Evening star., 1919-12-28

some days. has returned to her home
in New York

some days. has returned to her home.
| in New York.
| At wardman Park Inn tomorrow
! afternoon a unique Christmas holiday
party will be given for the families of
: the policemen of the District of
Columbia. when Community Service
will add a Christmas pageant for the
children to the joys OF the Chrlstmas
tree. which has Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh
and Mr.. Harry Wardman as the hosts:
The Christmas tree will be unveiled
! at 3 o'clock for the younger
| guests. and the Community service
story-tellers in costume will tell some
wonderful tales most of wh1ch Will
/ begin with "once upon time
! Mrs. Walsh has asked the Com, :,
munity Service department or sma II
! plays to give the pageant. wnlch VIII
! be under the direction or Maude
! Howell Smith, and it will depict the
/ origin of the old English Christmas
/ celebration, as the children Of the
| Druids marked the season, 1neIe
will be clowns and stunts OF various
/ kinds that will appeal to the kiuoIes'
ture show. with Charlie Chaplln 90,
| ing "A Dogs Life" The ballroom VIII
! be decorated for the fun the giving
| of which marks the closing OF the Dig
holiday program which community
Service has given IN W NaSniil
ington are showing their appreciation
| of what the police department uotS
for the capital in lending all theE ell
forts to the success of the ball 10 De
given at Wardman Park Hotel tomor-
row night for the benefit OF the po-
lice fund for the assistance of widows
and orphans. Mrs. Thomas F. Waish
is financing the ball. so that every pit
OF the money accruing from the sale
of tickets will go to the fund- Mrs.
J. A Dougherty is chairman OF the
committee on tickets and arrange
ments and has carried on the WORK
| for the success of the ball.
| The floor committee. or mems s com
mittee carries the names OF dlplo-
mats statesmen and society men. ana
! includes:
Senior Don Beltran Matthew. amba ssa-
! dor of Chile: Senor Don Joaquin Men
| dez. minister of Guatemala Dr Car
! los A Ureta. minister of Colombia MI.
i Gergas Russos. minister of Greece: Sen
! or Dr. Don Santos A. Dominica minis
| ter from Venezuela: Senor Don j. Le-
| fevre. charge d'affaires. from Panama:
! Senior DIR. Don Rafael H. EliZalde. min
| lister from Ecuador: Senor Don L. A
i Penaherrera. Mr.. Charles Symon. Mr..
| Pol lie Teller. Mr.. A. Paternotte. Lieut..
! Philippe Barber. Mr.. Bernard Sarasin
! attache. Swiss legation: Senior Don
| Manuel Zavala, secretary Nicaraguan le-
-
| dc Pena and Mr. w. H. de Beaufort
! all of the diplomatic corps; Senator
Kenneth Mckellar. Representative Sgd
! ney Mudd. Representative c. Blascom
| Slemp, Representative George Edmond
. Foss, Representative Henry d. Flood
! Maj. Gen. George Barnett and William
| Bowie Clark.
| Lieut. Col and Mrs. w. c. Harllee
have as their guests Lieut.. Col. and
I Mrs. T. L. Backstrom, who arrived
| last evening to remain in Washington
| for week Mrs. Harllee will enter
tain informally at tea on Wednesday
afternoon.
Miss Dorothy Moody of New York
will arrive today to be the guest of
! Miss Catherine Let's. daughter of Mr..
! and Mrs. John Let's. Miss Let's will
entertain at dinner tomorrow evening
IN honor of Miss Moody. taking her
!, guests later to the ball at Wardman
Park Inn for the benefit of the fund
; for widows and orphans of members
of the police force of the District.
Miss Elizabeth Koones is giving a
supper party tonight for her cousin.
Miss Katharine koones, who is at
home from her school for the Christ
mas holidays.
Nine. Le Breton. wife of the Argen-
tine ambassador, and Baroness Avez-
zana. wife of the new Italian ambas-
sador, will be patronesses for the ball
on Monday evening. January 8. at