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D.- ¢ THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1928.° SOCIETY. Miss Rosalind Coney, Miss Eleanora Colburn, Dr. George Grove, Mr. James Adams, Dr. Arthur Hove, Mr. Willlam Huntington, Mr. Harold Colman, Baron Frederick von Dachenhausen, Mr. Albert Thorn and Mr. John Lethery. Alabama State Society Dance at Meridian Mansions. Mrs. John A. Elmore will head the reception committee at the dance the Alabama Soclety is giving this eve- ning in the ballroom at 2400 Sixteenth street in honor of the congressional delegation from that State. She will be assisted by Mrs. Richard V. Taylor, Mrs, Hartley Moon, Mrs. Cecil Beasley, Mrs. 1. H. Hill and Mrs. Harry K. Ful- ton p Miss Elizabeth Brawner and Miss Frances Wall, two of the season's de- butantes, who will head the young | ladies’ floor committee, will have with them Miss Marie Louise Broussard, | Misses Katherine and Marianna Harri- son, Misses Gwendolyn and Eloise Sar- gent, Miss Anne Coleman, Miss Janet | Jackson, Miss Ruth Gullion, Miss Laura Jackson, Miss Nancy Connor, Miss Mar- made by Mrs. Frederick De Courcy Faust, Mrs. Arthur O'Brien, Mrs. U. S. Grant, 3d; Mrs. W. R. Tuckerman, Mrs. Chandler Anderson and Mrs. Adam M. Wyant. The committee has arrang- ed this function so that the dance con- tinues throughout the evening for those who come from other parties. Maj. and Mrs. Frederick A, Lorenz of Chicago will be guests at the May- flower for twp weeks. Maj. Lorenz Is| in the Reservé Corps of the Army and | he will be in the office of the Secretary of War during his stay here. : o Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shaw, who came | : . to Washington for the dinner of Secre- | tary of Stat s, llogg, are at RESIDENT and Mrs. Coolidge will | from 4 to 7 o'clock at the Congressional | e elior e?nurns'lui;tn;&r;v’t‘l‘or:hl:\l‘n’l;\;; | Club, 2001 New Hampshire avenue. | of the Reviews of Reviews. House in honor of the Judiciary. | Mrs. Randolph Keith Forrest has is-, The Riding and Hunt Club will start This is the second of the state | Sued invitations for a subdebutante dance | its Winter season Saturday. Novem- | ~ceptions given annually by the Presi- | In honor of her niece, Miss Henrietta ber 8, At 3 pm. on Mr. Emory Gal- | ~nt and First Lady. | }4’;“;;’":‘;'-‘:h}"tv;fl!‘n-"ré“'g‘mv | liher's farm, Bradley Hiils, Md. Fol-| “of ¥ the hunt bre fast will take | The “Secretary of War, Mr. Dwight of the students from Annapolis and| ::?:;;'Km the Purple g ] . Davis, will go to New York Saturday | West Point and other schools here for | place at the Purple Iris Tea Houe in e emg s € d“;nnfl rrive D&?&,fi:' the holidays will be guests. i 4 ? : of hounds, Mr. H. L. Rust, jr., will lead L Ré Chief E;;ecuti\'e and h—lrs. Coolidge | Will Give Reception This Evening to the Judiciary. THE LOUVR 1115 1117 F STREET If “From the Louvre” Silk Underwear Silk Hosiery —are assuredly acceptable as gifts—for sclection made from our assortments has quality, fashion and utility combined in each garment. ‘The Postmaster General and Mrs T»w have as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Lemcke and their debutante jcaughter, Miss Cornelia Lemcke, of In- {cianapolis. . ! The Secretary of the Interior, Mr. iroy O. West, attended the luncheon inday given in honor of Dr. Hubert Work, former Secretary of the Interior, by bureau officers of the Interior De- ipartment at the Carlton Hotel The company included the First Assistant Socretary of the Intrior. Mr. Edward C. Finney. the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Mr. John H. Ed- wards: the commissioner of the Gen- cral Land Office, Mr. Willlam Spry: the director of the Geological Surve; Mr. George Otis Smith: the commis- cioner of pensions, Mr. Winfield Scott; | the commissioner of Indian Affairs, Mr. | Charles H. Burke; the solicitor of the | dcpartment, Mr. E. O. Patterson: the | administrative assistant of the Interior | Department. Mr. Elbert K. Burlew, and | Mr. W. J. Donald, former secretary to | Dr. Work. Ambassador and Senora Davila Fntertaining Chilean Guests. The Ambassador of Chile and Senora | die Davila have as their guests Dr. An- | tonio Planet and Mme. Planet of Chile. | ‘The Ambassador is recuperating from a recent illness ‘The Minister of the Netherlands, Mr. | J. H. van Royen, is now in New York after spending a short