Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-29
EVENTS OF INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
First Charity Ball of Season Tonight
at Playhouse-Many Dinner
Parties Precede Dance.
Thanksgiving Weddings Today and
Tomorrow-Ambass and Mrs.
Willard Entertained.

Mime. Bakhmeteff. Mrs. William Phillips
Mrs. Hope Slater. Mrs. George Myers
Mrs. George Vanderbilt and Mrs. Stephen
Slocum will entertain box parties at the
ball to be given at the Playhouse this
evening in aid of the American fund
for French wounded and of the British
American war relief fund.
Nine. Henri de Sibour. Mrs. A. Garrison
McClintock, Mrs. H. B. Beale and Mrs
Horace Westcott. members of the ball
committee for the American fund, and
Miss Helen Ernst. Mrs William Corcoran
Eustis. Mrs George Howard and Mrs
Arthur Willert, the committee for the
British fund. will receive the guests. An
elaborate autumnal decoration will be in
place.
Those entertaining at dinner before the
ball include the counselor of the State
Department and Mrs Frank l.. Polk, Mrs
Patterson, who is entertaining for her
and Mrs. Horace Westcott and Com
mander Jewell, who will entertain at din
ner at the Chevy Chase Club in compli-
ment to Miss Elizabeth Heath and num-
Der of the debutantes. Mr.. and Mrs. Ly-
man Pratt will chaperon the party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Bell have
sent out cards for a dinner dance at
Saturday. December 80.
The Spanish ambassador and Nine.
de Riano entertained at luncheon to-
day in honor of the United States
ambassador to Spain and Mrs. Willard.
Mrs. James H. Glennon was hostess
at a tea this afternoon at the navy
yard in compliment to her daughter
in-law Mrs. Philip Glennon, who will
be the guest of Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Glennon for the next ten days.
Mrs. ]. p. Parker and Mrs. Lejeune
assisting were Mrs. John Harrison
Knapp. Mrs. Percy Bishop. the Misses
Gheen. Miss Crawford, Miss Dorothy
Aleshire, Miss Lejeune. Miss Reeves
Harris and Miss Elizabeth Chase.
Pink roses were used in the dining
room and yellow chrysanthemums in
the halls and drawing rooms.
| at a large dinner party last evening at
| her residence in 18th street. The
guests were the Brazilian ambassador
| and Nine. da Cana, the Spanish am
| bassador and Nine. de Riano, the
Japanese ambassador. Mr.. Aimaro
Sato. the Swiss minister and Nine. Rit-
| ter. Admiral and Mrs. Richardson
| Glover, Baron Akerheilm. counselor OF
| the Swedish legation. and Baroness
Akerhielm. Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan Her.
/ DeTt StdDleT, MI ana MIS-. william II
Bliss. Col. and Mrs. Stephen Slocum
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Henderson, Count.
esq Raben, who is visiting the Spanish
| am bassador and Nine. Riano: Mrs
Thomas +. Walsh. Mrs. Carol Fraser
| Mrs. Preston Gibson. Mr.. Constantinid
of the Greek legation, Mr.. Howard Van
Rensselaer, and Mr.. John B. Hender-
son. jr.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kaufman will
| entertain at dinner this evening at the
Chevy Chase Club.
DR.. and Mrs. Charles Paul Hubsche,
| will be the honor guests at a dinner
which Mrs. Ralph w. Snowden Hill
win give this evening.
Mrs. Willard. wife Of the United States
ambassador to Spain. will be received b,
Mrs. Wilson at the White House this aft.
ernoon. The ambassador and Mrs. vii.
lard are returning to Richmond this even.
ing.
DR.. and Mrs. Camp Stanley entertained
at dinner last night in honor Of United
States Ambassador to Spain and Mrs
Joseph L. Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henry Butte,
have gone to Yonkers, N. Y, to spend
Thanksgiving with Mr.. Buffers mother
who is celebrating her birthday anniver.
sary tomorrow.
Mrs. Mark Hanna motored over to Bal.
| timore yesterday to make a short visit t.
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Medin Mccormick, who are 1t thu
undertaking treatment at the Johns Hop.
kins Hospital
Mrs. Murray Cobb who recently re.