Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1924, Page 32

MRS.ROGER NIELSON, wife of the attache of the Danish Legation. gh Lights on Social Calendar to Continue Through Present Week Reception to Judiciary and Bal Boheme Among Leading Events—Coolidge Boys Center of Much Entertainment. SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. HILE in no measure equaling the brilliant program of last w_e:k with its White House reception, diplomatic breakfast, cabinet New Year receptions and Italian embassy. 'HE sons of the President and Mrs. Coolidge linger on with them, and this week has its high spots of interest to the social world, chief of which will be the reception at the White House Thursday evening, at 9 o'clock, in honor of the judiciary, the dinner to the Supreme Court being scheduled for January 24. the cleverly planned cotillion at the have been the occasion of much sprightly entertaining in the student - element. They exchanged formalities with Miss Beatrice Van Rensselaer j Henderson, granddaughter of Mrs. John B. Henderson; Miss Barbara Hight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Hight, and Friday afternoon they accompanied their mother and her guest, Mrs. Frank W. Stearns of Boston, to Fort Myer to witness a special drill. NOR will the White House reception Thursday night be the only bril- liant event of this week, for marking the social trail will be the “Bal Boheme” tomorrow night in the ballrooms of the New Willard Hotel, under the auspices and for the benefit of the Arts Club of Washington. Mrs. Hughes and other ladies of the cabinet, Mme. Jusserand and a rep- resentative group of ladie from the diplomatic corps and branches of official and resident socicty are spo: ring the ball, while artistic care has been bestowed upon the pageant feature, “The Seven Ages of Art,” of c fi in which will appear man wonderful dances and mu the members of the club. There will be ng with the rest of the program. F quite another nature, but equally as artistic and charming, though miniature in comparison, wiil be the luncheon at Le Paradis Tues- day, when Mrs. Marietta Minnigerode Andrews will entertain in honor of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Mrs. Andrews is the author of many grace- fully written poems of literary worth, and among the features of the cabaret lunch will be the interpretation of some of these poems in rhyth- matic music and dancing. hostess and her forty guests for the Le Paradis will be entirely given over to the occasion. E arrival of Mrs. Harding in the Capital early Thursday morning gives the city the unprecedented honor of having three former “first ladies of the lan in the Capital at once—Mrs. William Howard Taft, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Harding—while there is yet an active mistress of the mansion presiding there. Mrs. Harding's graciousness to every one in all walks of life endeared her to the hearts of Washing- tonians. and the graceful act of the President and Mrs. Coolidge in send- ing a White House car and an aide to meet her and their other tributes to her has called forth appreciation from the general public. OFFICIALS will be busy all week carrying out their annual series of hospitalities, the most important dinner*scheduled being that for the President and Mrs. Coolidge Tuesday evening with the Secretary of the Treasury and Miss Mellon as hosts. The same evening the Secretary. of State and Mrs. Hughes will be guests at dinner of the minister of Colom- bia and Senora de Olaya; the minister of Poland and Mme. Wroblewska will entertain a dinner party Tuesday night for the former minister to Poland and Mrs. Hugh Gibson, and the following evening the minister of Switzerland and Mme. Peter will entertain undersecretary of state and Mrs. Phillips. a dinner company for the The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Hubert Work will entertain the Secretary