The Washington times., 1919-02-12

| The company to meet them will be
small but distinguished. Last even
ing the Acting Secretary of State
and Mrs Frank L. Polk gave n din
ner for Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall. The Attorney General and
Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory were
among the other guests.
Mrs. TOwnsend's Dinner.
| In celebration Of the birthday OF
her daughter. Mrs Peterr Goelet Gerry
Mrs. Richard II. Townsend will give :
dinner dance tonight. There will bC
seventy guests. Years ago Mrs
Townsend established the pleasant
custom of giving a birthday party for
| Mrs. Gerry and the dinner dance Is
always one of the pretticst parties oil
the season.
To Give Dinner.
The President pro tempore Of the
Senate and Mrs. Willard Salisbury
will entertain at dinner tonight.
Mrs. Salisbury will be at home to-
morrow afternoon.
Mrs. William Morton Grinnell will
give young peoples dinner tonighI
for her debutante daughter, MISS
Elizabeth Morton Grinnell. Unfortu-
nately Miss Grinnell is confined to-
her room with a slight touch OF IN
duenza and will not be able to be
present.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Carter Glass were honor guests
at the dinner given last night by MT.
and Mrs. Eugene Meyer.
Senator and Mrs. Charles B. Hen
derson were hosts at dinner last
night, entertaining in compliment 10
| the President pro tempore OF the
Senate and Mrs. Willard SALISBURY.
The Secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution and Mrs. Charles ID. wal
colt entertained the Netherlands MIL
ister and Madame Cremer at dinner
last evening and had an lnleFestils
company to meet them.
Mrs. Frelinghuysen, wife or Sena-
tor Joseph S. Frelinghuysen OF New
Jersey, will not be at home tomorro"
| afternoon.
Senator and Mrs. John W. Weeks
| we're hosts at dinner last evening.
Judge and Mrs. Sidney Ba1lou have
returned to Washington after
months visit in California. They were
! accompanied by Miss Natalie Flsher.
daughter of Mrs. Henry Fisher, OF
| RedIands. Cal, who will be the guest oil
Mrs Ballous daughter, MISS Lefty
Ballou, for some time.
Back From France.
Edward VI. Hurley, chairman Of the
Shipping Board, has arrived in New
York from France and, with Mrs.
Hurley, is stopping at the Ritz Carl
ton.
Alexander Campbell King, jr.,
Youngest son of Solicitor General and
Mrs. King. has Joined his mother and
! father at their apartment, 1868 Co.
| Iumbia road, to stay with them
Il through the summer. Mr. King has
been discharged from service at
Fort Monroe, where he has been sta
| toned for some time.
The Riding and Hunt Club is az
ranging a paper chase to be foIIoweH
bv a hunt breakfast, for Saturday.
| February 90. officers or the Amer
can army and navy and foreign Of
tlcers stationed in Washington win
take part. as we4l as members OF tn"
club and their guests.
Col. Walter A. Sturgill was in com p
mand Of the drill at the weekly IN
door ride at the club last eveninE.
The drill was led by Colonel Grube~
and Miss Anna Hamlin, with Colonel
! George and Mrs. Sinclair Bowen IN
command OF the second division
Among those who took part in tn
ride were William Phelps Emo, presl-
| dent of the club; Mrs. George Becker
Miss Meta Evans, Miss Ruth Hitch 70
! cock. Miss Sutherland, Miss Florenc5
| Nash. Mrs. J. r. Johnston, Miss JUN
! Maths. Miss Drain, Mrs. L. l.. CTaW
! ford. Miss Mollie Crawford, Mis-
/ Helen Maryc. Mrs. Irving i. Dudley
Miss Margaret Noes. Miss Walmsley
! Princess Ghika, Miss Vail, Admiral
! Count LovateIIi, naval attache of th'
italian embassy: Colonel Mastelie
! Colonel Greenwall, Captain Antioch
! CAPTAIN Fuller. Major Theodore II.
Low. Captain Harris, Captain Aldrlch.
and Dennis Upson.
! Rear Admiral willard $. Brownson.
- /. $ y, retired, is at st. Augustine.
Fla. for 4 visit.
/ Guest Of Letters.
/ Mrs. Herbert s Stone. formerly OF
Chicago, who spent the last several
winters in Baltimore, is the guest o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter at their
Washington home,