The Washington times., 1915-05-24
Items of Interest and Import
ance of Past, Present, and
Future Among Official
and Fashionable Folk.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. Knox announce
the engagement of their niece. Miss Nina
Knox Van Arsdale. to Vernon Eskridge
West. The announcement will be made
this afternoon to some forty Of Miss
Van Arsdale's friends at a bridge party
which che will give in compliment to
two recent brides. Mrs. Reginald Geare.
formerly Miss Dorothy Smallwood. and
Mrs. Jesse Finley. who was Miss Ger
trude Woodward.
Miss Van Arsdale has made her homo
with her uncle and aunt at their resi-
dence In New Hampshire avenue for
some years. and made her debut In
Washington a few seasons ago. Mr..
Henry Litchfield West and Mrs. West,
and Is private secretary for Judge Josiah
Van Orsdel. The wedding will take
place In the autumn.
Mrs. Harry Berry. Of Nashville, Tenn,
formerly Miss Georgia Knox, arrived in
Washington on Friday. accompanied by
her two children. to be the guest OF Mr..
and Mrs. Knox until July Is.
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The social activities In connection
with the Pan-American Conference Will
begin this evening at 8 o'clock. when
the Secretary of State and the secre-
ton for the delegates and the ladies
9f their families. to which number or
distinguished guests have been invited.
Dancing will follow the reception.
which,, which will be held In the Hall J., of the
niticent proportions and design. redolent
Of Spanish architecture, will be an
Ideal setting for the brilliant uniforms
and decorations Of the Latin-American
diplomats and the handsome gowns OF
the visiting senoritas and Washington's 8
women Of fashion.
Tomorrow. at o'clock the Secretary
Of State will entertain at luncheon at
Calumet place in compliment to the
delegates from Argentina, Bolivia. Bra
zil, Chile, Colombia. Costa Rica. Cuba,
the Dominican Republic. and Ecuador,
and In the afternoon. at o'clock. the
sentine e ambassador. Romulo 8. Naon
and Madame Naon at the reception
which they will give to celebrate the
10oth anniversary of the independence or
Argentina. The reception will be held
avenue.
On wednesday tho delegates from
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua.
Panama. Paraguay. Peru. Salvador,
or guests at a luncheon. which Secre-
tary Bryan will give. and later the dis
tlnguished visitors will be taken for
a motor trip through the Zoo and Rock
where they will be guests at a tea to
be given by the members OF the Federal
Reserve Board.
Secretary McAdoo will tender a lunch
con to the delegates on Thursday. and
in the afternoon they will be guests
aboard the Mayflower for a trip to Mt.
Vernon. Friday afternoon will be spent
In sightseeing, and on Saturday tho As
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury, An
drew J. Peters. will entertain the dele
gates at breakfast.
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The board of trustees Of the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art have sent out cards for
a reception In the gallery on Friday
evening from $50 to 10:30 o'clock when
the presentation OF the gold medal and
ether awards of merit for the season
19l4-lSl5 will be made to the pupils of
the Corcoran School of Art. and the
work of the pupils for the year will be
exhibited.
The exhibit will be open to the pub
lie during the following week. The
Judges, who will meet Wednesday morn
ing to make tho decisions, will be c..
Y. Turner. of Washington: S. Edwin
Whiterrlan and Thomas c. Corner. both
of Baltimore.
Senator and Mrs. John X. Shields
entertained at a luncheon yesterday in
compliment to Justice James McReyn-
olds and the TostmF ,ter General and
Mrs. A. S. Bm;esor The other guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Hannis Taylor. Col
and Mrs. John Temple Graves. DR.. and
Mrs. Walter Wells and Mrs. T. Dewitt
Talmadge.