The Washington times., 1919-02-20
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Netherlands Minister and Mm Cemer Entertain Vice President and
Mrs. MarshaI-Dinner Parties, Teas and Dances. sz i

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Bonner. and Miss Florence Bergman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beale r. Howard and
their niece, Miss kathryn Gwynn, have
returned to the Lafayette Hotel after
fortnight's VISIT to Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hewitt Myers.
who are at Jeckyll Island, Brunswick,
Ga, for a visit. are expected back in
Washington next week.
Back From Palm Beach.
Senator-eIect Davis Elkins OF west
Virginia and his brother. Stephen B.
E1kins. have returned to Washington,
after a visit to Palm Beach. Senator
Elkins served in France with the rank
Of major during the war.
To Dance For Britain
Miss Frances HoaT, who is noted
for her graceful dancing, will give
! several specialties at the benefit for
| the British-AmeTican War Relief
Fund to be held on February 20 and
! %, at Mrs. Thomas T. Graff's residence.
Miss Hoar and Mr.. James Breese and
Mr.. Sidney Breese. of New York, will
give a clog dance, and Capt. r. r,
Glen, honorary attache Of the Brit
ish embassy, will be Miss Hoar's
partner in one OF the modern dances.
Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins Is
chairman of the committee in charge
of the card party to be given Fri
day afternoon, February '2S. at Ward-
man Park Inn, for the Infant We'll
fare Centers Of the Washington Diet
Kitchen. and assisting her are Mrs.
David Franklin Houston, Mrs. Will
liam Hammond and Miss Gwynn.
Many tables have been taken for
the afternoon. among the hostesses
being, besides the members of the
committee, Mrs. Henry L. Dimock,
Mrs. Ezra Butler MeCragg. Mrs.
Charles D. Easton, Mrs. Goodwin.
Mrs. William Hammond. Mrs. Atlee
Pomerene, Mrs. James w. wadsworth, j,
Mrs. William J. Boardman and Mrs.
c. B. Howry.
A number of. delightful luncheon
parties have been given at Servants
in the last few days. Among those
who have entertained there recently
are Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry. Countess
Gizycka, Princess Ghika, DR.. George
n. Poulieff. secretary of the Bull
garian legation, and Nine. Poulieff: /:
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r. Logan, the
Due di Sangro. Mr.. Constantinidi, of
the Greek legation; ]. Low Hartman,
Baron Valentino, OF the Italian en-
bassy; Lieut.. d'Amico and the
Marchesa d'Amiro. Don L. A. Pena-
herrera of the legation of Ecuador,
and cambridge Colby.
Mrs. Albert L. Mills has gone TO
New York for a brief visit and is at
the Plaza Hotel.
Edouard de Billy, deputy French
high commissioner, who is in New
York for a few days, gave a luncheon
yesterday in the Della Robbia room
fthe Vanderbilt.
shortage OF BOxes.
Many Of the boxes Tor the Mard
Gras ball to be given by the commit
tee for the Free Milk for France Fund
on Tuesday evening. March 4, at
Wardman Park Inn, were sold before
the Invitations were issued and the
committee is now having difficulty
improvising boxes enough to supply
the demand. Each box will represent
bit Of pasture, enclosed in picket
fence and shaded by an apple tree in
full bloom. and the name of the box
holder will be displayed on a mail
box tackled up on the gate.
Among those who have already
taken boxes are the Minister of the
Netherlands and Nine Cremer, Mrs
Richard Townsend, Mrs, Arthur Gra-
ham Glasgow, Mrs. Albert Billings
Ruddock. Nine. George Bakhmeteff,
Mrs. William S. whiting. OF Boston;
Mir. and Mrs. Mests, OF Pittsburgh;
Mrs. Walter Dillingham;. Emile Ber-
liner, Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood,
Mrs. Marshall Field, NJ. and Nine
Xavier NJ. Audibert, of the French
high commission; Miss May Adams,
and Miss Amaryllis Gillett.
Miss Courtney Let's is chairman of
a committee of debutantes who will
sell favors confetti, serpentines. etc.)
They will be dressed rs milkmaids
and viii preside over a booth deco
rated to represent the famous Petit
TrianOn, where Marie Antoinette and
the ladies Of her court used to play
at being dairy maids. The Petit Tri-
anon will be set up in the long cor
ridOr OF Wardman Park Inn, which
will be transformed into a Midway
Plaisance
Mrs. Sidney Ballou will have charge
of a balloon booth and will be as
sisted by her daughter. Miss Betty
Burnett; Miss Natalia Fisher. Of Cal
ifOrnia, and Miss Mary HELEN. They !
viii wear costumes decorated with
gay-COlored balloons. Another fea-