The Washington times., 1919-02-24

company to meet, the guests of hon
or. The Minister Of the NetherIand
and Nine. Cremer will be the homo
guests at a dinner which Mr.. anC
Mrs. William Mcclellan Ritter ar
| giving tonight and dinner will ais,
be given by Mr.. and Mrs. julius Lay
whose guests are asked TO meet III,
Assistant Secretary OF State and Mrs
William Phillips.
The, first of the administration
Dances'' to be given this season will
! take place tonight at the washing
| ton Club. and will be attended by !
/ goodly company. The dances, whici
! were organized several seasons age
| by little group OF people who arC
prominent in official life are quite
Informal, and are always among the
pleasantest parties OF the season.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
and Mrs. G. c. McCherd will have
guests dining with, them before the
dance and Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kaufr.
mann will also give a dinner tonight
taking their guests on TO the Wash
ington Club.
DR.. Thomas A. LeBreton, ambassa-
dor Of Argentina to the United States,
who Joined his family In Spain in De-
cember, viii reach washington early
IN March to take up his official duties:
DR.. Romulo s. Naon, the former am
baSsador, and, Mme. Naon, who have
been in New York since leaving
Washington, sailed for Genoa aboard
the Duca d'Abfuzzi on Saturday. They
expect to remain in Europe for sew
eral years. -
Mrs. Josephus Daniels has invita-
tions out for a luncheon on Friday.
March Z. Secretary and Mrs. Daniels
have with them for a few days their
cousin, Mrs. Jonathan Worth Jack
son, Of Chicago. III. Mr.. Jackson,
who arrived with Mrs. Jackson from
Florida, has returned to Chicago.
Honor New Envoy to France.
The newly appointed United States
Ambassador to France and Mrs Hugh
c., Wallace were the guests Of honor
at dinner last evening Of Nine. Hauge
who had a distinguished company to
meet them.
Nine. Grouitch, wife Of the minister
from Serbia, will return tomorrow from
short stay in New York and Vassar
.SsAAC6C- 2AAAAI- NLEOuALIL AAlduC al au-
dress at the college yesterday on After
War Conditions in Serbia" The Minis
ter and Nine. Grouitch have given up
their apartment in the Shoreham and
taken possession Of the house at s176
Wyoming avenue.
Miss Elaine English. Of Philadel-
phia, who will be maid Of honor at
the marriage of Miss Lillian Birney
and Capt Edward r. Finkenstaedt on
Wednesday afternoon, will entertain
at dinner tonight at the Club de
Vingt for the bridal party. Tomor-
row evening. Captain Finkenstaedt's
ushers will give a dinner in his hon
or.
Miss English, who has been stay
ing with Mrs. Julian James. has
Joined her mother, Mrs. Frederick W.
English, at the willard. Mrs: Eng
Iish come from Philadelphia to attend
the wedding. Ar. and Mrs. Fred. C.
Finkenstaedt, parents Of the bride
groom, who are now in Florida, VIII
arrive on Tuesday, and others who
will come to Washington from out
of town for the wedding are Mr.. and
Mrs. Roberts Walker, DR.. and Mrs.
George Paddleford and DR.. /. Wyman
all OF New York. DR..
who is Miss Birney's
guardian, will give her in marriage.
The wedding will take place in
All Saints Chapel, Chevy Chase, Nd,
and will be followed by ii reception
at the home Of the brides brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Walker.
The Director Of the Mint and Mrs.
1or "a havn RnnfnA a
tage at Atlantic City for a month,
and Mrs. Baker, who is recuperating
'rom an illness, has taken possession
1f her new home. Mr.. Baker is at !
present in Boston, where he went to !
meet the President on his return from !
overseas.
Congressman and Mrs. Ira c. Cop
ey were hosts at dinner last evening, |
md will entertain again next SUNDAY |
Mrs. Charles A. Mum, jr., who IS
pending the winter in Washington,
s visiting her sister, Mrs. Paul
)enckla Mills, at Radnor, Pa, for Il
ew days.
Mrs. George de Bonneville Keim and
iSE SOAb NeOL sc uS DShAASN 4iiS ACiih' |
r, Of Philadelphia, are guests OF
ienator and Mrs. Claude A. Swanson.
Mr.. and Mrs Nelson Perrin, who
ave been staying with friends IN
Baltimore, have returned to Wash
ngton, where they are spending the
'inteT.
Visit Baltimore.
Mai. Gen. William c. Gorgas. sur
con general, L. S. A, retired, and
Trs. Gorgas spent the weekend in
altimore. General and Mrs. Gorgas
ill leave early next month for South {
merica. Their son-in-law, Cok- Will