The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-12
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Japanese Ambassador and Viscountess Ish Entertain.
Dinner at British TRANSFORMATIONS and Teas

~ inc dinner Nnloh the tat4er VII
Z give on Saturday evening.
} The AmbGssador and Vibeountssi
lshii entertained at dinner las
evening, their guests being asked 4
meet the acting Secretary Of State ant
Mrs. Frank Lyon Polk. Mrs Polk va
unable to be present, however, as sh
! IL III with influenza. Those preBen
were the Minister OF sweden and Nine
Ekengren, the counselor Of the Brittsl
} embassy and Nine. COlviile Barclay. tn
chairman Of the shipping board and
Mrs Edward N. Hurley. the secretary Of
the Smithsonian InEtitution and Mrs
Charles d. WalcOtt. Or. and Mrs. David
jayne Hill, Mr.. and MHs. J. H. Rog8eter
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick T. Chapin. Mrs
John p. Jackson and Mr.. Dsbuehi. Ar
Shiratort. Ar. AmaEi and Mr.. Nuida, al
OF the embassy stan, and Mme. NuidA.
The British Ambassador and the
Countess OF Reading entertained last
night their hrst dinner company since
their return from . long absence in
England Rightsen guests we're asked
to meet the new United States AmhassR-
dor to France and Mira Hugh C. wal
lace
Mrs Thomas Watt Gregory was the
guest in whose honor Judge Martin 4,
] Knapp entertained at dinner lsAt eve
ming The dinner was arranged before
Mr.. Gregory's sudden departure rDr Bu-
rope with the Presidential party. The
other guests were Senator and Mrs John
F. Shafroth, the SOliciton General and
Mrs Alexander. CampbeH King. Assis-
tant Attorney Ge1eral and hfs Samuel
Jordan Graham. Mr.. and MIs John Lord
I
Carr. {
Vi1Anlg In Roanoks.
MrA Glass. wife Of the Secretary
of the Treasury. has gone to .R0a-
noke, Va. for q short visit with her
daUghter-in-IaW, and will not De ~
home this afternoon.
LuneheOa fer W. ". RasseH.
Don J. E LefsVre, charge d'ahaffes
Of Panama. gave a luncheon today Ia
honor Of william ". Russell, Amer.
lean minister to Santo DominGa. who
was at one time charge A'sRairsaa Of
the American legation 81 PAnana-
Among the guests asked TO meet Mr..
Russell we're DIR. Luis GalEan, minis
ter OF the Dominican Feppblic; Hal
lett johnson, chief Of the division Of
LAtin-AmsTicah affairs OF the State
Department. and Don Enrique Geen-
Eier, the new Gttachs Of the legation
OF Panama
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott entertained
. company Of eighteen guests at
luncheon today.
The Minister OF the Netherlands
and Nine. Cremer were the guests in
whose honor Mr.. and Mrs. John Gard
ner Coolidge gave q dinner last even
ing
The Minister Of Switzerland and
Nine. suIEer are. caneeling al social
engagementf for the present, a. the
minister is in with grippe.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome N. BOnaparte
were among the notables dining at
Servants last night. OthsrG present
at the restaurant last evening were
Countess Gisycka. Mrs. DuParry, Mrs.
Sidney Brock. OF Philadelphia: Fed
ericO NJ. Quintana charge c'Affaires
stantinidi. Of the Greek legation;
Lieut.. and Nine. Philip Barber, Of the
Belgian legation; Aiehsll Harrison,
Colonel Blair, OF New York: Baron
GunzbuFg. Captain Grant, 6nd Major
Granville Fortescue.
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. G-sen Will
give a dinner tonight at the Chevy
Chase Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter T3Ckerman
will be hosts tonight at one OF
series Of dinners they are giving With
honor guests.
Mrs. Abbot. wife OF Brig. Gen. Fred
erick v. Abbot. commandant Of Wash
ington barracks. was hostess at lunch
con today at the Army and Navy
Club. when her guests nave been
asked 10 meet Mrs. HowslI, wife Of
Col. George p. Howell. engineer corps,
Z. s. A.. who 10 visiting hes parents,
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. John q. u knight,
at the WsBtmoreland.
The other EusstS we're Me-. Harold
:. Hetrick. Mrs. John H. carruth, Mrs.
Howell and the Misses Harlan and
Eleanor Abbot, daughters of the
hostess.
Mrs Norman Williams had large
and brilliant musicale yesterday aft
srnoon in her Washington home, with
Lazaro. tenor OF the Metropolitan
Opera Company. and Nile. Yvonne de
TreVilIe, as the GFtlats. Mrs. VIII
Iisms was assisted by her daughter.
Mrs Merritt.
Among the guests were Nine. de
Riaho. Nine. EkangTen. the new
Speaker OF the House and Mra. Fred
erick H. GiIIett. the Third Assistant
Secretary OF state and Mrs. Breckin-
Ridge Long. Rear Admiral End Mrs.
Stockton. Rear Admiral O'Neili. Lieut..
Gen. Nelson A Miles. Mr.. and Mrs.
Julius Lay, MlsB Lay. Mr.. and Mrs
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