The Washington herald., 1917-12-29

party wnicn gives promise or lasting
for q week or more. President Will
son. accompanied by DR.. Cary Gray !
son played q round Of golf yesterday
morning.
DIT. Milenko Vesnitch. Minister to
France and the head of the Serbian ,
Mission. dined Informally with DIR. and
Mrs David Jayne Hill last evening.
This morning the members Of the mis-
sion viii visit the headquarters of the
American Red Cross. Later Gen.
Rachitch and his suite will lunch with
Col Collardet, assistant military at
tache OF the French embassy, and in
the evening the Italian Ambassador,
Count di Cellere, will give q dinner
for DR.. Vesnitch-
The military members Of the mission
viii dine with the Secretary of War
and Mrs. Baker tomorrow evening.
The Brazilian Military Mission
which arrived in Washington yester-
day will be received this morning by
the Brazilian Ambassador at the en-
bassy. The members of the mission
are Lieut. Col. Alipio Cana, head OF
the mission; Mai. Borges Fortes.
Capt Alexandra Galvao. OF the artil-
lery: Capt. Jacob Maqueira. Capt.
Aristides Bueno, Capt. Borbosa Lis
boa, First Lieut.. Marcolino Fagundes,
Lieut. Franklin RodrigueS Lieut.. Luiz
Procopio de Santa Pinco, Lieut.. Olive
iva Santos and Lieut.. ]. B. Brandao.
The Ambassador will entertain the
mission at dinner during their stay
here. They came to Washington from
New York, where they spent about a
fortnight
Mrs. Armstead Davis was hostess at
q tea yesterday at her apartment at
13o2 Eighteenth street and will re-
ceive again today to present her
daughter. Miss Halle Davis, to So
ciety. Yesterday the debutante's
aunt, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, pre-
sided at the tea table, assisted by
Nine. Havenith, Mrs. McKenna Pultz
and Miss Gladys Hinckley. A little !
group Of debutautes, including Miss |
Louise Thoron. Miss Margaret Tuttle !
and Miss Cecilia McCallum, were also |;
IN the receiving party. An informal |
supper party. for the girls assisting !
followed the reception, while the |
ladies receiving dined with Mrs. |
Elkins.
This evening Mrs. Davis will enter /
tain at a dinner at the Chevy Chase |
Club before the weekly dance for |!
Miss Davis and her friends. There |
will be covers for forty.
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker |
will return to Washington today from !
a short trip to New York. Mr.. Baker /
was the honor guest at the sixty. /
ninth annual dinner of the PHI ,
Gamma Delta Fraternity. which is !
holding a three-day convention at the |
Hotel Astor. Mr.. Baker is a former
president of the fraternity. Vice
President Marshall has been a nem- !
Der for many years, but was not pres
ent last evening.
The women OF the Senate who are D
doing such splendid war relief work !
are meeting now in the Senate CIhce /
Building instead Of at the Wadsworth /
house, as heretofore. The headquar-
ters of this organization, Of which .
Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall is the head. |
will be open every day in the future
from Monday morning to Saturday |
night, excepting New Years Day. !
They are broadening the scope of
their work now. undertaking the max |
ing Of all kinds of supplies used by |
the Red Cross.
Mrs. James F. Barbour was hos |
tess at a luncheon yesterday for !
Miss Mary Duncan Gibson, de- |
butante daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. !
Richardson Gibson and for her
granddaughter, Miss Josephine |
Broome.
Mrs. James Marion Johnston en-
tertained informally at a luncheon
yesterday for her young daughter, |
Miss Eleanor Johnston, who has |
not yet been presented to society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank W. Hill en-
tertained at q large tea yesterday |
afternoon at her residence in Elgh- !
teenth street when their daughter. |
Miss Mary Hill, made her formal |
debut
An elaborate decoration Of red |
roses, holly and Christmas greens |
was In place in various rooms Of
the drawinG-room suite. Mrs. Hill |
received in a handsome gown of
black velvet trimmed with point |
lace. while the young bud was |
charming in a gown OF white tulle |
and gold lace mounted over white |
saith, and she carried q boquet Of red |
roses
Miss Christabel Hill and Miss
Henrietta waring Hill, sisters of
the debutante. assisted in receiv- |
ing. the former wearing a pink |
satin gown with blue velvet |
bodice and silver trimming, while |
the latter wore yellow tanera |
caught up with roses.
A centerpiece Of red roses and |
holly and red-capped candelabra !
adorned the tea table, at which |
Mrs. Charles K. Koones, Mrs. Rich |
ardson Gibson, Mrs. Howard Sasscer |
and Mrs. Ryan Devereux presided. !
Those assisting in the hospitality |
included Miss Elizabeth Koones, |
Miss Mary Duncan Gibson. Miss |
Margaret Devereux, Miss Daviette |
Ficklen. Miss Agnes Messick and |
Miss champe Barry. of Baltimore.
who Is the house guest over the 1
weekend of Miss Hill.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt |
have as their guest Mr.. Roosevelt's
mother. Mrs. James Roosevelt, of
Hype Park, n. Y.
Capt and Mrs. william A. Burr
ton. OF England, who were at the /
shoreham. have gone to New York.
Capt. Burton is a member of the /
British War Mission
Sir Joseph and Lady Todd, who
have been at the Ritz-Carlton in
New York since their arrival in
this country from England, will
leave there for Havana, Cuba, to
make an extended stay. They will
stap In Washington for a few days
enroute.