time at Hope College, Holland, Mich., where he re- ceived the degree of doctor of law. Mme. Van Royen and their son, Mr. Robert Dudley van Royen, will join the | Minister today in New York and return | with him Monday. | = | Mrs. Edward E. Gann, sister of the | Vice President-elect, Senator Charles . Curtis, will be the honor guest of Mrs. Robert L. Owen at luncheon De¢em- ber 18. | Maj. and Mrs. Burgoine Hamilton have returned to New York after spend- | ing Thanksgiving with the latter's par- | ents, Mr. and Mrs. Owen. Senator James A. Reed of Missouri and Mrs. Reed are at Hotel Washing- ton for the Winter. Senator and Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf of Providence, R. I, who arrived here some go, are this year staying at the Hay-Adams House. Senator and Mrs. Royal 8. Copeland | have returned to Washington and are | again occupying an apartment at the | Wardman Park Hotel, where they have made their home for the past six years. | Representative and Mrs. S. Wallace | Dempsey of New York will be hosts at dinner this evening in the presidential | dining room of the Mayflower, having nins in their party. Representative Charles A. Eaton of New Jersey has been joined at the Wardman Park Hotel by Mrs. Eaton, who has been at their home, in Plain- field, N. J., since their return from a visit to their daughter in Cleveland. Representative William E. Hull of Tllinois is at the hotel, where Mrs. Hull will soon join him. Representative and Mfs. M. A. Michaelson of Chicago and Representa- tive Edgar R. Keiss and Mrs. Keiss are also in their apartments at the Ward- man Park Hotel. Capt. Frederico Villar, naval attache of the Brazilian embassy, has returned to the Capital, after spending some days in Detroit, ‘The military attache of the Cubgn embassy and Mme. Enrique Pristo en- tertained at dinner Tuesday evening in honor of the counselor of the Argentine embassy, Senor Don Julian Enciso, and Mme. Enciso; the counselor of the Cuban embassy, Senor Don R. Rod- riguez Altunaga, and Mme. Altunaga: the military attache of the Spanish embassy, Maj. Victoriano Casajus, and the naval attache of the Brazilian em- bassy, Capt. Frederico Villar, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Platt have sent | olt cards for a tea dance December 29 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howell Cobb Peeples, will entertain informally at tea this afternoon, when her guests will |)l‘; the debutantes of the season and a few | additional members of the younger set. Miss Peeples will have assisting her | her subdebutante sister, Miss Helen | Peeples. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin | will entertain at dinner this evening in compliment to their house guest, Mrs. Jay Beidler Camp of Chicago. Mrs. A. Harry Borjes entertained at Mrs mett C. Gudger, Mrs. Clay Bayley, | Mrs, Aseneth Cox Priest, Mrs. Marthe na Harrison Willlams, Mrs. Joseph Col- | quit, Mrs. J. Craig King. Mrs. J. Gilbert | Nettleton, Mrs. Harrison Brand, Mrs,i Louis B. Montford and Mrs. Christopher Pope. Mrs. Wiiliam Payne Meredith is en- tertaining at a luncheon for debutantes and subdebutantes Saturday, December 29, in the palm room of the Willard for her subdebutante daughter, Miss Sylvia Contee Meredith, in compliment to two debutantes, Miss Jean Peeples | and Miss Anne Carter Greene. Mrs. Charles A. Adams, mother of Porter H. Adams, is spending some time with her son, who is making the Hay-Adams House his permanent resi- dence in Washington. Mrs. Mahlon Pitney, widow of Jus-| tice Mahlon Pitney, is at the Hotel Grafton. Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin have | returned to Washington and are spend- ing the Winter season at the Hay- Adams House. Senator Capper Honor Guest at Dinner Last Night. Maj. and Mrs. Edward H. Conger en- tertained at dinner last evening Sen- ator Arthur Capper, Representative and Mrs. Maurice Thatcher, Mrs. O. E. Malsbury of Panama and Mr. and Mrs, Frank C. Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick William Wile were hosts to a dinner party last evening at the Willard in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sheridan, who are leaving for Europe. Admiral Charles F. Hughes and Mrs. | Hughes were honor guests at the dinner | party given by Capt. and Mrs. Y. S.