Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-13
HE ambassador of Japan and
Viscountess Ishii will enter
tain at dinner Monday even-
ing, February "a, in honor

:
) ing, February "a, in honor
: of the Vice President and
; Mrs. Marshall
Viscountess Ishii will be at home to-
. morrow afternoon from $3.50 to $50
O'Clock at the embassy. 1921 K street.
, Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory. wife of
the Attorney General, who is retirin &
at home on the afternoon of Wednes-
day, February 26.
Mrs. Gregory will also entertain at
luncheon on Tuesday. February %, and
again on Friday. February 2S.
The Attorney General and Mrs.
Gregory will be the guests at dinner
tonight of the assistant attorney gen.
eral and Mrs. George Carroll Todd.
Nine. Bonillas. wife of the Mexican
am AMBASSADOR. will not be at home to-
morrow, but will receive the follow
ing Fridays in February.
The minister of the Netherlands and
Nine. Cremer will be hosts at dinner
this evening.
Mrs. George J. Denis of California
who is spending the winter at the
| Shoreham. was hostess at luncheon
party there today in compliment to
Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory, wife of
the Attorney General.
/ Mrs. c. y. McArthur wife of Repre-
! sentative Macarthur, is entertaining
at a small tea this afternoon in her
apartment. at Somerset House. in COM
! pliment to her mother. Mrs. Charles
| c Smith, who is visiting her.
| The guests will include a number
of friends from Portland, Ore, Mrs.
McArthur's home.
ATrc yyifa of Gem
Donaldson. is entertaining at dinner
this evening in honor of Maj. James
Meisner and Maj. Douglas Cabell,
both famous aviatorS, and her son,
Lieut.. John o. Donaldson. Mrs. Don
! aldson has as her house guest Mrs. NJ.
Mccullough of Atlanta, Ga, for whom
she gave a dinner last evening, later
taking her guests to the Club de
| Vingt.
| Mr.. John Barrett, the director gen.
eral of the Pan-American Union, left
| yesterday for the. south, where he
will spend about two weeks.
/ Mrs. Charles B. Howry entertained
] at a luncheon today
| Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Jacket were
among the dinner hosts of last even
ing.
! Mrs. William Morton Grinnell was
u nOSlGSS III d UlBiSi last tNtHihSt EN-
pertaining a party of young people,
| friends of her debutante daughter
Miss Elizabeth Morton Grinnell.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Henry C. b. Claget,
| have as their guests DR.. and Mrs.
1 c. Marbury, Mrs. Robert Pollock and
| Mrs. Clagetts brother, DR.. William
| Marbury, who has recently returned
from overseas, after an absence
| nearly two years. They will be a
| home informally Sunday afternaat
| in February and March, at 1888 Con
necticut avenue.
| Mrs Richard Townsend entertained
| large company at dinner followed
! by dancing last evening in honor o.
! the birthday anniversary of her
daughter Mrs. Gerry, wife of Senator
! Peter Goelet Gerry. The seventy
! guests Were seated at three large
| tables decorated with baskets OF
spring flowers. A large number of
| additional guests were invited for the
| dancing and a buffet supper was
| served at / o'clock. The house was
/ made into veritable garden by
| quantities of roses and white lilacs.
J, The annual dinner dance which Mrs
/ Townsend gives in honor of her
4 daughters birthday anniversary is
one of the most delightful of the sea
sons festivities. Mrs Townsend start
ed this custom when Mrs. Gerry was
/ still school girl, the nature of the
y entertainment changing with the
I years.
4 Arrangements for the ball for the
benefit of the Episcopal Home for
Children at the willard. the evening
, of Friday, February %. are nearing
,completion, and the list of patronesses
will include all of the women most
prominent in the philanthropic life
of Washington.
| The officers for the children's home
! recently elected at their annual meet
ing are: Mrs David Meade Lea.
president; Mrs A. A. Birney, first
vice president; Mrs. Charles e. Buck.
second vice president: Mrs. Henry w.
Offutt, recording secretary: Mrs.
Clarence E. Latimer, corresponding
secretary; Miss Leila F. Draper.
treasurer; Mrs. William K. Petty.
assistant treasurer; Mrs. Charles F.
Roberts, chairman of the house COM
| mittee the other members of the
house committee being Mrs. Charles
Y. Wheeler and Mrs. c. l.. Henry.
/ Grigsby-Breuninger Wedding.
A wedding of wide interest took
place last evening at 1880 o'clock at
The residence of Mr. and Mrs Arthur