Evening star., 1919-12-28

The Columbia Hospital benefit dance
on New Year night will meet with an
almost without exception have kept
the night open for the event. Sew
eral cabinet homes will be open for
callers besides that of the Secretary
of State and Mrs. Lansing. and in the
residential set there will be the usual
old-fashioned open house with the
card trays stacked high with visiting
cards by night. The last debutante
of the previously announced list will
be presented on Friday night. W N
ball for Miss Agnes Scott at Rau-
scher's. There will be a number of
diplomatic at homes that afternoon,
Baroness de Cartier. wife of the am
bassador from Belgium. and others re-
ceiving. The minister of Bulgaria
and Nine. Panaretof have also Sc
lected Friday night for entertaining
at dinner the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Lansing.
Many important social events will
accompany the visit of Admiral Jellico.
who will arrive about January 4. and
on Monday night, January 5. Maj.
William Eric Fowler will stand as the
principal sponsor for the ball to bene-
Mt the Episcopal Home for Children,
a non-sectarian home of great value
Woodrow Wilson has expressed her
interest in the ball and heads the list
of patronesses. while Mrs Marshall,
Nine. de Riano. Nine. Matthew. Nine.
lie Breton and other women promi-
nent in the social world are also on
the list to make it a success.
Diplomatic Notes of Interest.
The Spanish amba ssador and Sonora
de Riano will entertain at dinner this
evening at the embassy. They were
hosts at dinner on Christmas day
also. when the members of the embassy
stan were their guests.
The ambassador of Mexico and Sem
ora de Bonillas are planning to leave
town this week for brief stay in
the north. They entertained at din
ner Wednesday evening for the mem
bers of the staff.
The newly appointed Brazilian am
bassador to the United States, Mr.
Augusta Cochrane de Alencar is en-
route now to London, where he will
remain for time before coming to
Washington to assume his duties. He
is expected here early in February.
The Belgian ambassador and Bar
oness de Cartier de Marchienne will
return tomorrow from New York,
where they went to attend the pre-
mier performance of 'I'Oiseau Bleu''
at the Metropolitan Opera House last
night and the Blue Bird" ball given
al the Waldorf Astoria Friday night.
which was one of the most wonderful
affairs of its kind ever given in that
city.
Many charming hospitalities are be-
ing planned for the new ambassador
of Peru and Sonora de Pezet. who will
this week entertain party of guests
which includes DR.. Pazon Zarena. the
consul at large from Peru. who will
tour the United States and Europe
visiting consulates. and is credited
with the rank of minister and SenoI
Don Oscar Pezet. nephew of the am
bassador and Sonora de Pezet. who
are expected to arrive today in New
York from Argentina Senior Peze'
visited the ambassador and Sonora d.
Pezet when they were in Washington
before and has many friends here
His wife was Miss Young of Argen-
tina. and their marriage took place
there about two years ago:
The ambassador and Sonora do
Pezet entertained the members of the
staff at dinner Christmas day.
The Colombian minister to Chile, Dor
Carlos Tribe and his son. Senior Tribe
have gone to New York after spending
Willard and later at the Colombian
legation, where they were the guests
of the Minister and Nine. Crueta. Don
Carlos Tribe will shortly sail for his
post.
The minister and Nine. Urueta enter.
tanned at luncheon party at the lega
ton Christmas day. when their guests
included the members of the legation
staff. and a number Of Colombians re-
siding in Washington.
The minister of the Serbs. Croats and
Slovenes and Nine. Grouitch had a de.
lightful party dining with th'm or
Christmas day, which in"'''''
members Of the STAFF. y.
Browning, Miss Shell.