The Washington times., 1918-11-30
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Italian Ambassador and Countess di Celere Entertain
Miss Marjorie Wright Makes Debut.

| ESPITE the press OF importan
matters conneced with prepa
rations for their trip abroad
the President and Mrs. Wilson
found time this morning to slip ava,
for a round of golf at one of thu
The Italian Ambassador and Count
ess Macchi dI cellere entertained dis
tinguished company at luncheon al
the embassy today, their guests beinl
asked to meet the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Lansing. The others present
were the Secretary of the Interior anc
Mrs Lane, the Secretary OF Agricul.
ture and Mrs. Houston, the Secretary
OF Commerce and Mrs. Redfield, the
Third Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Breckenridge Long, Mr.. and Mrs
Bernard Baruch, Mrs. William A
Slater, Mrs. Mcmillan Gibson, Mrs
Henry c. Corbin, Count Miniscalchi
Erizzo, counselor of the embassy, and
the naval attache. Rear Admiral Count
Max Lovatelli.
The Italian ambassador, accorf1pan-
ield by Vittoria Falotsi,, of the en-
bassy staff, attended the lecture on
"Italy's Part In the War" which was
given yesterday by DR.. Charles Up
son Clark, of the American Academy
at Rome, at the New Masonic Temple,
under the auspices of the National
Geographic Society.
The Belgian minister, Mr.. de Cartier
de Marchienne, is the guest in whose
honor Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. William Phillips will enter
tain at dinner tonight.
Guests At Dinner.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall were the guests of honor at
dinner last night of Mrs. Thomas +.
Walsh.
The Minister of Salvador and Nine
Zaldivar. entertained at dinner last
night in honor of the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Lansing. The guests
asked to meet them were the Secre-
tary OF the Iterior and Mrs. Lane,
the Minister of Switzerland and hme.
SuIzer. the charge d'affaires OF Great
Britain and Mrs. ColviIle Barclay.
the Assistant Secretary. OF State an 4
Mrs. William Phillips. the military
attache Of the French embassy and
Nine. Collardet, Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
Bradley. Mrs. Henry F. Dimock. the
Princess Ghika. Miss Julia Zaldivar,
debutante daughter Of the host; Boaz
Long, United States minister to SAL
vador; DR.. Rowe, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury. and John Bar
rett, director general of the Pan
American Union. The handsome le-
cation on Massachusetts avenus was
decorated with pink chrysanthemums
and pink roses
Mrs. FrakIin K. Lane. wife of the
Secretary of the Interior, entertain
ed at luncheon yesterday in honor
of Nine. Naon. wife of the retiring
ambassador OF Argentina. and Mrs.
Lansing, wife OF the, Secretary Of
State.
Miss Helen Taft came from Bryn
Mawr College to spend Thanksgiving
with her parents, former President
and Mrs. william Howard Taft. in
their apartmet at 2029 Connecticut
avenue. She will remain for the
weekend. "a.
To Give Tea Dance.
Mrs. William Mason Wright, wife |
OF Major Genetal Wright, U. S. A,
who is with the A E. F. in France.
will give a tea dance at Rauscher's
this afternoon in compliment to her
debutante daughter, Miss Marjorie
Wright. Mrs. Wright and Miss Wright
are entertaining a house party Of
young people for the occasion, having /
as guests Miss Alice Thayer and Miss
Katherine Hutchins, OF New York: |
Harry Knight, of St Louis. and Capt /
Ephriam Towles, and Capt William
Mason Wright, jr., both OF whom are |
stationed at Camp Meade
Miss wright's debut party has the
of being the first festivity
giSen at Rsuscher's since the place
was taken over last winter by the
Board. The balloons are
decorated and are abIoom
with quantities of flowers sent the
debutante. She will carry an armful
Of blossoms and will wear dainty
frock of white silk embroidered in
beads. Mrs. Wright will wear a
handsome blue velvet gown.
The group of young girls. mostly
1ebutantes OF this season, in the re-
,eivinE party are Miss Frances Hop
kins, Miss Mildred Bromwell, Miss
Olyve Graef, Miss Anna Hamlin, Miss
Elizabeth Grinnell, Miss Carter Null
iken, Miss Alice Requa, Miss Mar
yaret Harding. Miss Louise LIttauer,
Ind Miss Margaret Deeble. Mrs.
Wright will be assisted by a number
II her friends, among them Mrs.
lanes Carroll Frazer, Mrs. Charles S.
Iamlin, and Mrs. David Porter.
This evening Mrs. William Cooke
md Mrs. Harrison Steadman, both of
L. Louis, will entertain at a dinner
lance at Rauscher's in honor OF Miss
Wright The house party, for which
he Is hostess, will break up tomor-
ow.
Miss BPomreII to sInke Debut ,
Miss Mildred Bromwell. daughte. /
Z Mrs. Charles S. Bromweil and .
of Mrs. Matthew +
colt. will be presented to society at
tea to be given by Mrs. Bromwell
Z. Saturday afternoon. December II. {
[ their home in Q street. The re-
option will be followed in the even !
ng by an informal dance for young
eopIe.
Miss Bromwell and Miss Rurk.s .
'hle. of New York. who is visiting :
er, spent Thanksgiving at FoNcroft, J
"a. motoring down to attend the !
unit breakfast which IL an annual !
vent. Miss Ellen Bruce Lee. daugh- !
eT of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee, ar I