The Washington herald., 1919-11-23

be presented Tuesday in Baltimore
by her step-mother, who was Isabel
Hagner. OF this city.
Both Mrs. Rogers and MilIicent
are looking forward to a very
strenuous social season-Milliceft
Is a debutante.
Millhcent bids fair to be one of
the leading buds" Of the winter.
She Is a great heiress, the Rogers
fortune being one of the great fpr-
tunes of America. In addition l 20
making her bow in New York, MI
licent will come out in Washington,
where her mother has had q house
for several seasons past.
According to present plans Mini-
cent is scheduled TO blossom forth
tomorrow night when Mrs. Rogers
will give a large ball at the Ritz
Carlton In her honor. Many dinner
parties will precede the dance, and
II will. in way. be the first
debutante ball OF the season in New
York G.
RivalinB the buds for the center
OF the social stage last week were
the delegates to the International
labor Conference being held In this
city. Practically all OF the heads
OF the various embassies and lega-
lions gave at least ono party for
the delegates from their particular
country to the conference and some
Of them. the Swiss Minister and
Nine. SulZer. for example. gave two
entertainments. Among those who
entertained were the Spanish Am
bassador and Mime. Riano: also
Baron Mayor des Planches. who
used to be Ambassador from Italy
1" this country and is now dele
gate to the conference. Another
delegate, Viscount de Ezra, gave
two dinners. and II. B. Butler, who
is secretary Of the conference. en-
tcrtained the British delegates.
LANsINGs ARE
HONOR GUESTS.
The Spanish delegates were given u
dinner by Alfonzo Sala and Louis
Guerrin entertained the French MEM
bcrs OF the conference. The special
mission from Guatemala was also the
center OF attraction for some OF the
weeks entertaining. Don Joaquin
Mendez, the minister Of Guatemala,
entertained them as did also the Sec
Ietary OF State Robert Lansing. The
former game u dinner party and the
Latter n luncheon last Friday. And
the Greek minister was given a din
ner by the Tsamados.
The I.ansings were the honor guests
at n dinner which Mrs. Ross Thonp-
son gave one evening. The Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs.
Franklin Roosevelt were dinner hosts
last week as was also Mrs. Marshall
Field. vino gave a luncheon besides.
There were a number OF tea parties
last week and the first OF the dances
at the Montgomery Country Club for
the Working Boys Home took place
not to mention the weddings: there
were two OF special interest here and
one in New YoTk-Miss Mary Littcl
became the bride OF Commander
George s Bryan. and Frances Jane
Rayner married David Loudon John
son. while in New York Miss Isabel
Stettinius and John b. March were
married. I almost forgot the wedding
there last Monday OF Anne Crueer and
Alex Paternottc, OF the Bels ian
Embassy staff
Those two New York weddings. the
Prince OF Wales and the horse show.
between them. attracted a large share
during the week just past People
were going back and forth between
the two places AL week Marguerite
Simonds. who went up there to pay a
visit and to attend some of the parties
given for the prince. is coming home
in time for Anne Gordon's debut Tues
day. Apparently Marguerite made a
bigger hit with the youthful heir to
the British throne than any other of
the Washington girls. She is beauti-
ful. ] can well understand why he
was attracted to her.
Miss Simonds. who made her debut
here last winter is the daughter of
one OF the oldest and most aristo-
cratic-also very wealthy-families of
the very snobbish and select town of
Charleston. s. .. Her mother was
"Daisy'-l think her real name is
also Marguerite-Breaux daughter OF
the late Judge Breaux, OF New Or
leans and a most delightful and at
tractive woman. After Mr.. Simnnd' =
death she was married to Barker
Gummere. OF one OF the leading and
wealthiest families OF Princeton and
Trenton N. J. number of years af-
ter she was a widow for the second
time she married a distant relative.
{. c. Calhoun and took up her resi-
dcnCe in New Hampshire avenue just
across the street from the Letter
mansion. And it was there that the
prince called upon Miss Simonds
whom he had met earlier at the tea
dance which Mrs. Joseph Letter gave
for him. And it is said that some OF
the girls were so insanely jealous be-
cause of the princes marked prefer
ence for the delightful little southern
beauty that they quite forgot they
were supposed to be ladies and were
rude to Miss Simonds-
which of course hurt no one but them
selves. Miss Simonds by birth and
breeding is unquestionabIy entitled to
so with the best society in any city