Evening star., 1919-04-23

Spanish ambassador and
Nine. Riano will entertain a
large dinner party at the
II embassy on the evening of
Tuesday, April 20.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bell Sweeney
will be hosts at a large dinner party
this evening, when their guests will
include Senator and Mrs. Charles B.
Henderson and Capt. and Mrs. Walter
Dillingham;. On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Sweeney will give a luncheon at the
Montgomery Country Club in honor of
Mrs. Stewart Wildman Of Omaha,
Neb, who will reach Washington to-
morrow to visit them.
! The benefit performance given last
evening at the residence of the third
assistant secretary of state and Mrs.
Breckinridge Long in memoriam of
DR.. Harry Cooke, an American physi-
American doctors to volunteer their
services to help stamp out the ter
rible epidemic of typhus which
ravaged Serbia in the winter of 1915,
! was a notable success. Miss Doro-
! thea Spinney, young artist, gave an
tragedy, with dancing and talks.
The program opened with the sing
ing of The Star Spangled Banner"
and the Serbian national anthem by
Mrs. Clarence Connor, accompanied
by Capt. Austin Kautz, U. S. NJ, fol-
lowing which Nine. Grouitch, wife
of the minister of the Serbs. Croats
and slovenes, made a short address
in which she paid a glowing tribute
to the work done in Serbia by DR..
Cooke, DR.. Cookingham and other
American physicians.
The proceeds of last nights benefit
are to be given to DR.. Cooks aged
mother, now in i'll health.
The members of the executive COM
mittee which arranged the benefit in
cluded in addition to Nine. Grouitch,
chairman, vice chairman, Nine. La
zarevitch; Mrs. Frank Polk, Mrs. Will
liam Phillips, Mrs. Breckenridge Long.
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, Mrs. Arthur
Glasgow, Mrs. H. D. Flood: secretary,
Mrs. H. H. Rousseau; treasurer. Mrs.
Walter ter H; schoelkopf; f;..oo ,no,,oa
the Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Lane. the Netherlands minister
and Nine. Cremer, Nine. Matthew,
Brig. Gen. and Nine. Collardet
Miss Amaryllis Gillette. Mrs. Charles
Boushton Wood. Mr.. and Mrs.
Graves. Miss Harlan. Miss Yvonne
Townsend. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott,
Maj. and Mrs. Walter Schoelkopf, Col.
and Mrs. Edward sturges. Miss Nan
lyn Nash, Miss Gladys Hinckley. Mr..
and Mrs. George Fuller Miss Ruth
Wilson. Commander and Mrs. Austin
Kautz. Miss Elizabeth GrinneH, Mr..
liam Eric Fowler, Mr.. Charles Rich.
ardson. DIR. Tom Williams. Mr.. Ronald
Campbell, Mrs. William Belden Noble.
Mrs. Sherman Miles. Miss Symonds.
Miss Georgine Campbell, the secretary
of the Serbian legation and Nine. La
Mr.. William Bowie Clarke was
chairman of the ushers' committee,
and assisting him were Brig. Gen.
Collardet, Mr.. L. de Sartiges. Mr.. Jules
Blondel. Duke di sangro: Mr. Andrea Sloa
Mr.. Robert Spear Hudson. Commander
Uyeda, Commander Hotta, Mr.. Jules
Henri de Sibour. Count Raoul d'Adhe-
mar. Mr.. Cuno H. Rudolph, Lieut.. San
tint. Don Ignacio serrano. Mr.. Dinitry
Morgenstierne, Count Nils Rosen.
Count Coran Rosen, Mr.. Aksel c. P.
Wichfeld, Lieut.. Jose Van der Gucht,
Senior Don Penaherrera. Lieut.. Phil
Carl Paul Hubscher. Mr.: Constantinidi.
Lieut.. Y. c. Chaoulitch. Jonkeer de
Beaufort, Mr.. Starkenborgh-St -Stachou-
wer. Commander H. Dons, Senior Don
Cortadellas. Mr.. T. Donavanik,. Senor
Don Ernesto Ulloa. Senior Don J. 2.
fonso Delgado. Mr.. George Matano-
witch, Mr.. Henry Getty Chiffon, Capt.
James H. Christy. Mr.. Horace West
colt, Mr.. Charles Richardson, Capt.
Castleman, Mr.. Arthur Bradley Camp
bell, Mr.. Hendore Jewell, Maj. William
Eric Fowler, Mr.. A. F. NJ. Greig, Senor
Don F. 8. Latour. Maj. Ernesto N. Ia
brio. Mr.. Harry Du Pont, Rear Admiral
Victor Blue, Capt. Ellis. U. 8. NJ; Col
Robert Paxton, Mr.. Felipe Espil, Mai
Gen. George Barnett, Vice Admiral H.
B. Wilson, Brig. Gen. Charles L. Nc
Cawley, DIR. Thomas Sims Lee, Mr.. Law
renee E. Townsend, Mr.. Hugo ". de
Pena, Mr.. ]. A. de Bucnavista, Mr.. N.
H. Lahovary, Mr.. Albert Blanchet, Dr.
Manuel Gondra, Mr.. Corcoran Thorn, Mr.
Richard w. Flournoy and Capt Minor,
U. s. NJ; DR.. G. N. Poulieff. Mr.. Peter
C. Schow, Mr.. George v. Todorovitch,
Mr.. Y. Smitch. Mr.. Alexander v. George
witch, Mr.. Branko Lazarevitch, DR.. Boji-
dar Pourvitch, Maj. Nikola Hristich, Gen.
Urcullu, Scnor Don G. de Ojeda, Mr.. W.
w. Poushlkareff. Mr.. John Barrett, Mr..
Basil Miles and Senior Don L. Churion.
Mrs Newton D. Baker and Mrs.
Franklin Townsend will sing at the
mass meeting Of the woman's victory
loan committee Of Washington to be
held at the Belasco at 4:30 tomorrow
Iafternoon. Mrs. Morgan Lewis Brett
will accomnanv Mrc Rolar and Mr.