of State and Mrs, Hughes at dinner Saturday night, and Friday Mrs. Keyes will entertain a luncheon party. e e Mrs. Shéppard Hostess To Society Committee Mrs. 8heppard, wife of Senator Mor- ris Sheppard of Texas, entertained the members of the ladies’ executive committee of the Texas Society in her home Wednesday evening. Mrs. Phil Lacy Edmiston is chalrman of the committee, and has as her as- sistants, Mrs. Sheppard, Mrs. May- fleld, wife of Senator Earl B. May- fleld; Mrs. Garrett, wife of Repre- sentative Danlel Garrett; Mrs. Thomas 8. Lovette, Mrs. Lee D. Astor, Mrs. John A. Shirley, Mrs. Nelson P. ‘Webster, Miss Garrett and Miss Ella Clary, secretary of the society. The committes is arranging two parties for the Texas Society, the first & dance Thursday evening, Jan- uary 24, at the Hotel Roosevelt, and the second, on Texas independence day, Sunday, March 2. The dance this month will be preceeded by an in- formal soclal meeting, presided over by Representative Hudspeth of Texas, resident of the society, and Senator yfleld will give a short address. Engagements to Wed Formally Announced Mrs. Thomas G. Hensey announces the engsgement of her granddaugh- tor, Ruth Elizabeth Dodge, to Lieut. Harry Danlels Scheibla, 12th Infan- try, U. S. A. Mrs. Mary K. Brooke announces the t of her daughter Helen HEST% . G Ciford. cramp ton, son of Mrs. Charles A. Cram of Washington. s Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Lamb, sr., of Harrluon!bur?, l:“l announce the en- gagement o elr daughter- Lillian V. to Mr. Willam A. Smith, jr., 3817 Jocelyn street, Chevy Chase, D. C. So far no definite date has been set for the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Stein will be, at home this evening from 7 to 10 o'clock, at 1401 Madison street, in honor of the engagement of their daughter Helen to Mr. Isadore Levinson of Alexan- dria, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Hellbrun announce the engagement of their daughter Ruth Adele to Mr. DeWitt J. Manasse of Chicago. Luncheon With Prominent Filipinos in Guest List The Philippine ¥ will give their first annual luncheon today at the University- Club, in honor of Filipino offoials and Aniert: can_educators. The guests will In- clude Mr. Manuel Roxas, speaker of the Philippine house of representa- tives: Dr. Willam F. Nots, dean of the School of Forelgn Service, George- town University: Mr. Pedro Gusvaras resident Phillppine commissioner; Prof. Thomas 'S. Healey, assistant dean of the School of Foreign Servioe: : Dr. William A. Reed, former adviser of the Pan-American Union; Mr. George Bocobo of the College of Law, Philippine University; Dr. Charles ‘W. Cooke, professor of law at Geo! town University, and Mr. Salvador Imperial, secretary to Speaker Roxas, and the officers of the ommma mdufllns Mr. Alfonso Donesa an: Mr. GU THE SUNDAY MISs ANNA HAMLIN, Enfertainiv Miss Mardare Hardiug of Boston. SupkRWOOD S UNDERWOOD . Social World Events Thruwn on Scrcen For Public to View Guests Entertained in Wash- ing‘ton Homes—Absentees Returning to City—Where- abouts of Capital Folk. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge has with him for a short time his grand- daughter, Miss Helena Lodge, who will be his guest until the return of her mother, Mrs. George Cabot Lodge, who is making a visit in the north. Senator and Mrs. Royal Copeland returned yesterday to their apartment at Wardman Park Hotel after spend- ing the holidays at their home in New York. Representative T. Webber Wilson of Mi ippl has taken a suite at the Hotel Roosevelt for the winter. Miss Frances Fenn will have as her guest In her home on Vermont ave- nue Miss Narian Pollard of Burling- ton, Vt, who has been visiting her cousins. President and Mrs. Coolidge, at tne White House. Miss Eleanor Davies, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Davies, has as her house guests Miss Anna Lou Piggott of Montana and Miss