Evening star., 1918-02-08
Minister Of Salvador and Nine.
Zaldivar Hosts at Brilliant
Dinner Party.
Junior League to Give Ball April g
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade q. Ellis
to Entertain.

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ing. when their guests were the Brazilian
selor of the State Department and Mrs
Frank l.. Polk. the assistant secretary OF
state and Mrs Breckenridge Long, the
controller Of the currency and Mrs. John
Shelton Williams. the United States min
! lister to Salvador, Mr.. Boaz Long; DR..
/ F'ridtjof Nansen, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
| Stabler. Mrs. Henry F. Dimock. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Fuller. Mrs. William A. Bur-
ton, Count Luserna di Campiglione, the
Princess Ghika, sister of the hostess
Zaldivar. Mr.. Olay. Mr.. William Eric
Fowler and Dr. Reyes Guerra OF the Sal
vadorean legation staff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade H. Ellis will en-
tertain informally at dinner this even
ing at the Hotel Lafayette in compli-
ment to Mr.. and Mrs. William Walker
Smith of Cincinnati.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith recently returned
from Copenhagen. Denmark, where the
former was attached to the legation.
They have been making a short stay
at the Shoreham, and will leave tomor-
row for New York en- route to Lima,
Peru, where Mr.. Smith has been ap-
cation.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Guerin Of Cleve-
land, the former a member of the ship
ping board. will be among the guests
at the dinner.
The Junior League is making plans
for its annual entertainment for char
ity. 1t has decided to give a dance at
Rauscher's on April 6. The character
and name of the ball have not yet been
determined.
Assistant Attorney General and Mrs.
| YT<t Il
ner this evening in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Folk.
The President and Mrs. Wilson. Capt.
and Mrs. William A. Burton. Mrs.
Benjamin II. Warder, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dennis Epson, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Baruch, Mrs. John S. Edwards, Mrs.
Francois Berger Moran and MIR. Will
liam Eric Fowler will be among the
box holders at the ball for the benefit
of the Episcopal Home for Children, to
be held at the Willard at $3.50 Saturday
evening.
Among others who will assist Mrs.
Newbold Noyes, chairman of the floor
committee, are Mrs. Frederic Huiue-
koper, the Misses Burleson and Miss
Helen Blodgett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. Penfield are
leaving this afternoon to make short
stay at New York.
Capt. Guy Gaunt. naval attache Of the
British embassy, and Mrs. Gaunt went
the BiItmore Capt Gaunt expects soon
to return to England.
A large audience attended the song
recital given last evening by the
Duchess de Richelieu at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gaff
The guests were received by Mrs
Gaf and her daughter, Mrs. Cary D.
Langhorne.
The Duke de RichelieI made a short
address thanking the American people
for their generous contributions to the
French tuberculosis fund.
Francis Moore accompanied the
duchess and rendered several piano
solos.
The patronesses for the recital were
Mrs. Larz Anderson, Mrs. Truxton
Beale. Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mrs. Paul
" Bartlett. Mrs. George Barnett. Mrs.
man. Nine: de Blanpre. Mrs. Henry
Dimock, Nine. Andre de Laboulaye,
Countess de la Greze, Mrs. Marshall
Field. Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs.
gov. Miss Mary Gwynn. Mrs. Chauncey
Hackett. Mrs. Christian Hauge. Mrs
David Jayne Hill. Mrs. Charles B.
Howry. Mrs. Hennen Jennings. Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. Arthur Lee.
Mrs. Shane Leslie. Mrs. William Gibbs
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| Everitt Macy. Mrs. Edmund Pendleton,
Misses Patton. Mrs. Clifford Pinchot.
Mrs. H. H. Rogers. Mrs. William Slater,
Mrs. ]. Simon. Mrs. r. NJ. Thompson.
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, Mrs. Walter
Tuckerman. Nine. Vignale. Mrs. John {.
Wise. Mrs. James Wadsworth. jr.: Mrs.
Charles Wood and Mrs. Charles Bough-
ton Wood.
France in the War" will be the sub
ject of the lecture to be given tomor-
row evening by Mr.. S. Richard Fuller,
for the benefit of the French ladies
zone. at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Hsnnen Mr! Thomas 1snninss J. ohrien. former
! United States ambassador to italy, will
| introduce Mr.. Fuller with few SYM
| pathetic remarks on the fortitude of
| these wonderful French women.
Miss Penelope King. Miss Denys, Miss
Louise Inches and Miss Katherine Hill
| will be the young ladies with baskets
| receiving voluntary contributions.
There will not be any more wool
dances for the present, as the last of
| the series of four given at Washington
| barracks took place January 26..
! The graduates of the Marine Officers
| School at Quantco will give a dance this
| evening at the marine barracks
| The guests, who will include all the
| marine officers stationed 10 and around
Washington. will be received by Maj. Gen
| and Mrs. George Barnett. Brig. Gen. and
| Mrs. John A. Lejeune, Col. and Mrs T. P,
Kane, Maj. H. c. Snyder and Miss Snyder
! The committee in charge is composed OF
| Lieut.. L. W. Jones, chairman Lieut. r. r
! Hinkle Lieut.. ]. B. Neill. jr. Lieut.. ]. b
| Breckenridge. Lieut.. ]. p. Manton. Lieut.
H. f. Stovall and Lieut.. Torqulson.
! The Marine Band will play for the dane.
| ing and a buffet supper will be served
during the evening.
| The bridge tea given yesterday after.
| noon by Mrs. Arthur L. Willard, wife OF
| the commandant of the navy yard
/ at their quarters for the benefit of the
| navy relief. proved to be a brilliant
success. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
and Mrs. William Benson presided Al
| the tea table. and the Marine Ban(
| played throughout the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Stevens Ulman gave q
| dinner last night at their home in New
York for DR.. Milenko r. Vesnitch. heat
of the Serbian war mission to thu
United States and brother-in-law o,
Mr.. Ulman. Afterward the party at
| tended the theater.
! The concert to be given for the bene.
\ At of the British-American war RELIEF
4 fund at Mrs. Gaff's residence next Mon.
4 day evening by Mary Garden and Pablo
Casals promises to be one OF the mos
brilliant Of the entertainments ar.
ranged for this season. Mr.. MyroI
whitney Is assisting in arranging thu
program for the concert, which will bl
onAned by Mr.. Louis B. THOMPSON al