killed in ber of members of the National Wom- attended the opening per- Mikx Gale in chabmin o in G National an's Party, to which a number of distingulshed American writers be- Those who attended the party Mrs Sackett, Mrs, William Ely Ainge, Miss Frances Lane Anita, Pollitzer and in length Egy’ of the District Chapter of the Wom- | an's Division, will preside. The complete 1ist of subscribers for the season 1924 of The Ram's Head Players, which will o Wednesd night for a period of twelv Austin, 3 Fine Laces Expertly Handled Dry Cleaning Feather Work Mme. Viboud, ™ %3757, supper includes: Jessle E. Baker, Miss Klizabeth Bliss, Mr. Alexander Britton, Mrs. Pierce Butler, Miss Jean Dean Cole, Mr. William _B. Colver, 2 3 Comins, Mrs. Avery Coonley, Mr. W. 8 Corby, Miss Rebecca Dial, Mrs. Peter A. Drur Franklin_H Ellis, Mrs. Hen: . Ferguson, Mrs John F. Gaynor, Miss Edith J Goode, Mr. James H. Gore, Mrs. R. R. Govin, Mrs. ames M n, Mr. F. A. D, Hancock, Miss S. Virginia Handy, Mrs. 8. J. Hen Mr: Her- man _Hollorith, Commander . Jewell, Miss Helen Johnson, Miss sther Kane, Mrs. H H. Kerr, Mr. Ralph W. Lee, Miss Amy C. Leavitt, Mrs. Fulton Lewis, Mr. hI|I4| lard Lewis, Mrs. A. F. Lucas, Mr. C Maudsley Ma Mr. and Mr: Charles M. Mr. Robert N Mr Portland Hotel Dining Rooms 14th St. and Vermont Ave. Overlooking Thomas Circle New Year Day Jan. 1, 1924, Special Dinner 5:30108P. M. Sol Minster Orchestra their All harles Added Feature Sale in the Ready-to-Wear Section for Coupon Day A Remarkable Sale of Coats and Dresses Values $19.75 to $24.50 25 People expect great things of us on Coupon Day and to live up to that reputation calls for extra effort for this once-a-month event. This sale of new Winter Coats and Dresses has been carefully planned and special pur- chases were secured to make this one of the season’s biggest value-giving occasions. The styles are new—the savings greater than you would expect at the very end of the season. values. You will be delighted with the variety and the INTER COATS $12.50 For Sports or Dress Wear Coats of fine velours, full 50-inch length, with crushed crown or shawl collars of beaverette fur, tailored and large flowing sleeves. and embroidered effects. Trimmed with fur braids, silk stitching Box or inverted pleats on some. Smart straightline models, some finished with narrow belts. Colors of brown, cocoa, navy and black. All sizes 16 to 44, for misses and women. NEW DRESSES $12.50 Street and Afternoon Dresses, of Chiffon Velvet, Satin Canton, Poiret Twill, Brocaded Roshanara and new Plaid Taffeta Silks, in straightline, long-waist and beltless mod- els—a variety of charming styles to meet every woman’s preferment. Large flowing sleeves, short and long tailored sleeves. Draped, side paneled, tiered flounces, bias folds, crushed or narrow girdles. Round or V necks. Trimmed with jet, steel or glass beads, gold or silver embroidered de- signs; bands of fur on some, gold and silver lace on others. Black, navy, brown and wanted shades. All sizes 16 to 44, for misses and women; also 4214 to 5214, for stylish stouts.