The Washington times., 1918-03-23
THE CITY'S SOCIAL SIDE
Q Ceneres
Fete Readings
Here Tonight

The British Ambassador and Lady
Reading are the guests in whose
honor the italian Ambassador and
Countess Macchi di CelIere will en-
terrain at dinner tonight. The guests
to meet them will number twenty
and will include several Of the Brit
ish officials now In Washington and
members OF the Italian embassy stan.
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Mrs. John B. Henderson was host
ess at dinner last evening, entertain
ing in honor OF Lord ana Lady Read
ing. The other guests were Senator
and Mrs. Francis E. Warren, Senator
and Mrs. Robert l. Owen, Senator
and Mrs. Atlee Pomerene, Senator
and Mrs. J. c. W. Beckham, Con-
gresham and Mrs. SRagar Sherley,
Congressman and Mrs. Frederick Gil
lett, Baron knut Bonde, first secre-
tary OF the Swedish legation and
Baroness Blonde: Mr.. and Mrs.
John Calendar Livingston. Mra
Thomas F. Bayard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederic Atherton, Sir Grinwood
Mears, and Major Crawford Stuart,
D. s. o., both OF the British embassy
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Woodrow Bones. Robert Brookings,
and John 3. Henderson, j..
The Marquis de PoliEnse. of the
French. high commission, and the
Marquise de Polignac, who have
gone to New York are at the Plaza
Hotal.
Miss Bones Entertaina-
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones enter
tained q box party at the concert AZ
the National Theater yesterday aft
ernoon Among her guests were Miss
Bertha Boiling and Mrs. Thomas
Chadbourne.
The tri-color ball which will be
given at the willard tonight under
the auspices OF the Washington COM
mittee OF the American fund for
French wounded promises to be one
OF the most brilliant balls Of the
season. The French Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand, the British Ambas-
sador and Lady Reading, and many
other notables are among the box
holders; q program Of advertisements,
original and picturesque In character,
has been arranged In connection with
the dance, with many Of Washing
toms abandonment women posing In the
tableaux, and numerous dinner parties
will be given before the bail.
Among those entertaining guests
at dinner and who will entertain
guests at dinner and later at the ball
are Senator and Mrs. LeBaron Colt,
who will have with them . number
of friends of their daughter, Mrs. An
drew W. Anthony, who 10 their guest
The party will include Miss Helen
Gross, of Providence, r. l.. house
guest Of Senator and Mrs. Colt; Major
and Mrs. H. H. Kerr. Capt. William
Houghteling. Philip Pratt, and Lieut.
William e. Eberle.
Another interesting dinner party
will be given by Capt Ralph Granger,
u. 8. R., who will entertain q COM
pany OF young people In compliment
to his daughter. Miss Granger, TAX
ing them later to the dance. Mrs.
Granger and Miss Granger have re-
Gently arrived from Chicago to stay
with Captain Granger, who Is on
duty here.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood 10
among the box holders, and will have
as guests, Mrs. George NJ. Ehle, Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Halves. Miss Morgan
and William Phelps Emo. The list
OF boxholders includes Mrs. John A.
johnston Colonel Crews, Captain
willard, Mrs. Stettinius, Mrs. R. r.
Hit, Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood.
Nine Hauge. Mrs. Richard Townsend.
Mrs. Joseph Letter. rms. John L
Morehead, Mrs. william A. Slater.
Mrs. John r. Williams, Mrs. Perry
Belmont, Mrs. Bernard Baruch, Mrs.
Samuel Spencer. Mrs. H. Campbell
Graef. Mrs. Walter Jeffords. Mrs
Joseph z. Thropp, Mrs. Henry Rae.
Mrs. John s. Edward. Mrs.. Charles
Walker. Mrs. Yelverton Garrett, Miss
Goldman and Francis Mayer.
Mrs. James F. Mitchell 10 chairman
of the ball committee, and Viscount
Henri de Sibour 10 chairman Of the
floor committee.