Evening star., 1919-03-03

new ambassador Of Argen-
tina to tho United States.
Dr.. Thomas A. Le Breton.
today at noon At the White
House.
Dr. Le Breton arrived in Washing
ton Saturday to take mp his Official
duties and is staying at the Willard.
The acting secretary of state and
Mrs. Frank Lyon Polk will be dinner
hosts this evening, entertaining in
honor of the minister OF Peru, Senor
Dr. Don Francisco Tudela and Nine.
Tudela-
The special assistant to the attorney
general for war work and Mrs. John
Lord OBrian were hosts at a dinner
party last evening, having as their
Euests the minister of Salvador and
Nine. Zaldivar, the minister of Switzer-
land and Nine Sulzer, Senator and
Mrs. William NJ. Calder, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Meyer, Mrs. Walter Schoefkopf
and Mrs. John Joyce Broderick.
Senator and Mrs. William NJ. Calder
will be hosts at a large dinner dance
tomorrow evening, entertaining at the
Willard. Later many of the party Will
attend the free-milk for France ball
at the Wardman Park Hotel.
Mrs. willard Salisbury entertained
at small tea yesterday afternoon
when she was assisted by Nine. Sulzer,
wife of the minister from Switzer-
land; Mrs. Joseph E. Kuhn, Mrs.
Charles Carroll Walcutt, Mrs Thomas
F. Bayard. Mrs. Edward Simpson, Mrs.
Nields of Wilmington and Miss Squire.
Under a spreading apple tree the
ball committee, consisting of Mrs.
Breckenridge Long. Mrs. Walter Dill
ingham, Mrs. Arthur Glasgow. Mrs.
George Draper, Mrs. Joseph Letter and
MS Peater Goelet Gerry will receive
the guests at the mardi gras ball to
be given tomorrow evening at the
WarIman Park Hotel.
Miss Louise Dela1o, chairman Of the
Nam Bowie Clark, chairman of the
no0r Committee. win lead the grand
march.
II is expected that this ball will be
the most brilliant costume ball held in
Washington for many years The way
the. boxes have already been, sold is
evidence that the scheme of decora-
ton for the ballroom has made its ap-
peal to. the most exclusive, of the
Washington inner circles. Here each
box owner win locate his pasture"
by the little rural mail box bearing
his name on the gate of the natter
blue picket fence inclosing the grass
plot, which Is shaded by real apple
trees.
Hundreds of volunteers have proven
their interest in the cause and their
desire to help these little babies in
France, and have given their time day
after day and night after night MAX
ing apple blossoms for these trees.
It has been a yeritable labor of love.
The names of Maj. Gen. George Bar
nett Capt Santini, Capt. Dwight
Partridge and Mr.. William Payne
MarRdifh have tn
OF those serving on the floor COM
mittee.>
Col. Robert NJ. Thompson Of Wash
ingson and New York celebrated his
seventieth birthday anniversary yes
terday at Miami, Fla. with members
Of his family about him, on board his
honseboat the Everglades. There
Were Mrs. Thompson. their son-in-faw
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
r. Il: Pen;. their grandsoas. Masters
Robert Thompson Pen and Rowland
Gibbs Peil, and their Granddaughter.
Master Robert Thompson.
In the afternoon members of the
Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, of which
Col Thompson was commodore many
happy. returns" Col. Henry Waiter
SON made the congratufatory speech.
Miss Lucille Clark and Miss Harriet
Ls@A ~ uot8dkCiS Vi IscpTesciltdllVc anu
Mrs Frank Clark are entertaining at
dance this evening at their residence
on Emerson street.
Capt and Mrs Albert Lincoln Hoff-
nam have gone south to pass a month or
six weeks before settling in New York
Capt Hoffman has been released from
the service.
11f. and Mrs. Edin Waters of Glen
Rnas, Woodside, Nd. announce the en-
eAeement Of their daughter, Linda AL
hett& to Mr.. Frank Forsythe Wilson
O. Sandy Spring, Md. The wedding
VII take place in the near future