Ruth Robison of New York. her classmates at Vassar College. Miss Davies en- tertained a company at dinner Friday evening in honor of her guests, who will return with her to college the first of the week. Former United States Ambassador to France and Mrs. Henry White have returned to their New York home for the remainder of the winter and will not come to Washington until the spring. Former Senator and Mrs. Atlee Pomerene have come to Washington from New York-and are at the Wil- lard Hotel for a few days before going to their home in Cleveland. Dr. Jobn C. Allan of Northampton, Mass., who was a guest at luncheon last week of President and Mrs. Cool- idge, is stopping at the Lee House. Mrs. E. H. G. Slater will come to Washington the middle of this week from New York where she has been for several months. Mrs. Slater will remain in her house on 18th street through the season. Mr. Frank S. Hight will leave to- day for his home in New Hampshire, where his daughter, Miss FPhyllis High, has been spending the holl- days. Mr. Hight and his daughter will visit his mother at Andover be- fore returning to Washington Tues- day afternoon. Gen. and Mrs. Willlam J. Snow will leave Washington the middle of this week for the south, the @@neral oing on an inspection trip and Mrs. Snow stopping in _ Atlanta and Charleston for short pieasure visits. They will be absent several weeks. Col, and Mrs. Willlam Eric Fowler are expected to return to Washing- ton from Los Angeles Tuesday and take a suite at tise Shoreham while they are selecting a house for the winter in the Sheridan Circle sec- tion. Col. Fowler was In Washing- ton for several weeks before the holi- days, but went to California in De- cember to join Mrs. Fowler. Mrs. Fowler- has been in California since her return from Santi: Chile, where she went with Col. ‘Fowle: who_was American commissioner to the Pan-American conference heid in that city. Col. and Mrs. Stephen L'H. Slocum will leave Washington today for Florida where they will go aboard their houseboat, the ‘“Lunetta,” for a trip of several months, returning here in the early spring. Dr. and Mrs. Henry Jones Ford, who returned a few weeks ago from a year spent in Europe, are at their tment at 1492 Chapin street. m, ‘who recently retired from the t Princeton Uni Tommerse Gormmtesion duting. the mmerce Commission Taxt yoar of Bresident Wilson's ad- mintatration. Col. Fred United Stat returned to_ his Hamilton Hotel after s hc;nuy- at his home in Ala. Mrs. David du Bose Gaillard, who has been abroad all summer, has re- turned to Washington and is at 2230 California street. = Mr. and Mrs. Willlam _Ridgely Chapline have returned to Washing- ton for the winter and have taken an apartment at th 0, ck 1. Thompson of the Shipping Board, has artment at the nding the irmipgham, Miss Margaret Wentworth, former- | STAR, HARRIS S EwWINO— % MRS.SAMUEL D. MCREYNOLDS, Wife of Representati MCReynold s of Teunessee, ive. Diplomatic Corps Members In Midwinter Social Role Series of Brilliant Events Noted, Embracing Dinners, Receptions, Luncheons and Other ‘ Forms of Hospitality. Members of the diplomatic corps are constant hosts during the mid- winter season here and just now are giving interesting and brilliant en- tertainments, including dinners, re- | ceptions, luncheons and dances. The dean of the corps and Mme. Jusserand will entertain at lunch tomorrow at the embassy for Prof. Moret, a noted Egyptologist of their country. The ambassador of Spain and Se- nora de Riano will entertain a com- pany informally at luncheon Sunday. January 13. The ambassador of Great Britain, Sir Auckland Geddes, accompanied by Sir John Henry, is expected to arrive in New York Tuesday aboard the M Jjestic, having sailed from England Wednesday. The counselor of the embassy, Mr. Henry Getty Chilton, who 18 charge d'affaires during the absence of the ambassador, and Mr. Hugh Tennant, private secretary of