The Washington herald., 1919-01-02

! Baker were at home informally dur
ing the afternoon is their lovely old
| Georgetown home. Mrs. Baker is still
not very well, and technically the ma
ton is still at war-two reasons
against any attempt at a big official
reception. But the many army and
navy officers-both American and for
eign-that made the pilgrimage to the
Baker residence to exchange greetings
with the Secretary and his wife. as
well as many OF their unofficial
friends, received a warm welcome
The Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark
kept open house yesterday afternoon
at Congress Hall. there being no for
NAL receiving line or prearranged pro-
gram. Many of the wives of Repre-
sentatives making their winter homes
at Congress Hall were, however. with
Mrs. Clark
Mrs. Clark also had group OF
young people assisting her. among
them the Speakers niece. Mrs. Olen
! Chiles. of Florida: Miss Bennett and
| the Misses Dickenson. of Missouri;
the Misses Shallenberger. OF Nebras-
ka:. the Misses Gambler, and Miss
Dorothy Gordon. An orchestra from
the Camp Meigs Band played during
! Ine AFTERNOON.
The Secretary of the Treasury. Mr..
! Carter Glass. will be Joined by Mrs.
Glass and their daughters. Miss Au-
! gusta Glass and Miss Mary Archer
Glass. the latter part of merit week.
Mrs. Glass is at their home. near
Lynchburg. and the Misses Glass are
visiting in New York
Acting Secretary and Counselor OF
| State and Mrs. Frank Lyon Polk had
a number of ambassadors and foreign
ministers at tea with them yesterday
afternoon.
The new amba ssador of Peru. DR..
Francisco Tudela, arrived at the New
| Willard yesterday morning. and is es-
| tablished there until he makes more
permanent arrangements. He was
accompanied to Washington by Nine.
de Tudela and their three children.
Senior Emilio Del Solar, the new
first secretary of legation. accompa-
MED DR.. Tudela.
/ Senior Manuel de Freyre V Santan-
| der, the present minister. will repre-
sent his country in China and Japan.
leaving for his new posts as soon as
affairs here permit
| Third Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Breckenridge Long were at
] home yesterday afternoon frpn s to
| Z o'clock. at their residence, 1923 Six
| teenth street. There was music and
informal dancing during the reception
hours. Mrs. Henry D. Flood and
Nine. Simon presided at the tea table
and Mrs. Long was assisted by
Mrs. Mcmillan Gibson. Mrs. Julius
Lay and Mrs. Coolidge.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin re-
ceived informally yesterday afternoon
as is their custom on New Year Day.
and had their debutante daughter,
Miss Anna Hamlin. with them. Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer and Mrs Ham
| cock Griffin, cousin of the hostess.
presided at the tea table. little
group of Miss Hamlin's girl friends
| assisted
| Miss Louise Littauer, daughter of
Maj. and Mrs. William Littauer, of
Boston, is visiting Miss Hamlin.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Bonaparte was
at home yesterday afternoon, Prin-
cess Ghika and Mrs. Poe White pre-
| sided at the tea table. The drawing
room of the fine old Bonaparte house,
1 in X street, where Mrs. Bonaparte
received. is a veritable treasure house
of relics of the great Napoleon and
| beautiful things brought from Paris
by Mr.. Bonaparte's father, a descen-
dant of the Emperor's brother. Jer-
ONE Bonaparte, who married beauti-
full Betsy Patterson.
The Congressional Club kept open
house from to p. m. the mem
bers OF the executive board receiving
and all the members of the club act
ing as hostesses. -.
In the evening there was a New
Year ball, with Mrs Joe Henry
Eagle, wife of Representative Eagle,
of Texas, as chairman of the ball COM
mittee. She was assisted by Mrs.
John A. Peters, Mrs. John B. Ken
drick, Mrs. Thomas p. Gore, Mrs.
| Henry ID. Flood. Mrs. Edward E.
Robbins, Mrs. Charles B. Ward, Miss
Page and Mrs. Wallace II. White, jr.
Mrs. Walter Mclean was at home
yesterday afternoon from to s
4 o'clock. at 2109 o street, and had
among her assistants Mrs. James W.
Wadsworth, jr., Mrs. George Barnett.
Miss Leila Gordon, Miss Christian,
Mrs. Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, Miss Ruth
Hitchcock, Mrs. Leroy Tuttle, the
Misses Tuttle, Miss Minna Blair, Mrs.
Samuel Faison. Mrs. C. w. Warden,
Mrs. DuBose, Mrs. I. T. Mann. Mrs.
Mark Bristol, the Misses Harding,
Miss Hoover. Miss Fletcher and Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Patterson, of Baltimore.
| Senator and Mrs Weslev 7. Jon.s
of Washington, were at home inform