Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-26

Lady Campbell OF England, who is
the guest of Nine. Grouitch, will be
with her. On Tuesday Nine. Grouitch
will give an informal lunch for Lady
CampbNl.
Mr.. and Mrs John Hervey Young
in compliment to their daughter. Miss
Elizabeth HerTey Young. and her
house guest. Miss Aileen Dowsett of
Honolulu. Mr.. Lansing Holden of New
York is also guest Of Mr.. and Mrs
Young. The guests will include Il
number of the younger set and the
party will go on from the dinner to
the Junior League dance at Rausch-
er'S and from there will go to the
Washington Club. where Mr.. and Mrs.
Young will give cotillon at mid
night. to which large number of adj
ditional guests have been invited. The
favoIs, are delightful and the event
will be one of the most novel and en-
joyable of the holidays.
Chief Justice and Mrs. Constantine
J.. Smyth have as guests their son. Mr..
Bernard Smyth. and his bride, who are
being entertained constantly during
their visit here.
Mrs Smyth will be hostess at an in
formal tea on Sunday afternoon for
her son and daughter-in-law. and
later in the day they will return to
Philadelphia.
Miss Ann Craven. daughter of Capt
and Mrs. Craven, was hostess at a tea
yesterday afternoon at her home in
honor of Miss Eleanor Harris. debu-
tante daughter of Col and Mrs. Floyd
Harris. Mrs. w. L. Littlefield and Miss
Helena Palmer presided at the tea
table. Miss Craven will be a debutante
next year.
One of the most delightful events
of Christmas day was the breakfast
given by Mr.. Wade H. Ellis. when n
members of the cabinet, of the diplo-
matte CORPS Supreme Court and 9TH
ers from official and smart resident
society, were his guests. 1t was an old
fashioned Christmas party, abound
ing with good feeling and informally,
and the various rooms of the drawing
room suite were ablOOm with poinsettia
holly and great clusters of American
beauty roses.
Mr. and Mrs. John c. Carpenter of
Kenilworth, ILL.,. suburb of Chicago
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G.
Carpenter during the holidays and
attended the benefit ball at Rauscher's
last night. They were accompanied
to Washington by their three chill
dren.
Mr. William Phelps Emo and Mrs.
n. w. Euit Will Uc dL uOHlt Oh OuH-
day afternoons IN January and Feb
ruary.
Mrs. Chase Palmer is leaving TODAY
for Los Angeles. Calf, where she
will join DR.. Palmer. who has been
there for the past month. Dr. Palmer
has severed his connection with the
United States geological survey and.
with Mrs. Palmer, will make their
future home in California.
The annual luncheon of the Wash
ington Wellesley Club, to which are
and former students of the college in
the city. will be given on Wednesday
at 1870, at the College Women's Club,
1922 street. A meeting will follow
the luncheon and will include ac-
counts of the 1919 commencement
and principal events of the fall term.
Beneft Ball Last Night.
In point. of beauty and number of
guests the ball given at Rauscher's
last night to benefit the Children's
Country Home was one of the most
successful charity balls of the win
ter. The bathrooms were f1ttingly
| decorated with till spruce, pine and
cedar trees at intervals where they
| would be most effective, and the bal
cony in the large ballroom, under
which several boxes were arranged.
was forest of Christmas greens,
while wreaths of holly tied with
scarlet ribbons were suspended I'M
der the lights with good effect.
The large and small bathrooms and
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