the ambassador and attache of the embassy, will go to New York tomor- row to meet the ambassador and Sir John Henry, The ambassador of Italy, Don Ge- lasio Caetani, will entertain at dinner Monday evening, January 21, in honor of the Chief Justice and Mrs. Wil- llam Howard Taft, The ambassador will entertain at dinner, followed by a reception this evening in honor of the noted Italian playwriter, Signor Lulgi Pirandello, who has come to Washington from New York for a visit. He is accom- panied by Mr. Arthur Livingston, who writes the English translations of his plays. Among the distinguished guests who will attend the reception are the ambassador of Spain and Se- nora de Riano. the ambassador of Eelgium and Baroness de Cartier, the ambassador of Cuba and Senor de la Torriente, the Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Hoover, the minister of Sweden and Mme. Wallenberg, the minister of Switzerland and Mme. Peter, the minister of Persia, Mirsa Husseln Khan Alal; Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, the as. slstant secretary of State, Mr. Har- rison; Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Noyes and Dr, and Mrs. Vernon Kellogg. The minister of Rumania and Prin cess Bibesco expect to sall from Eng- land for this country the first wee! in February. The minister, who been visiting in his home in Rumania and In Venice,. afterwards went to Paris where ho has since remained. He wlill join Princess Bibesco, who continued in London with her parents, former premier of Great Britain and Mrs. Herbert Asquith, before salling for this country. ‘The minister of Sweden and Mme. Wallenberg were hosts to a company of sixteen, entertaining informally at dinner last evening. Senora de Arcaya, wife of the min- ister of Veneszuela, will be at home Sunday afternoon, January 20, at the legation, 1102 16th street. The minister of Poland and Mme. Wroblewska will entertain at dinner Tuesday evening in honor of the United States Minister to Poland snd Mrs. Hugh Gibson. Mme. Wroblewska will receive Fri- day afternoon, January 18, at the le- gation. Mme. de Graeff, wife of the minister 1y of Washington, who recently re- turned from a trip around the world, s th t of her niece, Mrs. Good- win Graham, at the Cordova. Dr. Michael J. Has who been visitli his Dl?.llll"“:' Rhode Ermc Rt e olt vy has returne & motor trip to Harrisburg, Pa. Mrs. Richard C. DeAn and Mrs. Willlam H. Woodward, turned to their her sister, a) it at m‘fl" on! street after mnslu a short time {'.: Richmond, Va., where they went to at tend the marriage of thelr nlece, Mis Dorothy Bingham, daughter of Mr. an Mrs. Frank Bingham, to Mr. Cornelius Chapin, Ji there Thursday, Dec o a Richard h_took ‘whiel 1 formerty 1ived Y5 T . Bl lormerly n- Senapolie ‘where 3irs. Dean and. Mra. Mr. Chapin is a descendant of President Tyler. Miss Mary Perry Brown, who is con- ing from a recent iliness, has gone r:lfi e] u»mnh-rm:.fl York. is Arthur H. ey place -flnm o5 ‘ardman Park Hotel |as { Dean, 3r. and of the Netherlands and their daugh- ters. the Mlles. de Graeff, will receive Friday afternoon the legation. The charge d' ires of Lithuania, Mr. Cays Bizauskas, will go to New York today to remain a week He will accompany Mr. A. Zemaltis, the well known Lithuanian artist, who has been a guest at the legation for several days. ‘The charge d'affaires and Mme, Bizauskas entertained a small com- pany at dinner Fridy evening for their guest. The minister of Bolivia and Senora de Jaimes Freyre, have cancelled all social engagements because of the death of the latter's brother, Senor Emilio Soruco, at his home in South America. The military attache of the British embassy, Col. Charlton, will go to New York Friday with his son, Win- gate, who will eall Saturday for Eng- land’ to return to his studies there after spending the Christmas holldays in Washington. Col. and Mrs. Charl- ton took their children to