Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13

honor guests at dinner which capt.
and Mrs. C. C. Calhoun will give this
evening at their residence, on New
| Hampshire avenue.
i Cabinet Women Entertained.
Mrs Hensley Lacy entertained at
luncheon today in honor of her house
Austin, Tex. The other guests were
Fletcher, Mrs. II. n Jenson. Mrs.
Mrs Louis Titus and Mrs. George Denis.
The Misses Patten will give q din
ner on Thursday, December -, in
honor of several Of the seasons de-
butantes.
| Mrs William Morton Grinnell will
| give a small dinner party tomorrow
evening for her debutante daughter.
Miss Elizabeth Grinneli, the guests
Charles s. Bromweli is giving for her
debutante daughter, Miss Mildred
| BromWell.
Mrs. Benjamin HELEN will entertain
at dinner for her bedutante daughter,
Miss Mary HELEN, on December 20,
the party later attending the dance
at the Washington Club which Mrs.
] 0tluucll Will Eif6 toI uSt oCpQIdAIC
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Grinneil.
| Mrs. Corcoran Thorn will give a tea
next Wednesday in honor Of her debu-
tante niece, Miss Mary HELEN, daughter
of Mrs. Benjamin HELEN.
Capt. and Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke
have returned to their residence, 1887 X
street, from a stay OF several months at
st, Paul. MIMI, where the former was
on duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland H. Dodge of
New York arrived at Washington last
| evening for a stay of several days at the
Willard.
Mrs. Kingsley Oil and Miss Oil will
| be at home informally tomorrow after
| noon.
Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. Alan
Goodrich Kirk will entertain at a
breakfast Tuesday. December IT. in
honor of Miss Catherine. Harlow and
Lieut.. Commander Theodore Stark VIII
kinson. I'd, U. S: ~. whose wedding
will take place at s o'clock that after
noon.
Miss Anna Hamlin will entertain at
dinner Friday evening, December 30,
before the Grinnen dance. at the
Washington Club.
The Misses futile will entertain at
dinner tomorrow evening.
Miss Sybil A. Fletcher, who is a
student at Vassar College, will return
to Washington to spend the Christ
mas holidays with her parents, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Frank F. Fletcher.
Capt. and Mrs. Albert L. Hoffman.
u. 8. A., have taken the residence. 2003
SySfn
Hoffman was Miss Leta Sullivan of
Philadelphia, bride of last summer.
French-Bird Engagement.
A cablegram brings the news of the
French, daughter of the late Seth
Barton French and Mrs. French, to
Maj. Bird Of the Royal Flying Corps.
mother. is doing war work in Tor
quay, Devonshire, where Mrs. French
| has given a hospital. Miss French is
a granddaughter of the late John
Walker French. one-time American
bia. Her father died In 1910 and left
q large estate. She is sister of Will
liam Barton French, who married
Miss JEANNE Emmett daughter Of Mr..
French has been active in war relief
and hospital work abroad, both in
France and England. Ne date has
been set for the wedding.
in Washington. in the residence now
occupied as the Commercial Club, and
which had just been restored after
| the fire which startled society during
| Secretary Tracy's residence there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Arthur Coolidge.
the former one-time assistant score
tary Of the Treasury. are introducing
their daughter. Miss MsrEaret Cool
ton. They have cards out for a tea
on Saturday afternoon, December II.
at Dudley Lane, Milton Hill. for her
| presentation.
Mrs. Dennis upson left Washineto,
last evening fer a visit OF several
days at Cleveland.
Owing to tho inability Of Mrs. Cor
gas to be present, Mrs. Hoff and Mrs.
| Potts request the members OF the
| Highlands Auxiliary to come In dur
| ing the work hours on Monday. De-
| cember 16, to renew their membership
In the Red Cross and get the 1919
button.
Mai, and Mrs, Charles Drake West
! cett are at the Hotel Aston. New York.
this week.
| MF1. AHNh J0AuOO6SSatA4Ot
guest of Mrs. Nanette B. Paul, 2o07
| Columbia road. Mrs. Miller win re-
main in tho city until the Hew year.
Miss Helen varick Boswell Of New
York, president of the National Wom-
ans Republican Association. 10 the
guest of Mies Elisabeth y. Pierce,
chaplain general, d. A. R., at the
Portner. Miss Boswell has Just come
from attending the convention OF the
Southern Commercial Congress in
Baltimore. She spoke before the
Womans Auxiliary Of The Need Of a.
League of Nations"
The bureau of yards and docks
Rad Cross Auxiliary, gave . delight
fully planned benefit ball at the New
willard last evening, which was at
tended by several hundred guests.
The ballroom vas decerate4 with
tries, and the Willard Orchestra
played fer the dancing. Patrons for
the ball were Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Endicott, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Rreusseau, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
parks, Commander and MFa. Hakan-
| AUS, Commander and Mrs. Parsons
and Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. Ktr-
Club de Vingt