The Washington times., 1919-12-30
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Brilliant Ball for Police Fuud-Lord Grey Entertains
Miss Symons Weds-Today's Debutante

bert Niblack. Miss Helen Summers.
James Barclay Young, Paul Cathcart,
Tracy Lay. DR.. Frank Little, Miss
Elizabeth Hervey Young. Miss Aileen
Dowsett, Miss Gladys Hickey. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Dee Van Wagner. Mrs.
Joseph Hampson. Ballard Moore. and
Mrs. Julian James, who entertained a
distinguished little company in her
box.
Miss Marguerite Skirvin occupied
Mr.. and Mrs George Mesta's box and
| had with her Mrs. George Leroy
Boyle. Miss Wall, Of Salt Lake City;
Senator McKeller. Colonel Paxton,
lieut.. Ulrich Conway and William
'kirvin, her brother.
Christmas for the Kiddies.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs Walsh
| save a Christmas tree party at Ward
| nan Park Hotel for the children of
he members of Washington's police
orce, nearly 1000 strong. Most OF
hem were accompanied by their
Mothers, SO that there were nearly
200 guests at this merriest of Yule-
! .ide festivities.
, Gifts from the glittering Christmas
| tree were distributed by Santa Claus
and under the direction of Mrs. Maud
! Howell Smith and Miss Elizabeth
Schreiner a pageant was given de-
| picting Christmas customs from the
| early days. c. H. English, Of the
Community Service. directed the play
ing of games and story telling. And
| to fll each kiddie's heart too full for
utterance he-or she-was given a
| slice of gingerbread and a mammoth
peppermint cane.
! Assisting Mrs. Walsh and Mrs. ]. A.
1 Dougherty, who were vociferously re-
| ceived by the children, we're Mrs. Ef-
| hngham Townsend, Nine. Sol, Mrs. H.
| H. Rousseau, Mrs. Claude Mayo. Mrs.
]. B. McChord, Mrs. David Porter,
| Mrs. Arthur Bullard. Mrs. John Bid
die. Mrs. Thomas F. Logan, Mrs. J. A.
Allen. Mrs. Randolph Miner. Mrs.
Walter TuckermAn, Mrs. John H..
| Mrs. Joseph Stoddard, Mrs. Clarence
/ Ridley. Mrs. Frederick Colman. Miss
Yvonne Townsend. Miss Justine
| Townsend. Miss Katherine Hill and
Miss Gladys Hinckley.
Marshalls Back January s.
\ The Vice President and Mrs Mar
shall. who were expected back in
| Washington from Indianapolis yes-
terday. have delayed their return
| until after the New Year.
| The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing were the honor guests at the
! dinner given last evening by the Brit
ish Ambassador, viscount Grey, Of
. Falloden. The ambassador Is leaving
today for New York. whence he will
sail for England, accompanied by Sir
William Tyrrell, Ronald Campbell and
Maj. Crauford Stuart.
| The Attorney General and Mrs. A..
Mitchell Palmer were hosts at dinner
last evening. having as guests the
Solicitor General and Mrs. Alexander
Campbell King. the Assistant to the
Attorney General and Mrs. Charles
B. Ames, Assistant Attorney General
and Mrs. William L. Frierson, As
| sistant Attorney General and Mrs
Frank Davis. jr., Assistant Attorney
| General and Mrs. Frank Nebeker. and
! Assistant Attorney General and Mrs.
! Stewart.
| Mrs. Palmer will be at home on
Wednesday afternoon. January Z. Her
| niece, Miss Amanda c. Norris Lee. who
is having a vacation from Smith Col
lege, is her guest.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
| Burleson will entertain at dinner to-
night.
| Miss Sidney Burleson, who is visit
| ing the American minister to Sweden
and Mrs Ira Nelson. Morris in Stock
| holm. will start home about January
Is. but will visit in England en- route.
| Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins will be hos
tess at young peoples dinner to-
night in honor of Miss Elizabeth
Lambert.
Mrs. Elkins will entertain infor-
mally at luncheon tomorrow.
Senator and Mrs. James w. Wads-
worth, jr., will entertain tonight at
q dinner dance at Grasslands in honor
Of their young daughter, Miss Eve
| lyn Wadsworth.
The Swedish Minister, Mr. Eken-
gren, went to New York last night to
meet the Swedish warship, the Filgia,
and to attend the banquet to be given
in honor of the officers. Count Rosen
| accompanied him. The officers will
come to Washington, where a large
banquet will he given them, and later
they will tour this country.
| DR.. and Mrs. william Miller Collier
will entertain at dinner on January
| 10 in honor of the Spanish Ambas-
1
| Collier has also issued inritations for
an afternoon reception at Rauschers
on January Z.
The Walkers Entertain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Walker will
| entertain eighteen guests at dinner
tonight in compliment to Col. George
Harvey, who is in Washington for a
few days.
Mrs. Walkers sister, Baroness Won
| Schoen, who has been her guest for
several days. will go shortly to New
York, and after few days there will
visit another sister. Mrs. Edward
| Finkenstaedt. in Cleveland.
| Mrs. Stuart Jackson. who has been
| the guest of her brother -in-law and
| sister, Maj. and Mrs. T.. E. whiting
is returning today to her home, in
Montclair, n. j.
| Van Winkle-Symons.
| One of the most important events
of the passing year was the marriage
today Of Miss Margaretta Symons,
l do, h "a of Col ~ hro