Niagara Falls last week, returning here Thursday. The commercial counselor of the British embassy and Mrs. John Joyce Broderick will entertain at dinner Thursday,' January 17. They will aléo have a company dining with them before the dance which the bachelors of the British embassy stafl will give at the Columbia Country Club, Saturday evening, January 26. ‘The commercial counselor of the Swedish legation and Mme. Weldel are -‘;andxnx the week end in Phila- delphia with Mme. Weidel's brother- in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. M. Rae Gano. ‘The retiring secretary of the Nether- lands legation and Mme. Hubrecht will entertain a small company in- formally at tea tomorrow afternoon in their home on Mashchusetts ave- nue. Dr. and Mme. Hubrecht will enter- tain a small company at dinner Satur- day evening. The military attache of the Japanese embassy. Maj. Gen. Haraguchi, en- tertafned a company of fourteen at lfluncl;eon yesterday at the Willard otel. Season's Debutantes plapx\'ing for Tea Shop A meeting of the season's deb- utantes was held at the Gréek lega- tion yesterday to form a committee for the debutantes’ tea shop, which 15 to be opened shortly, under the auspices of the Rellet for Fatherless Children of Greece, at its headquarters, 1622 H street.- Miss Janet Moffett was elected chairman, and among other officers and debutantes present were Miss Nina Diamantopoulos, Miss Elizabeth Adams, Miss Bettle Byrn, Miss Jane Hopkins, Miss Elizabeth Haynes, Miss Bessie MaoKeldin, Miss Ruth Stoddard, Mise Helen Strauss, Miss Maragret Vickery, Miss Margaret Zolnay, Miss/ Eugenia Lejeune, Miss Barine Drake, Miss Le Her“g‘ Miss Ruth Wallace, Miss Gordon, Miss Dorothea Morgan. Mrs. Campbell Forrester, chairman of the workrooms, presided, and also present were Mme. Tsamados, honor- ary chalrman; Miss Elizabeth But. ler Howry, national chairman; M: Thomas H. C. Reed, vice chairman, and Mrs. Albert Baggs. Old-fashioned Dance Ends New Year Party Mr. and Mrs. Turner Pearson gave an interesting watch party New Year eve at thelr residence. It ended with an old-fashioned country dance. The guests included Mrs. Etta Pearson, Meossrs. Henry and Randolph Pear- son, Mrs. Colette Davis and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. A. Huston, Miss Ella Smitheon, Mr. Willlam Fisher, Mrs. Wilbur Hill of Baltimore, Mr. L. S. Grey, Mr, John Thomas and others of Virginia, Mr. and Mrs, C. R. Grey, Mr d Mrs. Edward Grey, Mr. and Mrs. ter Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mrs. Robert Hearld, Mrs. J. Holland, Mr. C. W, Frey and son, Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Mead. Miss Margle Spittle, Mr. L. Fisher, Mr. Clarence , Messrs, John and Clar- ence Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Riggs and Mrs. Rusk. After midnight re- were sexved. B WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY 6, 1924—PART 2. MISS BESSIE MCKELDIN, Debutante daugnter of Mrs.Leigh C.Palmer, forwhom. she davea Christwmas Night Dasce. Receptions Listed By Society Leaders, With Dates Affixed *At Homes,” Formal and Informal, Announced for .- Guidance of Capital's So- cial Set. B H Mrs. Sutherland, wife of Associate Justice George Sutherland, willgeceive tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock in her apartment at 2029 Connecticut avenue, for the first time this season. | Mrs. Sutherland will have assisting her Miss Julia Mattis, Mrs, Claude A. Swanson, Mrs. Frank W. Mondell, Mrs. { Eliot Wadsworth, Mrs, J. Harry Cov- ington and Mrs. Ollfe James. Mrs. Arthur Capper, wife of Senator Capper, will be at home Thursddy | afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock. at her | residence, 1100 16th street, when she will have recelving with her Mrs. John R. Adams and Mrs. E. E. Gann, Mrs. Porter H. Dule, wife of Senator Dale of Vermont, and Mrs. Simeon D. Fess, wife of Senator Fess of Ohio, will recelve jointly