Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-27
Argentine Ambassador and Nine.
Naon Give First of Series of Din
her Parties Tonight.
The Misses Larner Luncheon Host
esses for Miss Mary Irwin-Mrs.
Beale Entertains Mrs. caldwell.

The Argentine ambassador and Nine.
Naon will be hosts this evening at the
first of several dinner parties for
which they have out invitations. The
Secretary of State and Mrs. Lansing
will be the guests of honor this even
ing.
| Mrs Blaine Beale is entertaining at
| n large tea this afternoon at the Play
| house to meet Mrs. Frederic W. Cauld-
WELL formerly Miss Eleanore Sherman
Thackara. bride of the winter.
The rooms are effectively decorated
with spring flowers and palms and an
| orchestra viii play in the ballroom for
| the dancing.
Mrs. Augustus p. Gardner, Mrs. \.
Garrison McClintock and Mrs. F'reder-
! lex Fl. Brooke will preside Il the tea
| table.
Miss Margaret Larner and Miss Ruth
! Larner. who Will be among the brides
maids at the marriage of Miss Mary
| Regina Irwin and Lieut.. Thomas B.
| Larkin on April 16, gave a charming
| luncheon today in compliment to the
! bride-elect.
| Mr. and Mrs. John &. Larner will en-
| terrain at dinner i'll honor of Miss Ir-
| win and Lieut.. Larkiu and the mem
| bers of their wedding party on April
II.
! Mrs. Alfred L. LOOMS of Tuxedo
| Park, n y, was the honor guest at a
| luncheon given by Mrs. Samuel Spen-
! Ger today at her residence in Massa-
| chusettS avenue.
| Yellow tulips and white sweet peas
| formed the table decoration.
| Mrs. Spencer will give Il large din
| ner Thursday evening in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Van Sinderen of Tuxedo Park
! and Mr.. and Mrs. Eyde Of Brooklyn,
y. Y.
! Mr. Alberto de Ipanema Moreira
| counselor of the Brazilian embassy, en-
! tertained a small dinner party at the
| Willard last evening.
Mrs stimson J Brown was hostess at
! a delightful luncheon today at her
residence III Q street. Baskets of
| spring flowers adorned the table and
the guests included Mrs Ralph Earle,
! Mrs. William c. Gorgas, Nine. Ali Kuli
| Khan. Mrs. George Fl. Cameron, Miss
UConnen, Mrs. Elliott Woods. Mrs. Al
| ban +. Butler, Mrs. Palmer Pierce and
Mrs. J. V. Chase.
| Mr.. John Ninton Dahlgren, son of the
| late John Vinton Dahlgren and grand
son of the late Admiral Dahlgren OF
| civil war fame, has received FROM the
! French government Il decoration for
! bravery. Mr.. Dahlgren, who is known
from Flanders to Aisace Jack
Dahlgren. has been driving an ambu-
lance with the American volunteers for
over a year and his bravery is what
was to have been expected from one OF
| his ancestry.
| His father, who died in 1899, spent
| his life at Washington. He was a
graduate of Georgetown University and
| is buried in the memorial chapel OF the
! college erected by him and his wire
now Mrs. Harry Lehr, following the
death of their first child. Mr.. Dahl
gren is a nephew of Mrs. Josiah Pierce
of Washington, formerly Miss trlca
+ Dahlgrcn of Washington, and on ms
mothers side he is It grandson OF 'h'
late Joseph Drexel and a granddaughter
If the late Anthony }. DreAel.
| Mrs. Frank NJ. Bennett, wife OF tht
commandant of the Mare Island nav,
yard. who is now at Delaplane. Va, Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Robert Lang
don Eastman, will come to Washington
tomorrow to spend u few days with he1
aunt and cousin, Mrs. Richard Mohur
and Miss Laura Mohun, at the West
moreland. Mrs. Bennett spent th'
greater part of her girlhood at Wash
ington and has many friends here.
Mrs Eli Bamford Smith will enter
tain at a reception this evening, 4
80 O'Clock, at her residence, in Massa
chuSettS avenue, III honor OF MIS- odei
heimer president general OF I'M
United Daughters of the Confederacy
and Mrs. Mulcare, division president
Those assisting in the dining room. VII
include Mrs. Marion Butler, Mrs. Drur!
c. Ludlow, Mrs Wallace Streater. Mrs
). Archibald Young and Mrs. George judo
of Boston.
Mrs William Mitchell, who accom-
panied Maj. Mitchell as far as Havana
on his way to Paris, where he has peer
sent on special mission. has returned tt
Washington. Maj. Mitchell, who saiiet
from Havana, will go to his destination
by way of Spain.
Mrs. Frank Pleadwell is leaving
Washington today for short visit at
New York.
!, MIR. Charles +. Hughes. jr.. who Is at
/ AsheNillc. y. G.. WAS one of the cup
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