The Washington times., 1919-01-06
HE VICE PRESIDENT AND

MRS. MARSHALL are the
guests in whose honor Assist
ant Secretary of State and
Mrs. william Phillips will entertain
at dinner tonight. A distinguished
company has been asked to meet
them.
A number Of guests are coming
from New York and Philadelphia to
attend the dinner which John Barrett,
director general OF the Pan-American
Union, will give tomorrow evening al
the .Pan-American building in honor
Of Don Beltran Mathieu, the new am
bassador of Chile, and Nine. Matthew.
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
will attend the dinner and among the
guests from out Of town will be Mr..
and Mrs. Stuart Duncan and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury, Of Phila-
delphia, and Rear Admiral Hugh Rod
man, of the American feet now in
New York.
Miss Leila Gordon, one Of the most
charming OF this seasons buds, will
be presented to society this afternoon
at tea which her mother, Mrs.
George Barnett, wife of the major
general commandant of the marine
corps, Is giving in the band room OF
the Marine Barracks. This hospitality
will be followed by a dance for young
people this evening and later in the
winter General and Mrs. Barnett will
give a ball for Miss Gordon.
General and Mrs. Barnett are enter
tanning a house party for the occasion.
Their guests are Mr.. and Mrs Arthur
Sinclair, of New York, and Mrs. Sim
clair's daughter, Miss Peggy Wallace;
Mrs. Patrick Bellinger, wife OF Com
mander Bellinger; Miss Dorothy Saw
age, of Baltimore, and Miss Jane Mar
bel, Of Wilmington. Mrs Barnett's
sister, Mrs. Henry c. Muslin, will ar
rive this afternoon from Atlantic City
to help with the festivities, and an
other sister, Mrs. Phillips Hill, will
also be in the receiving party at the
tea.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels will preside
at the, tea table and the debutante
will be assisted by q group Of this
seasons buds. The ball room is
decorated with dags and Christmas
greens, and Mrs. Barnett and her
daughter will stand before huge
American flag f1anked with marine
Mrs Barnett will wear a
white satin gown and Miss Gordon's
freck Is of pink georgette over silver
cloth, girdled with pink and silver.
Miss Anne Gordon will wear q dainty
gown Of turquoise blue satin with a
gird1e OF brocade.
Mr.. Johnston To Present DAUGHTER.
Mrs. James Marion Johnston will be
hostess at q tea this afternoon at her
1928 Twenty-f1rst street, to
present her daughter, Miss Eleanor
Johnston, to society. There will be no
receiving party, but Mrs. Johnston's
elder daughter. Mrs. Randolph Ma
son, will stand with her mother and
the debutante to greet the guests.
Mrs. Seaton Schroeder and Miss Em-
airy will preside at the tea table.
: Tomorrow evening Mrs. Johnston
will give a dance in compliment to
her daughter, many Of the debutantes
of this season being included among
the guests.
Mrs. Murray Cobb will entertain at
dinner tonight in compliment to Miss
Jane Story, debutante daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. John P. Story. There will be
twelve guests. all young people. Mrs.
Cobb is ut her house, in Eighteenth
street, to wait the return Of Captain
Cobb from France. He is with the
Twenty ninth Division.
Mrs. Cobb's mother, Mrs. George
F. Huff, who spends much time at her
home. in Greensburg, Pa, has taken
the residence ~1716 New Hampshire
avenue, where she is established for
the winter.
Miss Marie Sims, daughter OF Con-
gressman and Mrs. Thetus w. Sims
will give a dinner tonight for Miss
Hamilton, debutante daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Hamilton.
Miss Sims will take her geusts hater
to the dance which Brig. GEM and
Mrs. George Barnett are giving for
Miss Leila Gordon.
Mrs. Robert S. Mccormick was
hostess yesterday afternoon at a brill
liant tea and musical, hef guests
numbering about one hundred, and
being largely Of the diplomatic and
smart resident set. Hans Kinder,
the 'cellist, gave a wonderful program
of French and Russian music. Among z
those noted ir the company were the
Secretary cf the Interior and Mrs.
Lane, Frsnklin MacVeagh, Mrs. Mar
shall Ield, Senator and Mrs. Hiram
Johnson, Congressman and Mrs. Henry
ID. Flood, Governor and Senator-eIect
Walter Edge of New Jersey, Capt and
Mrs. Perry Belmont and their guests.
Mrs. Mccormick is leaving town
today for Florida for a stay OF about
ten days.
RoJos to Take Trip.
DR.. Juan B. Rojo, counselor of the
Mexican embassy, and Mr1e. Rojo left
Washington yesterday for AshevIlle,
n. c., to remain ten days. They are
both convalescing from influenza. The
return Of the Mexican ambassador,
Senior Bonillas, from a visit to Mex
leo, relieves DR.. Rojo of his du:ies
as charge d'affaires of the embassy.
Mrs. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte
has gone to Atlantic City, where she
will stay until the end of the week,
stopping at the Marlborough -BIen-
helm. From there she will go to New
York for a few days. Mrs. Bonaparte
will return to Washington for a week
before going South, where Mr.. Bona
parte will join her.