January 17 and January 24 from 4 to 6 o'clock, at 144 B street northeast. Mrs. Daniel Reed Anthony and Miss Anthony will be at home Tuesday from 4 to 6 o'clock, at their residence, 2140 Wyoming avenue. The ladies of the congressional set at Congress Hall, wives of senafors and representatives, will observe their first at home Monday, January 14, and will also be at home on Monday, Feb- ruary 4, with later dates not yet ar- ranged. Dr. and Mrs. T. S. Lovette will be at home Sunday afternoon, January 13, in thelr home at 1728 N street, from 5 to 7 o'clock, in honor of Mrs. S. A. Lindsey Willlams and her daughter, Miss Margaret Lindsey Williams, of Cardiff, Wales. Miss Williams is a well known painter, and is spending the winter here with her mother. They were visitors in Washington last win- ter. Mrs. Lovette will be assisted by Mrs. Sheppard, wife of Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas, who will preside at the tea table. Mrs. Adam M. Wyant will be at home informally Thursday afternoon after 4 o'clock. Mrs. Saulsbury, wife of former Sen- ator Willlam Saulsbury, will be at home Thursday afternoon after 4 o'clock. Col. and Mrs. Weston P. Chamber- lain will be at home at 1835 16th street northwest on Sunday afternoons, Janu- ary 13 and January 20, from 4:30 to 6:30 o’clock. Mrs. Frank S. Hight will be at home at her residence, 1644 21st street, Mon- day, January 21, and Monday, January 28, from 4 to 6 o'clock p.m. Mrs. Wilcox and Miss Pauline Wil- cox will be at home informally the Thursday afternoons of January from 4 to 6 o'clock, at their residence, 1713 Riggs place. Ex-Presidents’ Wives To Be Honor Guests Mrs. Willlam Howard Taft and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson; wives of the only living ex-Presidents of the United States, will be honor guests of the National League of Women Voters at j& reception In the league's national {headquarters, 532 17th street, Tues- day, January 15, from 5 to 7 o'clock. More than 1,200 invitations to meet Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Wilson have been issued to prominent women of offi- cial and social Washington. Mrs. Maud Wood rk, president of the league; Mrs. Harriet Taylor Up- ton, vice chairman of the executive committee of the republican national committee, and Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, vice chairman of the demo- | eratic national committee, will re. lc-lve with the distinguished guests. ! The reception will take place in a ‘house of historic importance in the .last century. It was from this house | that Gen. Grant want to the White in 1! . IH?K"Ih.: house, built by Gen. Towson of I the war of 1812, will be 100 years old \iri 1925. Gen. Towson, who was later | paymaster general of the Army, lived 1in the house until his death In 1854. Taft Reception Feature Of Ohio Society Meeting The Chief Justice and Mrs. Taft will receive at the meeting of the Ohio Soclety, of which the Chief Jus- tice is president, Tuesday evening. January 29, at Rauscher’s. The Chief Justios sucoeeded the late Mr. Justicc Day, who for many years was presi- dent of his native state soclety, Lavor, an importas hostess in official life. { | | | and Col. UNDERWOOD & LUNDERWOOD . President and Mrs. Coolidge To Be Guests at Dinner Entertained by Secretary and Miss Mellon: Later by Secrctary and Mrs. Weeks. President and Mrs. Coolidge and the Secretary of State and Mrs. Hughes, with others of the cabinet. are sharing in the series of mid- winter official dinner parties, 50 pop- ular a form of entertaining that many invitations extend into March. The President and Mrs. Coolidge will be the guests of honor at dinner Tuesday evening of the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Andrew W. Mellon, and his daughter, Miss Allsa Mellon, who will entertain a notable com- pany im thelr apartment at 1785 | Massachpsetts avenue. The Secretary of War and Mrs.