Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14

this afternoon. Those assisting Mrs.
Hunt are Mrs. Richard Wetherill, Mrs.
F. r. Brown, Mrs. John Rice, Mrs.
Henry Bonnycastle and Mrs. c. B.
Heron.
Lieut.. Gen. Emile A. Trauff1ieb of the
French army. with Nine. Trauff1ieb, an
American girl. who arrived on the
Leviathan on Tuesday, are now in New
York at the Hotel ST. Regis. They will
come to Washington this week and
will be here for several days. Gen.
Trauffiieb is in this country on two
month leave from the French army.
Capt. Paul Vale, L. 8. A. who was aid
to Gen. Traub, U. S. A, in France, also
came over on the Leviathian, and is
assigned as aid-de-camp to Gen.
Trauffiieb while in this country.
Col. and Nine. Lacombe of the
French high commission, who recent
ly returned from visit of several
weeks to the Pacific coast, will leave
Washington this evening for New
York, from whence they will sail for
combe have made many warm friends
during their residence here and their
departure win be keenly regretted.
Gen. and Mrs. Amos A. Fries have
taken an apartment at 140S New
Hampshire avenue. Gen. Fries has
months service abroad with the
| chemical warfare service.
Mrs. Fries will give small tea at
afternoon in honor of Mrs. George
Patton and Miss Patton of Los An
geles, mother and sister of Col
George Patton of the Tank Corps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Let's will give
| the first nf a QarjaQ M IN
| this evening in compliment to their
| debutante daughter, Miss Courtney
Let's. The party will later attend
| the authors carnival and ball.
| Mrs. Golden Ruggles is entertain
| ing at small bridge party this after
noon.
| ing tea tomorrow afternoon from 4 to
6 O'Clock to her school friends.
| The committee in charge of the Rus
sian ball, which was given for the benefit
of the war stricken children of Russia
on January Is at the Wardman, Park
| Hotel, has announced that the net re-
| ceipts are between $4,000 and $1,000.
The committee also wishes to express
| their appreciation of the able assistance
of the young ladies' and the floor COM
mittees and of the generosity of Mr..
Wardman, all of which tended to make
/ the ball one of the most brilliant of the
| winter. The proceeds will be distributed
by the Salvation Army, which has made
such a splendid record throughout the
war.
Brig. Gen. Collardet, military at
tache of the French embassy, and
Nine. Collardet were hosts at din
ner last evening, entertaining in honor
| of the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Baker, an interesting feature being
the presentation of the Legion d'Hon-
neur by Gen. Collardet upon the Sec
rotary and the American Army off,
GERS present. The other guests were
Gen. Peyton c. March. chief of staff;
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George w. Goeth-
] ais, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Marlborough
! Churchill, Maj. Gen and Mrs. Frank
Mcintyre, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George
f, Jervey, Col. Cordier and NJ. de Billy.
deputy high French commissioner
Following the dinner there was q
| large reception, when there were
many additional guests
Washington society folk have re-
ceived cards from Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Clay Evans for reception on the
Is o'clock. 2os East Terrace, Chat
tanooga, Tenn, to celebrate their
f1ftieth wedding anniversary. Mr. and
Mrs. Evans were for some years resi-
dents Of Washington, and well known
| III OiiSldi oho fCSiucHC SoCiSly.
An Afternoon Tea.
Mrs. James L. Karrick is entertain
ing at tea this afternoon in COM
pliment to her sister, Mrs. yelling
| ton Wells of Boston, and Mrs Tyree
Rivers, wife of Gen. Rivers OF Camp
Lee.
Spring flowers will form the deco
| ration throughout the house, and
| those assisting In the hospitality will
include Mrs. Daniel r. Anthony, Mrs.
Philip p. Campbell, Mrs. J. B. KEN
| dali. Mrs. William Bacon of SPRING
Held. Mass; Mrs. Edward Munson
and Mrs. James MeAndrews.
Mrs. Walter r. Stiness was hostess
at q beautiful luncheon today, hay-
ing as her guests Mrs. Charles 3.
ward. Mrs. wallace Dempsey, Mrs.
walter w. Magee, Mrs. Jouett
| Shouse, Mrs. Homer p. Snyder, Mrs.
lanes w. Hustled. Mrs. Thomas p.
| Dunn. Mrs Lewis Heff. Mrs. Howard
g Reeside, Mrs. Ernest Wilkinson.
| Mrs. Malcolm Chandler, Mrs. Der,
trand II. Smell and Mrs. John A.
| Peters.
The Saturday afternoon tea dances at
the Washington Club will be resumed
lton1orrow afternoon. These dances are
for members Of the club and their
friends and cards of admission must be
Obtained through members. Mrs Ful-
ton Lewis Is chairman Of the entertain
ment committee
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