The Washington times., 1919-01-09
HAPP ErN-INGS In SOCIETY
Ambassador Viscountess Guests of Minister
From Switzerland and Nine. Sulzer-Activite of Society

Viscountess Ishii will be the
guests of honor at q dinner
which the Minister of Switzer-
land and Nine. Sulzer will give this
evening.
Several other particularly interest
ing dinner parties are on the pro.
gram. The Minister Of Sweden and
Nine. Ekengren will, have dinner
guests, and Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Brad
ley will entertain a brilliant company
at dinner in compliment to George
Bakhmeteff, sometime, ambassador of
Russia to the United States, and Nine.
Bakhmeteff. Mrs. William Disston,
of New York, who Is visiting them,
will be among the guests.
John Lord 0'Brian, assistant attor-
ney general for war work. and Mrs,
O'Brian- will also be hosts at dinner.
their guests being asked to meet Mrs
Copley Amory, of Boston, who is
spending the winter IN Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Brian have cards out
for another dinner next Tuesday
evening, when the honor guests will
be the Attorney General and Mrs.
Gregory. -. -
Rear Admiral and Mrs. william w.
Kimball will entertain Informally at
dinner tonight.
DIR. Slayko Grouitch, newly desig-
mated minister OF Serbia to the 'Uni-ed
States. has presentea his Credentials
to the acting Secretary of State. He
and Nine, Grouitch are established at
the Serbian legation. The appointment
is regarded as a very happy one, for DR..
Grouftch Is one of Serbia,s foremost
statesmen. and his charming wife Is
an American woman. She was for
TaA n,,n nf q AZ
Virginia. Nine. Grouitch is: widely
known throughout the country for
the work she has done i'm behalf of
Serbia. Mime. Grouitch is director OF
the Serbian Aid Fund, which has
mapped out a comprehensive program
for the rehabilitation of Serbia; and
she has raised a considerable SUM
among her countrymen for the relief
of her adopted country.
49,. Visiting In New York.
Nine. de Billy. wife OF the. deputy
high commissioner Of France, has
gone to New York for visit.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall viii occupy box at the charity
ball on Saturday evening at the
willard for the beneft of the Chill
dren's Hospital. They will arrive at
1890 o'clock and be escorted through
the ball room to their box by a de-
tachment of marines recently returned
from overseas.
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
David F. Houston. who have gone to
New York, will return to Washington
Sunday night with party of friends
they attended William Golfers per-
fcrmance in Nothing But Lies" at
the Longacre Theater, in New York,
last night. .
Entertain, Netherlands Envey.
The Minister OF the Netherlands
and Nine. Cremer were the guests Of
honor at dinner last night given by
Nr. and Mrs. C.. c. Glover at their
home in K street. -. -
Mrs. Culberson, wife Of Senator
Charles A. Gulberson of Texas, will
be at home informally this afternoon
at her apartment, in 2400 Sixteenth
street, and will have with her Mrs.
Schleuter, her sister. They will re-
ceiye again Thursday. January %.
Mrs. Ord Preston will begin her
Thursdays at home today and con-
tinue through January. She will have
receiving with her on those occasions
her mother. Mrs. Arthur Murray, and
her sister, Mrs. Conger Pratt. Others
who will be at home informally this
afternoon are Mrs George B. Mclean,
wife OF Senator Mclean, who will re-
ceive at her home in New Hampshire
avenue: Nine. Ureta. wife Of the min
lister of Colombia, who will receive at
the legation on Connecticut avenue,
and Mrs. Philander c. Knox and Mrs.
Hiram w. H. Johnson, who will re-
ceiye at Mrs. Knox's home on X street.
Capt. and Mrs. Clarence c. Calhoun,
who, with Mrs. Calhoun's daughter,
Miss Marguerite Simonds, have been
during the last two weeks in Charles
ton, where Miss Simonds was pre-
sented to society at a large dance on
New Year night, have returned to
Washington. Miss Simonds went on