| | Willlams prior to the dinner dance at the Willard on Tuesday evening by of- ficers of the Navy and Marine Corps. Capt. and Mrs. F. G. Horn were also | hosts to a dinner party of 50 at the‘[ Willard, and Capt. and Mrs. Powell Reed were also among those entertain- ing at dinner prior to the dance on| | Tuesday evening. Mrs. Frank C. Henry will entertain | at luncheon at the Willard on Satur- | day, December 15, for a large party. Her ranking guests will be Mrs, Harlan | Fiske Stone and Mme. Alfaro. Senor Don Juan Barberis, first secre- | tary and charge d'affaires ad interim of | the Educadorean legation, entertained a small party at the Club Chantecler sup- per dance last night. Col. Albert E. Saxton and Mrs. Sax- ton are guests at the Fairfax, where they will stay until their home is in readiness for them. Mrs, Henry W. Fitch and Maj. and Mrs. C. Garlington are established in their new home, 2144 Wyoming avenue. Mrs. Fitch and Mrs, Garlington will be at home Mondays in December and January. Former Senator and Mrs. Gilbert N. Hitcheock entertained a party of eight at dinner last evening at the Carlton, Mr, and Mrs. Harold Lamb of New York will be the guests of Mrs. George Frances Chase and her daughter the rest of the week. Dr. Donald J. Cowling, president of Charleton College of Northfield, Minn., and Mrs. Cowling, who came to Wash- ington for the dinner given by the Secretary of State and Mrs. Frank now they’re wearing Smart Washington is wearing this shade for afternoon delightful and evening affairs. We show cherry red chiffons, with or without sleeves, for aft- ernoon; berry red taffeta for evening wear and red transparent velvets both afternoon and ning. for eve- Prices range from $30.75 to $98.75 érlebacher “Jeminine cApparel of Individuality TWELVETEN TWELVETWELVE F STREET | luncheon today, when her guests were | Charles Nelson Riker, Mrs. Em- | MISS FAITH PHILLIPS, Who was presented to society by her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Ze Barney | afternoon at 3, especially for the chil- Phillips, at a tea yesterday afternoon in their home. ~—Harris-Ewing Photo. | dren, and the other in the evening. Kellogg on Tuesday evening, afe at the Willard for a few days. Mr. John H. Storer of Boston, who has made his home at the Wardman Park Hotel for the past three Winters, has returned for the season and re opened his apartment at the hotel. H will be joined later by his daughter, Miss Emily Storer. Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Black, accom- panied by Mr. and Mrs. Gustave J. S. White, will sail December 22 for Bermuda to spend the Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander B. Trow- bridge, who reside at the Hay-Adams House, are spending a few weecks in Denver, Colo., prior to returning to Washington just before Christmas. Mrs. Clarence M. Busch left Wash- ington this morning for Philadelphia, where she is the guest this afternoon at a reception and card party given in her honor by the Philadelphia branch of the League of American Pen Women, of which Mrs. Harriet Doane Prentiss is president. Out of the proceeds of the card party will be a gift from the branch to the Memorial clubhouse fund of the National League. December is clubhouse month in the ranks of the Pen Women and the Washington members are co-operating through the ball which they will give December 18 at the Willard. Mr. and Mrs. Cabot Stevens will have | as guests for the holidays the latter's | brotier and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, William H. Conkling of Santa Barbara, Calif, with their schoolgirl daughter, Miss ‘Margaret, Conkling, and their sons Charles S. Conkling of Harvard '29,! and George W. and Willlam H. Conk- ling, jr. of Dartmouth '31. | | | Miss Elizabeth Ramey and Miss Man- ning were hostesses at a bridge party vesterday at the Grace Dodge Hotel. | There were five tables. | Mrs. Elonzo Tyner entertained a large | party at the supper dance at the Club Chantecler last night. Mr. Oliver Walker was host to a small party at the club and Mr. Norman Brown and Comdr, Willlam Harrell were also hosts to smail companies at the Club Chante- | cler last night. At the junior holiday dinner dance to be given at the Willard, December 27, ' 1214 ¥ A DRESS EVENT That Proves Again Our FASHION and VALUE Supremacy! Beginning Tomorrow—A Sale% New Afternoon Frocks for Women and Misses $17.95 Values Up to $49. 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