Evening star., 1919-12-20

who are presenting their daughter.
Miss Margaret Hicks, to large num-
ber of their Washington friends at
tea at the Marlborough, where they
are spending the winter.
The decorations are all in Christ
mas coIors of red and green save for
the numerous baskets. bouquets and
sheafs of flowers sent to the bud. Mrs.
Hicks is wearing gown of Belgian
blue charmeuse and black georgette,
heavily plated, and Miss Hicks is
wearing a draped model of orchid COL
ored taffeta. garlands of flowers add
ing a particularly girlish touch to
the costume. She carried an arm
bouquet of snap dragons.
Assisting Mrs. Hicks during the aft
ernoon are Mrs. Whitman Cross and
Mrs. James A. MiIholland, who are
at the tea table, and Mrs. Willard
Warner and Miss Florence, who are
at the punch bowl. and Miss Clemen-
tine Wood; and with the debutante
are Miss Pamela Henry. Miss Eliza
beth kingsbury Miss Susan Lewis
Miss Dudley Sariol and Mrs. Burdette
Wright.
Mr.. William Cleveland Hicks, jr..
a student at Trinity College. Hart
ford Tor Conn who is here for the
Christmas holidays, also enjoyed
meeting his sisters friends. Miss
HICKS will give a dinner to a COM
pany OF fourteen, chaperoned by her
mother, al the Cafe ST Marks on tn,
evening of January IA.
The secretary of the Smithsonian
institution and Mrs. Walcott held an
informal reception yesterday after
noon In the main hall of the Smith
sonlan building for the staff of the
institution and it's branches.
Mrs. r. Golden Donaldson will be
hostess at a luncheon today for some
of the debutantes
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cleveland Per-
kins We're hosts at dinner last even
ing. the honor guest being Miss
JetSka Cremer, the granddaughter
Of the minister of the Netherlands and
Nine. Cremer
Mrs. Frances William Hill will en-
tertain at a tea December 81 for her
daughters, the Misses Hill, in honor
OF OF MISS Marion Drain and Miss
Champe Barry of Baltimore. both
debutantes of the season.
Mrs. Hill and Miss Henrietta Hill
were the house guests Of Miss Barry
at her home in Baltimore for the
dance at which she was presented on
December IS.
Mr.. and Mrs. James W. McNeill have
leased their residence on Park road
ana nave taken an apartment at the
Hotei Gordon for the winter. Their
son, Mr.. J. H. McNeill, will be home
from Johns Hopkins University t.
spend the holidays with them.
Police Fund Ball.
The box holders for the ball on Mon
Gay, december 20, at Wardman Park
nm Tor the benefit of the relief fund
to tor me me Metropoli.an police. are, so
Iar' MRS. Elkins. Mrs. Charles Bough-
ton Wood. Mrs: Robert M. Thompson,
Mrs. Julian James. Mrs. Delos A.
Blodgett. Mrs. Edison Bradley, Mrs
Iheodore v. Boynton. Mrs. Thomas F.
Logan. Miss Hegeman, Mr.. william
Mr.. E. Z. Everett
Mrs. ]. A. Dougherty is chairman of
the committee on arrangements: Mrs
Lawrence Townsend chairman Of the
box committee: Mrs. Efingham L.
Townsend chairman of the Christmas
tree committee, which will dress the
mammoth tree given by Mr.. Wardman,
for which between six and seven hun
dred gifts have been presented for the
children of policemen's families; Mr..
tee; Mr.. Roy Newhauser. chairman of
the finance committee; Col. Fowler,
chairman of the floor committee of
the blal. and Mr.. Robbins is arrang-
ing the vaudeville and movie party to
be given the children in the afternoon
from 8 to $40, preceding the lighting
of the tree.
Miss Helen Blodgett entertained at
luncheon today at the Gao st. Marks
Mary Helen Seelbach. Later the party
went to the matinee at the National.
Miss Seelbach will return to her home
in Louisville. KY, on Monday.
Amateur performances IN aid Of the
Childrens' Hospital will he given in the
band hall of the Marine barracks.
through the generosity Of Maj. Gen
and Mrs. Barnett. on Tuesday and
Wednesday. February 10 and II.
The Junior League has all the ar
rangements in hand. and Mr.. Algernon
in the house of Mrs. T. T. Gaff last
year. will direct the entertainment and
is writing a special play for the pur-
pose. 1t will probably take the form
of a revue.
Mrs. Frederick R. Harris will enter
tain a party of children on Tuesday aft
ernoon for her young daughter, Flor
ence Russell Bennett Harris, who is six
years old, at her home, 234O Massa-
chusetts avenue.
The wives of officers at the Soldiers
Home, who have always observed Fri
day as day at home, have changed
to Sunday afternoon. 1t was found that
so many men of the service could not
visit on Friday afternoon, and the
change is made that they may accom-
pany their wives.
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson
have as their guests for the Christ
mas holidays their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen PelI
and their small son, Robert Pell; also
Mr.. Robert Kelly and Capt Vernon
Cox, all of New York. Col. Thompson
will leave Washington Friday for an
extended stay in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Bennett Of the
Brighton have returned to Washing
ton. after two weeks in Georgia.
Mrs. Carl vrooman, wife of the for
mer assistant secretary of agricul-
ture. who has been overseas in wal
work for more than a year, arrived
yesterday at the Shoreham with Mr.
early in the week to meet her. She
reached New York the middle of the
week.
Mr.. William Phelps Emo and Mrs
George Ehle have as their guests Mrs
Joel Heatwole and her daughter, Miss
Alice Archibald of Philadelphia.
Prince and Princess Hohenlohe. the
latter formerly Miss Catherine Brit
ton of this city, landed in New York
yesterday from Europe and will come
Immediately to Washington to be the
guests of her father, Alexander Brit
ton. They are accompanied by their
children, Alexander and Conrad
GARFIELD Hospital Tea Dance.