The Washington times., 1919-12-16
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Reception for Marshalls at Congressional Cub-Dnner
Parties-Todays Debutante-News of Official Society,"

at s:3o instead of o'clock BY way
off an extra added attraction" Mrs.
Minnie Maddern Fiske will give a
brief talk.
To Entertaia Marxhnlls.
The Vice President and Mrs Mar
shall will be entertained at dinner
tonight by the Minister OF Switzer-
land and Mime. Sulzer. Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall, who will spend Christmas
in Indiana, expect to leave Washing
ton on Saturday.
The British ambassador. viscount
Grey. was the guest of honor at a
small dinner given last evening By
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer, jr. The
Secretary of State and Mrs. Lansing
were among the guests. A short pro-
gram of chamber music followed the
dinner.
The LansinGs' Christmas.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Lansing will spend Christmas
with Mr.. Lansings sisters, the Misses
Emma and Kate Lansing, at their
home in Watertown, N. Y. They will
leave town on Christfas eve, and ex-
pect to return the following Satur-
day.
Mrs. Lansing. who has been con-
fined to the house with q cold, has re-
covered and is able to resume her
social duties. She will not be At
home tomorrow afternoon, as she will
receive with Mrs. Franklin X. Lane
at her daughters coming out tea, nor
will she received on Christmas eve.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Baker returned to Washington last
evening after . visit to Panama.
The Secretary Of the Navy ana Mrs.
Daniels had . small dinner last even
ing for Martin Glynn, former gov
ernor of New York; Mrs Glynn and
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor s. Bryant. Of Dur
ham, N. c.
Col and Mrs. william Cary San
ger gave a dinner last evening in
honor of the Secretary Of the Interior
and Mrs. Lane.
Mrs. Emmet Gudger entertained at
luncheon today at The Shoreham in
honor of Miss Nancy Lane. The guests
asked to meet Miss Lane included
Mrs. Ira c. Copley. Madame Claude
Langlais. Miss Agnes Wilson, Miss
Frances Hampson- Miss Lindsay
Wood, Miss Marcia Chaplin, Miss Betty
Grove, Miss Leta Adams, Miss Helen
Tucker, Miss Helen McLanahan, Miss
Anna Hamlin. Miss Beatrice Pollock,
Miss Mona Blodgett, and Miss Ruth
Donaldson
Miss Harris Presented.
Miss Eleanor Harris. daughter Of
Col. and Mrs. Floyd w. Harris, will
be presented to society this afternoon
at tea which Mrs. Harris Is giving
at her residence in P street Mrs
Miles Poindexter. Mrs. Reynolds Lam
dis. Mrs. Thomas Slavers and Mrs.
George Rodney Smith will assist the
hostess and the young girls in the
receiving party will be Miss Delphine
Heyl. Miss Marcia Chaplin. Miss Peg
~ Martin, Miss Nancy Lane, Miss
Lindsay Wood and her guest, Miss
Betty Welsh, Of Philadellphia: Misi
Helen NcLanahan. Miss Betty Grove,
Miss Sarah King, Misss Ammo Dulany
and Miss Mary Custis Lee. i
The house is decorated in Christ
mas colors, with quantities Of red
roses and red carnations in the draw
ing rooms; and In the dining room
pink snapdragons have been used.
Mrs. Harris will wear a black 1etted
gown and Miss Harris q dainty frock
OF blue satin brocAded in silver and
trimmed with silver lace. After the
tea there win be an informal dinner
party for the girls assisting and
number OF young men.
NJ. and Nine Claude LangIais will
entertain . party at the supper dance
at Wardman Park Hotel tonight, with
Miss Frances Hampson as the guest
OF honor. The guests will be Miss
Hampson, Miss Helen McLanahan,
Miss Helen Tucker. Miss Delphine
Heyl, Miss Marcia Chaplin, Miss Peggy
Mias Mona BlodEett, Miss
Anne Gordon. and Miss Myra Morgan,
w. ,Corcoran. Frederick e.
Chaplin. 5r- Marion Baker, Arthur
Campbell Herbert Hengstler.
Major A B. Johnson, Chester Snow,
Graham Hodges, George Triplett,
Douglas Bulloeh. Arthur Drury, and
Philip Kaufman.
Ma James NeDsHalA win entertain
at luncheon tomorrow for Mr.. Elisha
Dyer. Of New York and Newport, who
is arriving in Washington for a visit.
On Friday Hrs. Mcdonald will give a
dinner.
Chrl1tAas Tea SATURDAY,
Under the leadership Of Mrs. James
W. Wadsworth, Jr. chairman of the
dance committee, plans for the Gar
field Hospital Christmas tea dance on
Saturday afternoon are being com
pleted. During q hve-minute inter
luds the Little Players" pupils of
Miss Bertha Draper King, Will inter
pret the birth Of the Christmas spirit
and the legend Of the mistIstse In two
dances especially arranged
In addition to Ma waAsvortA the
dance eanmittss includes: Mrs
George BArnstt NrA Prank r.
ChaAhers and Miss Selma Brochard
as Vice chairmen: AraI Joseph %.
Thropp, Ma Winthrop Daniela Mrs.
Joseph s. Wall, Mrs Simon Wolf, Mrs.
George Richards. Mrs. Edward Dorm.
Mrs. E. S. Alvord. Ms s. A. Kimberly
Mrs. Sidney Kent Mrs Arthur D.
Kume and Miss Dorinda Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Denegrc were
hosts at dinner last evening