| Weeks have issued invitations for dinner Thursday evening, January | 17, when their guests are asked to meet the President and Mrs. Coolidge. ‘The_Sevretary of the Interior and Mrs. Work were guests of honor at| dinner last evening of Maj. and Mrs Parker W. West, who entertained in their quarters at Soidlers’ Home. Other guests were Senator and Mrs. John B. Kendrick. Senator and Mrs. James Couzens, Representative and Mrs. Fred A. Britten, District Com- missioner and Mrs. Cuno H. Rudolph | and Mrs. Matthew A. De Laney. Maj. and Mra West will be hosts| at dinner again Friday evening, Jan- | uary 18, when their guests will be | asked to'meet the minister of Ecuador | and Senora de Elizalde. ‘The Secretary of State, Mr. Charles | Evans Hughes, will be the guest of | Lonor at the dinner which the little | cabinet will give January 14 at the Hamilton Hotel. Senator and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry entertained at one of the larg- est and most brilliant dinner parties of the winter last night at their| home on 20th street, having in the party of more than a hundred guests to dine the ambassador of Spain and Senora de Riano, the ambassador of Belgium and Baroness de Cartler, the ambassador of Italy and other diplo- mats of like rank and society folk. For tho dance which followed there were about 200 additional guests, younger diplomats and women and | men of resident and official society Senator and Mrs. Gerry have a number of guests from New- York Senator and Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard entertained a compan; ntertal: pany at dinner last Representative and Mrs. All 1 Treadway have issued invl!lflm:snl;rr: & dinner January 23 in honor of the Secretary of War and Mrs. Weeks. Miss Mary Smithwick, of Florida, has as a Buest Miss Cath- :vr}l‘l;;llilan!“]of Pensacola, Fla., for she w t ' oo entertain at tea this Assisting Miss Smithwick will b Mrs. E. F. Stone, Miss Fannie Mn’;’ Trimball, “Miss Catherine iteyuos Miss Anne Pollard, Miss Peggy Pred. Miss Harriet Mitchell, Miss Virginis Garrett and Miss Cathe rine Young. Commander Ch v ) ave pier, Charles Theodore Jew- rteenth a = Chevy Chase Club, when Miss Ellen nl}lnh-. debutante daughter of Mr. and S“i Montgomery Blair of Sandy oy ogs, Md., was the guest of honor. aegind Mrs. George Reber Little- ales, Ahe latter formerly Miss Dor- A!)o ‘ylerran. Who was presented to Shclety last season by her parents, r'fl“:h Mrs. Bates Warren, chaper- g:e e Party. Commander Elmer ngworthy aand :Mhr' Henderson at the ends of the Sv:‘:-l:zuagorl(:.ito"l':r guests were Miss Mins Naomett. Miss Helen Strau Hammond, Miss Eliza ‘;zeul:'h"s"' Miss Elizabeth Parks, Miss i Ed:&‘g{:;')(r.uwunum Blair, 3 on, Mr. George How- land Chase, 3d; Mr. Paul fmrdms. ;“';-w:‘;.nnlnx Stead and Lieut. Hugh Mrs. Merritte W. Ireland, wife of the surgeon gemeral, United States Army, will entertain at tea Saturday afternoon, when her guests will be the Army’ me, it She A% dical students and their Mre. Benjamfh Soott Young enter-| tained at a charmingly appointed tea Friday afternoon in her apartment at the Cairo in compliment to Mrs. Burt Emory Haney of Portlund, Ore, wife of Commissioner Haney of the Shipping Board. There were about sixty guests, among them being Sen- ator and Mrs. Peter Norbeck, Senator and Mrs, Charles E. Townsend, Mrs. James ‘Watson, wife of Senator Watson; Representatéve Cole, assist- ant attorney gemeral and Mrs. Wil- lism D. Riter, the director of the Veterans' Burean and Mrs. Frank T. Higes, Commissioner’ and Mrs. Wil- liam Spry. the Governor of Utah and Mrs. Heber Wells, Admiral and Mrs Benson, Commissioner and Mrs. E. C. Plummer, Maj. and Mrs. Arthur Corn- ' duss, Maj. and Mrs. Ira Longacker. Mrs. J. Jerome Lightfoot, Dr. and Mrs. Frank Wolft, Mrs. Walter Davis Wydille, Mrs. *Edgar Vell Steever. Mrs. Richard B. Dear, Mr. and Mrs Samuel Herrick, Mrs. John R. Adams, Miss Elizabeth Adams, Mr. and Mrs. John