The Washington herald., 1919-01-07
in the Social Worlo

By MAUD MspoUGALL.

Is seem to be being called off, as
mark Of respect to former Presi-
kt Roosevelt The dinner which
First Assistant Secretary of state
Mrs. William Phillips were to
We given in honor OF Vice President
Mrs. Marshall was cancelled on
a few hours notice.
account Of the death OF former
esident Roosevelt. Mr.. John Bar
Htt. director general of the Pan
American Union, as a mark OF re-
spect. has postponed until Thursday
evening. January 16. the dinner which
khe was to have given tonight at the
Pan american Building in honor Of
the Chilean Ambassador and Sonora
de Matthew and which was to have
been attended by the Vice President
and Mrs. Marshall.
Sargis Baaba. honorary vice con-
sui in Chicago. has come to Wash
ington and presented his credentials
as charge d'affaires OF Persia to sue
coed Mira Ali-KuH Khan. who will
sail from New York tomorrow on the
transport Mongolia for France. to be-
come a delegate from his country to
the Peace Conference.
The new charge daffaires accomp1-
MED his predecessor and his family
to New York, and will return here in
IA day or two TO assume his duties.
occupying for the present the lega-
ION at 1913 Sixteenth street He is
profound Persian scholar and par
flarly learned m the lore of his
hntry and in the arts and crafts
ancient and modern times.
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins entertain
at dinner last night for Lieut..
h Mrs. George Almy Percy and
iss Ellen Bruce Lee. The party
rgill later attend Miss Leila Gordon's )
dance. Mrs. Percy is staying with
Mrs. Elkins while Lieut.. Percy is on
duty at Indian Head. and Miss Lee
is the guest of Miss Mildred Brom-
well
Miss Amanda Mayo, daughter OF
Commander c. C. Mayo. L. S. n, has
had as her guest during the holi-
days Miss Edith B. Read. Of Brook
line. Mass Miss Read will make q
visit in Brooklyn, n. Y, before re-
turning home.
Lieut.. Harrison Irwin, air service.
U. S. A, has arrived in this coun-
try. after serving for several months
in France. and is expected in Wash
ington shortly to visit his parents.
Commander and Mrs. William Man
ming Irwin Lieut.. Irwin was re-
ported killed last autumn. and it
was several weeks before his family
Iearned that a mistake had been
Hfnade and that he was safe.
Mrs. Murray Cobb entertained at
inner last night in compliment to
Miss Jane Story. debutante daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Story.
There were twelve guests, all young
people Mrs. Cobb is at her house.
in Eighteenth street, to wait the
return of Capt. Cobb from France.
He is with the Twenty Divi-
sion.
Mrs. Cobb's mother. Mrs. George
F. HUI. who spends much time at
her home, in Greensburg. Pa. has
taken the residence. 1716 New
dNEnuts HHtEt SHb -
established for the winter.
Mrs. Charles BromwelI will enter
tain at dinner this evening in honor
of Secretary and Mrs. Lane.
Miss Marie Sims. daughter Of Rep
and Mrs. Thetus w. Sims.
gave a dinner last night for Miss
Mamie Hamilton. debutante daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Z. Ham
ilton- Miss Sims later took her
guests to the dance which Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. George Barnett gave for
Miss Leila Gordon.
The Dixie Chapter Of the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy will en-
tertain 4 number OF soldiers from
walter Reed Hospital at a musicaI.on
the evening Of January Is ut the Con-
federate Memorial Hall, 1922 Vermont
avenue
The reception committee assisting
Mrs. Paul I. Joachim. the chapter
president. will be Mrs. Goodwin D.
Mrs. D. A. Skinner. Mrs.
John s. TomIins0n. Mrs. George x.
Dennar rk. Mrs. Naude Howell Smith.
Mrs. Henry KnoCh. Mrs. J. F. Swain.
Mrs. Frank BirthriEht. Mrs. Alfred
Mitchell. Mrs. A f. TabPr. Mrs. Al
fred Talbot, Mrs. George Garner, Mrs
Thomas I. Fortune. Mrs. Katherine
". Johnson. Mrs. Parker Anderson.
Mrs. w. L. Hazard. Mrs. n. f. Win
stead, Mrs. Edward Crawford. Mrs
g. B. King and others.