Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
Mr.. Brun Guest of Honor.

| Mr.. Brun Guest of Honor.
Mr.. Constantin Brun. minister from
| Denmark, and the members of the
Danish legation staff were guests OF
| honor at a beautifully appointed din
| ner given in the cabinet room of the
| New Willard last night by the Danish
| delegates to the labor conference. The
| twenty-five or more guests were seat
| ed about long table decorated with
quantities of red roses and white
| chrysanthemumS. Mr.. Neumann. chair
| man, made an address in which he eX-
| pressed the appreciation of the dele
| CATION for what Mr.. Brun and his
staff had done for their country, and
| later there was dancing.
His eminence, Cardinal Gibbons,
| was the honor guest at dinner
which Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins gave
I last evening at her residence on K
! street. The guests included the
! French ambassador and Nine. JUS
! serand, the Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Lansing, the Chief Justice and
! Mrs. White, the Princess Cantacuzene,
! formerly Miss Julia Grant, and Mgr.
| Thomas S. Lee.
! Miss Nancy Lane, who went to New
| York to attend the dinner given in
| her honor by Mrs. George Barton
| French before the Rogers ball, will
| remain there until Sunday. when she
will rejoin her parents, the Secretary
of the Interior and Mrs. Lane, at Wen
dell Mansions.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barton French,
| 1O7 East list street, will give a din
ner for Miss Nancy Lane this even
ing, afterward taking their guests to
the dance given by Mrs. Walter B.
James.
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will entertain about thirty wounded
soldiers from Walter Reed Hospital
tomorrow at their residence on 23d
street There will be a dinner, fol-
lowed by a vaudeville performance and
supper for them.
Representative and Mrs. William B.
Bankhead and their daughter. Miss
| today to attend the Army and Navy
| foot ball game. Miss Bankhead will
spend some time there visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Maj. Gen. Merritte w. Ireland. sur
&c on general Of the Army, and Mrs. Ire
! land have taken an apartment at the
Wyoming. Mrs. Ireland will be at home
on Saturday afternoons during the sea-
son.
Lieut.. Lester A. Dessez, L. S. Marine
Corps, left Sunday for duty at the
American legation. Picking. China.
Mrs. Thomas F. Logan and Mrs. Sin
clair Bowen will entertain all of the
members of the Riding and Hunt Club
who follow the paper chase at break
fast and monday dance tomorrow. This
hospitality will be carried out regardless
of the weather, and among those who
will take part in the chase are Miss
Carolyn Nash, Miss Cockerel. Mr.. Ames
Brown. Capt. Carlo Tappi, Col. George.
Count Bosen, Mr.. Emile Fontanel, Lieut..
| Philippe Barber and Mr. Gino Butt.
| Mrs. James C. Pilling has staying
with her Maj. Gen. Adolphus w. Gree
ly and his daughter, Mrs. James
Chathem Kress. who arrived from
Boston this morning, and were met
by Col. Adolphus W. Greedy. jr.
| Mrs. Kress was formerly Miss Ger
trude Greedy. and she and her father
are here to attend>the funeral of Com
mander Kress, her husband. who died
/ at the Naval Hospital at Chelsea,
Mass, on Monday evening.
/ The marriage Of Commander Kress
and Miss Greedy took place on Sat-
urday. August 16, at Hidden House.
the summer home of Gen. Greedy, at
Conway, n. H. She is the youngest
daughter of Gen. Greedy and the late
| Mrs. Greedy.
! Commander Jewell will make the
presentations at the Episcopal Eye,
! Ear and Throat Hospital benefit ball
; at the New Willard Hotel tonight, and
Mrs. Watson Freeman Clarke, presi-
dent of the board of lady managers,
| and Mrs. David Lea, vice president,
will receive the guests.
Every detail for the ball has been
carefully arranged for the comfort
and convenience Of those attending,
and tickets will be sold at the New
Wi11ar q nh h-1r of
folk of society who have arrived for
their Thanksgiving holiday will at
tend the ball as will many Of this
years debutantes. Commander Jewell
is chairman of the mems floor COM
him.
The marriage of Mrs. Annabelle H.
Welton and Mr.. Bert NJ. Jewell will
take place at o'clock today at the
Mount Vernon Methodist Church, the
pastor. Rev. DR.. G. G. Chappell. officiat-
ing. An effective decoration of flowers
and palms is in place in the church.
The bride, who will be given in mar
riage by her brother, Mr.. William
Clay Holmes of Shreveport, La. will
wear a smart tailored suit of brown
tricolette with hat to match. and
corsage bouquet of gardenias and
orchi.:. Mr.. Joseph Franklin of this
city viii act as best man. There will
be no reception as the bridal couple
are leaving Immediately for their
| wedding trip. They will reside at the
Newberne apartment on their return.
The out-of-town guests here for the
| wedding include Mr.. and Mrs. E. +.
Holmes of Culpeper. Va. and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Clay Holmes of Shreve-
port, La
| Col. Robert Whitfield, General Staff
| Corps. and Mrs. Whitfield will go to
New York on Friday and will stay at
| the Astor Hotel while attending the
Army and Navy foot ball game.
Miss Frances Hampson and Miss
Betty Grove will will leave today for
| Wilmington and New York, respect
J lively. Miss Grove will be the guest
, in New York of Miss Thelma House,
| and Will remain for-the Army and
| Navy game Saturday.
Gen. and Mrs. T. Q. Donaldson will
entertain informally at dinner this
| evening.
| Robertson-Bayne Wedding.
] The marriage of Miss PAMELA Eliz-
| abeth Bayne and Lieut.. Commander
Robert Stanley Robertson, q. S. N, re-
| tired, took place at st. Margaret's
Church yesterday afternoon at 4:30