Nicolson, Mrs. C. T. Stone, Mme. Taketomi, Col. and Mrs. Lemuel Mil- ton, Col. and Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Har- riot Taylor Tpton, Mrs. Fannle Hor- ton, Mrs. Maud Wood Park, Miss Marion Parkhurst. The house was decorated with holly and cut flowers, and Mrs. Young w assisted by Mrs. John Nicolson, Mr: Peter Norbeck and Mrs. Percy Stone. Mrs. Morrow, wife of Col. Henr: Morrow, will entertain at luncheon a | the Chevy Chase Club Thursday in honor_of ‘Mlle. Nina Diamantapoulos and Miss Ldura Winder Marshall. Those . invited will be sister de- butantes of the honor guests. Col. and Mrs. Weston P. Chamber- lain were hosts at the dinner dance at Washington barracks. January 4, their guests being Col. and Mrs Henry M. Morrow, Col. and Mrs. Joseph K. Partello, Col. and Mrs. Roy den Beebe, Maj. and Mrs. Aristide: Moreno, Mrs. Wait C. Johnson and Capt. Charleg C. Lowe. Mre. S. Brooke Taliaferro Potter en- tertained at tea the day before Ne Year day in honor of friends fror Florida. After tea the guests listened to the radio program and later attended the theater. / ’ Mrs. Charles Joseph Willlamson will entertain at luncheon parties January 12 and 19 at the Wardman Park Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman B. Kendall will entertain at dinner this evening for their house guesis. Mrs. Richard T. Wilson and Mr. William M. Sullivan of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall have just re- turned from a visit of ten days in At- lantic City. They will give a series of entertainments before starting south for the remainder of the season. Mrs. Nathaniel C. Halstead enter- tained at bridge Friday afternoon in her ¥ apartment in the Cathedra! Mansions. The guests included Miss Mildred O'Neill. Miss _Katherine Shoemaker, Mrs. William H. Beck, Mrs. James F. Fooshe, jr., Mrs. Arthur H. Beibert, Miss Eunice Blaisdell and Miss Ade- fine Thornton. This is the first of a series of bridge parties Mrs. Halstead will give. Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Hal- stead will be guests at bridge and mah- jongg in honor of Commander and Mrs Guy Irwin Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam D. Westiake + entertained a company of thirty at a dinner_dance last evening at the new Dixie Tavern at Rockville, Md Mr. and Mrs. alter Hazard of Cathedral Mansions entertained at tea Wednesday afternoon, honor of Mrs. James Davies of New York and Mrs. Dudley Carpenter and her two daughters, the Misses Carpen- ter, of Chevy Chase, [ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Ryan were hosts to a company of ten at dinner last evening in their apart- ment at 2029 Connecticut avenue, and with their guests went later to the Shoreham, where Mr. and Mrs. Ryan gave a dance for about 100. A New Year dinner was given by Mr. and Mrs. John Bannon Gaylor in ‘honor of Mrs. Gaylor's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Bell of Ber- wyn Helghts. Other - guests wers Miss Empsie Bell, Mrs. Clarence Bell, also of Berwyn: Miss Louise Bell of Philadelphia and Mr. Merritt Oliver of this city. Mrs. James T; Morris will be host- , ess at a luncheon Wednesday at the Hamilton Hotel. Mr. Willlam Bowie Clark will en- tertain at dinner tomorrow evening before the Monday Evening Supru Club dance at the Hamilton Hotel, Clover Athletic Club ; New Year Eve Dance Hoot "he Clover Athletic Club entertained at the home of Mr. Edward Collifiower New Year's eve, dancing and games en- gaging the guests until midnight, when rofreshmeits_were served. In the com+ pany were Miss Frances Rogelle, Miss Dorothy Colliflower, Miss Mary Kanej Miss Olga Iglehart, Miss Thelma Fields; Miss Marion Skinner, Miss Elearior Quinn and Miss Frances Igiehart: Mr. | ames Cowhig, Mr. Edward Colliflower, * r. Joseph Canavin, Mr. Carroll Ran- kin, Mr. Carroll Reinbart, Mr. James White, Mr. Howard Smith, Mr. Roland Adkins, Mr. John Quinn and Mr. Robert