The Washington times., 1919-04-30

! ~ EVERAL important dinner parties
are on the calendar for this eve
- ming. DR.. William Miller Collier,
president of George Washington Uni
versity, and Mrs. Collier, who gave a
dinner at Rauscher's last evening, will
| entertain again tonight, and will have
as honor guests the Chilean Ambas-
sador and Nine. Matthew, the Bolivian
Minister and Nine. Calderon, and the
Minister of Norway and Nine. Bryn.
There will be forty-siX in the party.
The Minister Of the Netherlands and
Nine. Cremer will give a dinner at the
legation tonight. entertaining in cele-
bration Of the tenth birthday of the
Princess Juliana' of the Netherlands.
The guests will be members Of the
Dutch colonies of Washington and
New York and attaches of the legation
staff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson will
also be hosts at dinner tonight, Their
thirty guests have been asked to meet
their cousin, Miss Jane Story, debu-
tante of this season, and the dinner
will be followed by a small dance for
young people.
Dinner For Mrs. Chase Kennedy.
JE. Lefevre, charge d'afaires of
tain at dinner tonight at Chevy Chase
Club for Mrs. Chase w. Kennedy. Hi
other guests will be Mrs. Newton ID.
Baker, DR.. Carlos Manuel Cespedes.
minister of Cuba, Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Peter Murray, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter 5.
Penfeld, Mrs. H. H. Rousseau. Eugene
Ong, Senor don Juan Elisalde and Col
J. G. Steess.
General Kennedy has been detailed
to command the Panama Canal De-
partment, relieving Brig. Gen. Richard
Blatchford-
Mrs. John Wigmore, wife Of Major
wigmore, u. S. A, will entertain
company of fourteen at tea. at the
Cafe st. Marks today. Among her
guests will be Mrs. Franklin X. Lane
and Mrs. Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Major and Mrs. Wigmore are leaving
Washington shortly for their home in
Evanston, Ill.
Rack from Old Point.
The Bulgarian Minister and Nine.
Panaretoff have returned from a short
visit to Old Point Comfort.
Announce Engagement.
An engagement of much interest to
society in Washington and New York
was made known yesterday, when Mr..
and Mrs. Edward r. Stettinius in
formed their friends that their
daughter, Miss Isabel Stettinius, is to
wed Major John B. Marsh, u. S. A,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur r. Marsh,
of New York.
Miss Stettinius spent a season in
Washington while her father was
serving as Second Assistant Secre-
tary OF War and has been very prom
inent in New York society since her
debut three years ago. She has been
active in various forms of relief
work.
Major Marsh was graduated from
Harvard in 1908 and is associated
with the law firm OF Hawkins, Della
field & LongfellOw. He saw service
in France with the Seventy-seventh
division and recently Joined the Liq-
uidation Commission in Paris.
Mrs. John Miller is entertaining a I
house party at Woodlawn, her home |
in Cleveland Park, for the wedding !
OF her daughter, Miss Sarah Booth /,
Miller, and Dion Scott Birney, which |
will take place this evening at |
Woodlawn. Among their guests are |
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Brockett, Of |
of the bride; Miss Charlotte Cooper |
and Miss Frances Anderson, OF !
Cleveland, and Mrs. Lewis X. Thur !
low and Miss Florence Thurlow, OF /
Boston.
Miss Thurlow, who has been visit
ing Miss Miller for some weeks, will |
be her maid OF honor. Mrs William |
G. Miller, sister-in-law of the bride. |
will be matron Of honor, and her |
niece. little Miss Marjorie Miller, will |
be flower girl. Mr.. Birney's best !
man will be William L. Yeager. John |
Henry Miller will give his sister in |
marriage.
The wedding will be at 7:3O O'Clock, !
with the Rev. J. Mcbride Sterrett as |
the officiating clergyman, and after |
ward there fill be a reception, with !
dancing. Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Arthur /
A. Birney, mother of the bridegroom, |
will stand with the wedding party to |
greet the guests.
Among the guests from out of town |
who will attend the ceremony are |
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gantz and Miss |
Edoth Ruth Gantz, of Baltimore; Mrs. |
F. NJ. Barker, of Chicago; Mr. and !
Mrs. Richard c. Birney, of Issue, Nd. |
Comdr. and Mrs. James Hale Strong, !
of Annapolis; DR.. and Mrs. Mitchell |
and Miss Josephine Mitchell, of !
MonktOn, Nd. all relatives Of the !
bridegroom; Mrs. Winthrop Sergeant, |
Schoff, of Philadelphia
On their return from their wedding
trip Mr.. Birney and his bride will |