Evening star., 1919-02-27


Thomas Watt Gregory, Will be the
honor guest at a brilliant dinner party
given by Chief Justice Smyth of the
District Court of Appeals this even
ing.
The home of the Attorney General
and Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory was
thronged yesterday afternoon by the
most prominent officials and society
in the capital, who were guests at
Mrs. Gregory's last official Wednes-
day at home The drawing rooms and
dining room were bright with flowers.
and Mrs. Gregory wore, in receiving,
gown Of the latest mode Venetian
blue tulle, embroidered in steel beads,
the long panel effect falling over All
underskirt of black satin and the
bodice fashioned with high square
neck in the back and cut lower in
the front. A corsage of orchids com
pleted the costume.
Among the hundreds of guests were
members of the Supreme Court and
the other courts of the District, sena-
tors. representatives, diplomats and
official and resident society.
Mrs. Gregory was assisted in re-
ceiying by the judge of the Juvenile
Court, Miss Kathryn Sellers; Nine.
| Ekengren, wife of the minister from
Switzerland. and Nine. Zaldivar. wife
of the minister from Salvador, pre-
sided at the tea table, and were as
sisted in the dining room by Mrs.
Samuel Jordon. Graham, Mrs. John
Lord O'Brian. Mrs. Ruden. Mrs. WI
liam Hitz, Mrs. r. w. Dowdy, Mrs.
Peyton, Miss Jane Gregory, Miss Cor
nelia Gregory, schoolgirl daughter of
the hostess, and Miss Lilly Polk, the
small daughter Of the acting Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Frank l.. Polk
Mrs. David Ireland entertained at
dinner last night in honor of the
minister of the Netherlands and Nine.
Crerner. Other guests were: Gen. Col
Iardet, military attache of the French
embassy, and Nine. Collardet; Baron
Knut Bonde, secretary of the legation
of Sweden, and Baroness Bonde; Mr..
A r. NordvaN, special commissioner
of Sweden, and Mrs. Nordvall; Admiral
! Count Max Lovatelli, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Jayne Hill, Capt. Dubreuil and
Cant. Pierret of the French high com
mission, Lieut.. Commander and Mrs.
Minor, Senator and Mrs. Charles Il
Henderson, Judge and Mrs. Charles
r. Howry, Capt. and Mrs. Hart, Mr.
and Mrs. Langdon Mitchell, Mrs. John
p henderson, Mrs. Stephen b. Elkins
Mrs Theodore V. Boynton, Mrs. Folk
/ smith, Miss Thomas, Mr.. Robert ;
/ Rrooking, Mr.. Lahovry of the human
] ian legation and Mr. John Is. Hehuer-
son.
Nrs Jouett Shouse, wife of the
newly appointed assistant ,as hns,seS secreIafs
of the Treasury. was hostess al
luncheon at Rauscher's today, enter asa.
tanning in compliment to her mother,
Mrs K F., Edwards of Kansas
The table had eenterpieee spp zee Of Sarss iayz
.nara Mrs Garter Glass, wife of the
secretary Of, Of the Mrs TTensury; Tsmnn u MRS. Mrs
ted Mrs. James S. Parker, Mrs. Wal
) lace dempsey, Mrs. Calvin D, Paige,
: Mrs. Walter Magee, Mrs. John A.
Peters. Mrs. Homer p. Snyder, Mrs.
walter r. Stiness. Mrs. Manton
Chandler, Mrs Ira Copley, Mrs DAN
| lei r. Anthony, Miss Maths. Mrs.
James Karrick and Mrs. Wellington
This evening Secretary and Mrs.
Glass will give an informal dinner
| followed by a theater party.
| Mrs. Henry Francis du Pont is en-
| tsrtaining at small tea this after
| noon at her residence, on Massa-
4 chusetts avenue.
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