Evening star., 1919-05-12
Dinner for Diplomats.

The first secretary of the Nor
wegian legation, Mr.. AREN'T, was
the guest of honor at a dinner Satur-
day evening at Wardman Park Inn
given by the third secretary of the
legation and Nine. Selmer-Arders-
sen The guests were the military
attache of the legation. Maj. Fvoslef
the first secretary of the Netherlands
legation and Nine. van Starken-
borgh- -Stachouwer.. DR.. and Mrs
Leonhard Stejnegerl DR.. and Mrs. Will
liam G. Erving and Miss Anna
Thomassen.
The minister of Venezuela and Miss
Dominica have sent out invitations
for a reception Thursday evening
at the Pan-American building ! n
honor of the acting Secretary of
State. and Mrs. Frank l.. Polk.
Mrs Charles r. Mayer will en-
tertain a dinner party tomorrow
evening in compliment to her house
guest, Miss May Foster of st. Louis.
On Friday Mrs. Mayer and Miss
Foster will go to Baltimore to at
tend the races at Pim1ico, and in the
evening will be the dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell Parr at the
Elkridge Hunt Club.
Mrs Paul L. Joachim was hostess
at luncheon today entertaining a
party at the Cafe st. Marks in COM
pliment to her house guests, Lieut..
and Mrs Stephen Edwards. Her
other guests were Mrs. Henry Pitts,
Mrs William l.. Tydings, Miss
Louise BeaIe, Lieut.. Klause and
Lieut.. Taylor.
An informal reception will be given
the noted philanthropist, Sir Frederick
M f.
ernoon at 4:45 o'clock at the Arts Club,
2017 street. No invitations have been
issued, owing to Sir Frederick's brief
stay in Washington.
Mrs. Colville Barclay will pour tea to-
morrow afternoon at the art exhibition
at the Wayfarer's book shop on II street.
when pictures by Mrs. Frances Lee
Lloyd, Mr.. Lawson Adams and Mr..
John Wesley Carroll will be on view.
which will last ten days, beginning to-
morrow, include Mrs. Frank L. Polk
Mrs. Medill Mccormick, Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth, Mrs. Frederic A. Delano
Mrs. Frederic A. Keep, Mrs. Lippincott
and Mrs. J. L. Saltonstall.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Lee Phillips have as
their house guest the formers sister,
Mrs. E. L. Darlington Of Long Island.
The committee in charge of the
Japanese masque, The Sun Goddess"
to be given Thursday and Friday
evenings in the gardens at the his
toric mansion, 3400 Prospect avenue.
includes Mrs. Frank L. Polk, Mrs.
Frederick Atherton, Mrs. John Gard
ner Coolidge. Mrs Arthur Graham
Glasgow, Mrs. Charles Henderson,
Mrs. Walter Dillingham;, Mrs. Charles
Lindley, Mrs. H. H. Rogers, Mrs.
Harvey Walker and Mrs. Walter Tuck
erman, chairman. The additional pa
tronesses are Mrs. Frederic Gillett, Mrs.
Julian James. Mrs. Robert Thompson.
Mrs. Henry B. Brown, Mrs. T. r. Gaff,
Miss Goldman, Mrs. Charles w
Ffoulke and Mrs. William Belden
Noble.
Mrs. D. du B. Gaillard entertained
at tea yesterday afternoon, at her
apartment at the st. Nicholas, in hon
or of her house guest, Mrs. Joseph X.
Alston of South Carolina Miss Mar
garet Williamson of Warrenton, Va.
and Miss Jennie Gibbs presided at
the tea table.
Mr.. F. L. Sargent of the British en-
bassy spent last week in New York,
at the Hotel Chatham.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. R. Hit
went to Pimlico Saturday to attend
the races, and were the guests at
luncheon at the Maryland Jockey Club
Of Mr.. Kingsley Macomber.
To Entertain House Guest.