The Washington herald., 1919-02-22

ed company this evening at dinner az
the Willard to meet the Spanish AM
bassador and Nine. Riano.
Among the guests will be Judge and
Mrs. A. A. Adams, and Mr.. and Mrs.
William A Jameson, OF New York,
who came to Washington yesterday
TO attend the dinner.
The Japanese Ambassador and Wis.,
countess. Ishli will be the ranking
guests at the dinner which the At
torney General and Mrs. T. w. Gre
Gory will give this evening. There
viii be covers for fourteen.
The Earl Of Reading. British AM
basssdor to this country, and Lady
Reading. who are returning from Eng
land to the United States on the
steamer Aquitania, will reach Wash
ington about Wednesday next, ip
which case they are expected to at
tend the second evening performance
of the entertainment to be given by
the British-American War Relief
Fund at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas T. Gafr on Thursday even
ing. February q.
a large number of dinner parties
will preced the first performance on
Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Keep have asked a large
company to dine with them that even
ing. Mrs. Charles McVay will be hos
tess at a dinner that evening at the
Shoreham, the whole party going later
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Cans.
There Is possibly a great treat and
surprise in store for the audience at
tending the matinees performance on
Wednesday afternoon. as a very great
artist Is expected to be in Washing
ton that day, and II he Is, he has
signifed his willingness to sing that
afternoon at the Gafr residence.
Nine. Panareton, wife Of the Min
ister Of Bulgaria, will be at home
this afternoon for the last time this
season.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and
Mrs Carter Glass will be the honor
guests at a dinner which Mr.. and
Mrs Howard Reeside will give next
Wednesday evening at the Chevy
Chase Club.
Senator John w. Weeks will en-
tertain the members OF the Military
Affairs Committee at dinner this
evening.
Miss Martha Goldman will be hos
tess at luncheon on Tuesday after
noon.
Sir Arthur wIIIert is expected to
reach Washington next Wednesday
as he is returning from London
aboard the steamer Aguitania
Also coming on the AguItania is
Brig. Gen. Lionel E. O. Charlton.
who will assume the post OF aerial
attache of the British Embassy at
Washington. General Charlton's
mother was Miss Mary Grant.
daughter Of Archibald Campbell, of
Washington. He is unmarried.
Mrs. Cleveland Perkins had guests
dining with her last evening. TAX
ing them later to the ball at Rauch-
cr's given for the Noel House.
Sense and nonsense, wit and
humor. a little pathos and much
patriotism marked the annual
breakfast of the Congressional Club
which was given at Rauscher's yes
terday afternoon. Luncheon was
served from small tables n the
large ballroom which was dec
GRATED with Southern smilax and
dainty pink shades over the lights
The presiding president of the club.
the honor guests, Mrs. Thomas T.
Marshall and Mrs. Champ Clark,
also Mrs. Joscphus Daniels. the OFF,
GERS Of the club and those taking
part in the program were all seated
at one Ions table decorated with
flowers and quaint figures repre-
sentinS the different nations Of the
allies which were used as the fam
Gus Heroland Bazaar in New York
about a year ago.
At the close of the luncheon the
guests resolved themselves into an
amateur peace conference and took
W some points of especial interest
to women which have apparently
been overlooked by the delegates
who are celebrating in Paris. Mrs.
William A. Rodenberg. first vice
president of the club, presided in
the abence of the president, Mrs
Horace Mann Towner. who is in
mourning. Mrs. Rodenberg, how
ever. soon resigned her Eavel into
the hands of Mrs. Edmund Platt,
OF New York. who served as mod
orator of the conference. Mrs. Will
lam p. Borland, as the representa-
tive of France, presented the first
subject for consideration, Frances
plans for The Reconstruction of
Fashion," which was followed by
the 'Marseillaise." Great Britain,
Mrs. Wallace White. of Maine. de-
manded The Restoration of Plum
Pudding" Italy, in the person Of Mrs.
Edward E. Brown, The Rehabili-
tation of Tourists" and Japan, Mrs.
w. G. Brown, registered her de-
mand for "All the Tea and EimonOs
the World Can Use" Mrs. John NJ.
Shafroth responded for the United
States, her toast being Our Coun-
try. Right or Wrong"
Frances representative was inter-
rupted by the member from Michi-
gan. who dema nded to know why the
fashion books had not been presented
to the Senate for inspection before the
convening Of the league, and later a
Bolshevikl member insisted that her
party be represented at the confer
ence. She was told that delegates
would confer with her at the Princess
Island. Upon her declaration that she
would not go to the Princess Island
because they were not democratic, she
was sent to the Sandwich Islands as
most OF her party are hungry.
The smaller nations Of the allies
we're represented by folk dances and
songs interpolated between the mere
elaborate events. Miss Imogene
Young. as China, sang a charming
little Chinese song: Miss Jessamine
Borland gave Serbian dances. and
Belgian and Rumanian folk dances
were also given by a group Of girls
including Miss Leah Miller, Of Seat
tie. Wash; Mrs. Fletcher Kemp. Miss
Lii. l.nr.